NO CONDEMNATION

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 

And because you belong to Him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. (Romans 8:1-2 NLT)

As a child of God you are freed from the clutches of SIN. Don't allow guilt to spoil the God given peace. Don't listen to the lies of the devil and get carried away from the presence of God. Be of good Cheer! You belong to Jesus Christ.

CURRENT SUFFERING vs EXPECTED GLORY

I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:18 GNT)

# Are you going through trials and tempting moments leading to repeat failures in life? 

# Are you getting bugged up because of the oppressions, in spite of being good to others? 

# Are you worked out beyond your capacity and yet cornered by others?

# Are you thinking, "What is the use in being a faithful Christian following the Godly principles?

Don't give up. This world may be dominated by evil minded wicked people. But then, this is not a permanent place for anyone. All that we see in this world will fade away. But God has promised a new world filled with His glory. That is our dwelling place forever. That cannot be compared with anything of this world. 

It's just a matter of time. This glory will be revealed when, Jesus Christ comes back to take His redeemed to be with Him! Till then, don't compromise, even if u have to suffer for the truth. 

HE LEADS YOU

Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. (Isa 48:17, ESV)

The Lord will lead you in the right way. He will instruct and show you the directions to follow. He cares for your future. As God you creator, He knows the right path for you to walk. 

He not only instructs, but leads you through. He is the best leader and the best teacher you can ever find. He will be with you till the end and shall never leave you nor forsake you. Put your trust in Him and simply follow Him. Surely you will reach ashore safely.

HARVEST OF BLESSING

So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. (Galatians 6:9, NLT)

God rewards all our works. Both good and bad. If you sow good deeds, you will reap good things. If you sow bad deeds, you will reap bad things. The time span varies from crop to crop for sprouting. Some crops sprout the very next day of sowing and some other crops may take a longer time. 

When God bless your life, He expects you to sow it back into this world for good. Sharing and giving are different ways of sowing. Are you a selfish person who doesn't care for others but always worried about yourself?

When you do good to others, not all the time, people change for good or respond back in good mindset. But still, the Lord is watching over you to check whether you keep sowing for good. If you do so, The Lord will bless you with a bountiful harvest of blessing on time.

Do not get tired of doing good. Don't give up. Continue to remain faithful to God in doing good to others.

SOME DO'S & DON'TS FOR LIFE...

(Ephesians 4:25-27, 29-32 GNT)

Do's

1.         Each of you must tell the truth to the other believer, because we are all members together in the body of Christ.

2.         Use only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.

3.         Be kind and tender-hearted to one another,

4.         Forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.

Don'ts

1.         Do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free.

2.         Don't give the Devil a chance.

3.         Do not let your anger lead you into sin, and do not stay angry all day.

4.         Do not use harmful words.

5.         Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger.

6.         No more lying

7.         No more shouting or insults,

8.         No more hateful feelings of any sort.

SUFFERING FOR DOING RIGHT?

For what credit is there if you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? 

But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it. It was to this that God called you, for Christ Himself suffered for you and left you an example, so that you would follow in His steps. 

(1 Peter 2:20, 21 GNT)

When you try to live in the ways of The Lord, focussing on how to please God, you will surely come across people who differ with you in ways, thoughts and deeds. 

These conflicts or disagreements can grow into enmity because of ego, further developing into undue hardship, non cooperation, slander, abuse, false accusations, character assassination etc..

What is the way out?

As God's children, 

1. Remain firm in your faith. Don't compromise with the truth.

2. Endure suffering for the sake of Christ without retaliating. God will soon open their eyes to see and realise the good work in you.

3. Try to be in peace with all. Forgive them for the harm they did to you. Don't develop hatred towards them. Most of the times, they oppose you because of their ignorance.

4. Pray for them regularly and intercede that God may open their eyes of understanding

5. Continue to do good, fulfilling your God given purpose, running the race with faith. 

6. Don't give up. Things/Situations/People will surely change for good.

HUMAN NATURE vs SPIRIT OF CHRIST

We are called to please God and to be victorious over our sinful human nature. The secret is to live as the Spirit of God leads us. Are you willing to obey?

• And so people become enemies of God when they are controlled by their human nature; for they do not obey God's law, and in fact they cannot obey it. 
• Those who obey their human nature cannot please God. 
• But if Christ lives in you, the Spirit is life for you because you have been put right with God, (even though your bodies are going to die because of sin).
• If the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from death, lives in you, then He who raised Christ from death will also give life to your mortal bodies by the presence of His Spirit in you. 
• So then, my friends, we have an obligation, but it is not to live as our human nature wants us to.
• For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; 
• but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live. 
• Those who are led by God's Spirit are God's children. 

(Romans 8:7, 8, 10-14 GNT)

BE AN EXAMPLE.

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. (Titus 2:7 NLT)

God is not interested in preachers and hearers. But in doers according to His word. How is your life? Do you stop with preaching to others or correcting others or criticising others? Do your words and deeds match? 

When Jesus was walking in this world as a human, He went around doing good. He expects us to be the same. Don't look at others. But look at yourself first. Don't wait for others. Instead be a role model and an example to others in doing good. Be a living witness for Jesus. Be an example.

CORRUPT CONSCIENCES:

Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. Such people claim they know God, but they deny Him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good. (Titus 1:15, 16 NLT)

How is your conscience? Are you critical all the time? Are you a person who is known for finding faults with people and the things happening around? Are you able to appreciate others for their good works?

Self righteousness leads to pride, which will make us arrogant. Let us be careful in making critical comments over others. Let us not fall into the trap of pride. Instead let us be humble, filled with love and compassion for others and shall be people with a clear conscience before God and men.

NEW LIFE

Share with others about the New Life a person will get, when they put their faith in Jesus Christ.

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life He has promised through faith in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 1:1 NLT)

Qualities of an Elder in the Church:

 

(1 Timothy 3:1-7 NLT)

This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be an elder, he desires an honorable position.”  So an elder

# must be a man whose life is above reproach. 

# must be faithful to his wife. 

# must exercise self-control,

     *  live wisely and

     *  have a good reputation. 

# must enjoy having guests in his home, and 

# must be able to teach. 

# must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. 

# must be gentle, 

    * not quarrelsome, and 

    * not love money. 

# must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. 

For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church? 

An elder must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall. 

Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap. 

DISCIPLINE & DELIGHT

My child, don’t reject the Lord's discipline, and don’t be upset when He corrects you. For the Lord corrects those He loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom He delights. (Proverbs 3:11, 12 NLT)

God showed His love for you by the sacrifice of His son Jesus on the cross, whose blood was paid as the ransom to deliver you from the clutches of devil and sin.  As a person forgiven of your past sins, God delights in you.

He not only saved you from the debts of your past life, but is also concerned about your future. He is interested about your eternal life. He wants you to be with Him in heaven for eternity.

Therefore, He disciplines you every time you deviates from His will and way. His discipline is for your own good, so that you don't loose out on eternal life. 

Be grateful to God that He watches over you in every step of your life. 

Dreams and Desires

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. (Proverbs 3:5, 6 NLT)

God knows the desires of your heart and the dreams of your life. He will fulfil them according to His plan if you trust Him and commit your ways into His hands. So don't depend on your human instincts, but seek His will for your life and depend on Him in every step. He will direct you in the right way, in the right time.

He will never make a mistake. 

WHAT IS CONTROLLING YOUR MIND?

Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. (Romans 8:5-8 NLT)

Are you dominated by your sinful nature? If so, you really need a spiritual overhauling. Else, your entire life will be destroyed. 

We need to move into the paradigm of being dominated by the spirit of Christ, who alone can lead us in the right direction.

How to get out of the dominance of the sinful nature?

1. You should remember, as long us we live in this world, there will be a constant struggle between our flesh(sinful nature) and the spirit.

2. So, wilfully and consciously commit yourself to God and surrender your life totally to His control.

3. Believe in the Holy Spirit. Trust Him and follow / obey His instructions no matter how simple or silly it looks. Obedience to the Holy Spirit is the key to stay away from troubles.

4. Constantly feed yourself with the healthy food which is a desperate need for your inner-man. God's word is the best and foremost healthy food u can eat. The supplements can be the spiritual songs, messages, magazines, articles, godly fellowships,  etc...

5. Run away from the Junk that corrupts your mind and erode your spiritual values and growth, even without your knowledge. Eg, unwanted gossip, worldly entertainments that will slowly induce lust without your knowledge, contradictory write ups, unhealthy arguments, sedentary lifestyle etc..

6.There is no replacement for the personal time with God. More the time we spend with Him, more our inner transformation to be like Him will be. 

The world needs good Role-models. You are called and chosen to be a Godly Role-model. 

This is possible only when you are controlled by the Holy Spirit. Say 'NO' to the sinful nature and 'YES' to the Holy Spirit. You will surely be a success. May God bless you.

Struggles

(Lamentations 3:26-30 GNT)

It is good to wait patiently for the Lord to save us. 

When we are young, it is good to struggle hard and to sit silently alone, if this is what the Lord intends. 

Being rubbed in the dirt can teach us a lesson; we can also learn from insults and hard knocks. 

Pray for Peace and Work hard

  Pray for peace in Babylonia and work hard to make it prosperous. The more successful that nation is, the better off you will be. (Jeremiah 29:7 CEVUS06)

Wherever (place of living or Organisation to work) The Lord has kept you now, work hard to give your best for its growth. You may be a stranger in your current place of work or may be living in a foreign land. But, still The Lord has His own plan and purpose in doing that. You are here where you are for a reason and to not by accident. Don't be confused over your decision to work in your current workplace or stay.

Instead, start giving your best in maintaining highest level of productivity, building good relationship with others, helping others etc. Also Pray and promote peace. Be a person of peace with everyone or be a peacemaker in this troubled world, so that you will also be prosperous and peaceful.

Have a productive and peaceful week ahead...

YOUR PRESENCE IN GOD's PRESENCE

 Then King David went into the Tent of the Lord's presence, sat down and prayed, “Sovereign Lord, I am not worthy of what you have already done for me, nor is my family. (2 Samuel 7:18 GNT)

Points to ponder:

1.Went into the Tent of the Lord's presence

2.Sat down

3.Prayed

Are you too busy to go,sit and spent time with The Lord? Compare the time we get to spend for eating with that of the time we spend for personal time with God. 

Fast food is not healthy all the time and will do harm in the longer run. So is your lifestyle.. If you continue to be busy without giving proper time for reading and meditating the word of God, your soul starves of nutrition and can break down any moment.

If you are weak in your soul and spirit, you will never have the strength, confidence and stamina to face the difficulties of life. Better correct your lifestyle now, before it becomes too late..

God is longing to have fellowship with you.

BE STILL

 (Exodus14:14)The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Are you stranded because of the oppressions from your enemies? Are you feeling trapped by the snares of the enemy and do you feel locked on all sides? Are you wondering where God is at this moment of despair and what is He doing, instead of coming to your rescue? Are you feeling bugged up, that the enemies are having a laugh at you, while you are reeling under the pain of their afflictions, wounds and hurts?

 

This is a temporary phase, the Lord has allowed in your life. Don't lose heart or give up. He is listening to your cry and will fight the battle for you. You are not alone. Just hold on to your faith in Him. Don't retaliate. Instead, surrender everything in the hands of God and BE STILL.

The battle belongs to the Lord and the Victory is yours. He will turn your mourning into dancing.  

BROKEN & DESPAIR

(Psa 69:20) Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I waited for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, but found no one.

Dear friend,

The world and the people are not good all the time and neither are we. We all go through bad times. We are known for mood swings and fluctuations of temper and are hardly stable in critical times. Yet, when we are hurt by others, we cry foul over the whole world. We jump up and down making a huge noise pointing fingers at others. We can hardly stand injustice but seldom realize how many times we were unjust even to our near and dear ones.

 

God allows pain and painful moments in our life to break us down so that He can build us in a much better way as well as to make us realize how others would have felt through our own negative and scornful reactions and response to them.

There is a popular saying in Tamil, we can understand the intensity of others headache and toothache, only if we experience it.

What sort of a situation are you going through now? Are you broken and in despair, desperate to come out of your trouble and searching for someone to comfort? Just take a moment to think of others who are going through similar situations. Think about the dear ones, your sweet hearts and beloved ones on the numerous occasions you brought pain into their life. Pray for them. Try to heal their wounds and hurt feelings by taking some remedial action. Forgive others who are scornful to you.

Job prayed to God for his friends’ deliverance before getting delivered. Comfort others and be comforted. Give and it shall be given unto you. Don't be too self cantered or selfish in life. Think about others. You will see the hand of God working for you.

LIVING HOPE THROUGH THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS

(1 Peter 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

For the world, death may be the end. But the word of God says, physical death is the beginning of another life. Because Jesus died and then rose again to life, we have the greatest victory in life. 

Yes, we have a new living Hope in Christ through this resurrection. The hope of eternal life. Death was conquered by Christ on the Cross and its chains were broken by His resurrection.

Are you crying over the loss of your beloved ones? Are you afraid about death? Remember the empty tomb of Jesus. One day we all will be taken up to be with Him. The ones who are dead in Christ will get resurrected first and the Children of God who are alive will be following them at the voice of the trumpet to be transformed into heavenly beings. What a great HOPE we have!.

Don't cry. Let the pain of death drive you into a person of Godly purpose. Save as many souls as possible from the clutches of death and devil. Keep doing this greatest work for the mankind. Every soul counts.

As you celebrate the resurrection of Christ, get fired up for this great mission as a soul saver/soul winner for the Lord.

JESUS HUNG ON THE CROSS AS A CURSE

(Gal 3:13) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”.

In those days, only the worst criminals were crucified to death. It was considered a curse or cursed in life if anyone was crucified. But Jesus took that mean and horrible punishment on HIM for you and me because He loved you so much and considered worth dying for you.

Are you struggling with defeats, losses, peace-less situations because of generational curses, gasping because of the power of black magic, sorcery or any other evil schemes of the wicked people and demonic oppression?

Are you continuously reminded of these horror incidents, life threatening words and fear for life? Are you under the impression that something is following you all the time and you are under constant danger?

STOP... STOP LISTENING TO THOSE NEGATIVE WORDS. devil is a liar and he is a master of deception. He blinds the spiritual eyes of people from knowing the truth..

LISTEN NOW!

JESUS HUNG ON THE CROSS AS A CURSE TO DELIVER YOU FROM THE CLUTCHES OF ALL CURSES AND EVIL POWERS. HE DEFEATED THE ENEMY THROUGH HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS AND YOU CAN ENJOY THE DELIVERANCE.

Just believe in this great truth.

 Submit your life into His hands.

  Surrender your will to live for Him till the end.

   Accept the great victory of Jesus for your life.

    Resist and rebuke the devil in the name of Jesus.

      Enjoy the freedom, love, joy and peace in Christ Jesus!

DON'T QUIT. DON'T GIVE UP.

YOU NEED TO LIVE FOR JESUS TILL THE END COZ, HE CONSIDERED IT WAS WORTH DYING FOR YOU AND DELIVER YOU..

LIVE FOR HIM ALONE.

COME RUNNING TO JESUS

(Matt 11:28) Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Are you limping in your spiritual life with bleeding wounds  and with no one to approach for help? Neither to God because of the killing guilt of not keeping up your words and promises made to Him?

Are you struggling with your sorrow filled soul with no assurance of another deliverance from the sinking sinful habit?

Is the devil constantly whispering in your heart that everything is over in your life? Is he telling you that you have come to the end of life and there is no more scope or future? Are you on the verge of giving up on life?

Are you running aimlessly in life seeking for the fresh air of hope and a new life?

Don't give up. JESUS STILL LOVES YOU!

He died for you because He wants to take you ashore safe and secure, holy and perfect like Him. He will not despise anyone who comes to Him with an open heart... just as they are.

No one else can understand you and your turmoil better than Jesus. So, come running to Him as you are. Does not matter whether you are dirty or shabby. Come to Jesus. He is waiting to accept you with love.

ENDURING INSULTS & HUMILIATION

(Psa 69:7) For I endure insults for Your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.

Christian life is not easy. It is not a bed of roses. God expects us to be soft, patient, enduring and long suffering like JESUS, even during the moments of insults and humiliation. This is the toughest moment of our life.

Are you going through these kinds of situations? Are you fed up with life because of the people who are repeatedly humiliating you both in public and private? Are you crying "How long this will happen?"

Don't worry. Keep going looking at the face of Jesus. Every painful moment you endured as a child of God is recorded in Heaven. He who watches your agony will reward you and will lift you up before the eyes of others. He shall honour you and shall bless you more. Your sorrows will be turned into Joy.

He shall lift you up before the very eyes of those who humiliated you and shall keep you over those who insulted you. Just trust God alone. Don't look at the world, the people or the surroundings. Let your eyes be on JESUS.