God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. Hebrews 9:8 NIV The impressive flights of stairs led up out of the Asian jungle into the face of the cliff in the mountain. The... Continue Reading →
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. Hebrews 6:7 NIV The children were playing in the driveway of the house one day. Giant but slightly scattered clouds filled the sky. The rains were... Continue Reading →
People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 2nd Timothy 3:2 NIV He had not been helping much around the house. This high school student was too busy trying to prove his own independence. He came and went as he pleased. One day, his... Continue Reading →
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2nd Timothy 1:7 NIV New workers to a large resort complex on a mountain in the Malaysian jungle were given a tour around the buildings. There were theme parks, casinos, shopping centers, restaurants, and... Continue Reading →
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, Philippians 2:12 NIV Training was tough. The sports season was long and the team worked hard to prepare. The first few days of practice always... Continue Reading →
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 NIV The man got home and went straight to the fridge. He had been waiting for this moment. He grabbed a cold one and cracked it open. He probably could have heard a little voice inside... Continue Reading →
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2nd Corinthians 3:17 NIV Spirits were high! The university teams traveled down to their region´s cheerleading camp. They had training sessions and activities for several days. But the highlight was the competition. Working together they used clever... Continue Reading →
So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. 1st Corinthians 14:9 In Japan on a business trip, the host company felt the need to entertain a man one evening. He was taken to... Continue Reading →
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 1st Corinthians 12:13 NIV The preacher told a little joke in church one morning. It was the one of some people who were being showed around the streets... Continue Reading →
Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 1st Corinthians 9:6 NIV He loved her and she loved him. They ran around in the same high school group but they were just friends. She was sensitive, sweet, and had a contagious laugh. He went... Continue Reading →
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