God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:6 NIV A man who worshipped God had to share a hotel room once with a man who worshipped Allah. Although the devotional moments were awkward, they both respected the other enough to make the situation work. ... Continue Reading →
know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:16 NIV... Continue Reading →
God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." 1st Corinthians 5:13 NIV He waited but his friend did not show up. The two men had worked together for years. Now they were planning to set up a sort of ministry for young people. They were preparing a place to keep youth... Continue Reading →
being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." Romans 4:21-22 NIV We cannot possibly know everything about our limitless God. But we can bow to Him. We can give Him credit for being God. We can also give Him credit... Continue Reading →
God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- Romans 3:25 NIV Christianity in a nutshell is this; that God has given us this opportunity to come again within His Presence. ... Continue Reading →
And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. 1:6 NIV The All-Knowing God can see from the start who will respond to His call. But He makes the call with the hope that we all will turn. Those who are not included among the chosen of God are the... Continue Reading →
Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 28:31 Blessed are the ones who share Jesus with others! Of all the things a human could share with someone else, Christ is the greatest Treasure! This last text in Acts is a beautiful description of... Continue Reading →
Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. Acts 25:19 (NIV) Points of dispute are numerous. We find them bombarding our lives all the time. But our lives do not center on dispute. Our emphasis for all... Continue Reading →
and saw the Lord speaking. 'Quick!' he said to me. 'Leave Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' Acts 22:18 (NIV) Right where people should be most open to the encouragement for seeking God, we can often find distraction, protest and refusal. People like the notions of God that... Continue Reading →
I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. Acts 20:21 (NIV) A life of service and sacrifice for the Lord is summed up in this short description. Paul explains his mission and his faithfulness to his commission from above. ... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 