God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:4 NIV A woman from Europe came to live in the USA for a time. She made many new acquaintances. The people warmly received her. They had a lot of questions for her, like why she had... Continue Reading →
These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Colossians 2:17 NIV Screams pierced through the darkness. Some newcomers to this safari camp ran towards where a canvas tent had stood. But in the darkness, the beams of their torch searched the shadows. They could... Continue Reading →
I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 NIV It was the second pair of shoes this week that wore through the sole. She pleaded with her husband to glue them somehow. But, he sadly handed them back and told her he couldn´t work miracles. She would have to buy... Continue Reading →
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Philippians 4:12 NIV They were barely scraping by. They were a... Continue Reading →
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Philippians 3:20 Nervously the man stepped up to the desk. The immigration officer on the other side greeted him with a scowl. He took the passport and started thumbing through the pages. The man became more... Continue Reading →
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh-- Philippians 3:3 NIV Dutifully they filed into church each week. They had done it their whole lives. They grew up learning the doctrines of their... Continue Reading →
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 NIV She brought her new boyfriend around to meet her friends. She wanted them to get to know him. He had an interesting history and was a nice person. But there was one thing... Continue Reading →
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NIV They should not have climbed down there. The children had gone for a walk up into the hills behind the house. But two of the boys... Continue Reading →
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 NIV In the course of two years, a man worked in three different jobs. In the first two jobs, he had kind and caring bosses. They went out of their way to make him feel... Continue Reading →
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24 NIV A group of friends was concerned for a boy in the class above them. He had fallen in with the wrong crowd. He started hanging out with the rebels of the school. They... Continue Reading →
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