Discernment is the ability to see into the spirit world, to perceive the operation of that spirit world, to reveal the presence and work of the Holy Spirit.
A "sign of the times" is something that shows the kinds of things that are happening, popular, important, etc., in a culture at a...
I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth...
James conveys the idea that only when we submit to God will the devil "flee from you" as we are then committed to God ...