In the Lord’s last recorded prayer before He was crucified, He asked the Father for one of the greatest benefits of all for His disciples: "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth” (John 17:17). To be sanctified in truth is more than just believing it; it is being changed by it.

       How is it that we can hear His truth and be changed so little? One reason is because we have been making converts instead of disciples, as we are commanded in the Great Commission. When we read all that Jesus...

       In the previous Word for the Week, I began discussing a series of dreams I’ve had recently about the coming harvest. They were warnings about how near the harvest is and how unprepared the body of Christ is for it. Even so, we must now turn to the Lord, for Whom nothing is impossible, as we are about to be in way over our heads with this. We cannot just continue in “business as usual.” Feeling this urgency, I made a temporary pivot from the study of Daniel and Revelation for WFTW to seek a current...

       We have taken some time to prepare for a deep dive into the books of Daniel and Revelation. I was compelled to do this because I know much of what we cover will shake some foundations. For this reason, we need to strengthen our foundations, which is always a good thing, as we are already experiencing Hebrews 12:26-27, in which the Lord says, “‘Yet once more will I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.’ This expression, ‘Yet once more,’ denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that...

       The most basic way to distinguish the church that God is building from what He is not is to know Christ. He is our Shepherd. He has never abdicated that position. He is our Teacher, and He has never abdicated that position. Do not follow anyone who claims to have taken the place of Christ in anything.

       Yet, the Lord does much of His leading and teaching through His ministries in this time. So, how do we follow Him? We don’t seek to hear the words of the Lord, but we seek to hear...

       Most of what is considered God’s church at this time is not His church. It has been built by men, not God. He said that He would build His church, and He will. But many sincere Christians who seek to serve Christ are in man’s church, not God’s church. They can still grow and mature in Christ and be used by Him. However, in His time, God will call His people out of this system, as we are told in Revelation 18:4. Yet, at this time, God’s church is not apparent, so where will they go?...