Signs of the Times
Jesus upbraided those who opposed Him when he said, “You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.” (Matthew 16:3)
Gordon Jensen wrote, “Signs of the times are everywhere,” and that is certainly true in our day. Hardly a day passes when I do not see some suspicious news report indicating that our world is in a downward spiral. On the one hand it would appear that we are becoming more religious because there are many more reports of a religious nature. Unfortunately, seldom are those reports Christian, and often they are downright anti-Christian! On the other hand, the proponents of immoral behavior are more proactive than they have ever been. The gay rights movement is alive and well, and it is unlikely that the Marriage Amendment will even make it off the Washington table.
Just last week, I listened as one reporter interviewed a liberal politician who labeled those who support the Pro Life and Marriage Amendment issues as members of the radical right wing. Did you hear that? “Radical!”
Synonyms of radical are extremist, fanatical, insurgent, seditious. And, most liberals would add intolerant! Is that what I am for believing the Bible and patterning my life after moral behavior that past generations considered normal behavior? But, that’s the world we are living in, and it is becoming increasingly more unfriendly and intolerant towards conservative Christian values.
Now, I am not surprised by all this. After all, I have read the end of the Book, and I know the bent of the future and the end of the story. Things will get worse… a whole lot worse before they get better. But, Jesus revealed that those who “endure to the end will be saved;” IE, ultimately delivered. Our calling is to faithfulness not popularity. It is to stand fast and to remain unmovable where truth is concerned. If we are salt and light we must shine and sometimes sting, but neither of those things will happen if we merely roll over and acquiesce to the liberal agenda.
Yes, signs of the times are everywhere, but that’s not the end of the song. It continues, “So keep your eyes upon the eastern sky. Lift up your heads redemption draweth nigh.”
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Gordon Jensen wrote, “Signs of the times are everywhere,” and that is certainly true in our day. Hardly a day passes when I do not see some suspicious news report indicating that our world is in a downward spiral. On the one hand it would appear that we are becoming more religious because there are many more reports of a religious nature. Unfortunately, seldom are those reports Christian, and often they are downright anti-Christian! On the other hand, the proponents of immoral behavior are more proactive than they have ever been. The gay rights movement is alive and well, and it is unlikely that the Marriage Amendment will even make it off the Washington table.
Just last week, I listened as one reporter interviewed a liberal politician who labeled those who support the Pro Life and Marriage Amendment issues as members of the radical right wing. Did you hear that? “Radical!”
Synonyms of radical are extremist, fanatical, insurgent, seditious. And, most liberals would add intolerant! Is that what I am for believing the Bible and patterning my life after moral behavior that past generations considered normal behavior? But, that’s the world we are living in, and it is becoming increasingly more unfriendly and intolerant towards conservative Christian values.
Now, I am not surprised by all this. After all, I have read the end of the Book, and I know the bent of the future and the end of the story. Things will get worse… a whole lot worse before they get better. But, Jesus revealed that those who “endure to the end will be saved;” IE, ultimately delivered. Our calling is to faithfulness not popularity. It is to stand fast and to remain unmovable where truth is concerned. If we are salt and light we must shine and sometimes sting, but neither of those things will happen if we merely roll over and acquiesce to the liberal agenda.
Yes, signs of the times are everywhere, but that’s not the end of the song. It continues, “So keep your eyes upon the eastern sky. Lift up your heads redemption draweth nigh.”
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
1 Comments:
May we never forget that God has set the rules for us to live by through His Word and is NOT left up to society, which is where quite oftentimes man looks to popular demand for deciding what is right and wrong. Right and wrong is not as gray as society tries to tell us it is, ethical and unethical, moral and immoral, Christlike and an UnChristlike. We need to read the rule book (God's Work) and become familiar with how to play the game (life) and then can we best perform in the game and instruct others how the game should be played. We must KNOW the rules, we must abide by the rules, and trust the rulemaker whenever the rules are called into question because no one knows the rules like the rule book writer.
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