Are you ready?
6/29/2022
I was talking with a minister the other day about the signs of the times. It has gotten me to thinking.
In the Old Testament it talks about mighty men who knew the signs of the times and it makes me think about the people today. Are we knowledgeable enough about what the Bible tells us is going to happen “in the last days” to see and understand the signs of the times? Up until about fifteen to twenty years ago, I did not. I could read Daniel and Revelation and not understand. However, today it is different. I have learned to read the Bible and if I do not understand or have questions about my understanding, I do several things instead of closing my Bible and trying to hide from my fears. I ask people who understand the signs of the times, I read several commentaries that I have learned are trustworthy (never just one) and most importantly, I pray and ask Good to help me understand.
Back to my conversation with that minister. The point that Jesus, Himself, stated that He would rather we be hot or cold then lukewarm. We need to look at our lives frequently and ask ourselves questions like:
- Have I let something creep into my life that God finds distasteful?
- Have I grown cold in my desire to spread the Gospel to the Lost?
- Am I letting the concerns about the future causing me to keep my faith hidden?
- Is the situation that I am in causing me to put God second?
These are just a short list of questions that we need to ask ourselves when we search our hearts, and not just once a year. The signs of the times that I am seeing are pointing out that it may not be long before the Trumpet of God sounds and calls His Children home to the Great Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Are you ready?
C.I. Wilson