Every age has its own characteristics. Right now we are in an age of religious complexity. We are told to look here and do that. We look for experts and listen carefully to their words and follow their teachings to the letter. A simple-hearted Man once came to Galilee and began teaching us that God... Continue Reading →
Our Victory is Faith
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 1st John 5:4 NIV A new classmate from high school started coming over to a boy´s house to visit. This student had moved up from a lower grade and the two had not been... Continue Reading →
Here I Am
Then I said, 'Here I am--it is written about me in the scroll-- I have come to do your will, O God.' " Hebrews 10:7 NIV From the window of his house, a man could see that his children and those next door were playing an old familiar game. Someone had kicked the ball... Continue Reading →
A Body
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; Hebrews 10:5 NIV A man lay on the operating table while the anesthesiologist applied the epidural injection and put his lower body to sleep. They were going to put a new... Continue Reading →
Really Living
‘Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.’ John 17:3 (NIV) There is a strong human desire that everyone has felt. It is the longing for a better life. Whether we are rich or poor, if we get honest and still long... Continue Reading →
Not Receiving
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. John 1:10-11 (NIV) Referring to the Son of God coming here into our world, Scriptures say that the world did not... Continue Reading →
That Kind of Evil
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn´t we drive it out?” He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.” Mark 9:28-29 (NIV) The Disciples had already been using the name of Jesus. They had tried to heal this boy who had been held by an evil condition. His... Continue Reading →
Spirits Meeting Jesus
So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Mark 9:20 (TNIV) By now everyone was watching expectantly. Jesus was on the scene. The power and authority of Jesus was in question. Even the followers... Continue Reading →
Scared at the Sight
But when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, Mark 6:49 (TNIV) There the Disciples were, out there on the lake in the boat. They had been struggling all night against the wind when finally they saw Jesus. But Jesus was doing something they had not... Continue Reading →
God Forsaking Jesus
About the ninth hour Jesus called out with a loud voice, saying: ¨E´li, E´li, la´ma sa-bach-tha´ni?¨ that is, ¨My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?¨ Matthew 27:46 (Reference Bible)Little do we stop to consider a powerful force that runs through this universe. It is this force which holds planets and constellations in their... Continue Reading →
