Can You Discern the Signs of the Times?

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?