God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
We live by faith, not by sight. 2nd Corinthians 5:7 NIV In the evening they parked the car a short distance from the hide. It was a small platform made of poles that stood a few meters off the ground. The animal-viewing platform was in a remote game ranch in Africa and overlooked one... Continue Reading →
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1st Corinthians 15:58 NIV He started out delivering to the company´s various shops in town. The man worked hard until the... Continue Reading →
Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 1st Corinthians 15:24 NIV By the fireplace, a couple had a porcelain cat. This figure had been with them for a long time, but one day it got possessed. Strange... Continue Reading →
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." 1st Corinthians 10:25-26 NIV They couldn´t read the menu. They could hardly understand the waiter. They tried, but gestures could only give a hint as to what the ingredients were to the dishes... Continue Reading →
For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it about oxen that God is concerned? 1st Corinthians 8:9 NIV The guests loaded and they headed to the river. The show had already begun. River guides began tossing boats, playing up to... Continue Reading →
Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." Romans 9:5 NIV Our Christian faith is something that should be simple, but because it is dealing with spiritual matters, we can complicate it. Modern man has become an expert in making things... Continue Reading →
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Romans 9:4 NIV Christians are supposed to be God´s very own people. We have the calling. We have the promises. We have the Word. All the glory of... Continue Reading →
So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. Romans 7:21 NIV Paul walks us through the difficulties and dangers of our sinful nature. He tries to show us that we are complex and divided souls. Recognizing our condition should spur us sufficiently to seek... Continue Reading →
I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong -- that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. 1:11-12 NIV In the well that springs up from the Lord there are many mysterious and wonderful truths. God is an... Continue Reading →
His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. Acts 28:8 (NIV) Time and time again we read in the Bible of a person suffering and then through the power of prayer and with the... Continue Reading →
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