God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- Ephesians 2:8 The man never had the American dream of becoming a professional sportsman. He had never thought of being accepted into the National League. But he got the call. They desperately needed... Continue Reading →
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14 NIV A girl came nearly every day to visit a high school boy. She was one of the top students in his class. She came... Continue Reading →
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. Galatians 4:28 NIV A Christian family once reached the stage where their children began leaving the nest. They left the home to go and study in universities or to work in different cities. Finally, none were left living under the roof of their parents. They... Continue Reading →
As for those who seemed to be important--whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance--those men added nothing to my message. Galatians 2:6 NIV They came to correct a man from what was contrary to their interpretation of the Bible. They showed him texts to prove he... Continue Reading →
"Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." 2nd Corinthians 6:17 NIV The first time he tasted shellfish was when he was in his twenties. He was at a restaurant with some friends. One of the entrees looked enticing so he dove... Continue Reading →
We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. 2nd Corinthians 6:3 NIV In the high school assembly, a speaker told the students that salvation comes only by the grace of God. “It is not by works.” He told them. Then the meeting shifted somehow and the... Continue Reading →
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2nd Corinthians 4:18 NIV His attention should have been on the sermon. But the speaker rambled on. His mind began to wander from the preacher´s words to... Continue Reading →
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2nd Corinthians 4:17 NIV Two months after the accident a man found himself checking into the hospital for his operation. One wrong move had torn a ligament in his knee and now he would have a... Continue Reading →
You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2nd Corinthians 3:3 NIV They had not seen each other for ages. Far too many years had... Continue Reading →
Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God. 2nd Corinthians 2:17 NIV Instead of the church that day, they went to hear a visiting lecturer. The speaker was an expert who had written... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 