God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' " John 1:23 (NIV) John the Baptist is baptizing people in the river. He is preaching of the coming Christ. He is asking men and women to prepare their... Continue Reading →
children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:13 (NIV) Before we even get into the story of the life of Jesus, do we find our writer setting the stage for us? Does it seem that he is moved by a Great Unseen Force? ... Continue Reading →
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 (NIV) As we consider truly knowing the Son of God in a real Way, should we stop also to consider what is involved? What does it mean to receive Him? Can... Continue Reading →
There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. John 1:6 (NIV) Our book starts with a reference to light. The author seems to be directing our sight not on facts or theories. Does it seem He wants us to be aware of a different kind of illumination? Instead of strong... Continue Reading →
In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. John 1:4-5 (NIV) What mysterious power does God have that men need? Why do people search to know more about Him? Do we wonder? Or have we outgrown the thought... Continue Reading →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 (NIV) Is there a God? Do we truly ask ourselves this question? Are we able to contemplate Him now? As we steal a moment from our day, do we realize that the world around us does... Continue Reading →
While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. Luke 24:51:52 (NIV) By now have the followers of Jesus had sufficient time for it to sink in to them that they were in the Presence of a Divine Being? ... Continue Reading →
‘I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." Luke 24:49 (NIV) Jesus taught us many secrets of the Spiritual Kingdom He is from. He worked hard to show us what it is like in the realms where... Continue Reading →
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. Luke 24:45 (NIV) People are finding it difficult to understand vital truths about Jesus Christ. We look to our understanding of the world around us. We look to what we know and trust. But has God forever been telling us that there is more... Continue Reading →
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" Luke 24:31-32 (NIV) After the Son of God had fulfilled what was written should come... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 