God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
There is a Way that gets us ahead in the eyes of God. This Way is not the one we normally like to take. It means renouncing ourselves. It means letting others stand in the light while we may even have to suffer a little. We may have to swallow pride, be overlooked, sneered and... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of people trying really hard to make a name for themselves as good, effective servants of the Lord. But how many of us are putting ourselves aside long enough to think of the needs of others first. Could we each take a moment to pray for the Lord´s heart of love... Continue Reading →
Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you. 3rd John 1:5 The brothers had all grown up and left their parent´s home. Life had taken them all in different directions. States, countries, and seas separated them now. Some had stopped going to... Continue Reading →
If we want to share God´s love with His children everywhere, we need to become experts in living for the moment. This does not mean some future moment that may or may not come. It means that we need to get real good at seeing where the Lord is moving and where it is that... Continue Reading →
We often talk of dying to our world like we were taught by our Lord. But just as He stepped up and lived out His message as our example. We must pray for strength to be able to follow Him in the same sacrifice. Shall we ask the Lord to help us give up all... Continue Reading →
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 NIV In a small city church in the backstreets of a town in Africa, a preacher stood in a tank of water before the... Continue Reading →
When we get together in the name of the Lord, what is it that we pray for? Do we pray for peace or an easy time in this life? Or do we bring God our hearts and ask Him for more of His Son in our lives?
God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Hebrews 11:40 In a high mountain range, a group of hikers was walking along a path that went between some of the tallest peaks in the Western US. The sunlight pierced the thin air making the... Continue Reading →
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Philemon 1:25 NIV In his hand, a young man held a plane ticket. He was only nineteen years old. The ticket was valid for a year and the only flight date that was marked was that day. He could use it to circumnavigate... Continue Reading →
May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. 2nd Thessalonians 3:5 NIV A delegation of American athletes was visiting a certain city in China one morning. The city center had wide streets and tall buildings. The athletes were buying souvenirs and marveling over the curiosities of the different culture. There... Continue Reading →
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