God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 NIV In a small city church in the backstreets of a town in Africa, a preacher stood in a tank of water before the... Continue Reading →
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. James 1:21 NIV As children, they attended a school that belonged to a religious institution. Their families attended church. Then, when they grew into young adults, a completely... Continue Reading →
It may be easy to follow the trends of our times. It is so easy to lift ourselves up and to always think of ourselves first. But this is not what the Bible holds out for us. This is not what the Spirit of Christ teaches us deep in our hearts. This attitude will never... Continue Reading →
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 NIV A boy was doing his chores in the backyard one day when his two brothers came with a box of matches. They convinced... Continue Reading →
For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. 2nd Corinthians 11:4 NIV The small boy tried to sit... Continue Reading →
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 1st Corinthians 10:20 NIV A Christian man went to visit some old friends of his. They asked him if they could tell him his fortune. They knew some technique that they... Continue Reading →
I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. Romans 7:10 NIV There can be a dilemma over justification by works and being justified only by Christ´s atonement. Some depend on actions to present us worthy before God. Others gladly take the sacrifice of Jesus as our defense. Regardless... Continue Reading →
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 NIV When we hear God´s servant tell the world that all have sinned what happens inside of us? What is our reaction? Do we allow ourselves to smile in pride over our decision to be called Christians? Do we feel... Continue Reading →
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? Romans 2:4 NIV Christians believe that we must go from being bad to being good. This is the truth, but only part of the truth. We could go on for years or... Continue Reading →
And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. 1:6 NIV The All-Knowing God can see from the start who will respond to His call. But He makes the call with the hope that we all will turn. Those who are not included among the chosen of God are the... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 