God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. Acts 19:23 (NIV) Throughout history there have been times when people got all worked up about their beliefs. Great disturbances have risen for and against God. Can we detect anyone getting overly moved about where they stand with God now? Are we? Christian... Continue Reading →
But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. Acts9:15 (NIV) God asks Ananias to respond to a specific call. He wants him to go and touch a man of ill repute. This seems... Continue Reading →
That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and held a celebration in honor of what their hands had made. Acts 7:41 (NIV) With perfect clarity of hindsight we see how mankind has always been and how we are today. We cannot expect... Continue Reading →
but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. Acts 6:10 (NIV) The educated and studied just can´t seem to override the simple man´s faith. He speaks out in the name of Jesus. There is a Spirit, wisdom and a power behind his words. This Spirit leads... Continue Reading →
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. Acts 2:27 (NIV) God is the All-Powerful and All-Righteous One. Those things that are able to stand in the Presence of God must have all impurities burned out of them. To be with Him they must... Continue Reading →
But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" "Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered. John 19:15 (NIV) He is more than a bit scared. Pilate knows he is treading on thin ice. Perhaps deep in his heart he can sense a... Continue Reading →
‘I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins." "Who are you?" they asked. John 8:24-25 (NIV) The world is divided. People choose to believe what they will. Even in the churches all... Continue Reading →
If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. John 7:17 (NIV) Jesus says that those who truly choose to do God´s will are the ones who will find out about Him and where His teachings are coming from. To... Continue Reading →
From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve. John 6:66-67 (NIV) After Jesus teaches on some more difficult subjects to grasp, many people turned away. They stopped following Jesus. It was too much for them to... Continue Reading →
and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. Luke 19:42-43 (NIV) Jesus arrives at... Continue Reading →
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