God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Dear Lord, I have spent many years living my life for me. I chased after pleasure and possession and thought only of myself for too long. Lately I have heard you calling me away from myself and the distractions of life and the world around me. Please enable me to turn from myself and correct... Continue Reading →
Jesus said: ¨Leave this place, for the little girl did not die but is sleeping.¨ at this they began to laugh at him scornfully. Matthew 9:24 (New World Translation) Do you think that Jesus Christ came to the earth to help those people whose lives He touched back then in Palestine? Or are you of... Continue Reading →
Nobody sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old outer garment, for the new piece pulls away from the garment and the tear becomes worse. Matthew 9:16(New World Translation) In Matthew 9 verses 14-17 Jesus was approached by some of John´s disciples. They were asking Him why they had to fast, but Jesus´ disciples... Continue Reading →
And, look! All the city turned out to meet Jesus; and after having seen him, they earnestly urged him to move out from their districts. Matthew 8:34 (Reference Bible) Jesus came healing and performing miraculous signs, but this story in Matthew 8 tells us of a people who begged Him to leave their area. ... Continue Reading →
But the men marveled, saying, what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Matthew 8:27 (KJV) Jesus had just calmed the sea and winds by the simple utterance of a few words. One minute the whole world seemed to be about to end for those out at sea... Continue Reading →
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Matthew 8:22 (KJV) There are some texts that we prefer not to look into too deep. If we read them or refer to them we do so lightly, and then pass on to ones which we feel more comfortable with. The... Continue Reading →
But He said to them: ¨Why are you so afraid, you with little faith?¨ Matthew 8:26 (New World Translation) Jesus was sleeping peacefully in the boat, but the followers of Jesus were undergoing a very frightful test. It is a pretty scary thing when you are at the mercy of the winds and seas. Even... Continue Reading →
Whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it. Matthew 7:14 (Reference Bible) Jesus calls. It is for those who hear His voice to react. Scripture tells us and therefore we can be sure, that not many of us will take the necessary... Continue Reading →
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7 (King James Version) What a wonderful God we have and what wonderful promises fill the pages of the Bible. When we read promises such as this, we sense a world of power flowing... Continue Reading →
Matthew 7:1-6 Talks about judging our neighbor. We have for sure heard it said before that we need to consider first our own guilt before we accuse any other person. This is sound advice but perhaps falls short of what our Savior is trying to teach us here. We are not called to be held... Continue Reading →
