God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. John 6:5-6 (NIV) People come to see and know Jesus. ... Continue Reading →
"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.’ John 5:45 (NIV) People come to believe many things. We reach our conclusions from the information offered to us. We set our hopes on something. It may seem harmless. But should it be of... Continue Reading →
‘How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?’ John 5:44 (NIV) The Saviour throws a heavy shot. He puts men on the spot. We have a choice. We could say He is talking to someone else. We could... Continue Reading →
‘but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.’ John 5:42 (NIV) Jesus makes a difference between those who turn to Him and those who don´t. Some people prefer to hold everything in their own hands instead of lay it all down and look to Him... Continue Reading →
‘You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.’ John 5:39-40 (NIV) Could there be a better text which sums up our religions today? Are there any words that are harder... Continue Reading →
‘And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent.’ John 5:37-38 (NIV) Who feels good about themselves? Who has it all together? Who is satisfied and proud... Continue Reading →
"I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me.’ John 5:36 (NIV) Jesus is on the spot. He is forced to expose where the hearts are of those who oppose Him. He... Continue Reading →
"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid.’ John 5:31-32 (NIV) Would it help us all to study the stars? If we took a minute to examine the size, space and distances of the constellations,... Continue Reading →
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. John 5:30 (NIV) The Son of God is sent from Heaven above. He comes into the world born in the body of a Man, Jesus Christ. ... Continue Reading →
‘And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.’ John 5:27 (NIV) All who have come to contemplate God, sooner or later come to the question of what they believe about Jesus. Could we reduce the importance of the Son of God and still say that we believe in... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 