God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
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 →
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, James 1:2 NIV When a man finally decided to step out of the world´s parade and start following His Savior, the bottom fell out of his world. He had enjoyed a fairly easy-going lifestyle. He had some money and even time... Continue Reading →
If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? 1st Corinthians 6:1 NIV He was a devoted Christian. He wanted to do his part to help the needy. He was invited to go to a prison and meet with an... Continue Reading →
God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." 1st Corinthians 5:13 NIV He waited but his friend did not show up. The two men had worked together for years. Now they were planning to set up a sort of ministry for young people. They were preparing a place to keep youth... Continue Reading →
Much in every way! First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. Romans 3:2 NIV There are many reasons why the Christian is special. The world who´s heart is evil will try hard not to see it. But even its hatred of all that love God proves that importance is indeed... Continue Reading →
(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.) Acts 23:8 (NIV) They all have their opinions. They do not coincide. Are we speaking of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, or us? Some want to call themselves the remnant, the chosen, or... Continue Reading →
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25 (NIV) Locked away! Behind bars! The world has its way again! Good people with only the hope of sharing the good news of salvation in Jesus to others are treated cruelly and... Continue Reading →
After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. Acts 16:23 (NIV) Even a casual glimpse into the Scriptures will show how men who were willing to stand for Christ and the Father were constantly mistaken, humiliated and abused. Reasons for this may... Continue Reading →
'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.' Acts 7:3 (NIV) Instead of showing his own innocence Stephen retells the story of men who stubbornly refuse to listen to God and put Him before their traditions, their comforts and their own thinking. He starts with... Continue Reading →
If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, Acts 4:9 Does it seem strange that the world hates followers of God? God has called all men but only a few see the love and beauty in Who He... Continue Reading →
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