God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.’ John 15:13 (NIV) Celebrated as one of the most beautiful texts in all the Bible, this message is used to point us to the unlimited love that God holds for His children everywhere. It shows that the love of... Continue Reading →
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.’ John 15:1 (NIV) Jesus, the One Who is familiar with the Father, is the only One Who could give an accurate description of our God. He does so with these words. He lifts our understanding with this analogy. He likens Himself to a... Continue Reading →
The gravest question any of us face is whether we do or do not love the Lord. Too much hinges on the answer to pass the matter off lightly. And it is a question that no one can answer for another. Not even the Bible can tell the individual man that he loves the... Continue Reading →
‘But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.’ John 14:26 (NIV) Why is all this talk of the Holy Spirit necessary? Jesus put everything He had into teaching us. He worked hard to... Continue Reading →
‘He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.’ John 14:24 (NIV) Now we have it. There can be no excuses. Jesus has instructed us. He has shown us the Way. He has worked hard. He has... 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 →
‘Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." John 14:21 (NIV) Everyone is looking for love. We need to know that somebody is thinking of us. We need... 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 →
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? John 14:9 (NIV) Can we see God? Is the Father looming into view? Is the realization of the Presence of... Continue Reading →
‘And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.’ John 14:3 (NIV) Jesus says that He will come to take us to that special Place that He has prepared. He will take us to be... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 