No, I'm not
checking the service of my cell phone, I'm
checking your service to the Lord. Are you
discerning the 'signs of the times' and
providing your family, friends and loved ones
nourishment from the Lord in the form of His
Word: "Who then is a faithful and
wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over
his household, to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto
you, That he shall make him ruler over all his
goods." ( Matthew 24:45-47 KJV )
We must not be
oblivious to the signs of His coming, nor
complacent in sharing the Truth of the Gospel
with those in our lives. It is the Christian's
duty to be aware...and to share. We must be "wise
as serpents, and harmless as doves." (
Matthew 10:15 KJV )
At this writing, a
6.0
magnitude earthquake has just struck central
California and 77 aftershocks have already been
recorded. Centered in the town of Parkfield, the
quake was felt from Santa Ana to Sacremento and
damage assessments are yet to come in. With this
event in mind, let's consider other headlines
that have aired in only the past few months:
Lawmakers
Mum on Rev. Moon Event
Iran
Warns Israel Against Attacking Nukes
U.S.
Willing to Support Sudan Peace Mission
Libya
May Help With Sudan Relief
Four
Hurricanes, Four Passes, Five Hours
Florida
Preps for Hurricane No. Four
Quakes
Ripple Mount St. Helens
Scientists
Say Mauna Loa May Soon Erupt
The Lord is not
pacing back and forth in front of His throne
saying, 'Now what am I going to do?' On
the contrary, He has known all these things would
occur since before time began:
"Remember
the former things of old: for I am God, and there
is none else; I am God, and there is none like
me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and
from ancient times the things that are not yet
done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will
do all my pleasure:" ( Isaiah 46:9-10 KJV )
Lord Jesus
reprimanded the people of His day for not
discerning the signs that He was their awaited
Messiah:
"And
he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud
rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There
cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see
the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat;
and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can
discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but
how is it that ye do not discern this time?"
( Luke 12:54-56 KJV )
He warns us to be
aware of the signs that will herald the
Tribulation, because prior to the onset of it, He
will come for His own, and we must not be caught
unaware:
"The
lord of that servant shall come in a day when he
looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is
not aware of," ( Matthew 24:50 KJV )
We must be
attentive, for today's headlines echo exactly
what Jesus warned:
"For
many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars
and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass, but the
end is not yet. For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and
earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the
beginning of sorrows." ( Matthew 24:5-8 KJV
)
The signs of the
coming Tribulation are all around us, and with
that, He tells us what to do:
"And
when these things begin to
come to pass, then look up, and lift up your
heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." (
Luke 21:28 KJV )
Lord Jesus is
coming! Can you hear me now?
Keith
09-28-2004
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