LOOK TO THE SIGNS, LOOK TO GOD by Robert Soto

LOOK TO THE SIGNS, LOOK TO GOD by Robert Soto

February 24, 2010

Matthew 24:3 "...You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times."

Today, I woke up and got dressed for a nice warm day. I had an appointment at 9:30 AM. So I ran out the door wearing shorts and a t-shirt. As I ran out I discovered that it was not hot any more. It was actually drizzling and in the high 40's. I started to freeze but did not have time to change so I grabbed my jean jacket and went on my way. I guess you can imagine that people stared at me all morning long. Cold weather was the last thing I expected since yesterday was in the mid 80's. But the cold weather should not have taken me by surprise. If I had lived in the old days the way my people used to live, I would have known that it was going to be a cold day. You see, God the Creator gave us an early warning system since this is winter time. The day before it gets cold, the temperatures get hotter than normal for wintertime.

So in many ways, this is God using His creation to warn us and help us prepare. There are many warnings if we just open our eyes. We are so spoiled today with all our modern technology that we forget how God the Creator speaks and warns mankind. We are so busy that we forget who God the Creator is and what He has done for us. Matthew wrote, "You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times." But then a thought came to me too, that today we are missing one thing that our ancestors of the past had. Even though we can interpret the signs of the sky, we have lost the ability to see God. Our people could see the signs that God the Creator gave us for each day of their lives, but they also saw God. We can see weather and what it will bring to us today with the technology we have, but we have forgotten about God.

Robert Soto, Lipan Apache and pastor of:

McAllen Grace Brethren Church
The Native American New Life Center
Chief of Chiefs Christian Church