Dave’s Monday Blast – May 27, 2024
Jesus said in Luke 12:54 – 56, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is… You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?” (Finish through v. 59).
Christ calls us to be Interpreters of the present times, to “discern the winds.” We need to know the winds of a gospel-centered life that fosters the principles of the Kingdom of God, and recognize winds not rooted in the gospel, winds that foster principles of the kingdoms of the world.
How do INTENTIONAL men of God do this? We discern the winds by the SCRIPTURES, PRAYER and REF
We must be the most discerning in our times, what Jesus calls “being wise as serpents.” We also need a reputation as the most gracious in our times, what He calls “being gentle as doves” (Matthew 10:16). We believe in the Truth that “Jesus Saves”. We believe that He is in the business of Transforming lives from the inside out. We believe that our task is to Testify to our culture concerning this Transforming Truth.
Next week I want to unpack this process of “discerning the winds” and how it will impact our influence as servants of the Most High God!
