God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Who on earth still stops and turns their eyes above the heavens? Who truly gazes in wonder and lets their hearts soar above the stars? Who searches above the galaxies and the endless spaces of our universe? Who still feels the awe, the trembling fear of what it is like to come before the Almighty?... Continue Reading →
Some people are so simple and down-to-earth that you have to love them. They do not build up an image for others to see. They are who they are. If our hearts go out to this kind of people, imagine how our Father in Heaven feels about them. Many passages in the Bible tell us... Continue Reading →
The off-hand prayer goes up into the air. It is a quick plea for help. We find ourselves helpless in a situation. And, for a moment, we turn to God. It is a mighty tool for the Christian. But it is more than a tool. It is our calling. It is what being a Christian... Continue Reading →
There are souls that struggle. They try so hard to grow their faith and still find it difficult. If they only knew how it feels when the Savior is near, the struggle would end. What they need is help. But help is within our grasp. Where we see only a crushing weight upon our shoulders,... Continue Reading →
It doesn’t matter what the horizon looks like. Even the sailer squinting out into the eye of the perfect storm can take heart. All hell can be breaking loose upon us, and the fury of the elements can hurl all that it will. If God is near us, then all will be well with our... Continue Reading →
The good people on earth will always be under attack and exposed to the wolves. It is a sad truth about our current home. The pain of this reality affects us all. But this cloud has a silver lining. Some people are inspired. David not only had the Holy Spirit filling him with faith, but... Continue Reading →
One of the best kinds of friends to have is the kind who is of good standing. Imagine that our best friend was a king. Life might not always be easy for us, but it would probably still be a pretty cool place. Well, we can be best friends with the King. It is entirely... Continue Reading →
When we cry out against our pain, struggles, or injustices, we often cry first to ourselves. We start by feeling sorry for ourselves. Sometimes this leads us to take our problems to others. Then we pour our worries onto them. When they get bad enough, and it seems there is nowhere else left to go,... Continue Reading →
He could not imagine the fuller meaning of his words. Yet long ago, the Psalmist wrote of the coming Messiah. He lifted up the Son of God and encouraged us all to do the same. The writer warned us to test the caliber of our tribute to Christ. Through inspiration, he saw how shallow notions... Continue Reading →
We, humans, are insecure creatures. Even the proudest and most self-confident among us like to hear from others how much they are worth. We feed off of it. We love hearing others talk us up or reaffirm our good qualities. We need it. But human praise cannot fill the void deep within us. Emptiness creeps... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 