God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Our eternal fate never rests on some future event or day. What we are doing and thinking right now at this moment is where our fate hinges. So, Christ´s words to us as He teaches should sink deep under our skin. We should listen for guidance to help us in our day. Spiritual urgency and... Continue Reading →
Some Christians take Christ´s every instruction as if the words were meant for them. Making His words pertinent to us allows those words to teach us. It solidifies Jesus as our Teacher. It honors and glorifies Him. It leaves us at His feet with a need for Him as big as life. Jesus warned us... Continue Reading →
Jesus sent out His disciples with a message to give to the world. He wanted to spread the good news about the realm of heaven, where God reigns supreme. The people of His day only saw the world around them. The focus was on rituals and external expressions of their religion. But Christ tried hard to... Continue Reading →
Jesus took aside His disciples and gave them authority over disease and dark spirits. Humans do not always have power over sicknesses, diseases, or demons. But God´s Son demonstrated that there are times to display God´s power over natural laws and how we perceive them. We overlook it at times, but this is the underlying... 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 →
Everything begins with God, the Creator. Then it plays out in our known universe in His intended ways. In the end, it returns to lift higher still the name of the One who created and sustains it. We are included in this cycle and can choose to work toward heaven´s goals, or not. We can... Continue Reading →
As Jesus teaches, He mentions patches on cloth and wineskins. Nowadays, we very rarely use either. Clothes are thrown out when they get old and liquids have more modern containers. So, we must lean in toward our Savior to hear His instruction. Some followers learn to take their questions to Christ. They figure He intended... Continue Reading →
Jesus was a bit of a renegade to the leaders of His church. He attended regularly. But records show that He also hung out with questionable people. The church authorities tried to show that His conduct was not acceptable. They couldn´t stand Him being around the people with the worst reputation in town. Before we... Continue Reading →
Jesus came healing and performing miracles. But Matthew 8 tells of a whole region that begged Him to leave their area. Why on earth would anyone in their right mind turn away the very Son of God? Now we can sit back in aloof judgment of the actions of those people that day. Or, we... Continue Reading →
The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Matthew 8:27 Jesus had just calmed the sea and winds by uttering a few simple words. The whole world seemed about to end for those out at sea that night. The next moment, all was completely calm.... Continue Reading →
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