God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Sometimes people cannot tell just how much God loves them. Because they cannot see God or have never truly sought to get to know Him, they may not sense the intensity of His immeasurable love for all of us. If we would let God´s love well up within our hearts, then we will be able... Continue Reading →
If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. 1st John 4:20 A certain church member stood firmly on her declaration of faith. She had ready texts to back... Continue Reading →
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1st John 3:18 NIV She was not his mother. She was not the boy´s grandmother either. She was just an elderly lady that knew the child´s family. When the boy came to her country to go to boarding... Continue Reading →
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. James 2:23 NIV The boys were too young to go on their own. Their father wasn´t there to take them climbing, but the boys wanted to learn. So, a... Continue Reading →
for our "God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 12:29 NIV It was the 4th of July in rural America. People were in their yards or parks watching firework show with the ones they loved. Then the children went out to the sidewalks. The older children, or perhaps their parents, brought out the fireworks that... Continue Reading →
For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Hebrews 3:4 NIV A teenager took a job building houses one summer. He found out straight away that it was very hard work. Because his woodworking skills were not yet developed, he had to do all the tedious tasks of... Continue Reading →
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. Titus 3:3 NIV A man was sharing a story of when he converted to Christianity. He said that his wife had started going to... Continue Reading →
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 1st Thessalonians 3:12 NIV The pregnant lady looked down at the toddler in her arms. To her, this child was the most beautiful little creature in the entire world. As she admired... Continue Reading →
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:4 NIV A woman from Europe came to live in the USA for a time. She made many new acquaintances. The people warmly received her. They had a lot of questions for her, like why she had... Continue Reading →
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4 NIV Her son had been away overseas for more than a year. She had spoken to him on the phone from time to time. But it was hard to think of him so far away. One day, they handed her the... Continue Reading →
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