GOD'S FAVOUR Ministries

2014-03-26T08:24:00.000-07:00

Holy Spirit is the helper that Jesus sent for us. Anointing of Holy Spirit is the God's presence in us. He “will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I(Jesus) have said to you. John 14:26” . He crowns us with Spirit of Sonship, “ For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans 8:15”. He will remind us of our worth and value in Christ.

Holy Spirit is pictured as pigeon in the Bible, as they don’t stand even slight disturbance. Our mistakes leak the anointing from our life; refill is possible only via worship. In the previous article we learned what we lose and don’t lose, when we miss the anointing. Let us learn more about it.

Gifts of Holy Spirit

Gift is something that we get on our birthday, for free. Not that we don’t know what a gift is; when it comes to gifts from God, we tend to think we have to earn it. We don’t lose a gift just because we feel not worthy of having it or using it.

Last month’s prayer request included my cousin’s marriage. The prayer was included for the second time as she had not received the blessing by then. I prayed harder as I began to think, my prayer wasn’t good enough to bring down the stronghold.

One day in the prayer, Holy Spirit revealed me about His Gifts. He asked if, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves (not your efforts), it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9), why would your prayers not be good enough?

1 Corinthians: 12 reveal us the Gifts of Holy Spirit

1) Word of Wisdom

2) Word of Knowledge

3) Faith

4) Gifts of Healing

5) Working of Miracles

6) Prophecy

7) Discerning of Spirits

8) Divers (or different) kinds of Tongues

9) Interpretation of (different) Tongues

It is on purpose I am not allowed to depend on my worth, so that I can’t boast in myself. Rather I need to boast in the love of God in Christ to receive the Gifts of Holy Spirit. “For if they which are of the efforts be heirs, faith in Christ is made void, and the gifts made of no effect.Romans 4:14”. It is named as, “Obedience through faith”, in the new covenant

Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

I took the spirit of Christ in me and learned humility. I left my burdens at the foot of the cross and found rest.

Fruits of Holy Spirit

On the other hand, tree needs to be nourished to bear fruit. You may not know it, but when you accepted Jesus, Fruits are planted inside you in seed form. "Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16). "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" (Galatians 2:20).

Through Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit nourishes us to bear fruits. Which Jesus encloses in a single verse, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” It is obvious, without the vine(Jesus) through whom the nourishment (Holy Spirit) flows to the branches, fruits cannot be bore. Christ is the cornerstone.

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, endurance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23"

What do branches do? How do they bear fruits? - They receive the nourishment from the vine. The more they receive it, the more fruits they bear.

“For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we(branches) are united with Christ Jesus(Vine). Ephesians 2:6”

We bear fruits by receiving Holy spirit through Jesus Christ.

“Peace He left with you; His peace He gave you. He did not give to you as the world gives based on circumstances. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27. Through the Spirit you can experience joy and peace in every circumstance, no matter how difficult or painful.

Secret of receiving a miracle.

Which is difficult ? Receiving a gift or bearing fruit ?

Looking at the list one might mistake that Fruits are easier to get, because we can show kindness to people or have joy in our life to some extent, but can hardly do any miracles.

But in reality, unlike fruits, gifts does not depend on our efforts, it’s given to us based on the finished work of Christ. In other words, we don't have to put our effort for healing, “by His stripes we are healed Isaiah 53:5.”

When are we God’s beloved children?

2014-03-24T07:47:00.001-07:00

Wonderful people in Christ, God has given us the wonderful gift of enjoying His love. Not many have the gift, only a very few. When we feel like we are no longer part of the covenant in Christ, do we lose the favor ground on which we stand?

There will be times when we are not filled with the Holy Spirit, our spirit will feel weak; we will feel guilty for not being a joy we used to be; we will miss the words of faith we used to speak; we will feel sad for not leading the day gladly through His grace; we will worry about small things that we used to overlook; we will lose the courage that gained us admirers; we will whine like a child missing love and we will hope that the day ends soon.

In spite of all the uncertainties of the day, the one thing that will stay certain is the Love of God.

“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:31-39

Stand fast in His love. Let our spirit rejoice in the truth, we are still God’s Beloved Children.

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Matthew 7:24-27

“So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.” Hebrews 12:28

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-02-12T00:08:00.001-08:00

Matthew 8:3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed."…

Do you know that it is Gods will for you to be healed? In fact, Jesus always healed the sick who came to Him. The blind, lame, maimed, mute, deaf and demon-possessedHe healed them all! (Matthew 8:16)

The Bible says that he who has seen Jesus has seen the Father. (John 14:9) You want to see what God is like? Look at Jesus! He never gave sickness to anybody. You never find Jesus looking at a person, a fine specimen of a man, and saying, Come here. You are too healthy. Receive some leprosy! In fact, when a leper came to Him for healing, Jesus, full of compassion, told the leper, I am willing; be cleansed.

Unfortunately, there are some Christians who say, It is Gods will for me to be sick. God has some purpose, some mysterious purpose for my situation. It is all part of His divine plan and we shall all know in the sweet by and by, the reason why! But these same people go to their doctors to get well. They take their medication and rest. Why do they do that if they really believe that God wants them sick? Doesnt make sense, does it?

Come on, what makes perfect sense is this: God wants you well. He wants you whole. His will is for you to be healed! In fact, He is so willing that He took all your sicknesses and diseases upon His own body, so that you dont have to suffer them today! He allowed Himself to be beaten and scourged, so that by His scourgingby His stripesyou are healed! (Isaiah 53:5) Since He has already suffered the sickness on your behalf, why should you suffer it today?

So my friend, if you are sick, know that God did not give you the disease. Read every healing miracle that Jesus did in the Gospels and see how Jesus is the Lord who heals you. (Exodus 15:26) Hear His gracious words, I am willing, be healed, and know that they are as much for you today as they were for the leper!

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-02-07T00:07:00.001-08:00

1 Samuel 17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

Ever wonder why two people can hear the same thing and yet have very different responses? For one, what is said makes him afraid and discouraged. For the other, his heart is so filled with faith that he dares to come against the devil and what he is doing.

In the Valley of Elah, Goliath the Philistine giant taunted the armies of Israel for 40 days. When David came on the scene, he heard the same mockings of Goliath that the rest of the Israelites heard. But somehow, those same words which caused fear in the soldiers angered David. What did David know or see that the others failed to see?

David knew that he had a covenant with God. Now, King Saul and all the soldiers with him that day also had the same covenant with God, but only David believed the covenant. And he acted on his belief. So God caused his giant to come tumbling down.

If David had such a great victory even though he was under the old covenant, how much more you and I who are under the new covenant! Today, God is asking, Where are my Davids who will believe the new covenant?

What is the new covenant? It is the covenant of grace. And grace means unmerited, undeserved, unearned favor. God wants us to know that He has cut this covenant with us through Christ our representative. And according to the covenant, we have His undeserved favor. We are blessed because Jesus took our beating. Because of what Jesus has done on the cross, we have victory over every giant.

Isnt that good news? Today, God wants you to stand before your giant and declare that in spite of what you are going through, in spite of what is happening, you believe that God is for you because of what Jesus has done for you. And then, before your very eyes, you will see the giants of accusation, intimidation, condemnation, disease and debt fall flat before you!

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-02-03T00:07:00.000-08:00

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Imagine this scenario: Your car tire blows and you are late for work. At the office, you find out that someone else got the promotion you had been hoping for. Then, you receive a call from home informing you that your kitchen pipes are leaking again. Before long, you hear a voice telling you, If God loves you so much, how come all these things are happening to you?

Perhaps you are asking the same question today and wondering if God really loves you. Well, I want you to know that you must never judge Gods love for you based on your circumstances. No, look at the cross instead! The cross is the sure symbol of Gods love for you. It is at the cross that God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

A teenager learnt that the cross indeed spoke of how much God loves her. At one point in her life, she was contemplating suicide as the only way out of her loveless, messed-up life. She had intended to take some pills with a lethal dose of alcohol. She was all ready to die when she started clicking aimlessly on some MP3 songs on the Internet. And of all the songs that were on her screen, she picked a beautiful song written by one of our church musicians.

The lyrics of the song, sung by one of our church vocalists, spoke of being held by Gods love and being treasured in His sight. They touched this teenager. Sensing that an awesome God with His amazing love was reaching out to her, she abandoned her plan to kill herself. Not long after that, she found our church and even met the person who had sung the song. She eventually came to know how much God loves her and how He has demonstrated His love for her through the cross.

Beloved, when you look at your life and find yourself wondering if God really loves you, look to the cross and see Gods outstretched arms. It will remind and reassure you of how much He loves you!

Learn to be compassionate!

2014-01-31T02:04:00.001-08:00

"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me" Mathew 16:24

"If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you" Col 3:13

"I have always had hard time following this command", these are my words, but does this sentence sound familiar to you?

Cross was never a symbol of our own burdens, it is the symbol of others' burdens. Jesus wasn't carrying burdens of his own sin on the cross, was he? He was carrying ours.

I remember a guy during my college days, who liked to sleep under the fan during the whole summer and we would be left with no other choice than to sleep in the corner, sweating like pigs. Unlike him, for guys like us both sleeping in the corners, who are from part of the state where even summer heat doesn't have the sting, to sleep in such circumstances in one of the hottest places in the state was beyond description. The worst part was not over yet. After a few months winter came and we were so happy that we won't have to suffer the summer heat anymore. But the winter nights were too cold to bear. I was so pleased that I was not the one who has to be under the fan. Suddenly without any signs he changed his place forcing us to move under the fan. We didn't argue with him for it, guessing it would be a silly fight to have. Maybe we were just stupid, as the world would refer it or maybe we were so noble. Even though I was displeased with him, I felt sorry for him later. How can he bear troubles in life if he can't even bear the climate around him? Sometimes when we are so weak to handle our problems we tend to put the burden on others. Don't we?

Anyway, we let him sleep comfortably; we took his burdens out of compassion for him. And that was just the beginning, we were there for him from then on financially as guardians, emotionally as friends and he started returning the favour little by little and ultimately he became our best friend.

Our friendship remained in my mind for longer and so was this question. Was I just plainly stupid or was I noble that day? Then I came to know about a guy, whom everyone loves for carrying the burden of our sins on the Cross out of compassion for us. He is celebrated as God's Promised redeemer. If it was God's plan to carry our troubles, then for sure we couldn't have been stupid in carrying our friend's burden. After all God is not stupid, He is Holy.

I still remember the exact words my friend had told about us in a gathering of all the classmates, on our last working day. "Because of my roommates and their help, I and my family survived. I wish I had taken their blessings, touching their feet, after receiving my first month salary". And finally he shed a few drops of tears. Amazing what love can do, it can light up the deepest dungeons of our lives.

Jesus said, "a bad tree cannot bear good fruit". I thought if I can bear at least a few good fruits, God can't reject me as a bad tree. I don't know for some reason my plan didn't work, leaving me with no other option than to accept that I am a bad tree.

Now the real problem started. How can good fruits ever come out of me if I am stuck as a bad tree? How will I ever be able to carry a cross?

Jesus came to my rescue, "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that I(we) might die to sins and live for righteousness"1 peter 2:24. He switched place with me just like we had switched places under the fan with our friend. The only difference is, unlike me, HE VOLUNTEERED! He took my sins upon Him and gave me His holiness.

I couldn't believe what Jesus had done for me on the cross? He had turned me into a Good Tree. Every day I take my anxieties of my mistakes to the cross and leave it there and he gives his holiness to me instead, so that I can bear good fruits.

All I have to do is accept the gift of righteousness and holiness. The bible says, "how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ." Romans 5:17. I know God is not going to force feed it to me, he is too gentle for that. He expects me to accept and believe in it in my own will. It is precious enough to make me say that, 'I wouldn't drop it for the whole world'. Jesus for sure knew it, that is why he says, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8:36.

Don't you dare ask me after reading all this, "Yeah I understand Jesus has forgiven us all. But what did you do from your part? How did you train yourself to be kind hearted?". I have already told you the answer for that. You cannot train a bad tree to bear good fruits. I receive the holiness by confessing everyday in my prayers; "I am the righteousness of God in Christ". I keep reminding myself, my worth and value is not in what I do, it is in Christ. We should know who we are in Christ!

Does it sound too good to be true? You think it is blasphemy? Do you feel like shouting at me, "How dare you claim that you have the righteousness of the Almighty Himself? I won't be surprised if you do. But before asking me all your questions open your bible and read 2 Corinthians 5:21. You will find this there, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."

Are you confused? I was too. But we aren't the first ones! This was the reason the religious leaders Crucified Jesus. They killed His disciples one after another for the same reason. They were also confused, it was too good for them to believe, and they feared it might be blasphemy. I heard a preacher state a fact that, during Paul's time the Hebrew equivalent of the word GOSPEL literally meant TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE NEWS.

But Jesus' disciples had seen too much by then, to live in disbelief. They had seen God showing compassion to poor and do miracles to the weak, through Jesus. They had seen God accept the sacrifice of Jesus and raise Him from the dead as an acknowledgement. They were sure that a New Covenant has been made between The God and man. They wanted to spread this Good news no matter what happens; to them it was something worth dying for. Holy Spirit strengthened them to fulfil their wish.

Let me tell you how much I enjoy this Good News by quoting the words of Joyce Meyer, "We are going to have to meditate on this for the rest of our lives and will still be drawing sweet nectar out of this revelation and this truth. Seventeen years I have been studying this, and tonight standing in front of you as your teacher I am EXCITED about a deeper revelation on my righteousness through the Blood of Christ. How can this do anything but make us better?".

Tears of joy fill my eyes every time I think what Jesus has done for me!!!

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-01-31T00:05:00.001-08:00

1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

The apostle Paul, in his letter to the Corinthian church, said that he determined to know nothing among them except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. In other words, Paul, who wrote two-thirds of the New Testament, had his mind full of Jesus and His finished work.

Beloved, God wants your mind full of the cross of Jesus. He wants you cross-conscious.

But what does it mean to be cross-conscious?

To be cross-conscious is to see Jesus, who loves you so much that He willingly died for you on the cross. To be cross-conscious is to look to Jesus, who offered His own body to be punished, so that your body can be free from all punishment.

To be cross-conscious is to fix your eyes on Jesus, who has provided for your deliverance and victory at the cross. At the cross, all your enemies were vanquished. All your diseases were destroyed. Your poverty was removed at the cross. Your sins were wiped out at the cross.

When the Israelites tasted bitterness in the waters of Marah, God showed Moses a tree, which he cast into the waters, making them sweet. (Exodus 15:2326) The tree represents the cross, which turned the bitter waters sweet. Today, Calvarys tree has turned your bitter situations sweet. Because of the cross, you can expect to see the bitter situations in your life made sweet!

When the Israelites were bitten by serpents in the wilderness, God told Moses to put a bronze serpent on a pole. The pole represents the cross and bronze speaks of judgment. Those who beheld the serpent on the pole lived because they saw their problemthe deadly serpentnailed and put to death on the cross. (Numbers 21:69)

Today, you too will not die but live when you see all your sins judged at the cross, and with them, all your sicknesses, diseases, pains, failures and defeats! At the cross, all that is deadly in your life has been removed!

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-01-30T00:07:00.001-08:00

John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things

If you are asking whom or where you can go to to get the help you need, ask no more. Just turn to God who has already promised you the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom He has sent in Jesus name to dwell in you.

The Holy Spirit will teach you all things. Yes, teach you all things! Do you really believe that? Or are you like some who believe that you seek Gods counsel only for spiritual things, but consult professional help for all other things in your life?

God does not want you to run to and rely on worldly wisdom. Now, there is nothing wrong with going to a doctor or engaging a financial consultant, but God wants you to come to Him first for counsel and direction. That is why He has sent the Holy Spirit, the Counselor (John 16:7, NIV), to teach you all things. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and He will guide you into all truth. (John 16:13)

The apostle John said, But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things (1 John 2:20, 27)

So the way God teaches you is through the anointing within. It is a continuous anointing. In any particular situation, He is anointing you from within, teaching you by the presence or absence of His peace.

For example, a deal you are considering may sound very reasonable. But if you dont have the peace in your spirit, dont sign on the dotted line. Sign only when you have the peace. Be led by His peace and you will find that your heart will not be troubled, neither will it be afraid. (John 14:27)

When you follow that peace which only God can give to you as an inward witness, good things and even miracles will come forth!

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-01-29T00:05:00.001-08:00

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Are you faced with challenges in your life right now? Are you having marital problems and financial woes? Maybe your child is going astray or an old illness has returned. What then will you say to all these things?

Do you know what God wants you to say? He wants you to say, If God is for me, who can be against me?

If you knew that the President or the Prime Minister was for you, you might believe that everything will be okay. But you have an even better backing! The Bible tells us that God, the Almighty, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, is for you! What problem can fasten its grip on you when the Almighty God is for you? Can the devil come successfully against you with God on your side?

If God is for you today, if God is for you right now, you dont have to moan, If only I had thisIf only I didnt say that And you dont have to worry about the future: What if this happensWhat if we dont have enough My friend, regretting the past and worrying about the future wont change anything. Look to your heavenly Father, instead. Because He is for you at this present moment, you can be confident that He will help you and provide for you.

Beloved, God sent His Son to die for you. And Jesus gave you a blood-bought right to an abundant life full of meaning and purpose! He gave you a blood-bought right to walk in divine health all the days of your life! He gave you a blood-bought right to His supply even when the economy goes down!

You have all these things not because you deserve them, but because Jesus shed His blood and gave you the right to have them. All these blessings are yours today because God is for you! And if God is for you, who can be against you!

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

2014-01-28T00:07:00.001-08:00

2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

If you would like to walk in a greater measure of Gods favor, 2 Peter 1:2 says that grace, which is the undeserved favor of God, and peace, can be multiplied to you. Peace is the word shalom in Hebrew. Its definition includes wholeness, health, safety and provision. So when you walk in divine favor and peace, you will walk in blessings in every area of your life!

But how do the undeserved favor and shalom of God increase in your life?

It is not by your laboring or toiling to earn it. The Bible says that it comes as your knowledge of Jesus and His finished work increases. It comes as you learn more about and believe that through Jesus one sacrifice at the cross, God removed all your sins, gave you His righteousness as a gift and put you in Christ to enjoy everything Jesus has. Gods favor is multiplied in your life when you simply believe that the favor of God that is on Christ is also on you because of what Jesus work at the cross has accomplished.

Today, you dont have to struggle for favor. Just release it by speaking forth Gods Word in faith. On your way to work, say, Gods favor surrounds me as with a shield. (Psalm 5:12) As you continue to speak Gods favor over your life out of a revelation of Jesus finished work, you will see more of it being released.

When I first entered the workforce, I began to declare the favor of God in my job. Every time I was given a new assignment, I proclaimed that the divine favor of God was on me. The company began to prosper and I was blessed financially. By the time I left the company to serve God full-time, my income had increased so that I was in the top 15 per cent of earners in my age group in Singapore.

Today, in your workplace or at home, begin to declare the favor of God by faith. Expect to receive preferential treatment wherever you are. Say, I am surrounded with the favor of God because of Jesus finished work. I have favor before God and man! And see Gods favor work for you!

"Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children." Matthew 19:14

2013-12-22T19:17:00.000-08:00

Christmas is near and also I am vacating my room in Bangalore. Had to carry as much baggage as possible to Nagercoil and had to do some stunts with luggage on the way. When I finally reached the entrance of my home I heard a voice saying, "Abba is home" followed by a smaller voice saying, "Abba is home". Those were the voices of my nieces. They address me as Abba.

Though I couldn't see the excitement in their faces as they were playing inside my Dad's car, I could hear it in their voices. I saw door of the car open and two little girls, Riona and Liana aged 5 and 3 respectively jumped off the car and ran towards me.

I was still trying to roll my big suitcase in my right hand towards the door. They caught me half way before I could reach the door. While Riona stood next to me smiling and jumping in excitement, I saw Liana squeezing a way through, the suitcase and the shoulder bag which I had rested next to me, and grabbed my legs.

I remembered somewhere in the Bible a similar incident happened.

"As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him and jumped into the water."John 21:7

No! not Peter! ... I least expected him to express his love in this fashion.

He was the most macho among all of Jesus's disciples and the only one who dared to draw a sword against a Roman soldier and managed to chop off an ear of one among them. Probably the eldest among Jesus's disciples and with all the worldly experience always knew what to do.
May it be when Jesus was with Moses and Elijah, when he knew it was the best place to keep Jesus safe or may it be when he swore that he would never betray Jesus and would follow even to death. If only he had known Jesus heart then !!!

How could he jump into the water to be with Jesus at the sea of Galilee after such cold blooded betrayal he did, only a few days back, "by cursing and swearing. Matthew 26:74", voiding Jesus’s warning, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times. Matthew 26:34”

When they met for the first time in a boat he said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man! Luke 5:8”. Why do a man who is very much conscious of his sinful nature, though messed up big time now, wants to be with Jesus?

The bible does not record this as Peter's first encounter with Jesus after resurrection. Could Jesus have revealed his heart to Peter during their first encounter, by telling him a simple truth, "When I carried the sins of the world on the cross, I carried your sins too".

Peter after living with Jesus for three years, hearing Him preach and witnessing the miracles finally figured God's plan - All this while he was trying to protect Jesus, God had been trying to protect him through the blood of the true lamb of God, "It was all for him"

"And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people, let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10: 19-23"

This Christmas season, know the significance of Christmas,
"IT WAS ALL FOR YOU"

Rejoice in the Lord always

2013-04-07T06:09:00.002-07:00

Paul says "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice. Philippians 4:4".

Why is he again and again saying to rejoice in the lord always !! - Is there something that is worthy of rejoicing always, - or is it because it is so important and it needs to be done.

Yes both are true.

Is there something worth rejoicing ?

Yes there is something worth rejoicing that is why Paul emphasizes the point.

I am a champion in Christ. Is it not good enough?

I was born as a sinner, grew up as an imbecile and incompetent. Right when I had lost all the hope of being a champion. A ray of hope in Jesus, I went to Him just to rest and gain some strength and if possible borrow some from Him.

Out of nowhere my heavenly Father had declared me as a beloved son in whom, He is well pleased. I became a champion in Christ. Christ in me, became the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27.

There is reason to rejoice, !!!.

Is rejoicing in the Lord always so important ?

It’s hard for an all time loser to believe that he is a champion in Christ.

There is a saying, “Even if you bath a street dog in rosewater and bring him into your bedroom, he will go back to the streets”.

I realize how true it is, The Lord bathed me in the Holy Spirit and took me into his Holy presence. But I am scared and not happy.

If you were an observer, what advice would you give the poor dog ?, you would probably feel sorry for him and say this, “Rejoice, you are no longer a street dog, and again I say rejoice”. Perhaps Paul is also giving the same advice to everyone. By rejoicing in what you have in Christ, you glorify Jesus and His finished work on the cross, you claim your heavenly heirdom.

So as Paul says, there is reason to rejoice in the Lord. And always rejoice in Him so that you will not forget ‘who you are in Christ’. Again I say rejoice !.

Be still and know that I am God

2012-08-26T03:07:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite sermons, in which Joyce Meyer tells us about what we need - to be blessed by God.

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What do we need to do ? - message title itself says it all. The title comes from the Bible verse

“Be still, and know that I am God ; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10

A really great Joyce Meyer message to learn how to do it by Faith. Her mind blowing revelations from God in her straight forward and humorous presentation style gives hope to even the hopeless.

The Revelations

I believe, "since we are his children and are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory"Romans 8:17, we don't have to cry for our blessings. Though, I feel sad about people who out of their desperation in life whine to God all the time and believe that prayers with tears have higher priority in God's heart. I wouldn't have refuted the argument, 'God answers the prayer of whiners too'.

But in this message Joyce Meyer reveals the revelation of how & why prayers of tears does not move God at all, rather prayers of faith like, "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want" Psalm 23:1, are those that do.

She quotes, "Prayers like, 'Oh! please God I can't be without it Lord. If you don't do it now God, Oh pleeeese Lord!, Help me out of my misery in life', just won't move God."

That sounded rude - even for me. But its the truth I guess. Bible should be drowning in tears if its not, because Bible has the history of men who had the most successful relationship with God. On the contrary it turns out Bible is a place of Joy & Faith. What more proof do we need to understand crying to God won't work.

There can be two main reasons for our miserable crying prayers. Lets solve it one by one.

1. Prosperity

God loves us and so don't worry about your prosperity- He wants us to prosper more than we want us to prosper. He doesn't want us to represent Him in a way that makes people think He is broke.

2. Guilt

The mistakes committed in past, present and, believe it or not, for the sins they think they might do in future make people cry. What they don't know is that God had justified their sins- past, present and future on the Cross our redeemer was crucified. God vindicates, never condemns those who are in Christ.

"God through Christ has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32

So technically we can't be a sinner - ever. Well, now what Paul said in Romans 6:2 will probably make sense to you after all these years wondering 'what is he referring to !'.

"By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?" Romans 6:2.

"The key to overcoming sin is not by crying effort, but fellowshipping with God. If we say that we spend lot of time with God and we are still living this messy sinful life we are lying. Because, nobody can do that."

Keys to Increase God's Favor

2012-04-19T06:30:00.000-07:00

“You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you” Exodus 33:12,13

As a Christian who is Newly Born Again. I had no notion, how to ‘continue to find favour with God ?’, just like Moses above and many other Christians. For anyone who can fathom God’s favour is not attainable with nothing less than God’s righteousness itself, the solution must be nothing less than JESUS CHRIST himself, a capstone indeed !

The more you become aware, how much God has been merciful to you and how important the work of Jesus is in your life, the more you will be beholden to show your gratitude to the Lord. “Forgiven much, loved much and forgiven little, loves little. Luke7:47”, obviously. As long as, “as he(Jesus) is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17”, there is nothing we can do to please God by trying to be holy, because “God made him(Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21”. All I can do is just stay in peace at His feet, thanking His love and enjoying His Goodness, which Jesus refers as, “only one thing is needed. Luke 10:42”

When the desire to make our Maker proud haunts us, we are not left with much to go on except enjoy His goodness through FAITH, a much admired topic in the Bible, right from Genesis to Revelations.

What is Faith ?

How did two gentiles, the centurion and the Canaanite woman, who could've never had anyone to teach how to please God in their life, I presume, impressed and received compliments from Jesus as having “great faith. Matthew 8:10,15:28” , while His own disciples received reprimand again and again.

Were they closer to Jesus than Jesus’s disciples? - No, they didn’t sleep in Jesus’s bosom.

Did they sacrifice more than Jesus’s disciples? - No, they didn’t sacrifice everything and follow Jesus.

Did they perform great miracles than Jesus’s disciples? - No, they didn’t cast away devils. Jesus’s disciples did all these.

What did they have in common ?

The centurion says, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed Matthew 8:8.”, he humbles himself by saying he is not worthy enough to receive Jesus and also he chooses to enjoy the authority of God over everything, “a word is more than enough”, he says.

When Jesus says to the Canaanite women, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs” she says, “Yes it is, Lord, Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table Matthew 15:26,27”. She humbles herself in front of Jesus and chooses to enjoy the abundance in God’s table.

When a kid sees chocolate in Daddy's hand, his face lightens up, because he knows it is for him. Similarly, they saw God's authority and abundance and they presumed that it is for them.
Faith is pleasing God not by justifying ourselves, but by enjoying God’s Goodness.

Through faith we can enjoy privileges we never would have thought we can. Enjoying every day prayer with spiritual intimacy will empower you to lead the day in Faith. Following are a few ways to enjoy God's goodness through faith or Keys to increase God’s favour in life.

I. Enjoy Jesus and his finished work by confessing “I am the righteousness of God in Christ” every day, especially when sin affects.
The more you enjoy it, the more easily you can carry someone else's cross - help people who are in stress, worries and suffering, both physically and mentally.

II. John’s secret is, he referred himself as the “Disciple whom Jesus loved, John 13:23”. He was not conceited, but was enjoying the Love Jesus had for him. Among the 12 disciples Jesus had only John, James and Peter accompanied Him wherever he went and among them John ended up being the “Disciple whom Jesus Loved, John 19:26”, just because he realized this simple fact better. Realize and refer yourself as the, “God’s Favoured one”, especially when you feel you are unworthy.

III. Paul said , “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4” - not when he brought Eutychus back from the dead mightily, but when he was chained in the sewage filled dungeon.

David said, “This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24” - not when he won against Goliath gloriously, but while he was herding his sheep.

They chose to enjoy God irrespective of their circumstances, because they knew God’s love never fluctuates. I wonder even though they lived in two different era & covenant, how they wrote very similar verses? Perhaps because they had the same coach - Holy Spirit!

IV. Through Christ, “we are God's children. Romans 8:16”, which makes us Royal. The privileges of being Royal are, you don’t have a boss and there is no one you need to serve. Even money is no more your boss, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might be rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9”.

V. JEHOVAH NISSI - The lord is my banner, who fights for me.

David collected the smooth stones, the kind that stack neatly in a shepherd’s pouch, its purpose is to knock down the head of a lion, or a bear that tries to hurt his sheep. When his king offered heavy weapons and defensive shields, he politely declined the offer. ‘C’mon it’s not my style!’, he must have thought. He was neither afraid of losing nor lusting for glory. At the sight of this odd happening atleast one of the soldiers gathered there would have whisphered, "He goes forward as if it’s just another fun filled day to work!".
Although today David is fighting a warrior, who had challenged the whole Israel army for forty days, but not even a single volunteer turned up to stand against him, until today.
We can relate it in a smaller scale to the days we go out filled with the Grace of God. We enjoy the day worry free and victory is always a bonus that is added to us.

In the impromptu speech before the encounter with his challenger, David never had to highlight the features in his resume instead he had God as his banner. He says, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.1 Samuel 17:37". If I had quoted my version to my mum, on the day before my exam, she would have definitely scolded, “Don’t give excuses. Go study”. But today his king Saul is out of options, all he could say is, “Go, and the LORD be with you 1 Samuel 17:34”, with a 'sigh' ofcourse.

But David saw something that others didn’t see, which he disclosed to Goliath, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 1 Samuel 17:45” and he remembered something that others, even God's annointed man Saul, forgot, “The LORD is our strength and our shield. Psalm 28:8”, “our refuge and our fortress. Psalm 91:2".
I guess if I can remember I am backed by a Mighty Commander and His army, I too will go to war wearing casuals.

VI. Don’t let the devil trick you with the words, 'You are not worthy for the blessing you are praying for', because you are not only worthy, you already have it in Christ, “whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24”. Jesus says, “You may ask (Jesus)me for anything in (His)my name, and (He)I will do it. John 14:14” So whenever you see someone else enjoying the blessing you wish for, confess, 'I have it in Christ too!', revelling.
We should ask for showers of blessings not because we desperately need it, but because God is more than willing to bless us with the abundance He has.

VII. JEHOVAH JIRAH - God provides what is good for us.

Live a care free life. God loves people who depend on Him and lead a carefree life. “Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6”.
God literally meant it because He never accused Abram of wrong doings, even though he did quite a few. In fact he depended in God to the extend when the question of where is the lamb to sacrifice been put to him directly by his son unaware of God’s command to replace him for the lamb. Abram answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son. Genesis 22:8". That is cool ! Is it not ?
Guess what God promised Abraham’s lineage - “I will make you a great nation. Genesis 12”, which later He revises - “I have made you a father of many nations. "I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. Genesis 17”, and that is Super cool !!

VIII. Pray for others, because in addition to your life and anything related to you, God’s favour can shine in the life of whom you pray for also.
Before you Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:44, please remember - praying for your enemies is only possible when you have the confidence that God is on your side, which is the promise of God to us through CHRIST.
God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Hebrews 13:5,6.”

More than once to his disciples, Jesus says, “O you of little faith? Matthew 8:26, 16:8, 14:31”, meaning, ‘How little you are enjoying God’s Goodness?’. When Jesus is on our boat there is no need to dread and cry, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown! Matthew 8:25". Amen

IT'S NOT FAIR !!

2012-03-22T02:28:00.000-07:00

We say It's Not Fair when we come across injustice in life. Such words couldn't possibly bring happiness in our life. But there are a few exceptions, where it is a delight, which couldn't be possible except for Our Father's ! Our Lord's ! FAVOR.

After a day's work for nothing when Peter saw a net breaking, boat sinking load of fishes. He realized that God's favor was on him, it was not what he was expecting and he must have had hard time taking it in, mainly because until that day he must have been accustomed to say "It's not fair" with frustration rather than delight. So, "When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord." Luke 5:8.

But I was on the other side of the river.

Sam, a friend of mine from college, always dazzled in the class, just like all the pastor's children I have ever met. Well! Just like everyone else I had also worked hard to please God, so that I can also shine.

One day during our final exams me and my friend Prabin were working hard on how to tame the question paper.

Prabin stopped his aggressive reading and said, "Do you know, Sam always studies only selected questions from each unit and they always appear in the question paper!"

"Is it true?", I asked annoyed in the middle of my rigorous scanning.

"Yeah", he said with a lot of respect for Sam, "He has lot of faith in God, If you ask him 'How come you are so confident that only the questions you have studied are going to be in the question paper?', he would confidently say 'Only these questions'"

I couldn't say anything, for my mind couldn't reason, 'IT'S NOT FAIR', "How could God give the questions to him just because he is a pastor's son? It is already too late for my Dad to become a pastor and I can't be nearly as good as his dad at this young age.", I thought.

"Only if I could outperform his dad, the questions I study might also appear in the question paper!", I sighed in frustration.

God's favor is something worth envying.

When Joseph was sold as a slave by his own brothers, the bible says he had only God's favour on his side and nothing else. The next time Joseph's family met him, God had raised him way above they could possibly imagine. He went on to become, in pharaoh's kingdom, the authority who sanctions the provisions for his brothers' survival. Anyone can guess the murmur they would have had in their minds, "IT IS NOT FAIR".

Abraham had issues, the Kings were coming after his wife one after another. He has to tell the Pharaohs that this is my wife so you cannot have her, but he knew better. To tell the Pharaoh you cannot have her might be construed, by pharaoh's servants, as an open invitation to kill him. So he says she is my sister! God appears to the king, Abimelech, in his dream and tells him, "You are a dead man", definitely a scary thing to hear from God, just because of the simple fact that, God means everything he says and never exaggerates . In the conversation that follows, Abimelech's cry, "It's is not fair, how could you favour him even though it's him who made the mistake ?", is obvious.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife." But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she, even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this." Genesis 20:5.

Never mess with God's favored ones

A recent incident made me realize the mightiness of God's favor and the kindness behind Jesus' prayer, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:34

The cab provided by our company, takes two men and a girl to office. As summer neared the girl who sits in the front seat couldn't take the heat, so she offered her seat to me. Even though I was wary of the reason for her new found generosity, which she later revealed to me herself, I accepted her offer mainly because I didn't mind. After six months of travelling in the back seat, I didn't have to sit in the front seat for more than one week to find that the new girl who joined us that week has already started crowding the back seat and is causing unease to those who sit in the back seat.

One thing common in the lives of all the God's favored ones is that whatever bad might be intended to them, God turns it into something surprisingly good. Joseph tells his brothers, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20".

How could I not mention the words of the shepherd boy David, who went on to become the shepherd of God's people by bringing down the giant Goliath, who sang in his psalms, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes" Psalm 118: 22,23. In fact the word DAVID itself literally means, "GOD'S BELOVED", no wonder he won against the giant.

When asked about the power through which they were doing miracles, John and Peter refer, "It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is "'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

God's favour through CHRIST

I don't envy Sam anymore, I feel happy for him.

Just because I realized the favor of God is not something you get through 'Your Pastor Dad', it is through Jesus Christ. It's just that their 'Pastor Dads' had taught them from their childhood how to receive God's favor. And they had personalized it, by enjoying it in their everyday life.

When the wayside beggar asked for money, Peter told him, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Acts 3:9. Similarly, I had only God's favor when I started, and it's my most valuable asset until today, which I intend to use to help the crippled walk. Amen.

BOOK OF GRACE

2011-12-29T05:20:00.001-08:00

God loves me, He chose me and continues to show His ways to me so that I may continue to find favour with Him.

12Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.” 14The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33

11Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

12I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.

13For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave. Psalm 86

He out of His love for me chose me to be His beloved. He showed me trying to be perfect is living under Law. Living carefree, enjoying God’s goodness & honouring His love by depending on His love for all things, hoping that he will abundantly provide all my needs as always, is Living under Grace which is made available to us through Jesus Christ.

But it is not possible to live under Grace and Law at the same time. That is why Jesus said, “21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins.” Mark 2.

Through His Love, He showed me the difference between both,

Imagine I am building a new house, people working in the worksite are resting often and hence they are working only 7 hours instead of the 8 hours they should be working. What shall I do now ?

I can be rude to them to make them work properly, sacrificing my happiness in the process. This is trying to be a perfect person through Law.

God is gracious enough to show me, why he desires Mercy and not sacrifice.

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Matthew 9:13

Under Grace: I can be merciful to them, without worrying and relaxing about the work at my house, instead thank God for not letting me work in sun like them for livelihood, pray for them so that they can have a peaceful rest, hoping that the work will be done perfectly, claiming the promise of God, ‘ Everything I do will prosper’, through Christ who is the Hope of Glory in us.

Then the LORD your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The LORD will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your fathers, Deuteronomy 30:9

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27

The Bible says this ‘hope will never put you to shame’. This is living perfect life through grace in Christ.

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5

I don’t have to sacrifice and work hard to be perfect, I can rest in Christ. Jesus had told about it repeatedly in the following verses,

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10

25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 28“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

God’s men from David to Paul had written about it in their scriptures,
Paul said, “Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say : Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4
David said, “This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

Prophet Habakkuk said,

“16 I heard and my heart pounded,my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.

17Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3

Jesus told His disciples about it whenever He appeared before them after His resurrection, because He knows that he had earned it for them on the Cross.

19On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” John 20

Although I am letting those workers in my house take advantage of me. I am being that way only because, just like me Jesus also desires it.

And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Matthew 5:40-42

He due to His love for me, lets me put the blame for my sins on Him. So that I may receive the Gift of Righteousness through Him.

At first I hesitated to let others take advantage of me, because I thought people might think I am a fool and disrespect me. But God showed me how much his son Jesus was respected wherever He went. Even the soldiers who came to capture Him fell before Him and worshiped. God asked me, “Don’t you know how gloriously I raised Him from the dead and seated Him on my right hand side”. Thanks to my Father whose superabundant grace and the Gift of righteousness through Jesus Christ has redeemed me. Amen :)

“For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17

A Testimony to Pastor Prince

2011-09-10T22:34:00.000-07:00

I am a from Tamil nadu,India. I was praying for a job for a long time. Even though I was placed in a company during my Bachelor's degree, they delayed my Date of joining. I waited for one year and lost hope and so I continued with my studies and joined for Master's Degree.

It is during this time I came to know about God's Grace through Pastor Prince. Me and my friend would discuss about God's ways for hours. I understood that prayer is nothing but feeling and enjoying the Love of God. I realized that through His Grace, I am gifted with the Blood of Jesus which protects me from the God's anger towards my sins, and hence Righteousness is not a reward but a GIFT.

After completion of Master's degree I was hoping to get into another company. I knew the chances are very low for a Master's degree holder to find a job in Company. Even though I got lot of offers as Assistant Professor in colleges, I refused them. The peace that our Lord JESUS left us, helped me to wait in peace. I knew God would bless me according to the riches of His Grace and Glory. So I waited.

The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. Psalm 29:11

Things got worse when my family and friends started advising me not to waste another year just like before. Just when I felt discouraged, I got another offer from a college. So I thought of accepting the offer. I attended the interview and even got the Appointment letter. On the same evening, I got a call from the company where I got placed during my Bachelor's degree requesting me to join there If possible.

I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness, not just because I got a job in a company. Mainly because I felt God's care and Love for me. It was like He telling me "You are my son and so you deserve better". I was about to fall into a bondage due to my fear and desperation, God rescued me and kept my hopes alive for the promised land.

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 106:1

So I am enjoying everyday of my life in JESUS. I will definitely share another testimony with you all soon. Probably a job I love, in singapore so that I can attend New Creation Church regularly J. Please do pray for me. Bye

O Lord,Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. Psalm 119:49

Because of the cross, God is today no longer angry with us !.....KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST !

2011-08-23T12:52:00.000-07:00

SERMONS BY JOYCE MEYER

SELF WORTH

You are right with God therefore you can enjoy the blessings of God - peace, health, wealth, a good family and all the best things in your life. Today when God sees you, He sees you righteous. He does not see your faults and sins you had done and you might do in future, he does not remember your past and what you used to be !

You know why?

Somebody totally sinless - was punished in your place . He did not deserve to be punished. But he was. Similarly, you may not deserve to be blessed. But you are.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

Righteousness is such a powerful thing. It is like a magic coat and whoever wears it, attracts good things in life - like money, health, nice friends and favour and every good thing that you can think of. We never had that before because Adam sinned, we all human beings are doomed to sin, sickness and death. It is universal, as we all know. Jesus had the coat of righteousness because he was sinless and perfect. Everywhere he went, he was a blessing. He healed the sick, made fishermen rich and enjoyed a good life, because he was righteous.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.Ephesians 1:3-7

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. John 3:18

The good news(Gospel) is, He wanted us to have the best life also. So, he did something wonderful. On the cross, he took all our sins and curse. And he transferred his righteousness to our account. God treated him as the worst sinner on the cross because he was carrying the world's sins (including yours).

Jesus usually addresses God as Father. Do you know, the only place in the bible where JESUS called His Father, "My God" - is when he was on the Cross ?

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Only the Righteous has the right to address the God as Father.

Jesus was made sin on the cross, that you might become the righteousness of God in Him.

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21

Someone has to pay for our sins. God chose Jesus to pay for us. Jesus overpaid for our sins.. AMEN.
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 107:1

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3

Get out of bondage, don’t live in fear of not getting what you want.

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Do you want something desperately. Do you fear you cannot live without it or cannot miss it. Then probably you are in bondage.

God does not want his children to live in bondage. He wants us to be free and happy. Bondage is a hindrance to our blessings.

When I first read the commandment Jesus gave us.

He(JESUS) answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'” Luke 10:27

I thought, God is jealous that we are in love more with someone else other than Him. But God showed me that it’s not the primary reason. God never expects anything in return for His love for us. That is why Bible refers God’s love as Agape love (unconditional, self-sacrificing love). Please understand, God puts us under rules and restrictions for our own good. Because He knows evil things always hurt us.

God showed me that when I got obsessed with something more than God, I ended up in disappointment, because I expect things in them, things that only God can fulfill .

From old testament to new testament there are several examples of people who fell into bondage and they evaded it through God’s mighty strength.

To start with Abraham, Abraham wanted a son desperately, when God promised Him a son at an age of 99. It was too difficult for them to believe. Out of their desperation Abraham and Sarah, used another women to have a child. God addressed the child as a Bond son (Son born out of bondage). God tells Abraham to cast him off the land, because the bond son cannot share God’s blessings with the promised son. Paul says the bond son is the Law through Moses and the promised son is the Grace through Jesus.

¹ Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. ² Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. ³ Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him. ⁴ When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. ⁵ Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. ⁶ Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” ⁷ And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” ⁸ The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. ⁹ But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, ¹⁰ and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.” ¹¹ The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son. ¹² But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspringwill be reckoned. ¹³ I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.” Geneis:21

21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.

24These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. 25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. 27For it is written:

“Be glad, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have no labor pains; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

28Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. 30But what does the Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”^c 31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. Galatians 4

Later when the God’s promised son Isaac was born, Abraham obviously loved him more than anything and was obsessed with him. Now God asks Abraham to kill his son and offer him as a sacrifice. Abraham knew God would never encourage such cruelty, but now he was confused when God asked him to do so. One of my most favourite words of faith from bible are the words said by Abraham to his son Isaac, when his son asks him, “where is the sheep that we are supposed to deliver as the sacrifice ?” . Abraham replies,

“JEHOVAH JIRAH (God Is Provision), Jehovah will take care of everything”

And finally when Abraham, swings the knife to kill his son- It means Abraham was out of the bondage finally and was prepared to live even without His son. Abraham realized that God is more than enough for him and with Jehovah on his side he lacks nothing.

God stops Abraham and gives his son back to him. God was preparing Abraham for the blessing in which God promises Abraham that his generations will multiply like the stars in sky.

1Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” 3Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” 6Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

8Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. 9When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he replied.

12“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” Genesis:22

When you ask God for something saying, “Please God, I can’t live without it, please give it to me”

God won’t provide it to you, not because he is not capable of understanding your pain and desperation, but instead God knows such a blessing will put you in bondage and you will start depending on the blessing and not the Blesser and will move away from the Blesser(God). Hence sooner or later you will get hurt. When you get the blessing without the bondage you can enjoy it forever, since you understand God gave it to you and He can give much more. God wants us to feel His loving hand in life. God wants us to realize His everlasting love. He wants us to be loved.

Hannah was desperately in need of a son and she prayed to God. But she didn’t want a bond son, since a bond son cannot inherit God’s promises. So she prayed that she’ll give the son(the one thing she wanted desperately) back to God himself. God not only blessed her with a blessed son called Samuel, but much more sons and daughters.

12As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14and said to her, “How long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine.”

15“Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. 16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

17Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”

18She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.

19Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah lay with Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. 20So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,^c saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

21When the man Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow, 22Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”

23“Do what seems best to you,” Elkanah her husband told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good his^d word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

24After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull,^e an ephah^f of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. 25When they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli, 26and she said to him, “As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there. 1 Samuel 1

The best men always know God’s ways better. That is why Moses prayed to God to teach him His ways.

12 Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, 'Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, 'I know you by name and you have found favor with me.' 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people." 14 The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Exodus:33

Our saviour JESUS was the only person who understood God’s ways perfectly. He made sure that he was out of all bondages. He was ready to sacrifice even His own life for us. Because He knew for sure that God loved him so much and would give it back to Him whatsoever.That is why we say Jesus conquered Death .

“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life, only to take it up again.” John 10:17

Leave the Bondages of flesh and start trusting in God- Stop worrying about the problems, enjoy the love of God and embrace of Holy Spirit. To be precise, enjoy the peace our Lord Jesus has left us.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27

Prayer is the only way to enjoy it. Please remember God’s answers to all your prayers are always Yes and Amen(So be it). Given the condition called Faith, which puts you out of bondage.

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” 2 Corinthians 1:20

WHEN THE DEVIL LIES TO YOU

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WHEN THE DEVIL LIES TO YOU.... He puts thoughts like these in your Heart, to make you condemn yourself and live in fear.

1. I don’t have enough faith for the miracle I am asking for.

2. Something is not right, my faith is based on some stupid ideologies without any evidence.

3. Since I had lost faith for a brief moment in life, I’ll fall short of a miracle.

4. How am I going to compensate the life I had wasted so far ?

5. I can feel devil in my home destroying everything I love.

6. Devil is in the path of my blessing, scattering and swallowing it before it reaches me.

7. God won’t give whatever I ask for, He’ll only fullfill His purposes for me in my life.

8. What if I trust Him completely for a particular thing, and I don’t get it ?

9. God will get irritated and angry when I depend on Him for everything.

10. Atleast do some good things that pleases Him. Only then He will help me.

11. I am not 100% trusting in God and I am not in His peace. Then how can God work a miracle in me ?

12. Eventhough I prayed for it already. I should have prayed just before doing the job, God won't help me in it.

13. Only after I prayed, something bad is happening. It was better before that.

14. I have come to God not because I love Him, it’s just because I don’t have any other choice.

15. I am sacrificing my heart’s desires for God !

     You can detect devil's lies through prayer. When you pray, his lies will disappear. So neither fear him nor reply him. Just tell him this....

                    “TRY ME WHILE I AM PRAYING !”

          He(Jesus) replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. Luke: 17:6

      You are God’s beloved son whatsoever, don’t let anyone make you feel otherwise. God doesn’t need your help to help you. Rejoice in the Lord always, if not you are missing everything in life.

                                      Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4

I' ll March into the Valley of Death without Fear

2011-06-13T12:31:00.000-07:00

Oh GOD ! I fail to understand the love of Your heart. The love you have for me. My eyes are clouded and I begin to cry. My heart is troubled. All you ask me to do is to be in peace, to make use of the peace You left us and enjoy Your Love and Blessings.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

All my life, I wanted to be your most favourite son. Now I found the way.

Depending on You completely is the happiest way to live. You bless me according to Your abundance of grace and not according to my Righteousness. Your grace is more than enough for me. Your grace provides me with everything I need. You carry me in Your arms like a Shepherd carrying a Lamb. I will never lose my path and will never tire.

My life is a Joy. I wont fear anything, any weapon formed against me wont prosper. I ll feel Your Love wherever I go. I ll never be lonely.

No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute (disprove) every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD. Isaiah 54:17

Oh! Heavenly Father embrace me, I long for your embrace, I want to feel the love. Show me the depth of Your love, Greatness of your power and the Abundance of Your grace. In Jesus name !!!

I miss You Lord, I am scared You might be angry at me. What a stupid thought ?....!. You Love to be with me.

Through Him(Jesus), everyone who believes, is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. Acts 13:39

My sins are Justified and Your anger towards my sins are Nullified through the Blood of Jesus. The Holy Blood of Jesus is protecting me from condemnation. I fear nothing. I can ignore Devil. I can even ignore, when my own mind condemns me!. God’s Love is above All. All I have to listen to is the Holy spirit. My Soul will prosper, my body will prosper, my future will prosper. I' ll rest in Your Grace, You' ll take me to the Eternal Glory.

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 1 John 3:20

Oh! Lord, I miss you badly. I know You are around, taking care of everything that troubles me. I need You in my heart, in the vacant place where nothing else can fill, except You.

I ll sing and rejoice, and tell everyone, how You stopped my tears and how I sleep peacefully in Your warm embrace.

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. Joel 2:21

Devil keeps telling me, “You ll never get what you want. God will force you to do what he wants. Look, your prayer is not working”.I know devil is a liar. My God, who sacrificed His son for me, loves me so much and won't push me into pain.

The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. John 10:17,18

But, I am not afraid. I ll volunteer myself into the darkest valleys without fear, because I know God loves me. The boldness that Jesus had, His disciples had,the prophets had and His people had. They all volunteered to go through the valley of Darkness and Death. They were not scared, because they knew how much God loved them. They became God’s favoured, because of their faith in God. I ll always be God's most favoured son.

¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. ² He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, ³ he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. ⁴ Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ⁶ Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23

Jesus, I accept you as my saviour. I ll enjoy God’s love without fearing his anger towards my sin, because of the new covenant written in Your blood. Thank you Jesus. I ll enjoy your gifts forever. When You give me something, who can take it away !!!!

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one. John 10:27-30

JESUS PAID IT ALL

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Loving Father, Once I believed You as a God of Great Power, I had great desire to be your beloved one. The more fiercely I tried, the more miserably I failed. I loved You so much and I didn't want to lose You. I tried harder and got frustrated. I feared I may lose You. I began to feel I am not worthy to have Your love. You are my God, but I never understood you fully.

I cried for forgiveness every time I sinned. I prayed, "excuse me for this one time", again and again. I never realized Your love. I tried really hard to be Your most beloved son like Jesus Christ, but finally ended up pleading You to consider me at least as Your worst son. I couldn’t confirm that spot either. I started cursing myself for not having enough qualities to be your son. I tried to hide from you and lived an anonymous life. I lived pathetically like the prodigal son, who lost everything that his father gave him.

Luke 15:11-32 (New International Version)

The Parable of the Lost Son

¹¹ Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. ¹² The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

¹³ “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. ¹⁴ After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵ So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

¹⁷ “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! ¹⁸ I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ ²⁰ So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

²¹ “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

²² “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ²³ Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. ²⁴ For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

²⁵ “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ²⁷ ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

²⁸ “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. ²⁹But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. ³⁰ But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

³¹ “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. ³² But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

I never realized your love for me. All I thought was about my love towards You and how I miserably failed to love you truly. I never knew you were searching for me.

When I went to college, I began to feel lonely. I missed your love desperately. I was trying to substitute your love with your gifts, especially my family and friends. Now I was far away from them, I had nothing left. Now I could feel the pain of the Prodigal son. Even now I never realized You were eagerly waiting for me.

When there was no other go, there was only one thing I could try. Try to win back the lost love You had for me. I am so sorry Dad for trying to earn your love. I was so stupid to believe that I could pay for something so precious and unlimited.

You took me in without a word. At times I wondered, “Why is God so calm and not angry at me ?. I am here not because I love Him, But because I had no other go. I had to search my old broken love out of desperation. May be that broke His heart and so he is not so satisfied with me. I sworn to myself to earn back my love.” Little did I knew then, that I never lost your love to earn it back, and You were rejoicing and was throwing a big party in Heaven to celebrate my return. I am so sorry for not realising your love. Even now I know that you wont be expecting an apology from me. I feel like saying it and I am happy to say it ! Hallelujah !

You embraced me through the Holy Spirit whenever I prayed alone. I felt happy and like I am not alone. This was the first time I felt your love in my life. Your warm embrace was everything I needed then. I thought that it was more than enough and I was not worthy of getting more from You. Yes I was right about my worthlessness. But I forgot about your generousness and mercy. I failed to realize that I am nothing in myself and I am everything in Jesus. Jesus paid for my sins in the Cross. So within Jesus I am worthy of receiving your Righteousness, mercy, grace, love, health, wealth, Prosperity and Everything. Thank you Jesus.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

John 3:16 (NIV)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I was surprised to see the Church near our new room, when we shifted room, the church, that I have only heard of until then. I knew you took me there on purpose, but couldn’t believe so. My faith was so weak then.In the Bible, 'Faith' is some thing, that Jesus expected from His disciples; Jesus was delighted to see in someone; and something that prevented Him from performing miracles to those who had none.

Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman. Mark 5:21-43

²¹ When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. ²² Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. ²³ He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” ²⁴ So Jesus went with him.

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. ²⁵ And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. ²⁶ She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. ²⁷ When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, ²⁸ because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” ²⁹ Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

³⁰ At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked,“Who touched my clothes?”

³¹ “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”

³² But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. ³³ Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. ³⁴ He said to her,“Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

³⁵ While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”

³⁶ Overhearing^[c] what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

³⁷ He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. ³⁸ When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. ³⁹ He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” ⁴⁰ But they laughed at him.

After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. ⁴¹ He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). ⁴² Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. ⁴³ He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Matthew 8:24-27

Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"

He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"

Mark 6:4-5

Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor."

He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

I believed you can do wonders, because You are the Lord who created the Heaven and Earth, but I was not sure whether You would do it for me. When I tried to believe so, Devil put one of his powerful lies in my mind, “Who do you think you are ?”, which was more than capable of shattering my faith. I began going to church, I felt happy to be with a bunch of people who had enjoyed your love in one way or the other. I felt like I belong there and it boosted my faith a lot. I began to go to church for more than twice or thrice in a week, some days in the early morning when everyone would be sleeping and some days in the evening when everyone would be chatting around, the two most interesting moments that I would love to be in. I loved you more I guess. Within Jesus, life became more perfect, When I asked for few more friends, you blessed me with plenty. With sweet family and friends to share your love and blessing. My faith grew stronger. I realized that, "My faith in God, not my righteousness, makes me His most beloved son :)".

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BOOK OF GRACE

A Testimony to Pastor Prince

Because of the cross, God is today no longer angry with us !.....KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST !

Get out of bondage, don’t live in fear of not getting what you want.

WHEN THE DEVIL LIES TO YOU

I' ll March into the Valley of Death without Fear

JESUS PAID IT ALL

John 3:16 (NIV)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries

Daily Grace Inspirations From Joseph Prince Ministries