by DCarter | Sep 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Jesus said to the religious leaders of His day, “O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times?” Matthew 16:3. Wow, imagine that! Here were the religious leaders of the day, and yet Jesus called them hypocrites. They knew the weather forecast but not the signs of the time. When Jesus first came into the world, none of the religious people were proclaiming the prophecies of His first advent, yet these prophecies were right in their possession. They should have discerned the signs of the time! But sadly these signs were neglected by God’s own people, to their own destruction. Friends, this is a lesson for us today. Are we so familiar with the forecast of current events yet unaware of the signs of our time? Are we so wrapped up in the affairs of this life that we fail to prepare for the life that is to come? Jesus is soon to come again. The signs of His approach, as described in the Bible, are taking place in heaven and on earth. Can you discern them? Are you prepared for the day of your visitation?
by DCarter | Sep 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ecclesiastes 3:1 says: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Known to God from the beginning of time are all His works and purposes, this includes the timing of Jesus’ birth. The Bible says, “When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son.” Galatians 4:4. The birth and mission of Jesus were known and first proclaimed to mankind in the Garden of Eden. In the hearing of Adam and Eve, God told the serpent that the seed of the woman, that’s the promised Christ, would crush the head of the serpent, that’s Satan. Now fast forward four thousand years from Eden and what do we have? Christ the king is born and His mission accomplished. Friends, like the stars that travel in their appointed paths, God’s plans have no haste and no delay. Everything that God has purposed has an appointed time and place, including His promises for your life. Jesus wants to restore in you the image of your Creator. He wants you to inherit eternal life. This is His plan, and to this purpose there is no time to waste. Why delay God’s plan for you? Friend, today is the day of your salvation.
