Nearing Home

The world has gotten crazier. I’m trying to figure out if it’s just because I don’t often drive long distances or if it really has gotten worse, but I had to drive to Atlanta earlier this week for a planning meeting for an upcoming evangelism conference and the traffic was awful! Not only was it stop and go for much of the trip, but there were also cars on the side of the road for one reason or another the entire way there and back. I also noticed on my way to work yesterday that there had been a fender bender which caused the road to be backed up for several miles. And then, this morning, an intersection was closed because of a 3-car crash, one of the cars still on its side with the other two crumpled nearby. I’m not sure what’s causing the uptick in accidents and traffic, but I feel like I’m surrounded by a bunch of crazy people!

I’ve never really considered traffic to be a sign of Christ’s coming before, but as I thought about it this morning, I realized that this is another symptom of the crazy world we live in. Jesus talked a lot about this stuff when He was on the Mount of Olives with His disciples shortly before His crucifixion. He talked about wars, natural disasters, and general unrest. But then he finished with these encouraging words: “So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!” (Luke 21:28). Our world will continue to get crazier as Jesus’ coming nears, but don’t lose heart! It only means that we are nearing home.