God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
And they appealed to him with the request “Send us among the hogs, so that we may go into them.” Mark 5:12 (Byington) Jesus was speaking with the evil spirits who had possessed this man. They had already shared with our Savior that there were many of them who had taken up residence in this... Continue Reading →
He also said to them: “A lamp is not brought out to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought out to be put on a lampstand?” Mark 4:21 (NWT) The first and easiest interpretation to place upon this text is that we should let our light shine... Continue Reading →
And early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went outside and left for a lonely place, and there he began praying. Mark 1:35 (Reference Bible) There are some wonderful times of day to pray to the Lord our God. But few of them can compare to those early hours... Continue Reading →
“What have you to do with us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you, I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” Mark 1:24 (Byingtons) Jesus had just begun His ministry. People had not yet had time to get to know His message or word to get around... Continue Reading →
`and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20 (NIV) One of the sweetest and most reassuring texts we could possibly find is this last remark from the book of Matthew. There are many fears or uncertainties in... Continue Reading →
About the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying: ¨E´li, E´li, la´ma sa-bach-tha´ni?¨ that is, ¨My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?¨ Matthew 27:46 (Reference Bible)Little do we stop to consider a powerful force that runs through this universe. It is this force which holds planets and constellations in their... Continue Reading →
¨See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.¨ Matthew 18:10 (Reference Bible) Beautiful and beloved by most, is our story found here in Matthew 18 about the shepherd leaving the... Continue Reading →
Here the Pharisees and Sadducees approached him and, to tempt him, they asked him to display to them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 (Reference Bible) Quite certainly we would be alone if we were to put forth the idea of reading of the Gospels by placing ourselves in the place of the Pharisees. Jesus... Continue Reading →
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