“…For
you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the
love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”
– Luke 11:42
Yesterday I was talking to one of my
colleague and he was so concerned about the lifestyle of children of God. He
said, “We think that we will go to heaven because we are giving tithe properly
and attending church every Sunday. But that’s not all. We also have to be
filled with the love of God and do something for Him.”
I felt what he said was true. We
feel happy when we give tithe to God and we feel relieved once we finish
attending the Sunday service. Once these two things were done we think we have
completed what Jesus Christ expects from us. But there is something more.
Jesus Christ tells in Luke 11:42
that it’s necessary to give tithe but also we should not neglect justice and
the love of God. If we fail to carry God’s love and live righteously, we can’t
please God through our lives.
My dear young friend, Jesus Christ
wants you to be a witness for His glory, His holiness, His love and His
mightiness. You have to be filled with God’s love at all times.
Many years ago, there was a group of
young boys studied in a college which is in southern part of India. They were
Christians but most of the students and staffs who were in the college were
non-christians. They had the habit of praying as a group during night and many
other students didn’t like their habit. So they complained to the management
about these guys.
Though the young boys got repeated
warnings they continued to pray daily. Hearing about them one day the chairman
of that college decided to visit them during their time of prayer. Without
informing them, a group of top authorities including the Chairman of that
college went to their room while they were praying. As they were approaching
the room, the Chairman asked the staffs to cut the power supply so that the
students will not see who were there in their room.
The power was cut off and then they
slowly entered the room and sat in the hall without making any noise. As the
group of young boys was praying, they never sensed the presence of others in
their room. Soon they began to pray for the welfare of their college and for
all those who work and study in their college.
As they were praying, the Chairman
felt the love of God flowing through the words of those young guys. They were
filled with the love of God and prayed so eagerly for all others who were in
the college. Hearing their prayers, the Chairman was moved and once he came out
of the room, he ordered to allot a big prayer hall for the students to gather
and pray and also he arranged bus service for the students to go from college
hostel to churches on Sunday.
Though those students passed and
went out of that college, even today prayers were held in that college.
My dear young friend, God wants you
to be a vessel of blessing to many people around you. You have to be filled
with God’s love and you have to live righteously so that God will use you for
His glory. Jesus Christ will give you His grace to live righteously in front of
everyone and His sight. You will be a blessing. God bless you.
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