Walk with the father

Have an intimate prayer life and don't let go of his hand as we walk with him. 

Mathew 14:23

The Non-Denominational Guide to Official Worship Signals

Found this pic online and couldn't help publishing here. Do you do any of these during your worship?

Oh How I love Him

Eye the Lord

My eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Psalm 25:15

Learn to say thank you Lord

In life learn to be thankful for every small gift that The Lord gives you. We for one learnt to pray and thank him for even a small thing as a new pen. We used to take the new pen to mom and she would pray and then give it to us for usage. 

Years later when I bought a car or ac or a phone I always call upon The Lord and thank him for his blessings and he has been kind. Teach your children to praise The Lord for small blessings and achievements and they will learn to depend on him for their requirements.

Love more

Sometimes as Christians we chose to ignore what happens around us and we don't think God sees us when we ignore our fellow human beings as they are non-christian. It isn't just about humanity but it is also about Christianinity. Christ himself spent more time helping non-Christians/Jews.

An excellent video by The Thai Life you must watch.

I will Praise Him

We cannot fathom the wonderful grace of the Lord and his loving heart. I cannot see any reason why he has to love sinners like us apart from his love and compassion.

I will praise Him with all my heart and all my soul for you, My Lord, is my father and my anchor. Though I may stray away, your love brings me back.

Haste thy mission high

O Zion, haste thy mission high fulfilled,
To tell all the world that God is light;
That He who made all the nations is not willing,
Any soul should perish, lost in shades of night!
 (Mary A. Thomson)

Rend, repent

Turn back to The Lord is the call and look unto him. He will lift you up and forgive your transgressions. For he is a great compassionate god and is willing to forgive. He will bless a repentant heart and build a broken nest. For he is our lord and where else shall we go. 

Joel 2:13 Rend your hearts and not your garments and return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in loving-kindness; and He revokes His sentence of evil [when His conditions are met].

May you today rend your heart and wake up to The Lord and seek his countenance for rest all is darkness. 

Family

How do you bring your family together?

Many times in our lives we tend to move away from our family. Several people complain that they have not been able to bring their family together. Many kids and teenagers move away from the discipline and love of the family. Many men and women break away from what they loved and plan to live separately. There is an utter lack of harmony, love and friendship in the family. 

The Bible verse in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says... Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

This is not human love. It is difficult to continue loving the same person all the time. Especially someone who lives with you. This is the love of The Lord. Christ like love builds, endures, forgives and understands. 

If you grow closer to The Lord and ensure your family spends time with The Lord, you will be stronger and more closer to each other. Today promise yourself that you will spend more time together with The Lord. 

A new thing

The Lord is doing a new thing for you today.

As promised in Isaiah 43:19 New International Version (NIV):  See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Own this promise and claim it in the name of the Lord and seek for deliverance. There is victory in the name of Christ.

Show thy face

Jesus, I my cross have taken — All to leave and follow Thee; Let the world despise and leave me — They have left my Saviour too; Foes may hate and friends may shun me — Show Thy face; All is bright! (Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847)

Don't be a loner

Don't be a loner. You need the fellowship of God's children. "A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. A threefold cord is not quickly broken" (Eccl 4:9-12). Meet with a couple of believers regularly at home or workspot for Bible meditation and prayer. You will be encouraged and strengthened in your walk with God.

Everytime you overcome temptation the battle will only be intensified. But "He who is in you is greater than He who is in the world" (1 Jn 4:4). Take refuge under the blood of Jesus. Depend on His grace. "Sin shall not have dominion over you!" (Rom 6:14).

On the victory side, On the victory side...
No foe can daunt me, no fear can haunt me.
With Christ within the fight we'll win...
On the victory side!

The Lord never forgets you

How easy it is to forget to pray and spend time with God? 

For the past few days I was busy with work and was busy being busy. I missed being with The Lord. Today my little daughter slipped in my arms when she work up and tumbled to the floor. I was holding her in my hand and yet she tumbled to the floor and got hurt. The Lord was gracious and she wasn't hurt a lot. How can I say thanks to The Lord who watches over us all the time even when we forget him and ignore him. What can we repay him with? It is only with praise and thanks. 

Thank you Lor for you are ever loving and pardoning. I love you. 

Earthly treasures and rust

All the worldly possessions are perishable. Hence are not important. 

As the word of The Lord says in Mathew 6:20 - 'But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal'. 

Spend your time, effort and life to earn credits for the life after. 

Are you a buffalo?

Who are you?

What is your identity?

As a part of my day job I meet a lot of clients in a daily basis. In one if such meetings I met this three year old kid who was learning animal names. Now as the animals had a characteristic feature assigned to it, the kid assigned a name of the animal to everyone he knew. His dad was a lion and his mom was a tiger. As the proud mom asked me to quiz him about who he associated with he said I am a buffalo!?

Aren't we all like that? We tend to choose some characteristics of things that are ungodly and of the world. Slowly the Christ like features go away from our lives and we change to the satan's team. How sad can it be that before we realize we shift allegiances. It is important to look at ourself once in a whole Andover back towards The Lord and wash ourselves clean in the blood of the Christ. Unless we do that on a daily basis we wouldn't even realize the filth that has crept into our lives. 

Now back to the kid! When I asked him why he had chosen the buffalo he said the buffalo was stronger and could fight and defeat the lion as he had seen in a video in school. Now I understood that he was actually suggesting that he is more stronger than his peers. Bravo kid. God bless. 

Praise Him

How do you win over your obstacles?

The Psalmist sings all through his fears and sorrows. He doesn't let the praise leave his mouth. For The Lord builds castles and city walls in praise and praise has the capability to break down mountains. As the mighty walls of Jerico fell to the sounds of praise of the Israelites the walls and troubles that are against you will fall down with the praise of The Lord. As it is written in Psalm 34:1 let 'His praise shall continually be in my mouth'. 

God bless and may all your obstacles be removed in the praise of The Lord. Amen. 

Fasting is humbling

Once in a week try and fast for sometime. As a kid I was encouraged to fast regularly. Especially it was a ritual to fast on every Friday for half a day. This time coincided to match the prayer night at our church. I loved Fridays especially because though we fasted for half a day I could have all the snacks in the other half. 

As I grew up the habit stayed and I continued to fast and spend some quality time with the Lord. God has always been closer when I fast and trust me fasting is humbling. It teaches you to connect with The Lord on the highest level and seek his grace. 

Make sure you drink enough fluids and be hydrated when you fast. Spend time with God when you fast. 

Share your experiences too. 

Break every chain

A beautiful song proclaiming the victory of Christ over all evil forces, bindings, sickness and defeat.
Walking with Christ would make you a winner.