God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 NIV They went into the mission fields when they still had young children. They did not stay there too long. The couple soon brought their children back to the US to finish their educations.... Continue Reading →
Keep on loving each other as brothers. Hebrews 13:1 NIV They met when they were young. Their families became the best of friends. There were three families. Each had their children. The children got along really well. Whenever they could, they would get together. They spent the holidays and even traveled together. When the... Continue Reading →
for our "God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 12:29 NIV It was the 4th of July in rural America. People were in their yards or parks watching firework show with the ones they loved. Then the children went out to the sidewalks. The older children, or perhaps their parents, brought out the fireworks that... Continue Reading →
See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? Hebrews 12:25 NIV It was a big day for the children. But it... Continue Reading →
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, Hebrews 12:22 NIV The family drove down to the Lowveld to visit their friends. They followed a winding tarred road all afternoon through the hills... Continue Reading →
Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 NIV A man went to talk to a coworker of his that he knew to be a Christian. The man did go to church and said that he had been... Continue Reading →
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 NIV A boy was doing his chores in the backyard one day when his two brothers came with a box of matches. They convinced... Continue Reading →
because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son." Hebrews 12:6 NIV The visitors drove into the spacious garden of their friend´s house. As they came around a corner they could see the youngest son on a terrace at the bottom of the yard. He had found... Continue Reading →
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 NIV Visitors to the Denver area went to see the Nuggets basketball team... Continue Reading →
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 NIV The teenager set off on his bike more than 20 minutes after the race... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 