God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience. Hebrews 4:11 NIV He was nervous the day of the gymnastic team tryouts. His effort to complete a back handspring unassisted left much to be desired. He knew he had to impress... Continue Reading →
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1st Timothy 6:12 NIV On a remote mountain road, some friends found it blocked by a dozen teenagers and their cars. One of the... Continue Reading →
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1st Timothy 4:1 NIV The preacher stood to give his talk that morning. It could have been a moment of strengthening faith and of ushering souls closer to God. But that morning,... Continue Reading →
The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 1st Timothy 1:14 NIV It was the day they should have been in church. They stopped the van at the head of a trail. It was a short hike down to see... Continue Reading →
The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. 1st Thessalonians 5:24 NIV Something inside of her seemed to be reaching towards God. She had a friend who was a Christian. So she went to him to for help. She had gone to church before. Her parents were Christians. Her husband... Continue Reading →
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Ephesians 4:14 NIV She came to talk to a friend because he was a Christian. Her soul was... Continue Reading →
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, Ephesians 3:17 NIV He was a curious fellow who worked as a maintenance man in one of America´s professional sports arenas. He knew the old building like nobody else. But his co-workers thought... 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 →
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. Galatians 5:5 NIV The woman got married to a Christian man. Her experience with the church had not been that positive. There were too many shady characters pushing others to be like them. It did not sit well with... Continue Reading →
So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Galatians 3:24 NIV A team of gymnasts set out on their yearly tour. This year the man in charge was given a rookie that would test his patience. The new recruit was not like any... Continue Reading →
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