God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. Acts 5:31 (NIV) Some struggle to believe Jesus deserves our prayers and worship. Men have always had this problem. They may give God the right in their minds to sit as... Continue Reading →
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. Acts 1:7 (NIV) Jesus has paid for our chosen distance and separation from God. He has risen from the grip of death. Now He gives His last vital instructions and... Continue Reading →
(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) John 20:9 (NIV) They are struggling to believe that the body of Jesus is no longer in the grave where He had been placed. They are committed enough followers to have come running to check on the news. They go... Continue Reading →
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 (NIV) There we have it! All that was foretold about Him is coming to completion. Even as He takes a sip of the bitter drink that was prepared for Him, Jesus... Continue Reading →
"Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.’ John 17:2 (NIV) Jesus mentions a time that has arrived. He asks for glory received for the high honor to... Continue Reading →
‘Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.’ John 16:24 (NIV) Are we guilty of reading the Scriptures and leaving them in the past? Do we secretly think Jesus was talking only to a few people long ago? Is this all... Continue Reading →
"In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me." John 16:16 (NIV) Do those words just leap right out from the pages? “In a little while,” Jesus says. In one short sentence He speaks of in a time and after a time. Speaking of... Continue Reading →
"He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn-- and I would heal them." John 12:40 (NIV) The sun has set on the day when Jesus walked on this earth in flesh. But long before He was ever born He... Continue Reading →
‘The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life’. John 12:25 (NIV) Paradox! What does that mean? Is it a contradiction of terms? Is it when something should be one way, but turns out to be completely the opposite? ... Continue Reading →
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus." John 12:20-21 (NIV) Some worshippers from outside of the chosen tribe come and want to see Jesus. We... Continue Reading →
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