You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. James 5:8 NIV Driving South took hours. For the children, each hour seemed an eternity. Every so often one of them would not be able to contain it any longer and would ask, “How much further is it?” The mother would... Continue Reading →
The Law of Freedom
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, James 2:12 NIV The older couple lived just across the fields from a Christian boarding school deep in Southern Africa. They were believers themselves, but each in their own way. The husband was German and the wife... Continue Reading →
Looking for the City
For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Hebrews 13:14 NIV The two pilots strained their eyes to see out of the cockpit window. Rain streamed across the glass so when the lightning struck through the utter darkness of the night, it... Continue Reading →
Come To
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, Hebrews 12:22 NIV The family drove down to the Lowveld to visit their friends. They followed a winding tarred road all afternoon through the hills... Continue Reading →
Land of the Free
But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. Galatians 4:26 NIV Stepping off the plane a family waited at immigration. They had moved to Europe when their children were born to be closer to her family. Now they were returning to visit his side of the family. But at... Continue Reading →
Our House In Heaven
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2nd Corinthians 5:1 NIV Sent to do a job in Italy a small team of workers was not impressed with where their employers provided for... Continue Reading →
Called to be Of Christ
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 1st Corinthians 1:1 David was a normal Christian boy. He was born into a Christian home. He heard of God´s call to His lost children. But somehow he always thought it was for poor souls who did... Continue Reading →
