God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. 1:6 NIV The All-Knowing God can see from the start who will respond to His call. But He makes the call with the hope that we all will turn. Those who are not included among the chosen of God are the... Continue Reading →
and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 1:4 NIV The Spirit of Holiness declares it! He shows us in power the Son of God! By His resurrection Jesus Christ becomes our Lord! Born in... Continue Reading →
regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 1: 3 NIV Many are divided. Some choose to have hope. Others say it is impossible. Even within the church family, some have their doubts. But it all comes down to this! Should we believe that God sent His own... Continue Reading →
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God Romans 1:1 (NIV) The call comes. It is the reaction to hearing that determines how far the budding Christian will go. We start with mere notions. We can have the most superficial knowledge of... Continue Reading →
Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 28:31 Blessed are the ones who share Jesus with others! Of all the things a human could share with someone else, Christ is the greatest Treasure! This last text in Acts is a beautiful description of... Continue Reading →
For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. Acts 28:30 There is a giant difference between the way we view things and the way God sees them. We see Paul under arrest and waiting for his trial in Rome. God sees his... Continue Reading →
For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' Acts 28:27 (NIV) We have come to a moment where all eternity hinges. ... Continue Reading →
For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain." Acts 28:20 (NIV) Christ is the Hope of Israel. He is the only hope for mankind. Without a Savior, without pardon, we could never truly approach... Continue Reading →
His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. Acts 28:8 (NIV) Time and time again we read in the Bible of a person suffering and then through the power of prayer and with the... Continue Reading →
So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away. Acts 27:32 (NIV) There is a size of faith that marks the lives of those around the person who holds it. Paul has such a faith in God that all those who travel with him realize he knows Someone... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 