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- | ** Important Things | + | ** Important Things |
+ | Perhaps there are people which are important to you. You might have good friends, or a partner, or kids, | ||
+ | or parents. Sometimes we really like some people who do not know that we love them, that we care for them. | ||
+ | Not all of us take it easy to express our feelings. | ||
+ | Perhaps we can look back and be happy about some things we could achieve. Some write articles or books or | ||
+ | other forms of publications. Some of us were responsible for some project and it went well. Others care | ||
+ | for people, the nurses and doctors in the hospital. They are happy that they managed to do some of their | ||
+ | work well - even if the pressure and stress of work is quite difficult. | ||
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+ | We might also think about those tasks which we did not achieve, where we did not succeed. Perhaps we did | ||
+ | only a little part of what we planned to do, just because everything went differently from what we would | ||
+ | have chosen. Perhaps we did some stupid things, said stupid words, or got into a fight where we should have | ||
+ | been quiet (even if we were right). | ||
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+ | To me personally, there are many important people and many important things. | ||
+ | But there is one core person in my life, which is giving | ||
+ | all things and all people the right framework. It is the Lord, the creator, the God of this universe. I know | ||
+ | him as God, the father. I know him as Jesus, the son. And I know him as the holy spirit, who fills my heart | ||
+ | and my mind. God is both the framework and the content from which I can face my past and my future! Let | ||
+ | me explain this a little more ... | ||
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+ | ** Jesus in the Past and in the Future ... ** | ||
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+ | When I look back, I can face the past month in a calm and honest way, since the spirit helps me. I need to | ||
+ | see things clearly, without prejudice towards anyone, including myself. "In Jesus" all my guilt is taken | ||
+ | away. So I know that I do not have to fear my own guilt. He is taking it anyway. I can look at it. I can | ||
+ | see my failures, my mistakes. I can see where I am evil. I do not need to ignore or deny it. | ||
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+ | In the gospel of John, Jesus is called the lamb of God. He is called the lamb in many places. "The lamb" | ||
+ | is the title of honor for Jesus, in particular when the revelation talks about his role in heaven. | ||
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- | {{ 2019: | + | Jesus is taking away the sin of the world. This is important for everyone. It means that we can have a new |
- | + | beginning. Today can be a time of a new beginning. Tomorrow can be a time of a new beginning. He has taken | |
- | ** ... ** | + | away what can destroy us. He is taking away what brings death and destruction. The sin of the world is |
+ | taken into this death at Calvary. There is so much future in this, when the lamb of God takes away the sin | ||
+ | of the world. It takes away my sin, but also your sin and the sin of everyone else - all who believe in him. | ||
- | + | Let us take the lamb of God into all our past. Let us forgive, and be forgiven. | |
+ | Let us take the lamb of God into our presence. We want him here and now, in this very minute, | ||
+ | to fill us with his mercy, with his thankfulness, | ||
+ | Let us take the lamb of God into our future. Let him be the defining power of what we are, let him be | ||
+ | the father, Lord and guide in each and every part of our life. In his freedom, we will experience | ||
+ | unbelievable wonders, each and every day. | ||
(Roland Potthast) | (Roland Potthast) | ||
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