The Word that makes us be holy.
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the truth.
Živáť jest zajisté řeč Boží a mocná, a pronikavější nad všeliký meč na obě straně ostrý, a dosahujeť až do rozdělení i duše i ducha i kloubů i mozku v kostech, a rozeznává myšlení i mínění srdce. A neníť žádného stvoření, kteréž by nebylo zjevné před obličejem jeho, nýbrž všecky věci jsou nahé a odkryté očima toho, o kterémž jest řeč naše.
Tanrı'nın sözü diri ve etkilidir, iki ağızlı kılıçtan daha keskindir. Canla ruhu, ilikle eklemleri birbirinden ayıracak kadar derinlere işler; yüreğin düşüncelerini, amaçlarını yargılar. Tanrı'nın görmediği hiçbir yaratık yoktur. Kendisine hesap vereceğimiz Tanrı'nın gözü önünde her şey çıplak ve açıktır.
(from Hebrews 4:12-13)
Casting out sins.
If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, but don't let it!
Zdaliž nebudeš příjemný, budeš-li dobře činiti? Pakli nebudeš dobře činiti, hřích ve dveřích leží; a pod mocí tvou bude žádost jeho, a ty panovati budeš nad ním.
Doğru olanı yapsan, seni kabul etmez miyim? Ancak doğru olanı yapmazsan, günah kapıda pusuya yatmış, seni bekliyor. Ona egemen olmalısın."
(from Genesis 4:7)Surrender to God! Resist the devil, and he will run from you.
Poddejtež se tedy Bohu, a zepřetež se ďáblu, i utečeť od vás.
Bunun için Tanrı'ya bağımlı olun. İblis'e karşı direnin, sizden kaçacaktır.
(from James 4:7)
Privilege of Love.
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Beloved, we are God's children now; it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
And every one who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
(from 1st John 3:1-3)Bakın, Baba bizi o kadar çok seviyor ki, bize `Tanrı'nın çocukları' deniyor! Gerçekten de öyleyiz. Dünya Baba'yı tanımadığı için bizi de tanımıyor. Sevgili kardeşlerim, daha şimdiden Tanrı'nın çocuklarıyız, ama ne olacağımız henüz bize gösterilmedi. Ne var ki, Mesih göründüğü zaman O'na benzer olacağımızı biliyoruz. Çünkü O'nu olduğu gibi göreceğiz. Mesih'te bu ümide sahip olan herkes, Mesih pak olduğu gibi kendini pak kılar.
(Yuhanna'nın birinci mektubu 3:1-3)
Redeemed without money.
Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
For thus says the LORD: "You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.
(from Isaiah 52:1-3)
Light in the darkness.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Therefore do not associate with them,
for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret;
but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light."
(from Ephesians 5:6-14)Hiç kimse sizi boş sözlerle aldatmasın. Bu şeylerden ötürü Tanrı'nın gazabı söz dinlemeyenlerin üzerine gelir. Onun için böyleleriyle oturup kalkmayın.
Bir zamanlar karanlıktınız, ama şimdi Rab'de ışıksınız. Işığın çocukları olarak yaşayın. Çünkü ışığın meyvesi her tür iyilik, doğruluk ve gerçekte görülür. Rab'bi neyin hoşnut ettiğini ayırt edin. Karanlığın meyvesiz işlerine katılmayın. Tersine, onları açığa çıkarın. Karanlıktakilerin gizlice yaptıkları şeylerden söz etmek bile ayıptır. Işığın açığa vurduğu her şey görünür. Çünkü görünen her şey ışıktır. Bunun için şöyle deniyor:«Uyan, ey uyuyan!Ölümden diril!Mesih senin üzerineışık saçacak.»
(Pavlus'un Efeslilere mektubu 5:6-14)
Spirit and freedom
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
(2nd Corinthians 3:17)Rab Ruh'tur ve Rab'bin Ruhu neredeyse orada özgürlük vardır.
(Pavlus'un Korintlilere ikinci mektubu 3:17)
Going on, living by love.
Sometimes there are some things that can't be shared easily. Your life experiences can be many and different and it can happen that it is very painful to talk about them or to listen to somebody who talks about them; but it is in this situation that we see how much great it is the power of love: God's love that forgives us, Jesus' love redeems ius, Holy Spirit's love that comforts us. When you live such situation, you'll learn how much important is Jesus' promise that we are born again, renewed from glory to glory everyday of our life till our final meeting with our Creator.
There were some days in my life when pain was so big that I felt that i couldn't carry it any longer; I've asked to myself "Why wasn't me there? Could I avoid that tragedy, that mistake, that plague? Does that error survive? Could it be healed completely?"; because of my character I m not used to accepting errors, but by these experiences Jesus is teaching me that He is the Judge, the Helper, the Repairer, the Healer! It is not up to us to jugde, to heal, to save, because by our human skill and merits we can do nothing, we are simply bearer of the Divine good message of Salvation, witnesses of His love.
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
(Hebrews 9:22) and Jesus has given his innocent and divine blood! Thank you Jesus! I know that the time that you will show me how my request was accepted is very near, Glory to You, my Lord and Saviour!
Jesus takes care of my spiritual and physical health, deletes my pain and gives new energy to my love and to my faith. There will be new exams and new attacks from the Evil, but I know that we are new creatures: the lie of our enemy won't win! Glory to you, Jesus, Lord of lords.
Prophetic vision.
There are two pearls in the ocean of this life: one is hidden the other is visible.
There are two flowers in the garden of our Lord: one was protected, far from people but cared by God, the other was hurt but it could survive and kept living and giving new flowers.
There are two stars in the sky, one is silent in the night, the other is smiling early in the morning at the sunrise.
There are two hearts that don't know each other but they pulse by the same feeling.
There are two thorns: one in the memory, the other in the tongue.
There are two lambs in the flock, both of them are pure, innocent, faithful and tender, they belong to Our Shepherd.
Two things I ask to You; accept them before I die (Proverbs 30:7)
Big wishes and hopes because God is the Almighty.
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves."
And Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house, except a jar of oil."
Then he said, "Go outside, borrow vessels of all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few.
Then go in, and shut the door upon yourself and your sons, and pour into all these vessels; and when one is full, set it aside."
So she went from him and shut the door upon herself and her sons; and as she poured they brought the vessels to her.
When the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another." Then the oil stopped flowing.
She came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live of the rest."
(2nd Kings 4:1-7)
