THE PRINCE OF PEACE

DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE?

2010-10-03T03:31:00.000-07:00

It was long time back.I don't remember the date still I feel,it was 4 or 5 years earlier.My father who is a pastor was preaching in a house nearby.The people of that house were Christians but did not believed in JESUS.My dad was giving the sermon from john 21.
From my childhood I've studied the four book of gospels and specially the book of John.But this chapter had no special effects in my life,till that evening.

It happened when this time I read this chapter and felt it speaking to me.I want to tell you in my words what I felt,and what changed me.

We read in this chapter after Crucifixion,Christ was raised to life,and after that he was seen by many of his disciples.After these instances is what happens in this chapter.Simon Peter along with few fellow disciples went for fishing and tried very hard the whole night,but caught nothing.

Early in the morning,JESUS went there,and told them to put the net in their right side.And so they caught many fish{its written 153 large fishes}.After that they came to the shore,sat with Jesus and ate bread and fish.

During this conversation,JESUS looked at SIMON PETER and asked,"Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?"

I've wondered many a times why Peter? Why did JESUS asked him?We all remember that earlier peter had rejected JESUS 3 TIMES,may be that's why he was being asked.Or it may be that,the things which peter had left to follow JESUS,he took the very old things back.Whatever be the reason Peter knew why JESUS was asking him this question?

I want you all who are reading my blog,to visualize in the mind this very scene.When I was hearing this sermon I visualized it and saw,Jesus looking with calm eyes towards peter.Their beside them lay the net full of large fishes.The very fishes for which peter was not able to sleep the last night.The same fishes for which he once again tried very hard but still failed.The same net,which he had left in the boat,when JESUS said to him "Follow me".He saw everything,then he looked towards JESUS.Jesus who was still looking in his face with love in his eyes, asked-"DO YOU TRULY LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE?"

Silence....I wonder,what I could have answered,If JESUS would have asked me the same question.

If JESUS is asking the same question to you,what will be your answer?
There before you is JESUS,the one who created you in your mothers womb,who was with you all through your life,who gave you everything you've asked for,the loving parents you needed,your best friends,your studies,your job,your kids,he gave HIS life so that you can be free.He died so that you can live.

And on the other side of you is your dreams,your aims,your aspirations in life,the fame you want,the money you want to earn,the education you want to have,the love of your life,your kids whom you love so much,the house you want so badly....everything for which you have tried so hard.The things for which you have laboured in vain.the things for which you have lost your sleep and your mind's peace,everything which you've ever dreamt of having,is in front of you.

And still JESUS is asking-"My son, My daughter,DO YOU LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE?"

My dear friends,what will your answer be?It is up to you to decide.JESUS is still looking towards you,waiting patiently for an answer.I hope we all should be able to say-

YES,JESUS I TRULY LOVE YOU MORE THAN THESE!!

THE SON WHO WAS ONCE LOST!

2010-03-09T08:57:00.000-08:00

Today when I was reading the parable of the prodigal son(Luke 15),I was motivated to share wat I'v learnt from this parable.Hope you all understand this.May god bless u!

LUKE 15;11-31"Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons.The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them......." http://bit.ly/c1Qb4U

This parable is one of the most famous parables told by Jesus.I guess most of you would have read or heard this parable many a times.

When we go through this parable,we can imagine a scene of a family,wer d younger son 'wants'his share of the property,n after having it leaves his place to live life at 'its fullest'!

When I read through this passage,I pictured myself first as the son,'who wants his share' n JESUS,as d Father 'who gives his son the share'.

# So,I went up to the father(JESUS)AND ASKED FOR MY SHARE OF BLESSINGS-My life,my parents,my friends,my job,my spouse,my children,my health,my relatives,my status,my income.........n everything I could ask HIM.I wanted MY SHARE.And being my loving father HE gave me MY SHARE..ie,My life,my parents,my friends,my job,my spouse,my children,my health,my relatives,my status,my income.........n everything.
But wat happened then was a little hardening of my heart;when I got,what I asked for;I forgot about my father and 'set off for a distant country'
ie,I got everything I asked from my father n then left him n went far from him.Just because I thought I have everything in life,n I don't need my father for anything else!
In other words I was trying to find satisfaction in life. I was trying to find love, joy, and peace.Like the young man, I yearned for a feeling of well-being, peace, security, fun, and happiness. Also like him, I pursued after them, attempting to produce them in virtually every way except the Father's way.

But alas,one day it finished.All my attempts to find happiness came to an end.I spent everything I had;ie,the things I had were limited,they wer not everlasting!
I,like him, experienced the same empty, hollow, something-is-missing feelings.

Some may remember a popular song of a few decades ago sung by Peggy Lee titled "Is That All There Is?" The lyrics dealt with this very subject. The singer recounts having tried so many supposedly exciting and fulfilling things in life yet having found no lasting satisfaction in any of them. Following each experience, she concludes by asking the question, "Is that all there is?" The song clearly expresses that such a life is not truly fulfilling.

The far country symbolizes forgetfulness of God (Deuteronomy 8:11, 14, 19), the condition Paul describes as "alienated from the life of God" (Ephesians 4:17-19). All the dissatisfied young man wants to do is to satisfy his senses and desires. After disillusionment, destitution, and degradation, the prodigal, feeling no longer worthy to be called a son, decides to ask his father to make him one of his servants.

The far country is the place people go to remove themselves as far from God the Father as possible. It represents the world, the place where evil flourishes, where it is the norm, popular, and acceptable. In it, the perversions of society—lying, adultery, abortion, homosexuality, and many others—are tolerated and even celebrated (I John 2:15-17).

The far country signifies the abode of the ungodly, those with whom the prodigal son feels most comfortable. The righteous cause him discomfort because he cannot drink, smoke, cuss, or tell dirty jokes when he is with them. The godly stifle him because he feels pressured to produce the fruit of self-control. The far country is the state of mind that is enmity toward God (Romans 8:7).

So wen it was all over,I came to my senses,(verse 17).That means formerly I was not in my sense,but wen the need arises,I remembered my father.But till now I was so much full of guilt n shame that 'I thought',Iam not worthy to be called HIS son,I'll be like one of HIS hired men.

BUT when I was still a long way off,I saw that whatever I had conceived in my mind were of no use.Cz when I saw,my father saw me and was filled with compassion for me; he ran to me, threw his arms around me and kissed me.!!!!!!!!

Dear friends,this is the best part of the parable,whatever I had planned ;to give a big speech in front of my father,to cry,to fall at his feet n beg,to ask him to make me my servant,all were a waste!cz when I was far way off home,my father came running,with his arms open!
Oh!I cant ever measure the love with which he was looking at me!Oh!I cant wonder,How much he must have waited for me,days after days,years after years looking through the door,waiting for me to come home,waiting to hug me,waiting to hear me call him 'ABBA FATHER'!
And then he hugged me,kissed me,dressed me up in the best robe,'the robe of righteousness',discarding the previous robe which i had,the robe full of dirt n filth of this world.
Put a ring on my finger which shows the authority I got from him,n sandals on my feet,so that my feets dont get dirty in the sin again!!!
And then he gave a feast to show me off to others!He made me a testimony for HIM!
'For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found'!!!!

Friends,I hope that I have succeeded in what i wanted to explain to you.If we understand the happiness of our father then only we can value the salvation which we have received!

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.Hebrews 12:1

GOD BLESS U ALL!Feel free to contact me for any feedback or queries.
cutecrush2003@yahoo.com

MY TESTIMONY!

2010-02-12T19:37:00.000-08:00

"AMAZING GRACE!HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME!!!
I ONCE WAS LOST BUT NOW AM FOUND!,WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE!!"

PRAISE THE LORD!!Today its the starting of my 22nd year in this world!!So,when i thought about my past 21 yrs I couldn't wait to share with all of my friends the BLESSED 21 yrs my creator has given me,n also about the blessings he has kept for me in the days to come!!

So,I would start from the song which I have written..AMAZING GRACE!HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME!!!
I ONCE WAS LOST BUT NOW AM FOUND!,WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE!..This song exactly describes the testimony!YES! AMAZING IT WAS!

I was born on 13.2.88,born in a Malayalam christian pentecostal family,as the 3rd daughter(i have 2 elder sisters and a younger brother).My parents came from kerala,but due to job issues were settled in bhilai,chattisgarh(where i live presently).Being the 3rd daughter,life was very easy on me as I had elder 2 sisters to guide me,counsel me,n tease me!But life took a twist,when just I was 2 and a half yrs old,with the birth of my younger brother!DANIEL!I was too young to understand anything n when everybody started caring n loving my brother I was emotionally hurt,n felt alone!
No!don't get me wrong,it was not any body's fault,My parents loved me as much as my other siblings n much more!But still from a very young age devil started to disturb my spiritual front by creeping in my mind in the form of loneliness.So, as a result I was alone all through my age,with only a friend or two in hand,n without the ability to make any new friends,with a big family around me,n yet being alone in my inner self!

So,Life was going on,with me going to church every Sunday(as my father is very spiritual)singing praises,testifying Jesus,praying,but without any connection with JESUS!
When I was 15 yrs old,I felt a need of love!Not that nobody loved me,but even though I HAD PLENTY OF PEOPLE TO LOVE ME STILL I FELT UNLOVED!So,I craved for TRUE LOVE!
Going on,I fell in love with a person who loved me much more than I loved him!He loved me before I was born!Yes!He was JESUS!So,I came to know about my creator,the love he has for me,he died for my sins n all,I believed in his love,n testified it n took water baptism on 23 march 2003,I was blessed by the gift of tongues,n was very happy at that phase of life.

But,just like a baby,who withought having food n water cannot grow strong,in the same way,my spiritual front became very weak without bible,n holy spirit,as a result I grew weak n when temptations came in my life I failed.

I grew weaker,with a sense of guilt in my heart n without the courage to return back to my first love JESUS n ask for his forgiveness!2004-early 2009,I would say was a dark age in my life,without the love of JESUS.
Outside I was happy,enjoying every bit of my life,having many friends,but not having the strength to stand in the presence of JESUS!I was far from him or I thought so,but he never got far away he was just behind me,looking at me with all the grace he has!I noticed it late.
So,at last I noticed it,in early 2009,through many of HIS servants who came into our house(as my father had also become a pastor)n meeting after meeting,month after month,he reminded me of HIS FIRST LOVE,HIS GREAT UNFAILING N EVERLASTING LOVE.

And when I realised His love,I took all my strength to stand before him,face my Abba father,ask for his forgiveness,ask him to cleanse me n make me pure as HE is,ask his grace to surround me,to fill every single cell of my body with HIS love!
AND HE DID THAT!AMEN!

Today the only thing in my life which I can boast about is My relation with my Abba father,the love of my life,the only reason of my life!He made me righteous as he is!He made me pure as he is!He made me holy as he is!and is still making!Now I can stand before HIM just as a child stands before his father n asks for any favour he wants,boldly now I stand n ask n HE provides!

To testify i would tell u about the incident that took place on 10th Feb 2010,It was my graduation ceremony.I got ready took my hand bag n went to attend it to have a bash with all my friends whom i haven't seen since past 6 months!After the party was over n my gossips ended,I noticed that my handbag was missing.I searched here n there but all in vain,I was very tensed coz the bag contained my ATM card,PAN card,n key of my scooty!When i was very much stressed,I remembered my father is also with me,MY JESUS.I looked up to my father n said "father I am ur child,I have got ur seal,in the same way everything I own have your seal,so the things sealed by you cannot ne touched by devil"!Then i ordered angels of heaven GABRIEL n Michael," I am the daughter of JESUS n I command u to get me my bag,if u don't get,the judgement lies on my father's hand".I left my mobile no. with the guard of the college,n came home praising n thanking lord in faith for the bag.At around 1:00 am midnight my mobile rang when I picked up the phone,it was the guard saying we got ur bag !PRAISE GOD!When i reached college,I was amazed at what I saw my whole bag was open,but not a single penny was missing.HALLELUIJAH!
I praise my father,thank him for all the wonders he has done in my life n is still doing!
Today when i look back,I have been blessed by so much love that words cant express,temptations still come,problems still come,loneliness still comes,BUT THE ONE WHO HAS CALLED ME IS FAITHFUL!
HE GUARDS ME, COUNSELS ME,IS MY REFUGE,MY EVER PRESENT HELP!
JESUS,I LOVE YOU!!!

The existence of God!

2010-01-30T00:26:00.000-08:00

INTRODUCTION
To begin our study in Bible doctrine, we ought to begin with God.

We are constantly challenged by atheists, skeptics and hecklers to prove that there is a God.

It is difficult for natural man to believe in something that he cannot see, touch or feel (I Cor. 2:14).

The problem for the Christian is solved with the first verse of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1:1).

The Bible is not a textbook that attempts to prove the existence of God - the Bible opens with a positive fact that God does exist.

It did not occur to any other writer of the Bible to prove this fact.

The Bible plainly states that it is the fool who denies the existence of God.

Psa. 14:1, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."

Anyone with any intelligence would acknowledge the evident fact of a living God.

The greatest proof apart from Scripture of the existence of God is our daily fellowship with Him in prayer.

I know that there is a God because I talked to Him today and He heard and answered the prayer of my heart though it was only whispered silently.

I. PROOF FROM SCRIPTURE
Psa. 19:1, 'The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork." The beauty and glory of the heavens speak loudly saying, "God exists."

Rom. 1:20 goes farther and suggests that creation even teaches about the eternal power of the Godhead, "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse."

The man who accepts Scripture will readily acknowledge the existence of God.

Let us study some other less convincing but nevertheless powerful arguments.

II. PROOF FROM CONSCIENCE
Man is born with a universal belief in a supreme Being; no tribe has yet been discovered that lacks this. They know that some Being creates and controls.

Rom. 2:15, "Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another." The existence of God is written in the human conscience.

Acts 17:23, "For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To the Unknown God." Conscience told them that there was a God though they did not know Him personally.

Some atheists may claim that their conscience does not tell them about God.

It is doubtful if a genuine atheist can be found for at best they are men who have stilled conscience by blatant unbelief.

Some men are so blind that they may deny the existence of the sun in the sky but that does not alter the fact that the sun exists, rises and sets each day.

None are so blind as those who refuse to see. The honest man will find that the inner still small voice says that God exists and is alive today.

Men deny the existence of God not because they cannot find Him but because they are afraid to face the responsibility of being accountable to Him alter death.

Atheism is one of the devil's tools to put men to sleep without accepting salvation.

If there is no God then I am not responsible to anyone and I can live and die as I please. but in the quieter moments of reflection the conscience of every man whispers, There is a God" and only fools deny it.

To look up and see a plane and not see the pilot and say that the plane is pilotless is as ridiculous as looking into the heavens and saying that there is no God simply because we cannot see Him.

Few of us have ever seen our brains, yet we believe that we possess them because of a centralized control system in the body. Because we see creation, we believe in God.

III. THE ARGUMENT FROM CAUSE (Cosmological)
The world is here. It must have come from somewhere. Somebody or something must have caused it to come into being at one time or another.

Here is a book. Someone must have written it. No printing press can of itself produce a book, be it ever so modern a press with the latest electrical gadgets.

Someone built the building. Someone created the trees. Someone operates the universe.

If all the pieces of a watch were placed in a can and the can shaken gently for a million years the watch would not be "accidentally" put together and running.

The only sensible answer to the problem of the existence of the world is the existence of an intelligent Being whom we call God.

IV. THE ARGUMENT FROM DESIGN (Teleological)
A watch not only exists but it has a designer. It was planned for a specific purpose.

A watch was not designed for mosquitoes to live in. It was designed by a keen mind for the purpose of accurately telling the time.

An examination of the world and the things large and small shows that each is designed by an intelligent mind for a specific purpose in life.

The colors of the bird and means of defence of the animals are not accidents. They are the result of a plan of a superior planning mind of the originator.

V. THE MORAL ARGUMENT (Anthropological)
Man has an intellectual and moral nature showing that the Creator must not be merely an inanimate force but a living, intelligent moral Being.

Gen. 1:26, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness."

Gen. 1:27, God created man in the image and likeness of God, that is, patterned after Him.

Pea. 94:9, "He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?" God has given to man ears, eyes, knowledge, intelligence, and will power for these are the things that He possesses.

Conscience teaches man right and wrong, good and bad; for the Creator is a moral Being that is holy, and loves righteousness but abhors evil.

VI. THE LIFE ARGUMENT
Life comes from life and the original life must have come from a Being possessing eternal life, that is, life that existed before physical life was created.

Where can such life be found? It can only be found in God who possesses eternal life. Psa. 36:9, "For with Thee is the fountain (source) of life."

The apple tree gets its life from the parent tree, the lamb from the mother sheep. But where did they get life from? We go back to the original creation.

Jesus said in John 11:25, "I am... life," also in John 14:6, "I am ... life," and in John 10:28, "And I give unto them eternal life."

All life proceeds from God. The theory of spontaneous generation has been proved false and completely unacceptable to authoritative science.

Life must have a beginning. The only logical answer is that beginning was with God.

VII. THE ARGUMENT FROM CONGRUITY
The theory of atheism solves no problems but only multiplies unsolved mysteries.

The acceptance of the existence of God as Creator of the world is like a magic key that fits all the facts of Scripture, revelation, knowledge and science.

This irrefutable doctrine is held tenaciously by multitudes of souls who are willing both to live and die in the consolation of this assurance.

CONCLUSION
Atheism which is only giant doubt and unbelief can only lead to darkness and despair for the one accepting it.

Acceptance of Gen. 1:1, "In the beginning God," leads a sincere seeker into the path of a fuller revelation of God Himself.

Heb. 11:6, "He that cometh to God must believe that He Is [exists)."
A MESSAGE BY Rev Alban Douglas:

Let us come as children in simple faith, based on the revelation of God in Scripture and nature, believing and trusting Him completely.

REVIEW QUESTIONS
Did God write the Bible as a textbook to prove His existence? Explain.
What is an atheist in the eyes of the Lord?
Give two Scriptures to prove the existence of God.
Why in Acts 17:23 had the people of Athens built an altar to the unknown God?
What is the atheist's real purpose in denying the existence of God?
What is the argument from cause to prove the existence of God?
What is the argument from design to prove God's existence?
How do we know that God is not an inanimate force?
What is the life argument that proves God's existence?
What is a prerequisite for faith in God?

The Origin of Christmas!

2010-01-27T20:19:00.000-08:00

Christmas is a holiday shared and celebrated by many religions.
It is a day that has an effect on the entire world.

To many people, it is a favorite time of the year involving gift giving, parties and feasting. Christmas is a holiday that unifies almost all of professing Christendom.

The spirit of Christmas causes people to decorate their homes and churches, cut down trees and bring them into their homes, decking them with silver and gold.

In the light of that tree, families make merry and give gifts one to another.

When the sun goes down on December 24th, and darkness covers the land, families and churches prepare for participation in customs such as burning the yule log, singing around the decorated tree, kissing under the mistletoe and holly, and attending a late night service or midnight mass.

What is the meaning of Christmas? Where did the customs and traditions originate?

You, as a Christian, would want to worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth, discerning good from evil.

The truth is that all of the customs of Christmas pre-date the birth of Jesus Christ, and a study of this would reveal that
Christmas in our day is a collection of traditions and practices taken from many cultures and nations.

The date of December 25th comes from Rome and was a celebration of the Italic god, Saturn, and the rebirth of the sun god.

This was done long before the birth of Jesus.

It was noted by the pre-Christian Romans and other pagans, that daylight began to increase after December 22nd, when they assumed that the sun god died.

These ancients believed that the sun god rose from the dead three days later as the new-born and venerable sun.

Thus, they figured that to be the reason for increasing daylight.

This was a cause for much wild excitement and celebration. Gift giving and merriment filled the temples of ancient Rome, as sacred priests of Saturn, called dendrophori, carried wreaths of evergreen boughs in procession.

In Germany, the evergreen tree was used in worship and celebration of the yule god, also in observance of the resurrected sun god.

The evergreen tree was a symbol of the essence of life and was regarded as a phallic symbol in fertility worship.

Witches and other pagans regarded the red holly as a symbol of the menstrual blood of the queen of heaven, also known as Diana.

The holly wood was used by witches to make wands.

The white berries of mistletoe were believed by pagans to represent droplets of the semen of the sun god.

Both holly and mistletoe were hung in doorways of temples and homes to invoke powers of fertility in those who stood beneath and kissed, causing the spirits of the god and goddess to enter them.

These customs transcended the borders of Rome and Germany to the far reaches of the known world.

The question now arises: How did all of these customs find their way into contemporary Christianity, ranging from Catholicism to Protestantism to fundamentalist churches?

The word "Christmas"itself reveals who married paganism to Christianity.

The word "Christmas" is a combination of the words "Christ" and "Mass.

The word "Mass" means death and was coined originally by the Roman Catholic Church, and belongs exclusively to the church of Rome.

The ritual of the Mass involves the death of Christ, and the distribution of the "Host", a word taken from the Latin word "hostiall" meaning victim!

In short, Christmas is strictly a Roman Catholic word.

A simple study of the tactics of the Romish Church reveals that in every case, the church absorbed the customs, traditions and general paganism of every tribe, culture and nation in their efforts to increase the number of people under their control.

In short, the Romish church told all of these pagan cultures, "Bring your gods, goddesses, rituals and rites, and we will assign Christian sounding titles and names to them.

When Martin Luther started the reformation on October 31st, 1517, and other reformers followed his lead, all of them took with them the paganism that was so firmly imbedded in Rome.

These reformers left Christmas intact.

In England, as the authorized Bible became available to the common people by the decree of King James the II in 1611, people began to discover the pagan roots of Christmas, which are clearly revealed in Scripture.

The Puritans in England, and later in Massachusetts Colony, outlawed this holiday as witchcraft.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, when other Bible versions began to appear, there was a revival of the celebration of Christmas.

We are now seeing ever-increasing celebrating of Christmas or Yule, its true name, as we draw closer to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ!

In both witchcraft circles and contemporary Christian churches, the same things are going on.

As the Bible clearly states in Jeremiah 10:2-4, "Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen; and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven. For the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain. For one cutteth a tree out of the forest. The work of the hands of the workman with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move not."

So, what is wrong with Christmas?

1. To say that Jesus was born on December 25th is a lie! The true date is sometime in September according to the Scriptures.

2. Trees, wreaths, holly, mistletoe and the like are strictly forbidden as pagan and heathen! To say that these are Christian or that they can be made Christian is a lie!

3. The Lord never spoke of commemorating his birth but rather commanded us to remember the sacrifice of His suffering and death, which purchased our salvation.

Think about it! Can we worship and honor God by involving ourselves with customs and traditions, which God Himself forbade as idolatry? Can we convince God to somehow "Christianize" these customs and the whole pretense and lie of Christmas, so we can enjoy ourselves? Can we obey through disobedience?

So what is right about Christmas? 1. Nothing!
so,my dear friends!who want to worship the lord almighty in spirit & in truth,keep away from these practices as they bring curses in your family n ur life!GOD BLESS YOU!

53 Blessings That Happen To A Person After Believing On The Lord Jesus Christ!

2010-01-14T09:36:00.000-08:00

When a Man, woman, boy, or girl, believes on the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour the following list of attributes is granted to them instantly. The new Believer will not be aware of many of these things until gaining some spiritual maturity and growth in the word of God, but these [53] blessings are theirs regardless of their knowledge about them.

1.) Access to God's Grace.....(Ephesians 2:8+18) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

2.) We are adopted by God....(Ephesians 1:5) Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, (Galatians 4:5) To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

3.) We get an Inheritance....(Ephesians 1:11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

4.) We are elected (saved)...(1 Peter 1:2) Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

5.) We become a child of God...(John 1:12) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

6.) We get a heavenly citizenship...(2 Timothy 4:18) And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

7.) We become a servant....(Romans 6:22) But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

8.) We are heirs of God, joint heirs with Jesus...(Romans 8:17) And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. (Galatians 3:29) And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

9.) We become a new creature...(2 Corinthians 5:17) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (Galatians 6:15) For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

10.) We become priests....(1 Peter 2:9) But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (Revelation 1:6) And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

11.) We are reconciled to God....(Romans 5:10) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

12.) We are Sanctified......(1 Corinthians 6:11) And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

13.) We are accepted in the Beloved...(Ephesians 1:6) To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

14.) We are Baptized into the body of Christ.....(1 Corinthians 12:13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

15. ) We are buried with him.....(Romans 6:4) Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

16. ) We have put on Christ....(Galatians 3:27) For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

17. ) We have eternal life...(John 10:28) And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

18. ) We have peace with God...(John 14:27) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

19. ) We became a friend of God....(John 15:15) Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

20. ) We get in the Lamb's book of life...(Revelation 21:27) And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

21. ) We receive imputed righteousness....(Romans 4:6) Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

22. ) Our names are written in heaven.....(Luke 10:20) Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

23. ) We are given a blessed hope of Christ's returning....(Titus 2:13) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

24. ) We are seated in heavenly places.....(Ephesians 2:6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

25. ) We have fellowship with the trinity.....(1 John 1:3) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (Philippians 2:1) If

there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

26. ) We have a mansion in heaven...(John 14:2) In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

27. ) We are born again with a spiritual re-birth.....(John 3:3-6) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

28. ) We have received an annointing....(1 John 2:27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

29. ) The Holy Spirit will live with us now and forever....(John 14:16) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

30. ) We've been sealed by the Holy spirit unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30) And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31. ) Our bodies become the temple of the Holy Ghost.....(1 Corinthians 6:19) What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

32. ) We are forever forgiven.....(Luke 7:48) And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.(1 John 2:12) I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

33. ) We are justified in God's sight.....(Romans 5:1) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

34. ) We are redeemed....(Revelation 5:9) And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

35. ) Indwelt by the Holy Spirit.....(Romans 8:9) But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

36. ) We have an advocate with Christ...(1st John 2:1) My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

37. ) We now have the possibility to have victory over sin....(Romans 6:14) For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

38. ) We become Christ's ambassadors.....(2nd Corinthians 5:20) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

39. ) We are blessed with spiritual blessings..... (Ephesians 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:

40. ) Our every need will be supplied by God....(Philippians 4:19) But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

41. ) Given an inner strength to accomplish necessary things(Philippians 4:13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

42. ) A good work has been done in us....(Philippians 1:6) Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

43. ) The Lord becomes our helper instead of our judge..(Hebrews 13:6) So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

44. ) We get abounding grace...(2 Corinthians 9:8) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

45. ) We get eternal love....(Romans 8:38-39) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

46. ) Everthing that happens to us will be for our own good....(Romans 8:28) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

47. ) A promised faithfulness regardless of our faithlessness....(2 Timothy 2:13) If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself

48. ) A promise given to be able to resist temptation....(1 Corinthians 10:13) There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

49. ) We are made kings...(Revelation 1:6) And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

50. ) We became saints....(1 Corinthians 1:2) Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

51. ) We have been delivered from the power of darkness....(Colossians 1:12-13) Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

52. ) Our hearts are unblamable....(1 Thessalonians 3:13) To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

53. ) We get the power of a sound mind....( (2 Timothy 1:7) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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BE NOBODY'S VALENTINE!

2010-01-13T06:23:00.000-08:00

Each year on February 14th countless millions of people celebrate a day known as “St. Valentine’s Day.” Millions of heart-shaped cards and boxes of chocolates are given as gifts, and even churches have Valentine parties on this so-called “Day of Love.” In schools, from pre-school and kindergarten on up, children draw names from a box and exchange heart-shapes notes which “pair off” the children and is said to be “all in fun.” People of all ages get into the act, and the words that are heard everywhere on that day are, “Be My Valentine.”

The sad fact is that most people never question the origin of the customs that they involve themselves with. Most people do not ask questions but do what everybody else does, never stopping to consider how the Almighty God of Heaven feels about their activities. When we consider that Valentine’s Day is a day of preoccupation with the heart, it is essential that we listen to the following words spoken by the Almighty, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his wages, and according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10

Christians should be known by their discernment and should be asking questions regarding Valentine’s Day. What is the origin of this unusual day? Why is there a preoccupation with the color red? Where did the heart shape come from, and what does it mean? These and other questions will now be answered, as we examine the roots and pagan origin of this popular day.

In the days of the Roman Empire, the month of February was the last and shortest month of the year. February originally had 30 days, but when Julius Caesar named the month of July after himself, he decided to make that month longer and shortened February to 29 days while making July a month of 31 days. Later when Octavius Caesar, also known as Augustus, came to power, he named the month of August after himself, and not be outdone he also subtracted a day from February and gave the month of August 31 days. To this very day it remains that way. The ancient Romans believed that every month had a spirit that gained in strength and reached its peak or apex of power in the middle or ides of the month. This was usually the 15th day, and it was a day when witches and augurs, or soothsayers worked their magic. An augur was a person filled with a spirit of divination, and from the word augur we get the word “inaugurate”, which means to “take omens”. Since February had been robbed by Caesars and had only 28 days, the ides of February became the 14th day of that month. Since the Ides of a month was celebrated on the preceding eve, the month of February was unique, because it was the 13th day that became the eve of the Ides that month, and it became a very important pagan holiday in the Empire of Rome. The sacred day of February 14th was called “Lupercalia” or “day of the wolf.” This was a day that was sacred to the sexual frenzy of the goddess Juno. This day also honored the Roman gods, Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary twin brothers, who supposedly founded Rome, Remus and Romulus. These two are said to have been suckled by wolves in a cave on Palatine Hill in Rome. The cave was called Lupercal and was the center of the celebrating on the eve of Lupercalia or February 14th. On this day, Lupercalia, which was later named Valentine’s Day, the Luperci or priests of Lupercus dressed in goatskins for a bloody ceremony. The priests of Lupercus, the wolf god, would sacrifice goats and a dog and then smear themselves with blood. These priests, made red with sacrificial blood, would run around Palatine Hill in a wild frenzy while carving a goatskin thong called a “februa.” Women would sit all around the hill, as the bloody priests would strike them with the goatskin thongs to make them fertile. The young women would then gather in the city and their names were put in boxes. These “love notes” were called “billets.” The men of Rome would draw a billet, and the woman whose name was on it became his sexual lust partner with whom he would fornicate until the next Lupercalia or February 14th.

Thus, February 14th became a day of unbridled sexual lust. The color “red” was sacred to that day because of the blood and the “heart shape” that is popular to this day. The heart-shape was not a representation of the human heart, which looks nothing like it. This shape represents the human female matrix or opening to the chamber of sacred copulation.

When the Gnostic Catholic Church began to get a foothold in Rome around the 3rd century A.D., they became known as Valentinians. The Catholic Valentinians retained the sexual license of the festival in what they called “angels in a nuptial chamber”, which was also called the “sacrament of copulation.” This was said to be an reenactment of the marriage of “Sophia and the Redeemer.” As the participants of the February 14th ritual began their sexual sacrament, presided over and watched by the priests known as Valentinians, the following literary was spoken: “Let the seed of light descend into thy bridal chamber, receive the bridegroom… open thine arms to embrace him. Behold, grace has descended upon thee.”

As time went on, the Orthodox Church suppressed the Gnostic Catholics and manufactured “St. Valentine”, whose day continues to be celebrated in these modern times.

It should be without saying that the Christians should avoid Valentine’s Day like a plague. In God’s eyes, it is still “Lupercalia”, the “Day Of The Wolf.” Men become wolves, as they carry on the Satanic rituals of fornication, which means sexual intercourse without marriage. We have heard of the “wolf whistle”, and we all know that wolves do not whistle. It is lustful men and women, who carry on Satan’s blasphemy to this very day.
In conclusion, we must ask ourselves, “Should a true Christian be associated in any way with this celebration of evil roots? Should we be doing what the heathen have done for so many years and try to justify it as love?” Romans 12:2 answers this very well, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…”

Antichrist Sabotage of America!

2010-01-06T06:29:00.001-08:00

Antichrist Sabotage of America!

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

John 10:10
"Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, an enemy hath done this……"

Matthew 13:24-28
"Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; to turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? To whom will ye flee for help? And where will ye leave your glory?

Isaiah 10:1-3
In this issue of the Last Trumpet Newsletter, we will focus in on what has happened to the erstwhile great nation of the United States of America and examine it. As always, we do this in the light of the Scripture, and thus we expose the spiritual reasons behind the fall of what was once the most powerful nation on earth. There are three questions that must be considered regarding this subject: Who are those that want America to fall? Why do they want America to fall? How are they making America fall?

The answer to the first question is obvious to anyone who has truly studied history. There is an age-old conspiracy consisting of high ranking people in the upper levels of various secret societies. From their vantage point, which is shrouded by secrecy, they are able to plan, scheme, and choreograph the events of the world. In other words, things don't just happen to happen. They happen because someone wants them to happen and has the power to make them happen. It is spiritual wickedness in high places according to Ephesians 6:12. Thus, the major events of history happened by design and manipulation. This includes every major war and revolution. One of these high-ranking Illuminists openly admitted to all of this. The late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt brazenly stated, "….if it happened, you can bet that we planned it that way."

The answer to the second question of why America is being sabotaged is because it must be brought down to a leveling off point so it becomes interdependent on other nations. America is to become just an integral part in a one-world global government. Ultimately this global oligarchy would become a dictatorship under direct control of Lucifer, who is Satan! What thinking person can deny that this is happening before our very eyes? Revelation, chapter 13, reveals this very thing!

The answer to the third question is a little more complex yet obvious. The United States has been spiritually, economically, structurally, and morally dismantled in various ways through simultaneous satanic efforts. There was the attack on the once powerful industrial base of America as millions of good jobs were sent overseas where near slave labor could be obtained for a fraction of the cost. The war in Vietnam was fomented and various anti-war movements then rose up on college campuses throughout the United States. The beatniks of the 1950's became the hippies of the 1960's as our CIA used Dr. Timothy Leary to popularize a mind-altering drug they developed. This drug, LSD, was developed by a Swiss chemist for the CIA and was then used to its full psychedelic potential on an entire generation. Young people used this and other drugs to "trip out," and at the same time occultism and witchcraft began to wrap itself around those involved. Soon witches' spells became popular songs by the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Credence Clearwater Revival, and others. For the full story on this, you may write and request a three-disc set of DVDs we produced entitled "Apocalyptic Rock."

All of this was being done by design as this new generation was being reeducated and indoctrinated by communist college professors. Then, our economy was turned over to base thieves on Wall Street, and our national debt began to soar to astronomical levels while the executives grabbed the money and ran for the tall grass. Meanwhile the ranks of the jobless began to increase exponentially. Incidents of terrorism were also provided, such as the "sneak attack" on the twin towers of the erstwhile World Trade Center. The sneaks in this "sneak attack" were President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and others of that ilk. Such incidents were used as an excuse to use our military as a massive hit squad on other countries to reshape the world in preparation for one-world governance. Then came the mass immunization programs and new designer drugs to dose the people of America. These drugs worked in conjunction with the poison additives in our food and water. Even our air is poisoned by the chemtrails that are filling our skies as airplanes spray their chemicals in patterns above us. All of this was and is being done according to satanic blueprint.

We who are the true children of the Almighty can be thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ is with us until the end of the world. If you have not yet come to Him in faith and repented, the time to do so is now. The Lord Jesus is our Saviour and our only hope. Soon He will return and bring all things into judgment. He will receive you if you pray to him now while a little time remains.

The Revived Roman Empire!

2010-01-06T06:20:00.000-08:00

The Revived Roman Empire!

A major world event took place on November 19th, 2009, and very few people took notice. The European Union, or United States of Europe, emerged as its first permanent President was selected. This is the position that was supposed to go to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, but another man was selected by the European Parliament. The man selected is Herman Van Rompuy, who was the Prime Minister of Belgium. In his acceptance speech, Van Rompuy stated the following: "2009 is also the first year of global governance, with the establishment of the G-20 in the middle of the financial crisis. The climate conference in Copenhagen is another step towards the global management of our planet." (1)

Indeed, everything is moving quickly now. I recently received a letter from one of our subscribers in the United Kingdom, and she wrote the following words: "Well, the United Kingdom is now officially not a sovereign state anymore. As of midnight last night, we became integrated into the European Federation…." The nations of Europe are now one, and this is most certainly a latter day revival of the Roman Empire. The original Roman Empire fell in the year 476 A.D. No king or emperor was ever able to revive that empire. In 1534 King Henry VIII of England caused an even greater rift by breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church and starting the Church of England. Thus, there was a physical and a spiritual rift, a deadly wound, which seemed impossible to heal. When we add those numbers of 476 and 1534 together, we have the number 2010, the first full year of the revived Roman Empire.

The new and first permanent President of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy is a Machiavellian schemer and illuminist. He is considered to be an economic wizard and his politics are unpredictable. He bends in every direction. When King Albert II of Belgium was presented with a law to legalize abortion, the King said he would rather abdicate than sign it. He reportedly did abdicate, being a strict Roman Catholic, and Van Rompuy, also a devout Catholic, signed abortion into law. Afterward, the king, Albert II, returned to power. Van Rompuy is sometimes referred to as "the original Belgian waffle." This new head of the revived Roman Empire was born on the witches' sabat of Samhain, or Halloween, in 1947. (2) We must also note that Van Rompuy was not elected but rather selected by the European Parliament. The word parliament is of great significance to those in witchcraft and occultism. From the time of the Middle Ages, witches would gather under the oak trees and draw a magic circle, or hexagram, in the ground. Thirteen coven members would stand in position inside the circle to both summon spirits and cast spells. Numbers of owls would gather in nearby trees, and the witches referred to them as a parliament. They were called wise owls because the word witch is derived from the word wicca and means "wise ones." The Bible refers to owls as "doleful creatures of the night." To this day, owls are associated with witches and spooky things of the night, and interestingly, zoologists refer to a flock of owls as a parliament. (3) I do not doubt that the European Parliament consists of doleful creatures of the night, and how appropriate that their leader was born on Halloween. Watch and pray as this new super power rises to prominence.

A message for the youth!

2009-12-09T10:49:00.001-08:00

Yesterday night I was not able to sleep!I was thinking about my life,my aims,my love for CHRIST,and all extra stuff.But while thinking,lord started talking in my thoughts!And i started thinking about my generation.The gen next!The generation which is so forwad in everything!The perfect generation!When i was thinking I realised that now a days,the most severe heart ache caused to JESUS is by this GENERATION!
I am not saying a lie cause i know how much ache i have caused to him.After this thought came into my heart,i cried,cause I know how much HE loves us.

So, this message is not by me but by my creator who wants this generation to listen to him.
This generation as i've already said is a PERFECT generation.We are clear in our mind about the future we need,about the spouse we want,about career,kids,etc.In short we have plans for everything in our life!Isnt it?

Still I feel there is a major drawback in my generation.If you want to know what is that,then i'll be not so pleased to tell you that,this generation may be forward in many things but it is backward in relation with JESUS.
How?We go to church,we go to sunday schools,we go to youth camps,we are in the church choir,we always are first in any of the christian competitions.
But are we near to JESUS?NO!
We have a big friend circle,we have the latest fashion dresses,we are popular among other students,we have the latest model of mobiles,and bikes,we have girl friends,and boyfriends BUT WE HAVE NO TIME FOR JESUS!

I have heard many a times that'To whom you turn towards,when u are depressed is your GOD'!This is the problem,this generation's god is not JESUS!

GOD SAYS in Ishiah 1:2- Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth!
For the LORD has spoken:
"I reared children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against me.
The ox knows his master,
the donkey his owner's manger,
but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand."

Jesus is crying for today's generation.My lord is a jealous god.He doesn't like anybody else getting the worship he ought to have got.This is the plea of my JESUS!

We in this fast life forget many a times,about the purpose of our life.We forget the salvation which we'v received.The grace which we'v received,we treat as worthless.It is so sad that many of us after receiving the salvation,after knowing all the truth,after receiving the power of holy spirit,go back to be the slave of egypt.

But to this generation I want to tell,that JESUS is still waiting for you.Jesus is still standing behind with his hands stretched so that he can hug you whenever you need him.
May be according to you,you are far from him,may be you feel whenever you cry
;he doesnt hear.May be you are having the thought that you are too dirty to go near him.If this holds true in your case then I want to tell you that its devil's technique of keeping you away from the lord.Whatever sins u've committed,you come near to HIM and he'll restore you.
Brother SHYJU MATHEW said- 'Ur past experiences are carefully tailored for ur future ministry. It's a mess that carries a message'
YEAH!come near to HIM nd he'll make you fishers of men!
Friends!whatever has been your past,whatever bad experiences u had in your life,still the never changing god is waiting for you.
Bible says-Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them".

For all the youth out there,this is a message from your friend.JESUS IS COMING SOON.ARE YOU READY TO GO WITH HIM?

PROMISES OF GOD!

2009-12-06T07:59:00.000-08:00

I am writing this article for those young believers,including me, who have surrendered themselves to their creator-JESUS CHRIST!

I was hearing one of the sermons,this morning & felt the holy spirit talking to me,and I realised there are many young and old believers like me,who need to understand this.May the lord bless you.

During his lifetime in this world,Jesus unlike other religious leaders always talked about faith,miracles,life and salvation.Jesus has said many things about faith.
He said in mark 9:23"Everything is possible for him who believes".

FAITH!
My dear friends,do you know the power of faith? More than the power of atom bomb,more than the nuclear power!Jesus said "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you".Can you believe,such is the power of faith!

Now,What is faith?
Hebrews 11:1,defines faith as-'Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see'.
'Being sure of what we hope for'!What is our hope?
Devil's most powerful weapon is to lead people to unbelief.How? We all act as unbelievers,when we say,this must have been predestined for us!
My dear friends,lord never chose our destiny to be bad.LORD has created us with a specific purpose.He has got a master plan for the whole universe and he has specific job which is to be completed by you only.
The devil's most important role is to blindfold you so that you can't see the plan of god in your life.
For instance when we go for shopping,for buying clothes,the one that comes ready made would not be of our size,it may be loose or it may be tight,it is of somebody else's size,it is mot meant for us.But the ones which is stitched according to our size,would fit us perfectly well.Tailor made specially for US!
For illustration,when David was willing to fight Goliath,Saul offered him his own tunic,but David realized it is not his,he found it difficult to move in Saul's clothes!'He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine'! Such is the purpose lord has created for you!
It is never a coincidence,nor ur destiny.It is god's plan for you.
Friends,we need to know What is gods plan for us.

LORD NEVER WANTS YOU TO BE DOWNTRODDEN,lord has a plan for you which is awesome,he is the one who saves you from the devils hand,he is the one who is your refuge,he is the one who decides your future.

Bible says-"Delight yourself in the lord & he will give you desires of the heart"."May he give you the desires of your heart",there are many verses which say that lord fulfills our desires.Can you believe?If you believe you will never desire a small thing!Will a beggar go before a king and ask for 1 rupee?If he asks,does not that mean he is insulting the king? Will you go to a big bank and apply for a loan of 5Rs?
What is your desire?If you ask small things,it means that ur god is a small god!How big is your desire,that big is your lord
For instance I'll give my own example-Whenever I felt low during my adolescence,I always desired that I should have a special friend just like the other girls!How foolish!When the lord of lords and king of kings is ready to be my friend,is waiting desperately so that I come near him and pour my heart out!

My friends,this is our problem.WE MANY A TIMES FORGET,WHO WE ARE?
Lord has chosen us,Bible says,we are like the apple of his eye.We are precious in HIS sight.We are bought by the lord for a price of the death of his own son!HALLELUJAH!

Friends,let us introspect,What is that make us worry in our life?What is the desire in our life?What is his promise for us? Ask LORD!Ask about his plan,tell him about your desires.One of my favourite song,goes like this.

'Things in the past,things yet unseen,
wishes and dreams that are yet to come true,
all of my hopes,all of my plans,
my heart and my hands are lifted to you,

Lord i offer my life to you,everything I've been through,
use it for ur glory,
Lord I offer my days to you,lifting my praise to you,
As a pleasing sacrifice,
LORD I OFFER YOU MY LIFE!

Today let us all surrender ourselves completely to HIM.He alone cares for us.
ROMANS 4:20 says,"Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
The lord promised us that he is always with us,come what may.Apart from this,HE has promises for each one of us,HE wants to fulfill it!Do we have the faith,to rest assured?
Many of us know the promise of god in our own life,but we tend to forget them.Bible tells about lord's servants who,waited upon the lord,for the promises to be fulfilled in their life.Abraham,joseph,moses,noah...the list is very big.
Friends,lord is waiting for us to rely completely to him.Surrender to the lord!He has a BIG plan for you!Surrender completely n u'll see the glory of god.
Because "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"!AMEN!GOD BLESS YOU!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!

2009-12-02T10:07:00.000-08:00

Today we've reached the last month of the year 2009.
2009,a year full of dreams,opportunities & possibilities.For me the year had its full package of goodness & some sadness as well.

Then also i'll love to state that once again my JESUS has been good to me.I'll praise my lord coz in the year 2009,12 months,365 days,8760 hrs,525600 min & 31536000 seconds,HE was with me.He never left me,even for a fraction of second.He was there to guide me,counsel me,console me,love me,protect me,care for me,teach me and more.I cant stop thanking him for the wonderful way in which he has shaped my life!

When the world was going through a year full of fear,of possibilities of war,of threat from naxals,of risk of diseases like swine flu & accidents and of fatigue because of the very speed life.The lord has been with me always telling me of the fact that 'FEAR NOT I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS'!

He was always particular that whenever I was feeling depressed,his love surrounded me,he always gave me the attention I needed,he always had his shoulders for me,so that I can shed the extra load of my tears,and now when I remember those days,when I thought that Jesus has left me I laugh at myself for that foolish thought!

Sure enough when we live in the midst of an ungodly society,we are prone for these evil thought which devil brings into our minds,so that we may believe in it & feel lonely.Yeah,believe it or not,this is a powerful weapon of devil especially against us who believe in Jesus and its sad to say that we sometimes believe the liar and hence go against Lord's will.But whenever these temptations came into my life,I know for sure that it was lord who rescued me from the devil's trap and that is why today I dance in gratitude for his abundant love in my life.

This day i reconfirm my love for him.One of my favourite song in Hindi states that "mere jeene ka maksad tu hai,mere jeene ka kaaran tu hai,main jiyun ya marun,woh tere liye hai..."The meaning of this song is- Aim in my life is you,you are the reason I am living,I live or die,its for you only!Today when I hum this song I know that HE is with me and will always be!

Friends I want to tell you that no matter where you are,HIS grace is around you.And his everlasting love which is in abundance is around you.You just need to look up to him and u'll see his grace and when u've seen his love I am sure you'll sing with me "mere jeene ka maksad tu hai,mere jeene ka kaaran tu hai,main jiyun ya marun,woh tere liye hai..."

Waiting in anticipation for singing this song with the body of CHRIST.
Wishing you all in advance for a HAPPY AND BLESSED YEAR ahead!

UNFAILING LOVE!!!

2009-11-13T05:34:00.000-08:00

LOVE....The four letter word which rules the world!!

Many a times I've wondered about the authenticity of the word LOVE!Many a times I've had doubts about love.
The world with its billion population,and billion relationships,has billion Love present.There is love between a husband and wife,love between siblings,between relatives,between,Friends,etc,etc.The list goes on and on.And each and every love tries to prove itself over the other.Thus creating a LOVE WEB.If we introspect ourselves,we all are trapped inside this web.We all long for a TRUE LOVE.
And we confess it or not but the fact remains that we all are unsuccessful!!

Does this mean that there is no love present?Does this mean that the term TRUE LOVE is actually false?

Certainly not!And if you ask how?,I'll put before you one person who loved us more than anything else.YES!BELIEVE IT OR NOT BUT ITS TRUE!!

Bible says in John 3:16-For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life!

YES!That person is GOD!Can we imagine this?God send his only son to die!!just for us!!YEAH!It may seem unbelievable,but its true.More than around 2000 years back,God sent his only son JESUS CHRIST in this world.And he lived in this earth for 30 and half years like a normal human being having extraordinary powers,HE lived among US,that we may believe in him and be saved!!

Can you see the love of GOD?If not,then let us imagine this scene-
A boy is kidnapped by a goon,and the goon is about to kill him.This boy is kept at the gun point and he is counting his remaining breaths!Just then,out of nowhere comes a man!Full of love and compassion!He is a complete stranger for the young boy,and yet he says-LEAVE THIS BOY!DON'T KILL HIM.INSTEAD TAKE MY SON AND KILL HIM!!

YES!Friends THIS Jesus DIED FOR US ON THE CROSS!He died,where we had to die.He was beaten where we had been beaten!This is true love!!
The passage above says-'For God so loved the world'.He loved us so much!His love cannot be measured,by any standards!It is beyond measuring!

Friends!Are you still searching for the one true love?Are you depressed,when you don't find anybody who loves you truly?Those who say that they love you,Do they love you?truly,deeply,above all things?

Oh!How we long for that pure,sweet,compassionate love!We try and try to search that love!But all in vain!

JESUS said -Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

FRIENDS!Your search is over.Come to Jesus!HE LOVES YOU!

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.AMEN!

STOP WORRYING

2009-11-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

"WORRY"is the word which is being 'IN' right now.Now a days,each and everyone worries!Fathers,mothers,sons,daughters,elders,adults,teenagers,childrens & even preschoolers.This is a trend now a days n those who dont worry are actually termed as 'CARELESS' n 'IRRESPONSIBLE'!What is worry?Have you ever thought what the word worry actually is?According to oxford dictionary worry means'feel or cause to feel troubled over actual or potential difficulties'.
Now let me ask you one question,What do you worry about in your life?Your future?youre spouse?your family?your kids?your income?your career?your studies?your clothes?your look?
What in your life is making you feel troubled?JESUS CHRIST clearly says in Mathew 6"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ?"Have you ever thought about this?CAN YOU?
Then what is the end result of all the worries,that you do in your life(on a daily basis)?Is it not stress,anxiety,diseases,headache,blood pressure n the list goes on.It does not end there.Worrying actually distances you from LORDs presence and his love.
Now if any issue in your life is pushing you away from lord,then is it from the lord?

My dear freind,What in your life is pushing you away from the love of CHRIST?Which area of your life is being devil's instrument?
JESUS SAID-"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin."
In these passages we can clearly see the pain caused to our father due to the mere things that we worry about.
Come freind,stop causing pain to lord.Stop worrying,Bible says"No eye has seen,no ear has heard,no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him".

Today at this moment,put all the things in your life which is a cause of worry,in the mighty hands of JESUS,coz he cares for you!He said"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own".So,rest in peace coz now when you have committed all things in HIS hands,you need not touch those issues!Now its your father,who has to work on it.And i can guarantee you freinds,you wont regret this!EVER!!