God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Mark 11:23 (NIV) We have been walking this long with Jesus. We have heard Him instruct us... Continue Reading →
Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” Mark 11:9 (NIV) Jesus was sitting on the colt that had never been ridden. They made their way into Jerusalem. The ambient was so electric. People were all excited. Shouts and songs of praise... Continue Reading →
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Matthew 9:35 (NIV) It is not fun being the last. It is not fun watching all the others selected before us. How can we feel good about not being preferred? ... Continue Reading →
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 →
Or what can you give in Exchange for your soul? Mark 8:37 (TNIV) Did we create ourselves? Were we the ones who planned our existence? Did we fabricate our physical make up? Did we engineer everything, thinking of all the details? Did we control the variables? Did we pull all the millions of pieces together... Continue Reading →
And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 (ASV) Nobody wants to be called negative. Nobody should be exclusive. It is just not popular to say “this is... Continue Reading →
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” Mark 8:27 (TNIV) One might think that the question need not be asked any longer. Jesus got many different answers when asked His disciples who the people said He was. Today... Continue Reading →
Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, Mark 6:51 (TNIV) So many incredible things the Disciples had already seen. But these miracles seemed to be forgotten while their lives were being threatened out there on the lake. They had been shown how powerless they were... Continue Reading →
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 →
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. Mark 6:41 (TNIV) Wow, just unbelievable! Can we possibly imagine what it would have... Continue Reading →
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