We are fixated with the end. We want to know when it will come, how it will take place. We want some control of the situation, to be ready, really ready. Some folks have built careers predicting the end, pointing to the signs of the times, even nailing a particular date on the calendar. In Luke 21 Jesus tells his followers quite clearly what will happen before he returns, unfortunately for us, none of his markers will actually help us in confirming a date. In fact, he says we shouldn't listen to any of those predictors, just trust that he will protect us, give us the words we need to speak, that he will be with us. Its really all we need to know as we continue to work in the world.
