Snow, clouds, pretty much the same as yesterday but colder. Roll out the word eschatology and I'm in. The study of the end times prophecies is one of my things to enjoy often. And the word sounds really impressive too! Too much of this can be a problem though. As my eye settles on the horizon, and my feet start walking there, I can do an ugly face plant in the gully I failed to see in life. Wait, not that my face is ugly, but the violent splat is ugly...oh, too late, I'm doomed to never live that one down.
We may enjoy a good study of the 'last' times. The puzzle is difficult enough that many Christians cannot resist. God gave us plenty to work on with conundrums and clues, flights of metaphor, and some plain - as in it seems perfectly obvious until someone asks some fool question - talk about what is going to happen. Yet, life begins each day right here in the present, and the end times may be far away in the future. Paul, Peter, John, and all the gang from ancient Judea thought the end times right at the door, just as do we this morning. Yet, nearly 2,000 years have passed without that final bang.
Walking with a bedazzled eye toward the horizon brings with it the danger of missing something important today. Sort of like tripping over the curb on a street while staring at the top of a distant mountain. We need to take the time to walk with Jesus in the present between our studying the end times prophecies and watching the signs. People live here in the present, and Jesus wants to save them just as much as the saints of the Great Tribulation.
Have a great today in Christ!Bucky
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