Conveying the divine message of living God to the people of Manipur
Beware of God's wrath
- Part 3 -

Thanganing Chithung *

For satan is lawless (2 Thess. 2:7; I John 3:4). "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lives, he speaks his native language for he is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44).

The Holy Scripture says, be Holy because I am Holy (Lev. 11:45). God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). It is God's desire that we should love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul and with our entire mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is to love our neighbours as ourselves (Matt. 22:37 & 38).

The holy and true God is compassionate and gracious to those who do not worship idols or evil spirits. But He does not leave the guilty unpunished. He punished the children and their children for the sins of the fathers to the third and fourth generations (Exo. 34:6&7).

Those who trust in the true God will be filled with the love and presence of the Holy Spirit. His love is full of compassions, perseverance; there is no jealousy, stubbornness and pride. He is slow to anger, no evil thought, not pleased to ungodliness. Therefore, all those who trust the true and living God will worship Him in truth and in spirit.

God will then bless them with His Devine love, joy, peace, perseverance, compassion, goodness, trustworthy, humility and self control. There is no other religious ordinances that can override it. Someone may try to find peace with the help of money, yet, it is only temporary. They cannot have lasting peace. They will fall back to sinful life.

They will be filled with selfish motive, apathy, restlessness, chaotic, bias and corruption. They will be left behind in this sinful life which is filled with selfishness, apathy, restlessness, bias, corruption, jealousy, greediness, theft, lies, hatred, killings, chaos & disorders. But the Holy Bible clearly illustrates about the salvation of mankind with a parable that, "The Kingdom of heaven will be like a man going on a journey who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.

To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. So also the one with two talents gained two more. But the man who had received the five talents brought the other five.

Master, you entrusted me with five talents and I have gained five more. His master replied, well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithfully with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness. The man with the two talents also came, Master, he said, you entrusted me with two talents and I have gained two more.

His master replied, well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness. Then the man who had received the one talent came and said Master, I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seeds.

So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you. His Master replied, you wicked & lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have in abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken form him. And throw that worthless servant outside into the darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth".

The parable of the two servants who multiplied their talents (5 & 2 talents) is compared to mankind who has received salvation from the Lord. To believe Jesus Christ and accept the Holy Spirit of the living God is what we meant of receiving salvation. They love the true and righteous God and know His will.

They realize that to commit murder and iniquities is against the will & love of God. They know that God created everything on this earth and He created men in His own image to have fellowship with Him and to joyfully serve Him. God will call those persons who live up successfully in accordance with their talents given by God as good & faithful servants. Serve the society with love, compassion, sincerity & without any bias believing that service to mankind is service to God.

God will protect those who are saved in the Lord and there is nothing to worry for His providence is with them as it is written in the Holy Scripture. The Lord will always sanctify them and make their lives more fruitful. He will give them long life. He will bless them and their descendants (Gen. 24:35,36; Prov. 10:22; Matt. 13:12; Deu. 4:40).

They will be filled with overwhelming joy and happiness as they go yonder and inherit eternal life. But the servant who is entrusted with lone talent is compared to mankind who have not received salvation. For they know not the true God. They do not even know that God gives life and wants us to live according to His will and purpose.

There will be non who desire to work for the welfare of the society but only with selfishness & vested interests. Such persons and the society they live in are full of corruption, biasness theft, lies, jealousy, hatred, greediness, drug abuse, prostitution, murder, dreaded diseases, epidemics, public disorder and backwardness.

God will call such people unfaithful and lazy servants. Therefore, take the lone talent form him/them and give to the one who have ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more and he will have in abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. God will throw those worthless servant into the darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth".

This parable manifests the life of unsaved people who will be unprotected. God will take away altogether from them of whatever little they have. They will be condemned with sorrow and pain. Their descendants will not receive God's blessings. Their souls will be condemned to hell even after they die.

Dear friends, let us, therefore, seek God and work hard to bring peace, happiness & prosperity to our land (Hill-Valley combined) like any other developed nations. We can do it for we are human beings as others in different parts of the world. May God bless us all.

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