THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES - ARE YOU READY?

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Heavenly greetings in Jesus mighty name

yes the Lord be with your spirit thank

you so much for joining me here for this

Divine lecture here on the University of

God I want to speak to your heart

today why your heart because your heart

is where you hear from God whatever's

going on in Your Heart Right Now

whatever kind of day you've had whatever

you're thinking whatever's disturb in

your mind take a moment to ask the Holy

Spirit to come into your heart and make

your heart a hearing heart for his voice

let's pray together Lord Jesus Christ

enter my heart give me a hearing heart

contact my heart with your spirit in

jesus'

name what are you demanding for today is

it good health is it peace of

mind is it resolution reconciliation in

your family is it a breakthrough in your

career your job whatever you're

demanding for it's in the word of God

but that word of God needs to come into

your heart by the spirit of God in order

for for you to achieve what you're

looking

for do you know why so many times we as

human beings we want to see an Evidence

a

proof before we believe before we commit

to

something well we're not alone from the

beginning of human history it's been

like that that's been the story and even

if we say we believe many of us in our

heart of hearts we still doubt we still

struggle with questions we still

struggle with questions in our heart is

it really

true is it really

true are you asking that question today

have you asked that question before

you're not alone maybe we've never

really truly believed because every

answered prayer every Miracle every new

Breath of Life each morning never seems

to be enough to grasp the certainty of

God why because Faith rests on what is

not

seen that is what faith is about so many

of us prefer to remain in our negative

thoughts governed by our senses what we

can see what we can feel what we can

touch because that is what we're

familiar with that is what we're

comfortable with that is what we can

perceive with our

senses today I want you to step out of

the unbelieving generation to step out

of that doubt in your heart and grab on

to what God God has for you because yes

God has a plan for your life and that

plan is personal to you he wants you to

discover yourself in his plan for

creation if you're asking that question

is it really true then you're not alone

even those that walked with Jesus during

his Earthly Ministry that saw his

miracles that heard his words when Jesus

taught when Jesus changed the

world many of them asked for a sign just

just another sign from Heaven just

another proof just another answered

prayer can you do this and I'll

believe let's open our Bible to the Book

of Matthew and let's see the question

that was asked

Jesus Matthew 16 verse1 then the

Pharisees and Sadducees came and testing

him asked that he would show them a sign

from Heaven he answered and said to them

when it is evening you say it will be

fair weather for the sky is R and in the

morning it will be foul weather today

for the sky is red and threatening

Hypocrites you know how to discern the

face of the sky but you cannot discern

the signs of the times a wicked and

adulterous generation seeks after a sign

and no sign shall be given to it except

the sign of the prophet Jonah and he

left them and

departed now when I read this I began to

meditate over it in my heart because my

heart was asking the question why did

Jesus respond like that because in my

heart maybe I identified with those who

were asking the question not because I

was testing Jesus or wanted to test

Jesus but

because part of me I believe part of you

I believe part of everyone still asks

for another sign another prophecy

another miracle another answered prayer

to truly believe that God is who he says

he is to truly believe that God's plan

is true for my life for your

life you see Jesus walked away from that

question why because he knew it was not

born of Faith throughout his Earthly

Ministry Jesus hid himself in the

mystery of Parables why and even today

he hides himself to the senses so that

we have to seek Him by

faith Jesus walked away from that

question let's look at the answer Jesus

gave them

well let's take it one by one Jesus said

you know how to discern the appearance

of the sky that means we can see it

that's why we know how to interpret it

we know how to interpret when we're

rejected when we're accepted when we're

loved when we're hated when we're lied

against when we're accused

falsely when we're

appreciated we know how to interpret all

of this because it's things we can feel

with our senses

but Jesus said you don't know how to

interpret the signs of the times wow

what are the signs of the

times let's go back to John the

Baptist remember John the Baptist when

he came John the Baptist interpreted the

signs of the times he knew that the

signs of the times from the beginning

till now till the last generation when

Jesus comes is calling us to just one

thing repentance by faith in Jesus yes

the signs are the times all around you

in the world that we're living in today

if your eyes are open to the holy spirit

in your heart if your voice is tuned to

the holy spirit in your heart you will

know that the signs of the times are

calling us to just one thing

repentance repentance has been watered

down today so many of you might say I've

I've repented from my sin I've received

Jesus in my heart now I'm a Believer now

I'm a Christian I don't need to repent

again let me tell you the closer you get

to Jesus the more undeserving you're

aware you are of his

grace repentance is in every moment

assignment when you know that you don't

deserve anything from God you'll be

grateful for every single

thing remember the case of Simon Peter

when he saw the Great great miracle that

Jesus wrought at the

seashore when the fish was so big they

couldn't they couldn't even lift the

Nets what did he do he fell to his knees

and said Lord depart from me I'm a

sinful man he was conscious of his sin

he was conscious of his need for God

today that Consciousness is so often far

from us our spiritual eyes are

asleep our conscience is dead John the

Baptist preached repentance those that

interpreted the signs of The Times They

heeded that call they were baptized and

they repented to receive the kingdom of

God but many they said we don't need to

be baptized we don't need to repent

we're descendants of Abraham we don't

need to be freed from anything remember

what Jesus said in John

8:31 whom the Son of God sets free is

free indeed many answered him and said

we're not slaves why do we need to be

set free we're descendants of Abraham

Jesus said whoever is a slave to sin

whoever commits sin is a slave to sin

you see this is why Jesus came to bring

Liberation from sin Liberation deep

inside our soul that is the freedom that

you need today that is the freedom that

you

need so yes the signs of the times are

calling you and me to

repent repentance is our only hope of

receiving God's mercy repentance is our

only hope of connecting with God we

can't communicate with god without

repentance have you experienced the joy

of repentance in your heart have you

experienced the Saving Grace of Jesus in

your heart it's only through repentance

that we can relate with

God I want to take you to Noah remember

Noah in the Old Testament remember him

he interpreted the signs of the times

when everyone was partying and reving in

sin around him he heard the voice of God

in his heart and he began to build the

ark when there was no rain when

everything seemed dry yet he listened to

the voice of God and

obeyed the people that mocked him what

happened to them they drowned under the

water of Destruction when judgment came

but Noah and his whole family were saved

because they interpreted the signs of

the

times I want to use myself as a an

example yes I want to make this message

personal because I'm speaking from my

heart 18 years ago when I was just 22

years old and I

graduated with a first class honors in

Spanish and Latin American studies the

world was in front of me I could have

gone so many

places so many continents were open to

me but I went through an experience

where I knew that I needed

God and at 22 years old I interpreted

the signs of the

times I was awake to the need that I

needed salvation in my heart i' wanted

Jesus to come to my heart and I followed

the call of God to go to Lagos Nigeria

and become a disciple of Jesus Christ

under the ministry of prophet Tibi

Joshua I didn't understand everything I

didn't really know what that meant but I

knew in my heart that I had to follow

the call of God in my heart something I

didn't really understand but I knew that

there was a spiritual call in my heart

not to miss

salvation I interpreted the signs of the

times if ID waited if I thought no it

doesn't make sense naturally maybe later

maybe more convenient time I would not

be here today speaking to you I knew

that that was an opportunity of a

prophet of Our

Generation to learn at his

feet to learn how to walk with God to

talk with God to serve God with my

life let's go back to the words of

Jesus Jesus said a wicked generation an

adulterous generation an unbelieving

generation keeps looking for a sign no

sign will be given to it except the sign

of the prophet

Jonah what does that mean remember Jonah

Jonah was given an assignment by God to

go and preach repentance to the people

of Nineveh a people that were drowning

in their sin the Bible says they didn't

even know their right from their left

hand does it sound like our generation

today God was a god of mercy and God is

a god of Mercy because God doesn't want

anyone to come to death he wants

everyone to be saved through repentance

but Jonah ran away from

God he went in the opposite direction

and what

happened the boat was in a storm a Great

and Mighty

storm the people came to wake Jonah wake

up do you want to die pray to your God

so the storm will stop Jonah said my God

I'm running away from my God my God is

the reason this storm is here if you

throw me overboard the wind and the

waves will

Cal he offered himself to be thrown

overboard because he knew that he was

running away from

God it was then that he was swallowed by

a huge whale he left the ship on the

outside and entered the fish on the

inside it was then that he began to pray

it was then that he began to have faith

it it was then that the fish after three

days and three nights vomited him on the

shore of Nineveh which is where God

wanted him to go what is the lesson for

us

today with faith you can reach

unreachable places when you submit

yourself to the will of God God will

take you maybe to where you don't want

to go but where he wants you to go and

that truly is an unreachable place for

you without God God knows best because

God has a plan for your life but when we

try and avoid that plan when we try and

Dodge that plan

H we shouldn't forget that at the end of

every life there's an appointment with

our creator are you ready for

that if Jesus were to come today if

today were the day is your heart ready

have you

repented why did Jesus talk about the

sign of prophet Jonah it was a prophecy

about himself you see Jonah spent three

days and three nights in the belly of a

fish Jesus spent three days and three

nights in the depths of the

earth during that time the world Stood

Still and yet on the third day what

happened he rose again in

glory and conquered death for your sake

and conquered pain for your sake and

conquered Satan for your sake you see by

his resurrection Jesus has demonstrated

that he's worthy of being the object of

your faith of my faith of our faith

it's all about the resurrection you see

Jesus appeared to a select few and their

word their testimony B faith that is why

the first Christians were called the

Sons and Daughters of

Resurrection what does Jesus

resurrection mean to you that is where

our faith lies you see anyone can

believe in baby Jesus historical

Jesus Jesus of History Jesus of story

but it takes Faith to believe in Jesus

who died and rose

again and prays for you and

me have you known that Jesus in the

power of the holy

spirit because that is what the sign of

Jonah is all about it's about dying to

our pride dying to our sense knowledge

dying to what we think we

know surrendering ourselves to the will

of God you see humility

can understand a sign but Pride

can't and the cross was the biggest

sign what was the cross a sign for the

cross was the sign to life the cross is

empty it's a passage to life the cross

is where you laid down your

past that past of unfaithfulness that

past of

Disobedience and you enter into a new

life in Christ that new life is

available for you and you can receive

that cleansing power every moment

because of repentance in jesus'

name I want to take you to the book of

Ephesians 5 this is Apostle

Paul Apostle Paul speaking Apostle Paul

knew the signs of the times he

interpreted the signs of the times

Ephesians

5 let's take it from verse

14 now look at the one who was writing

here do you remember the lie that was

given about the resurrection of Jesus

the lie was that the disciples stole the

body and that was a lie that Saul

believed until Jesus appeared to him on

the road to Damascus by Revelation and

his eyes were open to the truth of who

Jesus was you see we can only know Jesus

by revelation we cannot know Jesus in

the natural that is the mistake that so

many made and still

make we want to try and figure Jesus out

with our natural mind that is why the

doubt in our heart keeps leading us to

belief that is why when Jesus addressed

the Pharisees the Sadducees he's

addressing the cynical mind the critical

mind the unrenewed mind in all of us

because the unrenewed mind keeps Waging

War against unbelief the unrenewed Mind

stops US keeps asking for just another

sign just another miracle just another

prophecy if this man of God can pray for

me if this woman of God can pray for me

if I can receive this word of knowledge

if I can receive this personal word for

my life then I'll believe

the greatest sign has been given to you

that is the sign the only sign every

single generation Jesus has answered

every heart when he said no sign will be

given except the sign of Jonah he was

talking about himself so let's read what

Apostle Paul said that book of Ephesians

5 from verse 14 therefore he says awake

you who sleep arise from the dead and

Christ will give you light see then that

you walk circumspectly not as fools but

as wise Redeeming the time because the

days are evil therefore do not be unwise

but understand what the will of the Lord

is and do not be drunk with wine in

which is dissipation but be filled with

the spirit speaking to one another in

Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs

singing and making melody in your heart

to the Lord

H this is a call to wake up

up is a call to wake up

spiritually you see when Jesus said that

we should be in the world but not part

of it he said that because in the world

people are sleeping spiritually they're

sleeping but we who believe in Jesus are

awake is your spirit

sleeping are you interpreting the signs

of the times is your spirit sleeping or

is your spirit awake it's time for us to

wake up because the days are evil yes

the days are evil it's time for us to

wake up and interpret the signs of the

times don't miss the visitation of Jesus

in your life don't keep looking for

another

sign you see Jesus told us in Matthew 24

from verse 36 to

51 Jesus already gives us direct Clues

to future events the sign of the hour of

his second coming so let us not wait for

another sign from Heaven to convince us

of the Paramount importance of making

the most out of life today because only

today is ours tomorrow is

not remember the case of Lazarus in the

Bible I mean Lazarus the leper who

suffered greatly in this earth and yet

he was

released by death to sit at the feet of

Jesus and the rich man the rich man who

was wicked to him during his lifetime

when he was in torment in hell he called

out to go and said please send Lazarus

to go and warn my loved ones so they

will do good so they'll repent and

they'll not end up like me in the fire

of Torment what was the

answer if they did not listen to the

prophets will they listen to the

dead this is what Jesus is telling us

are you asking for another sign are you

asking for another reason to believe you

see if someone could reason you into

Christianity someone else can reason you

out of it it's not about reasoning it's

a belief in your heart and it's only

with your heart you

believe faith is natural anything that

comes by force is not Faith so it's time

to lay aside lay aside our reasoning lay

aside our mental asent lay aside our

doubt and accept the call to Salvation

the call in our heart which is calling

us to get back to God there are signs

all around us calling us to get back to

God and those signs only become

important important because of the

attention that we give them you see

Jesus will not speak to you unless you

pay attention to him are you pay

attention to God because God is speaking

to you right now he's knocking on the

door of your heart right now he's

knocking on the door of your heart right

now he's answered your doubt he's

answered your question when he said the

sign of

Jonah the sign of the

cross what are you going through right

now in your life

do you feel like Jesus is far from you

he's not moved he's not changed you are

the one that's moved and changed has

your heart become hardened because of

sin has your heart become hardened

because of Pride Jesus said in Matthew

5:8 only the pure in heart will see

God are you ready for your heart to be

purified right now through repentance

because your sin cannot be covered by

your tears your sin cannot be removed by

your tears even by your prayer sin can

only be removed by

repentance so are you ready today to

pray with me a prayer of repentance from

your heart now you might say I've

already

repented right now Jesus wants to visit

your heart and he can only do that when

you repent truly so let's pray

together Lord Jesus

Christ forgive me any way that I've

sinned in word and thought and deed

knowingly or Unknowing

knowingly the things I've done and also

the things I failed to

do cleanse me by your precious blood

raise me to a new life in Christ Jesus

heal me by your

spirit thank you for dying for me thank

you for Rising again for me thank you

for praying for me and reigning and

power for me in Jesus name amen

I believe if you've prayed this prayer

with your heart then you've said goodbye

to your past your past is just one

minute ago one second ago and the future

is ahead of you

yes that is what the sign of Jonah means

for you and me

today it's time to stop running away

from God and it's time to submit

yourself to the will of God the will of

God might take you to where you're not

comfortable with going but the will of

God knows best for you he will take you

to where he wants you to be and there's

no state of being as rewarding as living

in shune with God so it's time to say no

to unfaithfulness no to

Disobedience and start obeying the will

of God for your life that is what the

sign of Jonah is all about the sign of

the

cross dying to sin and living to

righteousness it's possible to live a

life it's possible to live a life in

tune with God living in righteousness

day by day so let's continue to walk

this journey together with Jesus leading

us hand in hand wake up and interpret

the signs of the times thank you so much

for joining me in this message this

Divine lecture today all about the signs

of the times I pray that this message

will reach the depth of your heart

because all of you every one of us needs

to interpret the signs of the times

Jesus is not knocking at the door of

your heart he's answered your question

he's answered your

doubt he said I was in the Earth 3 days

and I rose again and I live in power for

you so that you can come to the

knowledge of Saving Grace that is the

sign of Jonah so don't wait for another

sign another proof another miracle

before you believe that Jesus is who he

says he is he has what he says he has

and he can do what he says he can do I

believe the Bible is true because of the

life of Jesus

Christ he lived the scriptures he quoted

them as being absolute words of God he

walked by them he fulfilled them he made

them work make this Bible the standard

for your life led by the spirit of God

in your heart you too can have a

relationship with Jesus Through the holy

spirit that is the greatest that is the

greatest gift don't feel that you've too

that you're too far gone in sin there's

nothing that you've done that Jesus

cannot forgive you and you cannot start

again that is why the gospel is called

good news so say goodbye to your past

your past could be one second ago and

get ready to start walking with Jesus

right now hand in

hand God bless you if you have a

question about this message you can

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you can send us an email we'd love to

hear from you we want you to become

spiritually alive so you can interpret

the signs of the times because truly if

Jesus were to come today are you ready

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