Are these days making you fearful? Don’t be surprised and don’t be alarmed because we have the power of God at our disposal.

Pandemic, social upheaval, lockdowns; are these difficult days foretold in the Bible? They are and John reminds us that the Holy Spirit is available to all believers when dark days come.

1 John 2 warns of an antichrist spirit and how believers can identify it in a person. What this spirit represents is anything contrary to Jesus and you will find it in false teachers and movements of today. Everything you need to know in order to sift through these spirits abides in the Word of God. The more time we spend in it, the more knowledge we will have to discern.

Many are alarmed and taken aback at the climate of our culture but we should not be surprised at the break down we see as Scripture has warned us. We must stand firm and be faithful in these last days.

There are men and women of God today writing books that go beyond pop-psychology and motivation to go deep into the things of God. Gary Wilkerson recommends modern day authors Sanders, Sanlon, and Barrett.

The last of the puritan writers Gary Wilkerson shares about, Stephen Charnock wrote a book called Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God. Charnock dives into the character of God, even referencing some you may not hear about in churches today. This book has revolutionized Gary's worship and can do the same for you as well.

There are more Puritan writers Gary Wilkerson highly recommends for your reading: Brooks, Sibbes, Manton, and Owen. These authors share deep theological truths and the good things of God in their books, written hundreds of years ago, that are truths available to you today.

Gary highly recommends another book this week called The Attributes of God by A.W. Tozer. There truly is so much to know about God—more than we can imagine—and this book is a great resource for diving into the nature and essence of God.

Do you want your soul to be satisfied by knowing God? A wonderful book to read is called Knowing God by J.I. Packer. In this theological and intimate book, Packer takes us on a journey that cultivates a spiritual desire to know God and his word.

There was a time when David Wilkerson felt dry and considered leaving the ministry. His friend brought him a series of books by the Puritan writers and it refreshed David. God can use these books to take us to greater depths with Him.