Asking the Right Question

Do you ever wonder if you're asking the right question?

We all deal with that dilemma from time to time.  When we're trying to understand a situation or a relationship.  When we can't figure out a math problem or correctly analyze a poem our teacher or professor assigned.  When we can't get our checkbook balanced.  In all sorts of life situations.

My Life Group finished our study of Daniel last Sunday morning, winding up our study with chapters 9-12.  These are some challenging chapters to understand, chapters that had us asking a lot of questions.

What does that mean?

When will that happened?

Does that refer to something that already happened?  Is that event yet future?

How will all these things take place?

Who are the kings of the north and the south?

How does all this fit together?

Lots of questions.  If you haven't read Daniel 9-12 lately, take some time to read it and you'll see what I mean.  As is often the case, particularly when studying prophetic portions of Scripture, we have a lot of questions.  And is also often true, the deeper we dig, the more questions we have!

As we think about this particular portion of Scripture, and about the End Times, and as we deal with other passages that deal with this subject, we need to be careful.  Yes, we will have questions.  As we are seeking answers to our questions, we need to dig deep.  We need to approach the subject prayerfully.  We need to consider the full counsel of the Word of God.  We need to study everything God has to say to us on the subject so that we put the pieces of the puzzle together accurately.

More importantly, we need to be asking the right questions.

As we study prophecy, we will often be asking what and when and how.

Those are important questions.  But they are not the most important question.

The most important question is not what will happen? Or when will it happen? Or even how will it happen?

It is not likely any of us will ever understand completely every detail of every prophecy of Scripture.  And understanding it all is not the most important thing.  The most important thing to remember is this.  Christ has died.  Christ is risen.  Christ will come again. 

And the most important question to be asking is:  Am I ready?


[Jesus said] "Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."  (Matthew 24:15 ESV)