DISCERNING THE TIMES

 

Monday, March 20, 2023

 

DISCERNING THE TIMES

 

Matt 16:2-3

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? KJV

 

          Ancient mariners used to quote a rhyme that I heard as a youngster. “Red sun in the morning, sailors take warning. Red sun at night is a sailor’s delight.” This saying is based on meteorological facts but I prefer to not ruin the poetry of it.

 

          Today is the spring equinox. It is the day, officially, when the sun begins to win the struggle between light and darkness. The days grow longer, and we begin to see the blooms of life. Our bodies and our spirits rejoice even though the temperatures do not yet feel warm.

 

          Patience seems to be a hinderance to progress when desire does battle with discipline, but patience has its reward. The period of waiting teaches us endurance and offers an opportunity to learn recurring patterns. If we wait, we can observe the signs of the times.

 

          It is becoming increasingly more difficult to doubt that our world is approaching the end of the journey. We hardly need to testify that Jesus is coming soon. Though the unbeliever may deny Jesus, he must struggle against observable evidence that something is surely about to happen.

 

Heb 10:35-37

35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

 

Dear Lord, help me to observe the evidence of your soon coming and help me to prepare for it. AMEN