How’s Our Relationship With God?

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem   Isaiah 66:13

It so happened that my son who was with us for a brief stay left for his hostel last week. I sort of missed him as he was around for some time. For the first few days, I was calling him a few times, which was way many times for him that he started expressing his displeasure.

When I was thinking back, it was always one-way initiation of calls over the past few days. As I was mulling over this, a came a call from him. I was like feeling elated. So, there’s reciprocation. When we hopped on the call, he said his laptop had some issues with MS Office installation, and obviously he needed assistance.

Down went my spirits. If it weren’t for the need, maybe he wouldn’t have called me, I muttered to myself. Doesn’t he love me?

Oh! Wait! Isn’t it the same way we connect with God?

We conveniently stay away from Him when we chase worldly pursuits. Very often we rationalize that we are too busy to spend quality time with God and that He understands us.

Don’t we realize that we inflict pain on him with our indifferent attitude? After all, didn’t he love us so much that he sent his one and only son for redeeming us?

God’s self-effacing love..

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.

                                                                                                                               John 3:16

Every time we ignore his presence, every time we don’t confide in him, every time we go against his wishes, every time we value men more than Him and every time we backstab him, I can hear Him say the words I uttered. “Doesn’t my daughter love me? Doesn’t my son love me?”

“Oh! How much I love my son/daughter! If only he/she realizes,” He would say wistfully.

It was when all doors are closed on us and there is no way out that we turn to Him. Does God use the opportunity to get back at us? Never and ever!

God’s Unchanging Love

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you

                                                                                                             – Isaiah 54:10

This is the kind of unchanging love God has promised us.

Let’s not forget that He is a friend at all times and he will never leave us or forsake us even if it means we remain opportunistic. But isn’t it high time that we let go of this indifferent attitude? It doesn’t have to be out of fear that we seek God. On the contrary, it should be a relationship that has love as its foundation.

Prayer

Our Heavenly father we thank you for the love you have shown to us, give us the grace father to always seek you in our lives, love you and do your will. In Jesus name we pray. Amen

Sol. Shanthi Rexaline

                                                                                                      

FEAR IN LOVE ?

Lord Jesus said, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”

Matthew 7:7

The first time I completed reading the entire Bible (encouraged by a brother and my son ,otherwise I used to only read the New Testament),I went outside ,looked at the sky , extended my hand and asked God to give me a droplet of water as a mark of His approval. I waited for a few seconds, took a few steps towards the door, waited again……..then felt a droplet of water on my face……..and then more. It slowly started raining. I rushed inside and brought a bowl to collect the water. The rain continued till afternoon .When the bowl was full , it stopped. I was exhilarated——–can anything compare with that joy?————nothing.

Also, I imagined if God would come and ask me (from a materialistic perspective) —What do you want?(like the fairy who granted 3 wishes in Fairy Tales), I would have just ONE wish to be granted——–that His love is sufficient  to fulfil all my needs. If we love our children, know their desires and what is best for them and have all authority and power, would they have to ask for anything?

• But, there is a fear of God that I want to talk to you about. His Agape (love) produces a fear in us (receivers).You know why? Because God ,in His love for us ,crossed all boundaries. He sacrificed His beloved——PERFECT SON.

This is what I want to tell the world of believers. Not only did the Son feel the agony, but more so Father Himself. When you got hurt in childhood, who got bereaved more—-you or your mother? I am sure your mother did. Even if you could bear the pain, she couldn’t till she saw you well again. Besides this, mothers also want all their children’s sorrows to come upon themselves.

Our Heavenly Father allowed His Son to suffer. He would have preferred to rather suffer Himself but that wouldn’t have fulfilled the purpose of His creation and the perfect sacrifice of the ‘PASSOVER’. Just as Abraham could not offer His own life in place of Isaac’s. That’s easier for parents. In the garden of Gethsemane, we see Lord Jesus at the height of agony asking the Father to take away His cup of suffering.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Mark 14:36

But Father Himself was drinking a cup even more bitter than the Lord’s cup.

When King David was informed about his son, Absalom’s death, he was completely broken. Though Absalom had conspired against him, David still wished that he himself had died in his stead.

And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept:and as he went, thus he said,O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!would God I had died for thee.O Absalom, my son, my son!

2 Samuel 18:33

• His son jeopardized his father’s life, made plans to kill him but his father still instructed his forces not to harm him. That’s the heart of a father!
• Now think about our Heavenly Father. He has a perfect son and yet he allowed Him to suffer and die a torturous death to ‘buy’our salvation.
• David was oblivious when his son was dying otherwise he would have stopped the act.
• Our Heavenly Father was seeing His son being crucified and taking the burden of the entire creation upon Himself. How much He must have been moved! The Creator ——the Holder of the entire power and authority declared Himself powerless. Why? All because He loves us and wants to save us .He does not want even a single soul to perish.

So, I am ‘afraid’ of asking anything from this loving, compassionate, merciful and longsuffering Father who has already given me the greatest gift of Salvation without asking and deserving.

The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin…….

Exodus 34:6,7

• For all those who realize the value of God’s grace upon us and the importance of His Son’s sacrificial death, Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth, speaks on our behalf when he tells King David:-

  ….. my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.

  For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

  2Samuel 19:27,28

• Similarly, we address our King Lord Jesus and surrender at His will asking Him to do that which is right in His eyes. We were all destined for death because of our sins and those of our ancestors yet He gave us the opportunity to become the Father’s children and eat at His table i.e. He prepared a place for us in His Heavenly Kingdom. We are so saturated with His favours that we want to offer Him ‘sacrifices ’ of praise and thanksgiving.

Hebrews 13:15

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

What more can I ask from Him than to have His way in me and make my every thought and action captive in subjection to His will . Because He cares……..

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalms 139:24

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Psalms 19:14

 PRAYER

Our gracious Heavenly Father, may we always realize the value of Your unfathomable love and walk in perfect obedience and submission to Your will. Lord, abide in us and make us sanctified vessels of Your glory.

In Jesus’s most precious name,

Amen.

 

–Sol. Neelam Sharma

Then Jonathan said to David, “God be with you. The Lord will make sure that you and I, and your descendants and mine, will for ever keep the sacred promise we have made to each other.” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town. 1 Samuel 20:42

We all want friends, right?  Today let’s understand what is friendship as per the word of God.

God declared that Abraham was his friend. Jesus declare that we are his friend.

Is friendship so important for mankind? Yes, it is important. Let’s read John 15:13-The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them.

In BFF training, my daughter has a vision from God:- she saw that all her friends rejected her and she was weeping badly. Then she saw Jesus and she came near to Him. She worshipped Jesus. This relationship, gave her a place to sit beside Jesus & then all who rejected her bowed down to her because of JESUS.

Our friendship with Christ brings us to divine connections. Let’s learn more about friendship.

Friendships enrich our lives in many ways.

 Friends give us both practical and emotional support when we need it.

Developing and maintaining good friendships takes effort.

 Friends:- are the antidote to the burdens of daily life.

Even science have proved that:- friends can change our view of a challenging situation, and that the mere presence of a friend in the same room can lower our stress. Most of the research on health and relationships is focused on romantic partners. But researchers have found that our friendships actually have a bigger impact on our health. Without fear of judgement you can open your heart to your friend, because A good friend is someone that you tell your innermost secrets to. Good friends are always ready to lend an ear. They are good listener.

I want to make a bold statement here:- your social media friends are not your real/true friends. Now-a-days, people wanted to just increase the number of followers. Is this a true friendship? A big NO. RIGHT?

Jonathan was attracted to David. He was also elder to him. Jonathan always protected David from his father’s attack. Later on when David became the King, he did something that was remarkable & that is not only finding Jonathan’s son, but also gave him the right to eat at his banquet. 2 Samuel 9:13–So Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem, eating all his meals at the king’s table.

The bond between Jonathan and David was so strong that they were unafraid of sharing their feelings for each other. It became a friendship of sacrificial love and loyalty. In the end, the two friends “kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.” (1 Samuel 20:42)

Always remember:-When God is your Friend, He takes you into His confidence. Friendship means freedom in relationship. Like a true friend who wants to share everything with you, God wants to share His glory with us.

Jesus is the friend of people who are willing to admit that they have problems. If we understand that we have issues, if we recognize that we have stuff we cannot conquer, then Jesus is near to us. You don’t have to be good to be Jesus’s friend. You just have to be honest.

A Prayer for Friendship-

Father, Praise You for the opportunity to learn more about the friendships of Jesus through the pages of Your Word. May the lessons and love we read about here today penetrate our hearts and move us into action in our own friendships. May we seek to love and serve our friends as He did, and learn to guard our hearts when necessary. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Sol. Priti Jain

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1

For everything, God has set a time for its fulfilment. In Ecclesiastes 3, the author has enumerated a whole list of things which depicts that God has an eternal plan according to which everything happens. Difficult to grasp this but what is true is true and therefore we must give ourselves to God as Holy sacrifices allowing the Holy Spirit to fulfil God’s plan in our lives. We see many instances in Bible wherein God confirms this fact again and again:

• Genesis 1 starts with the word “In the beginning…God knows the beginning and the end. Jesus said in Matthew 24:36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
• Genesis18:14, God said “Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son” and further we see in Genesis 21:1-2, at the set time of God, Sarah conceived Isaac. Abraham and Sarah had to wait 25 years for the fulfillment of God’s promise. In His own time, God faithfully brings His promises to pass.
• Joseph who was sold as slave became a ruler and saviour in the Lord’s time.
• All the prophets – David, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Habakkuk were well aware of the Lord’s appointed time and they all cautioned people of this earth to repent and come back to the Lord.
• In 1 Samuel :16 we see how God asked Samuel to anoint young shepherd David as the King in place of Saul but this was done secretly and God prepared David slowly to be recognised as leader among his people. After a long wait, All the tribes of Israel came to David and anointed him King over Israel. (2 Samuel 5:1-3)

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. (Lamentation 3:25)

• God sent Jesus at the appointed time on this earth although the promise was made in Adam’s time only (Genesis 3:15)
• Lazarus was dead and decaying for four days in that tomb (John 11:17) but Jesus at the appointed time went there and raised Lazarus from the dead.

Jesus knew when his time will come and till that time he patiently waited and did all that His father asked him to do. He waited for 30 years before starting his public ministry and after knowing that His time has come to fulfil the promise of God, he embraced death.

We all are in this time of waiting and when we don’t see the desired thing happening in our live, we baffle and rely on our own strength to make things happen with no success. God has not kept anything secret from us. We need to constantly remind ourselves when this clouds of uncertainty and fear of future take over us that we are His chosen bride who will join the wedding supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7) and will be with the Lord till eternity.

“….God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

Revelation 21:3-4

Testimony

Gradually I believe I am acknowledging that God’s timing is perfect timing and am learning to wait patiently for things to happen in my life in the midst of all the trials although I have to go a long way.

As Jesus said in Matthew 24:42, Let us all stay alert! We don’t know what day the Lord is coming.

Sol. Neha

“And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful , he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the Kingdom of God!”

Luke 18:24

Praise the Lord. Glory to God Almighty.  “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

Mathew 6: 21

When I  meditate on this verse the Holy Spirit guides me to remember a passage from Luke 16:19-23. There Jesus  Christ told his disciples about the actual  experience of a rich man and a beggar .

“ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you , that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my father which is in heaven”.

 Mathew 18:10

Beggar stayed at the gate of richman, and was neglected by him. He didn’t take it seriously , didn’t have the mind to extend his hands to care for the beggar.

Lazarus was laid at his  gate with sores all over the body. Foul smelling copious discharge from the sores which attracted flies and it was licked by dogs.  Lazarus was out of his control and even his condition was deteriorating day by day. But for this rich man he didn’t have a courtesy  to  arrange for a medical assistance.

“ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it”( Proverb  3:27)

The richman had everything in plenty, but his heart didn’t have a thought to help Lazarus. Lazarus was struggling for his bread and medical illness . no one there to help Lazarus  even the rich man also. How the hearts of richman were diverted to selfish and worldly things.

            “If a man says, ” I Love God and hateth his brother, he is a liar. That he who loveth God love his brother also” ( 1 John 4: 20,21)

The richman stored his wealth in the earthly kingdom. He followed the commandments but didn’t have fruits of the Holy Spirit.

 The Bible says  after the death of both,  Lazarus was comforted in Abraham’s lap. The richman was in hell. This is a warning for us, let us look into our life. Where are we now?. Are we manifesting the fruits of the Holy Spirit in our life?. If not, ask for forgiveness to God and repent. 

Prayer

Let us pray. Heavenly father we come before you, Forgive us and  enrich us with the Holy Spirit to follow your steps.

We ask in Jesus name

Amen.

–Sol.G. Kamalin Viji

“Come To Me,All You Who Labour And Are Heavy Laden, And I Will Give You Rest. “

Mathew 11:28

If we are humble and have trust in God,we can entrust our concerns,worries,anxieties to God.

HUMBLE Means

obeying the word of God. It is as if we are acknowledging that we cannot handle it on our own, while God can.

The basis of such trust is love of God.His love is agape love not relative but absolute.We need not have any guilt feelings for our moral and spiritual failings.We just need to stand still , repent and accept His love.Our personal relationship with God through His son make everything possible.We have to surrender our past, present and future to Him.

Isaiah 30:15 says that,”In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength ….”

He is always inviting us” come to me”. It is our choice whether to answer and follow.He promised that He will give us rest. The Israelites failed to enter that rest because of their unbelief.(Hebrew 3:19).
(Mathew 11:28)This verse is a water to a man in a desert who is dying of thirst. God does not promise a life devoid of hardships,” weary and burdened”is a perfect way to describe the state of men and women on the earth, in today’s hurried society.

Psalms 55:22 says that,”Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee, He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved”.

To cast all our cares upon Him requires trust-a complete surrender of our will for His. It provides freedom from the bondages of fear and anxiety.We live in a fallen world so we have many responsibilities Demanding work schedules,sick children,aging parents,unexpected health crisis or may be loss of income. Whatever may be the case cares and anxieties will be there. He knows what we are going through and wants to help. He wants to see our faith in action like that of Abraham But despite all this, with Christ we can have peace and Joy.

The above verses sustained me in the face of my afflictions and gave me peace and Joy.Even now I am doing the same and God is faithful.

Father God , thank you for the comforting Words and gives us peace and Joy
Amen

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Sol.Gigi Jacob

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They made his spirit bitter

  They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account, for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips.

 Psa 106:32-33

Today while I was reading, I got the answer which I was seeking for a long time. We all know about how Moses disobeyed God and about the penalty he had to pay was losing entry into the land of Canaan. I used to wonder why such a great man with whom the Lord was conversing like a friend, could disobey God.  Today  I came to know the  reason.

“It went ill with Moses on their account, for they made his spirit bitter.

It is because the people made his spirit bitter.

He expressed it in his dealings with God. And got the punishment.

There was no enquiry, trial regarding why Moses acted like it etc. The verdict came immediately.

If there were a trial, Moses would have been spared of the punishment because his lawyer would have brought all the good things he did for God, all the sacrifices he underwent to liberate the people of Israel from the captivity of Egypt etc. And certainly  he would have been acquitted. But things did not turn in his favour.

He provoked the Lord and got a permanent punishment. We see Moses repenting and pleading with the Lord many times after this. But the verdict of the Lord was unchangeable. Rather the Lord asked him to stop talking about it.

“But the LORD was angry with me ……And the LORD said to me, ‘Enough from you; do not speak to me of this matter again”. 

Deu 3:26 

Dear readers, Christianity is nothing but a relationship with God and people.. From the beginning of the world, people had  various ideas about God and that is why God sent His Son Jesus Christ among us to show us the Father and His love towards us.

We all know about our worldly fathers, his temperament, his likes and dislikes, when he will get  provoked,  how he can be provoked etc. And you would be careful not to provoke him so that you will be in his good books.  It is our duty to know more and more  about our Heavenly Father. How He can be provoked, once provoked how long He remains angry etc.

You may be a righteous servant of God doing good ministry, never provoking Him. But our enemy will become jealous of you and this and in order to disturb your good relationship with God, he will bring temptations through people who are around you, rather those who are very close to you. It can happen with your own family members, own kith and kin, own husband, wife or own children. If and when such things happen we should have the wisdom to discern

• Where this has come from – Either from our corrupt nature or from the enemy
• For what purpose – to disturb our relationship with God
• What I should do – Never give in for negative feelings like bitterness, disappointment, quitting, mistrust, disbelief, coming to wrong conclusions etc.
• How to keep yourself unaffected – By surrendering this situation to God and remaining serene. He will deal with it. (Ps 55:22, Phil 4:6-7)
• Result if you fail to do so – Losing peace, balance of mind, allowing  your disturbed mind react with everybody whom you deal with and bring discomfort and confusion everywhere..

We see No. 5 happened in Moses in his dealing with God.

 Christian life makes a person mature enough  to have a balanced relationship with both God and the people whom you deal with in your daily life. But disaster may come to you if you do not have  a balanced relationship with people around you. Never allow anyone to disturb your mental peace.  They may provoke you to any extent,   but your closeness with God will make you mature enough to deal with everyone peacefully.

Testimony

I am learning this slowly and steadily every day. In the past 70 years of my life, I have 1000s of incidents where I have provoked my Father.  But He has been patient with me.  Thank you Lord for teaching me this lesson everyday little by little. Make me still more patient, amicable, adjustable, never getting provoked by others and enemies so that I can approach you always with an obedient listening  heart..

Sr. Angelica AOJ.

Parents of teenagers

His parents were astonished when they saw him, and his mother said to him, “My son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you.”

Luke 2:48

Teenager JESUS CHRIST was lost & His parents were terribly worried.

Before moving ahead let’s read furthermore in Luke 2: 49 to 52.He answered them, “Why did you have to look for me? Didn’t you know that I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand his answer. So Jesus went back with them to Nazareth, where he was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. Jesus grew both in body and in wisdom, gaining favor with God and people.

I am also a teenager parent. On (27/06/2022) as I was praying & asking God to help me as a mother, train me to be a godly mother, the Holy spirit answered me. I clearly heard the voice of the Lord saying me:- Hide your child just the way Mary did it.

As I was reading this portion of Jesus & Mary, I was really shocked to learn this from God’s word because nobody thought me to hide my child’s behavior. I have always seen worried mothers coming together & praying for children. I am not saying that’s wrong. However what I have learnt is something new & different.

I was thinking why did Mary hide about her Child? We as a mothers always love to speak about our children’s, Right?

However here is something that we need to learn from the word of God. Mary was a women who can keep secrets in her heart. As a mother this is the first lesson to practice. I am asking this to myself:- why to boast or complain about teenagers? Our this behavior hurts our children & then they don’t obey us. Read the above verses, it is clearly written that Mary treasure everything in her heart even though she didn’t understand what’s happening, the results are in front of us:-  Jesus was obedient, growing in body, gaining wisdom & favor from God & men.

Mary as mother was filled with the spirit of God’s wisdom. When she became pregnant she didn’t went to her mother, she went to her cousin Elizabeth who was also supernaturally pregnant. Mary was a responsible mother. I am sure she was aware of the fact that children’s are the gift from the Lord

 Did Mary ask God to give her Child before marriage? No, right!

She became pregnant because God was giving her gift which was not her choice however it was a Divine plan of God.

Mary was also growing with Jesus. Even though she was terribly worried mother like us, she learnt a lesson by understanding that her Child is born for a divine purpose. Let’s understand the same thing about our kids. They are different & in the plan of God. They need not to fulfill our will, but the will of God in their life & through their life.

Mary didn’t understand but she kept her mouth shut. Though Mary is upset that Jesus “mistreated” her.

 Can we do this for our kids today?

Worried mothers need to understand that mistreatment from kids doesn’t give us license to cancel the plan of God. Let our kids grow in God’s calling.

  We are responsible for our kids, not our relatives or friends ( Luke 2:44 they thought that he was with the group, so they travelled a whole day and then started looking for him among their relatives and friends). Parents of Jesus THOUGHT something without confirmation & shifted the responsibility on others.  Many times we also do this mistake. Every parent is anointed & blessed to take responsibility of their own child.

Children are commanded to respect parents. Let’s also remind ourselves that they are born to fulfill God’s will not parents will.

God wants all mothers to be godly mothers just as He wanted one for His Son.

Our kids are not our slaves, they are born as :- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are the chosen race, the King’s priests, the holy nation, God’s own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Let us allow our kids to serve God.

Prayer

Dear Jesus we submit our kids to you and you will bring us to the new level of understanding for their life. We will not irritate our kids but we will look at them with your eyes & through the leadership of the Holy Spirit we will take care of them in Jesus name we pray.

Amen!!

Sol.Preethi Jain

The word of God

The verses I am going to mention are close to my heart and have encouraged me the most. When I was confused of what God is and what does he want from me, these verses helped me understanding about everything in the world and above. God’s wisdom is above all.

Daniel 5:12

He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

This verse has its meaning for Daniel and the King Belteshazzar when the king saw a vision in his dreams and was scared. He couldn’t find anyone to help him understand the meaning of the vision but a prisoner came to his rescue by sharing the meaning of the vision. The similar thing happened to me while I was searching for way towards my vision but it was hidden as a prisoner in me only. I was trying to find the answer around the world yet it was here inside of me. The holy spirit.

When I received this verse, it was from a pastor in 2012. I was a new believer and I could only read it and pray over it but did not understand its worth and its effect on me. I kept this verse close to my heart yet it was difficult to understand God’s plan for this verse for me. I had always understood that God would give me the holy spirit that will fill me with the gifts of prophecy, translation of tongues, meaning of dreams etc. But it turned out to be even meaningful than that when I read it again today. The value we want to add to this world through our prayers, can only be fulfilled when we are building our relationship with God. He was, is and always will be a friend, king, savior, redeemer and the master. Closer we will be to God, closer we will be to his miracles.

He has created us in his own image to show us that we are worthy of his being. I was considering myself unworthy of all the good things in the world but while reading this verse again today, I feel empowered and encouraged. The circumstances break our heart. Those circumstances make us weak and God empowers us by giving us strength and wisdom to overcome the situations.

Each and every verse written in Bible has a meaning which varies just like everyone’s DNA. God reveals different meanings of the verses to different individuals based on their situation and the support they require from the verses.

Isaiah 45:1,2,3

“This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their Armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

I still have tears of passion in my eyes reading this verse. God has a stronghold over each and every aspect of everyone’s lives. I am one of those who surrendered, either good or bad, to God and have believed in Him for everything happening in my life. Patience is not waiting but its waiting for the good to happen and my belief on Him has given me the wisdom to love him.

I sometimes see darkness in my life and it blinds me to see if God is even present with me. But yes, He is there no matter what. To break all those bondages, to open the closed doors, to cut the bars of iron. His protection is above all. His love is above all. I just needed to wide open my senses to feel him.

When I received this verse, I was troubled by the things happening in my life. So much chaos which triggered my breakdown and had no will to live. But God reassured me through these verses that he is willing to do anything for me to protect me. And he is on my side. He is doing everything in his power to move the mountains which is the type of love each and every person deserves in the world.

I have always been hopeful but it breaks my heart seeing so much pain in this world. God created this world with so much love but the evil had different plans. The plan of God for us is above human understanding which can be understood by the holy spirit only.

Today, I am also trying to figure the best I can to understand about God and his mysterious ways. His divine power and love for his chosen ones is above everything. We may not understand that every day but our belief in Him, that everything will work out for the best, will strengthen the relationship with Him.  

Jesus is the salt and light of the world and he has made us the same through his verse Matthew 5:13.

Prayer

I pray in the name of Jesus to give strength to face all the troubles. I pray from these verses Daniel 5:12, Isaiah 45:1-3 and Matthew 5:13 that God fill us with all his gifts from heaven, protect us, guide us and bless us by shining his light upon us.

In the name of Jesus I pray.

Amen!

-Sol.Aparajita Dutta

LORD OPENED BALAAM’S EYES AND HE SAW THE ANGEL OF THE LORD STANDING IN THE ROADWAY WITH A DRAWN. SWORD IN HIS HAND.

Numbers 22:3

Acts 26:18

To open their Eyes, so that they may from DARKNESS TO LIGHT and from power of SATAN TO GOD, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are satisfied by faith in one

2 Kings 6:17.

Then Elisha prayed and said “O Lord please open his eyes so that he may see. So that the Lord opened the eyes of young man and saw and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

In this chapter of Number 22:31 Balak was a moabite king, He sent a message to Balaam who was a prophet to come to help him. Balak had told Balaam to curse the Israelites

But God said Balaam,

Do Not Curse These People As I Have Blessed Them?

But Balaam is on his way on the donkey going towards the people of Egypt (Israelities). So here Balaam way was blocked many times by the Angel of the LORD but only the donkey was able to see the Angel & not Balaam God opened Balaam eye and there he was able to see the Angel of the LORD.

So what ever you are facing in life like problems, difficulties failures and you are not able to find solution to your things, person, house, family, relationships.

And you are praying for a broken relationship any circumstance or any person Pray to God to open the eyes of that person, family, relatives etc so that he/she can see. Once the spiritual eyes of a person is opens he/she will see the truth & light .

Prayer: Dear God teach all those who are reading to cling to God and pray that God open their and others eyes so that they can see the light & truth & be saved. let ther faith in you be increased and will do your will in Jesus name I Pray.
 
AMEN

Dr.Himakshi Aoj

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