God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." Hebrews 8:12 NIV On a high school backpacking trip the teenagers found themselves camping near a beautiful mountain lake. In the grass and crystal clear water by the shore they started finding and catching harmless snakes. They managed to collect more... Continue Reading →
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that our sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, Acts 3:19 Here is our call. It was first taken up by Jesus. It was the message of the apostles. It is the cry of our age too. Whoever does not... 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 →
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. Matthew 27:43 (KJV) The chief priests, scribes and elders were watching Jesus hang on the cross and they were insulting Him. They made reference to the fact that Jesus claimed to be the... Continue Reading →
Then answered all the people, and said, his blood be on us, and on our children. Matthew 27:25 (KJV)Once again, (and it seems to always come up this way), we enter an area where everyone can point the finger. Jesus is being crucified. His accusers only have getting Him hung on the cross in mind. ... Continue Reading →
And going a little way forward, he fell upon his face, praying and saying: ¨My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will.¨ Matthew 26:39 (Reference Bible) How great the pressure must have been for our Savior that night in the garden... Continue Reading →
¨Look! We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.¨ Matthew 20:18 (Reference Bible) We remain with fewer and fewer friends if we are so crass as to point incriminating fingers at our fellow Christians and... Continue Reading →
Nobody sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old outer garment, for the new piece pulls away from the garment and the tear becomes worse. Matthew 9:16(New World Translation) In Matthew 9 verses 14-17 Jesus was approached by some of John´s disciples. They were asking Him why they had to fast, but Jesus´ disciples... 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 →
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