In the recent weeks, we have seen much devastation. Hurricanes in Texas and Florida have left wide-spread damage, countless number of people without homes or resources. The wildfires in the northwest have also caused severe damage that will last for decades, pristine areas have been ravaged, ranchers in Montana have lost everything. There have been earthquakes in Mexico and around other parts of our world. The talk around Idaho is whether we will have another difficult winter.
Many are looking to the federal government to bail them out with emergency funds, but the federal government is not all that flush with money either. FEMA funds are running low, Congress is fighting over budget expenses and revenues. I think most everyone would agree, things are a mess.
Many Christians are looking at the mess and thinking it’s signs of the Lord’s return. If these truly are the signs of the Lord’s Second Coming, what should we be doing?
In Luke chapter 2, Joseph and Mary had taken 12-year-old Jesus to Jerusalem with them. Then they lost Him. They were already heading home when they had every parent’s nightmare, they could not find their child. They returned to Jerusalem and found the young man sitting with the elders and teachers in the temple courts. He didn’t understand why they were so upset and asked them, “Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” [verse 49 NKJV]
While they were panicked, Jesus was just doing what He knew He was supposed to be doing. Yes, today things are a mess. And yes, some may even panic. Still, beloved, we need to be like our Master … going about our Father’s business.
