God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
"All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said. When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." Luke 18:21-22 What kind of people are we? Have we... Continue Reading →
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: Luke 18:9 (NIV) Jesus teaches us about how we should be. He uses examples. He talks of familiar types of people and situations. He speaks in parables or in stories. But is His objective to reach... Continue Reading →
‘And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:7-8 (NIV) Jesus... Continue Reading →
Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Luke 17:33-34 (NIV) Have we grown tired of hearing of the end of times? Has the message... Continue Reading →
Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." Luke 17:17-19 (NIV) As Jesus is approaching a town near the border of Samaria, He... Continue Reading →
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. Luke 17:5-6 (NIV) How many rungs are there on the ladder that leads upward into... Continue Reading →
" 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' "He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' " Luke 16:30-31 (NIV) Jesus tells us a story. He teaches... Continue Reading →
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. He said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.’ Luke 16:14-15 (NIV) Jesus touches on a delicate subject. He... Continue Reading →
"The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into... Continue Reading →
" 'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' " Luke 15:31-32 (NIV) Jesus teaches of what God is like. He uses... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 