God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. Hebrews 9:8 NIV The impressive flights of stairs led up out of the Asian jungle into the face of the cliff in the mountain. The... Continue Reading →
and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man. Hebrews 8:2 NIV The children were preparing for their Christmas program. It was late evening and most of the big hall of the church was in darkness. The music teacher was working with a group of students... Continue Reading →
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God. Hebrews 7:19 NIV The sea rose and fell on the rocks where the man sat. His Bible lay open in his lap. He had considered himself a Christian his whole life. But now he was... Continue Reading →
And without doubt the lesser person is blessed by the greater. Hebrews 7:7 NIV They hoisted their kayaks onto their shoulders and headed down the steep path down the canyon to the mighty Zambezi River. One of the young men was especially nervous. The boys he was with had once asked him to teach... 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 →
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. Titus 1:15 NIV A small school long ago in Africa, was paving the yard to cover the dirt and stones where the children played. One... Continue Reading →
I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 1st Timothy 2:9 NIV She always wore the right clothes. Her tops were buttoned up prudently to her neck. Her skirts fell below the knees. Her sleeves and even her dress never... Continue Reading →
on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you. 2nd Thessalonians 1:10 NIV They could see a cloud of mist over the trees in the forest. It was hot and... Continue Reading →
They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power 2nd Thessalonians 1:9 NIV One night some reckless boys went over into a Mexican border town to check out the nightlife. But they did not keep track of the time. When... Continue Reading →
Do not put out the Spirit's fire; 1st Thessalonians 5:19 NIV He was working in a boatyard when he first saw it. A strange boat rowed up and parked next to him. He asked about it. They told him that it was a special rowing boat made for a Trans-Atlantic race. He had always... Continue Reading →
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