READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. PART 4.

READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. PART 4. This message and presentation, perhaps, is one of the key pointers to the prophetic desire of the Body of Christ as it calls us again to undress and change our focus towards more deliberate directives and instructions of the Lord regarding what he terms signs of the times, which point to the signs of his ultimate returns. These signs are designed to guide and guard hearts as Saints and Watchmen on the wall in preparation for his coming. We must not be distracted by physical signs to the degree that we lose the inner signs and compass assigned to prompt us toward the place of continual obedience and submission to what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to us on a daily basis. Saints, watchmen, and prophets of all ages have all invested their time, family, and other precious resources to track and follow who is known as the signs of the times. Many of the zealous men and women we read about who did exploits regarding the work of missions across the globe and their communities did all they did because they were followers and seekers of the lamb of God. Matthew 16: 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 he replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘it will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3 and in the morning, ‘today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ you know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. A 4 a wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away. The zeal, passion, and love we display for the Lord and on behalf of the Lord and his kingdom is a direct manifestation of our sense of being able to read the signs of the times. Whether we consider the great phenomena of eclipses and other signs that often go unnoticed by the naked eye as mere celestial accidents or view the ongoing conflict between nations like Israel and Iran and the general instability in the Middle East as a simple cause and effect with no connection to the prophetic unfolding of time, one thing is clear: these are unprecedented times that call for us to be vigilant and prepared. We must be discerning, courageous, and vigilant and reinforce our faith focus in the preparedness not to be overwhelmed by the present darkness.