God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
‘If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.’ John 15:7 (NIV) Nearly everyone has at least one store that really thrills them. It may be a clothes store for some, a trinkets store for others. It could be music or bookstore or... Continue Reading →
‘Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.’ John 15:4 (NIV) Jesus repeatedly draws this connection between being in Him like a vine and the branches. We can take from... Continue Reading →
‘Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.’ John 14:10 (NIV) A window is open between the Spiritual Realm and ours. Jesus breaks... Continue Reading →
‘By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:35 (NIV) How long did it take us to learn all that we need to do to be good Christians? Did it take years? Did it take months, weeks or even just a few days? Are we still... Continue Reading →
"My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.’ John 13:33 (NIV) Jesus came. He was born. He grew to a man. He lived His short life here on... Continue Reading →
When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. John 13:31 (NIV) A.W. Tozer spoke of paradoxes in the Christian life and faith. When we look carefully the Bible is full of them. Jesus is overwhelmed with the weight of emotion that comes over Him. ... Continue Reading →
Jesus answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you." John 13:10 (NIV) Finally Peter realizes that to have part with Jesus, he needs to let Jesus clean him. So he blurts out that Jesus... Continue Reading →
"No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me." John 13:8 (NIV) Have we just stumbled upon one of the great truths of Scripture? If we have only started following the Lord or if we have been part of the body of believers... Continue Reading →
Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; John 13:3 (NIV) We make religion into an intricate maze that takes much study just to play the game. But was that the design of God? In one short text, can... Continue Reading →
The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. John 13:2 (NIV) We could be tempted to overlook the evil that is at work in our world and in our lives. As Christians we tend to look to more positive thoughts. We love to... Continue Reading →
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