God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 2nd Corinthians 5:14 A girl visiting a ranch in Southern Africa was taken on a drive. There were other teenagers along that day and they laughed and joked together. The driver stopped at a small dam... Continue Reading →
We live by faith, not by sight. 2nd Corinthians 5:7 NIV In the evening they parked the car a short distance from the hide. It was a small platform made of poles that stood a few meters off the ground. The animal-viewing platform was in a remote game ranch in Africa and overlooked one... Continue Reading →
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2nd Corinthians 5:1 NIV Sent to do a job in Italy a small team of workers was not impressed with where their employers provided for... Continue Reading →
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 2nd Corinthians 4:8 NIV “Why me?” She cried to her husband as they finally put their toddler down to sleep. She had had a meeting at work that day. They had offered her a permanent position in the company,... Continue Reading →
Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God. 2nd Corinthians 2:17 NIV Instead of the church that day, they went to hear a visiting lecturer. The speaker was an expert who had written... Continue Reading →
For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you. 2nd Corinthians 2:4 NIV The two men had shared many memorable experiences together. Despite a difference in their age, they had gone... Continue Reading →
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 2ndt Corinthians 1:3 NIV A young man set off to make it in the world. But soon, he found that it takes more strength, more wisdom, and more effort than he was... Continue Reading →
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. 1st Corinthians 16:13-14 She was a single mother. She had to work long hours to keep her and her baby fed. She had bills to pay and a house to keep. It was hard for... Continue Reading →
in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1st Corinthians 15:52 NIV A small boy stood by the campfire where the grown-ups were enjoying light conversation. He wanted so much to share some... Continue Reading →
I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1st Corinthians 15:50 NIV Oh, how he enjoyed when his friends came to visit him. They would get out their Bibles and look at texts together. It was a blessing to be... Continue Reading →
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