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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

June 25, 2015

“SEASONS OF LIFE!”

 Matthew 24:32-35    

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”

Some things never seem to change while at the same time some things seem to be in a constant safe state of change. One of the things that always changes is the weather. We can complain about how cold it is or how hot it is, but all we have to do is wait for a while and it will change.

Sometimes we attend some function such as a wedding or a family reunion and see a young person that looks strangely familiar and yet we cannot place them. Hesitantly we ask who they are. The answer is that they were once a tiny child we knew, but now they have grown up.

We can become far more introspective if we will look at a picture of ourselves when we were younger and then look in the mirror. Yikes! I’m sorry I didn’t mean to be so personal about that but it illustrates my point. We go through the seasons of life from youth, to young adult, to adult, and to be kind we call it mature adult.

In today’s Scripture Jesus is giving a prophetic look at the future. His reference to the fig tree has largely been interpreted as referring to the birth of nation Israel. That being the case He says that the generation that sees the birth of this new nation will signal His soon return. The seasons of His coming are close! Be ready!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!   

- - - Pastor Cecil