God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. James 1:16 NIV The old group of friends all came back into town at the same time. They had shared many experiences together and enjoyed many adventures. One of the guys was invited over to his boss´s house to have dinner with him and his wife. His boss... Continue Reading →
Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 2nd Corinthians 1:9 NIV A man accepted the invitation to go with a friend to a concert. He did not always agree with the way his friend... Continue Reading →
The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead--whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. Acts 5:30 (NIV) What a crass manner to accuse their accusers! The Disciples point out recklessly to the jury of their own guilt in the death of Jesus Christ. Crazy! Insane! Nobody wants to hear... Continue Reading →
"Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.´ Acts 3:17 (NIV Peter brings attention to the part all have played in the plan of God´s redemption. He lets all know the blame that rests upon us as a people who needed saving. Our tendency towards ourselves and not toward... Continue Reading →
Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin." John 8:10-11 (NIV) They have gone. They are the ones who would hurl their stones. In the Light of... Continue Reading →
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." John 8:7 (NIV) He is teaching. They bring a... Continue Reading →
"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.’ John 5:45 (NIV) People come to believe many things. We reach our conclusions from the information offered to us. We set our hopes on something. It may seem harmless. But should it be of... Continue Reading →
‘But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him." Luke 22:21-22 (NIV) Judas, the one called Iscariot, is said to have been entered by Satan. He has walked... Continue Reading →
"Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.’ Luke 20:46 (NIV) They have been pressing Him to find where Jesus stands on issues. Some... Continue Reading →
So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. Matthew 28:15 (NIV) It seems almost inconceivable that church leaders, the people who hold the responsibility of caring for the souls of their congregation, would do something so obviously... Continue Reading →
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