{"id":2838,"date":"2014-12-31T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T12:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monergism.ro\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2014-12-31T14:24:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T12:24:05","slug":"charles-h-spurgeon-vremea-s-a-scurtat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monergism.ro\/index.php\/2014\/12\/charles-h-spurgeon-vremea-s-a-scurtat\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles H. Spurgeon \u2013 Vremea s-a scurtat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201e<\/span><\/span>Iat\u0103 ce vreau s\u0103 spun, fra\u0163ilor: de acum vremea s-a scurtat.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (1 Corinteni 7: 29).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cum textul \u00eensu\u015fi ne spune, timpul este scurt. O afirma\u0163ie adev\u0103rat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendoial\u0103. Timpul comparat cu ve\u015fnicia, \u00een toat\u0103 dimensiunea lui, nu este mai mare dec\u00e2t v\u00e2rful unui ac. Dar s\u0103 re\u0163inem ce spune textul biblic. Prin \u201evremea s-a scurtat\u201d se \u00een\u0163elege c\u0103 durata vie\u0163ii noastre, spa\u0163iul nostru de mi\u015fcare \u015fi sfera de ac\u0163iune sunt reduse, scurte \u015fi \u00eenguste. Psalmistul spune: <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201eIat\u0103 c\u0103 zilele mele sunt c\u00e2t un lat de m\u00e2n\u0103, \u015fi via\u0163a mea este ca o nimica \u00eenaintea Ta\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Psalmul 39:5). Este scurt r\u0103gazul care ni se ofer\u0103, c\u00e2nd trebuie s\u0103-L slujim pe Dumnezeu.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUSAcesta este adev\u0103rul. \u00cel \u015ftim, \u00eel credem \u015fi-l m\u0103rturisim cu to\u0163ii; tot at\u00e2t de bine cunoscut ca un proverb, totu\u015fi foarte pu\u0163ini dintre noi dovedesc, prin comportarea lor, c\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg acest adev\u0103r elementar. De multe ori suntem con\u015ftien\u0163i de starea rea a altora, dar credem c\u0103 propriul nostru timp nu este la fel de limitat ca al lor. Convin\u015fi fiind c\u0103 noi avem suficient timp \u015fi spa\u0163iu, ne \u00eentreb\u0103m mira\u0163i, cum ceilal\u0163i oameni pot fi at\u00e2t de nep\u0103s\u0103tori cu timpul lor. Observ\u00e2nd pe unii dintre ei, oameni b\u0103tr\u00e2ni cu p\u0103rul c\u0103runt \u015fi figura br\u0103zdat\u0103 de ani, ne d\u0103m seama c\u0103 sf\u00e2r\u015fitul lor nu poate fi departe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

De fapt, tr\u0103im cu ideea c\u0103 to\u0163i oamenii sunt muritori, cu excep\u0163ia noastr\u0103. Acest g\u00e2nd ne \u00eenso\u0163e\u015fte pe tot parcursul vie\u0163ii. Dar de ce oare s\u0103 ne ascundem nou\u0103 \u00een\u015fine declinul propriei vie\u0163i, c\u00e2nd vedem clar c\u0103 puterile ne p\u0103r\u0103sesc treptat, din ce \u00een ce mai mult? Ca fiin\u0163e suntem foarte slabe \u015fi vulnerabile, ca locuitori ai p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, expu\u015fi tuturor calamit\u0103\u0163ilor naturale, iar ca oameni, ni s-a destinat o perioad\u0103 bine stabilit\u0103 pe fa\u0163a acestui p\u0103m\u00e2nt. \u015ei noi vom fi m\u0103tura\u0163i de valul m\u0103rii, duc\u00e2ndu-ne pentru totdeauna cu to\u0163i ceilal\u0163i semeni ai no\u015ftri.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ce-ar r\u0103spunde un \u00eenger, \u00eentrebat ce crede el despre via\u0163a noastr\u0103, a muritorilor? Ar spune, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendoial\u0103, c\u0103-\u015fi aduce aminte de c\u00e2nd a fost creat primul om, c\u0103 de atunci p\u0103m\u00e2ntul \u015fi-a schimbat locatarii \u00een mod permanent. Suprafa\u0163a p\u0103m\u00e2ntului a cunoscut multe rase \u015fi popoare, care, pentru un timp, s-au men\u0163inut la suprafa\u0163\u0103, apoi au disp\u0103rut sub spuma apelor. \u00cengerul va mai spune: \u201eTo\u0163i ace\u015fti oameni au durat pu\u0163in timp pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt; to\u0163i \u00eemi par ca frunzele copacului, ca insectele, ca mu\u015ftele din aer. Precum iarba de pe paji\u015fte, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103 to\u0163i au vestejit \u015fi murit.\u201d \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, dac\u0103 nu ave\u0163i ocazia s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lni\u0163i vreodat\u0103 un \u00eenger, pute\u0163i discuta cu unul dintre copacii dintr-o p\u0103dure b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103. El v\u0103 va spune c\u0103 au trecut sute de ani p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd o ml\u0103di\u0163\u0103 a devenit copac, umbrind cu ramurile sale de jur \u00eemprejur. Da, stejarul \u015fi ulmul, de pild\u0103, ne pot spune c\u0103 omul este doar un copil al zilei de ast\u0103zi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Vre\u0163i \u015fi p\u0103rerea oamenilor? \u00centreba\u0163i-l pe un b\u0103tr\u00e2n, ce crede el despre via\u0163\u0103. V\u0103 va confirma \u015fi el c\u0103 pe vremea c\u00e2nd era copil, credea la fel c\u0103 are mult timp \u00eenaintea lui. Zilele i se p\u0103reau nesf\u00e2r\u015fit de lungi \u015fi era fericit la anivers\u0103rile lui, care \u00eei aminteau c\u0103 mai trecuse un an. Dorin\u0163ele \u015fi ambi\u0163ia \u00eel \u00eempingeau s\u0103 se smulg\u0103 din ancora copil\u0103riei, arunc\u00e2ndu-se c\u00e2t mai cur\u00e2nd \u00een v\u00e2rtejul vie\u0163ii. Acum ace\u015fti ani i se par ca un vis minunat.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

De-a lungul perioadelor furtunoase ale vie\u0163ii prezentul \u00eel tulbur\u0103 totdeauna pe om. \u00cel \u00een\u0163elege mai bine abia dup\u0103 ce a trecut. Parc\u0103 ieri a fost c\u00e2nd a trecut pragul casei p\u0103rinte\u015fti pentru a-\u015fi \u00eencepe ucenicia \u00een via\u0163\u0103. El \u00ee\u015fi aminte\u015fte de acest moment cu mult\u0103 duio\u015fie, pomenind de el ca de ceva ciudat. Da, parc\u0103 ieri a fost c\u00e2nd s-a c\u0103s\u0103torit, copiii lui acum iat\u0103-i oameni maturi, nepo\u0163ii i se urc\u0103 pe genunchi \u015fi-l strig\u0103: \u201eBunicule!\u201d Totu\u015fi, \u00ee\u015fi aminte\u015fte perfect c\u00e2nd era \u015fi el copil, iar bunicul s\u0103u \u00eel str\u00e2ngea la piept pe el, bunicul de azi. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ve\u0163i constata repede c\u0103 nu exagerez nimic \u00een aceste afirma\u0163ii. Pana mea d\u0103 doar glas sim\u0163\u0103mintelor mele. Pentru unii dintre voi, acum \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103, 30 de ani au trecut ca un vis, pe c\u00e2nd unui t\u00e2n\u0103r acest timp i se pare enorm. \u015ei totu\u015fi, unor b\u0103tr\u00e2ni este nevoie, poate, s\u0103 li se aminteasc\u0103 ast\u0103zi c\u0103 timpul este scurt. Poate s\u0103n\u0103tatea \u015fi activitatea voastr\u0103 v\u0103 face s\u0103 uita\u0163i aceasta. Nu conteaz\u0103 faptul c\u0103 sunte\u0163i viguro\u015fi \u015fi c\u0103 ave\u0163i obrajii ro\u015fii. Totu\u015fi, aproape a\u0163i ajuns la punctul final, la termenul destinat pe acest p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Mi-a fost dat s\u0103 v\u0103d zile frumoase de toamn\u0103, c\u00e2nd aerul era \u00eemb\u0103ls\u0103mat parc\u0103 ar fi fost prim\u0103vara. Dar aceasta nu era o garan\u0163ie c\u0103 avea s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 vara, \u015fi mi-am dat seama c\u0103 timpul era t\u00e2rziu, c\u0103 \u00een cur\u00e2nd va veni iarna. A\u015fa c\u0103, fi\u0163i siguri, ora plec\u0103rii voastre se apropie implacabil. Mai ave\u0163i poate de tr\u0103it 5 ani sau 10 ani; dar 60-70 de ani au trecut a\u015fa de repede! Zilele noastre vor trece la fel de repede ca anii de p\u00e2n\u0103 acum. S\u0103 fim zg\u00e2rci\u0163i cu minutele prezente c\u00e2nd pu\u0163ine ne-au mai r\u0103mas. Spre sf\u00e2r\u015fitul vie\u0163ii nu mai avem timp de discu\u0163ii \u015fi t\u0103r\u0103g\u0103n\u0103ri; nu ne mai putem permite s\u0103 irosim ocazii de aur. Da,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u201evremea s-a scurtat!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dar, pentru a c\u00e2nt\u0103ri \u00een mod just adev\u0103rul, s\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103m la o parte ceea ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat p\u00e2n\u0103 acum \u015fi s\u0103 reflect\u0103m la anii pe care-i mai avem, a\u015fa cum declar\u0103 psalmistul: \u201e<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00cens\u0103 eu sunt totdeauna cu Tine, Tu m- ai apucat de m\u00e2na dreapt\u0103; m\u0103 vei c\u0103l\u0103uzi cu sfatul T\u0103u, apoi m\u0103 vei primi \u00een slav\u0103\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Psalmul 73:23-24). Deci, s\u0103 cerem sfatul Dumnezeului ve\u015fnic. \u201e<\/span><\/span><\/span>Dar, prea iubi\u0163ilor, s\u0103 nu uita\u0163i un lucru: c\u0103, pentru Domnul, o zi este ca o mie de ani, \u015fi o mie de ani sunt ca o zi\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (2 Petru 3:8).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Noi cre\u015ftem ca iarba \u015fi tot ca iarba suntem cosi\u0163i. Ce este via\u0163a noastr\u0103? Ea nu poate fi comparat\u0103 cu eternitatea. Propozi\u0163ia \u201evremea s-a scurtat\u201d ne avertizeaz\u0103, apoi ne sugereaz\u0103, apoi ne inspir\u0103, iar, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, ne alarmeaz\u0103.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. La \u00eenceput ne avertizeaz\u0103.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> Dac\u0103 a\u0163i cunoa\u015fte valoarea timpului, nu a\u0163i irosi nimic din el. Unii spun c\u0103 timpul este lung, dar numai nechibzui\u0163ii afirm\u0103 a\u015fa ceva. Ba, ei mai spun c\u0103 timpul este f\u0103cut pentru sclavi. Dar nechibzuitul este un om liber, care nu \u015ftie cum s\u0103-\u015fi foloseasc\u0103 timpul. \u00centr-adev\u0103r, sclav este cel care-\u015fi urmeaz\u0103 chemarea l\u0103untric\u0103 \u015fi-L sluje\u015fte pe Dumnezeu cu credin\u0163\u0103 \u015fi zel. \u015etiind c\u0103 timpul este scurt, noi nu putem irosi niciun moment din el, flec\u0103rind despre lucruri lipsite de valoare.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Exist\u0103 anumite distrac\u0163ii care ne ofer\u0103 o relaxare dup\u0103 presiunea continu\u0103 a vie\u0163ii de zi cu zi. Aceste distrac\u0163ii \u00eent\u0103resc mintea \u015fi nervii, sunt lucruri recomandate, c\u0103ci ele men\u0163in \u00eentr-o form\u0103 bun\u0103 at\u00e2t mintea, c\u00e2t \u015fi trupul. Dar nu ne putem irosi timpul cu vicii \u015fi nesocotin\u0163e care ne distrug. Un bun cre\u015ftin trebuie s\u0103 caute recrea\u0163ii s\u0103n\u0103toase \u015fi s\u0103 evite tot ceea ce este d\u0103un\u0103tor. Timpul este scurt \u015fi noi nu ne putem permite s\u0103-l irosim cu flec\u0103reli, b\u00e2rfeli \u015fi certuri. Timpul este scurt \u015fi pre\u0163ios \u015fi nu-l putem irosi cu vizite inutile \u015fi tr\u00e2nd\u0103veal\u0103. Cineva spunea: \u201eA\u015f prefera mai cur\u00e2nd s\u0103-i dau unui om un pumn de bani dec\u00e2t s\u0103-I v\u0103d c\u0103 vine \u015fi-mi irose\u015fte timpul degeaba.\u201d Poate vi se pare lucru de nimic a irosi un minut, dar \u00een realitate cheltui\u0163i ore \u00eentregi. Fie c\u0103 g\u00e2ndi\u0163i a\u015fa sau nu, pentru noi este foarte nepl\u0103cut s\u0103 fim deranja\u0163i cu lucruri josnice \u00een timpul \u00eendatoririlor noastre sacre. Putem fi deranja\u0163i astfel, fie \u00een timpul unui studiu, fie \u00een timpul \u00eenchin\u0103rii, c\u00e2nd ne rug\u0103m lui Dumnezeu. Se spune despre Henry Martyn, misionar \u00een India, c\u0103 nu \u015fi-a irosit niciodat\u0103 m\u0103car o singur\u0103 or\u0103. A\u015f vrea ca \u015fi noi s\u0103 putem spune acest lucru, \u00een ce ne prive\u015fte, c\u0103 nu ne-am irosit niciodat\u0103 nici timpul nostru \u015fi nici al altora.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nu este nevoie s\u0103 ne obosim imagina\u0163ia g\u00e2ndindu-ne la doi buni cre\u015ftini \u00eent\u00e2lnindu-se undeva \u015fi salut\u00e2ndu-se prietene\u015fte. Ei, desigur, vor alege un subiect de discu\u0163ie. Unul va spune c\u0103 vremea este foarte rece. Cel\u0103lalt, c\u0103 gerul e foarte aspru. Apoi, tac, nu mai au nimic de spus. Poate unul mai adaug\u0103: \u201eDrumul este alunecos \u00een seara asta\u201d. Cel\u0103lalt conchide: \u201ePrev\u0103d c\u0103 mul\u0163i cai o s\u0103 alunece \u015fi s\u0103 cad\u0103\u201d. Sunt ace\u015ftia oare m\u00e2ntui\u0163i prin s\u00e2ngele lui Hristos? <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sunt ace\u015fti oamenii dintre aceia care s-au f\u0103cut p\u0103rta\u015fi Duhului Sf\u00e2nt?<\/span> Asemenea discu\u0163ii inutile sunt oare demne de viitorii mo\u015ftenitori ai cerului? Iat\u0103 deci, cum unii oameni \u00ee\u015fi irosesc timpul lor pre\u0163ios. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Exist\u0103 o veche profe\u0163ie pe care a\u015f dori s-o v\u0103d \u00eendeplinit\u0103 \u00een istoria modern\u0103:<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201eToate lucr\u0103rile Tale Te vor l\u0103uda, Doamne! \u015ei credincio\u015fii T\u0103i Te vor binecuv\u00e2nta. Vor spune slava \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei Tale \u015fi vor vesti puterea Ta, ca s\u0103 fac\u0103 cunoscut fiilor oamenilor puterea Ta \u015fi str\u0103lucirea plin\u0103 de slav\u0103 a \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163iei Tale\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Psalmul 145:10-12).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discut\u00e2nd a\u015fa ceva, v\u0103 pute\u0163i valorifica timpul \u00een aceste zile rele. Dar v\u0103 este fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu fi\u0163i acuza\u0163i de\"Clepsidra1\" f\u0103\u0163\u0103rnicie sau fanatism religios. A sosit timpul s\u0103 mergem cu religia ceva mai departe dec\u00e2t p\u00e2n\u0103 acum, c\u0103ci altfel putem pierde ocazii de aur. Din vechime profetul Maleahi scrie: <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201eAtunci \u015fi cei ce se tem de Domnul au vorbit adesea unul cu altul; Domnul a luat aminte la lucrul acesta, \u015fi a ascultat; \u015fi o carte de aducere aminte a fost scris\u0103 \u00eenaintea Lui, pentru cei ce se tem de Domnul, \u015fi cinstesc Numele Lui\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Maleahi 3:16). Dumnezeu aude \u015fi ia aminte la tot ce spune\u0163i, deci buzele voastre trebuie s\u0103 fie o f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 de \u00eendurare \u015fi bun\u0103tate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00cenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 vreau s\u0103 spun c\u0103 timpul este prea scurt pentru ezit\u0103ri. Hot\u0103<\/span><\/span><\/span>r\u00e2rea \u015fi apoi am\u00e2narea, planurile \u015fi planific\u0103rile, visurile \u015fi idealurile de\u015farte, toate sunt irosire de timp. \u00cen cazul multora dintre voi, este adev\u0103rat c\u0103 niciodat\u0103 nu a\u0163i adus la \u00eendeplinire vreun scop nobil, de\u015fi v-a\u0163i propus de multe ori acest lucru. De multe ori, unii dintre voi, a\u0163i am\u00e2nat \u00eendeplinirea f\u0103g\u0103duin\u0163elor voastre, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce \u015fi convingerile voastre \u015fi-au pierdut t\u0103ria.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Poate acum 10 sau 20 de ani a\u0163i auzit chemarea: <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201eFiule, d\u0103-mi inima ta, \u015fi s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 pl\u0103cere ochii t\u0103i \u00een c\u0103ile Mele\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Proverbe 23: 26) \u015fi a\u0163i r\u0103spuns: \u201e\u0162i-o voi da\u201d. Dar p\u00e2n\u0103 ast\u0103zi, nu v-a\u0163i \u0163inut promisiunea.<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201eFiule, du-te ast\u0103zi de lucreaz\u0103 \u00een via mea!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> \u0163i-a spus Domnul (Matei 21: 28). Tu i-ai r\u0103spuns: <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201eM\u0103 duc, Doamne!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (vers. 30), dar nu te-ai dus. Ast\u0103zi, ca \u015fi alt\u0103dat\u0103, nu o faci. Unii dintre voi, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r, aveau mai multe speran\u0163e acum 30 de ani dec\u00e2t acum. Ce explica\u0163ie pute\u0163i da la asta? Ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat oare \u00een ace\u015fti ani? Mila nesf\u00e2r\u015fit\u0103 a lui Dumnezeu v-a ferit de iad, dar nu ave\u0163i nicio asigurare c\u0103 lunga Lui r\u0103bdare v\u0103 va mai ocroti mult timp. Timpul este scurt \u015fi dac\u0103 Dumnezeu este Dumnezeu, sluji\u0163i-L! Dac\u0103 nu, sluji\u0163i-l pe Baal! Hot\u0103r\u00e2\u0163i-v\u0103, ori una ori alta.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ce a\u0163i f\u0103cut cu planurile voastre m\u0103re\u0163e, care niciodat\u0103 nu s-au realizat? Unii dintre voi, ar fi creat ceva util p<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103 acum, dac\u0103 n-ar fi visat prea mult la lucruri m\u0103re\u0163e. Ce planuri se f\u0103ceau c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndva pentru evanghelizarea \u015fi convertirea Ia Hristos a \u00eentregii Europe! Parc\u0103 sem\u0103n\u0103m cu vechii \u0163ari ai Rusiei, care voiau s\u0103 fac\u0103 un al doilea pas, \u00eenaintea celui dint<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>i. De obicei facem planuri care se dovedesc a fi prea minunate pentru a fi \u00eendeplinite. Deci, mereu vis\u0103m la ceea ce s-ar cuveni s\u0103 fie sau s\u0103 se \u00eent<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>mple. Visuri din produsul unor min\u0163i cam lene\u015fe. Dar vis\u0103torii devin apoi indiferen\u0163i \u015fi nimic nu se \u00eent<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>mpl\u0103. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>n numele lui Dumnezeu, trece\u0163i la treab\u0103! Este mai bine s\u0103 dobori un singur inamic, dec<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t s\u0103 visezi la distrugerea unei \u00eentregi armate. Este mai bine s\u0103 semeni un singur bob de gr<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>u, dec<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t s\u0103 visezi la fertilizarea Sahar<\/span><\/span><\/span>ei<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Face\u0163i ceva, oameni buni! A sosit timpul s\u0103 v\u0103 trezi\u0163i din somnolen\u0163a voastr\u0103. Aceast\u0103 cugetare ne poate ajuta, prevenindu-ne \u00eempotriva altei ner<\/span><\/span><\/span>o<\/span><\/span><\/span>zii, \u00eempotriva specula\u0163iilor teoretice asupra punctelor utile ale teologiei. Am observat c\u0103 <\/span><\/span><\/span>cu c\u00e2t<\/span><\/span><\/span> subiectul este mai ne\u00eensemnat, cu at<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t unii \u00eel ap\u0103r\u0103 mai mult, de parc\u0103 <\/span><\/span><\/span>salvarea<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u00eentregii lumi ar depinde de asemenea discu\u0163ii. Un om cu care m\u0103 v\u0103d uneori nu poate sta niciodat\u0103 m\u0103car 5 minute \u00een compania mea, dar, pe de alt\u0103 parte, m\u0103 critic\u0103 cu privire la tema predestin\u0103rii \u015fi a liberului arbitru. Ultima dat\u0103 c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd l-am v\u0103zut i-am spus c\u0103 \u00eentr-o bun\u0103 zi vom avea o discu\u0163ie clar\u0103 asupra acestei teme, dar c\u0103 prefer s\u0103 o fac dup\u0103 ziua judec\u0103\u0163ii <\/span><\/span><\/span>de apoi<\/span><\/span><\/span>, c\u0103ci acum sunt ocupat cu ceva mai important. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apoi, sunt unii care pot explica <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00een \u00eentregime<\/span><\/span><\/span> c<\/span><\/span><\/span>artea Apocalipsa, de\u015fi eu consider c\u0103 nu fac altceva dec<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t s\u0103 se contrazic\u0103 <\/span><\/span><\/span>u<\/span><\/span><\/span>nii pe al\u0163ii. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>n ce m\u0103 prive\u015fte, prefer s\u0103 predic <\/span><\/span><\/span>c<\/span><\/span><\/span>ruce<\/span><\/span><\/span>a lui Hristos<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u015fi s\u0103 explic Evanghelia lui Matei, Marcu, Luca \u015fi <\/span><\/span><\/span>I<\/span><\/span><\/span>oan, dec<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t s\u0103 descifrez simbolurile <\/span><\/span><\/span>din Ezechiel sau din <\/span><\/span><\/span>Apocalips<\/span><\/span><\/span>a.<\/span><\/span><\/span> Prefer, totodat\u0103, s\u0103-i aduc pe cei necredincio\u015fi pe calea lui Hristos. Mi se pare, de asemen<\/span><\/span><\/span>ea,<\/span><\/span><\/span> c\u0103 timpul este prea scurt pentru astfel de specula\u0163ii lipsite de valoare. Noi dorim s\u0103 salv\u0103m suflete \u015fi s\u0103 le conducem c\u0103tre paradisul etern al lui Dumnezeu. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Totodat\u0103, s\u0103 ne orient\u0103m aten\u0163ia c\u0103tre o singur\u0103 \u0163int\u0103. Dac\u0103 am fi avut timp din bel\u015fug Ia \u00eendem<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103, am fi putut \u00eencerca dou\u0103 sau trei <\/span><\/span><\/span>direc\u0163ii<\/span><\/span><\/span> deodat\u0103. Dar deoarece avem foarte pu\u0163in timp la dispozi\u0163ie, s\u0103-I economisim \u015fi s\u0103 ne str\u0103duim s\u0103 realiz\u0103m un singur lucru. Omul care-\u015fi concentreaz\u0103 g<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndirea \u015fi energia asupra unui lucru rezonabil, \u00een general, are \u015fanse de reu\u015fit\u0103. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Suflete al meu<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>smere\u015fte-te<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u015fi ofer\u0103-te gloriei lui Dumnezeu! F\u0103 din acest lucru singurul scop al \u00eentregii tale fiin\u0163e. Canalizeaz\u0103-\u0163i <\/span><\/span><\/span>toate<\/span><\/span><\/span> eforturile <\/span><\/span><\/span>pentru \u00eemplinirea<\/span><\/span><\/span> acestei <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00eenalte datorii. F\u0103 ca acest lucru s\u0103 fie singurul \u0163el al existen\u0163ei tale; iar dac\u0103 este nevoie, jertfe\u015fte-te pentru acest \u0163el!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

S\u0103 aducem laud\u0103 Domnului ca <\/span><\/span><\/span>p<\/span><\/span><\/span>salmistul:<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201eVoi l\u0103uda pe Domnul c<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>t voi tr\u0103i, voi l\u0103uda pe Dumnezeul meu c<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>t voi fi\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Ps<\/span><\/span><\/span>almul<\/span><\/span><\/span> 146:2).<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201eTot ce are suflare s\u0103 laude pe Domnul! L\u0103uda\u0163i pe Domnul!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Ps<\/span><\/span><\/span>almul<\/span><\/span><\/span> 150:6). Acest sublim entuziasm poate crea minuni. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>mp\u0103r\u0163irea aten\u0163iei \u00een mai multe direc\u0163ii duce la risipirea energiei voastre \u015fi, ca atare, la pierderea unor mari ocazii. Spune\u0163i c\u0103 dori\u0163i s\u0103 fi\u0163i buni cre\u015ftini, dar, \u00eentre timp, inima voastr\u0103 viseaz\u0103 la bog\u0103\u0163ii \u015fi, totodat\u0103, c\u0103uta\u0163i s\u0103 acumula\u0163i cuno\u015fti<\/span><\/span><\/span>n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u0163e \u015fi \u00een\u0163elepciune. Ambi\u0163ia v\u0103 \u00eendeamn\u0103 s\u0103 c\u0103uta\u0163i faim\u0103 printre semenii vo\u015ftri. Eu nu voi denun\u0163a niciunul dintre aceste lucruri, dar voi folosi toate c\u0103ile pentru a v\u0103 convinge s\u0103 renun\u0163a\u0163i la de\u015fert\u0103ciunile lume\u015fti. Dac\u0103 Hristos v-a r\u0103scump\u0103rat cu s<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ngele Lui, sc\u0103p<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndu-v\u0103 de relele lumii, El are preten\u0163ie asupra voastr\u0103, voi fiind slujitorii S\u0103i. Este deci un pericol pentru voi s\u0103 urma\u0163i o alt\u0103 cale dec<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t <\/span><\/span><\/span>calea<\/span><\/span><\/span> Lui. Deoarece <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>i apar\u0163ine\u0163i <\/span><\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span><\/span>ui, tr\u0103i\u0163i numai pentru El. Majoritatea cre\u015ftinilor nu reu\u015fesc s\u0103 ob\u0163in\u0103 rezultate \u00een via\u0163a cre\u015ftin\u0103, pentru c\u0103 ei las\u0103 s\u0103 li se <\/span><\/span><\/span>risipeasc\u0103<\/span><\/span><\/span> energia, \u00een loc <\/span><\/span><\/span>s\u0103 o<\/span><\/span><\/span> canaliz<\/span><\/span><\/span>eze<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u00eentr-o singur\u0103 direc\u0163ie. Aceast\u0103 cale duce c\u0103tre Dumnezeu, deci c\u0103tre t\u0103rie deplin\u0103 \u00een caracterul, g<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndurile, eforturile \u015fi ac\u0163iunile lor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u201eVremea s-a scurtat\u201d. \u015eti\u0163i ce \u00eemi sugereaz\u0103 acest fapt? M\u0103 face s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg c\u0103 am ocazia s\u0103 urmez calea credin\u0163ei, r\u0103bd\u0103rii, a speran\u0163ei \u015fi a dragostei.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> Apoi, imagin<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndu-mi un ideal de via\u0163\u0103 scurt\u0103, dar folosit\u0103 pe deplin, v\u0103d \u00eenaintea mea un t<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103r oferindu-\u015fi inima lui Isus. El credea \u00een Hristos \u00eenc\u0103 pe c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd se <\/span><\/span><\/span>g\u0103sea \u00een<\/span><\/span><\/span> casa p\u0103rin\u0163ilor s\u0103i. El <\/span><\/span><\/span>a fost m\u00e2ntuit \u015fi<\/span><\/span><\/span> a \u00eenceput s\u0103-l slujeasc\u0103 pe Dumnezeu. Inteligen\u0163a \u015fi energia sa au crescut pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce el s-a transformat \u00eentr-un om matur. Perseveren\u0163a \u015fi d<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>rzenia sa erau at<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t de puternice, \u00eenc<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t el nu a irosit nicio clip\u0103. \u015ei-a urmat chemarea l\u0103untric\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cad\u0103 \u00een niciun p\u0103cat, f\u0103r\u0103 a-\u015fi sl\u0103bi sentimentele. Am observat pe acel t<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103r tr\u0103ind o via\u0163\u0103 sf<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt\u0103, de-a lungul unui \u015fir de ani. El s-a ridicat la forma cea mai \u00eenalt\u0103 a spiritualit\u0103\u0163ii, fiind binecuv<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ntat cu toate darurile lui Dumnezeu. Zilele noastre pe p\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt sunt ca umbra, dar noi le putem tr\u0103i astfel \u00eenc<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t ele s\u0103 radieze, l\u0103s<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd \u00een urma lor o raz\u0103 de lumin\u0103. Chiar <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>nsu\u015fi Dumnezeu ar privi cu admira\u0163ie la o via\u0163\u0103 ca cea pe care am <\/span><\/span><\/span>amintit<\/span><\/span><\/span>-o aici.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Momentele vie\u0163ii noastre pot fi \u00eempletite \u00eentr-un lan\u0163 solid \u015fi creativ. S\u0103 ne asigur\u0103m c\u0103 acest lan\u0163 nu este irosit \u015fi pierdut \u00een van. S\u0103-l folosim \u00een mod judicios, pentru a ne preg\u0103ti s\u0103-<\/span><\/span><\/span>I<\/span><\/span><\/span> d\u0103m socoteal\u0103 lui Dumnezeu pentru faptele noastre. Unii dintre voi, care nu s-au convertit, nu pot niciodat\u0103 spera <\/span><\/span><\/span>la <\/span><\/span><\/span>r\u0103splata care-<\/span><\/span><\/span>l<\/span><\/span><\/span> a\u015fteapt\u0103 pe un slujitor credincios al Iui Hristos. V-a\u0163i pierdut atunci ocazia de aur tr\u0103ind <\/span><\/span><\/span>haotic<\/span><\/span><\/span>. Dar aici sunt mul\u0163i care pot transforma visul meu \u00eentr-un fapt real. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>i admir pe ace\u015fti oameni cu ambi\u0163ie, care fac totul pentru a-<\/span><\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span><\/span> glorifica pe Dumnezeu. \u015ei doresc cu ardoare ca \u015fi eu s\u0103-L pot glorifica. M-am rugat \u015fi m\u0103 rog Lui, s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute s\u0103 \u00eendeplinesc acest lucru oricum va voi El. Pu\u0163in <\/span><\/span><\/span>conteaz\u0103<\/span><\/span><\/span> dac\u0103 voi fi aruncat \u00eentr-un cuptor de suferin\u0163\u0103 unde voi \u00eendura pentru Dumnezeu. Nu conteaz\u0103 dac\u0103 onoarea mea va fi c\u0103lcat\u0103 \u00een picioare \u015fi numele meu f\u0103cut de <\/span><\/span><\/span>ru\u015fine<\/span><\/span><\/span>, at<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ta vreme c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t sufletul \u015fi con\u015ftiin\u0163a mea vor fi curate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

S<\/span><\/span><\/span>unt aici, Dumnezeul meu, s\u0103 fac \u015fi s\u0103 \u00eendur tot ceea ce porunce\u015fti Tu. Voi c\u0103uta s\u0103 aduc at<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ta glorie numelui T\u0103u c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t \u00eemi va permite umila mea fiin\u0163\u0103. Cine mi se va al\u0103tura \u00een acest leg\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt? <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>n mod solemn, invit pe fiecare cre\u015ftin s\u0103 nutreasc\u0103<\/span><\/span><\/span> aceast\u0103 aspira\u0163ie. Aduna\u0163i-v\u0103 t\u0103ria \u015fi privi\u0163i \u00eenaintea voastr\u0103. Preg\u0103ti-\u0163i-v\u0103 pentru marea lupt\u0103 \u00een care urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 angaja\u0163i. Oferi\u0163i-v\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 rezerve lui Isus Hristos. Timpul este scurt \u015fi, deci, \u201etot ce g\u0103se\u015fte m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>na ta sa fac\u0103, f\u0103 cu toat\u0103 puterea ta! C\u0103ci, \u00een locuin\u0163a mor\u0163ilor, \u00een care mergi, nu mai este nici lucrare, nici chibzuial\u0103, nici \u015ftiin\u0163\u0103, nici \u00een\u0163elepciune!\u201d (Eclesiastul 9:10).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. \u201eVremea s-a scurtat\u201d. Aceast\u0103 afirma\u0163ie ne inspir\u0103. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>De fapt, ar trebui s\u0103 ne \u00eemping\u0103 imediat la ac\u0163iune. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201eIat\u0103 c\u0103 acum este vremea potrivit\u0103\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>(2 Cor<\/span><\/span><\/span>inteni<\/span><\/span><\/span> 6:2). Fi\u0163i gata voi, cei care-<\/span><\/span><\/span>L<\/span><\/span><\/span> iubi\u0163i pe Dumnezeu. Timpul pentru a s\u0103v<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>r\u015fi ceva este foarte scurt. Face\u0163i ceva imediat. Copiii vo\u015ftri sunt converti\u0163i? Ruga\u0163i-v\u0103 cu ei f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eencetare. Nu l\u0103sa\u0163i s\u0103 treac\u0103 nicio zi f\u0103r\u0103 ca s\u0103 \u00eengenunchia\u0163i cu ei, rug<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndu-v\u0103 fierbinte ca Dumnezeu s\u0103 le salveze sufletele. Cu to\u0163ii trebuie s\u0103 ne gr\u0103bim.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Un cre\u015ftin care de\u0163inea <\/span><\/span><\/span>un magazin<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u015fi-a pus \u00een g<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd c<\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> data viitoare c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd \u015feful depozitului de alimente \u00eei v-a aduce ni\u015fte m\u0103rfuri, neap\u0103rat s\u0103-<\/span><\/span><\/span>i<\/span><\/span><\/span> vorbeasc\u0103 despre starea lui sufleteasc\u0103. Totu\u015fi, c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd a venit din nou respectivul, comerciantul cre\u015ftin era cufundat \u00een ni\u015fte treburi, a\u015fa c\u0103 nu a mai apucat s\u0103 discute subiectul s\u0103u. \u015ei, din p\u0103cate, tocmai omul acela a murit \u00eentre timp, ceea ce l-a f\u0103cut pe acest frate al nostru s\u0103 simt\u0103 o povar\u0103 pe con\u015ftiin\u0163\u0103. C<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>t a regretat c\u0103 nu a f\u0103cut ce a trebuit la timpul potrivit. Acest dureros deznod\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt ar putea foarte bine s\u0103 ne inspire \u015fi pe noi, pentru ca \u00een asemenea cazuri s\u0103 nu am<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103m niciodat\u0103. Nu a\u015ftepta\u0163i s\u0103 \u0163ine\u0163i predici despre Hristos p<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103 acumula\u0163i destule cuno\u015ftin\u0163e. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>ncepe\u0163i de pe acum. Voi care vre\u0163i s\u0103 face\u0163i ceva pentru s\u0103r<\/span><\/span><\/span>aci<\/span><\/span><\/span>, pentru cei lipsi\u0163i \u015fi nevoia\u015fi, nu a\u015ftepta\u0163i p<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103 aduna\u0163i ceva mai mul\u0163i bani. Face\u0163i-o imediat! Acum este timpul s\u0103 <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ee<\/span><\/span><\/span>ntreprinde\u0163i ceva. Voi cei care inten\u0163iona\u0163i s\u0103 l\u0103sa\u0163i la moartea voastr\u0103 ceva fonduri pentru opere de binefaceri, face\u0163i-o chiar acum. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201eO, de-a\u0163i asculta azi glasul Lui!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Ps<\/span><\/span><\/span>almul<\/span><\/span><\/span> 95: 6).<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201eS\u0103 iube\u015fti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul t\u0103u, cu toat\u0103 inima ta, cu tot sufletul t\u0103u \u015fi cu toat\u0103 puterea ta\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Deuteronom 6: 5).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"CeasTimpul este scurt, deci profita\u0163i de el. A\u015f vrea s\u0103 repet aceste cuvinte p<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103 ce ele v\u0103 vor determina s\u0103 trece\u0163i la ac\u0163iune. Am \u00eent<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>lnit deja mul\u0163i care doreau s\u0103 se \u00eentoarc\u0103 la Dumnezeu \u00eentr-o bun\u0103 zi, dar nu de \u00eendat\u0103. Oare nu este periculoas\u0103 o astfel de am<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nare? Continua\u0163i s\u0103 lua\u0163i riscul de a r\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ne \u00een afara credin\u0163ei? Este oare prudent s\u0103 provoca\u0163i astfel m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nia lui Dumnezeu? O, oameni buni, nu v\u0103 da\u0163i seama c\u0103 sunte\u0163i \u00een pericol chiar acum c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd v\u0103 face\u0163i diverse planuri de viitor? Noi dorim s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eentoarce\u0163i la Dumnezeu \u015fi niciun timp nu este mai potrivit ca cel de acum.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>ncrede\u0163i-v\u0103 \u00een Isus Hristos \u015fi <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00een <\/span><\/span><\/span>promisiunea vie\u0163ii ve\u015fnice. Poate nu ve\u0163i mai apuca ziua de m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ine, sau dorin\u0163a ce o ave\u0163i azi v\u0103 va p\u0103r\u0103si. <\/span><\/span><\/span>M\u0103 rog<\/span><\/span><\/span> s\u0103 pute\u0163i \u00eengenunch<\/span><\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span><\/span>a chiar acum la picioarele lui Hristos. De\u015fert\u0103ciunea acestei lumi vine \u00een contradic\u0163ie cu m\u0103rturia noastr\u0103 c\u0103 suntem \u201estr\u0103ini <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u015f<\/span><\/span><\/span>i c\u0103l\u0103tori pe p\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt\u201d (Evrei 11: 13). Nu am adus nimic cu noi pe aceast\u0103 lume \u015fi mai mult sigur c\u0103 nici nu vom lua nimic cu noi c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd vom muri. Prive\u015fte la bucata de p\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt <\/span><\/span><\/span>pe <\/span><\/span><\/span>c<\/span><\/span><\/span>ar<\/span><\/span><\/span>e o ai, la c<\/span><\/span><\/span>asa<\/span><\/span><\/span> ori<\/span><\/span><\/span> afacerea <\/span><\/span><\/span>care \u00ee\u0163i apar\u0163ine, \u015fi adu-\u0163i aminte c\u0103 \u00een cur<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd nu vei mai putea c\u0103lca acolo. Prive\u015fte la recolta ta bogat\u0103 sau <\/span><\/span><\/span>la<\/span><\/span><\/span> veniturile tale \u015fi nu uita c\u0103 \u00een cur<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd altcineva le va culege. Num\u0103r\u0103-\u0163i ceva b\u0103net, dac\u0103 ai, <\/span><\/span><\/span>dar, <\/span><\/span><\/span>totodat\u0103, afl\u0103 c\u0103 el nu te va feri de \u015fubrezire \u015fi b\u0103tr<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ne\u0163e, nici nu-\u0163i va oferi vreo sc\u0103pare c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd va fi s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103se\u015fti acest p\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Crede \u00een Dumnezeu \u015fi iube\u015fte-L l\u0103s<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd via\u0163a ve\u015fnic\u0103 s\u0103-\u0163i cuprind\u0103 g<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndurile. Crezi oare \u00eentr-adev\u0103r \u00een \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u0163ia ve\u015fnic\u0103 a lui Dumnezeu \u015fi a lui Hristos, M<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ntuitorul nostru? Crezi \u00eentr-adev\u0103r c\u0103 vei purta pe cap o coroan\u0103 a vie\u0163ii ce nu rugine\u015fte nicic<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd? Crezi c\u0103 m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>inile tale vor culege fructe minunate din copaci ce nu ve\u015ftejesc \u015fi c\u0103 te vei odihni \u00een gr\u0103dini cu miresme binecuv<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ntate? Crezi c\u0103 ochii t\u0103i \u00eel vor vedea pe Tat\u0103l ceresc \u015fi r\u0103m\u0103\u015fi\u0163ele tale p\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nte\u015fti se vor ridica din morm<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt pentru a tr\u0103i apoi o via\u0163\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 de sf<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>r\u015fit? <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00ce<\/span><\/span><\/span>n caz afirmativ, crede-o din tot sufletul t\u0103u. Cui \u00eei va mai p\u0103sa de necazurile zilnice c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nd va vedea raiul deschiz<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndu-se \u00een fa\u0163a lui, o m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103 \u015fi o voce \u00eendemn<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndu-<\/span><\/span><\/span>l<\/span><\/span><\/span> s\u0103 vin\u0103 \u00een\u0103untru? Fie ca acea minun\u0103\u0163ie s\u0103 v\u0103 p\u0103trund\u0103 \u00een suflet \u015fi s\u0103 v\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 uita\u0163i bezna drumului p<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>n\u0103 acolo! Fie ca adierea fermecat\u0103 de pe acele \u00een\u0103l\u0163imi dumnezeie\u015fti \u015fi muzica divin\u0103 a clopotelor raiului s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eenvioreze! Cei necredincio\u015fi nu vor avea parte de aceast\u0103 fericire, \u015fi tocmai lor le adresez ultimul meu cuv<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nt: \u201eVremea s-a scurtat!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Acest lucru ne alarmeaz\u0103. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>Pentru ei, pentru necredincio\u015fi, vreau s\u0103 fac s\u0103 r\u0103sune trist clopotele; un c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ntec trist \u015fi jalnic pentru omul ne\u00eentors la Dumnezeu, pentru care via\u0163a a fost doar o pl\u0103cere de\u015fart\u0103. A\u0163i reu\u015fit poate \u00een c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u015ftigurile voastre p\u0103m<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>nte\u015fti, care v-au cucerit inima. A\u0163i dob<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>ndit, poate, situa\u0163ii pe care a\u0163i vrut s\u0103 le p\u0103stra\u0163i cu orice pre\u0163. Este, desigur, bun\u0103 afacerea de care ave\u0163i parte, \u00eens\u0103 numai c<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u0163iva ani. \u00cen ce m\u0103 prive\u015fte, nu a\u015f primi asemenea avere, sau afacere, nici s\u0103 dureze o mie de ani. S<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u0103 <\/span><\/span><\/span>o ia cui \u00eei place. De\u015fi nimeni pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt nu v-o poate garanta mai mult de c\u00e2\u0163iva ani, c\u0103ci se va sf\u00e2r\u015fi cur\u00e2nd. Odat\u0103 ob\u0163inut ce a\u0163i dorit, ce s\u0103 v\u0103 mai dori\u0163i? Face\u0163i-v\u0103 testamentul, c\u0103ci timpul este scurt. Ce a\u0163i f\u0103cut p\u00e2n\u0103 acum? At\u00e2\u0163ia nu a\u0163i crezut \u00een Hristos, nici nu a\u0163i \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015fat Evanghelia. At\u00e2\u0163ia nu ave\u0163i nicio \u015fans\u0103 de <\/span><\/span><\/span>m\u00e2ntuire<\/span><\/span><\/span> c\u00e2nd puterile v\u0103 vor p\u0103r\u0103si. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, tot va veni timpul s\u0103 pleca\u0163i de pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Poate c\u0103 durerile v\u0103 chinuiesc deja \u015fi frica s-a \u015fi cuib\u0103rit \u00een sufletul vostru. Familia \u015fi prietenii v\u0103 privesc, poate, cu mil\u0103, doctorul nu v\u0103 mai ajut\u0103 cu nimic. \u015ei atunci, pe sf\u00e2r\u015fite, chiar dac\u0103 chema\u0163i un preot, nu mai pute\u0163i schimba nimic c\u00e2nd nu crede\u0163i \u00een Hristos. Voi, to\u0163i ace\u015ftia, privi\u0163i-v\u0103, \u00een sf<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00e2<\/span><\/span><\/span>r\u015fit, pe voi \u00een\u015fiv\u0103!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Suflete pierdute cer\u00e2nd un strop de ap\u0103 pentru a-\u015fi r\u0103cori g\u00e2tul. Aceasta v\u0103 va fi soarta, dac\u0103 nu v\u0103 ve\u0163i poc\u0103i. Sunte\u0163i la un pas de moarte \u015fi de iad! Crede\u0163i c\u0103 mai ave\u0163i \u00eenc\u0103 timp la dispozi\u0163ie. Nu nutri\u0163i o asemenea speran\u0163\u0103. Nu exagerez deloc spun\u00e2nd c\u0103 timpul se scurge repede, pe nesim\u0163ite. Asculta\u0163i chemarea \u015fi sc\u0103pa\u0163i de p\u0103cate. P\u0103r\u0103si\u0163i calea care duce la distrugere \u015fi crede\u0163i \u00een Isus. Fie ca Sf\u00e2ntul Duh al lui Dumnezeu s\u0103 v\u0103 fac\u0103 con\u015ftien\u0163i! Fie ca aceste cuvinte s\u0103-\u015fi g\u0103seasc\u0103 ecou \u00een sufletul vostru. Sunte\u0163i \u00eentr-un mare pericol! Dumnezeu s\u0103 v\u0103 fac\u0103 s\u0103 nu mai z\u0103bovi\u0163i, s\u0103 pieri\u0163i astfel \u00een am\u00e2narea voastr\u0103. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cur\u00e2nd, o mul\u0163ime de oameni se va aduna \u00een strad\u0103. Parc\u0103 aud pe cineva spun\u00e2nd: <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201e<\/span><\/span><\/span>Nu \u015fti\u0163i? Urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 fie \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat ast\u0103zi Spurgeon! Cel care \u0163inea predici la Tabernacol!<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span> Da, aceasta se va \u00eent\u00e2mpla \u00een cur\u00e2nd, \u015fi eu a\u015f dori ca atunci c\u00e2nd \u00eemi ve\u0163i vedea sicriul la morm\u00e2nt, fie c\u0103 sunte\u0163i sau nu converti\u0163i, s\u0103 spune\u0163i: <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201e<\/span><\/span><\/span>El ne-a \u00eendemnat, simplu \u015fi clar, s\u0103 nu am\u00e2n\u0103m m\u00e2ntuirea noastr\u0103, s\u0103 privim c\u0103tre Isus Hristos.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fie ca sufletele voastre s\u0103 fie izb\u0103vite; fie ca Isus Hristos s\u0103 fie sl\u0103vit \u015fi Satan biruit; fie ca raiul s\u0103 fie plin cu cei m\u00e2ntui\u0163i!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Fragmente din predica <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>The Time<\/b><\/i> is Short<\/b><\/i><\/a>, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, tradus\u0103 de Vasile Cojocneanu \u015fi publicat\u0103 \u00een volumul <\/span><\/b>\u00centoarcerea<\/b><\/strong><\/em>, Colec\u0163ia Glasul \u00cendrum\u0103torului Cre\u015ftin, Paris, 1981. <\/b>Foto: www.freeimages.com<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201eIat\u0103 ce vreau s\u0103 spun, fra\u0163ilor: de acum vremea s-a scurtat.\u201d (1 Corinteni 7: 29). Cum textul \u00eensu\u015fi ne spune, timpul este scurt. O afirma\u0163ie adev\u0103rat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendoial\u0103. Timpul comparat cu ve\u015fnicia, \u00een toat\u0103 dimensiunea lui, nu este mai mare dec\u00e2t v\u00e2rful unui ac. Dar s\u0103 re\u0163inem ce spune textul biblic. Prin \u201evremea s-a scurtat\u201d … <\/p>\n

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