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Redeem the time- Don’t waste it – Part 2

13 Thursday Feb 2014

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Gal 6:7-9 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.  8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Do not waste time to establish a worldly wisdom in your life. The time spent to achieve the results of the kingdom is far more valuable than to spend time to achieve the results of the world. For example if you want to buy some expensive good, you can walk-in to a store and you can pick one up according to your requirement. But that may cost you some extra money than if you have spent time researching where the good deal is. By searching for good deal, we spend more time in the system everyday to find out where the best deal is. By browsing we also get distracted and look for other stuff which we may not need. So at the average, if we spend 30 minutes per day for 2 months it is 30 hrs of our regular active time. We may be able to get some markdowns but we have lost a considerable time for the kingdom. You can earn your money back, but not the time. Whatever you lost is lost. So, sow to the Spirit and reap the benefit of the Spirit and do not sow for the flesh and reap the benefit of the flesh which is only temporary. Redeem the time and concentrate on the things of God and His kingdom. God will bless you abundantly in all things according to your needs.

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Redeem the time- Don’t waste it.

12 Wednesday Feb 2014

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Col 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Heb 10:37, 38 For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.38 Now the just shall live by faith;But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

Many intelligent people can argue the fact why only the gospel of Jesus Christ is the way to the Living God. Just one simple phrase we can take it not for argument sake but to establish the fact. ‘No flesh can be justified by the works of the Law.’ Many religions preach morality as the law of God. Many teach that if we do good works then we can reach the paradise. Many to justify and to picturize, they have their prophets and idols of their own. But one needs to understand that those who are in flesh (That is born as a human being in this world) can not cleanse their filth that they were born with just by doing good works. No human has the power to overcome the death and there is no release from that war. We need someone or somebody who is in flesh condemned the death in the flesh and overcame the death. This is what Jesus of Nazareth did and completed His work that God gave Him. He lived a sinless life for all people; he died a gruesome death in the cross and rose again from the death. So, whoever dies with faith in Jesus Christ will have the hope of resurrection through Him and not by good works. At the end of the day, we can present facts, but obedience to the gospel will not come by intelligence, it is by FAITH only. You have to take that step of faith; if you do then you would have redeemed the time wisely when you are in this earth.

Time and chance happens to all

11 Tuesday Feb 2014

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Ecc 9:11 I returned and saw under the sun that— The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.

Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

When one is in pursuit of the Truth, he will definitely come across the gospel. The word of God says that time and chance happens to all. Every nation will get a chance to hear the gospel for their repentance and finding the True living God. When they get that chance, if they obey to the gospel, then Jesus Christ will be reveled in them through the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the ONLY way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. If Jesus is revealed in them they will go the Father through Him and find the True Living God. Their heart will be in peace and the pursuit of truth will end and then they began the ministry that God gives them through Jesus Christ for the building of the kingdom of God. The time and chance happens to all. Jesus said to the disciples, when this gospel is preached to all nations then the end will come. That gives us more hope to the perishing humanity that ALL will have a chance to hear the gospel and have a chance to obey to it. If they discern that time and obey to that gospel, then they did according to what the Creator wanted them to do and it will be well with them. For those who obeyed to the gospel the fear of death will not be there because of the glorious hope they have in Christ Jesus. Pursue to find Truth, Discern the time and obey to the gospel of Jesus Christ and it will be well with your soul even if you die.

Fear of God – Pursuing Truth

10 Monday Feb 2014

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Ecc 8: 16-17 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night,  17 then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. For though a man labors to discover it, yet he will not find it; moreover, though a wise man attempts to know it, he will not be able to find it.

Why do we have to connect death, fear of God, life and believing Jesus Christ? Many regardless of religion seek the truth in their life. Many transform themselves as saints and go to a remote place in pursuit of finding God, knowledge and eternity. They seek who is the real God and what is their purpose of life in this world. Some pursue it till they find it according to their judgment and some get sidetracked because of worldly affairs and issues. Fear of God begins when one pursue to find the real truth or real God. It is not when one following the traditions and its requirements according to their religion or deities. This is also true if one born to name sake Christian parents. The wise man says in Ecc 8:17, even though a man labors to discover it, he can not find the work of God done under the sun leave alone above the sun. If a man can not discover it, why he is pursuing it? Is it vain to pursue finding the truth? The heart of the man is designed to search for its Maker. Till it finds it, it will not have rest or peace. That is why men pursue. So in this pursuit will they be able to find it?

Fear of God

09 Sunday Feb 2014

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Ecc 8:12-13 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.  13 But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

King Solomon says that it will be well for those who fear God and for the wicked it will not be well because they do not fear God. If we fear God and do what we suppose to do while living, then there is no fear of death. How? Those who fear God will believe in the Son of God, hope that is offered through Him and take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who die in the Lord Jesus Christ will only sleep and will rise again when He returns to reign with Him (I Thes 4:16). How can we link the fear of God with believing in Jesus Christ? What is the connection between death and the eternal life? This is where the discerning of times and judgment comes in to picture. Contd…

Fear of Death

08 Saturday Feb 2014

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Ecc 8:6-8 Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, Though the misery of man increases greatly. 7 For he does not know what will happen; So who can tell him when it will occur? 8 No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, And no one has power in the day of death. There is no release from that war, And wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it.

Many fear death today. It is because, the time of death no man can find out. It is like a fish gets trapped in the net or a bird caught in the snare. Even in the case of terminal illness the doctors can only give times in years, moths, weeks or days and no man can say at this time death will happen. It happens suddenly most of the times and people get off guard with it. Why many afraid of death? They fear because while living, they did not do what they suppose to do according to the time that is given to them. Without understanding the times and seasons they wasted the opportunity that was given to them by the One who has authority over their soul and body. Our Lord said do not be afraid of those who can kill the body only but fear God who is able to destroy the body and soul in hell (Mat 10:28). If they understood their times and season and did what was required by the Creator, then they would not have fear of death. So what is required by the Creator to escape from this fear? Contd…

Discerning the time

07 Friday Feb 2014

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Ecc 9:10-11 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. 11 I returned and saw under the sun that—The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.

Understanding the time or discerning the time is to know what to do in a given point of time and it is not about knowing when that time will happen. Time and chance happens to all, and to know what we have to do when the time and chance hits us is the discerning of the time. King Solomon talks about life and death in this chapter. He wants the sons of men should discern what they have to do when there is life and before death hits them. In the time of our life, we do take each matter and judge what is right or wrong and then decide to execute that task. Like for example when we attain the time of marriage, we look for our partner and judge who is best suited and then decide to live together. So in that time span we do according to the ways of man. This is the understanding of our time when we are living in this earth and those things which is under our ability to execute.

Discerning time and Judgment

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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Ecc 8: 5-6 He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; And a wise man’s heart discerns both time and judgment, 6 Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, Though the misery of man increases greatly.

In Ecc 8th chapter the wise king Solomon writes about discerning the time and judgment. Can anyone discern the time and the judgment proclaimed? In this chapter he mentions for every matter there is a time and judgment. In the reign of King David, he had the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do (I Chro 12:32). Understanding time is to know what to do in a given time. Like, a time to sow and a time to reap; a time to sleep and a time to be awake. So this is the understanding of times when it comes to earthly life. But in this chapter the wise man is referring to something else when he talks about discerning times and judgment. He talks about the time of life, death and its associated judgment. If a king sentence a death sentence to one of the evil citizen, then there is a time appointed to him to die. Death is the judgment for the evil from the king. The citizen can not escape from this judgment unless the king shows mercy towards him. So who knows the time of his death? The time of his death is in the king’s hand. This is what he wanted to point out in this chapter. We have seen how we are made in Christ Jesus, let us also meditate on discerning the time and judgment that is given to us in the new covenant in Christ Jesus in light of this wisdom from the wise King Solomon.

God’s Will: The other side of the coin – Fear of God

10 Thursday Oct 2013

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Proverbs 16:6 In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

Job 28:28 And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

The sons of Eli did not fear God and performed many evil things in the house of the Lord. Nadab and Abihu brought profane fire before the Lord. If we see these incidents, in both scenarios, sons of Eli and sons of Aaron were called to do the work of God in the tabernacle as a priest. Both did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and were perished by the hand of the Lord. What is missing from them even when they are working for God as a priest? The fear of the LORD is missing. In the case of the sons of Eli, God said in I Sam 3:14 “… the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever” The sons of Eli rejected God, did not have the fear about God, and pushed their limit that there is no more atonement for them. When all these things happened, they were not able to obey the voice of their Father because God desired to kill them (I Sam 2:24). Prov 16:6 says “…And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil” If we do not have this basic foundational character in us, we would be bold to do evil things in the sight of the Lord, even in the church and its related activities.  We can see today and hear many reports about this. Men who serve God in the name of Pastor or priest or committee member, they steal money from the offerings, they commit sexual immorality, they speak deceit words to steal their jewels and money from them, all in the name of Jesus and His church. Such bold activities are performed, because of the lack of fear of the LORD. All such men who once anointed by God, received the Holy Spirit and enjoyed the goodness of God will face the judgment of God. Many can speak about ‘in depth’ truth in their sermon, but if they lack the fear of God then there is no wisdom in that sermon and it will not produce any understanding to the hearers.  Fear of God should not leave us. If it leaves from our character and in our approach to Christ’s work, then we will be automatically out of His will.

God’s Will: The other side of the coin – Stand Fast in Love

09 Wednesday Oct 2013

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John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Whatever we do in words or in deeds let that all be done in love. Any burden for the soul should be based on love and not because of compulsion or self righteousness or self gratification. When we are working in the God’s kingdom according to the will of God, all the tasks that we do should be based on the word and/or revelation, faith and love.  Faith works through love that is the indication of born again. Establishment in the Lord is also based on love. Love, attribute to both spiritual and physical needs. Try to understand love through godly perspective and not through the world. The roots of the worldly love are based on the ruler of the world and many times, it will deceive you rather than build you in Christ. However, the roots of godly love are in Jesus Christ. Let us all pray that we should understand the biblical love correctly and do according to what God wants us to do in any given situation following the pattern of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Apostles and His church.