God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
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 →
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, Hebrews 11:33 NIV Leaving a National Park one day, some visitors stopped by the office building. They were greeted by an elderly man with a strange smile. His face was wrinkled terribly and when the guests... Continue Reading →
We have all felt the pain when others have hurt us. Jesus did too. But his heart never held on to anything but love. Shall we pray to be like Him? Shall we pray that we will find it in our hearts to go to our brothers and sisters that hurt us and show them... Continue Reading →
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. Hebrews 11:19 NIV Nobody imagined that it was so serious. When the mother of a family stayed in bed with a cough and a slight fever, her daughters and husband thought that she just needed to... Continue Reading →
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. Hebrews 11:13 NIV Two men on an expedition on a lake far out in the... Continue Reading →
For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. Hebrews 10:37 NIV Less than a year had gone by when a young man left his wife to go across the sea. She could not understand what in the world was important enough that it should ever... Continue Reading →
because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:14 NIV He was a Christian. Everyone knew of his proclaimed devotion to God. But one night he lost it. His children were behaving poorly. His wife was angry. They had to leave early from the dinner they... Continue Reading →
so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28 NIV After a wedding, while the whole family was still gathered together, the best man took everyone... Continue Reading →
When one truly opens themselves to the message of salvation we find in the Scriptures, we can painfully see how much we still need a Savior. But this painful realization is never pleasant and far too often many of us are not willing to make that examination of our hearts with the Lord. Shall we... Continue Reading →
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 9:14 NIV The teenager followed the fading two-track road that wound between the hills. He spotted a... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 