God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The more we read on into the teachings of Jesus, the more His words seem to be directed towards us. Certainly He was instructing His followers and disciples, but the more we listen, the stronger His message falls on our ears. It is like He is looking directly to us and calling each one by... Continue Reading →
Have you ever been faced with a difficult situation and could not see just how to get out of it? ¨Look! I am sending you forth as sheep amidst wolves…¨ Matthew 10:16 (Reference Bible) Yet again we come to the scriptures in the light that the instruction we find there in not made good for... Continue Reading →
Dear Lord, I have spent many years living my life for me. I chased after pleasure and possession and thought only of myself for too long. Lately I have heard you calling me away from myself and the distractions of life and the world around me. Please enable me to turn from myself and correct... Continue Reading →
But the men marveled, saying, what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Matthew 8:27 (KJV) Jesus had just calmed the sea and winds by the simple utterance of a few words. One minute the whole world seemed to be about to end for those out at sea... Continue Reading →
Whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it. Matthew 7:14 (Reference Bible) Jesus calls. It is for those who hear His voice to react. Scripture tells us and therefore we can be sure, that not many of us will take the necessary... Continue Reading →
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7 (King James Version) What a wonderful God we have and what wonderful promises fill the pages of the Bible. When we read promises such as this, we sense a world of power flowing... Continue Reading →
Matthew 7:1-6 Talks about judging our neighbor. We have for sure heard it said before that we need to consider first our own guilt before we accuse any other person. This is sound advice but perhaps falls short of what our Savior is trying to teach us here. We are not called to be held... Continue Reading →
For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Matthew 6:32 American Standard Version Beautiful and poetic are Jesus´ words on not worrying about worldly things. Matthew 6:25-34 has been preached often to give comfort to the flock of followers. Nearly all... Continue Reading →
If we were to strip down our faith and our religion, what would we find there? There is much that we could include and many outward expressions. But should we try to get beyond all the superfluous matter and get to the heart of the matter, what is hiding there below the surface? Far deeper... Continue Reading →
Perhaps we are living in a day and age where nearly every person has at some point been made aware of the need to pray. Although prayer may be losing popularity in the national and public eye, at least people know that it is there and will have to adjust themselves somehow on what they... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 