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Lets take Psalms 91 for our meditation. What does it says?
A very beautiful and praise worthy psalm King David wrote about the all around protection provided by our dear Almighty God. It was a daily experience of King David. He could testify the goodness of his God without any discrepancy. How can we apply this particular psalm to our life dear soldiers of God?

The First verse says
Verse 1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Wow, dwelling in the secret place of the Most High is the very secret of life. Also we can say a habitation. Let’s look at verse 9 what it says?
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Wow, what a revelation. to understand that One must make his or her a secret place of dwelling or a habitation in the Most High.
The psalmist also mentions because he has made the Lord his refuge
What is exactly the meaning of refuge?

The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger or difficulty. Its a place or a situation providing safety or shelter. Yes dear soldiers of Lord Jesus Christ, God is our refuge, a very reliable source working day and night for the safety and shelter of His people.. Truly if we make our God as the secret place and take shelter under his shadow we shall abide or stay connected to God and make Him our refuge we shall also say like King David in Verses 2 -8 of psalms 91

91:2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
91:3 Surely He shall deliver me from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
91:4 He shall cover me with his feathers, and under his wings shalt I trust: His truth shall be my shield and buckler.
91:5 I shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 91:7 A thousand shall fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall not come nigh me.
91:8 Only with mine eyes shalt I behold and see the reward of the wicked.
What all promises we get in this wonderful psalm 91.
Further it says in
Psalms 91:10 There shall no evil befall me, neither shall any plague come nigh my dwelling. 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways.
91:12 They shall bear me up in their hands, lest I dash my foot against a stone.
91:13 I shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt I trample under feet.
91:14 Because I have set my love upon Him, therefore will He deliver me: He will set me on high, because I have known His name.

91:15 I shall call upon Him, and He will answer me: He will be with me in trouble; He will deliver me, and honour me.
91:16 With long life will He satisfy me, and shew me His salvation.

Lets learn to abide under the shadow of the Almighty God who is our refuge and my dwelling place.

Sol. Francis

And Jesus said, ” For judgement I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”

                John 9 : 39

In verses 39 to 41, the scene now shifts to the Pharisees’ attitude toward truth.

Jesus’ coming into the word has to diametrically opposite effects. Some embrace Him as Saviour, but other reject Him. Their outcomes rest in the hands of Jesus. In verses 39 to 41, Jesus condemned the Pharisees.

And Jesus said,

Now Jesus talked to a crowd including the man healed and Pharisees, among others.

” For judgement I have come into this world.”

The father sent Jesus into the world to make judgement or evaluation about those who accept the truth and those who do not ( Jn. 5 : 22, 27). Jesus separates believers from unbelievers in the world. Jesus is the one who mediates issues of salvation. How people respond to Jesus will be the basis of their judgement or salvation.

^{The “judgement” here is ultimate judgement of condemnation, but it is the decision that Jesus makes on those who believe or do not believe.
Jesus will make the final decision about those who believe or do not believe in Him. He will execute the inevitable result of rejecting Him or believing Him. The eternal destiny of people rests on their decision about Christ. Every person encounters this decision for himself or herself.}

That those who do not see may see.

“Those who do not see” are those who admit their inability to know transcendent truth by natural means. They also acknowledge that Jesus gives them sight beyond their natural ability to see. Lord has given them grace to receive the light of the world.

and that those who see may be made blind.

The blind who believe are those who admit their helplessness in coming to eternal life. Those who see but are blind are those who trust in themselves rather than in the wonder of Christ. These people blind themselves by rejecting Christ.
Those ” who see” are those who see from the viewpoint of themselves. People who begin with themselves( solipsism) reject revelation of the son. Those ” made blind” are those blind to the truth about Jesus. These people trust in themselves, not in what Lord has to say.
Unbelief is self induced blindness to Lord.

    Today we live in an age of solipsism, these people measure reality by consulting their personal opinions. Jesus came to make judgement about those who think they see  spiritually but are spiritually blind. People need to see their spiritual blindness.  Religion without Christ is satanic spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4: 4-6).
      Those who go negative in volition toward Christ are judicially  incapable of apprehending divine truth. They are blind to spiritual things and decevie themselves by rejecting the light. (Jn. 7 : 34)
        As the Pharisees became more and more hardened  to Jesus, so  people of our day become harder to the gospel the more they reject it. The same  sun that melts wax hardens clay. People  can become so self deceived that they shut their eyes to the light. How can they come to Christ if they deliberately reject Him ?

Prayer:

_{Lord Jesus we are very sorry for rejecting you many a time in our life. We have become spiritually blind Lord. Lord, you are the Almighty Lord, without you not even a leaf can shake, in spite of knowing this we trusted on our own capability. Lord we became blind in this age and forgot that you are the our saviour, our salvation. Lord help us to come closer to you. Lord help us to know the truth, so that we may be protected from becoming spiritually blind. Lord help us and be with us all. Amen.}

Sol. Dr. Mohan Parmar

“Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” Jeremiah 1:4

“The word of the Lord that came to Micah…” Micah1:1

“The word of the Lord that came to Hosea…” Hosea 1:1

“The word of the Lord came to Jonah…..” Jonah 1:1

“The word of the Lord came to Joel…..” Joel 1:1

“The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel…. Ezekiel 1:3

“…the word of the Lord came to Zechariah..” Zechariah 1:1

“After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram…” Genesis 15:1

In John 1:1, John, the apostle unveils the deepest mystery by defining the Word of God as Lord Jesus Christ. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” He aptly defined the very Word that made the entire being, the whole creation and revealed the very mystery that was hidden since ages. In the old testament, we see the very Word of God comes to all the prophets before God uses them for His greater work. In other words, Jesus himself is speaking to His chosen people and giving them directions for His kingdom work. None of these prophets could resist the Word and they go on doing what the Word of God says to them except Jonah. Through Jonah’s example, one can see the real struggle, resistance to do what the Lord says when one is not willing to let go one’s comfort and the natural mind making unsuccessful attempts to win over the supernatural.

Similarly in 1 Kings 19, the Word of the Lord i.e. Jesus Christ converse with Elijah in his melancholy. The still small voice of the Lord made Elijah hid his face out of guilt and ultimately the mantle of the Lord goes off from Elijah and falls on Elisha as he comes in his natural makeup.

The Word of God is speaking to us too. The Holy Spirit in communing within us. Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, (Hebrew 3:7-8) Obedience is the key.

When first time, the Word of God came to me in a small still voice like a flash piercing the darkness and hopelessness filled in me, I was filled with joy, had no doubt at all that Jesus has spoken to me. The gloominess in me went away in a second and I felt like I have got a new life. I called everyone and told with joy that Jesus spoke to me. I always desire and pray that God continue to send His word to me, His Holy Spirit commune with me every second of my life.

Prayer:

^{“Father! I thank you for sending your Word in flesh who showed us the way to reach to you. Thank you Jesus for sending your Holy Spirit in us. Help us to be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit and do what He is speaking to us. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.”}

Sol. Neha

LOST AND RESTORED

Joel 1: 4- That which the Palmer worm has left the Locusts have eaten; what the locusts have left the Canker worm  has eaten and that which the canker worm has left.; the Caterpillar has eaten.

The early Church was walking in the gifts and fruit of the Spirit.Healing,Miracle, Prophesies tongues and their interpretation were flowing because the Church was rooted and grounded in FAITH . But the palmer worm, locusts caterpillar were at work.                

    The great mind of Almighty God was knowing the future Mystery that was about to come.                  

When God appears then the darkness turns to DAY and mists roll away in his glorious presence. He knew that the Church will lose its perfection. The fruitful Tree i.e the early Church would be BARREN and DESOLATE. Joel 1: 7.

             Rev 2 : 4,5   Jesus said,” Remember therefore from where you have fallen, REPENT and do the FIRST WORKS or else l WILL REMOVE YOUR LAMPSTAND”.                                

” I have this one thing against you that you have forgotten your first Love.”

First Jesus called the Church back to the Power in which it was Birthed.But the Church did not heed the call and then ; the backsliding and destruction of the perfect TREE occured gradually.

                             One day the palmer worm appeared and the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit began to disappear. Very few miracles happened. Faith reduced and then this worm attacked the fruit. The pity of it all is that the devastation did not stop and the others Canker worm and Caterpillar appeared to destroy what was left.Now the personal   infilling of the Holy Spirit and Tongues were lost to a great extent ,humility, godliness ,purity and manifestations of the Holy Spirit also vanished.                                 

WHY? Holy Spirit was grieved and withdrew. His wonder working power ,Joy, brotherly love was lost.

For people it was too great a sacrifice, too much emptying out and humility in the dust,too much seeking and waiting.So the Holy Spirit was not received as of old times. This was called the DARK AGES  and the reason why Malachi 4:2-3.   Did Not Happen.

Prayer:

God help us to come to repentance for grieving the Holy Spirit .Please Lord fill this generation with Your Spirit and to love you with all our hearts. Amen

Sol. Noreen Francis

The Love of God is unconditional. God is love. So we love one another for love is for God. According to John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. If we have God’s love in our heart then only we can help the needy and the poor , love our neighbor and console them when they are in sorrow .

Acc to Roman 12:9 Love is without hypocrisy but holy, affectionate to one another with brotherly love. There is no fear in love but perfect love cast out fear. Love has been perfected among us in this; that we may have boldness in the day of judgement .

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.. Love never fails. Love does not envy does not behave rudely. Does not Rejoice in inequity, but rejoices in truth.

Acc to 1 John 4:8 He who does not love, does not know God , For God is love

The Lord is our shepherd . Blood is our vaccination of sin. We have to share this with other community – Praise the Lord

Testimony

^{The biggest testimony in my life. I had problem of bleeding piles since 2011 Dec and It is very painful. I went to visit my daughter in U.S. in Oct 2022. Before going I visited the doctor to take his advise, so he advised me after coming back you go for an operation. At that moment i made up my mind for operation. But before going I placed my burden Jesus to take control of my health and prayed fervently. I took some homeopathy medicine. I came back on 5th March 2023, I noticed no piles problem. Oh What a wonder! what a miracle! Jesus healed me completely and no medicine required till now. What a miraculous Lord we have and This is love of God to me. All Praise and glory to glorious Lord Almighty.}

Prayer:

Gracious Heavenly Father Grant your to divine grace to everyone, fill us by your" your spiritual wisdom" O Lord, you are the source of love. remember all those who pray to you to transform them as vessels of divinity. Let your divine light and peace fill out life. Grant us the grace to be humble in spirit and to excel in wisdom in one. life. I ask this prayer in the mighty name of Jesus.Amen

Sol.Sumita Pramanic

God’s stewards

James 1:17 says that every good and perfect gift comes from God.

Apostle Paul in Acts 17:28 says “In Him we live, and move and have our being” .

God gave us life and He is the source of all wisdom and abilities (Deut8:18– But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.)

Without the blessing of God upon our lives, we would not have the ability to prosper . Heb 6:13,14-When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”

Abraham became rich because of the blessing of God in His life .We need to realize that the money we receive does not belong to us , but to God and we are His stewards. Neither is the blessing of God dependent on your performance or according to what you deserve. (Gen 13:8-11)

When the herdsmen of Abraham and Lot fought, they decided to split.Lot chose the better fertile land . But look what God says thereafter in vs 14 to 17 :14 The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him,

• 14“Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.
• 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever.
• 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
• 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

Abraham was blessed with more than 300 strong servants( Gen 14:14), who would help save and retrieve Lot , his family, the people and spoils of Sodom , who were taken captives by foreign kings .

Gen 14:21 says that the king of Sodom offered goods to Abraham, but Abraham refused (vs22-24). He realized that no matter what the situation, God was his eternal source of blessings

Gen 15:1 : After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:
“Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward”

1Corinth 3:7-So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

Sol.Dr.Deepthi

The Price of Discipleship

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24 NKJV

Deny oneself, and be ready to take one’s cross, that means be ready to die. Same advice is given in Mark and Luke also.
The Jewish community would not allow any one to follow another religion. The disciples left everything and followed Jesus and they all except one, were martyred.

“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household. If a jew had to believe in Jesus’ teachings it could bring a sword of separation in relationship.

Further He said
“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me’.
Matthew 10:34‭-‬37 NKJV

What does Paul say about this?
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
Colossians 3:18‭-‬19 NKJV

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
Ephesians 5:22‭-‬25 NKJV

About the decision to follow Him, Jesus said “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?
Luke 14:28‭-‬30 NKJV

Disciples had to sacrifice a lot many things in order to follow Christ. Jesus wanted to establish the Kingdom of God on earth. But His own people did not recognise Him and He was not accepted by them.
As fulfillment of the Law He taught them to love their enemies, to show the right cheek to those who slap on the left: and to go two miles with those who want you to go one mile;, to lend money without the desire to get back, do good to all irrespective of relationship; and the list goes on and on. “.To be generous to all.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Luke 6:37 NIV
These were/are difficult to practice.
And to the rich man He told to sell his riches and distribute among the poor in order to invest in the Kingdom. All these teachings were for the Jews among whom He wanted to establish His Kingdom.
But the New Testament believers are citizens of heaven. We are saved by faith. We come under the grace of God. Our dispensation is that of grace, not Law. The change over is happening in the book of Acts with Paul as the chief Architect of the N T church.

“Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
Acts 13:38‭-‬39 NIV
But in Acts 15 we read :
Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Acts 15:1 NIV
A great dispute at the Jerusalem Council regarding this finally came to a consensus with a Word of Knowledge.
They wrote :
“It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.”
Acts 15:28‭-‬29 NIV
The gentiles or all who believe in the redemption of God are saved by faith which sanctifies their hearts.
Peter professed:
God, who knows the heart, showed that He accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for He purified their hearts by faith.
Acts 15:8‭-‬9
Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
Acts 15:10‭-‬11 NIV
But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
Galatians 4:4‭-‬6 NIV
So we are sons through adoption. A heavenly transaction took place at the Calvary, He bought us with the Price of His own life.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
John 1:12 NKJV
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8:14 NKJV
This is the great privilege we are blessed with. So lead a life that is worthy of the Father. Children take after the character and image of the father. He is Holy. He wants us to be holy.

Prayer.

^{Our loving Heavenly Father, thank you for giving Your Son to redeem us. Help us to lead lives worthy of the great sacrifice of Jesus, our Lord. Help us to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Thank You. In the name of Jesus. Amen.}

Sol. Salomi Kurian.

“Turn you to the stronghold you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee”. Zechariah 9:12

The Lord is our stronghold.We need to keep turning to the Lord in prayer and with thanks giving every day and in every situation and circumstances. God will help us to bear the test and trials of each day.We are not to be the prisoners of sorrow,anxiety,anger,jealousy, bitterness etc. But we are declared “ the prisoners of hope”, the hope that the Gospel inspires in us.

We need to have the hope in Jesus for Christ in us is the hope of salvation, freedom from every curse , limitations and shortcomings in our lives.

Colossians 1:5 says”For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel”.

Hebrew 6:11says” And we desire that everyone of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end”.

We get strength and grace in every negative situation .Our endurance gives rise to the patience and patience gives rise to character and character gives rise to hope.We need to continuously claim the promises given by the Lord and thanking and praising Him for the hope it inspires on us.

Psalms 18:2 says “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress,and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I will trust;my buckler,and the horn of my salvation,and my high tower

We can rush to Him and hide under His wings of prayer.He will restore us a double portion of His blessings.We need to practice the spiritual habits in our life like praise,prayer,,confess,declare and possess the double portion.What all things we lost in the past,God will restore in double.

We can tear down every spiritual stronghold of darkness with the power and authority of Jesus in us .He has fulfilled everything for us on the cross and declared”it is finished”.He do not want us to look back to our past.As we are in the Lord and renew our strength,He promises to restore us to former glory and grace.He also promises us a double share of His manifold blessings,grace,anointing,power,mercy and power. Our hope will never cut off.

Proverbs 23:18 says “surely there is an end:and thine hope( expectations) shall not be cut off”.

When we suffer losses or setbacks, we should realise and hold on to this hope that the Lord will bless us even more and doubly when we patiently endure our afflictions. We should never doubt God or fear, but hold on to Him and His promises.

^{Heavenly Father we surrender ourselves to you. Give us the grace to trust you fully and have the hope that you are always there for us in our tests and trials. In Jesus name I pray.Amen}

Sol.Gigi Jacob

8 Steps to SPIRITUAL MATURITY- 2 PETER 1:5-7

“Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge, self-control, to self control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.”

It is important to note the scripture begins with the words “giving all diligence.” Diligence is defined as a careful, earnest, dedicated, committed, and persistent effort. Diligence conveys more than a once-a-week church experience. Simply stated, for each of us, growing into Christian maturity is a daily, and sometimes moment-by-moment exercise of diligence; as He lovingly prepares our hearts and souls for eternity

Note:

How each step builds upon one another, and each step supports
the steps above. For example, consider the 4th step: self-control. It is very difficult for someone to persevere (5th step) in situations when they do not have self-control—especially when the flesh (our sinful nature) is screaming for some type of fulfillment (retribution, fulfillment of an addiction, and so forth).

Similar to a latter, each step provides a means to spiritually elevate to the next step. Meanwhile, as we progress upward, we witness a radical transformation of our thoughts, our emotions, our desires, and our behavior—including how we look at ourselves, and how we view the world around us. What’s more, each step brings us into a closer relationship with our Lord as we become more like Him and less like ourselves.

It is His grace and His love that changes the desires of our heart as He compels us to move upward and towards Him. Each step is a free-will choice that results in transformational changes in our heart, soul, and spirit

Faith: Internal Transformation: Born Again – Mark 9:23
Virtue: Internal Transformation: Integrity, Honesty, Morality – 2 Corinthians 5:17
Knowledge: Internal Transformation: Understanding, Wisdom – Ephesians 2-8-9
Self- Control: Internal Transformation: Discipline, Restraint, Will -1 John 1:8
Perserverance: Internal Transformation: Steadfastness, Character – Romans 5:4
Godliness: Internal Transformation: Righteousness, Goodness – 1 Timothy 3:16
Kindness: Internal Transformation: Benevolence – John 13:34- 35
Love: Internal Transformation: Agape Sacrifice – 1 John 3:16

Prayer :

Our Heavenly Father God’s grace—and your Love—is the powerful agent that cleanses our heart and soul of impurities. This cleansing process is magnified when the desires of willing Christian heart prays…
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24
Cleanse our Heart From all Evil. In JESUS name we Pray AMEN.

Sol.Olivia Capitola

John 1-5 and the light shines in the darkness ,and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Here in these scripture light represent the word of God and Jesus Christ and darkness represent Power of evil Spirit
Light always drives away the Darkness fer E.g During night when there is no light room will be of full darkness but as soon as power supply comes there is no darkness in the room

When Jesus comes into us it will drive away all the darkness when we allow Lord Jesus to enter in our life. Jesus is always eagerly waiting to enter in our heart and flood it. But He stands at the door and knocks. The measure in which you open your heart will be the measure in which He floods it with his life

John 1-14 And the word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory ,the glory as the only begotten of the Father ,full of grace and truth

Testimonies

Whenever I am troubled or disturbed I Meditate these words and recive joy and peace. Once my friend during lock down happen to speak regarding my salary and I told him I have not recived my salary for 6 mont and he said brother how are you still so happy 😊

I said no one can take peace and joy that lord Jesus christ has given to me all glory to our lord Jesus christ Amen

Sol.Shankar