The sign of the times

Reading in Luke chapter 21 today, and to be honest its not an easy passage to think about. Jesus warns the disciples and us of what is to happen. He warns that persecution will come, that wars, earthquakes, famines and fearful events will happen in the end times.
Some believe that we are living on borrowed time, that we are in the end times now. I look at what is going on in the world and when I read this passage I must admit it makes me think that we are living in the end times too.
Jesus warns us so that we will be prepared, so that we can look at the signs and know that we need to get ready.
This makes me concerned about the people that I know that don't know the Lord. If we are in fact living in the end times then why are we not doing everything possible to help our loved ones come to know about Jesus?
It's Good Friday today, and after our morning service we walked through our town and had a small service in the town centre. As we were all there singing hymns and reading scripture, people were just going on with their shopping and with their daily routines without even a thought for Jesus. We need to take every opportunity to share the gospel with our communities, with our friends, with our families that don't know Jesus. If we are living in the end times, then we need to be ready, but also we need to try and help those we love to be ready too. Let's not miss any opportunity - let's share Jesus with everyone we meet.

"Preach the gospel at all times, use words if necessary"