Awake, O sleeper

Tuesday, 08 April 2008 13:31

Ephesians 5:14-16

14 Wherefore he saith, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine. 15 Take heed therefore how ye walk diligently, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making good use of time because the days are ill.

The name of God was shown to Moses from the burning bush, it was said, as I am who I am. Moses wrote his name and he showed to his people. As I said before, the name of God dennota eternal permanence where there will be no past or future, but everything is present, and what we perceive as past or future does not really exist as such, but with God all happening at the same time. This is one reason why it is Omniscient, Omnipresent, all-seeing that at the same time and therefore is everywhere at the same time ... even talk about time and God in one sentence is somewhat contrary.

His name ...., The name of God, it has been changed over time. This is because originally, the first time presented in the Torah is written in something called the Tetragrammaton, in other words, a set of 4 letters that are IHVH (note that R is the J). The Hebrew does not allow write vowels, and since no one can pronounce, some people call it as "the Lord" when it appears that name or as "Adona-i" or "My Love" or "My Lord," as you do Jews. Then, taking the vocal Adona-i and placed between the name in Hebrew is obtained Iihova, and has become Iehova or Jehovah.

Who gives glory to God ... he also understands that the name and its pronunciation is not so important. For if it were actually important then not fulfill what the word says 1 Samuel 16:7 Do not consider his appearance or his height is because I have rejected him Lord does not look as man seeth: for The man looks at the front of their eyes, but the Lord looketh on the heart. For if he noticed much in how to pronounce their name, then your opinion would be superficial, but it is not, but as does the heart of a person on Him, is what really interests you if you can not pronounce his name or otherwise, it is not so important if we sang beautifully for men, while we do well in our hearts.

If we fixed both as correctly pronounce the name of God, then we should look at other things, they say hallelujah ... maybe I'm wrong, because in reality, as should be pronounced as pronounced by those who speak Hebrew "aleluia" and who pronounces the "y" and "II" would be mispronouncing the word.

But perhaps you are wondering what's all this, and that relationship is with the reading of the word we did at first. Well, this is to show that we are sleeping, often come to the temple and we are on automatic, and answered automatically, and we say "who gives glory to God" and as a programmed response, say "Glory!", And if which directs raises his hand when he sings, we will wake up without even thinking about that. Maybe not everyone will pass this, but if I saw that some are passed, there has even been times when you're so automatic that we say amen to things that really should not be all that we are asleep. For this the Lord tells us, "How do you, sleepyhead?" Arise, cry out to your God "and" The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall prosper. "

Consider this time our lives. Are we awake? Are we lazy? What do we want? If our goal is to awaken in the morning and see that we have the same as yesterday, and tomorrow we will very probably the same too, then we care, that God punished severely by the servant who did not increase the talent that he gave. But if we wake up and see that you have 10% more than yesterday Let us be joyful that we have succeeded in increasing the wealth that God commissioned us, because God tells us that we must generate "spiritual wealth" which is our work for the gospel, but not 100%, but says 30%, 60% or 100%, and the faithful servants who gave 100% of talent in return. But that did not generate any profit was useless, and the master ran it, and obviously the talent given to one who had proved to be better for business.

Consider this: I have a million dollars, and have three brokers to allocate the money. One has shown itself capable of handling it in the bag so as not to leak, another has made a profit of 50% in several consecutive years and the latter has achieved a profit of 100% in several consecutive years ... Who do you give a million to work? I would do that gives me a good confidence of 100% profit, and my goal to put the money into the stock market is profit, and not only stored securely. So too is the Lord, he does not want people to "look after" his gospel, but people do grow.

Let's put it another way. You brothers, would like to have a wife to the passage of life seeing novels or chatting with friends and when you got home saw that everything is as it was when you left there? You like your wife did not work either at home or away from home and do nothing? Not even his best in his own appearance, but to stay in a bathrobe all day? O backwardO'nt sister, would like a husband who's spent the whole day sleeping, watching TV, and still stand by the remote control to give him slack? I'm sure that in any case we would be happy. So too is the Lord. The church is his bride and want it to look beautiful and to be industrious, hardworking and energetic and not lazy chismeadora who has no interest whatsoever even beautiful.

The Lord is already near, and the voice that keeps the door is heard saying "and the Bridegroom cometh!" Not be like the unfaithful servant or as foolish women who worked and not worked, but be faithful and wise and work the talent that God gave us when we ask for accounts and gives you more of what gave us the we say "Well done, good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things about a few things: enter thou into the joy of your Lord .

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