God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The world today invests much in building up our image of self. We make everything bow down to our opinions, wants, and needs. We feed it to our children when we teach them they can get anything they want or deserve better. We encourage each other and try to hoist one another back up onto... Continue Reading →
The young man´s faith was being tried. He had grown up in a church and community of believers. But their pressure to walk and talk like them was not always kind. It did not always demonstrate God´s loving character or presence. Then, the young man met a girl at work. She was different. She did... Continue Reading →
If you go too long without food, you will know. Hunger is powerful. It can provide the motivation we need to seek. We use it a lot when we talk about achieving goals. Cultivating and using that hunger gets results. So, when we turn our thoughts to God, it becomes a game-breaking asset. Those who... Continue Reading →
Christianity has now had enough time to build up its traditions and ways of thinking. That is not precisely a good thing. Religion is not just about us humans—what we think and do. It is an interaction between us and the God who created our universe. So when we get used to treating our religion... Continue Reading →
28. Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.” 29. He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the waters to come to Jesus. (Matthew 14:24-33) The Disciples were all followers of Jesus. But only one stepped out of the... Continue Reading →
There is a subtle yet devious twist in our thinking lately. It may sound harmless enough, but it could cost us more than our lives. This happens when we Christians look anywhere else than to Christ for our answers. It goes something like this: we sense a low spiritual tone in our lives, so we... Continue Reading →
Speculations do not get us far in spiritual terms. Yet Christians are experts at it. We love to engage in all kinds of talk about the things in which we believe. This is good, but only when we use it to take us further in our pilgrimage to the Lord. The Israelites could have entered... Continue Reading →
Some say that there are no longer any prophets. They say the apostles, who walked with Jesus, were the last. It is sad to consider that people have given up so easily and so soon. We must be careful of false prophets; it´s true. When we hear "Look, here is Christ,"(Matthew 24:23-28) we don´t have... Continue Reading →
Time is the apparent sequence of events we use to measure our existence. It is viewed in many ways, but life seems unquestionably tied to it. Then we hear our Savior calling us, telling us that time is at hand. He teaches. He tries to lift our understanding. The Lord wants us to know that... Continue Reading →
Prayers can place our humble souls before the Lord. It opens the channels through which we walk and talk with Him. Only hearts that want to know Him will truly come. But those who do seek Him out can come into contact with the Savior. Our attention can turn from us and rest on Him.... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 