God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?’ John 3:12 (NIV) Man approaches God and wonders. We compare everything we are taught against what we know of how our world runs. But is God found only through His creation? ... Continue Reading →
Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that." John 1:50 (NIV) Can we say that we have come unto Jesus? Have we been moved sufficiently to the point where we leave what we were doing before and set out to find... Continue Reading →
"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." John 1:48 (NIV) Jesus is calling His Disciples. Everyday others begin to follow Him. Now we hear of the reaction Nathanael had when Philip brought him to Jesus. Was he more... Continue Reading →
The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). John 1:41 (NIV) There is talk of the coming Messiah. Everyone has heard the prophesies. A voice is ringing out in the wild places. Witness is given to the One to come. ... Continue Reading →
‘I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' John 1:33 (NIV) Have we decided to believe only those things which can be proven... Continue Reading →
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’ John 1:29 (NIV) John the Baptist continues to give testimony to Jesus Christ. He sees Jesus coming and he tells those who are there to hear that This Is the Lamb... Continue Reading →
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' " John 1:23 (NIV) John the Baptist is baptizing people in the river. He is preaching of the coming Christ. He is asking men and women to prepare their... Continue Reading →
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. John 1:18 (NIV) Before diving deep into the life of Jesus, does the book of John make us stop a moment to think? Should we have a few points current and felt before... Continue Reading →
John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' " John 1:15 (NIV) Do we find some things written in the Bible that are hard to swallow? Are there so many things that we just have... Continue Reading →
children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:13 (NIV) Before we even get into the story of the life of Jesus, do we find our writer setting the stage for us? Does it seem that he is moved by a Great Unseen Force? ... Continue Reading →
