Day: June 13, 2022

  ^{Return on Investment}

Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

Luke 5:3

Jesus had just preached in the synagogues of Galilee and had healed the sick, set free the demon possessed, the word must have got around. Jesus was now by the Lake of Gennesaret and multitudes flocked after Him for they were keen to hear him preach the word of God. They knew He must have a word from God for their sickness, their debts, their children, their family, etc. They weren’t keen on meeting any other super specialty eminent doctor , but they knew this Jesus was a super specialty hospital and a super physician, they had heard of it. He had answers to their issue that the world could not give.

Jesus saw two boats standing by the lake, the one that the fishermen had just returned from. He borrowed Simon’s boat with the intention to start his church service that day. He asked it to be put out a little from the land. He sat and taught the large crowd from the boat.

Simon must have wondered, when would he be able to get back home, he wasn’t in a great mood that day. He had just spent a whole sleepless night, toiled says the bible, caught no fish at all. He was sleepy, tired, disappointed, hungry, worried for he didn’t know how he would pay the bills, what would he take home for food etc. Little did he know that Simon had lent the boat to the owner of heaven, earth and the seas, one who had said in Mark 10:30. But he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time.

Jesus completed His sermon and instantly spoke to Simon, Luke 5:4 “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Well Simon explained the statistics and facts, the hours spent through the night and how futile it was considering that he was a maestro at it. Yet, he said,” at Your word” I will let down the net. Some how Simon was convinced that this was no ordinary man, he thought let me obey him.

Now, Jesus is Lord over the sea, the fish, the earth and heaven. The moment He spoke, the fish swam towards the net and were so great in number that their net was breaking. They had to shout out to their partners in the other boat to come and help. The boat began to sink with huge numbers of fish. Simon fell at Jesus knees, repenting of his sin and asked Jesus to depart from him.

Jesus had given Simon the Return on investment (ROI) that he was amazed. This was the highest form of return, a same day multifold return, salvation and he was made fishers of men! Are you investing your time, prayer, money anything and everything in Jesus?

Every opportunity you get to do anything for Jesus you don’t lose it, I can vouch for that. I have not been able to out do Jesus, whatever I have done for Jesus, in the name of Jesus, it has been returned multi fold in my life.

Prayer

Loving heavenly Father, thank you that you are not a debtor but a creditor, may anyone and everyone who reads this be assured that nothing done for you is a waste that it’s fully accounted and returned exceedingly abundant and beyond measure in Jesus mighty name I pray,

Amen!!

–Sol.Lalitha Menon

“I will not leave you nor forsaken you”

Hebrews 13:5

God is compassionate and merciful and it is not his will that we perish. It means by any cost he loves to include us in his flock anyway. Sometimes through trials he punishes and makes us shine like Gold before revealing his Glory to us.  The verse Heb 13:5 illuminates us in all our difficulties, troubles, worries, losses, exhaustions, failures etc. But what does God expect of us for that? The preface of the same verse says do not have love for money but be content with what you have.

Yes, dear ones, the desire for money is the root of all the evil.  So, if the desire for money goes away, I can reflect in the eyes of others that I am a true Christ + he/Christ+ She- Christ in me-Christian.

Then Almighty God will not leave nor forsake us. I want to testify about the way this verse came in my life & the way it spoke to me.

Testimony

My name is Stella Mary. My husband Dharmaraj & I were both teachers in a government school by the grace of God. My husband was diagnosed with ALM leukemia in 2011 after having continuous fever. After 3 years at 2014 in CMC Vellore he was admitted for treatment and suffered untold pain. We belong to catholic church. I am a solider in the army of Jesus. I requested many others to pray for my husband and I as well prayed continuously. Then, one night due to low platelets in blood, blood came out and he became unconscious. Near my unconscious husband , I sat down and said “Jesus I believe that this is your blood, the blood that was shed for us”. I prayed in tears that you would wash and heal my husband with your blood. Then God gave me this word (Hebrews 13:5) through The Holy Spirit in my heart. I heard a soft voice” Wipe away the tears, why are you crying He said? When your husband was the head master of an upper grade school, he did not accept any bribe even when he had the chance. He did not have the desire to get any form of money through bribe. Your husband did not hesitate to reprimand his coworkers when they accepted bribes. He lived as a child of God, do not worry. From that day on my husband had started recovering little by little and God gave the grace to recover completely from cancer. My husband who was told he had a five percent chance of survival (since he was 54) but God who said I will not leave you nor forsake you lifted up my husband from cancer and to Him be all praise and Glory forever and ever!

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you Dad for the unconditional love & compassion that made me realize that no dark force, no satanic intrigue or disease can stop God’s blessings if the scriptures begin to work in our lives.  God of love comforts all those believers in him . We extend our heartfelt thanks for your wonderful deeds and miracles. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray

Amen

Sol. Stella Mary