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The Truth that Liberates


In Second Timothy 3:1-5 the Apostle Paul wrote to his young son in the faith, Timothy. The words in these verses prophetically read like the headlines in the news today.  Verse 1 reads, “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.” 

Most would agree that we are living in what the Apostle Paul defines as perilous or dangerous times.  Our society is filled with violence and stress.  In Matthew 24:6 we have words of Jesus, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”

Jesus reveals in Luke 21:26 that these days would be characterized by “Men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” How do we address these times?  How do we cope with the stress of the days we are living in? 

We must have a word from the very throne of God.  We need truth that will shepherd us through the difficulty of the dark days that we find ourselves living in. There are some fundamental truths found in God’s Holy Word that will form a foundation that will empower us to stand firm and overcome evil in this last day.

When we experience salvation we are born again.  We enter into the Kingdom of God.  The Apostle Paul writes in Colossians 1:3, “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.”  The Bible teaches in Hebrews 12:28 that this kingdom cannot be shaken. 

Today the kingdoms of this world are experiencing the shaking that has been prophesied for the last days. We do not have to be afraid because we are part of an unshakable kingdom.  The words Jesus spoke concerning the church in Matthew 16:18 should encourage us today.  “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” 

Do you desire to be part of a kingdom that cannot be shaken?  In John’s Gospel Jesus had a conversation with a religious man by the name of Nicodemus.  In John 3:3 the Lord reveals how we gain entrance into the kingdom of God. “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Have you experienced the new birth?  Have you prayed and asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins and to become your Savior?  How do we receive salvation?  Romans 10:13 reads, “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”


Why not call on the name of Jesus today and ask Him to become your Lord and Savior?  You will never be the same and you will become a part of a kingdom that cannot be shaken.

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