God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,’ Luke 1:46-47 (NIV) The pregnant Mary breaks out into song. Her heart wells up with at all the expressions of love and favor she has found in the Lord. Her soul overflows with joy and she bursts out in... Continue Reading →
The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come... Continue Reading →
With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Mark 15:37-38 (NIV) There it was. He reached the end. Jesus had walked His walk on earth. He had remained faithful and had stayed constantly with His Father. Never had He left God as... Continue Reading →
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Mark 15:34 (NIV) Jesus asks why. At the pinnacle of His suffering on the cross, when the pain is at its worse, Jesus wants to know why the Spirit... Continue Reading →
“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Mark 11:23 (NIV) We have been walking this long with Jesus. We have heard Him instruct us... Continue Reading →
“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. Mark 10:5 (NIV) Do we find it a little funny that we constantly try to break down the Bible and the teachings of Jesus? Doesn´t it seem that we try to turn everything into a black and white rule? Jesus... Continue Reading →
So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Mark 9:20 (TNIV) By now everyone was watching expectantly. Jesus was on the scene. The power and authority of Jesus was in question. Even the followers... Continue Reading →
Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” Mark 9:7 (TNIV) Here we find ourselves with Peter, James and John. The sky is hidden from us as a great cloud envelops us. There is an overwhelming sense of a... Continue Reading →
At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Mark 7:35 (NIV) Jesus took the man aside. He was deaf and had a speech problem. Some probably feared that Jesus could do nothing for him. Jesus took Him where He could give personal attention. Jesus did not... Continue Reading →
After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. Mark 6:46 (TNIV) Jesus sent off His disciples in a boat and stayed behind to say goodbye to the crowd. As soon as He was alone, He went up the mountain to find a place to pray. The Son of God was a remarkable... Continue Reading →
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