God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" John 5:6 (NIV) Jesus comes across this man by the pool in Bethesda. He sees that the man has been crippled for 38 years. Obviously His heart... Continue Reading →
They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world." John 4:42 (NIV) When is it that we really know who Jesus Is? People came to see Jesus from the Samaritan... Continue Reading →
Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. John 4:36 (NIV) What is all this talk of reaping? Jesus briefly mentions this subject of a crop, a reaper and a sower. But where does He lead... Continue Reading →
"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.’ John 4:34 (NIV) They offer Jesus some food. He´s got to be hungry. But He doesn´t accept it. Instead Christ tells them that He is fed by Something they don´t seem aware of. He says He... Continue Reading →
But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about." Then his disciples said to each other, "Could someone have brought him food? John 4:32-33 (NIV) Must it be through tedious repetition that we learn anything true about Jesus? Do we really need to be hit again and again with... Continue Reading →
The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he." John 1:25-26 (NIV) The woman expresses the fact that she has been informed. Does she speak for all of us? Have we heard that He... Continue Reading →
‘God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." John 4:24 (NIV) Oh how we shy away from a text like this? Who is left who is bold enough to tackle it? Who is willing to walk down the road where it leads? Do we just love to pick it apart? ... Continue Reading →
‘Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him." John 3:36 (NIV) Do we truly want to see Life? If so, then what are we doing to be sure that it is ours? Do we continue to live out our dreams... Continue Reading →
‘The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.’ John 3:35 (NIV) Are we more or less content with what we´ve got? Would we be happy enough if we just had a little more money or a better job? Would life be pleasant for us if we just could get past a... Continue Reading →
To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.’ John 3:27 (NIV) John the Baptist is approached by some trouble-makers. Does there just always seem to be some who will stand up to hinder the work of spreading the Gospel? When they see methods which run contrary to their... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 