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I may know Him

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Philippians  3:9-10

We become new creatures, old things pass away and all things become new. We must be found in Christ alone to receive every benefit the Kingdom of God provides for us. Having your own righteousness is like our kitchen filthy rags as it is said in Isaiah  64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. So to please God Man’s righteousness is not enough. Let’s look in Luke gospel what it says Luke  18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:  18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican…. And we know the story.

Dear brothers and sisters God’s righteousness comes through Christ. The Israelites were trusting in their own righteousnessness which is by law. See what apostle Paul says in Romans  10:1-2 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.   For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 1 corth1:30 Abraham believed in the LORD and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Romans  3:22-26

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

 Romans  9:30-32

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.   But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.  Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

Therefore Apostle Paul writes to us that,

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Yes, festivals after festivals come and goes year after year still we are reluctant to study His Word. Apostle Paul did  not miss out anything but that he says I MAY KNOW HIM(CHRIST)

Do We really know Christ?

What we know is very little about Him.

The desire within Apostle Paul was growing day by day, he was engrossed in Him, that’s why he was saying that I MAY KNOW HIM.

YES, it’s a great joy when we desire to know Christ and Christ alone. He is our JOY. The King of kings and the Lord of Lords. We must study to be approved, every bit of our life should reflect of Christ and manifest His glory in us and through us then only this world will know Him.

Dear friends let's desire to Know only Christ Jesus. For we will not regret. Yes we want to know all about others but Christ we set Him aside.The more we know Christ the more we will be delivered from unrighteousness. Christ Jesus is Lord. He deserves to be known by us and through us. Let's begin to know Him and share His experience.

Sol. Francis

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 11:3

In this verse, God gives us a divine order, an order in which every family should be.

God wants us all families to be in this order. Husband is the head of the family & Christ is the head of the husband & whole family. The children since they are coming from both the husband and wife they are also part of this family. This is the structure God endorses. The same system we can see in our Government. An individual cannot apply a ration card if he is with his father & mother but the moment he is married , he is a part of his own family.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis 2:24

In this verse, God clearly says a man shall leave his father & mother which means now when they are married they are part of a new family which is recognized as a separate family by God.

From the above we can clearly see that Groom/ Bride’s father/ Mother/relatives are not part of the inner circle but outside . We have to clearly understand this structure because a lot of families are now influenced by others who are not the part of the inner family God recognizes and a today we see some families in various conflicts and some separated due to the influence of the extended family, relatives and friends.

From the above we may have a question do we not required to love our father/mother or others & take care of them? Yes, we need to love and take care of them but I have to love my wife more than all others.

_{Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.}

Ephesians 5:25,28

These verses clearly states that I have to love God more than anything in this world , but after God I have to love my wife & my children more than all others . This understanding allows us to make all things clearly in the family. Whether we live as a joint family or separately , this understanding clearly directs us how to solve any relationship issues which arise between our family and in laws or other relatives. A husband and wife should love and care for his father and mother but at the same time should understand the involvement of them in the family matters should be as an advice and not a command. Any conflicts in the extended family and in laws we should resolve with this understanding with prayer and guidance from the holy spirit.

^{The second is decision making.}

^{The decision is to be made as a family by husband & wife by the guidance of God’s word. We can get the views of others but the decision is made by the two in the family}

In one of the interviews with the CEO of google the audience asked how do you take crucial decisions related in the company . He replied being a CEO no small things come to me , but when it comes to me it is a crucial one ,I have all the views &outcomes from my subordinates and they leave it to me for taking the final decision.

Yes we have the views & guidance of our lovable families , well wishers , friends but the decisions should be made by the husband & wife only through prayer in God’s presence

Today a lot of families are facing many issues because the husband or wife loves their father/mother/friends or even pets nowadays & are influenced by them which disrupts the God’s divine order and makes us lose our peace & happiness in the families

Prayer

Father God I thank you for creating & making us to live in families . I bless each & every family that they are guided by your words and fulfill your purpose you have united them together, In Jesús name I pray, Amen

Sol.Leo

Distinguishing Between the Voice of God and the Voice of Satan

It was with a good heart that Peter told Jesus not to go to the cross. But Jesus immediately recognized that suggestion as being the voice of Satan and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan. Your mind is set on man’s interests and not on God’s interests” (Matt.16:23).

We see there that we can distinguish between the voice of God and the voice of Satan in our hearts only if our minds are set on God’s interests. If our minds are set on our own interests primarily, then we can mistake the voice of Satan for the voice of God. So, it is good in all that we do – even in your study, work, and play – to have a heavenly perspective. Do all for the glory of God (1Cor.10:31).

Study well at college and play well on the field, and glorify God always – like Eric Liddell, who never compromised his convictions even when it meant the loss of an Olympic gold medal!! Never be ashamed to let others know that you have certain standards as a Christian. May the Lord help you to do so.

Cultivate an earnest desire to honour God, in the midst of the battles you face whether in school or college, at work, or at home. The Lord will give you grace and strength to face and overcome every attack of the enemy by which he would try to make you compromise. The Lord is always on your side against Satan, and He will enable you to overcome the evil one.

_{God has allowed many things on this earth to be attractive, so that we can prove when we are tempted by them, that we love God more than everything else on earth. Thus, we put Satan to shame. The Creator is far greater, far more wonderful, and far more satisfying than all of His creation. This is true and that is why we believe it. This faith of ours is what makes us overcome the attractions of the world. When we live by this faith blindly, our feelings will follow along, in due course. We must not look for feelings first.}

Battling against Satan is good for our spirits. Only thus can we become strong. Be a good soldier of Christ. The Lord is depending on you. We too, are depending on you to keep the flag of the Lord flying high and triumphant – so that the Lord’s name is never put to shame!

If soldiers can sacrifice so much for the sake of their country to keep their country independent and free, how much more we should be willing to sacrifice everything (even our lives), so that the Lord is honoured through our lives in every way, and Satan put to shame.

SOL.ARUN

RESURRECTION 

Him, God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Acts 2:24

Yes it is  impossible for grave to hold Christ Jesus. Death came with sin and Jesus is sinless, but He became sin when He bore the sin of the entire world on Him. The wrath of God is so severe on sin and Jesus bore it  and freed us from eternal punishment. He conquered sin and  it’s sting and freed us from eternal punishment; us means  all who believe in His crucifixion and resurrection.

The crucifixion of Jesus and His resurrection from death is the pivotal point of Christian faith. His physical suffering was so horrible and His Spiritual agony was more unbearable as He cried out, “O God, why have you forsaken me” Being God Himself He was torn apart from that Oneness for a time and the pangs of death  was unbearable.  He was buried as His death was confirmed at the cross and His resurrection was witnessed by  many. His death, burial and resurrection, every event was according to the Scripture, and nothing happened at random. All these events are marked in history.

Paul writes in 1cor 15:3-4

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

I Corinthians 15:3-4

and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.

I Corinthians 15:5-6

As Christ is risen we also will be raised from the dead. That’s the Christian hope. If we do not have this hope of resurrection our Christian life is futile. We can’t eat drink and live as we wish, for tomorrow we will have to face the Lord and stand before His judgment. And for those who are in Christ there is no condemnation. Jesus has risen as the first fruit from the dead and all of us who believe in Him will follow Him.

 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.

I Corinthians 15:13-14

For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

I Corinthians 15:16-19

It’s our blessed hope that we are saved by faith, that too by grace alone.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 2:4-6

Apostle Paul proclaims that he has considered everything of this world and all human achievements as waste when he realised the value of resurrection.”if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.”

Philippians 3:11

^{We are placed with our Lord and Master in the heavenly places through faith in Him and with  Apostle Paul we too should strive hard to lead a good Christian life by keeping ourselves away from sin to reach that position the Lord has kept  for us through eternity.}

Prayer

Loving heavenly Father, thank you for giving your Son for saving us from eternal punishment. Thank you for raising Him up from the grave through the eternal Spirit. Thank you for the unending love. Keep us in your love and union and help us to live worthy of you.. Wash us in the precious blood of Jesus. Praise God. Amen

Sol. Salomi Kurian

The will of God for us to live in Sanctification and Honour

For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from sexual immorality. I Thesa 4:3

As believers we are called to walk in love and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ and His teachings. Our walk of life must be the walk of faith in living a holy lives before our Lord.

that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in holiness and honour,

I Thessa4:4

For God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.

1thess4:7

In the book “Holiness” by JC Rule the author says Inaccurate, inconsistent one sided statements, dark counsel by words without knowledge regarding Justification and Sanctification. These discussion will draw out truth, that a diversity of opinions will lead us to search the scriptures more, to pray more, to become more diligent in trying to find out what is the desire of the spirit. ( Romans 8:27)

SUBJECT OF HOLINESS-

1. Faith in Christ is the root of all Holiness.

2. First step toward a holy life is to believe on Christ.

3. Union with Christ by Faith is the beginning to be Holy and continuing in holiness.

4. Faith on the son of the living God.

5. Faith purifies the heart.

6. Faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

That by faith, the elders obtained a good report. (Galatians 2:20 also says that he fights, he runs, he keeps his body under subjection. I Corin 9:26-27).

Justifying faith is a grace that does not work,but simply trusts,rests,and leans on Christ- (ROM 4:5).

Sanctifying faith- is a grace of which the very life of action, it works by Charity ( Gal 5:6).

Faith in Christ is the only thing needful, Righteousness is imputed to him that does not work,but believes. (Romans4:5).

^{Faith alone justifies. Faith alone sanctifies. It involves a practical exhibition of a active and passive grace.}

Have we ever seen holier men than the martyred John Bradford, Richard Hooker, James Usher, Richard Barxter, Samuel Rutherford or Robert Murray, Macheyne? They all felt themselves debtors to mercy and grace everyday- proclamation in faith.

Prayer:

Soul is in very unhealthy condition when it believes in this dangerous delusion of saying I am without sin. Lord we come before you just as we are.Sanctify us through your word, for your word is truth. Give us the faith to stand firm on your truth. In Jesus name. Amen.

SOL.CELIN