Silent Time

A lamp is not supposed to be hidden under a bowl.

And a lighthouse close to the shore is supposed to shine as far as possible, so that it can be of help to those who are lost on the sea to find their way and to be saved.

Accordingly we have found the best news in the world and are supposed to let that light shine to those who are lost in the world: the good news that anybody who was lost in darkness can be saved by the light of God.

We are called to share that good news with others.

Do you tell it on?

Who is Jesus?

Many people complain that things are not fair, implying that God is not just.

But of course, God is just, even holy. He is the eternal, almighty God, the creator of all that is. And we as humans are part of the creation and not in a position to judge him.

We are the work of his hands, and yet we have a free will. We are free to either turn to God or to walk away from him.

What do you do with that freedom?

By God’s grace we are saved through faith.

Are you interested?

Or do you reject this good news?

What comes to your mind, when you hear the following words:

“Lord, you have searched me and know me, you know when I sit down and when I rise up”.

A lot of people do not want to hear that, they are bothered by these words, because they feel as if God was like a big brother watching them. They worry if everything is uncovered, there are also things that they have done wrong, so they rather walk away from God.

But of course God knows everything. And yes, nobody is perfect so there are things that we have done wrong. But that is not the biggest problem. Whatever we have done wrong God wants to forgive. The biggest problem is that we walk away from God.

He is not like a big brother who wants to punish us. Rather he is the good father who - in his loving mercy - wants to forgive, help and he enables new beginnings.

Today, do you turn towards him or away from him?

Usually everybody tries to maximise one’s own benefit.

Already children try to get the biggest piece of the cake.

We are so used to that concept and it can be categorized as usual and ok.

Yet as Christians we know that this is not all. There is something bigger.

Because nobody is perfect, nobody can live up to the holy standards of God, so there needs to be a way back to God. Jesus has bridged that gap between us and God. That is the good news and a much greater reason for joy than simply to maximise the own profit as we are used to. A much better benefit.

Do you know someone who has a changing mood?

A person who is sometimes in a good mood, sometimes in a bad mood?

People change over time, but not so with the Lord.

God’s mercy always remains same and is available to everybody.

If you think about the future – what is your biggest worry?

Your health? Your job? Your family situation?

We all know worries. How we handle those worries makes a huge difference, the decisive difference.

If we accept God as our saviour, then we can bring all our needs to him in prayer.

God may not immediately fulfil all our wishes, but he always listens and always wants to bless our lives, all throughout the good and the bad times of life.

What do you wait for?

There are many things we might be looking forward to.

Blessed is the person, who primarily looks forward to God, the almighty, eternal, holy, sovereign Lord.