God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. Romans 3:10-11 NIV The person who does not know they are sick will never seek out a doctor or a cure. As long as we feel secure we never know that we should be seeking more of our Savior. There has always existed... Continue Reading →
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." 1:17 NIV “Look here!” or “Listen to me!” the many voices say. But when we look to the Gospel, we turn to Something from... Continue Reading →
Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun." Acts 13:11 (NIV) A man stands in the way of the word of Jesus. Paul reprimands the man and brings the matter back where... 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 →
‘And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.’ John 14:3 (NIV) Jesus says that He will come to take us to that special Place that He has prepared. He will take us to be... Continue Reading →
Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." John 13:37 (NIV) The churches are full of satisfied Christians. There are so many who are happy about what they have found already. Many of us have found our contentment in our refined lives, our support group and... Continue Reading →
‘I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me." John 13:20 (NIV) If someone were to come to us now and say they were sent from Jesus to give us a message, what would we tell them? How would we take them? ... Continue Reading →
"As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.’ John 12:47 (NIV) A lot of emphasis is placed upon the judgment of the world. Many denominations have sprung up out of our fear... Continue Reading →
"What are we accomplishing?" they asked. "Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." John 11:48 (NIV) Jesus saves a person from the grave. He brings him... Continue Reading →
Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" John 11:35-36 (NIV) We have all heard of the love of God, but do we still sometimes find it hard to think that Jesus really gets worked up over us? There are just times when we get to feeling sorry for ourselves. Things aren´t... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 