jn_en_2018_09_03
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision | ||
jn_en_2018_09_03 [2018/09/02 21:15] – potthast | jn_en_2018_09_03 [2018/09/02 21:27] (current) – potthast | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
{{2018: | {{2018: | ||
- | ** ... ** | + | ** The treasure, the pearl ... ** |
+ | When you have friends, or when you are in love with someone, you realize that all what might be of | ||
+ | value to you is nothing compared to that particular friend or person. You are happy to give a lot of | ||
+ | treasures, just to be with him or her, just to spend time with her, to speak, to enjoy, to exchange | ||
+ | about life, about work, about sorrows or the joy of life! | ||
+ | What is of value? The bible tells us that God himself is fantastic, even better that the best experience | ||
+ | we have with friends or with human love. God and his kingdom is a great treasure, it is a great pearl, | ||
+ | it is beyond measure in terms of our human riches and values! | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus tells two parables about this treasure, have a look into chapter 13: | ||
<color #aa0000> | <color #aa0000> | ||
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. | 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. | ||
- | The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value | ||
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. | 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 31: | Line 39: | ||
{{ 2018: | {{ 2018: | ||
- | ** ...** | + | ** My own steps ...** |
+ | |||
+ | What are my own steps when it comes to God? Let us discuss two scenarios. First, assume someone does | ||
+ | not know God. But he or she might have a faint idea that God might be interesting or fantastic. What would | ||
+ | you do? You would go and start to find our more! You would search God. You would try to discuss God | ||
+ | with people who could know more. This approach is reasonable and constructive! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Search for believing Christians! Search for Christians who live with Jesus, and then start to discuss | ||
+ | the questions with them. There are various churches in each and every town, where you find believers. | ||
+ | Go and search, and God himself has promised that he will give you answers, that he can be found! | ||
+ | But let us also talk about the second scenario: assume you get to know God. Assume you start to realize | ||
+ | that God is there, indeed. Assume you start to realize how fantastic God is, how holy, full of eager | ||
+ | justice, full of mercy, of compassion, of love and truth and light! Then, you start to discover the | ||
+ | treasure which is in him. | ||
+ | Go and give all the other treasures to get to him, to buy his treasure. It is part of the story of | ||
+ | God, that he is the source of life. We cannot hold anything against him. We cannot buy our one life, | ||
+ | except by realizing that all comes from him, and all belongs to him. We will give all we have, to be | ||
+ | free to fully meet him. Here, with him, true freedom comes! His kingdom is a pearl so valuable, that | ||
+ | even the largest kingdoms of our planet are mere dust in comparison, just a second of time in eternity. | ||
+ | When we start to meet him we realize great value, far beyond our wildest dreams. | ||
(Roland Potthast) | (Roland Potthast) | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// |
jn_en_2018_09_03.1535915719.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/09/02 21:15 by potthast