Seeking the Lord in our lives is becoming a lost art. We must learn to ache for a closer walk with Christ our Savior. If we kindle the fire that burns inside for more of the Holy Spirit, He will reward us. God will give us an awareness of His presence that will blow us all away!
We approach God for many reasons. Do we know what ours are? We could come to Him to ask Him for things that we think will make our lives easier or better. We can come to Him to hopefully get some help getting out of a bad situation. Maybe we are just lonely. If we... Continue Reading →
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1st John 5:14 The boy fell in love with a girl from his high school. They started dating. She liked him too. But, eventually, her parents convinced her that she should not marry... Continue Reading →
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1st John 4:8 NIV Daybreak found a small group of friends climbing up into the Southern Californian hills on their mountain bikes. They rode shoulder to shoulder up steep fire-break roads to the top of a canyon enjoying each other´s company. After... Continue Reading →
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1st John 3:1 NIV Not everyone´s dad would have done it. But one father... Continue Reading →
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1st John 2:15 NIV A small group of friends cheerfully walked down the dusty mountain trail until the trees opened up and they saw the lake. It was nestled in... Continue Reading →
Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." James 4:15 NIV Sitting down at the table to eat was sometimes excruciating for the children. They were hungry and moments turned into eternity until everyone was finally seated respectfully at the table. Then, they... Continue Reading →
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 NIV The first time the other kids met the boy, they had just arrived in a country that was going through a civil war. The boy, whose parents they had come to visit... Continue Reading →
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. Hebrews 6:7 NIV The children were playing in the driveway of the house one day. Giant but slightly scattered clouds filled the sky. The rains were... Continue Reading →
The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 1st Timothy 1:14 NIV It was the day they should have been in church. They stopped the van at the head of a trail. It was a short hike down to see... Continue Reading →
We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 1st Timothy 1:8 NIV The family had a rule. Their day of worship was sacred. They could not skip it, or push it off. They would stop everything they normally did during the week to make that day special. In the morning... Continue Reading →
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