God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.’ John 16:27 (NIV) All those who have based our beliefs in God and religion do so upon a few certain pillars. Have we ever considered what those few primary beliefs are? Have we ever made a... Continue Reading →
‘Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.’ John 16:24 (NIV) Are we guilty of reading the Scriptures and leaving them in the past? Do we secretly think Jesus was talking only to a few people long ago? Is this all... Continue Reading →
‘I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.’ John 16:20 (NIV) There are many blessings that come to a true believer of Christ. So many joyful discoveries and gifts from God are poured into their souls. Yet at the... Continue Reading →
"In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me." John 16:16 (NIV) Do those words just leap right out from the pages? “In a little while,” Jesus says. In one short sentence He speaks of in a time and after a time. Speaking of... Continue Reading →
‘But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.’ John 16:13 (NIV) When we think of the Holy Spirit, what kind of sensations do we... Continue Reading →
‘But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.’ John 16:7 (NIV) Jesus is preparing the next stage of God´s great plan. He is instructing His... Continue Reading →
‘They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.’ ‘They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.’ John 16:2-3 (NIV) We Christians like to think that our church is the... Continue Reading →
"All this I have told you so that you will not go astray.’ John 16:1 (NIV) Jesus uses encouragements, guidelines, fulfilled prophecy and warnings to teach us. He gives us colorful, life-like illustrations that help us bridge the gap between God-sized thinking and our lower experience and capabilities. Like a shepherd He leads us forward. ... Continue Reading →
‘And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.’ John 15:27 (NIV) Jesus is preparing us for the future. He commissions those who follow Him. He is sending us out to the world to give our testimony. He would have us spread the Good News of Him and His Father. ... Continue Reading →
"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.’ John 15:26 (NIV) Jesus is making a most beautiful promise to those who care to hear it. He is offering to us a capable and essential Helper... Continue Reading →
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