Discerning the Signs

Discerning the Signs

Matthew 16:2-3 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

The weather folks are predicting a “significant snowfall’ this coming week. They have access to a world of modern technology that allows them to forecast these events well ahead of time. Although less accurate, the men of Jesus’ days here on Earth made similar predictions based on what the sky looked like the previous morning or afternoon. They predicted future weather events based on the signs they saw in the sky beforehand, but Jesus called them hypocrites.

Now, a hypocrite is a fake, a phony, a person who says one thing and does another. The men Jesus spoke to claimed to be men of God, but they were fakes. They could discern signs regarding the weather, but they couldn’t discern the signs regarding the coming of Messiah, the Son of God, the Savior of the world. Jesus did miracle upon miracle. He performed mighty works and wonders, and He spoke with a wisdom no one had ever heard before. He did all that openly. Yet, those who saw Him and heard Him were unable to discern those signs.

Things haven’t changed all that much. People still cannot discern the signs today. Everything Jesus said would happen before His return is happening now. (Luke 21:7-28) The world is filled with hypocrites, people who claim to be believers in Jesus yet cannot discern to signs of the times. It’s time for God’s people to open their eyes and minds and see the signs around us for what they are. We don’t need a Doppler Radar to tell us Jesus will come again.

Have a God Filled Week,
Brother Donnie