God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
"Tomorrow we can get serious about our faith," we may say. Or, "Later we can take our relationship with God more seriously." When we think that we do not have time to dedicate to where we stand with the Lord, we push Him off. Whenever we brush off the thought of Christ, we do damage... Continue Reading →
It is amazing to sit and listen to the words of Jesus Christ. He promises us so much and as we discover for ourselves just how much we need Him, He is also the One who is right there to make sure that we are taken care of. So if we could find it in... Continue Reading →
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 2nd Thessalonians 2:3 NIV Three friends sat on the peak of a mountain of sand somewhere in the desert of Nevada. The sun had... Continue Reading →
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1st Corinthians 4:20 NIV The hotel room looked out over some trees and hardly any buildings. He had been traveling for some time and missed his family and friends. Life on the road has its ups and downs and although he... Continue Reading →
Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20:30 (NIV) We have been warned that in our day men would distort the truth. But who are these wolves that will not spare the flock of God? Could they be the ones... Continue Reading →
The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. Acts 19:32 (NIV) Confusion, assemblies, some saying one thing, some saying another, and some not even knowing why they are there. Is this a pretty good description of many of... Continue Reading →
One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message. Acts 16:14 (NIV) It all begins here. Real change occurs when we reach the point where our heart is... Continue Reading →
Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. Acts 16:3 There once was a time when believers were willing to go to great lengths to demonstrate their faith. They... Continue Reading →
But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer. Acts 3:18 In Peter´s speech to the people can we read important facets of our faith? God promises and God fulfills His promises. Scripture foretells and then those words come to play out in... Continue Reading →
‘If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.’ John 15:19 (NIV) Not long ago perhaps the average Christian remembered that we are not here... Continue Reading →
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