A little slumber...

“…Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead…” (Acts. 20:7-12)

Most of the born again Christians are like Eutychus: such a man thinks, “I am a saved man, baptised by water and Holy Spirit, I have been listening to sermons and reading Bible for years and I know every thing well. Moreover, I have read all the deeper truth books and now I know what to do and what not to”. So he reckons that he can have a little slumber or rest. And hence he continues, “Nothing is going to happen even if I don’t go for a meeting or if I go late or even if I don’t listen to a sermon”. However, Bible says such a person is lukewarm (Rev. 3:16). Nonetheless, he imagines, “anyway God knows me well; I am so pious and have done nothing against Him. Moreover, I have even endured hardships in His name. So he won’t allow devil to crush me”. No, No, No… You are terribly wrong! God says he is going to spit us of out of His mouth since we are neither cold nor hot (Rev. 3:16). And dear child of God, devil is waiting in waylay to take control over you at that same moment and make your come back next to impossible.

Eutychus was sinking into deep sleep. Dear reader, if you loose your interest in spiritual things (sinking in spiritually) make notice that you are going to fall down (spiritual fall down). Even if you are at a higher level of spirituality (third story) you are going to die (Spiritual death). Infact higher the fall, the more certain is death. But don’t worry, as the last part of the verse says, a servant of God’s care (Paul’s arms around him) can bring you back to Christian life. A little slumber made him to fall down. Likewise, our lukewarmness can cause spiritual fall down and ultimately a death. All the hardships you endured for God’s name will be in vain. So it is time to examine your life before God and come back to His flock.

Everything is permissible, but not everything...

Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything is constructive… (1 Corinthians 10:23)

Here in this text, St. Paul tries to admonish the believers about their freedom. He ratifies that everything is permissible to a man, but as a believer we should ponder whether what we are going to do is beneficial to us and other believers. Again he asserts that we are permissible to do everything but as a believer we should do things that are serving to improve our spiritual life.

I have heard many believers asking…

•What is wrong in watching a movie/TV or reading a Harry Potter book?

•What is wrong in going for a football match or enjoying at an adventure park or playing a non violent video game?

•What is wrong in hanging out with friends and sharing trivial jokes and engaging in some pranks?


They call it all innocent amusements. Dear children of God, definitely as Paul said, ask your self what is there to edify your soul from all these so called ‘innocuous amenities’? No amusement is sinless… we engage in it because we need it, we involve in it and squander our precious time, we partake in it and waste money which Lord gave us.

When you feel like watching a movie sit in your prayer closet and dream about Lord’s soon coming and you being caught up at rapture and think about what should be done to make that sure. Rather than reading Harry Potter stories, read some biblical story books or glance at biographies of saints which can mould your Christian life. When you feel like going for a football match or enjoy at an adventure park or play a video game, take the challenge to go down on your knees for some time and pray and fill in the Holy Spirit and enjoy the God’s love towards you and praise him. When you feel like hanging out with friends, go and meet your Christian friends or servants of God rather than sharing trivial matters talk about challenges of Christian youth in the modern society or talk about last Sunday’s sermon and thus edify yourself and them.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect. (Matthew 5:48) Be ye holy; for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:16)