God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go." John 11:44 (NIV) Jesus calls and the man who was dead woke up and came out of the tomb. He is still... Continue Reading →
When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. John 11:33 (NIV) Have we suffered the loss of a loved one or friend? Have we witnessed the silent reverence of spirit when the breath of life is removed from someone... Continue Reading →
‘While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." John 9:5 (NIV) Can we detect the Light of Jesus today? Where around us can we see Him shining? Jesus calls Himself the Light of the World. He says that while He is Present there is illumination. But how often do we... Continue Reading →
‘I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death." John 8:51 (NIV) Jesus says that those who keep His Word will never die. Those who heard Him thought He was crazy. They thought He was possessed by a demon. We all fear death. We would all secretly like to... Continue Reading →
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 (NIV) When Jesus speaks, He says He is the Light. He is the Light of the World. Those who follow Him will... Continue Reading →
‘The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.’ John 6:63 (NIV) Is it possible that there lives within each of us a flame? Was there a spark set off somehow which brought the individual into being? Could this mysterious life which... Continue Reading →
‘Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.’ John 6:53 (NIV) Jesus begins to lose friends quickly. He starts talking about things that men cannot accept. He starts talking about eating His flesh and... Continue Reading →
‘But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.’ Luke 20:35-36 (NIV) Once again... Continue Reading →
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Luke 1:1-2 (NIV) What have we heard of God? What did we learn of Jesus Christ? Surely... Continue Reading →
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” Mark 5:30 (TNIV) It may be difficult for us to understand the mysterious force Jesus mentions that flowed out of Him and healed the ailing woman. We could speculate and attempt to... Continue Reading →
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