Silent Time

Would you continue to trust in God even in difficult times, for example when the faith seems to contradict our intellect, our understanding? Abraham continued to believe. Let’s not give up the valuable faith.

Most people neither want to listen to the music of joy nor to the music of repentance which are both provided by the good news. If we repent what we have done wrong in the past, then God gives us joy in the future, ultimate joy that lasts forever, even beyond this life.

The mainstream in the world does not want to follow the Lord. A small group swims against the flow.

Stealing can happen in many forms and is not only taking away possessions from others.

Even a tiny spark of faith is still valuable.

Have you experienced the Lord? He is not a remote God. He knocks on our door and offers to grow in relationship. Do you open each day?

In the world there is a lot of boasting. Thanks to God, what finally counts does not depend on our accomplishments but on the victory that Christ has already won. In what do you put your trust?

Do you at times feel like having done too much wrong and there is no more hope? Or the opposite: you feel like behaving so well that there is no need for grace? In both ways we would waste the grace of God. None of us is perfect, so we all need forgiveness. God in his mercy offers it freely. Let’s not waste that grace.

What would you answer when being asked for your faith? Would you give your denomination as an answer? More important than any details about denominations is to turn to God at all. He invites us and already has won the victory on our behalf.

What are the priorities in your life? Once you will be looking back onto your life, will you be happy with the things you do now?

Do you know for sure that the almighty God is your contact point in prayer? And do you have peace in your heart? The Lord is the most wonderful counsellor.

Whether we are aware of it or not: Continuously both things are going on in parallel: Each second, Satan tries to tempt, accuse and destroy us and others. But at the same time each second, God wants to bless, protect and guide us and others in his mercy and goodness. Which side do you try to give room in your life?

“I do not want to have anything to do with it!” “I have my own problems”! With these reasons most people reject to give donations. Yet, even speakers and other people who have nothing to do with the Christian faith, who only have the observations of this world, even they have discovered the mystery that by giving they in the end have more rather than less. It is not only about money, it is also ab...

God is light and in him there is no darkness – the picture of light and darkness is quite clear. Even people who do not want to believe, they understand that concept: God is good and wants us people to do good to one another, to build up lives. By contrast, Satan walks in darkness and always wants people to harm and destroy each other in all kinds of ways, physically and mentally. As long as we li...

Where do you pray to God? Do you go to a specific place of worship such as a church or a prayer room? Anywhere, any place, any time we can pray to God! While a place of prayer may help us to concentrate, yet worship is not limited to a special time or place. Wherever we are, God is only one prayer away! More important than the time or place of worship is the content, so let’s humbly turn to God to...

The Lord of all nations is worthy of all praise. Let’s not get distracted, as happens so easily.

In the light of the holy God, none of us is worthy to enter his kingdom. We all fall short of his commandments. And yet he is full of mercy. Considering that great love of the Lord, should we not also forward that great news to others and take care of their needs?

Most of us like such kinds of movies and stories, wherein the weak hero wins against the mighty. Or wherein the poor wins over the rich. The principle was already known in past times, for example David won over Goliath. But how about, if we are in the powerless position ourselves in real life? At times we may feel as if life’s circumstances are no more under control.

Who is your guide in the labyrinth of life? How do you plan your life, the next year, the coming day?

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 darkne...

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...

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 awa...

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 tha...