Anchor hope in heaven

Gospel

Luke 17:26-37

When the day comes for the Son of Man to be revealed

Jesus said to the disciples:

    ‘As it was in Noah’s day, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating and drinking, marrying wives and husbands, right up to the day Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. It will be the same as it was in Lot’s day: people were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but the day Lot left Sodom, God rained fire and brimstone from heaven and it destroyed them all. It will be the same when the day comes for the Son of Man to be revealed.

    ‘When that day comes, anyone on the housetop, with his possessions in the house, must not come down to collect them, nor must anyone in the fields turn back either. Remember Lot’s wife. Anyone who tries to preserve his life will lose it; and anyone who loses it will keep it safe. I tell you, on that night two will be in one bed: one will be taken, the other left; two women will be grinding corn together: one will be taken, the other left.’ The disciples interrupted. ‘Where, Lord?’ they asked. He said, ‘Where the body is, there too will the vultures gather.’

Reflection

Those whose hope is firmly anchored in heaven will not be disappointed when the day of final judgment comes. They rejoice even now that their names are written in heaven (Luke 10:20) and they look with eager longing for the day when they will see the Lord face to face (Revelation 22:4). Is your hope firmly placed in the Lord Jesus and his return in glory?

Let us pray

Lord Jesus Christ, I place all my hope in you because you have redeemed the world by your death on the cross and by your victory over the grave. Help me to never lose sight of the goal of heaven that I may live each day in joyful anticipation of your return in glory.

Amen

To heal there must be desire for change

Gospel

John 5:1-3,5-16

The healing at the pool of Bethesda

There was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now at the Sheep Pool in Jerusalem there is a building, called Bethzatha in Hebrew, consisting of five porticos; and under these were crowds of sick people – blind, lame, paralysed – waiting for the water to move. One man there had an illness which had lasted thirty-eight years, and when Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had been in this condition for a long time, he said, ‘Do you want to be well again?’ ‘Sir,’ replied the sick man ‘I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is disturbed; and while I am still on the way, someone else gets there before me.’ Jesus said, ‘Get up, pick up your sleeping-mat and walk.’ The man was cured at once, and he picked up his mat and walked away.

    Now that day happened to be the sabbath, so the Jews said to the man who had been cured, ‘It is the sabbath; you are not allowed to carry your sleeping-mat.’ He replied, ‘But the man who cured me told me, “Pick up your mat and walk.”’ They asked, ‘Who is the man who said to you, “Pick up your mat and walk”?’ The man had no idea who it was, since Jesus had disappeared into the crowd that filled the place. After a while Jesus met him in the Temple and said, ‘Now you are well again, be sure not to sin any more, or something worse may happen to you.’ The man went back and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had cured him. It was because he did things like this on the sabbath that the Jews began to persecute Jesus.

Reflection 

The Lord Jesus approaches each one of us with the same probing question, "Do you really want to be healed - to be forgiven, set free from guilt and sin, from uncontrollable anger and other disordered passions, and from hurtful desires and addictions. The first essential step towards freedom and healing is the desire for change. If we are content to stay as we are, then no amount of coaxing will change us. The Lord will not refuse anyone who sincerely asks for his pardon, mercy, and healing.

Let us pray 

Lord Jesus, put within my heart a burning desire to be changed and transformed in your way of holiness. Let your Holy Spirit purify my heart and renew in me a fervent love and desire to do whatever is pleasing to you .

Amen

Dragon School public speaking course

 

Emptiness

As I was in church today suddenly I recall images that cross my mind. I saw people walking along the street lost and confused. I saw people hanging around in pub drinking trying to drown their sorrow.

Suddenly I realise this feelings of insecurity has something to do with emptiness. I find it an irony considering we have 6 billion people around the world. What actually went wrong with the system .
Why did this emptiness exist?

Actually when I wrote this I am still wondering and welcome any comments.

I have no one

its a long road when youre on your own and it hurts when they tear your dreams apart and every new town just seems to bring you down trying to find peace of mind can break your heart its a real war right outside your front door i tell ya

I was watching the movie First Blood Part One STARRING SYLVESTER STALLONE about this war hero. He came back from Vietnam as a decorated hero but he lost his friends.He was going to a town to have a meal but the sherrif gave him a hard time.

What strikeS me was the wording of the song which is placed at the top and the words that he said at the end of the movie. I maybe a war hero but now I cant even get a job as a pump attendant.

This lies the question. If we lost our job due to retrenchment are we equip to face the world or do we drown ourselves in sorrow and self pity.

The truth is when help is really needed you find it within yourself.It begins by having a heart and clearness of purpose. WHAT DO YOU LIVE FOR?

We need each other

I was watching the Hallmark Channel. I was watching this story about a girl who was into drinking, drugs and being irresponsible. The saddest part is she is blaming everyone else for her troubles. She was send to the rehab center and starts creating problem.

As the story progresses I learn a hard cold fact that two things actually happened . The parents were busy working earning money. They have little time for the kid. The kid on the other hand badly needed attention. How funny it is that this is actually a fact of life.

How many time have seen this? There is a famous saying no man is an island. Everyone needs someone to be with and to talk to. Imagine how much problem and how many people could have been saved if only we give a listening ears.

The TRUTH is out there. We need each other to communicate and be a good listener.

Goals or wishful thinking

I was reading an article today about dream and wishful thinkings. I realised a lot of people have goals which are achievable. Imagine a person who comes back from works sits infront of the tv for 6 hours. That six hours is his goal and it is a simple realistic goal.

There is another group that enjoys having goals. Goals for New Year , Goals for family , Goal for everything and yet at the end of the day the person remains the same. There is no change. This is wishful thinking.

That is what is happening to many of us. It is time to end this wishful thinking by having a definite of purpose.

Should you face difficulty in finding your purpose in that it is time to talk to someone or you can write to me.