Word of Life – Mt 6:20-21 (13/11/2022 – 27/11/2022)
“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Word of Life – Mt 6:19 (30/10/2022 – 13/11/2022)
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.”
Reflection on Mt 6:19
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Our nature corrupted by original sin is not concerned with treasures in heaven, where rust does not destroy and where thieves do not steal, but rather is inclined to materialism. It believes material things will provide for our future, and it even indulges the pride of life and looks down on the “have-nots”. Jesus says in the parable of the rich fool who wanted to pull down his barns and build greater: “You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?” Naturally, such people are not mindful of death or the end. Finally, in time of serious illness, and especially in the hour of death, they receive quite a shock. They may even keep the Christian faith, but if their heart clings to possessions, they will hardly get rid of the demon of mammon at the hour of death. Jesus says clearly: “You cannot serve God and mammon.”
Word of Life – Mt 6:14 (16/10/2022 – 30/10/2022)
“For if you forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
Reflection on Mt 6:14
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
This is the only Jesus’ comment on the Our Father, where we pray: “Father,… forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” To be forgiven by God, I have to forgive far lesser trespasses that my neighbours have committed against me. A person who is aware of his guilt before God as well as of the punishment for his guilt takes God’s demand for granted. Jesus then adds: “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” So it is perfectly clear.
There are people who say: “I can’t get rid of the feeling of guilt. I just can’t believe that God has really forgiven me. I’ve confessed my sins, but the feeling of guilt persists.” The reason why the soul is restless and unsure of forgiveness is that a person does not forgive others their minor trespasses and is left with a feeling of bitterness.
BCP: Through whom will God liberate the USA, Russia and Europe from mountains of demons?
Dear brother and sister in Christ,
God is waiting for your obedience of faith to liberate America, Russia and Europe from mountains of demons. Demonic forces today control the thinking of people who have trampled on God’s laws, suppressed their conscience, and serve the spirit of lies and death. An army with the most modern weapons is not enough against Satan and his demons; they can only be overcome by the almighty power of God. It is here that biblical faith is decisive which unites us to the holy name of God – Jesus (Yehoshua). Our Savior promised: “If you say to this mountain (specifically, the mountain of demons): ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will happen, it will be done for you.” (Mk 11:23)
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Implementation of prayer acc. Mk 11:23
Part 1
- Act of repentance
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Our sins proceed from the source of evil in us, original sin. Therefore, each of us now acknowledges: I am an egoist who does not seek the will of God, but my own. I am a hedonist who seeks pleasure even at the cost of sin. I am a critic who condemns others, but I refuse to see or admit my fault.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy!
Lord, have mercy!
Jesus died for me and my sins. I look in spirit at the cross of Christ, at His five wounds, and call on the name of Jesus in Hebrew: “YE-HO-SHU-AA-AA-AA” (5 times).
Word of Life – Mt 6:6 (2/10/2022 – 16/10/2022)
“When you pray, go into your room and shut the door
and pray to your Father who is in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
Reflection on Mt 6:6
When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Jesus continues in verse 7: “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases like pagans, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them…”
Jesus then tells us how to pray, and teaches us the Our Father (vv.9-13).
The word of life assures us: “… your Father (God) who sees in secret will reward you.” Verse 8 adds: “For your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Prayer requires favourable conditions. One of them is to go into your room and shut the door, that is, to quieten your heart and not be immersed in your plans or worries. Today, the Internet, mass media, mobile phones, and thus constant communication with people, are major obstacles to silence of heart. There is no need to go into your room for such communication. But if you are to communicate with God, this requires outward separation from the world, but also inward silence of thoughts.
Word of Life – Mt. 6:3 (18/9/2022 – 2/10/2022)
“But when you do a charitable deed,
do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.”
Reflection on Mt 6:3
But when you do a charitable deed,
do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
In connection with this statement, Jesus says: “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” And next, Jesus explains: “Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.” (Mt 6:1-2) And He continues: “But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.” So, Jesus emphasizes that we should not seek recognition, or even glory, from people. If we apply this counsel of Christ, we are spared many disappointments. Jesus points out that we should do good deeds in secret with the motivation to please God. In addition, it is true that we thus store up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy them and thieves do not steal them. Such motivation requires faith. This involves sacrifice, and you can even expect that people will slander and discredit you for that. But you have all the more credit with God if you endure all this out of love for Him.
Reflection on Mt 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
Jesus tells us what our relationship should be to our enemies:
1) we are to love them;
2) to bless those who curse us;
3) to do good to those who hate us;
4) to pray for those who spitefully use us and persecute us.
Each of these four requirements may seem absurd at first glance and give the impression that by fulfilling them we open the door for evil to spread through evil people. The world has different standards, which are contrary to Christ’s requirements:
Word of Life – Mt 5:44 (4/9/2022 – 18/9/2022)
“But I say to you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”
Reflection on Mt 5:38-39
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.”
This quote cannot be taken out of context; otherwise we would reach the wrong conclusions. The given principle applies to cases where it is necessary to prevent an avalanche of revenge. The fact is that when a person is harmed, he automatically seeks revenge, regardless of whether he himself provoked the offensive reaction or was harmed unjustly. This response, the will to revenge, proceeds from corrupt human nature. Rather than respect the principles of justice, a person is carried away by the spirit of anger and hatred. He burns with a desire to knock out all teeth for one tooth and two eyes for one eye. He will pay back in spades and not allow for forgiveness. Sometimes it goes so far that he takes revenge even on the offspring of the one who hurt him. This automatism of revenge coming out of the old self within us takes no account of God, our own guilt before God, or the reality of God’s just judgment and eternity.
To conquer the law of vengeance, a person needs a clear motivation, that is, faith in God. He needs to be aware that the one who harmed him was to some extent deceived by the spirit of lies, just as each of us is deceived many a time and harms others. In the end, it is often our fault that we get hurt. And even if we were quite innocent and someone wronged us, we should forgive our enemy from the heart for God’s sake.










