God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Romans 7:15 NIV We are complicated creatures with notions of what is right. We have our Christianity with its morals and high aspirations. We call on God above and make an effort... Continue Reading →
I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. Romans 7:10 NIV There can be a dilemma over justification by works and being justified only by Christ´s atonement. Some depend on actions to present us worthy before God. Others gladly take the sacrifice of Jesus as our defense. Regardless... Continue Reading →
So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. Romans 7:4 NIV There are so many things to consider when we become Christians. The enemy of... Continue Reading →
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 NIV Mankind desires a life without end. Much effort is given to maintain ourselves, prevent aging and hold off death. Modern media creates imaginary heroes who possess the supernatural ability to resist dying. But... Continue Reading →
What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! Romans 6:21 NIV For Adam it was an enticing fruit. For every other human being it has always been a million other delights. Things that are not God grab our attention and draw us... Continue Reading →
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Romans 6:11 NIV Christians have this joy that now we can live for something else. We no longer need to follow the trends of our society. We do not have to stand up to the standards of our times.... Continue Reading →
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. Romans 6:5 NIV There is a giant step towards heaven that Christians today tend to overlook. We might enjoy calling ourselves followers of Christ. We may convince ourselves that we love the... Continue Reading →
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:3 NIV Some think of baptism as a ceremony to enter a church. They go through with the ritual to comply with the regulations and traditions of the organizers of that institution and those who... Continue Reading →
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21 NIV The person who thinks they are perfect does not need God. It is the person who realizes the need for a Savior who will turn and look... Continue Reading →
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 Much pain and distance from God has come to the world... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 