God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me.’ John 15:21 (NIV) What is the real reason that people who call themselves good, can act in a manner contrary to the Bible and without compassion for others? Jesus tries to show us. He makes... Continue Reading →
‘If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.’ John 15:19 (NIV) Not long ago perhaps the average Christian remembered that we are not here... Continue Reading →
‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.’ John 15:16 (NIV) We Christians constantly make a subtle yet consequential mistake. Because we are the ones doing the thinking, we unconsciously believe... Continue Reading →
‘I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.’ John 15:15 (NIV) Jesus calls us His friends. He calls us His friends because we follow Him. But is it... Continue Reading →
‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.’ John 15:11 (NIV) The Christian today has a great challenge. He or she is a fledgling teetering on the edge of the nest. The dangers are many that would harm its chances to grow into... Continue Reading →
‘This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.’ John 15:8 (NIV) It has been taught in Christian circles that Jesus´ instruction on bearing fruit means that we should win converts to our religious institution. However beneficial this may be for everyone involved, is it really what... Continue Reading →
‘If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.’ John 15:7 (NIV) Nearly everyone has at least one store that really thrills them. It may be a clothes store for some, a trinkets store for others. It could be music or bookstore or... Continue Reading →
‘Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.’ John 15:4 (NIV) Jesus repeatedly draws this connection between being in Him like a vine and the branches. We can take from... Continue Reading →
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.’ John 15:1 (NIV) Jesus, the One Who is familiar with the Father, is the only One Who could give an accurate description of our God. He does so with these words. He lifts our understanding with this analogy. He likens Himself to a... Continue Reading →
The gravest question any of us face is whether we do or do not love the Lord. Too much hinges on the answer to pass the matter off lightly. And it is a question that no one can answer for another. Not even the Bible can tell the individual man that he loves the... Continue Reading →
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