54 He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? 57 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. 59 I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
Probably the most discussed topic in the world is the weather. People brag about knowing the weather better than the TV forecasters: looking at the sky, the almanac, and feeling their joints to predict what is going to happen. What if we applied the same enthusiasm, thought, and conversation to our spiritual lives? As Jesus uses this illustration of settling "out of court", He is saying a similar thing: examine the evidence, admit you will be convicted as guilty, and plead with the judge before you get the sentence you deserve. We can see the writing in the sky; don't put it off; get you relationship with God right now, while you still can.
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