God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 NIV As Christians we have something growing within us. Paul calls it hope. It is a hope that we can rejoice in. It grows out of our sufferings.... Continue Reading →
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; Romans 5:3 NIV Modern man tries to talk himself up. We boast. We revel in our own praise. But we do not like to admit our weaknesses. We hate to suffer. If only we could see that those... Continue Reading →
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Romans 4:18 NIV Throughout the Bible and on into our times churches and people everywhere have called Abraham the father of their faith. Each person inside... Continue Reading →
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." Romans 4:8 NIV We need a Savior! We need help with everything about our existence. We constantly cross the line. We cannot blame Adam and Eve. We all secretly listen to our own deviating voices. We all let our interests shift... Continue Reading →
Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? Acts 26:8 (NIV) Man has got it wrong. We fail every time. We trust the things we can touch. We put our faith in what we can see. We study science and because it seems solid, we trust it. The Bible on... Continue Reading →
And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our fathers that I am on trial today. Acts 26:6 (NIV) It would be great to think now that we are saved by our professed belief in Christ, that all will be smooth sailing. But the teachings and the example set... Continue Reading →
