by Godloves.me | 20. October 2024
It’s fall. The days are getting shorter, and the birds gather together to fly South once again. In the mountains there is already a layer of snow, and the leafy trees are losing their last leaves. I’m amazed about the fact that trees lose their leaves anew every fall. This “letting go” is necessary in order to prepare for winter, so that new green leaves can grow again in the spring.
This same principle is at work in our lives. There are many areas in which we have the opportunity to learn to let go. Sometimes we need to let go of beloved people, sometimes our home, and often our dreams and conceptions. Our life doesn’t belong to us, and we have the chance to learn to let it go. Or, as it is poetically expressed in the book of Job: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.”
Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39
Jesus, who spoke these words to his disciples, gave up his own life and died on a cross for our sins in order to reconcile us to God.
We can let go of our lives with the certainty that after the winter a new spring will come. Letting go in faith that eternal life is given to us in Jesus Christ.
What is keeping you from letting go of your own life?
Applicable Bible text: Matthew 16:26-27
by Godloves.me | 13. October 2024
Halte einen Moment inne und höre in dein Herz hinein: Stell dir vor, du hättest nur noch einen Tag zu leben. Was wäre das Wichtigste, das du noch tun würdest?
«Nachdem wir durch den Glauben von unserer Schuld freigesprochen sind, haben wir Frieden mit Gott durch unseren Herrn Jesus Christus.»
Römer 5,1
Wenn wir dem Tod ins Auge sehen, verlieren Erfolg und Reichtum an Bedeutung. Was wirklich zählt, sind Versöhnung, Umarmungen und Liebe – Dinge, die unbezahlbar sind. Dasselbe gilt für unsere Beziehung zu Gott. Eines Tages wird jeder von uns ihm begegnen.
Ist deine Beziehung zu ihm in Ordnung?
Passender Bibeltext: Römer 5
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by Godloves.me | 13. October 2024
Take a moment and listen to your heart: Suppose you had just one more day to live, what would be the most important thing that you would definitely want to do?
It could be worth it to invest time in your relationships.
In the face of death, success and riches are meaningless. Reconciliation, hugs, love, on the other hand, are priceless. The same is true for our relationship to our Maker. Each of us will face him one day.
Is your relationship with him in order?
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1
Applicable Bible text: Romans 5
by Godloves.me | 6. October 2024
Heute ist ein schöner Herbstmorgen. Ich geniesse in Ruhe mein Frühstück am Küchentisch. Nach einer Weile erstrahlt die Sonne über den Bergen und die ersten Sonnenstrahlen finden den Weg in meine Wohnung. Nach einigen Sekunden des Staunens über die Schönheit des Sonnenaufgangs und den leuchtenden Herbstfarben entdecke ich, dass meine Fensterscheibe voller Staub und Flecken ist. Mir ist bisher gar nicht aufgefallen, wie schmutzig die Scheiben sind und ich nehme mir vor, sie demnächst wieder zu putzen.
Eine ähnliche Wirkung hat Gott in unserem Leben, wenn wir ihm erlauben, wie die Sonne in unser Herz zu scheinen. Erstmal ist es gut, es wird warm und wir merken, dass uns seine Gegenwart gefehlt hat. Doch dann werden durch die Gegenwart Gottes in unserem Leben auch unsere dunklen Flecken offenbar.
Gott ist Licht. In ihm gibt es keine Finsternis.
1. Johannes 1,5b
Gott möchte, dass es uns gut geht, dass unsere Scheiben sauber sind. Nicht weil er uns anklagen oder in einen Leistungsdruck zwingen will, sondern weil er sich wünscht, dass nichts zwischen unserem Herz und seiner Liebe steht.
Erlaubst du Gott, in dein Herz zu strahlen?
Passender Bibeltext: Johannes 8,12-20
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by Godloves.me | 6. October 2024
Today is a beautiful fall morning. I am enjoying my breakfast in peace at the kitchen table. After a while, the sun begins to shine over the mountains, and the first rays of sunlight find their way into my apartment. After several seconds of sitting in awe over the beauty of the sunrise and the glowing fall colors, I discover that my windowpane is full of dust and stains. Up until that moment I never noticed how dirty the window panes were and decided to clean them again soon.
God has a similar impact on our lives when we allow him, like the sun, to shine into our hearts. At first it’s good; it warms our hearts, and we notice that we have missed his presence. But then, through God’s presence in our lives, our dark stains also become obvious.
God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5b
God would like for it to go well with us, that our window panes are clean. This is not because he wants to accuse us or force us into performing, but rather because he desires that nothing stand in the way between our heart and his love.
Will you allow God to shine into your heart?
Applicable Bible text: John 8:12-20
