In these times when lying and deceiving to gain political advantage are so prevalent, we must become even more devoted to the truth. As we’re told in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, God will destroy “… the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved (emphasis mine).”

      People seek truth for many reasons, but there is only one reason the followers of Christ are to use: because...

      We can be humble and contrite as the ones the Lord is seeking to build His house with, but this will not guarantee that we will not fall into the same traps as others have. Being humble and contrite is a good foundation for the other qualities we need, but there is more needed. Our trust cannot be in our humility but in God, whom alone we must follow.

      We follow Him by knowing His voice and only responding to His voice (see John 10) and by staying filled with His Spirit, who has...

      We must keep in mind that God is as gracious as He can be to all people because He loves all. So, He prefers mercy over judgment. He will bless things done for Him as much as He can, but He will only inhabit what He initiates and what He builds. Much of the book of Revelation is about the conflict between the church God is building and those men are building. Men may attach His name to their works and presume they are building for God when they are really building for themselves. It is...

      Presently, the Scriptures only give us sketchy details about our life after the resurrection and in the kingdom of God that is coming to earth. They’re awesome sketches, and we’re promised that the reality is going to be much better than our present minds can even conceive. He has only given us these brief sketches now because we do not need all the details about how wonderful it is going to be. However, we need to have clear marching orders for what we’re here to do. This is what we must focus on now: doing the...

      The greatest hope for the world is in Revelation 21:1-5:

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,  prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among...