Silent Time

What is more important in your life – to play the lottery game? Or to participate in certain businesses and create income? Or the salvation that Jesus brings us and his sacrificial love? By the time when Jesus was crucified, the soldiers gave priority to throwing the dice on who would win his clothes.

Graves and tombs can be scary, because they remind of death. By that time, it seemed as if death and dark forces had won the victory. But not so. Jesus has overcome devil, death, sin and hell. What a great news! The tomb is empty. The Lord has risen.

Not only of the big eternal matters such as the beginning and end of the universe, but God also takes care of your individual small daily needs and challenges. He is not only the creator God but also your personal Saviour and offers friendship, grace and help. Do you accept that great offer?

How? Or who? Which question do you ask?

What would you say is required to go to heaven? Many will think of good deeds or keeping lots of commandments. But which criteria does the eternal God look at?

Love is not jealous. What does it mean?

For certain matters we over-estimate the impact. For others, we under-estimate their impact.

What is the foundation, what are the columns on which your life is built?

In whom or in what do you believe? Only in your own abilities? Or in “some kind of higher being”?

Who is calling you? And: whose call do you answer?

Can a leopard remove its spots?

Do you pay attention to other people? Do you try to understand what is important to them, including their troubles and challenges?

How do you ask that question, which has been asked many times over the centuries?

Electricity can have a lot of power – if you allow it. For example it can bring light to the dark room, if you turn on the switch. If you do not allow the electricity to work, it remains dark. Same for the word of God: it can have a lot of impact – if you allow the Lord to work, it can brighten up your life. If you do not allow him, it remains dark.

A short conversation among 3 persons. A short conversation among so much other talk, amidst so many other long speeches and lots of chats. A short conversation, yet the topic is much more relevant than other talk.

Many generations had been waiting for the Saviour.

Would you have understood it?

Can we expect miracles to happen or not?

In your society, what is the group of people of the worst reputation?

To what do you give priority in life? On what do you spend the majority of your attention, time, energy and other resources?

Siblings have the same father. Children of God have the same heavenly Father.

Why is peace in the heart so seldom? The greater the treasure, the more hostility comes up.

Abundance – more than enough.

What is your motivation in life? And specifically, what is your motivation to do good deeds?

Would you be able to create things from nothing, supposed you were e.g. alone in the wilderness, could you find tools in the nature to live and find food etc? God hardly can use the pride and arrogant, but he works amazing things through the humble, who are aware that their own accomplishments are not sufficient, who know that we are made from nothing. Everyone is invited to put one's trust into t...