Sr. Angelica
24.12.2018
Mar 4:24 “Pay attention to what you’re hearing! You will be evaluated by the same standard with which you do your evaluating, and still more will be given to you”
The way you hear the “Word of God”
is important. One brother told me.
‘ Sister, I was attending a Bible convention. Lot of people were there. So & so…… (name of a great servant of God) his children were sitting beside me. They came in a big car, had brought eatables and were munching , commenting on the preacher and taking the word very lightly”.
Hearing that I felt sad.
Never attempt to hear the “Word” for fun!.
Word of God is fire that can devour you.
A hammer that can smash you.
Her. 23:29
An incorruptible seed which can give you a ‘rebirth’ in Jesus Christ!
1 Pet 1:23
A lamp for your feet which regulates the steps you walk everyday.
PS 119:105
Dew & rain that comes from heaven which makes seeds germinate in you!
Is 55:10,11
“Word of God” & Preaching of the Word is taken for granted, at times, in our nation, since there is freedom of religion.
Today it has become a custom in many Christian houses, to turn on a Bible channel in T.V. & do all the other works.
One of our trainees, was deputed to teach in one of the universities in China. He is a disciple of Jesus Christ. After going there, he narrated his experiences with me like this,
"I had a student, who looked very weak & gloomy. When I asked him the reason, he disclosed that he was heart patient . I was eager to give him Jesus & the healing Jesus brought on Calvary. But we are not allowed. I just told him, "I can suggest you a medicine. It is very simple. Would you like to try ?.
'Yes Sir'.
"Say 100 times a day 'Jesus heal me'. Would you? "
'Sure Sir. But what is "Jesus"? He asked.
"I won't tell you now but will tell you later when I get a chance" he answered.
Can you imagine the agony that Sir would have undergone when the Chinese student asked this question!. The problem with Christians in India is so much of passive listening, hearing without action & saturation !!
The Lord is alerting you today!
Whatever you hear, should be passed on to others!
“So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries. Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.”
1Co 4:1,2
Faithful in what? In distributing to others whatever “mysteries” God
has entrusted you.
God the Father gave everything, even His only Son to us!
Jesus has been given, “all the authority in heaven & earth”.
He did not keep it with Himself. He made us heirs of His Father’s property & Kingdom.
Shouldn’t you make your fellow workers, (whom all you come across in your life) heirs of the Kingdom of God ?
Is it enough that you glorify God & thank Him for the joy of Salvation you received?
How can we pull on one day without introducing this treasure “Jesus” to others? Let our hearts be longing for every opportunity I get!. Every soul I get! Let our Christian life never be limited to ‘Sunday Services & yearly Christmas, Easter festivals!’
Let us be watchful about every “Word” that we hear! Pass it on to others in a way it can effectively work in their lives!
Sr. Angelica