God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath." Luke 13:14 (NIV) On the day set aside for worship Jesus has compassion on an afflicted woman. He heals her of her... Continue Reading →
Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 (NIV) Jesus is talking with His confided few. They are discussing the importance of the Son of Man. Jesus shares a little of God´s plan of redemption and... Continue Reading →
They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and said, "My child, get up!" Luke 8:53-54 (NIV) A man comes to Jesus. He needs the Lord to do something for him. He is concerned for the health of the daughter he loves. She is ill. Jesus agrees... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:11 (NIV) Jesus is teaching the people near the lake. He sees some boats and asks to use one to preach from. The fishermen oblige. After... Continue Reading →
Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said, “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Mark 10:21 (NIV) We stand by and watch as Jesus is questioned by this rich man. He came to Jesus to... Continue Reading →
And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 (ASV) Nobody wants to be called negative. Nobody should be exclusive. It is just not popular to say “this is... Continue Reading →
He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man´s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” Mark 8:23 (TNIV) Peculiar may be the way in which Jesus healed this blind man. They were in town when He... Continue Reading →
He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “´These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; there teachings are merely human rules.´ Mark 7:6-7 (TNIV) Wow, strong words are coming from our Savior. He is not holding... Continue Reading →
After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. Mark 6:46 (TNIV) Jesus sent off His disciples in a boat and stayed behind to say goodbye to the crowd. As soon as He was alone, He went up the mountain to find a place to pray. The Son of God was a remarkable... Continue Reading →
For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip´s wife, whom he had married. Mark 6:17 (TNIV) We can call ourselves Christian in the common worldly sense today. But that does not mean that in heaven... Continue Reading →
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