Keep watching!
Today’s headlines focus on the political campaign and the economic crisis. Who will win the White House this November, Republicans or Democrats? Will another major financial institution go bankrupt, signalling further weakness of the economy? There are many urgent problems confronting today’s world, but their size and complexity can lead us to punch the “ignore” button on the world. But we cannot, we must not, fall into that trap and tune out the momentous signs on the world horizon.
Christ’s Olivet Prophecy in Matthew 24 shows just how fragile the world will be at the end of the age. “But of that day and 
hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be… Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:36-39, 44).
No one knew the day or hour when terrorists would strike at the heart of America in a past 9/11. Christ, the revelator, is telling us no one will know the exact time of His return. In fact, few will understand the meaning of world events leading to His second coming. They will be distracted by the busy cares of daily life in a world spiritually blinded to the reality of the true God and His purpose.
On this 9/11, are you alert to the dangers of this world? What have you learned during this period of world change? These are not just random events of world history. Your wallet is being impacted by what is happening in far-off places. Your futur
e will be determined by events foretold by Jesus as He sat on the Mount of Olives. It is time to awaken to the serious realities of our age and understand God is working in these events to bring to pass His plan. God expects us to watch and understand our present world with an eye to being spiritually prepared for His coming Kingdom!
We are living in the period spoken of by Jesus Christ. It is a period of change unlike any in previous history. Do not be caught unaware… keep watching!