God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
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 →
At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Mark 7:35 (NIV) Jesus took the man aside. He was deaf and had a speech problem. Some probably feared that Jesus could do nothing for him. Jesus took Him where He could give personal attention. Jesus did not... Continue Reading →
Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter." Mark 7:29 (NIV) Constantly and without realizing it we are led into situations. Even at the moment surely the Lord has prepared some special moment where we could demonstrate great faith. These moments normally disguised as some kind... Continue Reading →
“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) Mark 7:18-19 (NIV) Come on guys, Jesus says. How... Continue Reading →
And wherever he went--into villages, towns or countryside--they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed. Mark 6:56 (NIV) As Jesus traveled through the region, the people recognized Him. The word spread. People went running ahead of... Continue Reading →
“Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Mark 6:3 (NIV) “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is... Continue Reading →
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” Mark 5:30 (TNIV) It may be difficult for us to understand the mysterious force Jesus mentions that flowed out of Him and healed the ailing woman. We could speculate and attempt to... Continue Reading →
For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mark 5:28 (KJV) Doesn´t the story of the suffering woman who wanted to touch Jesus´ clothes seem to depict us today? Haven´t we all felt the pain of living in a world separated from our place with God and struggled with... Continue Reading →
So they began to plead with Jesus to go away from their region. Mark 5:17 (NWT) What a poor reaction the townspeople had to the miraculous healing Jesus performed on the afflicted man in the graveyard. How could there be people so insensitive as to reject the opportunity to find out a little more of... Continue Reading →
So they were watching him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse him. Mark 3:2 (Reference Bible) It sounds strange to say it, but not everyone who has their eyes on Jesus is looking with good intentions. Those observing Him that day to see... Continue Reading →
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