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- | Sunday, Nov 11, 2018. | + | Sunday, Nov 11, 2018. Is life with God different from a life without God? Of course it is. You might |
+ | compare it with life as a single and life as a partner. That is much different as well. Of course it will | ||
+ | change you and your life when you life with someone, and if you have kids as well you take care of. And | ||
+ | God is not just some partner, he is THE partner, he is source and goal, creator, lover, companion. | ||
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- | ** Thousands | + | ** Will of God ... ** |
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+ | Life is not without suffering. We all know that. Life is threatened, it is in danger, since there are | ||
+ | many things in this world which are difficult for us. The following text from the first letter of the | ||
+ | apostle Peter talks about these difficulties, | ||
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- | {{ 2018:2018_11_11_2.jpg}} | + | There is a lot in this text, as always when you open the bible. First: Jesus himself, the son of God, |
+ | God himself who became human, suffered when he lived. This suffering of God is one of the most important | ||
+ | things we hear about in the Old and New Testament. God himself came into our world, into our society. | ||
+ | He himself knows how it is here, in the middle of our business, our families, our struggle and our joy! | ||
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+ | ** Life in Full ...** | ||
+ | Second, God wants us to come into his community. His community is different from the life we know usually. | ||
+ | It is a community of trust, a community of faith, a community of love. It is not the love we know when | ||
+ | humans follow their desires. It is a different type of love. It is often called " | ||
+ | It is a love which gives, which provides, which has complete focus on the other person. It is not egoistic | ||
+ | love, not a love which wants to govern or determine! | ||
+ | Third, we are called to service. We are all gifted. We are all equipped with abilities given by God and | ||
+ | his spirit, which enable us to serve in a unique way. We all can do things the others cannot do as well, | ||
+ | since God wants us to work together and serve one another. It is deep joy to serve. It is deep joy to be | ||
+ | of importance since God himself has given us something which we are to contribute. We are called to do | ||
+ | this! Yes, we are. | ||
+ | God is to be glorified. This is repeated in the biblical books many times. Why? Since he is the creator - | ||
+ | he is the source. He is fantastic. He is pure. He is powerful. He is loving. He is full of empathy. He | ||
+ | is forgiving. He is dying. He is living. He is creative. He is an artist. He is a scientist. He is a maker. | ||
+ | He is a carer. He is a mother. He is a father. He is our template. He is the center of life. and its | ||
+ | goal. He is to be praised, not since this would be an empty command, but since he is so breathtaking | ||
+ | and fantastic, that there is nothing more to say than: wow, look at the Lord! | ||
(Roland Potthast) | (Roland Potthast) | ||
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