Watching and Working

L-R standing: My Rebecca and friend, Amy
Seated: friend Nikki
 1999 school play "Oklahoma"




"But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret;
seal up the book until the time of the end,
when many will rush here and there,
and knowledge will increase."
(Daniel 12:4)

Our Rebecca has donned the stage since age two...

And thanks to "increased technology knowledge," yesterday, we watched live her monologue drama of the woman at the well on a 500-miles-away stage.

In the fascinating Old Testament book of Daniel, an angel of the Lord (most probably Gabriel) visited the old prophet and said, "O Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say...I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come." 

At the conclusion of the detailed prophecy, the angel revealed that a monumental increase in travel and knowledge will mark the end of time. In the past 50 years, increased travel and knowledge include a man on the moon, microwave ovens, jet liners, industrial robots, smoke detectors, cellphones, laptop computers, MRI, GPS, and DNA fingerprinting just to name a few.

Although Jesus said that no one knows the day or hour of the end of time, not even the angels in heaven or the Son Himself - only the Father knows. He also commanded that we:

keep watch, 

read the signs, 

and 

quickly carry out the tasks assigned us

by the One who sent us. The night is coming, when no one can work.

Beloved, are you watching and working?