Be Ready: A Warning

Be Ready:  A Warning ?

Ignoring the times in which we live is a dangerous thing to do.  In Matthew 24, it warns us of what the world will look like at the “beginning of sorrows”.  And it looks a lot like the world in which we live.

Are we in the “beginning of sorrows”.  No one on earth really knows for sure.  But we do need to heed some of the signs that we see. 

For example, “many shall be offended”.  Truly, everyone seems to be offended these days…

Because “iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”.  But what is iniquity?  It is “immoral or grossly unfair behavior”.  Well, there is certainly plenty of that!  And love itself has been redefined by many as a self centered thing, rather than a giving one. (Many care more about what they are getting, rather than what they are giving)

And then there is, “you shall be hated by all nations because of me”.  Christians are persecuted all over the world.  Even in this country, Christians are under attack.

And then there is “war and rumors of war”.  We need not say more…

And then there is: “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places.”  Here again, we need not say more…

Are these the “beginnings of sorrows”.  We do not know.  And so there is only one thing we can do:  Be Ready.

Part of getting ready is following what Jesus said.  One of the things Jesus told us is:  “Take heed, let no man deceive you”

How do we do that?  There are two things that can really help us. 

One is reading the Bible as often as possible.  For in the Bible it tells us that when Christ comes again, nothing that happens will conflict with what the Holy Bible teaches us. 

The second is to ask the Holy Spirit help us to see only the Truth.  The Holy Spirit is good like that. If you ask the Holy Spirit to help you see only the Truth, the Holy Spirit will ?