God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said ¨I feel for the crowd, because it is now three days they have been with me and not had anything to eat; and I do not want to dismiss them fasting, for fear they should grow faint on the road.¨ Matthew 15:32 (Byington) Here in Matthew... Continue Reading →
In reply he said to them: ¨Why is it you also overstep the commandment of God because of your tradition?¨ Matthew 15:3 (Reference Bible) Our Savior was approached by the religious leaders of His time. They demanded an explanation as to why His followers were overstepping the obvious acceptable traditions. Instead of entering a complex... Continue Reading →
In reply Peter said to him: ¨Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you over the waters.¨ He said ¨Come!¨ Matthew 14:28-29 (Reference Bible) Peter must have been frightened but a spark of hope burned in his heart that this was actually his Master walking out there on the lake. So he... Continue Reading →
¨But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.¨ Matthew 13:16 (KJV) In Matthew 13 verses 16 to 23 Jesus gives us some great light into the way things truly are. He tries to help us take all the external human and worldly things and peel them back so we... Continue Reading →
¨And whoever gives one of these Little ones only a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I tell you truly, he will by no means lose his reward.¨ Matthew 10:42 (Reference Bible) What wonderful insight into the great heart of the Lord, He gives us here in the final verses... Continue Reading →
This morning I read in my devotions again about the death of Jesus Christ. As I pondered and prayed over the texts in the last part of John chapter 19, I was surprised to find no remorse in my heart. Perhaps my mind was secretly turning its attention to the tasks of the day, but... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 