Bad Signs of the Times

During my more than 30 years as a road warrior, I have traveled across this wonderful land of ours and on many occasions, I have encountered signs along the roadway that have redirected my journey.

Signs that read, “Detour Ahead….Bridge Closed Ahead….One Lane Traffic, Be Prepared to Stop….and a list of a thousand more….and each time, I had a decision to make…heed the sign and alter my course or plunge headlong into a major catastrophe.

I just finished reading the third in the series of books by Dr. David Jeremiah; a well-versed and well-respected authority on the end times. The book, The Coming Economic Armageddon, is filled with the signs of our times …it is filled with a prophetic look of what lies ahead for our world that Dr. Jeremiah has gleaned from his extensive study of the Bible and his research of other notable and reliable authors. IT IS A MUST READ!!!

Why a must read? If you want to be prepared for what lies ahead in the days to come and you want to make the proper choices for you and the ones you love, then you need to read and heed the signs and alter your course accordingly.

I was particularly enthralled with the final chapter; but so as not to give away its ending, I would like to take the next few days and share a few things that will help as things go from bad to worse, according to scripture and the signs of the times.

BAD TIMES ARE COMING….KEEP YOUR HOPE IN GOD.

The scripture of Romans 5:5 encourages us by saying, “And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Although those of us that are believers in Christ will be spared the Tribulation, the shadows of those days of turmoil are already being cast upon the world. Those same shadows of disappointment, loss, heartbreak and a sense of hopelessness will be cast upon those of us who are waiting for Jesus’ return. Times are hard…what with lost jobs, lost investments, lost savings, lost retirement funds and even lost loved ones who have passed on, many of us will be faced with the choice to travel the road of self-pity and hopelessness or to choose the road of hope and faith in a God that sometimes seems to be silent in the midst of our turmoil and strife.

Yes, times are hard and all the signs point to this one dramatic conclusion….TIMES ARE GOING TO GET MUCH HARDER BEFORE CHRIST RETURNS FOR HIS OWN!

But for those of us who belong to Jesus, we know that our hope is not in what we have, what we’ve stored up or in what we do and how much money we make; all that is fleeting and can be gone in an instant….the last couple of years should have taught us that lesson of life ….rather, our hope is in who we are and what we believe …we are the sons and daughters of God who believe in the eternal hope that Jesus died to set us free from sin and one day soon, He’s coming back to take us to our heavenly home.

Maybe, when you look at your bank account or IRA or any of the other financial instruments in which we so often place our faith, you are fearful and unsure if you will be able to weather the bad times that are coming…but know this….GOD CARES FOR HIS OWN…just read the signs in His creation and put you HOPE in Him….

For He cares for YOU!!!!!!!


Putting My Hope in Him,
WPQ