God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority-- the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down. 2nd Corinthians 13:10 NIV Every chance the boy´s father had, he took... Continue Reading →
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. 2nd Corinthians 13:8 NIV It was a religious school. One teacher cared for the children in her class and her love was well received by her students. But her bosses were not happy. They wanted her to join their denomination. They... Continue Reading →
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test? 2nd Corinthians 13:5 NIV The pilots of a light aircraft were unqualified to fly in bad weather, but they needed to refuel. Dropping through a hole... Continue Reading →
For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. 2nd Corinthians 12:20 NIV It was... Continue Reading →
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2nd Corinthians 12:10 NIV Whitewater guide trainees lined up on the banks of a river to meet their instructors. These were all experienced oarsmen. One of the... Continue Reading →
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2nd Corinthians 12:9 NIV They came flying off the motorbike. The man was in a panic... Continue Reading →
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 2nd Corinthians 12:8 NIV They worked side by side all day, every day. But the worker caught the brunt of all his boss´ frustration and anger. He spent his days demoralizing the hired man. In times of recession, the worker had... Continue Reading →
I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 2nd Corinthians 12:5 Just as the sun was rising over the jungle the plane´s engine sputtered. They had flown through the night as only had a couple of hours to go to reach the... Continue Reading →
Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, 2nd Corinthians 11:25 NIV The breeze stopped. The two men let go of their oars. The boat sat lifelessly in the sea. They were hundreds of miles... Continue Reading →
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 2nd Corinthians 11:13 Specialists came to a high school to help them decide what career path they should study in college. One of the students was not like his peers who knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. ... Continue Reading →
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