God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24 NIV A group of friends was concerned for a boy in the class above them. He had fallen in with the wrong crowd. He started hanging out with the rebels of the school. They... 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 →
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14 NIV A girl came nearly every day to visit a high school boy. She was one of the top students in his class. She came... Continue Reading →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Galatians 5:22 NIV She stood each day at the head of a small one-roomed class. Her students ranged in ages and in cultural backgrounds. She was a whitehaired elderly woman and always had her hair tucked up neatly. She was... Continue Reading →
they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 2nd Corinthians 8:4 NIV A man who had been separated from his wife and kids by divorce went to live in another country. After 20 years he wanted to come back and live closer to his family. He... Continue Reading →
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 2nd Corinthians 7:1 NIV There once was a couple young people that met through their church community. They knelt down to pray together. Their intentions were pure even though... Continue Reading →
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 2nd Corinthians 5:14 A girl visiting a ranch in Southern Africa was taken on a drive. There were other teenagers along that day and they laughed and joked together. The driver stopped at a small dam... Continue Reading →
I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1st Corinthians 15:50 NIV Oh, how he enjoyed when his friends came to visit him. They would get out their Bibles and look at texts together. It was a blessing to be... Continue Reading →
Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Romans 13:14 NIV Christ´s call to the soul is a complete shift of direction. Although humans are not perfect, the focal point of their lives can be. We can be wrapped up in... Continue Reading →
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV The Bible has taught us so much about the fact that we to be... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 