God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
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 →
Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. 1st Thessalonians 4:8 NIV They stood above the class 6 rapid trying to decide if they could run it. There were experienced whitewater raft guides along with reckless young men with a hunger for adventure. The... Continue Reading →
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 1st Thessalonians 3:12 NIV The pregnant lady looked down at the toddler in her arms. To her, this child was the most beautiful little creature in the entire world. As she admired... Continue Reading →
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NIV It was a remote cove in Mexico with an offshore break. But the waves were too big. His lack of experience was going to kill him. Every time he surfaced, another giant wave swirled him... Continue Reading →
So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. Galatians 3:9 NIV A light aircraft somewhere over the wilds of Africa had been fighting headwinds for hours. Towards sundown, they met with one of Africa´s great thunderstorms. Climbing over it was impossible as it towered above them. So the... Continue Reading →
Paul, an apostle--sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead--, Galatians 1:1 NIV She was tired after the exertion of giving birth to her baby and needed to rest. But she did not want to. She wanted to hold her... Continue Reading →
I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 2nd Corinthians 12:5 Just as the sun was rising over the jungle the plane´s engine sputtered. They had flown through the night as only had a couple of hours to go to reach the... Continue Reading →
I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1st Corinthians 15:50 NIV Oh, how he enjoyed when his friends came to visit him. They would get out their Bibles and look at texts together. It was a blessing to be... Continue Reading →
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 1st Corinthians 15:10 NIV A man and his wife were down and out. They had... Continue Reading →
But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. 1st Corinthians 12:31 NIV A family came to the end of the line. The wife was out of work and the unemployment check was about to end. His job wouldn’t cover for the family in a world where... Continue Reading →
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