God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God?" Acts 11:17 (NIV) Here we have a gathering of believers. They have sold everything to step out in faith in Jesus Christ. They have professed... Continue Reading →
The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." Acts 10:15 (NIV) Heaven is opened and the prayerful worshipper is allowed a glimpse of glorious things. Peter is given a strange vision. A voice tells him to get up! It tells him to take what... Continue Reading →
Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen Acts 1:24 We think of earthly things. We do not see yet the Heavenly ones. God sees with eyes that see interior motives, His eternal plans and with a wisdom unfathomable, even for celestial beings. Jesus is... Continue Reading →
After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3 (NIV) Here it is again! Once more we find the coincidence of something happening for 40 days. ... Continue Reading →
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?" John 21:23 (NIV) It happens again. It is so easy to do. ... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin." John 19:11 (NIV) Would our spiritual life, and consequently our every-day life become infinitely less complicated if we could just get one... Continue Reading →
Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him John 18:12 (NIV) Turn the clock back about a hundred years and what can we see? Can we see a difference between how our leaders used the name of God back then and how they use it now? ... Continue Reading →
"Leave her alone," Jesus replied. "It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.’ John 12:7 (NIV) Jesus is at the table. So is the man whom He restored to life. Mary opens an expensive perfume and uses the whole bottle on washing Jesus´ feet. She uses her own... Continue Reading →
Is God reaching out to us today? Can we sense Him drawing us? What should we do? What will we do?
They said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven'?" "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered. John 6:42-43 (NIV) There are many things that we must stretch our understandings to try and comprehend. When it comes to Jesus, God... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 