God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
As for those who seemed to be important--whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance--those men added nothing to my message. Galatians 2:6 NIV They came to correct a man from what was contrary to their interpretation of the Bible. They showed him texts to prove he... Continue Reading →
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2nd Corinthians 3:18 NIV When he was small, a boy could not stand certain things about his parents. For example, when his parents told... Continue Reading →
You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2nd Corinthians 3:3 NIV They had not seen each other for ages. Far too many years had... Continue Reading →
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 1st Corinthians 8:6 NIV The preacher stood at the front and led the song service himself. It... Continue Reading →
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything. 1st Corinthians 6:12 NIV Two men sat down on the rock high above where they had been climbing. The sun began to set in an amazing array of colors. Purples, reds, golds and even... Continue Reading →
In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring. Romans 9:8 NIV There are trembling worshippers who truly have turned from themselves. By faith seek to be near God. These precious few see their need for a... Continue Reading →
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 NIV John was in a wheelchair. An accident had left him crippled. Yet he was the most incredibly positive person. When you met him, you felt pity. ... Continue Reading →
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert road-- that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." Acts 8:26 (NIV) What an amazing and wonderful thing it is to hear of someone who gets a message from an angel of the Lord! When we hear of someone who... Continue Reading →
So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). John 19:17 (NIV) There He goes. The Soldiers make Him load up His cross. Jesus trudges off towards His place of death. He is marching under the weight of... Continue Reading →
And they were astounded at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. Mark 1:22 (ASV) How many times have we listened to a message from a well-intended speaker, but just could not get worked up about what that person was saying? Perhaps we were able to sit through... Continue Reading →
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