The halfbaked Bard

Rom:15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. The first message of Christmas is peace on earth and good will to all men. The song that angels sang is about joy that comes to the world. Glad tidings to all men is not because it is a festive of gifts and sharing. Not because it is a time of homecoming. It is because of the abounding hope that the God of hope gives. Man who is destined to be in that rut of selfishness and pride and sin, now has a hope, because the selfless God became one of us to rescue us from that pattern. Mankind has hope. You have hope. The manager is meaningful because of the cross. The cross is the reason for the manger. The cross is the ultimate gift you can get. Cross is not a symbol of pain, ridicule, shame and bloodshed. Cross is a symbol of hope and joy. Christmas is probably the best season of the year. But remember, it is meaningless if the cross is n...

Rom:15:1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. This is called covering in medical terminology. The doctor covers for the mistakes of people under him. The medical student, the intern, the nurses, the janitor, the ward boy. The doctor is responsible. The doctor covers. Similarly the father covers. The husband covers. The mother covers. The elder covers. And when you have a better understanding. The wife covers. The son covers. The friend covers. Accept one another (v:7). According to the amount of understanding that you have been granted. Cordiality not for the sake of peace alone. But out of love. Image credit: https://formation.byfab.fr/covering/

So then each one of us, will give an account of himself to God. Rom:14:12 We stand before the all knowing Sovereign God. Like an open book. And as we stand before Him, we ought to give an answer for each and every word we spoke; each and every deed we did; each and every thought we had. Speechless we would stand before Him. No explanation whatsoever. No excuses. For He sees our heart. He knows our heart's motive. But not to be judged and thrown to eternal damnation. But to answer to the loving master who chose to freely give. Would we hear, well done good and faithful servant, or would we see tears in His eyes. Image courtesy: https://lizaachilles.com/2019/02/15/you-shouldnt-be-ashamed/

Put on the armor of light. Rom:13:12 Keep aside everything that is dark. Put on the likeness of Jesus Christ. Abhor everything that He hates. The lusts of the flesh, the pretense of protecting self, the prominece of pride, the wantings of the greed, the frustrations of an unsatisfied mind. Put on the Lord, Jesus Christ. Let others meet with the character of Jesus, when they meet you. Reflect the light that He is. Be the lamp of the world, that shines the light of the world. In the middle of the darkness that so easily entangles, that so vehemently encroaches, that so swiftly pierces the world. Be the glimmer that He wants you to be. His ever smiling satisfied face, waiting to greet you. Well done good and faithful servant. You have done your part well. You were expected to just reflect. And you have done it well. Image credit: https://blog.cph.org/read/putting-on-the-armor-of-god

He who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law. Rom:13:8 Love is the core of everything. He who loves his neighbour will not do him/her any harm. No adultery  No murder. No stealing. No coveting. All of the law is summed up in this. The good Samaritan's story tells us whom to love and to what extend to love. Prayer:  Father God, help me to love as you have loved me. Alien I was to you, but you still loved me. Rebel as I was, you loved me still. Help me to love others with no conditions. So that I would be able to forgive; so that I would be able to be a slave to them selflessly. You said you have come not to be served. But to serve. Let servitude be my word too. Selflessly denying my own self, my own ambitions and desires and uphold others desires fully. Lord let there be not even an iota of self creeping in. Like John the Baptist, let him increase and I decrease. May the other person increase.  No jealousy, no envy, only love. Considering the other person, ...

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Rom:12:21 Evil is the enemy of God. As a child of God do not succumb to evil, be it lust, greed , selfishness, pride or of any sort. Do not be overcome by these. Resist when the thought comes itself. But overcome evil with good. Being good, reflecting the goodness of your God. The world runs in this rut - repay evil by evil. Envy, pride, revenge. Step out. Be a difference. Show the right way to do it. Show the way God has done it. Who came seeking down, when I was rebellious. When I was His enemy He loved me. Image courtesy: https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image-film?phrase=child+foot+step+on+sand&tracked_gsrp_landing=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.istockphoto.com%2Fphotos%2Fchild-foot-step-on-sand