Friday, June 24, 2011

Signs of the Times

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

(Number 2 of 3 devotion series)


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Matthew 24:7-11
Verse 7: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.”


This earth is deathly ill. In fact, it’s dying. Jesus is poised to return soon to put an end to our foolishness. I am convinced that the Lord’s Spirit is crying out—to all who are tuned in—to pay attention. We just learned about idols in They’re Make From Wood! devotion. What people worship today broadcasts that our world’s in very bad shape.

The earth has become a global community. No one is immune to the heartache of world disasters, regardless of where they happen. Recent years’ disasters show that the Earth’s birth pains (Matthew 24:8) are growing more intense:


September 11, 2001: The worst terrorist attack in America's history was waged on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Washington, DC, U.S.A.


March 1, 2002: U.S.A. invaded Afghanistan to halt the spread of al-Qaeda's and the Taliban's influence. On May 1, 2011, the U.S.A. shot and killed Osama bin Laden in his mansion in Abbottabad, Pakastan.


March 20, 2003: U.S.A. went to war against ancient Babylon (Iraq.)


December 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1-9.3 earthquake caused a tsunami that devastated countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern coast of the U.S.A.


December 2007: The world entered a major recession with untold home foreclosures and bank closures.


January 12, 2009: A massive earthquake struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.


February 27, 2010: An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile


April 14, 1010: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake thumped China.


March 11, 2011: A 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan. It was followed by a tsunami and a nuclear crisis unlike anything since Chernobyl in April 1986.


April 7, 2011: A 7.6 earthquake rumbled Japan again. The nuclear reactor crisis was raised to 7—equal to Chernobyl.



Earth’s been in labor for thousands of years, and her pains are more frequent these days. They will only end when Jesus returns.


Luke 21:28 gives believers courage: “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Jesus promises His brothers and sisters, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” (John 14:2-3).

Take Home Nugget

Upon the heels of these Scripture passages, John 14:27 comforts us with: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid.”

We’re in God’s care with every breath we take.

J.D. Griffith









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