Silent Time

We tend to have in mind the things that we lack in life. But considering that there have been times when people had barely enough to survive, and still today many have to live under severe conditions lacking basic needs, let’s not forget to give thanks to God every day for all that he provides. Let’s not forget how kind and merciful the Lord is, worthy of all praise.

Wealth, freedom or what counts finally?

The motivation – what motivates you, what do you essentially seek in life?

What is the heaviest weight? We may think of the weight-lifters, they can impressively lift up weights that an average person can not lift up. But the heaviest weight is something else that not even the strongest person can bear by human strength. Relevant to everyone!

In recent weeks, what has dominated your thoughts? Maybe something went wrong and you still think about it? Or positive things that you look forward to?

Many things try to grab our attention, so at times we need to remind ourselves not to pay too much attention to them, if there is the risk that any such matter becomes more important in our heart than the almighty creator God, who deserves to be put number 1 in life.

Whoever has suffered pain for a long time of a harmful, serious disease will surely remember the day of getting healed and be thankful to the doctor who brought healing.

Do you remember it?

The wild animals have their strategies to hunt and catch other animals. Some use raw violence to attack, others hide at first and wait until the prey shows signs of weakness, for example being separated from the rest of group. In the same way the enemy of God uses different strategies trying to destroy us, at times by raw violence, and many more times hiding, waiting until a person shows signs of weakness, for example being separated from the Christian group, no more attending the church services etc. So be aware of the various attacks of the devil. But there is good news: the almighty creator God is stronger and already has won the victory being available to everyone who puts one’s trust in the grace of the Lord.

Some prisoners in the world suffer pain from severe conditions or even torture.

When there is news about the outlook of being set free, such prisoners may sing songs of hope, confidence and freedom.

None of us humans is perfect, we all fall short of the holy God’s standards, we all are imprisoned and doomed in sin and wrongdoing, but there is the outlook of being set free, not only a vague rumour rather the firm hope, based on and confirmed by the victory that Jesus already has won for all who put their faith in him. The chains are released. We can sing with confidence the song of freedom.

We have such a great news to share – the best news – the Good News about the great offer that the heavenly Father makes to everyone: the Lord has bridged the gap between us who do not deserve his grace and himself the almighty, holy, 100% just God. That offer is available to everyone of any background, no matter how much evil a person has done, anyone can humbly turn to the merciful Lord.

It is such a great news that it is worth to be shared, so it is good that there are global offers to read and listen to the word of God. But additionally, let’s not forget the people who are most close to us: to share the Good News also with family members, friends and colleagues. There might be opposition; there might be mockery and persecution. Whether they accept the offer from God and put their trust in him or not is between them and God. But our task is to share the Good News.

During Jesus’s lifetime in human form on earth, he often was not given any place.

How about us nowadays? Do we give him the place in our heart that he deserves?