Month: April 2022

 Jehoash Did What The Lord Considered To Be Right During The Entire Time When Jehoiada The Priest Was Instructing Him.

Kings 12:2

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The Lord established human government on earth after Noah’s period. The Lord put Himself under the binding of this law. He respects the person whom people elect to rule over them. Even when they elected people whom Jehovah did not favour, THE LORD ANOINTED THEM WITH HIS Spirit bible has ample examples for this.

In the above verse we read about a king Jehoash. He was made king at the age of 7. How a child of 7 would have ruled a nation? We can imagine. This was the result of the Kingly rule. Were authority and administration will be handed over automatically to their children, But there was a priest of God, to advise him in everything. So the administration went on well in his kingdom. He brought many reformations too. Here we see an incident .

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2Ki 12:7,8  
 So king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, along with other priests, and asked them, "Why haven't you fixed the leaks in the Temple? Stop receiving donations from your acquaintances for repairing the leaks in the Temple."  So the priests agreed to receive no more cash from the people, but they didn't repair the leaks in the Temple, either. 

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The king banned the priests from receiving cash from the people in the name of constructing or repairing the temple of God.

Priests were supposed to be mediators between God and people, bringing corrections in every sphere of life even in the administration of the king. but during king jehoash’s time, it happened vice versa. the king is bringing financial discipline among priests. the king issued certain laws regarding this.

Today the Lord is rectifying all the financial indiscipline and mismanagement in the religious sphere of India and of the world. Let us be submissive to His operations. Even though many of us noticed major cracks in the temple (His body, the Church) of the Lord, no one dared to rectify it till Covid 19. Hence the Lord had to resort to new method; i.e. Correcting His Church using gentiles, through pestilence Covid 19, etc..

Let us ask pardon for our silence, indifference towards the flaws and wrongs done in the temple of the Lord.

When the Lord warned the Church regarding this through “Operation Ecclesia” in 2013, I approached a Christian lawyer and requested him to do something legally to rectify this. reply was,
“How can I go and tell this to my Church head. I will have to offend him”. He reflected the mindset of majority of Christians in India.
The Lord clearly warned us,
“If you don’t do, I will have to hand over the Indian Church to gentiles. They will bring the necessary rectifications. They will be like axe and hammer to you.”

We see how king Jehoash accomplished this in 2 Ki 12: 7-15.
2Ki 12:7-8  Therefore King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, “Why are you not repairing the house? Now therefore take no more money from your donors, but hand it over for the repair of the house.”   So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should

We see how king Jehoash accomplished this in 2 Ki 12: 7-15.
2Ki 12:7-8  Therefore King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the other priests and said to them, “Why are you not repairing the house? Now therefore take no more money from your donors, but hand it over for the repair of the house.”   So the priests agreed that they should take no more money from the people, and that they should not repair the house……. 

The Lord is bringing a reformation in the Church all over the world.
Recently I heard about a Church which wants to construct a building for the Church to assemble, the estimate of which is Rs. 72 crores. The constructed buildings of the Churches in USA and Europe have been converted into bars, clubs, Muslim mosques restaurants etc. We are not learning from all these. Still we go on constructing buildings instead of building hearts. May the Lord open our eyes! Let us ask pardon from the Lord for all our sins, especially for the mismanagement of money, financial indiscipline inside the Church.

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SR. ANGELICA AOJ

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” BUT PUT YE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,

And Make Not Provision For The Flesh,To Fulfill The Lusts,Thereof”.

Romans 13:14

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We all are born into the world with Adam’s sin and as we grow up we collect layers of sins of our own. This filthy garment will make us lose the gift of eternal life. If we do not come to Jesus for

Cleansing And Receiving His Righteousness To Cover Us, We Appear Naked In Heaven. But His Grace Covers Us All The Time.”

Ephesians4:24

And That Ye Put On The New Man , Which After God Is Created In Righteousness And True Holiness"..

so let it be our last night on the boat of carnality.carnality is when you have a call of God on your life still you love to remain in your comfort zone. You have to get out of your sinful nature.ie . Leave the boat and wet your feet like Peter in faith ,from familiar to unfamiliar.

When things become unbearable and there is no other option than to look to the creator, then we listen to His call and we cannot go back.

What type of clothing you are wearing?
We cannot trust our works and righteousness.

Isaiah 64:6 says” But we are all as an unclean thing,and all our righteousness are as filthy rags…..”.

OUR SIN WAS GREAT, BUT HIS LOVE WAS THE GREATEST.

He came at the right time to die for us.Isaiah 60:22I the Lord will hasten it in His time”. The cross shows us what is our worth? It doesn’t end here, He takes us further on a journey to be transformed in His image to see Him face to face soon. At the time of Baptism we entered the “BLOOD COVENENT”. We were buried with Him along with our old nature.so we are no longer slave to sin.

According to Galatians3:27″All of you who are baptized have clothed yourselves with christ.”

Me and my friend went to a small village in Chennai to preach the gospel, after taking immersion baptism. My friend started driving out demons from a man.At that time I was stirred  in the spirit and as I lay my hand on a 12 year old boy he fell down,then a middle aged man recieved  hearing.And many more healing were done by our faithful Lord to demonstrate  His power and to tear down the enemy's work.   

Lord we thank you for your graciousness and help in need to. encourage and to increase our faith.please use us for your greater glory.

AMEN

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SOL.NOREEN, AOJ

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“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations  also: knowing that tribulations worketh patience“.

–Romans 5:3

We who are redeemed from our sins by the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, have nothing to boast of. We can’t  boast on the worldly gains  and pleasures, it is the gift of God. Only thing We can be boastful is Christ and the cross(sufferings).

           The word separates us from the world. But to remove more ingrained impurities, we need to undergo the fire of suffering.

         The word produces patience in us while the fire of suffering produces endurance. The word gives us the purpose and meaning of suffering.Then we understand  that we have to suffer like Jesus suffered in this world though He is perfect and sinless.Suffering then from the biblical perspective is not punishment but meant for our purification, our strengthening  from within. If we want  to to be His heirs, as children and joint heirs with Christ, we have to suffer with Him.

Romans 6:17

      We should  rejoice in the hope that God ,s grace enabled Jesus to overcome suffering in this world and came out victorious , similarly we could  also become victorious if we put our hope and confidence in His word.

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning  the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you.”. But rejoice in as much as you are partakers of Christ, sufferings; that  when His glory shall be revealed  you may be glad also with exceeding joy”.

The trial of our faith is much more precious  than of gold.

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”.

1peter1:7 & 2 Corinthians 4:17

          David had gone through so many trials from the beginning  to the end of his life, but he never gone away from the Lord. Whenever  trials came he hold to the Lord more and when he sinned  he repent and came back to God.so God said “He is a man of My own heart”. Believe that we are the called and chosen ones.so God will send trials to purify us.

Testimony

      Even from my childhood, I had to face so many afflictions in my life. In 1981,at the age of 35 God opened my inner eye. My life changed and I accepted Jesus as my personal savior and wanted to serve Him. I came to know  the truth through my younger sisterJoyamma Varughese and family.All glory to God.

             In 2001,November  30th,the death of my younger son devastated  me.But the word  and God sent godly people comforted me.I came to know that it is Gods’ plan and I had to surrender. My husband passed away when the children were very young. Now the elder son and his family are in Muscat and I am alone here.I am now 76 years old. and going through some old age diseases  but God is with me leading and guiding and keeping me in perfect peace

        In 19/09/2020, I attended a Troop Church  conducted by an AOJ Sol.Shylaja.It was a turning point in my life and I started working for God through AOJ

Prayer

Gracious Lord thank you for choosing me and called for your kingdom work.

Amen

–Sol.Aleyamma Cherian

“For the word of God is alive and powerful”

–Heb 4:12  (NLT)

When I saw a relative of mine reading a book called “IKIGAI”  which has a tag line to a long and happy life. I had a question in my mind how this book can give a long happy life except our Lord Jesus Christ. I had a thought in this world there are a lot of books which claims or promises different things, teaches different things but how do we compare all of the world’s teachings with the Bible. God answered all these questions with the above verse.

• God’s Word is powerful– In this word there are a lot of Character building or self help books or different concept books saying or promising us different things but none of them gives the power to do that. People can try to do or follow but only with the power of flesh but the Bible gives us the divine power from the almighty which can transform us to keep the commandments of the Lord. The Bible says our flesh is weak from Roman 7:24 Apostle Paul says who will deliver me from this weak flesh which makes me do what I don’t want to do but only the Spirit of God through God’s word can transform us and lead us to a happy life with the will of God.

• God’s word is Alive (Life) – The Word of God has life because of the author of those words is alive . God says “I am that I am”. He is the everlasting God who was even before the world and will be even after the world. He has no end. All the authors who writes those book has a short life span and they share their experiences or a incident that inspired them to write it but according to the Bible 2 Timothy 2: 15 the scriptures are from God himself and above all, these authors are flesh and blood and one day be no more in this world. But our God who is the alpha and omega is everlasting and when we ask according to the word of God in prayer he answers, helps and guides us in this world.

Having seen this how we see the books of this world. All of us during the childhood in our science books have read that human beings were evolved from monkeys. We all have learnt this in our science book and maybe have written this answer in our test but do we accept this truth. The things that aligns with the Bible is right and the thing which deviates from God’s word is not to be followed and the knowledge of the scripture is the only thing that equips us to see the things of the world with God’s eye and how to discern what is write and what is wrong and what can be accepted.

Prayer

Our Father in haven grant us the knowledge of your words O Lord that we may equip ourselves with your words and holding on to them to lead a victorious life according to your will. Amen

Sol. Leo

Persistent Prayer

pray without ceasing,
I Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
Luke 18:1 NKJV
We know the story of the widow who persistently visited the unjust judge to get her justice against her adversary. She had nobody to help her. But she went and put her request consistently before the judge. Only because of her persistence the judge worked out the case for her. Jesus gives this story as a parable to make His disciples know the value of constant communion with the heavenly Father through prayer. The Lord’s ears are inclined to the cry of His elect. The choice is ours whether we need His help or not. Jesus asks His disciples if the unjust judge couldn’t ignore the poor widows constant reminders how could the heavenly Father ignore the humble cries of His beloveds.. Moreover God is just and righteous and He cannot tolerate injustice against anyone.
Daniel prayed three times a day without fail. Though he was in Babylon his Windows were open in the direction of Jerusalem, the Lord’s city and his eyes we’re fixed on to the Lord’s mercy. How can the Lord evade his prayers.
The Lord sent His angels to shut the lions’ mouths so that they didn’t hurt him. Daniel knew the Lord’s attributes and he stands in the gap for his people, Israelites and deliverance of Jerusalem. He confessed his own sin and the sins of his ancestors and prayed and put supplications with fasting and humbled himself with sackcloth and ashes as was customary for 21 days. God sent His answer through Gabriel as we read in the scripture.

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
I Timothy 2:1‭-‬2 NKJV
In his epistle to Timothy, apostle Paul tells him to persistently pray for Kings, rulers and all those in authorities, that they take wise decisions at government levels enabling people for a good and peaceful life. Lord wants people to pray for the leaders so that they be efficient and just in their duty to the welfare of the people. granting personal freedom to worship the Lord devoid of oppression and bondage.
Listen to the Lord speaking to Ezekiel lamenting his displeasure against His own people:
So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
Ezekiel 22:30 NKJV

Isn’t it our duty to pray for our land, it’s rulers and the total benefit of the people?
Many a time the Lord was angry with Israel as they were rebellious and stiff necked. Israel would have been totally wiped out if Moses had not stood in the breach for them to prevent the Lord’s wrath on several occasions of their ingratitude.
Let us pray without ceasing. Let us bow before the sovereign God that He be compassionate to shower His loving kindness on us and our land. Bless the Lord for all His benefits.

Sol. Dr. Salomi Kurien

Watching him carefully

One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.

–Luke 14:1 

Let us ponder on Jesus here  receiving the invitation from the ruler of the Pharisees. By this time Pharisees had already formed an opinion about Jesus that He came to abolish many of the unwanted customs and traditions of the Jewish religion which were imposed on the people  as  burdens.

Jesus would have given a thought whether to accept this invitation or not. When I receive invitation from people to conduct trainings or to share messages with Churches  or certain section of the people, I will choose and decide whether to accept it or not. Jesus could have declined this invitation because already he had bitter experiences with them. Whenever and wherever He went the Pharisees sent their representatives to find fault with Him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 

–Luke 6:7 

As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,  lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

-Luke 11:53-54 

They even sent spies to put Jesus in danger.

  So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. 

–Luke 20:20

In such a situation Jesus is accepting this invitation. Here also they were watching him carefully. Jesus willfully and boldly sought and created situations to preach the truth .

Paul says

  preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

–2Ti 4:2

 Col_1:28-29; 1Th_2:11-12, 1Th_5:14, Tit_1:13, Tit_2:15; Heb_13:22; Rev_3:19

1.Jesus sought opportunities to rebuke, exhort, reprove with complete patience and teaching.

2.Even when He knew that He will be humiliated, found fault with,  He accepted the invitation.

3.We should be ready to go to preach the gospel where it is not accepted.

4.Even to create situations and opportunities to preach gospel.

5.Even to the places where we know for sure, you will meet with opposition.

Prayer

Lord Heavenly Father, give us the courage and boldness to be like Jesus, not to take offense in anything, to face situations of opposition for the sake of gospel, even to preach  gospel in the midst of enemies.Amen

–Sr. Angelica AOJ

“If Any Of You Lack Wisdom, Let Him Ask Of God,

That Giveth To All Men Liberally,And Upbraideth Not, And It Shall Be Given Him”.

James 1:5

The ultimate source of all wisdom is God Himself. God reveals His wisdom to us in His word,the Bible. We can also seek God,’s wisdom in wise and godly counsellors

Proverb 11:14 
"Where No Counsel Is,The People Fall:But In The Multitude Of Counsellors There Is Safety".

That is from the mouth of multiple witnesses. God has given us His written word which He puts in the heart and mouth of His believers to advice us.

Here James, the haif brother of Jesus, is referring to the wisdom we need when we have to face various difficulties and tough choices to make.

Recognizing our lack of godly wisdom is a good step towards growing in grace,maturing in faith, and gaining an understanding of our position in Christ and all that He has done for us.

God knows that we are weak and frail and He knows that testing our faith can cause us to complain or murmur.But God provides all the wisdom we need to maintain a steady heart, patient endurance and an unwavering faith in Him.

I am a twelfth standard student and God gave me this verse while l was in tenth standard.The classes were on online due to lockdown.studying in that mode was new and all the classes were not interesting I had a tough time understanding practical subjects like Maths and Physics. So I worked hard and came to know how to prophecy and how to write decree and declare by attending prophecy class in Army of Jesus(AOJ).

The decree I wrote was in this way ” In the mighty name of Jesus,the King of kings and the Lord of Lords, I decree and declare that in my board exam I want 85% and above. I seal this decree with the precious blood of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit “.Amen. I also use to proclaim this verse every day from the beginning of the class which Sr.Angelica gave me.

The word comforts me.John15:7 says”If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will,and it shall be done unto you”.

When the time for exam arrived , the schools were told to conduct pre-board exam within the school premises. And based on that and practical marks the result will come on the website.August 3rd on my birthday result came.I got the courage and opened the CBSE portal.To my surprise God gave me 89%.God did hear and answered my prayers.Through this I learnt the power of prophesying and using the authority God gave me Lord Jesus I thank you for bringing this testimony in my life.Let your name be glorified.Help me to grow in grace and in wisdom as I rest in your love and in your word.In Jesus name I pray.

Amen.

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SOL.RACHEL

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“EZRA WENT UP FROM BABYLON;

AND HE WAS A READY SCRIBE IN THE LAW OF MOSES,WHICH THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL HAD GIVEN:

AND THE KING GRANTED HIM ALL HIS REQUEST,ACCORDING TO THE HAND OF THE LORD HIS GOD UPON HIM”.

E z r a 7 :6

Ezra was a scribe who was taken to Babylon as an exile.He was a willing and able scribe to write down the law given to Israel through Moses.His tongue was a ready pen in the hand of a writer That is his speech and Writting were anointed.. when God wanted to communicate a message,He chose to write it on the wall or tablet

Exodus 31:18
Daniel 5:5–12

Ezra Sought To Grow In Stature And Wisdom With God.God Will Guide Such People And Bless Them. And Cause Multiply Their Influence.

Ezra and Nehemiah were contemporaries and were influential Jews.They had a burning desire to return to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruins.They were successful in obtaining permission and resources to rebuild Jerusalem.

Ezra7:10 says Ezra prepared his heart and prepared the hearts of the people for giving praise and thanksgiving in public. When He read the word.people began to mourn of repentence.Ezra comforted them and asked them to rejoice. Whatever be our sorrow when we read,memorize and meditate on the word , we will be caused to rejoice.

Believe And Claiming A Promise Is Also Obedience Or Application.

Like Ezra we have to study the word and explain it to our co-workers and friends whenever we get an opportunity. If you are faithful in this small responsibility God will enlarge our vision and our influence.

Psalms 115:14″The Lord shall increase you more and more……”

Scripture needs to be studied every day,interpret everyday, taught and practice it everyday.One cannot be a reader of Bible without being a practitioner.We must lead people to the land of promises(promises in Bible).

Daniel 12:3 says”And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever”.

The more we study, Meditate , memorise and practice it,then we are blessed and we make it a practice in our lives. When we transfer the written word to our hearts, we are more blessed and enjoy perfect peace. Writing converts thoughts into visible words.writing makes the invisible visible.

WHEN WE WRITE FOR GOD WE BECOME A READY PEN IN HIS HAND.

 Heavenly   Father help us to become a ready pen in your hand.Enlarge our vision and  multiply our  influence.In Jesus name I ask.

Amen

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SOL.GIGI JACOB

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“But if we confess our sins to Him,He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness”.

1John 1:9

If we want to maintain a continual fellowship with God,we need to confess our sins to Him.Forgiveness and cleansing are guaranteed because God is faithful to His promises and HE acts on the basis of His justice. Christ’s death on the cross fulfilled God’s justice and freed us of our guilt.

1. We need to allow God to search our heart
   Psalms51:10″ Create in me a clean heart. O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me”.
2. And also spend time with God. we must always have our foundation on the rock, Jesus and His words. That is why Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17“Never stop praying”.

Meditate on the word daily and ask God what He wants to reveal to us and transform us. If He reminds us of one sin immediately repent and confess ,and have victory over that sin. If Jesus showed us many sins, don’t be disappointed. Ask for pardon. He will help you.
Isaiah1:18“Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool”.

 Christ  like transformation is a continuous  process for our growth  throughout  our life. It will not occur immediately. 

    Without God's revelation we cannot change. He has to open our eyes, ears and mind

Jeremiah17:9,10 says” The human heart is the most deceitful of all things., and desperately wicked. who really knows how bad it is?”
“But, I the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve”.

Prayer

      Father God help us to have a continual  fellowship with you. Forgive our sins and cleanse our hearts. Amen

Sol. Sujatha Maduram

A GREEN OLIVE TREE

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BUT I AM LIKE A GREEN OLIVE TREE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD. I TRUST IN THE STEADFAST LOVE OF GOD FOREVER AND EVER.

P s a l m 5 2 : 8 (ESV)

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The Righteous Who Believes God To Be His Strength Says The Following Words:

But I Am Like A Green Olive Tree In The House Of God. I Trust In The Steadfast Love Of God Forever And Ever.

Green Olive Tree Requires two esential things that is

• Sunlight

• Water

Here The the green olive tree grows in the house of GOD

Then what will be the SOURCE of sunlight & water ?

SOURCE OF LIGHT

Revelation 1:16

AND HIS FACE WAS LIKE THE SUN SHINING IN FULL STRENGTH.

SOURCE OF WATER

John 7:38

‘OUT OF HIS HEART WILL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER.’”

The LORD’s light of his countenance(face) Shines with full strength → upon the olive Tree

And the rivers of water flows from his heart

The Secret of tree to stay green is, it is planted in the house of GOD and his presence

No the more like the ordinary trees which is planted on the earth which is dependent on the sunlight and the water.

But Like A Green Olive The Tree Which Trust In God For Its Light And Water

As it says in hosea (Hosea : 14 -9)

Take with you words

and return to the Lord;

say to him,

“Take away all iniquity;……

Assyria shall not save us;

we will not ride on horses;

and  we will say no more, ‘Our God,’

to the work of our hands.

In you the orphan finds mercy.”

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I will heal their apostasy;
I will love them freely,his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be like the olive,
They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow;
they shall flourish like the grain;t
hey shall blossom like the vine;
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

BLESSED life it is to be living in Gods presence today our source in which we are connected need to be GOD, God need to be our source of light and life giving Water which help us to grow as a green olive tree if our leaves our turning pale, Pale leaves usually suggest a plant isn’t receiving enough light. (Most plants need at least six hours of direct sun )

PRAYER

LORD the FATHER our gardener I come before you through JESUS CHRIST be gracious towards me heal my apostasy and be merciful upon me let you be my source of engery for my growth and I trust in you Alone

AMEN

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SOL.PINTA EUNICE, AOJ

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