words of life from Apostles and daily bread
Daily Bread
At the start of the Christian Church we see that Apostle Paul, especially wrote a great number of letters to various communities to encourage them to remain faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ.
This practice has been a maintained by the Apostles since the restoration of the Apostle ministry. Here one can find a collection of these writings authored by Apostles encouraging Christians to finish the race (2 Tim 4:7) and to truly appreciate the gift of eternal life, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).
Late Apostle Wilfred Baron Germany, Word of Life No. 30 of 2013
"Ask, and it shall be given you; Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” (Matthew 7:7)
We should ask for fortitude, more patience, more trust in God, the ability to choose what is good for us and to know our mission on earth. These are the things worth asking for and we can be sure that God will give us all that we need. Only those who seek will find.
Late Apostle JJ Joubert South Africa, No. 9 of 2015
''And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in prayers.” (Acts 2:42)
This apostolic fellowship brings all honour, glory and praise to God, through the breaking of bread and is only possible, when everyone loves God above all and their neighbour as themselves (Matthew 22: 37-40).
Apostle Cliff Flor North Queensland, Australia, No. 10 of 2015.
"Then said He unto him, a certain man made a great supper and bade many: and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse." (Luke 14: 16-18).
We often hear today the words uttered in despair, "Excuses! Excuses! Excuses!" when we are invited to help in a great project or undertaking, but quickly our minds try to think of a reason or an excuse on how we can get out of it. This text is part of a parable of our Lord to warn us to never become lax in answering the call of our Lord to become followers of Him and come and partake of His blessings.
If we can overcome these excuses and answer the call of the Lord at all times to come to His feast of blessings, we will surely taste of his promise in Revelation 3:10, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
Apostle Wayne Schneider, North Queensland, Australia, No.13 of 2023
“Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.” (Exodus 34:21)
We recognise this verse as a rephrasing of the Sabbath commandment given to Moses on Mount Sinai. It reinforces God's plan from creation that mankind should set aside every seventh day as a day of rest which God would then make holy.
One of the criticisms levelled at the Christian Church over time is the perceived hypocrisy of worshipping God on a Sunday but living an ungodly life for the following six days.
Perhaps we should revisit God's original instruction which implies, by request, that we serve him every day with the following promise as taught by our Lord Jesus in John 12:26,
“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.”
Late Apostle J.F. Kroner -Netherlands No. 1 of 2015
Matthew 25:31-40.
"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto thee, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me".
The above text shows us the scene of Christian Judgment.
In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had already said that not all who said to Him: "Lord!", would enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who do the will of His Father in Heaven. " Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name?, and in thy name have cast out devils?, and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity". (Matthew 7:22-23)
To want to serve Jesus is good and lovely, but learn from His words: "inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" and "inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me!"