The Message
Here, the weather services are keeping a close eye on things, knowing that snowmaggedon is coming. Or maybe it's already here... I feel like I haven't seen anything green in 10 days, and plenty more snow is coming. It's supposed to be above freezing on Thursday and it's going to be glorious! But we know the snow is coming because very smart people have learned how to predict weather (sometimes, they're even right!). They read the signs, and they know what is coming.
We don't know when the End Times are coming. Jesus says here that not even the angels in heaven know, and if they don't know, we definitely don't know. So don't spend all your time trying to figure it out... but stay alert. Be on the lookout. Watch for God at work in the world, and when the Holy Spirit calls you, follow. We don't know where God leads. It's easy to stay comfortable, to sit tight because we don't know where things are going... but God is calling us forward, inviting us to trust, and we are to follow, wherever God may lead. The road of discipleship is unpredictable, but God is reliable.
When the weather predicts snow, we listen, and we prepare.
When the Holy Spirit moves in the world and the church is called to act, we should follow, we should serve, we should love. In doing so, we honor Christ, and we invite others to be on the lookout for what God might do next.
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