The Sign

This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was Jesus' first display of his glory. And his disciples believed in him. (John 2:11, NLT)

My daughter and I were walking across a city street. We looked up to see a car moving in our direction . . . the wrong way. Attempting to get the driver's attention, my daughter began pointing up towards the street sign with the printed words, "One Way." To help him understand, she began yelling the words, "ONE WAY," continuing to point to the sign. He not only ignored her but honked at us. Evidently, we were irritating him. After getting out of his way, we turned around to see him drive towards the on-coming traffic. Attempting to back up, he drove up onto the sidewalk. What a fiasco!

Perhaps he thought my daughter was a street corner preacher. Actually, she caught me off-guard. For a moment in time, I thought she had switched professions. She was that good. At any rate, the driver ignored the "one way" sign and went his own way.

John wrote about the miracle of water becoming wine as a sign. What did the sign mean to the people? Certainly, the people saw something different than they ever had before. How could you think or talk about anything else but the gallons and gallons of water that Jesus had turned to wine? It had to be a take-your-breath-away sign.

Humanity often looks for the take-your-breath-away signs; however, we have signs every day that tell of God's presence. The thing is, we don't always see the signs if we aren't paying attention.

What signs are there to indicate the presence of God in your life today?
Pay attention.
Stop.
Look.
See God.
Be aware of the presence of God.
Proceed throughout the day in a new awareness of God.
Learning with you to remember that God always makes a way,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)