Silent Time

No more need to be afraid!

If you compare your current situation with your own past – are circumstances these days pleasant or unpleasant?

Do you have many plans for life?

Do you believe in resurrection, a second life? The bible tells us about it. It does not tell us in which format it will happen exactly, but it tells us all that we need to know here in order to get prepared in this life here.

Do you like others to talk bad about you in your absence? No one likes it, yet it is common among the people to spread rumours. Let’s not blindly join in gossiping and rather build up lives.

Do you know the game monopoly? The person who is most greedy and buys most properties, will get more and more rent from the others and finally succeed to win the game. In real life the situation seems to be similar. And yet it is not the ultimate strategy. We do well to listen to God’s warnings considering what finally counts.

What do we really need in life? What is the most important thing? We need oxygen to breathe, but even more, we need the Lord of eternal might and wisdom.

How many people have been blinded and misguided by false promises of evil people who only have their own interests in mind? How can we know whom we can trust? People have their own agendas. But the almighty creator God is above and beyond that. May we walk in his good ways, then we do not fall into traps of evil people, and rather have a good life and can be a blessing to others as well. The Lord...

What do you seek in life these days? Many people look for joy, for wealth, for luxuries, for a good job. Blessed is the person who is thirsty for a fulfilled life, who predominantly seeks the almighty, eternal creator God. The heavenly Father of mercy offers grace, true hope and confidence that lasts through pleasant and unpleasant times, even beyond this life.

If you had a wish – what would you wish for? What are your prayers? We can bring all our wishes and desires to the Lord in prayer. Beyond that, we can learn for example from the Lord’s prayer and from the psalms, a far wider range of elements of prayer, such as to pray for others in intercession; to give thanks and praise to the Lord; to humbly turn to the Lord in repentance; to seek guidance from...

What do you remember when you have a moment to think back? Usually we remember the most impressive things that had stirred up emotions, both positive such as a great holiday as well as negative such as fear of punishment.

From what would you like to be protected? Evil people who attack? Persecution? Accidents and illnesses?

THE Good News is available for all people of all nations, all genders, all ages, all professions, all backgrounds. Everyone is invited to receive salvation by faith in the saving power and grace of the almighty, sovereign Lord of mercy.

“Those far off” – it sounds as if some are excluded. But that is not the case: not only a few selected persons, rather everyone of any background and origin is invited to participate in the kingdom of God, whether close or far away.

Do your eyes and ears work properly? Give praise to the Lord if you are healthy, if the body is working well. For what do you use your senses? To consume darkness and dirty stuff? Or to the honour of the holy, almighty Lord? We are called to praise the eternal creator God and to help other people; to use our senses to listen to the word of the heavenly Father; that voice is often is more silent th...

What do you strive for? What are the biggest desires and goals in your life? It is healthy to regularly think about that. If we are honest to ourselves, all too often short term earthly matters dominate our behaviour, for example we compare ourselves to others, rather than looking at what really counts in the end. God told to Solomon: “Since you have not asked for yourself riches and rather asked...

Arguing or submitting: Do you argue with God? It might sound strange. But let’s think about it. Whether aware or not, we easily tend to have thoughts of pride such as being entitled for certain rewards; or “relatively to persons X, Y and Z, I am better”. Or why does God not reward my efforts? Once a person understands how much is the personal shortcoming before the holy, eternal Lord, it becomes o...

When a child who has no parents and would be lost, gets adopted, the child is saved and gets support in order to be a blessing to others later on in life. When a prisoner gets pardoned, the grace and support shall make him to be a blessing to others. When God saves a person by offering grace, forgiveness and pardoning, the person gets adopted and is supported in order to forward that blessing to o...

How many times do we face scarcity in life? We lack energy to do all the tasks we have to do. We lack time do all those things. We lack love and empathy towards others. We may lack full health and we may be short of many other things. But let’s not look at all that scarcity. Let’s rather look at the abundance that the almighty Lord provides. He provides grace, help, confidence, true hope and all t...

Whom do you follow? People of all times have followed others. The ways and structures may have changed and keep on changing over the generations. But the basic principle remains the same: do you mainly follow other people or matters or ideologies? Or do you most of all follow the almighty Lord? He is not only the eternal, holy, creator God, but also offers to be the personal Saviour for everyone w...

Have you ever got a promise from someone, but the promise was not kept? Or the other way round … you promised someone but could not keep it? Between persons, that easily happens. But the eternal, almighty, holy, creator God keeps his promises. His promises remain valid!

How do things go in your life? All in all well? Or more to complain? Give thanks to the holy God for the good days. And even in difficult times of sorrow – raise your head! Remember what the Lord has done for you.

A punishment such as imprisonment is associated with negative thoughts. But the intention, at least in case of sentences in fair legal systems, is a positive one, to let the criminal reconsider the mind and to improve the behaviour.

Everything is in flow – things come and go. Seasons come and go. Good and bad times come and go. What remains?

Everything being made new – do you wish for it?