God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
God is not in the business of separating people. He would save us all from ourselves and from harming others. He would lift our eyes from our personal agendas and set them on the Savior of our souls. Hearts firmly set in Him, are investing in eternal relationships and not just what we think we... 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 →
Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. James 4:11 NIV The boys were at it again. They could easily see the flaw in... Continue Reading →
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 The boy stood with his feet in the warm water of the river. He was standing on a sandbank that divided the main current and a wide pool. He could... Continue Reading →
You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4:4 NIV After finishing high school a young man moved to a different city to study. He rented an apartment near his new... Continue Reading →
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:3 NIV Two brothers were set on entering an international rowing race. They set themselves to finding the sponsorship money that would be needed to acquire the special boat and... Continue Reading →
Oh, how sad it is to see Christians satisfied with where they are with God. If they had truly met the Lord in personal experience, perhaps they would still be seeking more of Him in their lives. The truth may seem strange to human logic. But, when people actually come into awareness, and they... Continue Reading →
The days we live in now we are easily led to believe that we should personally be happy regardless of whether or not it makes anyone else happy. Separations are accepted more and more on this basis. Could we remember a time when we thought first of God and try to see again that He... Continue Reading →
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 NIV The Father had a large ranch. He had worked hard to make it into a place that could more than provide a living for all his... Continue Reading →
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. James 3:14 NIV A man worked himself up in the plumbing world. He worked hard and took care of his clients until the area where he lived began to depend on him. When... Continue Reading →
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