Rich Faith Life ...

Monday, April 18, 2016. Christian faith offers us a rich life in faith. It gives hope and truth, love and humility. It provides a value to our life, which is beyond anything this world can give - yet it puts us into the middle of this world to live there and to experience God's love.

Faithful with God …

When we think about the relationship between Christian faith and the secular environment we all live in today, it is important to become aware of the rich faith life which Jesus himself teaches to his disciples. The apostle Paul writes about this in his letter to the Corinthians:

4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Cor 1, 4-9)

The grace of God is given to us in Jesus. Forgiveness and new life is there, the gift of God in the death and resurrection of Christ. This includes his blessing through the spirit, it is carried out through and in the spirit.

Live faith, spread faith …

As Christians, we are called to live faith. Indeed, faith and living faith is one, you cannot have faith without living it, and you cannot live faith without the trust and love of God which comes deep from within your heart.

The spirit of God, if it fills your heart, leads to truth and to love - both of it in a unity which cannot split one from the other. In him, love and truth come together. You see your life in full transparency - though this usually comes only step by step on the way of discipleship. This is without any condemnation, but with mercy and with the eyes of the loving God, who saved you in and through Christ.

Life in Christ is wonderful, an unparalleled adventure. Life in Christ, life in faith, Christian life taken up actively and filled with the love of God - it is full of a deep joy, through all the problems we all face day by day. Thank you, Lord. Come today, and fill my hours, my heart and my mind, my words and my deeds! Please come, with your guidance, your salvation and your protection. Come! (RWEP) ... more texts