Our life in this transient world is short

 

Grow rich in the love of God

 

Vain curiosity

 

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do

 

The steadfast foundation of love

 

Rest for our heart — our soul

 

Faith

 

Direction of life

 

One life, one soul

This is one of the significant spiritual works of my life in God. 

After seven years of patient and persevering effort in God, it is finally complete. 

It is for my life and for yours. 

Thanks be to God.

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Prodigal son

 

Love of God — the ultimate gain

 

The Ten Commandments

 

Sin

 

Lead us not into temptation

 

The purpose of our life

 

Whatever course of life you choose, whatever ambition you pursue, the purpose of our life and the primary[1] duty for people of all ages and of all professions is— to live in love— to be a living inspiration of goodness to many; to bring people on the path of God.

 

God expects everyone to live a fruitful[2] life— God abhors anyone who live their life like a wasted talent[3].

1. As a member of God's family, we are commanded to live in love.

God expects everyone to blend the primary principle of life (love ) in everything that we do. All that we do in love, is to be done sincerely; faithfully and diligently, to the best of our ability— in the honour of God.

2. Making the best of the potentials and talents God has given us. To grow in Grace and every virtue of God— being humble; being loving; being kind; being understanding; being forgiving; being truthful; being faithful; being generous; being compassionate; being charitable— be an example of being God's child, to the people you work for and the people you live with.

3. Those who live worldly and vain life that is unbecoming and unworthy of God's Eternal kingdom.

Less in God— more in sin

 

Everyday a man is becoming less(1) a Man created in the image of God— as he is growing less in God and more in sin.

We are called to be witnesses of God's Love(2) and mercy, in the world— not to get inebriated and drowned(3) in the vanity of the world.

 

1] The more we become 'of the world' — we'll become less familiar with God and more alienated in our relationship with God and people— and more vulnerable to sin.

2] To love, as Jesus Christ has loved us, and to forgive, as Jesus Christ has forgiven us.

3] Vain satisfactions and pleasures of the world seduces our heart to move away from God. It gradually depletes our spiritual strengths— our love for God; mutual understanding; patience; forgiveness; mercy.

Be a wise-fool for God

 

Living and growing in Love, mutual understanding and fellowship(1) is more important than all the knowledge, manners and etiquettes of the world that makes us look more polished and elegant in the eyes of the world— but still unworthy, in the eyes of God.

1] as people of God— as God's universal family.

 

Be a wise-fool rather than Beauty-fool.

 

Wise in the eyes of God, but a fool (for Christ), in the eyes of the world— the world underestimates people of God.

Beauty-fool are those who live according to the standards of the world— the world esteems them as beautiful— but are unworthy fools, in the eyes of God.

 

Those who live according to the word of God, live wisely, and look pleasingly beautiful in the eyes of God.

 

Alluring world

 

A heart that loves the world— dissipates(1).

The satisfaction that the world brings to our heart, induces ever more dissatisfaction(2)— leaving us bereft of inner peace.

1] Dissipation is the curse of the evil, who rules the vanity of the world.

A heart that loves the world dissipates— because it eagerly and anxiously seeks earthly satisfactions.

2] It dissipates and remains dissatisfied because it desires and seeks everything worldly; everything vain— except God.

The burden of life— burden of sin

The burden of life feels heavy and unbearable¹. But truly, it is not the burden of life, that lays heavy on us— it is the burden of sins, that lays heavy on our heart and our soul.

The tempter subtly deceives us in believing the heaviness of the burden of life— and averts our heart from considering the burden of sin.

When the burden of sin is removed from our heart through repentance, and the yoke of love is laid on our shoulders, our burden feels light— the yoke of Jesus is easy and light². The yoke of love is a mighty strength, and a strong rampart³  for our heart.

Although, the burden of life still persist— we now have a Peaceful heart, which is yoked with the love of Christ.

A Peaceful heart, at Peace with God, has unflagging strength to live happily under any circumstances, and carry every burden of life— easily and willingly.

1. When we get too involved in the activities of the world— all we reap is a burden of restlessness (our restless heart seeks the satisfactions of the world; it seeks the appreciation from the world; it seeks the love from the world; it seeks praise and honour from the world) and dissatisfaction (dissatisfaction with the life we are living; with the job; with the salary; with your spouse etc.).
Restlessness and dissatisfaction is a burden which every worldly heart carries. A heart that is burdened with anxiety; restlessness; dissatisfaction and sin, has not the strength to endure the burden of life.


2. With Christ on our side, nothing seems burdensome; no suffering seems unbearable. When our restless heart seeks the love of God— it is truly consoled and relieved from the burden of sin.

3. No evil can overcome the power of Jesus's Love. No evil can divide a heart; a family; a world, that is built on Jesus's  commandment of Love— that's why Jesus commanded us to build our life on HIS Love— that our heart and our life may rest in HIS Peace.

Be Watchful

God is always with us.
And HE speaks to our heart, through words of the Holy Bible; through people; through events and circumstances.

Through the current circumstances, God is warning us about the fate of our sinful and unrepentant life.

Those who have built their life on solid rock— on  persevering Faith and Love of God, are secured now and for eternity. No disaster or enforcement can quarantine their Faith and Hope in God. Their Faith proves strong, undeterred by the calamity, and their life will continue in Peace of God, as ever, when the wave of difficult circumstances is over.

But as for those, who have built their life on sand— on Pride; vanity and unbelief— retribution keeps waiting for them on the day of doom. Their life blindly continues on the path of ruin, with a restless heart that seeks the transitory peace of the world. Their heart is lulled by the peace of the world, and their eyes are prevented from foreseeing their ruin.

Reflecting on the parable of "wise and foolish virgins"— our life progresses through pleasant, difficult and inevitable moments, and eventually reaches the "last hour" of our life— an hour of fear; an hour of confusion; an hour of powerlessness and helplessness; an hour of inactivity.
Then, there will be no time to turn back or borrow oil— no time for repentance and amendment of life; No certainty to expect a miraculous Grace, to receive the gift of Faith in God.

The 'lamp' that the foolish virgins¹ carried is— the faith in the false securities of the world; false hope of the world; pride in their own potential. The spurious light of the world subtly leads our life to gloom. Once in gloom, there will be no hope for those who foolishly traded their life with the satisfactions of the world— their lamp cannot  be lit again.

The wise virgins²  carried the 'lamp' of Faith³  in God. Even though, at times, the 'children of light' find themselves in a gloom, they can renew the strength of their Faith (light their lamp) by the Grace of  God, and rise again.

Faith in God, is not something that can be easily acquired at the last moment. And deeds of charity⁴ cannot be performed at the last hour. One cannot hopefully expect to enter into God's kingdom, at the expense of Charity performed by the Faithful ones. Furthermore, each one's deeds in Charity will scarcely suffice to justify their life in Christ.

Our Faith in Christ, needs to be accompanied by deeds of Charity— as a proof of our love for Christ— that we do not attract God's rebuke— of being 'evildoers' and be condemned.

Those who have perseveringly advanced through life, with their lamp of Faith, lit up with the deeds of Charity, will come to a fruitful end— their soul will be ready to enter into God's wedding feast.

As for those, who have lived their life hoping in the false securities of the world; in unbelief, and their seeming faith in Christ— will find themselves rejected— condemned to Eternal damnation.

1. The children of the world.

2. The children of light.

3. Faith in Jesus Christ— the 'living word' — that gives us Eternal light.

4. Deeds of Charity is the 'oil' — which cannot be bought or borrowed at the last moment.

Our 'lamp' of Faith always needs to be lit up with the deeds of Charity (oil). Our deeds of Charity in reverence of God, shines like a bright light on our path, and brings us safely to our Eternal Home.