God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
"What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." John 11:48 (NIV) Jesus saves a person from the grave. He brings him... Continue Reading →
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 →
‘I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me." John 11:42 (NIV) Why is it that we Christians are offended if anyone questions our belief? Is there more healing and restoration to God if and when we... Continue Reading →
Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" John 11:35-36 (NIV) We have all heard of the love of God, but do we still sometimes find it hard to think that Jesus really gets worked up over us? There are just times when we get to feeling sorry for ourselves. Things aren´t... 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 →
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;’ John 11:25 (NIV) Those who would encourage others to look to the Lord already have a big job. It is not easy and not natural for mankind to accept ideas and concepts that... Continue Reading →
"Lord," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ John 11:21 (NIV) Some people believe Jesus can heal. Some go a little further. They believe that Jesus can bring people back from the dead. Mary and Martha have spent time with Jesus. They have witnessed His... Continue Reading →
So then he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." John 11:14-15 (NIV) What are our ears hearing? Do we hear Jesus saying He was glad that He was not there? Does He not... Continue Reading →
His disciples replied, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better." Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep. John 11:12-13 (NIV) Before we think we have gained so much ground with Jesus, should we get one point clear? If we care to examine well the way people... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world's light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light." John 11:9-10 (NIV) Although a beautiful text, the teachings Jesus gives over daylight may at... Continue Reading →
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