God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
`You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,’ Luke 1:31-32 (NIV) Mary is there before the angel... Continue Reading →
`For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 (NIV) What do we prefer, to serve or to be served? Do we like to be pampered? Or should another be chosen first? Do we like to let... Continue Reading →
Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, Mark 6:51 (TNIV) So many incredible things the Disciples had already seen. But these miracles seemed to be forgotten while their lives were being threatened out there on the lake. They had been shown how powerless they were... Continue Reading →
But when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, Mark 6:49 (TNIV) There the Disciples were, out there on the lake in the boat. They had been struggling all night against the wind when finally they saw Jesus. But Jesus was doing something they had not... Continue Reading →
With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. Mark 4:33-34 (NIV) “As much as they could understand, as they were able to….”, and according... Continue Reading →
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. Mark 4:12 (ASV) We have come to one of the greatest failures the human race could and does commit. Greatest, because the consequences are longer lasting then... Continue Reading →
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mark 4:9 (KJV) Isn´t this an interesting expression? Our Savior liked to use it? Should we try to imagine our Lord referring to people who possess a physical ear as opposed to the ones who have lost theirs in an accident... Continue Reading →
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. Matthew 27:64 (KJV)The church leaders and the people knew what Jesus had... Continue Reading →
And He answered them ¨You see all this, do you not? I tell you verily, there shall not be one stone left upon another here that shall not be torn down.¨ Matthew 24:2 (Byington) The words Jesus spoke as His disciples showed Him the wonderful buildings of the temple in Jerusalem would one day be... Continue Reading →
Then Peter came up and said to him: ¨Lord, how many times is my brother to sin against me and am I to forgive him? Up to seven times?¨ Jesus said to him: ¨I say to you, not, Up to seven times, but, Up to seventy-seven times.¨ Matthew 18:21-22 (Reference Bible) How many times must... Continue Reading →
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