God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?’ John 5:44 (NIV) The Saviour throws a heavy shot. He puts men on the spot. We have a choice. We could say He is talking to someone else. We could... Continue Reading →
‘but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.’ John 5:42 (NIV) Jesus makes a difference between those who turn to Him and those who don´t. Some people prefer to hold everything in their own hands instead of lay it all down and look to Him... Continue Reading →
‘You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.’ John 5:39-40 (NIV) Could there be a better text which sums up our religions today? Are there any words that are harder... Continue Reading →
"I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me.’ John 5:36 (NIV) Jesus is on the spot. He is forced to expose where the hearts are of those who oppose Him. He... Continue Reading →
"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid.’ John 5:31-32 (NIV) Would it help us all to study the stars? If we took a minute to examine the size, space and distances of the constellations,... Continue Reading →
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. John 5:30 (NIV) The Son of God is sent from Heaven above. He comes into the world born in the body of a Man, Jesus Christ. ... Continue Reading →
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." John 5:16-17 (NIV) As we set ourselves to the task of pleasing God we build up the framework and the parameters. ... Continue Reading →
Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that." John 1:50 (NIV) Can we say that we have come unto Jesus? Have we been moved sufficiently to the point where we leave what we were doing before and set out to find... Continue Reading →
"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." John 1:48 (NIV) Jesus is calling His Disciples. Everyday others begin to follow Him. Now we hear of the reaction Nathanael had when Philip brought him to Jesus. Was he more... Continue Reading →
‘I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' John 1:33 (NIV) Have we decided to believe only those things which can be proven... Continue Reading →
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