God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
We love attention. We love to have people look up to us. However, Christ did not call us to follow Him and send us off to become the stars of the show. He did call for people who were willing to humble themselves. He has asked us to serve one another. Perhaps, instead of seeking... Continue Reading →
Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers - not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; 1st Peter 5:2 NIV The parents of three boys decided to undertake a business venture. The got... Continue Reading →
As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 1st Peter 4:2 NIV The two men had grown up together. Now they were both recently married. They left their wives at home one day and drove down into the... Continue Reading →
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 NIV A boy was doing his chores in the backyard one day when his two brothers came with a box of matches. They convinced... Continue Reading →
Then I said, 'Here I am--it is written about me in the scroll-- I have come to do your will, O God.' " Hebrews 10:7 NIV From the window of his house, a man could see that his children and those next door were playing an old familiar game. Someone had kicked the ball... Continue Reading →
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 1st Timothy 6:7 The students crowded in close behind their literature teacher. They were standing in the queue to get into the London Tower to see the Crown Jewels. The tour began and the large group followed the assigned... Continue Reading →
And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right. 2nd Thessalonians 3:13 NIV In a department store one day, a mother left her children looking around in the toy section. One of the boys found a figure that he especially liked. He wanted to show it to his mom. But when... Continue Reading →
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Ephesians 4:14 NIV She came to talk to a friend because he was a Christian. Her soul was... Continue Reading →
For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. 2nd Corinthians 11:4 NIV The small boy tried to sit... Continue Reading →
"Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." 2nd Corinthians 6:17 NIV The first time he tasted shellfish was when he was in his twenties. He was at a restaurant with some friends. One of the entrees looked enticing so he dove... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 