God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Anyone who wants it enough will learn to hear from God. All the blessings God has for His children are free and available. The Lord wants to share them with us. He encourages us to pursue them, pray for them, and grow close enough to Him so that they are rightfully ours. One delight we... Continue Reading →
Depression is real and can come to anyone. Those who enter will struggle to get out. Yet those who turn to God can rise in hope. Being down is not always a bad place. It can help us look up. From there, we realize that our hope lies in God. We stretch for the Lord´s... Continue Reading →
It might be the greatest and most common sin we Christians commit each day. We do it all the time without even thinking about it. That is, we reduce our Savior and our God by placing limitations on them in our hearts. We don´t mean to do it. It is just that we are more... Continue Reading →
Christ´s words cut through the shallowness of our faith. They expose our deceit and our disguise. So much of our hearts still remain far away from God. And, so few are concerned enough to do something about it. But, for those of us who have ears, His message can still reach us. They still carry... Continue Reading →
33. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44. But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, Matthew 5:43-44 We struggle to love our enemies... Continue Reading →
Christ teaches some things that we struggle to get the hang of. He says not to love only those who love us but also those who have it in for us. This may sound easy, but it´s not. Loving those who treat us right doesn´t score many points in spiritual realms. God calls for a whole... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the Holy Scriptures hand us some serious, harsh teachings. Even the words from our humble Savior may seem exaggerated when he tells us to pluck our eye out if it makes us stumble. Can we picture a person attempting such a messy surgical procedure? What about the inevitable pain that would follow? Jesus must have... Continue Reading →
A person who has experienced God´s presence for themselves is a marked person. Something marvelous happened to them. How they got there was both a blessing and a mystery. But somehow, the Lord saw something special in their hearts. So, He moved. God stirred in unseen ways. Awareness of His presence swept over the humble... Continue Reading →
Luke 24:1-53 ESV / …While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? At some point in our religious history, we started doing... Continue Reading →
Lately, we have somehow changed the meaning of the words coming to Christ. The words describe an encounter, yet nowadays, we don´t use them as such. Christians mean something quite different. And we are no better for the loss. If we hear it now, it tends to say someone has chosen to take on the... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 