God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Sometimes the Lord will remove loved ones or things that are close to our heart. This does not have to be a bad thing. It can work miracles for us if it brings us closer to Christ. If we can grow our relationship with the Savior, and our trust is strengthened, then there will be... Continue Reading →
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1st John 1:5 NIV They left the paved road behind and climbed into the Southern California hills. As they left the city lights behind them the only light they had... Continue Reading →
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched - this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 1st John 1:1 NIV The children fidgeted in the pew in the church building. They had grown up... Continue Reading →
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2nd Peter 3:18 NIV Riding his bike on a lonely road through some farmland, a teenager found a strange stick on the ground. He stopped his bike and picked it up.... Continue Reading →
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. 2nd Peter 3:13 NIV In a beautiful setting in the hills far outside of town, two families bought neighboring farms. One man built a lovely cottage nestled in a peaceful hollow higher... Continue Reading →
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 2nd Peter 3:8 NIV In a fish pond in the garden, a family kept a baby crocodile that somebody had found. Time went by and the cute... Continue Reading →
How actively are we working to grow, strengthen and increase our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ? Is it a question that we ask ourselves frequently? Or do we try to avoid taking a painful look at our current state? Let´s pray that we all will have our eyes opened, our hearts aching, and press... Continue Reading →
It would go so much better for us if we just stopped trying to take everything into our hands and do it for ourselves. God has forever been trying to tell us the true nature of our existence. We are here because He has put us here and because He keeps us here. All that... Continue Reading →
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 2nd Peter 3:7 NIV The driver of a tiny pickup stopped at a four-way stop sign. He and his two passengers were uncomfortably crammed into the bench seat. Another... Continue Reading →
If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 2nd Peter 2:20 NIV The beam of the spotlight cut through the blackness of the night.... Continue Reading →
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