by Godloves.me | 24. September 2023
Sehr freundlich drückt mir der Briefträger meine Post in die Finger. Ein Briefumschlag sticht mir besonders ins Auge. Ich betrachte den mir fremden Absender und ohne zu überlegen, sage ich dem Postboten, er solle den wieder mitnehmen. «Annahme verweigert» schreibt er darauf! Erst Jahre später erfuhr ich, dass ich ein geniales Angebot ausgeschlagen habe.
Glücklicherweise bin ich mit Gottes Liebesbrief nicht so umgegangen. Viele verweigern leider sein Angebot, welches über Leben und Tod entscheidet. Vielleicht ist nur der Postbote unsympathisch, die Umschlagfarbe zu wenig trendy oder einfach, weil die schlechte Laune dominiert. Einige verweigern die Annahme ganz bewusst, weil Gott der Absender ist und sie mit dem nichts zu tun haben wollen …
Er kam in seine eigene Schöpfung, doch seine Geschöpfe, die Menschen, wiesen ihn ab.
Johannes 1,11
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Bibeltext zum Thema: Lukas 19,1-27
by Godloves.me | 24. September 2023
In a friendly way, the mailman places my mail into my hand. One particular envelope really catches my eye. I check out who the sender is and, without second thought, tell him to take it back with him. “Acceptance Refused” is what he writes on it! Only years later did I find out that I had turned down a wonderful offer.
Thankfully, this is not the way that I’ve handled God’s love letter. Unfortunately, many “refuse” his offer, which determines the difference between life and death. Maybe the mail carrier is not likable, the “envelope color” isn’t “trendy” enough, or you’re simply in a bad mood. Some refuse the acceptance with full awareness because God is the sender, and, for whatever reason, they want nothing to do with him.
Please read God’s love letter (the Bible)! He wants to offer you eternal, abundant life. Would you like to find out more?
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
John 1:11
Relevant Scripture: Luke 19:1-27
by Godloves.me | 17. September 2023
Einer will dem Anderen gefallen und ein Anderer macht nur das, was ihn im Moment glücklich macht. Nach welchem Prinzip lebst du? ?
Die Bibel beschreibt uns eine andere Perspektive. Sie sagt in Galater 2,20: «Darum lebe nicht mehr ich, sondern Christus lebt in mir! Mein vergängliches Leben auf dieser Erde lebe ich im Glauben an Jesus Christus, den Sohn Gottes, der mich geliebt und sein Leben für mich gegeben hat.»
Ist das eine Bevormundung und Fremdbestimmung?
Gott, der Vater im Himmel meint es gut mit mir. In Lukas 11,11 erklärt Jesus, dass er uns keine Schlange gibt, wenn wir ihn um Brot bitten. Er hat wunderbare Gedanken über jeden Menschen, denn er hat uns nicht willkürlich geschaffen. Seinen heilbringenden und guten Plan für diese Welt wird er zur richtigen Zeit ausführen. Jesus kommt als gerechter König wieder und wird mit all denen, die sich ihm anvertraut haben, diese Welt regieren!
Was genau hält dich noch zurück, dich ihm anzuvertrauen?
Darum lebe nicht mehr ich, sondern Christus lebt in mir!
Galater 2,20a
Bibeltext zum Thema: Jeremia 29,10-14
by Godloves.me | 17. September 2023
One person wants to please the other person, and the other just does whatever makes him happy at the moment. Which principle do you live by?
The Bible describes something completely different. In Galatians 2:20 it says: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Isn’t that condescension and being other-directed?
God, the Father in heaven. has the best intentions for me. In Luke 11 verse 11, Jesus explains that he won’t give us a snake when we ask him for bread. He has wonderful thoughts about each person, for he has not just created us arbitrarily. He will carry out his plan for this world at the right time. Jesus will return as King, and he will rule this world with everyone who has entrusted themselves to him!
It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
Galatians 2:20a
Relevant Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10-14
by Godloves.me | 10. September 2023
In life, we try to satisfy a deep need. We want to belong to a family, a group, a club, or to a certain ethnic group. This gives us a sense of identity and security. God himself has put this desire inside of us. Sin has separated us from God and brought us into Satan’s domain. Jesus Christ, the promised Savior, came into the world in order to make reconciliation with God possible. Everyone who believes and trusts in him receives the right to be accepted into God’s heavenly family (John 1:12).
This trust in biblical promises gives us a certainty, a deep security, that has nothing to do with arrogance. Through his Spirit, God himself puts an inner conviction in our hearts. This new belonging is more than simply a feeling. It is a completely new identity in Christ! Followers of Jesus let themselves be led by the Holy Spirit because they are children of God and therefore they have eternal life!
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
1 John 5:1
What gives you the assurance that you belong to God’s family?
Relevant Scripture: Romans 8:1-17
