God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it. Matthew 7:14 (Reference Bible) Jesus calls. It is for those who hear His voice to react. Scripture tells us and therefore we can be sure, that not many of us will take the necessary... Continue Reading →
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7 (King James Version) What a wonderful God we have and what wonderful promises fill the pages of the Bible. When we read promises such as this, we sense a world of power flowing... Continue Reading →
Matthew 7:1-6 Talks about judging our neighbor. We have for sure heard it said before that we need to consider first our own guilt before we accuse any other person. This is sound advice but perhaps falls short of what our Savior is trying to teach us here. We are not called to be held... Continue Reading →
For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Matthew 6:32 American Standard Version Beautiful and poetic are Jesus´ words on not worrying about worldly things. Matthew 6:25-34 has been preached often to give comfort to the flock of followers. Nearly all... Continue Reading →
If we were to strip down our faith and our religion, what would we find there? There is much that we could include and many outward expressions. But should we try to get beyond all the superfluous matter and get to the heart of the matter, what is hiding there below the surface? Far deeper... Continue Reading →
Dear Lord, Still I surprise myself to find there is so much more of me that must die. You started a process years ago, of taking me out of the world, or taking the world out of me. But sometimes after all that has been removed, I still run up against great hurdles which put... Continue Reading →
Perhaps we are living in a day and age where nearly every person has at some point been made aware of the need to pray. Although prayer may be losing popularity in the national and public eye, at least people know that it is there and will have to adjust themselves somehow on what they... Continue Reading →
There are some teachings of Christ that sound good to us and we would set out to complete our Savior´s wishes, but somehow we never quite get the hang of it. In Matthew 5:43-48 Jesus calls us to love not only our brothers, but those who seek to injure us in some way. While this... Continue Reading →
One inevitable error on our part is to constantly assume that to have validity, something must be measured up to another person. For example, when we make a wonderful discovery inside our hearts towards God, it is completely natural for us to want to share that discovery with another human being. This is highly commendable... Continue Reading →
Now we know that we have freedom in Christ and that by Works we are not saved. But we cannot argue that Jesus taught us to me more than just good. Reading Matthew 5 through 7, Jesus tries to show us that even accepted and traditional ways of thinking we are good are not enough. ... Continue Reading →
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