God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.’ John 15:15 (NIV) Jesus calls us His friends. He calls us His friends because we follow Him. But is it... Continue Reading →
The gravest question any of us face is whether we do or do not love the Lord. Too much hinges on the answer to pass the matter off lightly. And it is a question that no one can answer for another. Not even the Bible can tell the individual man that he loves the... Continue Reading →
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- John 14:16 (NIV) What do we feel when we read the Holy Scriptures? Do we read the pages of print without sensing anything? Is our experience there one of cold mental transmission of information? Do we go... Continue Reading →
Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; John 13:3 (NIV) We make religion into an intricate maze that takes much study just to play the game. But was that the design of God? In one short text, can... Continue Reading →
Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. John 12:29 (NIV) The Saviour praises God and says to His Father to glorify His name. Suddenly a Voice out... Continue Reading →
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus." John 12:20-21 (NIV) Some worshippers from outside of the chosen tribe come and want to see Jesus. We... Continue Reading →
"I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.’ John 10:1 (NIV) How sweet and how accurate is Jesus´ description of our spiritual situation that we find here in the first part of John... Continue Reading →
But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.’ John 8:23 (NIV) What does our Savior mean when He talks about not being from our world? Do we know what we believe about it? Do we ever stop to think? Do we... Continue Reading →
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. John 7:39 (NIV) By now surely we have all had time to consider how much importance we should place upon what the... Continue Reading →
‘Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." John 7:38 (NIV) Who has ever spent some time out on the waters? Those who have braved the seas or challenged a river will be able to testify to the strength and the power that water holds. ... Continue Reading →
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