God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
How actively are we working to grow, strengthen and increase our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ? Is it a question that we ask ourselves frequently? Or do we try to avoid taking a painful look at our current state? Let´s pray that we all will have our eyes opened, our hearts aching, and press... Continue Reading →
It would go so much better for us if we just stopped trying to take everything into our hands and do it for ourselves. God has forever been trying to tell us the true nature of our existence. We are here because He has put us here and because He keeps us here. All that... Continue Reading →
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 2nd Peter 3:7 NIV The driver of a tiny pickup stopped at a four-way stop sign. He and his two passengers were uncomfortably crammed into the bench seat. Another... Continue Reading →
If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 2nd Peter 2:20 NIV The beam of the spotlight cut through the blackness of the night.... Continue Reading →
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity - for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. 2nd Peter 2:19 NIV From an open thatched hut where they were having the church ceremony, the youths could see down onto the dam wall. They were all gathered there in... Continue Reading →
if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment. 2nd Peter 1:9 Proud of his new jeep, a young man took his friends for a drive into the trails that wound between some sand... Continue Reading →
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2nd Peter 2:1 NIV A teenager once took up the sport of whitewater kayaking. His father was a... Continue Reading →
If we have not stopped to take a good look at whether or not we are clinging onto our earthly treasures, then we could very well be doing that. Could now be a good time to kneel down and ask the Lord to be our Treasure and our Delight once more?
The preacher´s voice boomed out over the congregation. Parents sat in respectful silence and let the words reprimand them and make them want to try harder to do what they were told was right. The children though cringed under the incriminating tone. To them, it sounded like they had already done some imaginary mischief and... Continue Reading →
For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." 2nd Peter 1:17 NIV The boys were not usually there when their father spoke about them. They might not have... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 