God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. Acts 5:31 (NIV) Some struggle to believe Jesus deserves our prayers and worship. Men have always had this problem. They may give God the right in their minds to sit as... Continue Reading →
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. Acts 5:19 (NIV) Man cages them up, and God sets them free. They go to tell the world about Jesus Christ and what He came to do for us. Some people didn´t like to hear of... Continue Reading →
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. John 21:25 (NIV) Our writer wraps up his book on his account of Jesus´ life and ministry. As he does he... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29 (NIV) What is hope? How much of a part does it play in our spiritual life? How big of a part should it play in the life of a Christian?... Continue Reading →
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." John 20:27 (NIV) He is the unlucky one. Thomas is not there when the others get to see Jesus after His resurrection. He has his doubts. Everyone else is... Continue Reading →
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" John 20:19 (NIV) They have the door bolted up tight. Jesus´ followers gather behind the barrier of walls and... Continue Reading →
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. John 20:18 (NIV) Jesus has risen. He shows Himself to Mary. He asks her to share the news of the marvelous movements of God. He asks her to go... Continue Reading →
When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. John 19:8-9 (NIV) Some people want to see Jesus dead. They want Him out of the scene. They do not want to adjust themselves to... Continue Reading →
"You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." John 18:37 (NIV) Talk about a strange... Continue Reading →
‘My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.’ John 17:15 (NIV) Jesus makes it good and clear that those who have set their hopes in Him and gone on to follow Him are not going to fit in too well with the... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 