Knowing the signs of the times and how then to live has to be the most pressing challenge facing any life. Because here’s the full extent of the Issachar question:
What is…
... the nature of the world in which we are living? (Fear, frozen, lack of hope/faith)
... the challenge(s) of our generation? (Sacrifice, generosity, believe in who you are)
... the status of the epic struggle between right and wrong, instead of life and death? (Religion kills faith, life breeds life)
… the direction this culture headed? (What do you see?)
… the nature of the world’s great crisis? (But God…)
And then from that, a second question:
How should we then live? How do we live a life of meaning, consequence, impact, and influence for the cause of Christ and the generation?
How should the church/ministry take its place in the vanguard of cultural engagement and missional force?
Do you see the challenge of the men of Issachar?
To know the signs of the times and how to then live?
You should.
Now more than ever.