A Reason for Every Season: Why This Moment in History Demands Discernment

There are moments in history when time feels accelerated—when events stack on top of one another so quickly that humanity collectively senses something is happening. Wars intensify. Confusion multiplies. Truth feels blurred. Hearts grow weary. And quietly, almost imperceptibly, a question begins to rise in the souls of believers:

What season are we in?

Scripture does not leave us guessing. The Word of God declares plainly that everything operates within divine timing. Seasons are not accidents. They are appointments.

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

God is not reactionary. He is intentional. He works according to times and seasons that He Himself has established. To ignore seasons is to miss discernment—and to miss discernment is to misunderstand the moment we are living in.

God Has Always Worked Through Seasons

From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals a God who moves progressively, deliberately, and purposefully through seasons.

• There was a season of warning before the flood

• A season of deliverance for Israel out of Egypt

• A season of silence before the first Advent

• A season of fulfillment when Christ appeared in the flesh

And now, we find ourselves in a season the early Church longed to see—a season that Scripture repeatedly urges believers to recognize, discern, and prepare for: the season of the Second Advent of Jesus Christ.

The Bible never commands believers to predict dates. But it repeatedly commands them to recognize the times. Jesus rebuked the religious leaders not for lack of knowledge, but for lack of discernment:

“You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.” (Matthew 16:3)

That rebuke echoes loudly into our generation.

The Signs Are Not Subtle—They Are Stacked

Jesus did not leave His followers uninformed about what the final season would look like. In Matthew 24, He laid out unmistakable indicators—not as scare tactics, but as signposts.

• Global unrest and instability

• Widespread deception

• Moral decay

• Love growing cold

• Lawlessness increasing

• A world marked by anxiety and fear

What once seemed distant now feels daily. These are not isolated events—they are patterns converging. The shaking we witness in the world is not proof that God has lost control. It is evidence that history is moving toward divine fulfillment.

And yet, the greatest danger of this season is not external chaos—it is internal complacency.

The Church’s Greatest Threat: Spiritual Sleep

The most alarming aspect of our time is not persecution or opposition. It is spiritual drowsiness.

Paul warned the Church:

“Now it is high time to awake out of sleep.” (Romans 13:11)

Jesus echoed this warning through parables of watchfulness—most notably the ten virgins. All ten had lamps. All ten expected the bridegroom. But only five had oil when the moment arrived.

Oil represents intimacy. Readiness. Ongoing relationship.

This season exposes the difference between those who admire Jesus and those who abide in Him.

Fear or Fire: How You Interpret the Season Matters

When the subject of the Second Advent arises, reactions often split in two directions: fear or fascination. But Scripture offers a third posture—hope-filled urgency.

The return of Christ is not dread for the believer; it is anticipation.

“Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.” (Titus 2:13)

Fear causes paralysis. Hope produces preparation.

The Bride does not fear the return of the Bridegroom. She prepares herself. She trims her lamp. She makes herself ready.

This season does not call the Church to panic—it calls the Church to purity, prayer, and power.

So How Should We Live in This Season?

Scripture answers this question directly:

“Seeing then that all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness?” (2 Peter 3:11)

The season of the Second Advent demands a response.

• Awake lives – spiritually alert and prayerful

• Clean hearts – repentant, humble, and holy

• Bold witness – unashamed proclamation of truth

• Anchored hope – rooted in eternity, not culture

This is not the hour to blend in with the world. It is the hour to shine with unmistakable clarity.

This Season Is an Invitation

The return of Christ is not merely a future event—it is a present call. A call to examine our hearts. A call to renew our devotion. A call to burn again with holy fire.

Scripture ends not with fear, but with invitation:

“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’” (Revelation 22:17)

This season is not meant to terrify the Church—it is meant to refine her.

The question is not Is He coming?

The question is Are we ready?

Final Thought

Every season carries responsibility.

This one carries eternal weight.

If something has been stirring in your spirit—do not ignore it. Lean in. Return to prayer. Reignite your hunger for the Word. Live awake. Live ready. Live on fire.

Because there is a reason for every season.

And this one matters more than most.

🔥 Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 🔥