God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Jesus commanded Peter, "Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?" John 18:11 (NIV) Christ´s Disciples once again manage to see the passing world instead of God at work. The great plan of redemption is reaching its crucial moments. The labor pains have started and the Lord is... Continue Reading →
‘Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.’ John 16:24 (NIV) Are we guilty of reading the Scriptures and leaving them in the past? Do we secretly think Jesus was talking only to a few people long ago? Is this all... Continue Reading →
‘But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.’ John 16:13 (NIV) When we think of the Holy Spirit, what kind of sensations do we... Continue Reading →
‘But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.’ John 16:7 (NIV) Jesus is preparing the next stage of God´s great plan. He is instructing His... Continue Reading →
‘This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.’ John 15:8 (NIV) It has been taught in Christian circles that Jesus´ instruction on bearing fruit means that we should win converts to our religious institution. However beneficial this may be for everyone involved, is it really what... Continue Reading →
‘Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.’ John 15:4 (NIV) Jesus repeatedly draws this connection between being in Him like a vine and the branches. We can take from... Continue Reading →
Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" John 14:22 (NIV) Why do some come to experience God in their lifetimes and others don´t? Can´t everyone come to Jesus? Is there some kind of selectivity going on up in Heaven? Why... Continue Reading →
‘The Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.’ John 14:17 (NIV) The Holy Spirit! He is the answer. He is also the question. He is our hope in a hopeless world. He... 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 →
‘I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.’ John 14:12 (NIV) Who is performing miracles today? Does Jesus have an army of Christians out there doing the things He did? ... Continue Reading →
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