Today’s reading is from Luke 21:29-31. And Jesus gives a parable about a fig tree. Now He spent a lot of time with His disciples, telling them that there are signs that they will see for His return. Now, it wasn’t necessarily that they will see those signs, but the generation that sees these signs are going to know that Jesus is coming soon; His second coming.
And He points out a fig tree. Now, a fig tree is a tree that blossoms in spring, before summer, before any other trees. And He says, “Listen, as this fig tree begins to blossom, you can see that summer is coming. So all of these things that I’ve told you about, when you see that they’re happening, know that I’m coming back.”
Now, what’s the principle in this? What’s the application for us? See, the application is that we will know when Jesus is coming back. So His return is drawing near and probably nearer to us than it has ever been in history.
But we also know that Jesus is near right now. You and I can have a relationship with Him by calling out to Him, confessing our sin, asking Him to be our Lord and Savior, and watching Him do a miraculous work in your life and mind. So listen, the time is coming. Jesus is coming soon, but right now He can be living in your heart. Jesus’ Kingdom is near right now.
You know, you can’t take anything with you to heaven. You can’t take your car, you can’t take your house. You can’t take that new computer gizmo that you got for Christmas to heaven. But there is one thing you actually can take to heaven: souls people, human beings, by reaching them with the Gospel of Jesus. That’s all we care about here at GOD TV. We want to bring as many souls with us to heaven, to present them to Jesus as we can, and you can, too, by joining with us, giving a generous gift.
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