THE JUDGEMENT AND THE BOOK OF LIFE

THE JUDGEMENT AND THE BOOK OF LIFEThere is nothing that scares the believer more than the sound of the Phrase "Judgement day" Whenever the topic of judgement day is preached in church people become so cold and express extreme fear. Many people come out to the altar to repent and get born again even though they were already born again before. The majority go home with fear and resolve to make sure that they will work hard to become righteous even though God already gave them the free gift of righteousness.
They struggle to live holy in their own eyes for a week or at most a month and return back to status quo if the trumpet doesn't sound within that time. They continue to live recklessly for a long time until the next time the message of the judgement is preached again and the same cycle of trying to work hard to save themselves repeats.  

The reason for such religious attitude is that people do not understand the nature of God's judgement and hence expresses fear whenever the subject is raised. The thing that breaks my heart is that it is those who claim to be born again believers that least understand the nature of this judgement.
If the world does not understand it I at least will not be surprised but for the redeemed to not understand it raises a lot of questions in my mind. It is either we've not been taught or we've been taught wrongly.
It is for this reason that I write if perhaps I could reveal the truth of God to those who will care to believe it. The first thing I want to reveal about the judgement is:
(1) THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST WILL NOT BE JUDGED 

24 “I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life{John 5:24 GNT}

From the verse above, the truth was revealed and this truth is that those who believe in Jesus Christ will not be judged. The reason they will not be judged is because they already have eternal life and that means that they have already passed from death to life. It is impossible for these ones to be cast into the lake of fire. This judgement that they will be exempted from is what I call the first judgement and I will explain it later in this article. 



(2) THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS HAVE BEEN JUDGED ALREADY.

18 Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God's only Son.{John 3:18 GNT}

 From the verse above, it is revealed again that those { of  which the Christians are} who believe in the son are not judged. That is to say they are not condemned. If they are not condemned, then they are not guilty of sin and hence cannot be sentenced to hell. But we must note that the reason why the believer is not condemned or judged is simply because of his faith in Jesus Christ and not because he worked hard to save himself. It is not even because he didn't commit any sin. He is only declared free from judgement because of his faith.

However those who do not believe in Jesus as the son of God who came to take away the sin of the world have been judged and condemned already. Why are they condemned? Because they do not believe in the son of God. 

(3) GOD'S PEOPLE ARE THE FIRST TO BE JUDGED

17 The time has come for judgment to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News from God?{1Peter 4:17 GNT}

How can it be that the judgement will start from the house of God when we have said before that The believers will not be judged. Well the answer is simply because not all who are in church are believers. 

Many claim to be believers but their fearful attitude to the message of the judgement could just reveal to you that they are not true believers in the finished work of Jesus on the cross. They go to church but do not understand the sacrifice that was offered on their behalf on the cross and so are in an attempt to save themselves. This attempt to be self righteous plainly reveals that they do not believe that Jesus is their righteousness. They therefore can not be regarded as believers. 

Hence God will start the judgement from his house so as to separate the sheep from the goats. He will need to draw a line between those practising religion based on Moses's laws and those who have entered a true relationship with him through his son Jesus Christ. 

Not all Jews are Abraham's seed. Only those who are in Christ are the true descendants of Abraham.

 Again for he is not a real Jew who is only one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly: and true circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit not by the fulfilment of the letter of the law. His praise is not from men but from God.


It is because the house of God is mixed up with those who only practice religion without faith and those who simply hope to be saved by their faith in Christ; that is why judgment will start from God's own people. God will draw a line between faith and works and between religion and true relationship. He will draw a line between the works of men and the finished work of Christ.

Again don't forget that he came to his own and his own received him not but as many that received him he gave the power to become sons of God. Therefore among God's people, there are those who believe in Christ and there are those who believe in the laws to save them. 

Remember; Those who believe in the son will not be judged but those who do not believe are judged even though they are both mixed together in one unit called church. This is the reason the judgment is starting from the house of God.



(4) THE BELIEVERS SHALL BE BOLD ON JUDGEMENT DAY

17 And as we live with Christ, our love grows more perfect and complete; so we will not be ashamed and embarrassed at the day of judgment, but can face him with confidence and joy because he loves us and we love him too.

18 We need have no fear of someone who loves us perfectly; his perfect love for us eliminates all dread of what he might do to us. If we are afraid, it is for fear of what he might do to us and shows that we are not fully convinced that he really loves us. 19 So you see, our love for him comes as a result of his loving us first.{1John 4 TLB}

From the verses above, you could see that those who are true believers are not to be afraid of judgment day. That shows that those fearful people in the church who dread the judgment day are not true believers. They are only religious people who are trying to save themselves by obeying ten commandments and Jewish laws. 

Those true believers who have entered a faith and love relationship with God through Christ Jesus shall not be embarrassed nor ashamed on judgment day. They shall be bold to stand before the one who loved them and gave his life for them so that his blood could wash away their sins. 

Those who are in church and fear judgment day are not convinced that God truly loves them and if you ask me, they should be called unbelievers.

(5) UNDERSTANDING THE BOOK OF LIFE

What I am about to reveal to you about the book of life will shock you. Most Christians have argued that you will be judged based on the works or good things you do and that your works will determine whether or not you will enter heaven or hell. Fortunately, they have a scripture to back up their argument which I would like you to read before I reveal the truth of God to you from that same scripture. 

 12 I saw the dead, great and small, standing before God; and The Books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to the things written in The Books, each according to the deeds he had done. 13 The oceans surrendered the bodies buried in them; and the earth and the underworld gave up the dead in them. Each was judged according to his deeds. 14 And Death and Hell were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the Second Death—the Lake of Fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found recorded in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the Lake of Fire.{Revelations 20:12-15}



The scripture above is the most dreaded scripture in Christendom and it is from it that the threat of hell is preached in most churches to scare believers. 

Unfortunately for the religious minds, the scripture does not say what they preach. What then does it say someone may be asking in his mind. Well let me reveal the truth of God to you. 


A careful look at the verses above will reveal to you that there are two kind of books here; one is The Books and the other is The Book Of Life.The Books was used to judge the deeds or the works of men but nobody was cast into the lake of fire because of what was written in The Books whether it be good or bad. The only entity that was cast into the lake of fire was Death And Hell but not humans. This shows you that the judgement from The Books according to works is not what decides who enters heaven or the lake of fire. That Judgement is only a judgement of rewards. This is what I call the Second Judgement. It will only reward people according to the works{good or bad} that they've done. Nobody is thrown into the lake of fire based on the books.



But if you look at the last verse you will find out that people are thrown into the lake of fire only if their names are not found written in The Book Of Life. It is this book of life that determines who enters heaven and who enters the lake of fire. Fortunately for the believer in Christ his name is already written in the Book of Life and hence the believer in Christ CANNOT be cast into the lake of fire. This is what I call the first Judgement for which the believer in Christ is exempted because his name is already written in the book of life.  




(6) THE BELIEVER'S NAME IS IN THE BOOK OF LIFE

 20 But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven.”{Luke 10:20 GNT}

22 But you have come right up into Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the gathering of countless happy angels; 23 and to the church, composed of all those registered in heaven; and to God who is Judge of all; and to the spirits of the redeemed in heaven, already made perfect; 24 and to Jesus himself, who has brought us his wonderful new agreement; and to the sprinkled blood, which graciously forgives instead of crying out for vengeance as the blood of Abel did.{Hebrews 12:22-24 TLB}

One of the ignorant prayers I hear believers pray is that God should write their names in the book of life. Well if you ask me that prayer is coming too late because the believer's name was already written in the book of life right from the foundations of the world. If there should be any prayer at all it should be for the name not to be erased from the book of life but believe me you don't even need to prayer that prayer as long as you still keep on believing in Christ. All who believe in Christ are the redeemed of the Lord and their names are registered in heaven already.

The believer in Christ is already living in the heavenly Jerusalem, mount Zion; the city of the living God. The verse above did not say the believer is going to come to the heavenly Jerusalem, it says the believer has already entered mount Zion. The believer has joined the church of the first born whose names are already written in heaven.

But did you notice that the people who have come to mount Zion are having fellowship with countless happy angels? Not fearful angry angels but happy angels. How come the people who are in heaven having fellowship with God the Father, the son and His angels, are still living in fear of the judgement day? Why is the believer afraid of Judgement day when he is already having fellowship with the judge of the universe and His angels?

Did you also notice that the spirit of the redeemed{The Believer} is already made perfect in heaven? How come church people are considering what is happening in their human body here on earth to decide whether they will make heaven or hell? Are they not aware that their spirits have been saved when they accepted Jesus as their saviour?
 You will also notice that the believers are already having fellowship in heaven with Jesus the mediator of the new covenant and His blood grants forgiveness to all of their sins. Are they not aware that his sprinkled blood graciously forgives instead of crying out for punishment like Abel's blood?
Even Paul and the apostles knew that the believers names are written in the book of life already. How come the present day believer is ignorant of that truth?

 3 And I ask you, my true teammate, to help these women, for they worked side by side with me in telling the Good News to others; and they worked with Clement, too, and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are written in the Book of Life.{Phillipians 4:3 TLB}


(7) THOSE WHO OVERCOME SHALL NOT BE ERASED FROM THE BOOK OF LIFE

 5 Those who win the victory will be clothed like this in white, and I will not remove their names from the book of the living. In the presence of my Father and of his angels I will declare openly that they belong to me.{Revelations 3:5 GNT}

The scripture above is another part of the bible that religious minds have misunderstood. Most pastors have preached that for the believer in Christ to have his name indelibly written in the book of life he or she must overcome. That is true. However their understanding of the word "overcome or win the victory" is wrong and clouded with Moses's veil. They preach that to overcome means to obey all the commandments and the Jewish laws and hence push believers back into the self-sin of self righteousness. The sin of trying to save yourself by obeying Jewish laws.



It is true that Jesus said that those who overcome shall be clothed in white and their names shall not be erased from the book of life but the bible also explained how to overcome:

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?{1John 5:4-5 KJV}




The truth therefore is that the believer in Christ has already overcome because he believes that Jesus is the son of God who died to take away the sins of the world. He is born of God. The victory that overcomes the world is our FAITH therefor e the believer in Christ shall be clothed in white and his name shall not be deleted from the book of life. Above all Christ shall present us to God in the presence of the angels that we belong to Him.



I hope that by now you have understood the nature of the judgement. If you do it should make you worship and give all the glory to Jesus for he is the one who made it possible for us to be born again with our names indelibly written in the book of life. All the glory should return to him and not to our religious self- righteousness. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory.


42 And he sent us to preach the Good News everywhere and to testify that Jesus is ordained of God to be the Judge of all—living and dead. 43 And all the prophets have written about him, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.”{Acts 10:42-43 TLB}


Do You still think the believer should be Afraid Of Judgement Day? Drop your comments below. God Bless you.

TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD{CONCLUSION}

      


I can go on and on mentioning people in scriptures who had short falls and sinned against God but were pardoned because of relationship.They were still called heroes of faith. I could talk about Samson with his women problem, Jacob the supplanter and deceiver, Moses with his anger problem and how he became a murderer. Let’s hear what God said to Moses:

⁴⁸ That same day the Lord said to Moses, ⁴⁹ “Go to the Abarim Mountains in the land of Moab opposite the city of Jericho; climb Mount Nebo and look at the land of Canaan that I am about to give the people of Israel. ⁵⁰ You will die on that mountain as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor, ⁵¹ because both of you were unfaithful to me in the presence of the people of Israel. When you were at the waters of Meribah, near the town of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, you dishonored me in the presence of the people. ⁵² You will look at the land from a distance, but you will not enter the land that I am giving the people of Israel.”{Deuteronomy 32:48-52 GNT}

Moses dishonoured God before the people and he and Aaron were unfaithful to God. God told him he will see the Promised Land from a distance but he will not enter the land. Indeed Moses did not enter the physical Promised Land as God had said. He died and was buried. The accuser of the brethren, Satan wanted to have Moses go to hell but God who is rich in mercy and grace could not allow that happen. He had to send angel Michael to go contend with Satan and take delivery of Moses’ body.

⁹ Not even the chief angel Michael did this. In his quarrel with the Devil, when they argued about who would have the body of Moses, Michael did not dare condemn the Devil with insulting words, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”{Jude 1:9 GNT}

The bible stated that Michael the arc angel contended with Satan about the body of Moses. The reason may probably be because of His sins. But the good news is that because of true relationship, Satan was rebuked and Moses was given eternal life. You see he didn’t enter the earthly Promised Land but he received eternal life. But wait a minute! Was Moses guilty? Yes. Did Satan have the right to want his body? Yes. But what Satan didn’t know was that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross paid for Moses’ sins too even though Moses died many generations ago before Christ’s death on the cross. All the men of old who had a relationship with God had their sins pardoned. God didn’t punish their sins because He planned to grant them forgiveness through the death of Christ on the cross Even though they were guilty of sin, He declared them innocent. Christ came and took away their sins.

²⁵ For God sent Christ Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to end all God’s anger against us. He used Christ’s blood and our faith as the means of saving us from his wrath.^[g] In this way he was being entirely fair, even though he did not punish those who sinned in former times. For he was looking forward to the time when Christ would come and take away those sins. ²⁶ And now in these days also he can receive sinners in this same way because Jesus took away their sins.

But isn’t this unfair for God to let criminals go free, and say that they are innocent? No, for he does it on the basis of their trust in Jesus who took away their sins. 

²⁷ Then what can we boast about doing to earn our salvation? Nothing at all. Why? Because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds; it is based on what Christ has done and our faith in him. ²⁸ So it is that we are saved^[h] by faith in Christ and not by the good things we do. {Romans 3:25-28 TLB}

Now Moses can enjoy God’s glory because God declared him “discharged and acquitted”. He now sits with the great cloud of witnesses, perhaps as one of the presiding elders.

How glorious it was on that mountain of configuration, when Moses and Elijah appeared talking with and to bear witness to our Lord Jesus. It was so glorious that Peter desired to build three tents there for Jesus, Moses, Elijah.

 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. ² As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white.³ Then the three disciples saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. ⁴ So Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, “Lord, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.{Matthew 17:1-4 GNT}

No wonder John wrote” and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth.

Someone may be wondering why all my examples stemmed from the Old Testament. Well, the bible says that if the ministration of death and condemnation was glorious how much more glorious shall the ministration of righteousness be.

⁹ If the plan that leads to doom was glorious, much more glorious is the plan that makes men right with God. {2Corinthians 3:9 TLB}

If the people under the old covenant had their sins pardoned due to the relationship they had with God, don’t you think the people of the new covenant will receive much more pardon? If men were forgiven when the blood of bulls and goats that couldn’t take away sins was in operation, how much more forgiveness will we have now that the precious blood of the lamb has been shed for the remission of sins. If the faulty priesthood system of old could intercede for sinners, what about now that we have a great high priest over the house of God, even Jesus Christ who makes intercession for us.

For the same Jesus who said “if you deny me before men, I will deny you before the angels” also said this to Peter:

³¹ “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to have you, to sift you like wheat, ³² but I have pleaded in prayer for you that your faith should not completely fail.^[g] So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen and build up the faith of your brothers.”

³³ Simon said, “Lord, I am ready to go to jail with you, and even to die with you.”

³⁴ But Jesus said, “Peter, let me tell you something. Between now and tomorrow morning when the rooster crows, you will deny me three times, declaring that you don’t even know me.”{Luke 22:31-34 TLB}

Jesus knew Peter was going to be tempted and that he would fall when tempted, but said something amazing “But I have prayed for you that your faith will not completely fail” What a heart of forgiveness and genuine love! Church folks would rather condemn you and gossip about your sins instead of praying that your faith fail not. We all know the story of how Peter denied Jesus Christ thrice. When Jesus resurrected let’s see if he denied peter:

¹⁵ After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others?”^[d]

“Yes,” Peter replied, “you know I am your friend.”

“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.

¹⁶ Jesus repeated the question: “Simon, son of John, do you really love me?”

“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I am your friend.”

“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.

¹⁷ Once more he asked him, “Simon, son of John, are you even my friend?”

Peter was grieved at the way Jesus asked the question this third time. “Lord, you know my heart;^[e] you know I am,” he said.

Jesus said, “Then feed my little sheep. ¹⁸ When you were young, you were able to do as you liked and go wherever you wanted to; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and others will direct you and take you where you don’t want to go.”¹⁹ Jesus said this to let him know what kind of death he would die to glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me. {John 21:15-19 TLB}

Peter was reinstated into leadership and was asked to feed the little sheep. You know the story about peter on the day of Pentecost how he preached and three thousand souls were saved. His faith did not fail. True relationship sustained Him.

I will have to summarise this topic by stating emphatically that all you need is a satisfying relationship with God through faith. This faith works by love. If truly you are born again by faith then don’t begin to doubt your righteousness. I can’t tell you that you won’t be tempted or even fall. You certainly will. But what I want you to know is that when you fall, your sin might break fellowship for some time but it will not break relationship. You remain a child of God by faith. You are still the righteousness of God IN CHRIST JESUS. Keep your faith alive, fellowship will be restored and know that your relationship is steadfast.

Only those who are not in God’s family, who are not born again, are without a relationship with God. They lack relationship with God because they lack faith. But as for you when you received Christ Jesus by faith, God gave you power to become His child. God is not a man that He should lie neither is He the son of man that He should repent. He has said “Whosoever believes in Christ will not perish but have everlasting life” and so shall it be. You have eternal life because you have Jesus. And if you are reading this topic and you have not accepted Christ Jesus. You can make up your mind today to come into true relationship with God so that you too can have eternal life.

¹¹ And what is it that God has said? That he has given us eternal life and that this life is in his Son. ¹² So whoever has God’s Son has life; whoever does not have his Son, does not have life {1John 5:11-12 TLB}

18 Who is a God like You, Who #forgives #iniquity and #passes #over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retains not His anger forever, because He #delights in #mercy and #loving-kindness.
19 He will again have #compassion on us; He will #subdue and #tread#underfoot our #iniquities. You will #cast #all our #sins into the #depths of the #sea.
20 You will show Your #faithfulness and perform the sure promise to Jacob and loving-kindness and mercy to Abraham, as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.{Micah 7}

The Rule of Ten Thousand Hours.

The Rule of Ten Thousand Hours.

Give Me Three Years

So with the power of solitude, you can actually take up a decision to invent anything. If you could invest ten thousand hours into discovering anything, if you could invest ten thousand hours into studying and adding value to yourself, If you invest ten thousand hours into anything, you become a master of that thing. If you could convert that amount of time into practising and working on something, whatsoever it is, you will become one of the best in the world in that field. Ten thousand hours converted researching and rehearsing anything will turn you into a world best achiever in that field of endeavour. This has been proven in history. Anybody that dedicates ten thousand hours doing anything, becomes best in that thing. For example the Singapore swimmer, Joseph schooling in the 2016 Olympic Games, who overcame and beat his idol Michael Phelps, only spent eight years rehearsing and practising swimming three hours every day and that made him better than his idol Michael Phelps whom he used to admire.

They have known each other for a long time. They first met in 2008, when the US team stopped off in Singapore for a training camp before the Beijing Games. Schooling was so excited to have met one on one with his hero. Narrating the remarkable incidence, Schooling said “They came to the country club that I trained at. It was early in the morning, and he was working on an essay. Everyone just rushed up and was like “it’s Michael Phelps! It’s Michael Phelps!’ and I really wanted a picture. Phelps obliged. And I was so shell shocked, I couldn’t really open my mouth”.

Joseph schooling did not just stop at admiring and wishing to become like his hero Michael Phelps. He didn’t just live in the world of wishes. He converted his time into becoming what he wished for. He invested his time into becoming great. Joseph understood that through the power of time conversion anyone could become great. He knew that just by applying the principle of time conversion you can become better and greater than your idols and heroes. With this understanding, Joseph disciplined himself to practice swimming three hours every day for eight years. Can you imagine that! Such a discipline; converting three hours every day for eight years into perfecting his swimming skills. Eight years later Joseph schooling met his idol again but this time it is not to ask him for a picture nor an autograph. The 13year old Joseph has become 21year old now. The past eight years did not just vanish into vanity. No! Joseph arrested the time and reproduced it into added value to himself. He converted that passing time into perfecting his swimming skills.

 “The only competition that matters the most, is competing to become better than your best old self.” 
                                                                 ― Edmond Mbiaka

So now he is meeting his idol not as a fan but as a rival. This time Joseph Schooling was meeting his idol {Michael Phelps} on the world stage to compete with him at the 2016 Olympics.

I guess you know how the story ended. This was how the news captured it ” Eight years later, Schooling’s winning time of 50.39sec broke the Olympic record Phelps set at those same Beijing Games” They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes. Schooling beat his. How did it happen? The answer is TIME CONVERSION

If you devote three to six hours of your time every day to practicing anything repeatedly, in the next five years, you will become one of the best in the world. Why? Because the world doesn’t know how to concentrate. The world doesn’t know how to concentrate on working. Most of the people in the world are just distracted and work only on the surface. But if you will be deep enough to concentrate and study or rehearse anything, the world will bow in honor to you. The whole world will stand still to give you the way to the top. The world gives way to the man who knows where he is going.

 If you can take ten thousand hours and divide it by the number of hours you can concentrate and devote to repeatedly doing one single thing in a day, you will be amazed how best you will become in that thing after a given number of years. It is time that produces wealth. It is time that produces results and products. So if you could dedicate six hours, for example, every day, or eight hours every day just practicing one thing repeatedly, or developing one thing or researching and perfecting your act in one thing, I bet you, in the next four to five years you will become the world best in that thing. It doesn’t matter what that thing is; it could be in music, in dancing, in medicine, in engineering, in soccer or in swimming, whatever it is; the rule of ten thousand will make you the world best in three years, in four years or in five years depending on how many hours you spend practising that thing a day. How can you do that? You can only do that through the power of solitude. You can only become great through the power of time conversion.

 Do I have people here who will say, GIVE ME THREE YEARS, and I will become the world best in singing, Give Me Three Years, and I will become the world best in soccer or in swimming? Are there people here today who will challenge the world and say Give me just three years and I will become the world best Olympic athlete, or the best footballer in the world? Can the church raise champions who will become the best in medical research and discoveries in a matter of three years? Can the world best guitarist arise from the church? Can we raise the best software designers from among God's children? Are there truly people who desire to be great in life? Are there people here today who desire to climb the world stage and be reckoned among the world best in any field of endeavour? Do you really want to become great? Then you have to practise the rule of ten thousand hours. You have to learn to convert your time daily in solitude. You have to get rid of every form of distraction and begin to invest your life. You will be amazed to find out how easy it is to become the best in that your area of calling.

See You At The Top!

Racing against Time

Racing against Time

We are in a race my dear. Life is a race. You are racing against time. Your race is such that you are diminishing life. Whether you like it or not your life is passing. Even if you don’t do anything, your life is still reducing, and it keeps diminishing. Your life is disappearing. Whether you are aware of it or not, your life is still disappearing. It’s pouring out; it keeps diminishing. So the race we are in is racing against the disappearing life. Instead of it just being disappearing or being wasted or spent, you are racing to make sure that it is being converted, making sure that it is being actually invested. Making sure that every minute that is passing, every second that is passing is being converted and been invested. That is the race you are in. You are in a race against time. You are in a race against seconds. You are in a race against minutes and you are in a race against every hour not being lost. You are fighting. You are in a race of fight, that no hour is lost, that every hour is invested somewhere either in value added to yourself or in value added to others or in products that you are producing that must change the world or promote the kingdom of God. You are racing to create physical products that you could show and that are tangible products that you could show to other people and to the world. So you are in a race against your diminishing life, your diminishing seconds, your diminishing minute and your disappearing hours. You are fighting to make sure that your life does not just disappear into thin air. It is a battle of not allowing those your seconds, those your minutes to just disappear into thin air. Not allowing your life not to just fly out of your own hands. Not allowing your life to just disappear into some abstract mirage. You are in a race of converting it into value provided for yourself, into value provided to others and into a product form. You are in a race against your disappearing life. And the thing is that that race must be yielding if you win. You win when you are able to convert all these disappearing time or the disappearing life into a product. You win when you are able to convert that into an investment, into seeds or fruits or products of tilling your own land or products in other people’s lives. When you are able to create values in yourself or in others then you have won the race. When you succeed in showing the real products that this disappeared life has produced. Then you are said to be a winner; then you could be called a great man but only thanks to the power of conversion.

You must develop the ability not to waste that time because I know so much pressure is on all of us to waste that time and for you to just trivialize it. For you not to even know and for you not to even be told and for you not to even think about it that your life is disappearing gradually and that you are left only with very little life and time. It’s a pity that you are not being told this truth. Nobody is telling you this reality.