” I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”

Philippians 4 :13

Paul is here trying to tell us that it is important to be  content in all situations. It is important to rely on God’s strength even when others ready to help us.we have to submit ourselves  completely  to God, He will work in our life in different  ways. He promised us that “He will never leave us nor  forsake  us”. Hebrews 13:5. He is the author and perfector of our lives. He strengthen us from within and  makes us able to do all things. He gives us hope, confidence, wisdom, courage, ability and knowledge like He gave to Moses.

Moses said to God that he couldn’t  do it because  of the stammering  tongue, Lord urged him to take Aaron with him as a speaker. If we are ready God will arrange everything for us.

               The gifts and abilities are not seen together in all people. But if you are a believer Jesus will  manifest His strength, power and grace. It was the stammering  Moses who thundered “Let my people go”. If Lord want us for His kingdom work He will  equip us, train us and motivate us. We can do many things for Him, deliver people from their bondages, diseases, or comfort  others.  Wherever we are put ,be a testimony to others like Daniel and his friends. God will induce courage in us to face all the trials and afflictions.

            Despite  his frequent needs and harsh treatment, Paul joy fully declares his confidence that    God  will  allow   him to endure  anything. Paul’s words reflected the gospel teaching  nothing is impossible with God .(Mathew19:26,Mark 10:27Luke 1:37)  In Romans8:31  Paul says “if God is for us  who can be against  us”.

Paul’s confidence can be found throughout his writings. It is written to encourage the weak and those that find themselves in difficult circumstances. Paul recognized that when we are positioned in Christ, abiding in Him, and remaining in fellowship with the Father, we are  equipped  for  any crisis in our life.

”  Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit says the Lord”. 

Zechariah 4:6

          God is good and His word is true. Due to physical disability I used to struggle   a lot and would find things overwhelming. I always recite this verse and God has strengthened me in doing a lot of ordinary household chores like cooking, cleaning, driving, doing home deliveries and managing the restaurant in a foreign country. Thank you, Jesus, for helping me.

Prayer

         Heavenly Father gives me the grace to endure all hardships in my life. You are my strength and your word sustains me.

Amen

Sol.Anju

“Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us ,O Lord our God, for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against………….Ethiopians fled”. 

2 Chronicles 14:11-12 

              Asa cried to God for help ,when the  Ethiopians came out against  them  with 10 lakh people and 300 chariots.Asa was confessing that it is a light thing for thee, that the lord may help the strong and the weak. O Lord our God! Support us, we have come to oppose this multitude of people. We are dependent on you for your mercy. 

          And the Lord gave victory over the Ethiopians before Asa and the Ethiopians fled. The army that was with Asa was 5,80,000 people. But 10 lakh people were there with Zerah’s Ethiopian army to oppose him plus 300 chariots. If you look at whose count is more in the army we know that it was the Ethiopians. 

 But, What Happened? 

Asa looked upon the Lord God. He was not afraid to see the Ethiopian Army or chariots with 10 lakh people. He trusted in the Lord God. He went against the army with trust in the Lord God. Strong or weak if our trust is in the Lord we can win is what we understand from Asa’s war with Ethiopians. 

Dear ones, Things that come against us can be something beyond our strength. May  be we are not able to stand against it. But when you rely on the Lord God alone & ask for help, the lord will give us victory. 

Testimony 

I learned many things from the Lord through David school of Worship. The Lord Poured out an infinite anointing on me and gave me a song in my mouth. 

Song 

1. Let us rise and worship our God early in the morning  

2. Bring the people who live in the darkness into the light of our Lord Jesus  

3. Praying for the nations and making it our Lord’s Land, Let us shout Hallelujah and rejoice in the Lord 

We are His soldiers  

We are His soldiers 

All Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ 

         Prayer 

Holy God, deliver us from all our  enemies   plans as we trust in you in all our lives situations. 

Amen 

Sol.Manimegalai 

“He wore a robe dipped in blood,and his title was the ‘Word of God”

Revelation 19:13

Jesus is seen returning  as a conquering king and as the  Lord of  Lords. John observed that His robe was dipped in blood  He shed on the cross for our sins..Isaiah 63,:2-3 gives this event with a question and answer.2-“why are your clothes so red, as if you have been treading out grapes?”3-.In My  anger I trampled  My enemies as if they were grapes.

 Their blood  has stained My clothes”.

                   In the first  coming Jesus filled the role of the Lamb of God and shed His blood for our sins.At His second coming He will fill the role of the Lion of the tribe of Judah and devour His enemies because of their sins.His name is written  prominent as “The Word of God”. This identifies the rider on the white  horse as Jesus ,who came to earth first time as the  God in flesh but was rejected by the world.(John 1:1-2,10-11,14).He came for the salvation of the world and that is why the words He spoke over people were Spirit and He said it’s the spirit that gives life. The word is  active and alive.

               When He told them that no one can come to Him  unless the Father enables them, from that time many of His disciples left and  then Jesus turned and asked the 12 disciples do you also want to leave Me? Then Peter replied John 6:68 “Lord whom shall we go. You have the word of eternal life”.

Little he knew that Jesus not only had the word but He Himself was the word of God. Later the size of His battle,suffering  and rejection determined and proved how great was Jesus’s calling to receive  such resistance from worldly men and Satan.

This eternal truth boldly .”In the beginning  the word already existed. The word was with God and the word was God”. The word became flesh and dwelt among us.

John1:1,14

We  have seen His glory , a glory of the one came from the Father full of grace and truth. The word has the power to heal,sustain,cleanse  and transform.

Ephesians5:26

Jesus said to His disciples that you are clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

                Yes Jesus is alive, Hallelujah and He is the resurrection  and life. He gives eternal life to all those who believe in Him.All things we see in nature are created  by the ‘  word ,'(Jesus)..The word alone has the power of life because of the unfolding  of the word  the light shines forth.

“”The teaching of your word  gives light”.

Psalms119:130

Testimony

          I had seen and experienced  the power of the Word healing  my brother. When I went to  his house I called my friends and relatives for a prayer meeting. But he objected it. After two days I went back to my place. Later I came to know that he lost  the sight of one of his eyes. The Holy  Spirit prompt me to pray for him and  ask  Gods’ forgiveness. I prayed with great burden and put  healing words on him. Miraculously he was healed. But he didn’t give glory to God .so he became very sick with swelling of heart and bleeding  from kidney. Again I prayed with tears and God healed him. Now he has that  guilt  feeling  and  repentance. All glory to God.

Prayer

        Thank you Lord for being  the word, coming in the flesh to save us from eternal  condemnation  and death.

Amen

Sol.Noreen Francis

  But if you shall indeed obey His voice, and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and a foe to your foes.

Exo23:22

Today I found a different definition for enemies from Bible.

Enemies are the messengers God send to you. Whatever form they take – human beings, sickness, tsunami, flood, failure, unemployment, mental depression, drought, division, rebellion etc. they are sent by God to convey a message. Without receiving the message, if you start reacting with them, you will fail. It may take another form too.

Let us know more from Bible.

When the Lord created Adam and Eve, everything was in harmony with them. The climate, nature, everything was favourable. After sin, everything turned against them. Hatred, betrayal, accusing, lie, fear, hiding, etc. came along with sin.

When we obey God and His commandments, God will fight with our enemies and everything will be harmonious in our life.

Whereas, when we disobey God and violate His commandments, God will raise enemies against us. In other words, God Himself will become enemy to us.

  And God’s anger was kindled because he went. And the Angel of Jehovah stood in the way as an enemy against him. ….

Num22:22

Jesus Christ came to this earth to remove the eternal wrath of God towards humanity and to reconcile us with the Father. He showed us an example how to make God relent from His anger.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.

Luke 23:34

The Lord Heavenly Father heard His prayer, answered it and reconciled the whole humanity to Himself.

We come to the conclusion that we can make friends out of our enemies. It is the will of God too. We have an important role to play in making our enemies get reconciled with God.  How we can practice it?

Let us realise that the enemy has been sent to us by the Lord.

1. Find out the message of God the enemy is bringing to you.
2. Accept it and humble yourselves. Confess your sins. 
3. Make a sincere effort to search yourself and find out where you have gone wrong.  Ask Holy Spirit’s help.

 The enemy in rage would have accused you of something. Perhaps that can be the message.

Suppose you have given money as loan to somebody. He cheated you and did not repay you.  He becomes your enemy.

What is the message God is giving here.

1. May be he is willing to repay but he does not have. God did not allow him to repay to you. It can be an incident of God Himself make you pay back your ancestors have stolen from others. In that case you should not get angry with your enemy but should be thankful for helping you to come out of the curse.
2. May be, it is a promotion test for you from God,  to test you whether you comply with the verse,

Give to everyone who asks of you, and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them again.

Luke 6:30 

Sr. Angelica AOJ

“AND THE PRAYER OF FAITH

will save the one who is sick, and the lord will raise him up. and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one
 another, that you may be healed. the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”.

JAMES 5: 15-16

MY TESTIMONY:

Once in the year 2013, our relatives came to our house to invite us on the wedding. They told us that they have now started believing in Jesus Christ, so a day before the marriage, there will be a prayer meeting instead of worshiping the goddess in their house. They told us the gospel of the Lord and many testimonies. We listened in astonishment. We reached their house on the day of prayer meeting. Seeing so much heavenly sight, worship, prayers etc., I could not hold back tears from my eyes. After the meeting, some people asked a sister to do personal prayer. For that everyone was asked to sit down. I said that I have pain in my knees so I cannot sit on the ground. They supported me and made me sit down somehow and asking my name as well, that sister started praying for me. I didn’t understand much but heard with faith. Tears were pouring down from my eyes. Everyone started saying that the Holy Spirit is touching me. When the prayer was over, everyone started getting up, so I stood up without support. I felt as if someone had oiled my knees.

Later I told them that I had knee pain for 18 years. Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Allopathy all treatments done, my house is full of x-rays and medicines, no relief came. Doctor has advised me for knee replacement and has been asked to arrange Rs. 5,00,000/-.

Everyone consoled me that prayer has been done for you, SO LORD JESUS HAS NOW COMPLETELY HEALED YOU. I couldn’t believe what it was in a minute’s prayer that Jesus Christ healed me. In fact, in 2-4 days,

I STARTED RUNNING AS IF MY FEET HAD GOT WHEELS.

The Lord gave me new life. My embarrassment also went away and my surgery was also cancelled. I have no problem in sitting down, walking, running, but also God made me worthy to participate in table tennis tournaments as well. So big Miracle happened in my life. As the Lord spoke to me through this word:

 Mark 5: 34 “And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

I really saw this word come true, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, I too began to speak living words of healing to the sick.

Then I felt such a strong power of prayer.

God can do such a great thing by listening to a minute prayer that it can change someone’s life.

Jeremiah 17: 14 “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

Lord Jesus Christ took upon Himself all our ailments and sorrows in this world. He went on to console those who were in pain and in need.

Psalms 30: 2 “O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.”

Yes, Lord is always there not only for physical healing but also for our social, financial, mental, emotional, spiritual healings too. We have to cry for his help only.

In the year 2020, I had joined AOJ during the lockdown. It is a matter of chance that I was made the Coordinator of the Healing School of North through Dr. Albert Jones brother. Then after attending the classes of healing school, Lord gave me chance to teach also. Thereafter, Lord made me the National Healing Coordinator for 6 months. When 6 months were completed in that too, I was made the National Leader of Healing Gift School. Lord gave me promotions in healing school this way.

Lord is opening new doors in many states for Bethesda Healing Schools now.

I pray for thanks that Lord You have also given the gift of healing by giving me healing which I can use for the sick and they can be healed by the power of GOD.

May you be a source of strength in our body, courage in our soul and patience in pain.

Our body is God’s temple to you, there is no place for disease and despair.

May all be washed and cleansed with your holy blood. We declare that dear Jesus Christ, we are all healed by your whipping.
May all the glory be to you Lord. Amen! Hallelujah!

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SOL. POONAM BATRA, AOJ

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S A C R I F I C E

And Solomon Loved the LORD walking in the Statutes of his father David, Except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places.

– 1 KINGS 3:3

King Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice it was a the great high place.
He offered 1000 burnt offerings on that Altar.

SOLOMON.

• Loved the LORD

• Walked in HIS statues.

• Offered Sacrifice to the LORD

When he choose to sacrifice 1000 burnt offerings at Gibeon

HE DEVOTES HIS TIME
(to burn 1000 burnt offerings it would have taken ample of time )
Till Then He Choose To Stay In Gods Presence
as a result God himself choose to appear to him in dream that night.

Now What Sacrifice We Can Offer To God?

Eph: 5:2. Say’s
AND WALK IN LOVE, AS CHRIST also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

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SACRIFICE COMES OUT OF LOVE

Like Solomon had his father as an Example to see and walk his way

We have Christ as an Example to walk in Love as a living sacrifice

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Present Your Bodies A Living Sacrifice, Holy Acceptable To God. ROMANS 12:1

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Fornication, All Uncleanness, Covetousness, Filthiness, Foolish Talking, Coarse Jesting.              
                                                                  _ Ep 5:3,4

Let it not even be named among you nor it’s fitting for saints

But Rather THANKSGIVING Raise From Your Hearts (Altar)

So we also have the same encounter like Solomon had as MATT 5.8 says BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART : for they shall see GOD.

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PRAYER

Father we give thanks for Jesus Christ who offered himself as a sweet smelling aroma .
Help us also to walk in Love and to present our bodies as a living Sacrifice.

Amen.

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SOL.PINTA EUNICE,AOJ

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And He said  unto me, My grace is sufficient  for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore  will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ  may rest upon me”.

2 Corinthians12:9

              Our weaknesses,limitations, difficulties,short comings are not threat to our lives but opportunities  for God to pour out His strength  and power on us.If we seek Him ,He will  draw us to Him. Just like the good Samaritan who pour wine and oil into the wounds of the traveler, God pour out His grace and power on our wounds. God says “I will heal all your wounds”. Jeremiah 30:17

He heals our hurts, turns the weaknesses into  strength  and complete what is incomplete in our faith. So crisis  and  distress  are needed  to prove the reality of His comfort,eternal hope and assurance.

       Israelites bondage in Egypt cause God to raise  Moses as a leader to  speak for them,rescue and lead them to the promised land. When we have to go through  any crisis  ,believe  that the grace of Lord is able to bring us through as Paul confessed” when I am weak,then I am strong”.2 Corinthians 12:10

             Lord cannot use proud,self satisfied persons but He can use people who are broken hearted,defeated and needy. Instead of hiding away from God, we have to hide in Him.

“Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word”.

Psalms119:114

“Deliver me O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me”.

Psalms143:9

If we ask Holy Spirit will reveal to us our weaknesses and we can pray for it and He will  enable us to deal with it. We can use God given strength, gifts  and abilities  for the glory of God, not for our own needs. If anyone  praise us for our abilities  and positions,don’t  get exalted.we should humble and give glory  to God.

       To fill us completely  with His grace and strength we have to empty ourselves constantly  and rejoice in our weaknesses, failures  and  challenges. His dwelling Spirit like to reside in hearts that are needy and weeping  ,not of self-pity  but out of compassion for others. Paul had to face so many afflictions in his life .some Lord allowed to be there even when He persisted in prayer. He accepted it as the will of God to keep him humble, empty and receptive  of the grace of the Lord. Lord  assured him that in all of life’s situations  His grace is sufficient  for him

Prayer

      Father God,  help us to accept your disciplining  and become humble and empty  ourselves to fill us with your grace. Amen

–Sol.Gigi Jacob AOJ

Those who dwell in my house, and my slave-girls, count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. I called my servant, and he gave no answer; I must beg him with my mouth.

Job 19:15-17

My breath is hated by my wife, and I must beg to the sons of my mother’s womb.
Job has described his current status here. Many senior citizens live in the same condition today in their houses in the world. I know one person who after her retirement, is living alone. Lifelong her husband did not give her a pie for the family expenses. She has no clue where or how he spent all his earnings.

Because of he misunderstandings between the husband and wife, the children were also affected. Her daughter hates both the parents. If at all the mother goes to visit her any time, she will drive her away. Her sentimental attachment towards her grandson makes her stay there a couple of days. The daughter treats her like a slave.

We know why Job had to face such a miserable condition in his life. It was a test for him. But when it happens in our lives, we will come to ask why?
Job is a model for us. In Job’s time, there was nobody to interpret the Lord’s ways of dealing with human beings.

Now we live in Jesus Christ’s time. Jesus who is living in us through the Holy Spirit, teaches us, instructs us, about everything that is happening in our life.
If at all we have ears, let us listen.

‘……… Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Jehovah’.

Jer 17:5

Blessed is the man who trusts in Jehovah, and Jehovah is his trust.

Jer 17:7

In life, God is the only source whom we can trust. All other things we see in this world might desert us any day, any time. A child who is born in a home trusts its parents for anything and everything. He is dependent on his parents, relatives, friends, teachers and others whom he comes across in the society,

But at any time, in its life, the exact time nobody knows, all the trust it has placed on human beings would be scraped away. Before that time comes, slowly it has to learn the fact that, God is the source and giver of everything in its life. His parents, friends, relatives, education, wisdom, riches, position, contacts, etc. everything is a gift from God to Him. Even for his life, he is indebted to his Creator.

The shift of his trust from people to God should happen even when they are under the custody of their parents i.e. before 18 years of age. They should be thoroughly taught about this.
Children who are educated in this, by their parents, slowly and steadily in the right way, at the right time, achieve their aim in life.

Prayer

Let all the souls put their trust in God. Only in God. God’s glorious throne is a strong fortress to all who trust Him. Surrender all of them to God and His providence.

–Sr. Angelica AOJ

HEAVEN’S CURRENCY

And How to Earn the Heavenly Treasure

Every kingdom/country has a currency. So does our Father’s Heavenly Kingdom. And can you guess what it is? The currency of Heaven is ‘Love’. The residents of Heaven carry out their transactions in this currency. They are all ‘bought’ by the precious blood of Lord Jesus and have received the perfect ‘gift of salvation’—-their treasure in heaven. Every ‘give’ and ‘take’ is carried out in terms of ‘Love’.

How a True Christian Earns The Heavenly Treasure During His Earthly Journey

In the Earthly Kingdom also, true Christians operate with this currency. To them the earthly mammon holds no significance

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;

or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Mathew 6:24

When the Pharisees tried to entangle Lord Jesus asking Him whether it was lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not, Jesus perceived their wickedness and said:-

 Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s;and unto God the things that are God’s.

 Matthew 22:21

‘Money’ of this world cannot be the most important thing for a true Christian.He knows how to be content with whatever God has provided him. Also, he does not envy those who are affluent as per worldly norms. He attaches greater significance to inner peace, chastity, walking in obedience to the Father and the statutes in the Word of God.His aim is to fulfil his God given destiny on this earth and endeavour to win souls for God’s Kingdom.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Psalm 37:16

People of this world spend most of their time worrying how to secure their earthly treasures which are eventually perishable. Satan has blinded their eyes and deceived them into believing that wealth is the key to attaining happiness.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

1 Timothy 6:17

But true Christians store their treasures in heaven by reading and obeying the ‘WORD OF GOD’. They live together in love and harmony with their eyes fixed on the ‘Heavenly Treasure’, that is, ‘Salvation of their souls’.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10

Power of Heaven’s Currency:

Also, love ‘buys’ i.e. it reciprocates. It has great power but only for them who realize it’s worth. You can buy your children’s obedience with it, your husband’s faithfulness, your wife’s care, your parent’s peace, your master’s favour, your servant’s dedication…………even a stranger’s trust.

Love has a ‘magnetic’ power which works only on them who have their spirit and consequently their consciences alive. That is why Lord’s love automatically attracts the ones who are ‘called’ according to His purpose. It does not work on people of the world whose conscience is dead. This Heavenly Currency has no value for them.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

Matthew 19:21

But for the believers, it is invaluable and while waiting for His coming we will continue to transact in this ‘currency of Love’ and not of the world!

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, teach us to orchestrate our lives in a way where we operate in the ‘heavenly currency’ of love.Lord,pour Your love in our hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5).May we be ambassadors of comfort to those in distress, thereby saving souls and winning them for Your Kingdom.

In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.

Sol. Neelam Sharma

  Delivering me from my enemies. You exalted me above those who rebelled against me, delivering me from violent men.

2Sa 22:49

David had many enemies to face in his life. He knew why enemies rose against him. When he sinned against God one of the punishment God uttered on him was,

“Therefore the sword will never leave your household, because you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’ “This is what the LORD says: “‘Listen very carefully! “‘I’m raising up evil against you right out of your own household. “

2Sa 12:10,11 

David’s own son rose against him and became his enemy.  Absaom gathered David’s army, drove David away from the palace and made himself the king. Even though David repented  and asked mercy from the Lord, all the Israelites were under Absalom for a particular period. The Lord forgave his sins. But the term of punishment was there. During this period also, David sought the Lord and the Lord was with him to help him.

After a particular period, all the Israelites came back to him. And David was appointed king again.

“Not long afterward, all the men of Israel started coming to the king….”

2 Sa 19:41 

They were competing in claiming rights over David.

The invitation for David’s return had originated in the ten tribes, but, through some mismanagement, the actual welcome was given by Judah. This led to a renewed manifestation of the rivalry that at length brought about the division of the kingdom. The prophetic word,  ‘Therefore the sword will never leave your household’ came into effect.

Today many believers  undergo trials and tribulations over which they are not able to take victory.  Neither do they know the reason.

India, as a nation has been undergoing slavery of satan for centuries. But now the period of punishment is getting over. Jesus Christ is slowly taking  over this nation.

Sense the change of time! It’s your duty to see ‘Jesus’ Government’ is established  in your area. What are the slaveries your area people are undergoing now? You may start chasing them.

  One time there was a famine during David’s reign that went on for three straight years. David sought the LORD, who said, “Saul and his household are guilty because he executed the Gibeonites.”

2Sa 21:1

Is there a famine (for the word),  sickness or anything that is tormenting people of your Constituency continuously? Ask the Lord for the reason. He will reveal the solution too.

  After they had done everything that the king commanded, God responded to prayers for the land. 

2Sa 21:14

Is there still anything which you have to do for your land?

  And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. 

2Sa 22:1

India is going to sing the Freedom Song soon. Its slavery is coming to an end. All the enemies which ruled over India – sins, curses, false gods and goddesses all are fleeing one by one.  You are being built, O India, You shall again put on your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice. Amen.

–Sr. Angelica AOJ