God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 1st Timothy 6:20 NIV After the worship song, the new pastor stepped up to the pulpit. He gave a quick prayer that hearts would be opened to God and then... Continue Reading →
Do we find people listening to each other and their experts over trying to hear again the voice of Jesus Christ? Shall we pray that we hear Him clearer each day from now to eternity?
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. 1st Timothy 6:19 NIV There was a young man who went to work for one of the NBA teams. When Christmas came around,... Continue Reading →
How mature are we in our faith in God, His Son, or salvation? Is it just enough to change how we act or talk? Or is it changing who we are and driving us closer to the Lord? Shall we pray that we grow a little more each day?
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1st Timothy 6:12 NIV On a remote mountain road, some friends found it blocked by a dozen teenagers and their cars. One of the... Continue Reading →
Do we ever find that we are waiting for the Lord to do something grand to get our attention? Should we stop and remember? Could we wonder again over all that God has gone through already to get our attention and prove His love to us?
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1st Timothy 6:11 NIV On a visit to Amsterdam, a group of tourists walked down the street in the Red-Light District. They had heard stories of this place but were still curious if it truly existed. ... Continue Reading →
Are we spending too much time and effort to convince ourselves of our faith or doctrines? Could we spend a little more seeking the Lord and exchanging our own will for the His?
People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.1st Timothy 6:9 NIV His heart was beating fast as he chose the green Nothing-to-Declare route through customs. A friend had offered to pay for his trip to this... Continue Reading →
We may think we know a lot and have learned a lot. But should we still seek to stand very near to the One who set the times and controls the weather too? Let us pray that we never get puffed up or held back from seeking for more of the Lord!
Searching For Christ 