The signs of heaven

The signs of heaven

Scripture:- Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. Jeremiah 10:2

Observation:- What are the signs of heaven? Great thunderstorms, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis and floods. Even the absence of rain is a great sign, for without rain, the crops perish and the people suffer. How did the heathen respond to these? They made idols out of wood, silver and gold, they worshipped the sun and the moon, the rain, the river, the mountains, the volcanoes. They thought that these things were gods and worshipped them out of fear.

However, we who have the Word of God know better. We know that the earth and all in it were created by the God of Heaven who spoke and brought everything into being. The Book of Genesis is a very important book, and suitably placed at the very beginning of the Bible. We take for granted that it should be common knowledge, but to many, without clear faith that everything was created by God in the beginning, they all too easily fall astray. Indeed, belief in God’s creation is fundamental to our whole Christian belief.

Today, as science has brought much to light, education has caused most in the developed world to forsake the old tendencies to attribute natural disasters to local deities and basic elements of nature. How can man still worship the moon when people have already gone there and stepped on it? However, in their “deep” learning, many in the upper echelons of education have instead attributed everything to a “big bang” and “evolution”, and even discounted the existence of God. They too, in their unbelieving, are dismayed at the signs of heaven because for them, there is no deeper purpose in the scheme of things. Life and existence is without true meaning or hope for them. They only can stand back and watch and wait for their time to end as man’s self-destruction of the earth draws nearer and nearer.

However, for us, who have the Word of God, we know that there is a purpose to all of this, and we can look forward to a new heaven and a new earth when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again in the skies as the ultimate sign of heaven.  Therefore, earthquake or tidal wave, wars or famine, let us not be dismayed but look to heaven for our Lord will come again soon.

Application:- Do not be dismayed at the signs and events around that bring us closer to the end of days. Instead, watch and continue to keep close to the Lord. He is coming again soon.

Prayer: Lord, though all else may fall around me, let my eyes be ever continually on You. You are my strength and my shield, my refuge in times of trouble. I look forward to Your coming O Lord. In Jesus name, Amen.