32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[d]is near, right at the door. 34I tell you the truth, this generation[e] will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Hello my sisters,
On my trip overseas I've been watching a lot of BBC news with Sung. It's been a while since I've watched the news on TV but it seems BBC shows a larger range of news coverage from all over the world. And, all over the world there are many news of disasters, tribulation and hardships. News of oil spills, massacres, hurricane and tornado disasters and others. I have to say "the signs of the end times" have entered my mind again and again throughout this trip. It made me wonder if I am living in a way that would prepare me for that last day. I've thought about how people in the days of Noah were eating and drinking, marrying and being merry up until the very day the rain started falling. I wonder if I should be doing something else than eating and drinking and being merry. I wonder how I can invest my life more wisely, live my life in a way that would be pleasing to God. Moreover, I've wondered about how I can live without wasting my time left on earth.
The thought that enters my mind now is that as Jesus explained the signs of the end times, I don't think He intended to instill worry or fear. I think His warning was intending the exact opposite. In fear and full of worry people will eagerly seek out a savior but Jesus tells us that while tribulations and hardships will come with the end times, we are not to be rash and be in haste to run after false saviors or after people or places that claim to be of God.
Many other thoughts have crossed my mind over today's passage but the verse I would like to take away is verse 35. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
May we remember to look to the Word of God as our everpresent help and guide wherever we are and whatever tribulations we may face.
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thanks for a wonderful commentary lynn. hope you guys had/are having a wonderful time! every generation of believers thinks they are living in the end times. they see sufficient evidence in their day to feel that the 2nd coming of Christ is imminent. i think for us that listening to the news on any given day will make any serious believer think that the end is in sight. Jesus goes as far to say that all the signs of His coming are apparent if only we had the eyes to see them. we are good at discerning the signs in worldly matters but slow to comprehend spiritual truths.
i agree with you, lynn, that whether Jesus comes in our lifetime or not is not as important as living consciously in light of its inevitability. will we be ready to meet the living Christ face to face given that He will come "at a time that we do not expect"? this passage reminds us to always keep in mind, in the unforgettable words of the shawshank redemption, that "His judgment cometh and that right soon".
you are truly giving us a different perspective on these passages... how refreshing!
Thank you, Lynn, for remembering us to live everyday with our eyes focus on God
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