Grateful

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. – Psalm 126:5

Tears are an expression of emotions, mainly sorrow and pain. Life is a tapestry interwoven with the warps and woofs of different experiences. Not all are happy and comfortable. Sometimes we have to go through the valley of tears and storms, but there is always hope in our Lord who is the author of peace, joy and hope. Tears will…

I was lost but God found me. I was steeped in misery but God lifted me up. I was without friends, but He offered me the best friendship. I was without hope, but He gave me blessed hope. I was a sinner, but God redeemed me. I was unworthy, but He made me worthy through His Son. I was weak, but God strengthened me. I was poor, but He made me rich in Him. I was sad and despondent, but He put a smile…

He Has Made Me Worthy

Caught in a trap of sin and misery Led by life’s enticements and lures, Guided by self and passions of the flesh, We were unworthy, Not worthy to be loved and accepted, Not worthy to deserve God’s mercies, Not worthy to hold our heads high But,God made us worthy With His worthiness. He sent His only Son Jesus Who granted us a worthy life By sacrificing His worthiness, On a Cross ,flanked by…

I have a loving Master He cares for me in the most caring way. He guides me in the right paths and protects me from danger. He beckons me with his staff,takes me to green pastures and cool waters. At times he taps me with his rod. If I stray to unknown paths. He drives away the lurking enemies And sees that I go the right way to my destination. He calls me by my name and knows my likes and dislike…

The Lord has plans to restore what you have lost in life in the previous years. He will reward you double for all the affliction you have gone through.

And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

- Joel 2:25″

He is the Potter and you are the clay. In the process of creating a…

A Brother In Deed

If you are not familiar with the parable of the Lost son, also called the Prodigal son, read Luke 15:11-32. If you were in that wasteful, young fellow’s shoes, after you had come to your senses, the first person you would probably try making contact with would be that person who was always there for you when you would fail; that person who would always stick up for you when no one else would;…

He Will Make a Way

No matter what problems may face you today, our God can make a way for you. When it seems like there is no way out, our Lord shines the light for us to show us an escape path. All we need to do is cast all our burdens and cares upon Him and trust Him to do what is best. As the lines of the songs goes, “God will make a way when there seems to be no way…”

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. Lamentations 3:22

Are we really thankful to our LORD for His protection and timely care? Even if there are billions and billions of people in the world, He has all the time to look after us, as if we were the only ones in the world!!

Many a time, we could have been destroyed, but He holds us in the hollow of…

Comfort In Not Worrying

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34

Jesus’ words should be our hope, assurance, comfort for all our life, not just a one time experience. Every word in the Bible is God-breathed and comes from GOD Himself. Let us learn to have faith in His words implicitly, without doubting. We should…

Great is the sorrow and disappointment when a child is not born in the house. Couples are saddened more at the constant inquiries from others, so-called and well-meaning, well-wishers. God’s ways are mysterious. So He trains them to be faithful in His presence, teaches them to be patient.For the more God delays,the more He gives in abundance!! And finally when He opens the womb,the fruit is…

Ezekiel 47:1-12

Prophet Ezekiel, in his vision of the future temple sees water flowing from the entrance of the temple. This flowing water covers him from his ankle to his waist and grows deep. This is God’s love, forgiveness, mercy and grace. His love overflows the temple and His forgiveness reaches out to all.

As the vision continues we see that the water from the temple, where God abides,…

1 Corinthians 12:12 – 31 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ…If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye,…

What would Jesus fill in your “Autograph Book”?

When passing out from school or from college, a typical scene that can be witnessed is that of students exchanging their “slam books” or “autograph books” with each other. The purpose of this book is to pen down our thoughts of the person, how we came to be friends, what we like about him/her, etc. It serves as a good remembrance of our friends once we leave the walls of our schools and colleges…

The below passage is written in the context of the book of Haggai.

Haggai was a prophet, who through God’s prophecies encouraged the people of Judah to rebuild the temple after their period of exile in Babylonia. There are two aspects of this book which greatly relates to our lives.

1) Self-beautification When the exiles returned back to their homeland they started building their own houses and…

Don’t write off a child who never shows signs of grasping, the first time he is taught.

Don’t write off a child who is disobedient, rebellious or backanswering as he might be seeking attention.

Don’t write off an aged person fumbling with his hand to eat or write as his nerves are weakening.

Don’t write off the irritating person as he might be giving vent to his emotions pent up inside.

Don’t…

In Jesus Name – Amen!

Every christian ends his prayer with this phrase – “In Jesus Name. Amen!”. Every Sunday School student learns that the formula for prayer doesn’t work unless you add that phrase at the end. Take any language, or any cause to pray, this is the modus operandi for finishing off a monologue with the Father and continuing with one’s business on Earth. But, how many of us have really weighed in the…

Your Reward Is In Heaven

Most of us love to get acclaim and praise for whatever we do.It stems right from childhood when a single word of appreciation from our parents or teachers for all our performances, gave us a lot of boost to do better in life.But then, God wants us to be humble and give Him all the glory.We should not take the glory for ourselves. There are people who make a public show of donating large sums for…