Day 32 - Contrails in the Sunset
Let me encourage you to become a connoisseur of contrails. A “contrail†is simply “a streak of condensed water vapor created by aircraft flying at a high altitude.†Look skyward on a clear day and you could see as many as a half-dozen contrails filling the sky at the same moment.
Contrails are especially vibrant at sunset. The last shimmering vestiges of sunlight reflect on the streaks of vapor and the many and varied contrails become a kind of brilliant skywriting at twilight.
Contrails are a present-day fulfillment of a little-known, end-time prophecy found in the book of Daniel. “But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time: many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.†(Daniel 12:4) Contrails remind us that we’re living in the last days where “many will go back and forth.†We have the ability to go “to and fro†more than any generation in the history of the world. And the explosion of knowledge, information, and technology has made this air travel possible.
Contrails also remind us of another interesting dynamic of the last days. Jesus said, “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.†(Matt. 24:14) Contrails give testimony to the fact that followers of Jesus can now travel to virtually any place on the globe with the Gospel!
Lift up your eyes! The signs in the sky–including contrails–point to the reality that “…your redemption is drawing near.†(Luke 21:28)
Today’s Scripture Promise: “…Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?†(Matthew 16:3b)