Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
DISCERNING THE TIMES
"and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times."
Matt. 16:3
That spiritual discernment which Jesus alludes to in this passage of scripture, Matthew 16:3, is that extrasensory perception innate in mankind, beyond the five known senses. He had it, sharpened it and, in love, sought vainly to remind mankind that it also had this same divine gift of God. Few people discerned his meaning, or its presence, then or now, sadly! http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discern