Scripture: Luke 21 v 25
Jesus said: "And there shall be signs in the sun,
and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon earth distress of nations, with
perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring."
Verse 27 says Then shall we see the Son of Man coming in
power and great glory!
Many people are watching Comet Ison with great
fascination. This brave comet has dived into our Sun and come out smiling
today. For days its progress has been tracked by astronomers to see if our Sun
would swallow it up, but it has survived and continues on its orbit.
The other day there was a rare eclipse of the Sun by our
Moon which was visible to at least two thirds of Earth's population. At the
same time Super Typhoon Haiyan was devastating the Phillipines.
Not long before we saw Super storm Sandy strike the
Eastern USA with huge tidal surges bringing distress and much destruction.
Jesus said it would happen and people would be perplexed and worried.
We are starting to take weather warnings seriously as
storms get stronger. I believe that one of the lesser known facts about the
Moon is partially to blame for the ferocity of nature these days.
I saw a documentary a while ago which said that during
the Creation the Moon hit the Earth a glancing blow like a billiard ball doing
a ricochet in the place where the ultra deep Pacific Ocean is now. It caused
the Earth to tilt and spin before it headed away.
They were trapped by each others gravitational pull but
very slowly the Moon is putting distance between itself and Earth. It is
possibly just far enough away to cause some drama down here. The Moon has
always played a part in our tides so its just piling on the pressure. God
controls it all! He sent the strong East wind to open the Red Sea for the
fleeing Israelites escaping from Pharoah.
Another strong wind opened the Jordan River for the Ark
of the Covenant and the 12 tribes to cross into Israel.
Jonah fled from God Who caused a strong wind and tempest
to rock the ship he was aboard. He was thrown overboard and conveniently
swallowed by a whale sent by God to save him and spit him out on the beach he
ran away from.
Jesus calmed the storm and the waves that were causing
distress to His disciples. And He will continue to watch over His people.
Climate change is really the sign of His soon return. We don't know the date
but we recognise the season of our salvation.
He tells us 365 times in the Bible to "Fear
Not" - one for every day of the year - so if your life is secure in Jesus
Christ, you will stay in perfect peace no matter what the weather is doing.
