God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Dear Wife, I know that I have let you down so many times. I am aware that I am the cause of so many of your frustrations. I am guilty of diving so hard into all kinds of other things and when I do, I leave your feelings and your needs aside. I could say... Continue Reading →
And said, ¨These last put in one hour´s work; still you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!¨ Matthew 20:12 Jesus lays out for us the concept of the first being last and the last being first. Read Matthew 20:1-16 We could dispute all day just... Continue Reading →
¨And I tell you again: it is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Reign of God.¨ Matthew 19:24 (Byington) You and I are camels. We have things. Some things have cost us a great deal to attain. Some things perhaps... 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 →
And after they got up into the boat, the windstorm abated. Then those in the boat did obeisance to him, saying: ¨You are really God´s Son.¨ Matthew 14:32-33 (Reference Bible) Have you ever wondered how you would have felt to witness Jesus personally performing some wonderful miracle? Imagine if it had been you and I... Continue Reading →
The more we read on into the teachings of Jesus, the more His words seem to be directed towards us. Certainly He was instructing His followers and disciples, but the more we listen, the stronger His message falls on our ears. It is like He is looking directly to us and calling each one by... Continue Reading →
And, look! All the city turned out to meet Jesus; and after having seen him, they earnestly urged him to move out from their districts. Matthew 8:34 (Reference Bible) Jesus came healing and performing miraculous signs, but this story in Matthew 8 tells us of a people who begged Him to leave their area. ... Continue Reading →
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7 (King James Version) What a wonderful God we have and what wonderful promises fill the pages of the Bible. When we read promises such as this, we sense a world of power flowing... Continue Reading →
Perhaps we are living in a day and age where nearly every person has at some point been made aware of the need to pray. Although prayer may be losing popularity in the national and public eye, at least people know that it is there and will have to adjust themselves somehow on what they... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 