The man who once called President George W. Bush "the devil" has passed. Hugo Chavez, who has meant many things to many people, is gone. The interesting thing about this is that the country which has for so long leaned in the direction of its leader, now seems to be reversing course. There is a call from its people to spend its wealth differently, to do more in the area of oil drilling, to even possibly realign themselves with other countries than the ones that have previously been embraced.
What does this have to do with anything? Simply this: the man hasn't been dead for even a week and already things are changing. Meaning? It's amazing just how fast things can change...even when years and years of tradition and experience would seem to hold things together.
It reminds me of a quote speaking of the end times: "We are living in the time of the end. The fast-fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of Christ is near at hand. The days in which we live are solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues and judgments are already falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude. The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones."--Testimonies to the Church Vol. 9, p. 11.
Things can change quickly. Christians should be aware of this more than perhaps any others. This is why Jesus calls us to be ready at His appearing, not getting ready.
Luke 21:36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
Wise words indeed.
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