God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1st Corinthians 2:2 NIV Out of work and living in a foreign land, a young man was down and out. He was struggling with the fact that the world was cruel and nobody was willing to take him... Continue Reading →
But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 20:31 (NIV) Jesus does many more miraculous signs we are told. Many of these are not written down for us to read. John tells us that... Continue Reading →
The Jews were amazed and asked, "How did this man get such learning without having studied?" Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me. John 7:15-16 (NIV) They are wondering where He is. Jesus finally shows up on the scene halfway through the celebration. He starts teaching. Does... Continue Reading →
‘When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away." Luke 21:9 (NIV) How many times have we heard that the end is near? Are we overly familiar with the doomsday message? Someone is remarking to Jesus of the beauty of... Continue Reading →
“But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." Luke 14:13-14 (NIV) Jesus is at a banquet and He is bringing up issues where He sees people get confused. ... Continue Reading →
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!” Luke 13:34 (NIV) Is this the first time we are considering God? Is it the first day... Continue Reading →
Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:11 (NIV) Jesus is teaching the people near the lake. He sees some boats and asks to use one to preach from. The fishermen oblige. After... Continue Reading →
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.´ Mark 10:14 (NIV) Do we want the kingdom of heaven? Is that something we actually seek? Or is it like some ideal that we... Continue Reading →
They Came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked the, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 (NIV) It is interesting to sit back at a distance and observe the way in which... Continue Reading →
“Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Mark 6:3 (NIV) “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is... Continue Reading →
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