When Jesus was asked by His disciples about the signs of the end of the age, the first thing He warned them about was deception. It was a jolt when He explained some would claim that He, Jesus, was indeed the Christ, as we see in Matthew 24:4-5: “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.”

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         Jesus gave hope to sinners because He had come to save them. He is not coming back to destroy the world. He did not go to the cross to condemn the world, but to save it. He valued this world, including the sinners who had turned from Him, so much that He went to the cross to save them. This great love which emanated from Him attracted sinners to Him. When the true Jesus is lifted up, He will draw all men to...

       The most famous opening line of a novel is from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” But how can anytime be both the best and worst of times? A comparable biblical phrase is in Malachi 4:5: “the great and terrible day of the Lord.” How can the day of the Lord be both “great” and “terrible?”

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        It has been said that eagles are one of the few creatures that like storms. That is because eagles know if they approach an opposing wind at the right angle it will carry them higher. Trials can take us higher when we approach them the right way.

        In James 1:2-4 we are exhorted, “Consider it...

        The greatest vision we can have in this life is to be like Christ. As we become like Him, we will begin to do the works He did as He continues to work in and through us. We can only do this by abiding in Him. We abide in Him by continually growing in our love for Him, and we do that by getting to know Him better. Since the primary objective of the Lord’s life was to do the will of His Father,...