God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin." John 8:10-11 (NIV) They have gone. They are the ones who would hurl their stones. In the Light of... 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 →
Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly. Luke 1:6 (NIV) We could be contemplating for the first time the seriousness of whether or not there is a God. We could also be considering whether or not we would even want to get to know... Continue Reading →
"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "today--yes, tonight--before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times." Mark 14:30 (NIV) Peter was horrified. So are we. Is Jesus telling us that times will come where we will fall away? What? Impossible! We are His followers! We have demonstrated our loyalty time and... Continue Reading →
But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” Mark 2:10-11 (NIV) Every person alive along with all those who went before us has had to deal with their own... Continue Reading →
Saying: ¨I have sinned when I betrayed righteous blood.¨ they said: ¨What is that to us? You must see to that?¨ Matthew 27:4 (Reference Bible) When Judas realized that he they had condemned Jesus to death he felt the weight of his betrayal. It is true that there had been considerable evil flowing through his... Continue Reading →
But I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment: (Matthew 5:22 American Standard Version) Sometimes we may say that we are close to the Lord. Then we sit back with a smug look on our face and feel good with ourselves. Then Jesus... Continue Reading →
For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 (American Standard Version) One of the forever highly disputable concepts that we must each seek an adequate balance of is that between justification by faith... Continue Reading →
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Matthew 4:1 King James Version What can we learn from the story of the temptations of Jesus? Perhaps you feel like the Spirit has led you into a desert too, where you are bombarded every minute by the... Continue Reading →
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