God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
When some kind of global disaster strikes like the outbreak of the Coronavirus, we may be tempted to wonder how God could allow this to happen. We may be tempted to think like people with a low vision of God do. We may question His love, His care, or His power to remove our pain... Continue Reading →
Above all, my brothers, do not swear - not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned. James 5:12 NIV The little guy smarted off. In front of his little brothers, he tried to say things that his mother... 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 →
who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to all men 1st Thessalonians 2:15 NIV They were from a Christian high school. They had traveled to Europe and were visiting Paris. On the way back to their hotel one night, they met a... Continue Reading →
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 2nd Corinthians 5:10 NIV A sports injury had left him with a small disability in his right arm. The insurance company wanted... Continue Reading →
This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares. Romans 2:16 This is the Gospel. It has us look upward to God. It is the message for us to do what we can to make ourselves right with our Maker. It shows us our... Continue Reading →
‘They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.’ John 17:16-17 (NIV) We see Our Savior walking upon the earth with His eyes on God. His heart never leaves its focus for one minute. Jesus remains true to His mission and His... Continue Reading →
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." John 8:7 (NIV) He is teaching. They bring a... Continue Reading →
‘Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." John 7:24 (NIV) Jesus tries to show those who are confronting Him not to look as the world looks. He is trying to show them by examples that they get all worked up over following their accepted practices. They have rules and think everyone should... Continue Reading →
How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Luke 6:42... Continue Reading →
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