Where is
the king of kings? Come to us lord and
bring us peace.
We are
struggling in a world hoping for universal peace. Yet many are looking elsewhere
either for entertainment, adventure or for seemingly scientific reason they wonder
about life elsewhere than on earth. We may refer to principals pertaining that
conditions for life on earth are very rare and possibly unique. For me, what is
important is that there is life where we are, and to see what we make of it is
really saddening, at the list aberrant. From so much grief affecting others and
destruction or pollution of the earth we wash our hands; with all our mistrust
we embark in space voyages and send peace messages hoping to find other
intelligence to communicate with. It’s a good thing that ridicule never killed
anyone. We must find peace with our own environment to be the least credible to
address others on the mater. Pretending to be good and just in front of
strangers not even existing yet, we forget reality and truth. http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/greetings.html
A few years
ago, a stock market crash caused banks and pension funds to collapse. Trillions
of dollars where lost. A parcel of that money would feed the hungry people of
the world for more than a hundred years. Where is our faith, our prayers, our example,
our love? Our works must be so absent in front of God. Of course Jesus preached
to us how we must separate ourselves from the world. It is so obvious that we
must repent.
Scientist
will acknowledge Darwin’s theory of evolution, and we may all appreciate it. Bu
what is evolution for God? Jesus did instantaneous miracles. Reality is what we
know that has a place in time and space. Mankind must evolve accordingly to
God’s desire where I believe our heart, soul and spirit are united to approach
God by the name of Jesus Christ; that is the reality we must find.
Sunday
school is what we really need to survive and progress, but our world is far
from perfect and liberty is a word that often brings enslavement to
materialistic desires. Everyone is free to study what they wish or to believe
what they want, and many do not make the better choice. I am not against
philosophies but there are many and the study of them is not accessible to
everyone. So we may consider schooling as a luxury for many people, unless it
can be free like Sunday school. Mathew 10, 8 freely you have receive, freely give.
The gospel
is the truth available for everyone in the developed world and Jesus is infinitely
more than Plato’s king philosopher. John 6, 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him
king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself. Christ brings us
more than we hope for by remaining with us as our lord and savior.
We must
share what we discover to be most profitable to mankind; Christ is our
salvation. Luc 10, 17-22
17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are
subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like
lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall
hurt you. 20 nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject
to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from
the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father,
for such was your gracious will. 22 All things have been handed over to me by
my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father
is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
The power
of God is above all philosophies and is accessible to everyone that believes in
Christ.
I know
since my young age how eternity is long. I was in a catholic school where a nun
was the principal. One day she told us a story how a little bird would pass by
the greatest mountain and slightly brush it’s wing against it; eternity is
longer than the time it takes for the little bird to wear the mountain. But
time has no importance to God.
Scientists
have calculated that the universe was created 13.7 billion years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe
Scientists
refute the theory of creation, so does governments and schools. But no one can
find anything beyond the Big Bang theory. Again it is a good thing that
ridicule does not kill anyone. I do not blame science and I cannot blame anyone
in believing in instantaneous miracles like Jesus did. To me it is so obvious.
For the sake of an argument we seem to cut short on the scale of time. I
believe that what we know is what God wants us to know.
God is the
universe and Jesus is God, so Jesus is the universe. The whole bible is
impregnated by Christ. Mathew5, 17 New International Version "Do
not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come
to abolish them but to fulfill them. It is not like we should believe
that the Old Testament is out of date, what we must retain are the examples
pertaining to life under God’s infinite fidelity. The biggest example is
submission to God, since Christ resurrection, it is the more obvious that
charity is the main example. Sadly centuries have past by and Christians are
still holding a cross in one hand and a sword in the other. Reconciliation
between people and countries are difficult. Even the laws inside countries are
broken. What hope is there in this worldly and egoistical situation but to hope
for the grace of the lord?
God
presents peace for humanity. He may have influence winning battles but the war
he wins is for peace. He wants mankind to love one another that is why he gave
his beloved son as an example, a servant that established redemption for all of
humanity.
The truth
is that redemption leads to resurrection. We recognize truth when we hear it
from a living voice. The bible is Gods voice, so it is what is the most vibrant
and spiritual on earth when it is read. Obviously it is nothing if we do not
take hold of the words written. The importance of the bible resides in the
gospel that recalls the coming of God made man that died and was resurrected by
the father for the redemption of all mankind. But some passages of the gospel refer
to the Old Testament; it is also good to know the old to understand the new,
but it is not so necessary: Mathew 9, 17New
International Version Neither does people
pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine
will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new
wineskins, and both are preserved."
Also if we
are like old men from the Old Testament we must renew ourselves to embrace the
grace of the lord. The lord is our example for our greater evolution. We must
manifest, proclaim, and vocalize our belief; give example which is summarized
in the word charity and the verb to love.
We may hear
critics on God from unbelievers saying: How can he exist and permit so much
sufferance? But he has given us many means to help ourselves. The simple fact
of having the gift of faith is a southing matter.
John
14, 12New Living Translation "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me
will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going
to be with the Father.
Luke
10, 8-9 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat
what is offered to you.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to
you.
Luke 10, 17 The seventy-two
returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
Luke 6, 17-19 17 And he came down
with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a
great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre
and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those
who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought
to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.
Mathew 10, 8 Heal the sick, raise
the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you
have received!
Mathew 15, 30 New Living Translation A
vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who
couldn't speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed
them all.
Mathew 4, 24 News about him
spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various
diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having
seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
1Corinthians 12, 27-31 New Living Translation 27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 28 Here
are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:
first are apostles,
second are prophets,
third are teachers,
then those who do miracles,
those who have the gift of healing,
those who can help others,
those who have the gift of leadership,
those who speak in unknown languages.
29 Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets?
Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 30 Do we all have
the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages?
Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! 31 So
you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.
But now let me show you a way of life that is
best of all.
First, We must repent.
The more we learn from the bible, the more we want to ask forgiveness for our
sins, and the more we see the glory of God.
May the grace of Jesus Christ be with you!
