God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
¨Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!¨ Matthew 23:24 (ASV) Jesus takes His teaching and touches upon a subject where we all come up short. He directs His disdain at the actions of certain church people but the correlation is clear. ¨Hypocrites!¨ He cries, ¨who give tithes and follow the... Continue Reading →
Then Peter came up and said to him: ¨Lord, how many times is my brother to sin against me and am I to forgive him? Up to seven times?¨ Jesus said to him: ¨I say to you, not, Up to seven times, but, Up to seventy-seven times.¨ Matthew 18:21-22 (Reference Bible) How many times must... Continue Reading →
In reply Jesus said: “O faithless and twisted generation, how long must I continue with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.¨ Matthew 17:17 (Reference Bible) The Disciples had followed Jesus throughout His ministry and had walked with Him, ate with Him and sat at His feet taking... Continue Reading →
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said ¨I feel for the crowd, because it is now three days they have been with me and not had anything to eat; and I do not want to dismiss them fasting, for fear they should grow faint on the road.¨ Matthew 15:32 (Byington) Here in Matthew... Continue Reading →
The scene described in John 17:1-5 is one of the most beautiful and profound of all the accounts of the history of mankind. Jesus Christ, the very son of God directs Himself towards His Father as was His custom before His disciples. While His words went up towards God their purpose was to benefit and... Continue Reading →
A very dear friend of the family just sent us word on his current situation of health. This person has been an inspiration to me towards spiritual growth all my life and has been to me like a second earthy father. He is not overly advanced in years but is suffering a terminal illness. His... Continue Reading →
For some time I have wondered after the meaning of Christ´s example that He set when He washed His disciples’ feet. The message would seem obvious, but for a few words in John 13:12-17, it seems there may be a deeper and more wonderful spiritual truth buried here. Jesus turns to His Disciples, the ones... Continue Reading →
One thing which we all seem to get caught up in when remembering the life of Christ, is to celebrate the wonder and significance of the moment. This can be and is a very admirable thing to do indeed; however, what we do not always do is celebrate what Christ did as being something of... Continue Reading →
What a power packed text! There is enough good hearty instruction here to set souls free and deliver them again into the hand of the One to whom we belong. Long I have felt the importance and seen the beauty of this text. But today I stopped while reading over it. So many of the... Continue Reading →
True to the usual way of Jesus, when He spoke, the words addressed a common situation. As we see continually throughout the Bible, men and women look with earthly eyes at the passing scenes and take always the physical and the common interpretations of those moments. However Jesus was constantly trying to tell us and... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 