Silent Time

Whoever has suffered pain for a long time of a harmful, serious disease will surely remember the day of getting healed and be thankful to the doctor who brought healing.

Do you remember it?

Some prisoners in the world suffer pain from severe conditions or even torture.

When there is news about the outlook of being set free, such prisoners may sing songs of hope, confidence and freedom.

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We have such a great news to share – the best news – the Good News about the great offer that the heavenly Father makes to everyone: the Lord has bridged the gap between us who do not deserve his gra…

During Jesus’s lifetime in human form on earth, he often was not given any place.

How about us nowadays? Do we give him the place in our heart that he deserves?

Military parades can be impressive.

Much greater than that is the heavenly army of angles, which usually we cannot see, but sometimes is revealed, for example by that time to the shepherds. They did …

Are you sometimes astonished by special abilities of others? For example someone is able to quickly remember an unbelievable amount of names or numbers. Or about special abilities of sportspeople.

Be…

Hiking along the water – it might be a difficult path, we may have to give up some comforts, yet it can be worthwhile especially when it is nice and fresh water.

God provides living water – life’s pa…

Do you sometimes feel as if you cannot change anything, as if being subject to fate alone? It may often feel that way considering the major topics going on in the world.

Yet, that is not the case, Go…

Are you sometimes impressed by how much influence some people have?

We typically categorize people and look at such factors: how influential someone is, how many possessions one has accumulated, how …

What is the majority of your talk over the last 1 or 2 years?

Is it mainly curse or mainly blessing?

Balaam did not curse the people, rather he blessed them.

In many of our human systems, the strongest and most clever typically take away the biggest benefits.

But God takes special care of the lowly, despised and vulnerable.

Whom do you praise?

We may recognize someone’s accomplishments.

Let’s remember who deserves the highest praise!

“His heart was proud”. That is reported for example of king Hezekiah.

How do you react, if a humbling factor - such as an illness - comes into your life?

What have you worried about the last couple of days, over the last year?

Worries over the future can easily become overwhelming.

But the almighty God commands us not to worry and rather to trust in h…

As humans we have a lot of abilities, we can reach many things, especially in the long term, it is often under-estimated how much we can achieve: if every day we take small steps, we can be in a tota…

Do you know people who proudly think of themselves as more clever than others? They are wise in their own eyes.

Which attitudes does God look for in people, which attitudes does he reject?

That is hi…

Procrastination – do you tend to postpone important things?

It can be a problem both in work as well as in private life.

Some people have a good time management; they start from the most important ta…

Does anyone who has fallen not want to get up again?

Naturally, everybody wants to get up again.

Why then, God asks, do people not return to me after having fallen?

The almighty God is full of grace …

Which goods are relevant for you?

Which topics and matters are most important in your life?

We all live under different circumstances.

Usually we prefer if things improve over time, rather than thing…