Matthew 16:3 “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
There is little doubt that the “signs of the times” are occurring all around us. To see them, you only need to pay attention to the news and know what the Bible says about prophecy.
We are having earthquakes, droughts and famines, and a lot of talk about “wars and rumors of wars.” Talk of World War III is openly being heard often and some foreign leaders seem to want it. We are also seeing sin practiced openly and unashamedly.
In the text verse above, Jesus criticized the Jewish leaders because, although they knew what was happening (or could happen) politically, they failed to see that the promised Messiah had come and was standing before them.
In a similar way, many Christians see what is happening around the world and know that the Bible says that these things will occur in the last days, but they completely fail to get ready for Christ’s taking us home. It could not be any plainer that our time on this planet is about over.
We should be walking very circumspectly (carefully) to please God in all we do and to tell others so they can be saved before it is too late. While Christians freely discuss the “signs of the times,” it is time to do something about it.
God’s will for every believer is “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col. 1:10). Are you?