God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
They kept asking, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't understand what he is saying." John 16:18 (NIV) When Is Jesus coming again? Do we know? Do we care? Who has the clues? Who studied up on them? How important is it for us to know the times and dates set by... Continue Reading →
"Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.’ John 17:2 (NIV) Jesus mentions a time that has arrived. He asks for glory received for the high honor to... Continue Reading →
‘No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.’ John 16:27 (NIV) All those who have based our beliefs in God and religion do so upon a few certain pillars. Have we ever considered what those few primary beliefs are? Have we ever made a... Continue Reading →
"In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me." John 16:16 (NIV) Do those words just leap right out from the pages? “In a little while,” Jesus says. In one short sentence He speaks of in a time and after a time. Speaking of... Continue Reading →
‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.’ John 15:16 (NIV) We Christians constantly make a subtle yet consequential mistake. Because we are the ones doing the thinking, we unconsciously believe... Continue Reading →
‘I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.’ John 15:15 (NIV) Jesus calls us His friends. He calls us His friends because we follow Him. But is it... Continue Reading →
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.’ John 15:1 (NIV) Jesus, the One Who is familiar with the Father, is the only One Who could give an accurate description of our God. He does so with these words. He lifts our understanding with this analogy. He likens Himself to a... Continue Reading →
‘But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.’ John 14:26 (NIV) Why is all this talk of the Holy Spirit necessary? Jesus put everything He had into teaching us. He worked hard to... Continue Reading →
‘He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.’ John 14:24 (NIV) Now we have it. There can be no excuses. Jesus has instructed us. He has shown us the Way. He has worked hard. He has... Continue Reading →
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- John 14:16 (NIV) What do we feel when we read the Holy Scriptures? Do we read the pages of print without sensing anything? Is our experience there one of cold mental transmission of information? Do we go... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 