God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
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. Mark 4:2 (NIV) Jesus is led into a deserted place where He found Himself tried and tested to His limits. He was hungry and removed from the help of family... 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 →
"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he was saying to them.’ Luke 2:49-50 (NIV) Jesus was twelve. He had traveled with His family to Jerusalem. On His families return home they did not see Him all... Continue Reading →
`For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel." Luke 2:30-32 (NIV) As we walk through the story of Jesus, Luke takes us into the temple. We find an elderly man who is... Continue Reading →
`Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.’ Luke 2:11 (NIV) Here in Luke 2 we find words such as; “for all the people,’ `has been born to you,” and “a sign to you.” The angel sent from the Lord to bring tidings of great... Continue Reading →
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Luke 2:6-7 (NIV) We find ourselves in Bethlehem. Joseph has come along with... Continue Reading →
`Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!" Luke 1:45 (NIV) Mysterious and wonderful things are happening in the lives of these two women of Luke´s story. Mary goes to visit Elizabeth her relative in the mountains. When she goes into the house and greets the... Continue Reading →
`You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,’ Luke 1:31-32 (NIV) Mary is there before the angel... Continue Reading →
Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly. Luke 1:6 (NIV) We could be contemplating for the first time the seriousness of whether or not there is a God. We could also be considering whether or not we would even want to get to know... Continue Reading →
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Mark 16:19 (NIV) Our Savior finished giving us and His followers some last words of instruction and then He was taken up into Heaven. Is that a lot to take in? Are... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 