Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, I would like to greet you with the following words: “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and [...]
"The sleep of a labouring man is sweet." Ecclesiastes 5:12. “They may be weary, but how sweet is rest after a proper amount of labor. Sleep, nature’s sweet restorer, invigorates the tired body and prepares it for the next day’s duties.” –Child Guidance, p. 341. We are also counselled, "Love not sleep, lest thou come [...]
“Redeeming the time.” Colossians 4:5 Redeeming means “buying it back.” Or, another translation says, “Make most of every opportunity,” and another says, “Make good use of it.” The Bible says “we must make good use of our time.” This means that it is not just up to us, to use our time as we want. [...]
In 1 Corinthians 3:9 we read that, “For we are labourers tougher with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” A talent of knowledge, sanctified and put into use in the Master’s service is never lost. A self-sacrificing effort to do good will is crowned with success. We are labourers together with God. [...]
When we consider speech, the talent of speech is something I am sure some of us take for granted. For most of us, to be able to speak without any impediment is totally normal. But there are some who do not have this talent; some are born mute or deaf and they cannot communicate in [...]
When we consider strength, why would the talent of strength be important? Picture this: You have given one of your friends a rare and costly plant as a gift. With it, you have provided instructions on how best to take care of the plant. Your friend assures you that this gift means a lot; and [...]
We all have talents, some have more than others; sometimes we even have to work for our talents. There is one talent that almost everyone wants, and that is the talent of property or money. I want to begin with a parable that Jesus told about a rich man. “There was a certain rich man, [...]
Being inspired by the recent Week of Prayer Readings (December 2015), I decided to study a little more into the Gifts of the Spirit. In the New Testament there are listed different gifts given to individuals here on earth. We are told that the Lord bestows talents to individuals and the Holy Spirit gives gifts. [...]
“My children, be on the watch against false gods.” 1 John 5:21 (N.E.B.) Idolatry is alive and flourishing. In our enlightened and highly sophisticated twentieth century, there are still heathen people who are worshipping idols made of stone, metal, wood, and other materials. Wherever one travels in pagan Asian countries, he will notice temples and [...]
Who is your leader, the one who determines your destination? We are all like sheep, we need a shepherd; and there are two leaders we can choose from. One leads us to heaven, and the other to hell fire. We must decide which one of them will lead us. Both of these leaders are inviting [...]