March 12, 2014

Read It:
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment
the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation
and she will condemn them,
because she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.”

Reflect on It:
The Son of Man is our sign! We live in a time where all we want is a sign. I know that I often ask the Lord for a sign....A sign that something is what I'm supposed to do or a sign that I'm wrong...I don't care, just a sign. In today's reading, we're given the challenge that we have already received our sign. It is the Son of Man! He is all we need and we should be content in that.

Pray about It: Sweet Jesus, you are our sign. Help me to be content in knowing that today.

Live It! Challenge: Today, instead of praying for a sign, pray for hope in Jesus.