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ROOTED IN JESUS ?

ISAIAH 37:31

Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.

If a tree has to bear fruit and also stand firm against the wind and storm, its roots has to go deep into the earth.  Otherwise in the midst of a great storm it will get uprooted and fall down.

Likewise, if we are not rooted in JESUS, we too will succumb to the pressures of this World and fall prey to the  wickedness of our enemy Satan.  Adam and Eve were given the Eden Garden where they were very happy and everything was perfect.  Above all, God Himself came to meet them  and they had a splendid time talking to each other.  Thus, Adam had a deep relationship with God.

Our enemy Satan did not like this and wanted to spoil this relationship Adam had with God. So he cunningly made them fall into his trap and thus go against the commandment of God.

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Even Peter and Judas who were with Jesus but did not take root in Him.  Peter denied Jesus and Judas betrayed Jesus.

We have to be alert and cautious and be rooted in Jesus.  As Mary sat at the feet of Jesus,  listening to His  words, we too have to spend quality time with Jesus praying and meditating His words so that we become strong in faith and build a strong relationship with Him.

Colossians 2:6,7

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.

Jeremiah 17:8

They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Isiah 27:6

In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom. and fill all the world with fruit.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, We praise and thank you Lord for giving us an opportunity to know You  and helping  us to be rooted in You so that in all the trails and tribulations of life we may be strong in our faith.  Even in the midst of rain, wind and storm  give us the grace and wisdom to cling to You.  You are the Vine and we want to be the branches Lord  so that we bear much fruit.

In Jesus name, AMEN.

Sol. Amalraj

Oils

1.Oil of Gladness

Psalm 45:7 “ You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed YouWith the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

Isaiah 61:3 “To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

From the above we read about the oil of gladness.This oil of gladness is given to whom?
For those who mourn in Zion-Believers of Christ are given this oil of gladness.

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control.

When we be filled with The Holy Spirit through the fruit of The Spirit,this oil of gladness is given.

John 15:1-11 from these verses we read Jesus as:
‘I Am The True Vine,he explains,the branch is fruitful and will bear much more fruits as it abides in Me(Vine)and I in him forever;whatever you ask of me it shall be done and my joy will remain everlasting in you.Therefore as we abide (remain)In Christ we are given this oil of gladness.

Psalm 16:11
“You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

”Being deep rooted in the presence Of Christ and knowing His will for our Life is also a way to receive
the oil of gladness.

Nehemiah 8:10
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.

”We can conclude that The Joy of The Lord i.e The oil of Gladness is our strength.

2.Anointing oil
Let’s see about two kinds of anointing oil.
Firstly,Aaron (Priest) consecrated.

Leviticus 8:12
“And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.”

Leviticus 21:12
“nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.

”This anointing to Aaron was given by The Lord .

Secondly,Kings consecrated
1Samuel 10:1
“Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance?” he said.
1Samuel 16:1,13
“Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”

“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.”

Blessed are those anointed by The Lord.Joseph- from prison was raised to power by this anointing.David- raised from shepherd to King was also with this anointing.Daniel-raised from slave to govern Egypt was also by this very anointing .

3.Balm of Gilead

Jeremiah 8:22
“Is there no balm in Gilead,
Is there no physician there?
Why then is there no recovery
For the health of the daughter of my people?
God’s people-daughters,spiritual aches and pain are soothed and healed By The Lord with this Balm of Gilead.

4. Fragrant Oil
   Songs of Solomon 1:3
   “ Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
   Your name is ointment poured forth”.Jesus at The Cross of Calvary broke himself and gave His love as fragrant oil to us.Can we sacrifice our lives to be broken as a fragrance and offer to Our Good Lord?
   Luke7:38
   “she stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.”
   John 11:2
   “ It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair,”
   John 12:3
   “Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.”We also should spread the fragrance of Love all around our nation.Give the love and praise that is due unto God.
   Ecclesiastes 10:1
   “Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment,
   And cause it to give off a foul odor;”
If we possess the above mentioned four oils:oil of gladness,anointing oil,balm of Gilead,fragrant oil,neither the dead flies nor the fleshy sins will not overcome rather rot.Therefore,let’s pray that these oils do not rot in our spiritual lives rather be of great blessing for our lives In Jesus Name.

Sol.Petricia.

There is a time for everything

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

According to the Bible, there are times for new beginnings and letting go of the old. Embracing the arrival of something new is delightful and often brings positive change. However, coping with the loss of something cherished, such as a relationship, friendship, or job, can be challenging. Just like the Israelites in the wilderness, we sometimes struggle to release what we hold dear and instead cling to the familiar, even if it is meager.

The Israelites, once slaves in Egypt, were provided for by the Lord in the wilderness without having to work for their needs. They were even blessed with precious items from the Egyptians to build the Ark of God. God provided them with everything—food, water, shelter, and protection. Despite lacking nothing, they still yearned for the stability of their old life in Egypt, unaware that the Lord had something new and promising in store for them—the promised land.

To reach this new phase, they had to pass through the wilderness and learn to depend on God completely, transforming from slaves to His children.Likewise, the Lord allows certain things to happen in our lives too. These experiences may bring instability and uncertainty, but they are part of His plan to bring about a renewal within us. He is transforming us, letting go of the old self and nurturing the new, allowing us to see Him as a loving Father who desires our prosperity and good.

Instead of clinging to the old and focusing on the things happening in the natural realm, we should focus on our relationship with God and trust in the wonderful future He has prepared for us in this life and beyond, just as David encouraged his soul in psalms.

Let us pray together:

^{“Father, like you never forsake the Israelites in the wilderness, we believe that you are also working in our lives. Help us to let go of the old and embrace the new things you have in store for us. Give us the wisdom to see your goodness and trust in your perfect will. May we surrender ourselves to your plan and find comfort in your loving care. Amen.”}

Sol.Edvitta

Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. – John 14:1 (NKJV)

1) Here Jesus was advising his disciples not to be troubled in heart. He is also telling each one of us not to be troubled. In the letter written by Peter he is also emphasising the same to us by saying “Cast all your anxiety upon Him as He cares for us” (1Perter 5:7)

2) Jesus is asking His disciples and us as well to believe in our Lord completely in all situations trusting the scripture which states, “And we all know that all things work together for good to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).

3) Jesus also insisting His disciples to believe in Jesus as well. We all know that Jesus himself seated on the right hand of our Father in heaven and interceding for all of us. (Ref. Romans 8:34) Usually we reach to our neighbors or man of God for our prayer request but do remember that we have our mediator always there for us interceding.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things. – Philippians 4:8

As Paul advice to Philippians, one should spend time meditating on what good Lord done to us instead of what `bad people did to us that helps us to trust and cling on to our Lord.
Today Let us decide to Guard our heart from all negative feeling and to trust in Lord in all situations.

How to apply in our daily life:

1) When we go through difficult situation, we keep on thinking about the situation and worst scenario comes out of the same. Instead, we need to meditate upon Lords word.

Below are few sample verses that we can mediate:

a. To overcome incapability, I can do all things through Christ who strengths me.
b. To overcome enemy’s battle, “No weapons formed against me shall prosper”
c. To overcome fear, Lord has not given me Spirit of fear but He has given, me Spirit of love, power and self-discipline

2) Meditating of Lords verse will help us to focus on Lord and His strength and power and help us to believe and trust in Him.

3) Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17); When you read The Bible, verses read it aloud again and again till it starts to work in your heart

Prayer

^{My dear heavenly Father, loving Jesus comforting Holy Spirit we have come before your throne of grace trusting in you who is the author and finisher of our faith to help us in our unbelief and to increase our faith so that out heart doesn’t become anxious and fearful in every challenging situation. As we know the Lord who guards Israel will never sleep nor slumber and He provides solution for all problem. Amen}

Sol.Stella Doss

You are the salt of the earth;but if salt has lost its taste how can it’s saltiness be restored?

Matt5:13We all know salt is used for preserving meats, for seasoning food and for medicinal purpose. We use with such regularity that we easily forget how valuable salt is. Salt was seen as a valuable commodity due to it’s many uses-and Jesus was well aware of the fact.

That is why Jesus called his disciples the salt of the earth. It conveys a powerful lesson about how God’s people are to live their lives today. Our lives should be like a salt that enhance the flavor to any food that we prepare. In our daily lives, we might encounter with many situation, but we must endure till the end.

Salt represent preservative, so it shows the quality of lasting endurance. God uses the term salt to describe His enduring covenant with His people (Number 18:19).It is this same endurance that God’s people are to demonstrate(Matt24:13).

Based on its color and it’s ability to preserve food, salt came to symbolize purity, it represent the purity that Christian are to attain. This purity comes from not living too closely tied to the world (James 1:27) but by living in accordance with God’s commandments(Rev22:14).

As physical salt makes us thirsty, we should recognize our spiritual hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matt 5:6) What if salt looses it’s saltiness? We know something is wrong, if it looses it’s saltiness.

Basically, the only way this can happen is, to become mixed with another element to the extent that is made ineffective. If that happens, we can no longer preserve, purify or season the world because we will have the same need of salt as they do. Such is useless to both for God and human. Jesus Christ wants our lives to enhance the experiences of others around us in the same way that salt enhances a food.

As God’s people we must not lose the purity or cease to add flavor to the lives of others. We are to be seasoning agent in the world. This applies to the fact that without God, life become dull and bland, it become useless and trample with feet.

^{So we are to set an example, to spread God’s message of good news through out the world as a testimony to all the nations(Matt24:14) Lord make our life be a blessing to others to be a good salt that enhance the flavor to whom we encounter with. In Jesus name 🙏}

Sol.Api

For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid instead his spirit fills us with power, love & self control

II Timothy 1:7,9

This message is a wonderful word of encouragement for all of us . Sometimes we feel burdened with our worries of finance ,family problems , sickness ,tensions, anxiety, fears ,depression, loneliness and all kinds of negative thinking which just steals and takes away our joys of life. My dear friends I am one of those people who went through all this kind of stuff.

This above message really gave me the strength,courage,boldness and confidence to move on with, and come out of all negative thoughts . I allowed the Holy Spirit to lead me and show me the right path that I should take. I kept reading this message countless times till I believed every word of God promise to give me salvation and heal me . Today I am healed and able to live a happy, peaceful life with my family and loved ones

My dear friends I want to encourage you to put your faith , hoper belief in the Lord , trusting in his time and his promises, He will change your life , like he did for me

Prayer

^{Thank you Almighty Father for giving us your Holy Spirit to show us the way to live our lives . Amen}

SOL.Yolanda Savariraj.

HIDE YOURSELF IN TO GOD

GOD is our hiding place in this present world. If we hide ourselves into him, we will be protected. If we open our identity, then we will face more problems in our life.

He is our hiding place. When the noise and stresses of life have worn us out, it is easy to want to run and find a place to get away. If you’ve desired for a place where you can hide away to rest, be refreshed and undisturbed, God wants to be that for you. God knows our weakness and talents. we cannot hide anything to him. Instead, we can keep our burdens on him. Whenever we openly confess to God about our weakness and Inability to do certain thing, he will help us to do the work exactly.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.

          2 Corinthians 12 *2-10

HIDING PLACE IN OUR TROUBLE

I had two children. Both are teenage girl child… The present world is really a challenging to all the spiritual parents to lead them in a godly way. As a spiritual parent I use to react more with my daughters in their spiritual life. But my entire efforts were failure. God explained me deeply the way you learn God is different when you compared with your children. Sometimes we cannot do anything in our children spiritual life. At this time, we should keep quiet with prayer and faith to get the Guidance from God.God teach me through the word.

Don’t be a parent to your child in their spiritual life be a warrior of Jesus Christ know the enemy who is getting ready to attack your children and fight with evil spirit defeat it in the name of JESUS through your Authority.

HIDING PLACE IN OUR SPRITUAL GROWTH

When God raised us to lead many ministries, we must be very careful about the spirit of pride. The pride spirit will make us to fall immediately from his leading.

Soul the king loses his leading of God when he disobeys God with the spirit of pride. God taken his eyes from him immediately, but soul never knolew this. We must hide ourselves in God in all the ministries handed over to us. Humans are weak to the spirit of pride as we all know we must be very careful in this. God teach me to get rid of this spirit of pride. Always remember the first day of our salvation, we don’t know anything, God himself called us, teached us, guided us and protected us.

King David will always confess before God as a shepherd. God only appoint him as a king. He never forgets these things until his end.

Sol. Jyothi

You will not be overtaken, for God is making you an OVERCOMER! “

…Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent” (Exodus 14:13-14 ESV).

What is the assignment God has given to you in this hour? What obstacles stand before you? Is He is calling you to STAND FIRM in Him and His faithfulness to you? He is your Anchor, fixed and immovable. He is steadfast and never failing. He is your firm foundation on which to stand.

Is He calling you to be silent, refusing to voice words that contradict His voice to you? He is ready to show Himself strong on your behalf. Lean into His goodness and mighty strength. Listen for His particular assignments for you and your words in this season. His glory will be revealed as you put your trust in Him.

Lastly, has He given you the command to MOVE ON? If so, then lock eyes with Him and take the first steps forward, trusting the waters to part as you advance. He will be with you in the midst of the crossing, giving you dry ground on which to stand. The waters may rage on your right and left, but you will not be touched.

The sea that threatened the Israelites ended up being the very thing that God used to take out their enemies. Likewise, God will use those things that have come against you for your advancement, thwarting Satan’s plans and reminding him that he is a defeated foe.

If you have felt like you are about to be overtaken in this hour, then you have the opportunity to allow the Spirit of God to call forth the OVERCOMER in you. Our enemy, Satan, is a liar, and there is no truth in him. His threats, his intimidating attempts to hinder your advancement, are all lies. As you place your trust in God, He will take you from your place of being overtaken, to a place of OVERCOMING.

^{“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)}

God has a triumphal procession for you, His OVERCOMER, as you spread the fragrance of your testimony with others. God will receive glory through what He does in your life and the lives of others who choose to trust in Him as their MIGHTY DELIVERER. You will not be overtaken, for God is making you an OVERCOMER!

Sol.Joan Mendonca

 “ ………..when the Son of  Man comes , will He really find faith on the earth?”
                                                                    Lk. 18:8.

                            Faith means  firmly believing and trusting  Jesus as our Saviour who has died  for our sins and risen from the dead. It’s not an act once in a lifetime ,it’s a lifestyle, continuous , and ongoing – trusting God in a stormy, worst situations.The Old Testament saints had not seen their promised blessings in their lifetime, but, their faith/ hope was in eternal life.

                      This is what Paul says in chapter 11 of the Book of Hebrews. Not only believing the living God and obeying His commands but also persevering  in time of test and suffer  for God. That’s why Jesus prayed for Peter( knowing the forthcoming tribulations of Peter ) that his “FAITH should not fail”. (Lk. 22:31-32).

                        There is salvation only in Christ – “No other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Our eternal security 
does not depend on what we do on earth but by believing and having  “ faith” in
What Jesus has done for us on the cross. We know many people who really are good in life. History has many  leaders, politicians , scientists, renowned people and celebrities who have done good to the society and to their own country. But, do/did they have  “faith “ in Jesus, the Saviour of the world? As the Lord  said “what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul ?” ( Mt: 16:26)

                         In Noah’s time, only 8 people were faithful, Lot’s time homosexuality was prevalent and throughout the history of Israel we see  idolatry running rampant and people wavering in their faith.

                      We also live in a world where history is being repeated, problems with  the government, economical, spiritual situations- nations distressed, “legally accepted  and approved “ homosexuality ,lesbianism, pre-marital and extra marital relationships,  problems with no solutions, various diseases,  – all types of evils at the time  of His 2nd coming which was foretold by our Lord when He was on earth.

                   In such a situation, His only concern was- not  about the church  His bride or anything else, but  was particular  “will He find faith “? ( Lk18:8) when He comes back.

          The Lord knows the times that we live, and ‘ how weak  we are in our faith’. At the same time, we live in the “ time of Grace” and  spiritually in much a better position than our Old Testament saints were. We  have to strengthen our’faith’ in the Lord and pray that everyone should accept / have FAITH in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

      Lord, help us in our weaknesses to safeguard our faith and let’s declare with Paul 
         “ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race,  I have kept    
                    THE FAITH”.(2 Tim.4:7).

 Sol Amala Arunachalam 
        

Crookedness

Scripture reassures us that God goes before us and makes the crooked places straight, (Isaiah 45:2). No matter what each day brings, no matter what the future holds, we can be rest assured that God holds our future and that He has already gone before us and paved the way for us.

No matter what challenges each day brings, we can be sure according to the word of God that He is not only with us all the time and for us but also that He has already gone before us and made the crooked places straight which represent the obstacles in our lives.

The crooked places will look different for each one of us. However, it is good to know that no matter what obstacles come our way, God is able to help us overcome them because he has already gone before us. So keep walking. No matter what lies ahead of us, God is already there.

There’s nothing man in his own power can do to make the crooked man straight. If we could, we wouldn’t need Jesus and His salvation.

Only Jesus can take the crooked and make it straight.

The “crooked” referred to here, is the character and nature of man. It would signify all manners of deceit, corruption, guile, hypocrisy, and untruthfulness. Any person who is bent low over a power of sin and who is a crook in every sense of the word, who is a liar, a cheat, a thief, an adulterer, a fornicator, a murderer, and ungodly, is the crook that God can make straight.

Jesus makes the crooked straight through regeneration.

Through His shed blood, He cleanses them and gives them a new heart (Is.1:18; Ez.36:26). When the crook (and we were all crooks at one time) repents of his sins and puts his faith in Jesus and His finished work of redemption at Calvary, he’s saved and forgiven of all his sins and crookedness, and becomes a new creature in Christ (2 Cor.5:17) and begins walking the straight and narrow way, where there’s no room for crookedness.

Once someone is saved, they make straight paths for their feet (Heb.12:13) and follow the “highway of the upright (straight)” which is “to depart from evil (crookedness)” (Pr.16:17).

As a child of God, we are in the hands of God’s providence and protection. God intervenes on our behalf. As we look back on our lives we can see where God has made the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth.

Our very steps are ordered by the Lord. With the Lord’s help our destination (the one He has ordered for us) can be reached. As a Christian every one of our steps is planned out by God.

Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.”

Jesus was condemned as a crook and bent crooked in the manner He was hung on the cross, and from the pain that gripped His body, in order that we might be made straight through Him.

PRAYER :

“Heavenly Father, thank You for preparing a path for me. I know You are working behind the scenes to make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth. Give me Your strength to keep moving forward on the good path that you have for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

Sol.Fiona