Such preoccupation with tangible manifestations can inhibit positive action for the cause of Christ, just as it did in the case of Gideon. God’s willingness to go as far as he did in giving Gideon these signs only manifested how little faith Gideon had in the LORD’s word. An unwillingness to act unless there are tangible signs can unnecessarily delay the implementation of God’s revealed will. To ask for a sign when God has already revealed his will reflects an immature faith and perhaps, in certain circumstances, a greater willingness to disobey than to obey.
