God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, 2nd Peter 1:10 NIV They had been selected out of all the other children in the high school to be on the gymnastics team. They trained each week to... Continue Reading →
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, James 2:12 NIV The older couple lived just across the fields from a Christian boarding school deep in Southern Africa. They were believers themselves, but each in their own way. The husband was German and the wife... Continue Reading →
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 NIV They went into the mission fields when they still had young children. They did not stay there too long. The couple soon brought their children back to the US to finish their educations.... Continue Reading →
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 1st Thessalonians 1:4 NIV It was nearly the last day of a Christian summer camp. The children had done a number of exciting activities like BMX racing and rock-climbing in Yosemite National Park. But this day was special for two young people. ... Continue Reading →
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 NIV After many years and many miles, a man looked back on his life. He remembered each of his business ventures that resulted in closing doors. He thought of the earnings that had been accumulated but never retained. He painfully felt... Continue Reading →
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, Ephesians 2:6 NIV Their parents took them to church when they were young. They came from humble farming backgrounds. At night, after the chores were all done, they were taught to pray. They would call... Continue Reading →
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13 NIV Two men were working in Asia in a remote and luxurious resort. The complex included many hotels, apartments... Continue Reading →
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2nd Corinthians 12:9 NIV They came flying off the motorbike. The man was in a panic... Continue Reading →
as it is written: "He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little." 2nd Corinthians 8:15 NIV Two friends were separated for several years. They used to study the Bible together. But one felt the call to the mission fields in Africa. The other... 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 →
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