God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
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 →
Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers - not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; 1st Peter 5:2 NIV The parents of three boys decided to undertake a business venture. The got... Continue Reading →
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 1st Peter 4:10 NIV That day, the man rode his ATV into a part of the dunes he did not know well. Tufts of long grass grew in between the hills and valleys making... Continue Reading →
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 1st Peter 1:8 NIV Early one morning, in a part of the country where elephant and lion roamed, some children wandered up a... Continue Reading →
Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. James 4:11 NIV The boys were at it again. They could easily see the flaw in... Continue Reading →
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13 NIV You never heard the woman put herself before others. She always made sure that everyone else was taken care of before thinking of her own... Continue Reading →
Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. James 3:1 NIV A young man who had learned to do gymnastics at his high school started teaching it as soon as he had graduated. It wasn´t long before he... Continue Reading →
Forgiveness, as we see it today, does not always go as far as Jesus or our Father in Heaven wants us to forgive. It needs to get down below our pain. It needs to get right into our heart to where it becomes a part of how we love our brother and sister in Christ.... Continue Reading →
We have all felt the pain when others have hurt us. Jesus did too. But his heart never held on to anything but love. Shall we pray to be like Him? Shall we pray that we will find it in our hearts to go to our brothers and sisters that hurt us and show them... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of people who can calmly and sternly say that they have met the Lord. But the real proof will come from a changing life. It will come from an overflow of love for both God and His children. It will come to people who are bewildered and yet overjoyed that Jesus... Continue Reading →
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