A White Stone: by Jim and Merry Corbett

The Bible refers to a time and season that will usher in the final days of life as we know it. It states there will be wars, rumors of wars, and great upheaval in all nations. This is also a time for the purifying of the church, and a call to those who don’t know God or don’t believe He’s an integral part of everything that happens, and that what is evident in our daily lives corresponds to what is happening in the unseen world of the heavenlies.

The book, A White Stone, has been written to display the transformation that must take place in the church so that she might become a true representation of how God wants everyday people to live as passionately as Christ did in a world looking for honest answers to life’s questions. It demonstrates the power of God at work when He has surrendered vessels for His use, and the true freedom an individual can have when they’ve entered into the peace of living under the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ, resulting in the ability to live above the entanglements of everyday circumstances. It’s a fictional account of probable coming events, divided into sections that flow into one another with no clear-cut time boundaries.

The characters are a composite of people Merry and I have known and some others we would like to know. Their lives are intended to relay to the reader that the Spirit, the power, and the quality of the life Jesus lived as our example are available to each of us as we surrender fully to Him. In a time when fanatics with murderous hearts claim that they are representing God in their merciless actions, God is raising up a standard of integrity and love in His people to overcome the hatred that is so apparent in the world and expose the true enemy and source of that hatred.

Since its debut in 1997, A White Stone has been revised periodically to better address the issues arising in our rapidly changing world as Christ would. In our own nation, we have gone from functioning as a carefree society not very familiar with the need to exercise caution as we travel, work, and play to a people who must ponder and prepare for drastic life changes as part of our daily routine. We now understand that we live in a world in which peril could very likely invade our lives at any unpredictable moment and we have little wisdom on how to deal with it in a Christ-like manner.

Merry and I realize these circumstances do not necessarily mean that we’re living in biblical end times. During many seasons in history, people have felt they were living near the end; and in looking for the immediate return of Jesus, produced confusion and regrettable actions because of their misguided zeal. There is a need to be careful. In these days, however, it does appear as if the Lord is exponentially accelerating the pace at which predicted events are coming to pass, so we must take note.

During these very important and perilous times, we’re convinced our Father in heaven is bringing us to Himself by making us aware of our need of Him. We believe He’s challenging each of us to allow Him to make us His holy people and sense that He’s willing to impart Himself, His peace, and His kind of freedom from fear to anyone who desires it.
Although A White Stone does take the reader into an end-time scenario, I’m convinced our Lord would have each of us live the kind of life portrayed in this story on a daily basis, so we might truly prosper through difficult times. Living passionately for Jesus and for the best interests of others is our directive as followers of Christ, no matter where we are in the times and seasons of the Biblical calendar.