Oportunidades
As oportunidades são dádivas de Deus que exigem sabedoria e prontidão. A Bíblia nos chama a aproveitar o tempo, agir com diligência e não desperdiçar os kairos divinos.
Aproveitando o tempo
Remindo o tempo, porque os dias são maus. O cristão é chamado a reconhecer e aproveitar cada oportunidade com sabedoria.
16 redemynge the tyme: for ye dayes are evyll.
5 Walke wysely to them that are with out and redeme ye tyme.
4 I must worke the workes of him that sent me whyll it is daye. The nyght cometh when no man can worke.
10 Whill we have therfore tyme let vs do good vnto all men and specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth.
Prontidão e ação
Pregue a Palavra a tempo e fora de tempo. As oportunidades às vezes surgem inesperadamente e exigem decisão imediata.
2 preache the worde be fervent be it in season or out of season. Improve rebuke exhorte with all longe sufferinge and doctryne.
38 Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost.
16 And now: why tariest thou? Aryse and be baptised and wesshe awaye thy synnes in callinge on ye name of ye Lorde.
12 To speake of brother Apollo: I greatly desyred him to come vnto you with ye brethren but his mynde was not at all to come at this tyme. How be it he will come when he shall have conveniet tyme.
7 whereof I am made a minister by the gyfte of the grace of god geve vnto me thorow ye workynge of his power.
11 When they herde that they were gladde and promised yt they wolde geve him money. And he sought howe he myght conveniently betraye him.