God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." John 5:16-17 (NIV) As we set ourselves to the task of pleasing God we build up the framework and the parameters. ... Continue Reading →
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" John 5:6 (NIV) Jesus comes across this man by the pool in Bethesda. He sees that the man has been crippled for 38 years. Obviously His heart... Continue Reading →
His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me." John 2:17 (NIV) Jesus has gone up to Jerusalem. He goes into the temple and finds all kinds of buying and selling going on. His Father´s house is being turned into a place of business. It is a place where people... Continue Reading →
Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that." John 1:50 (NIV) Can we say that we have come unto Jesus? Have we been moved sufficiently to the point where we leave what we were doing before and set out to find... Continue Reading →
"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." John 1:48 (NIV) Jesus is calling His Disciples. Everyday others begin to follow Him. Now we hear of the reaction Nathanael had when Philip brought him to Jesus. Was he more... Continue Reading →
‘I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' John 1:33 (NIV) Have we decided to believe only those things which can be proven... Continue Reading →
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’ John 1:29 (NIV) John the Baptist continues to give testimony to Jesus Christ. He sees Jesus coming and he tells those who are there to hear that This Is the Lamb... Continue Reading →
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' " John 1:23 (NIV) John the Baptist is baptizing people in the river. He is preaching of the coming Christ. He is asking men and women to prepare their... Continue Reading →
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. John 1:18 (NIV) Before diving deep into the life of Jesus, does the book of John make us stop a moment to think? Should we have a few points current and felt before... Continue Reading →
John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' " John 1:15 (NIV) Do we find some things written in the Bible that are hard to swallow? Are there so many things that we just have... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 