God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. Romans 6:5 NIV There is a giant step towards heaven that Christians today tend to overlook. We might enjoy calling ourselves followers of Christ. We may convince ourselves that we love the... Continue Reading →
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:3 NIV Some think of baptism as a ceremony to enter a church. They go through with the ritual to comply with the regulations and traditions of the organizers of that institution and those who... Continue Reading →
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21 NIV The person who thinks they are perfect does not need God. It is the person who realizes the need for a Savior who will turn and look... Continue Reading →
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 Much pain and distance from God has come to the world... Continue Reading →
for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. Romans 5:13 When we see ourselves in an ever fuller Light of God, our transgressions loom into view. Many are the tricks of heart and conscious that would downplay our responsibility... Continue Reading →
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV Christians may secretly feel more Godly. It is easy to see ground gained with the Lord and think we are safer than the less religious. But for all our imagined better standing with... Continue Reading →
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 NIV As Christians we have something growing within us. Paul calls it hope. It is a hope that we can rejoice in. It grows out of our sufferings.... Continue Reading →
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; Romans 5:3 NIV Modern man tries to talk himself up. We boast. We revel in our own praise. But we do not like to admit our weaknesses. We hate to suffer. If only we could see that those... Continue Reading →
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 5:1 NIV Christians all over the world wake up each morning and open their Bibles. They worship God. They attend services during the week. They watch, listen or read uplifting content. They go out and engage... Continue Reading →
being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." Romans 4:21-22 NIV We cannot possibly know everything about our limitless God. But we can bow to Him. We can give Him credit for being God. We can also give Him credit... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 