God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
How often do we give only what we have left over or from our surplus? Shouldn´t we be going a little further in our attempt to ease the suffering of those around us? Shouldn´t we be giving God a little more of our heart, our time, or our attention too? How about if we pray... Continue Reading →
The pain and turmoil can make it extremely difficult for us to swallow it all and forgive those who hurt us. If we are set on following Jesus though, shall we try to see past ourselves, and our issues, and focus on the figure of our Savior suffering on the cross to forgive us when... Continue Reading →
So many people out there are sensing a deep emptiness and really suffering. So many of them are being taught by all kinds of experts on how to fill their emptiness. But how many of them are ever being directed to get down on their knees, search the Scriptures, and actually come to know their... Continue Reading →
Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18 NIV The basketball fans sat in their seats at an NBA game. They were true fans who went to the games even when their team was not doing the best. They also enjoy the... Continue Reading →
For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, 1st Thessalonians 2:11 NIV Uh oh! They were in trouble again! Discipline was called for and the mother had to say, “Just wait until your dad gets home!” When he did he took his boys down... Continue Reading →
I die every day--I mean that, brothers - just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1st Corinthians 15:31 Her problems were too big for her. She was not able to change any part of her situation on her own, no matter how much she tried. The children needed... Continue Reading →
One of you will say to me: "Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?" Romans 9:19 NIV Why? Why? Why? We have all been there! There are surely times when our pain or struggles are more than we can bear. The situations we face are too much for us and... Continue Reading →
for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:45-46 (NIV) Jesus is hanging on His cross. We are all watching Him die. Those... Continue Reading →
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Luke 4:1-2 (NIV) Have we ever felt like we were walking... Continue Reading →
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Mark 15:34 (NIV) Jesus asks why. At the pinnacle of His suffering on the cross, when the pain is at its worse, Jesus wants to know why the Spirit... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 