Book Review: Where Do We Go From Here?

Dr. David Jeremiah, in Where Do We Go From Here?, poses ten current signs of the end times: socialism, globalism, pandemics, economic chaos, apostasy, increasing evil, cancel culture, spiritual famine, Jerusalem, and the gospel's triumph. I don't agree with everything Jeremiah says and does. Yet, I could glean some enrichment from reading this book. He writes with a natural speaking style that is easy to understand. The structure flows nicely, and he ends each chapter with an action point. He encourages the reader to understand what is going on today and to take action to live as God would have us live.

In the section on pandemics, I saw myself in one illustration. At the outset of the pandemic, I was uptight. Convinced I would succumb and die, my imagination created a larger shadow to the real threat. Many times, my imagination has led me to fear and those unhealthy thoughts are not God-honoring. Jeremiah tells of a woman who battled cancer by reminding herself that her imagination was often more deadly than the disease. He quotes her as saying, "I had to refuse to allow my imagination to play with my future. The future... is ordered by God, and no man can guess it. For me to let myself imagine how or when the end would come was not only unprofitable, it was definitely harmful, so I had to bring my thoughts into captivity that they might not dishonor Christ."

In that same section, I appreciated his reference to Elisabeth Elliot's recasting of Minnie Paull's poem, "Doe Ye Nexte Thynge." It reminded me to remove my fixation on the future and potential ills, and to focus my mind and heart on God and the next thing He would have me do. One step at a time, the race is run! I stand with Dr. Jeremiah, intent on banishing fear of the future by recognizing all is in His prophetic plan. He carries us each step of the way. God calls us to be wise, be alert, be dependent as we await His return.

If short on time, you can view this information in his sermon series of the same title.