Ashes-Lets Sing!!

King Jehoshaphat was facing a great crisis in His life as He saw a multitude of enemies coming against Him.When He looked at His resources He felt so inadequate,but then He turned His eyes to the one who provides resources,who gives victory.He adopted a military strategy which no other ruler in the entire world History employed.he sent a group of musicians in the front of the army,they sang the song which was familiar in every hebrew family's house..I believe this song was resonating from the smallest child to the oldest person."O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD ,HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES FOREVER"...

 

Daniel knew that a law was signed against praying to the Almighty God.He was a free person whe it came to puring out His heart before God.Though there is no law agaist prayer in our lands and terriritories we find it very difficult to pray.When the Law was signed against Him,He got onto His knees and the Bible says.He gave THANKS to the Lord as He was doing before three times a day with His windows opened towards Jerusalem.I imagine he must have sang this HYMN"O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD,FOR HE IS GOOD,HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.."...

 

Our blessed Lord Jesus as He stood before the 5000 odd men with 5 loaves and 2 Fish.He lifted His eyes towards Heavens and we read He thanked the LORD.Same thing He did when he stood before the tomb of lazarus.

He lifted His eyes to the heavens and thanked His heavenly father.He did the same bofore going to the garden of gethsamane.He must have sang"O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD,FOR HE IS GOOD AND HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES FOREVER"

 

CHild of God,Thanksgiving in the present for the present will result in a miracle in the next moments.I wish this song will be so familiar in our mouths.In sorrows,through difficulties,through pain,when faced with shortages,when laws are passed against you.,lets sing O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD,FOR HE IS GOOD AND HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES

Ashes-Something Personal.Something Beautiful,SOMEtHing EterNal

Blind Barthimaues, in the road side of Jericho heard that Jesus, the son of David is passing by.Someone must have taught him about Jesus who would heal the sick,who would be the KING.A ray of hope hit his blind life.He never knew what it  was to be with sight.From the time He was born,he could not see anything.He was just acquinted with sounds and sounds only.

He immediately visualized inside his heart, what is needed from Him from not letting JESUS pass by.Yes the time approached as he heard a huge crowd walking by Him.He perceived and cried "JESUS SON OF DAVID HAVE MERCY ON ME".He wanted to have a healing personally which the world didnt want him to have.The world asked him to shut up.CHild of God only Jesus can sympathize with you  ...so make use of every   energy u have to catch His attention and let Him do something personal in us.THE WORLD WILL REBUKE U BUT JESUS WILL CALL YOU TO HIM and do something Personal in your LIFE!!

 

Mary broke a precious jar of ointment and anointed Jesus on His head.Judas Iscariot led the crowd in condemning her."Why did she waste this much money,the ointment could have been sold and given to the poor".Jesus knowing the love that broke that jar and anointing Him told the crowd gathered there that she has done a "beautiful thing" unto Him.

The world will not know the beauty of a broken heart,but God knows.he values every tear drop that comes from your welled eyes.World may look at the amount wasted,but the Lord will look at the jar broken.Something beautiful for the Lord,world will keep you from doing that.

 

Mary of bethany sat at the feet of Jesus.Her Sister Martha was busy preparing food for Christ.She was all alone in the kitchen but mary was too busy with the Lord.We often feel lonely,anxious and we look for someone who would help us out with the "cooking".She complained to the Lord and the Lord said,Martha!One thing is only needed and Mary has done the right thing and noone shall take it awy from her.The times at the feet of Jesus contributes to something ETERNAL.There also people will blame you!!

 

So remember the world will always prevent you,condemn you from something personal,beautiful and eternal to happen in your life.Take a decision...out of love..blind eyes He can open,Broken hearts He will not despise,At His feet everything is sweet.

maranatha

 

 

Ashes-Capsule(6)

Psalm 23.4:Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and Your staff they comfort me

 

Thought 1:The valley of shadow of death is where we see darkness all around. These are times where we smell ‘”evil” around us. We feel so lonely we lose sight of the way we need to take. But Psalmist still says “I WILL FEAR NO EVIL”. The reason is because the good Shepherd is with the sheep in this dark path. The good shepherd is still in control. The shepherd who led the sheep to the green pastures, the shepherd who led the sheep to the quiet waters is still the shepherd. He knows what he has to do. What an assurance we get from this verse. Thus the sheep is encouraged not because of the absence of the dark valley but just by the presence of the good shepherd

 

Thought 2.In those valleys of darkness, there is a chance that we might miss being in the shoulders of the shepherd. We feel directionless, it is at that time that we fear an enemy more closer than the shepherd. Suddenly there comes an attack. We lose sight of what’s happening! but we hear the sounds that terrify us, sounds of danger, we just stand still not too long till we hear the sound of a rod that hit the lions’ the enemy’s head. a silence all around. Suddenly the tip of a staff familiar to the sheep takes hold of its neck and guides it gently back to the road it has to be. The road of safety and peace. The tip of the staff also guides the sheep back to the shoulders of the shepherd who leads it close to His heart. The shepherd smiles at the sheep,encourages,wipes the tear of fear from the sheep. whispers gently” all is well my dear, no one can do anything to you. Am still your shepherd” what a comfort it is for the little one !!!and again puts the sheep back on the road of life.Oh the tip of God’s protection and guidance provides comfort to us many a time when we feel that the shepherd is no where near

 

Introspection

1)Were there dark valleys in your life? Was it fearful??

2)have you enjoyed the presence of the shepherd at those times??

Application

1.if you are in a valley, get encouraged because the shepherd’s rod and staff is your comfort even when you can lose sight of the shepherd who is with you

2.Sing songs of the protection and guidance the good shepherd can give you and increase your faith

 

 

Ashes-Weaknesses(spl)

OUR WEAKNESSES……………

 

We all have our own “weaknesses”. Somewhere in this journey of life we have had a bad time with that “weakness”. We feel wounded,guilty.Some people try to cover up by just moving on in life. Weaknesses can prove to be Devil’s stronghold in your life.

So deal with your “weaknesses” very carefully and only the creator who formed you can MOULD YOU strong. Only He can help you in your weakness.

Through this small exposition, I rely on the Holy Spirit to talk to you personally and intimately and perform the work for which the word is sent!!

Weakness can be in explained as that part of you that links you to the world. It will not allow God’s holiness to enter your life. It will cause you to be contented with your present spiritual condition, it enables you to forget your calling. an example from the bible. God exposes His Holiness in full force in Garden of EDEN and as we flip pages of THE BOOK we find exodus 3…God comes down. Moses turns to see the GREAT SIGHT of the bush burning and its not getting consumed. The Lord says’ REMOVE YOUR SANDALS FOR THE PLACE WHERE YOU STAND IS HOLY. What did the Lord exactly mean by this…Sandals link you with the earth….u tread upon this earth with sandal? but when it comes to the heavenly God expects you to be holy, sandals should be removed …When Moses removed his sandals what happened is God see Moses in His holiness. We can even imagine of a cleansing action happening in the life of Moses. The murders he committed, the thoughts all were cleansed as He stood in the HOLY GROUND! Sandals of Moses can be imagined to our weakness. These weaknesses wont allow God’s Holiness to enter our lives. Children of God Let Him Who have an ear Hear. The Lord says “ YE HOLY AS I AM HOLY”…not ur justification. He wants you to be like HIM…

 

*YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR WEAKNESSES AS WEAKNESSES

 

Many of us underestimate our weakness. in reality we take it so lightly that in fact as time goes this weakness will turn out to be the reason for our downfall. See what happened to Samson. He was enticed by sexual desires and he underestimated his weakness to be in the lap of Delilah!!Peter chose to be with those who crucified Christ that made him betray Jesus. Judas was “money-minded”. They didn’t recognize their weaknesses and surrender them to the Lord.

 

*DO NOT TEST YOUR WEAKNESS

Many of us try to test weaknesses by going to ‘testing places’. We know that we can get down and under but still we go there. Eventually it gives a temporary happiness but after say moments we get convicted.Beloved,Do not test your weakness. Understand that your weakness is to be strongly dealt with. Christ warned us WATCH AND PRAY. Understand the times where your weakness can spring up. When you know that you should be driven to your knees. We always Pray and watch.Child of God read clearly. the Lord asks us to watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation(Luke 22.40)

 

*FLEE TO BE FREE

When exposed to ‘testing environments’, its best to flee than to stay there and be in sin. Many a time we take diluted approach these days to nakedness. We love going to theatres though we know that we are knowingly or unknowingly ‘encouraging’ the enemy. We love browsing through sites and television channels for something that invokes our pleasure. Child of God, discipline your body, remove your sandals for without holiness no one can please God. It was very encouraging for me to see a young couple during my recent visit to a place taking a conscious decision, not to have TV at home. Do not test your weakness…FLEE YOUTHFUL LUSTS(2 tim 2.22)

 

*DO NOT CONDEMN YOURSELF BECAUSE OF YOUR WEAKNESS.

We should not condemn ourselves because of our weaknesses. We should learn to trust in God who delivers us with all of our heart. Self condemnation questions the power of God’s precious blood. No longer do we approach God based on our works. We approach Him like beggars claiming for grace totally undeserved. These days I see and cry because of lot of arrogance because of Grace. We sit in God’s precious presence as if He owns us something. I thank God for those who kneel down and pray in tears, who acknowledge the greatness of His presence and greatness of our sins, yet cry to Him for mercy. See (Heb 5.8)…There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus(Rom8.1)

 

*UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR WEAKNESSES ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE GOD’S STRENGTH RESIDES.

You can overcome. The evil youthful passions should not allure you again. At this juncture let me also ask God’s people not to provoke people into sin.Love,marriage all is a part of life. these days we se public exposure of love, specially the clothing we wear, the way we walk. the acts we do…Come on child of God, kick of the devil.Know how to conduct yourself. Lets be wise. God warns us against every small idle word we talk because He has numbered our hair and for heavens sake DON’T JUSTIFY YOUR WRONG. evaluate your life based on His holiness. He is interested in the holiness of every cell you have in your body. Weaknesses exposes God’s power.2cor 12.9..My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in your weaknesses.

 

 

*GO TO THE CREATOR DAILY,EXAMINE MINUTE BY MINUTE HOW YOU LIVED….

Read thses verses carefully..

1 thessalonians4.7-8:For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God ,who also has given us His Holy Spirit.

 

Thus please read and apply

The Psalmist cries in psalm 139:23-24:-Search me o God, and know my heart; try me ,and know my anxieties and see if there is any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.

1 John 1.9.If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all our unrighteousness

Hebrews 4.15.For we do not have a High priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses. but was IN ALL POINTS tempted as we are ,yet without sin.

 

Child of God.Weaknesses,how do you deal with this? Do you like to linger in your weakness and lose your portion in heaven or do you like to take a stand as taught to you by the Holy Spirit. I can sense a powerful move of the precious blood of Jesus, Let Him wash us, cleanse us…hallelujah

 

Father I pray that thou may do thy sacred work as we surrender our lives before thee. Weaknesses in us tend to give the devil a stronghold. Help us to fight against sin. We know that thou would help us in this struggle against sin. Help us to come to thee in humility and Lord we pray that thy strength would be made perfect in our weaknesses. Help us to watch and pray,to pray continually.We trust in thee o God with all of our heart. Remove our confusions and diseases. Lord lead us like a shepherd.

We love thee and give thee our praise.For we know our prayers are answered when we ask in Jesus’ mighty name

Amen and amen

 

 

 

Thanks and With Best Regards,

Ashley Benjamin,

9961497670

 The mountains melt when His presence is Felt!!

 

Ashes-Nothing is Impossible

Nothing Is Impossible!!

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Sarah was told by the divine Visitors that she is going to bear a child within one year.

She laughed at the divine "joke”! The angel then asked her why she laughed knowing her unbelief and said

IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD??

What a truth! Contrary to her health, contrary to medical science...In other words the divine word was "Sarah

for you, THIS IS Impossible but look from the "Divine Angle"...We read in Romans about Abraham” He did not consider his own body, already dead and the deadness of Sarah's womb.” In short the Lord wanted Abraham to view his body in front of the Creator, which he did!!!

 

Mary was visited by an angel and said that she was going to be born in her womb. She could not "logically" believe that.

Again the angel says the truth “NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH THE LORD!!”..

Times changed, centuries passed by but the truth still remained and the angel reminded Mary.

NOTHING Is impossible with the Lord. for which She said” BE IT UNTO ME ACCORDING TO THY WORD”

 

 

Child of God, hear the word of God!!!Times may change, but His word never changes. What He said to Sarah and Mary

He tells you.."NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH THE LORD"

 

Are you facing a difficulty??a human IMPOSSIBILITY..place your problem in front of God…analyze what He can do..and let faith increase,Rather than being in doubt on what you can do!!!

 

 

 

Thanks and With Best Regards,

Ashley Benjamin,

9961497670

 The mountains melt when His presence is Felt!!

 

Ashes-Capsule(5)

Psalm 121:5:“The Lord is your keeper,the Lord is your shade by the right hand”

 

Thought1:Keeping things in a perfect order is a difficult task..we try to “keep” our belongings safe..in our homes we put gates,walls,grills to KEEP us and Our belongings safe. Here the Psalmist encourages us by telling..THE LORD IS YOUR KEEPER. He values you.He keeps you…Many a time we find it so difficult to “KEEP” ourselves.The pain in our body,anxious mind,troubled hearts,broken dreams,shattered hopes……..We find it so difficult to keep ourselves.But then through this capsule let me ask you to eat this truth..HE IS YOUR KEEPER…Isaiah says in chapter 26 and verse 3..”THOU WOULD KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE WHOSE MINDS ARE STAYED ON THEE”…

 

Thought2.The second part of this small verse talks about the SHADE God gives us by being at our right hand……The psalmist imagines to be in wilderness,where  he walks in the hot sun..where he looks for some shade to rest under..the journey is long..the way before seems to be so puzzling..!!!Then God inspires His senses..YOU have  shade to rest under and its by your right hand..You just need to open the “UMBRELLA” and rest.Yes the tedious journey in the wilderness demands us to have a shade at our right hand..DOnt look for Temperory trees along the way…don’t expect there trees to travel with you all the way…ALWAYS HAVE THIS ASSURANCE THAT WHEN THESE TREES HAVE THEIR LIMITATIONS IN LOCOMOTION..we have a locomotary shade……by our right hand..You just need to rest under His shelter….

 

Introspection

1)Were there times that you could not “keep” yourselves??

2)Have you looked on to the “temperory trees” that provide shade for sometime and lost sight of the shade by your right hand???

 

Application

1)Stay close to your keeper,so that He can keep YOU properly

2)Rest in His presence…He is your shade so close by your right hand..

 

Ashes-Experience(2)

Ashes-Experience(2)

1)These days if you look at Malayalam news channels, you get a video footage of a JCB(or bull dozer) demolishing “beautiful” buildings. The resorts in Munnar,streets of cochin,Trivandrum,almost all parts of Kerala, the JCB is in action. The reason is people have constructed huge buildings, resorts in government properties.

They “encroached” the government property and utilized it for their interests. The public was benefited ,but they thought the government wont ask them anything as such.

Now they have landed in losing  huge amount of money in addition to public disgrace.

We too many a time have taken God’s grace for granted, we build institutions and “resorts” in fact many are blessed, but we “encroach” the divine property. We take His name in vain, and we build our own “Resorts”…Remember the day of judgment is near….Lets give what is due to HIM TO HIM…Tithes belong to Him, don’t get slack in this. Glory and honor belongs to HIM alone…Let us not be culprits for “Divine resource encroachments”….

 

Jude 4..For certain men have crept in unnoticed,who long ago were marked for this condemnation,ungoldly men,who TURN the grace of our God into lewdness…

 

2)Most of us look forward to the weekend. I specially look forward as I will drive back home to be with the loved ones at home. When I go home ,I usually stop at a place for having a tea and Banana Fry..Over the days I made it a point that I will go there.My friend also will be there.Last week when I went and sat there, the teashopvaala came and served me the banana fry and tea without me asking Him.See though there was a gap of some days,this man noticed us coming once in a particular time every week…he knew what I needed.

I was imagining,only if we made it possible to go to our Heavenly Father frequently, at a particular time. We needn’t even ask Him, He will start His work of healing,deliverance.But Only if we  go to Him He can do that.Make it a point to got before the throne of grace!!

 

Matthew 6.8:For your heavenly father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him

 

 

 

Thanks and With Best Regards,

Ashley Benjamin,

9961497670

 The mountains melt when His presence is Felt!!

 

Ashes-Expereince(1)

God was pleased to give my family a maruti 800 car….and nowadays am using it.My dad asked me to ckeck with the Maruti workshop on whether we need to change the oil and when inspected we found the oil has turned black,and it was starting to solidify.!!This could have done the car a lot of damage if it was not changed..

The guys at the workshop changed the oil and washed the car so well that all dirts which was not removed by the “garden hose” in my house was removed by the professional equipments in the service center.Guys out there know better than me,but the point that I pondered was there should be a thorough inspection of our lives not by us..but by the Master who created us.He knows what to change,how to change and He got the required “equipments” that can make us ready to “run” in the world.Only if We pause in front of Him and hand over our life to Him..and ask Him to have His way..we would be very useful!!He will “renew” a “right Spirit” within us and wash us with HIS BLOOD and cleanse our impurities and dark spots…….!!!

Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, o God ,and know my heart:Try me and know my anxieties;And see if there is any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting

The other day My pastor was here in Trivandrum to visit a patient in the Hospital.It was getting late and I had to drop him in the bus stand for him to board a bus at 8:10 P.M…Time passed by and by God’s grace I dropped him in the bus station at 8.We waited and waited the bus didn’t come.The officials in the bus station said that “THE BUS WILL COME”..though the scheduled time was over.A guy comes running at 9 and asked us “has the bus gone”..We said “NO”..He breathed a sigh of relief and at last the bus turned up five minutes later.The bus was early for the “late entry” but was “late” for early comers like us.

Jesus Christ is coming soon,He wants and waits for latecomers..for them He will be “early”..for us a bit “late”…………….So hold on……

2Peter3.9:The Lord is not slack concerning His promise,as some count slackness,but is longsuffering toward us,not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

capsule-Psalm 103;10

Psalm 103:10

he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities





Thought1:God’s character is not based on our nature



Here we see an unchanging God who does not treat us as our sins deserve…just imagine,how true is this!!The mankind is filled with evil and sin but also see that God is still letting the earth to “spin in its axis”.The sun is rising and setting…rains come and go..technological advancements.All these are God’s gifts that keep on coming to man.Even seeing ourselves,are we really worthy of all the blessings we enjoy??Our private sins,nagging thoughts,murmuring,grumbling,complaining…YES He does not treat us as our sins deserve,He is also not repaying us according to our iniquities…What an unchanging God we have whose character is not based on our “Sinful” nature.



Thought2:Our nature should change according to His character



The psalmist as he is thinking doesn’t want to remain in this realm,he wants to tread on new heights.as we keep reading the psalm we can get that.Child of God,we have sins we have our iniquities.But also remember that we need to renew our selves daily,as the sun rises we need to get new mercies of Him,ur heart and mind whould be renewed,our thoughts,acts,deeds should get confirmed to Him.Lets walk in the Spirit.

He is a loving God and He doesn’t deserve the “sin” treatment we give Him…lets come with a broken heart,contrite Spirit..to the cross and ask Him for His mercy…



Introspection

1)What are those personal sins in your life that must have grieved Him???



2)Are you willing to let go of these and come closer to HIM???





Application



1)Fight against those sins and iniquities which the Spirit is reminding you of….through prayer ,place it before the cross and ask Jesus to cleanse you with His precious Holy Blood and fill you again with His power



2)Sing those songs which you get reminded of …….songs like “create in me a clean heart”,”change my heart o God”..meaning every word you sing

mountains-capsule

Psalm 97:5

The Mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD,at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Great to hear that you guys are immensely blessed thru these “capsules”..that increases faith and refocuses our life!!

This day I would like to share from the verse shown above……

Thought 1:The Mountains Melt when His Presence is felt

Mountains usually in biblical perspective refers to problems…Thus Jesus said “If by faith you ask this mountain to be cast into the sea it will be done as that”..here the psalmist goes one more step ahead..Mountains??it is nothing when compared to the presence of God..!!We also have several “mountains” in front of us,we just cannot climb those and at those times its necessary to view these”mountains” melt when exposed to the presence of the almighty God!!!yes His presence when experienced in our homes,bodies and families..the “mountains” melt!!And you feel refreshed..the same was experienced by that lady who had a dreadly disease for 12 years

Thought 2:The verse also says that at the Presence of the Lord of the whole earth,the mountains melt!!

The earth belongs to God..Mountains are a part of the “EARTH”…in other words,yes problems and sufferings are a part of our life..they are there..But God is GOD of that too,The LORD of our life which includes problems,sufferings……hallelujah..The Lord of all the earth is the Lord of the mountains too

He is the God of your moods,your emotions,your hurts,your worries..your good times,your bad times..your shallow waters,your dark valleys..

He is GOD..YOUR OWN LORD AND GOD!!!THE GOD AND LORD OF YOUR LIFE!!!

Introspection

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1)What sort of mountains have you got in your life now??

2)Do you see that as an opportunity to experience God more or you use it as a way to give the devil a foothold??



Application

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1)When is the last time you felt His presence so close??Set apart some time to experience His presence EVERYDAY!!and see your mountains melting before the LORD YOUR GOD

2)If the mountains melt,lets chose to be broken always in His presence!!



Maranatha!!

Ashes Capsule-Tears God's divine steps to walk to you

Ps 61.2:From the end of the earth I will cry to you,when my heart is overwhelmed;lead me to the rock that is Higher than I

Thought 1:Crying to God eases your heart…many a time we get overwhelmed in our heart..We feel a great weight in our heart because of tensions,anxieties and worries..YOUR TEARS ARE A GOD_GIVEN MECHANISM TO EASE YOUR HEART!!when the worries and tensions accumulate in your heart..God who created us didn’t allow His creation to accumulate these..He devised the tear glands to secrete..Hallelujah..And remember He values your Tear drops rather than multitude of words……..!!The Psalmist uunderstood this great truth and said”LORD FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH..in short…..when am lonely..sourrounded by none..WHEN MY HEART GETS OVERWHELMED…I WILL CRY TO YOU(my tear glands and you will store it in your bottle)!!!

Thought 2:When circumstances like this come.We tend to go down..feel so down that we just like being secluded..we just like being not used by anyone..we love to be in the worldly plains causing harm to none,loved by the devil(as you are posing no threat to him)…than being in a higher heavenly realm..Thus Psalmist is telling..I don’t want to go down when my heart is overwhelmed but I want to experience that heights where you would lead me.The psalmist knew that he cant make it on his own,thus he cries for heavenly guidance……lead me to the rock that is higher than I…remember your tear drops are the steps that the maker devised for Him to guide your life

WHEN OVERWHELMED IN YOUR HEART…CRY TO GOD…REMEMBER IT’S THE ROAD TO THE ROCK HIGHER THAN YOU……You can have a grip on it…..its clefts are so secure that you can hide in those……and its unshakeable in shaking times and situations…….A rock higher than yours!!!!!

Introspection:
1)Have you experienced this “overwhelming” of heart??
2)What is your response to those situations?????
3)Have you ever realized that your tears matter to GOD..??In your time of prayer do you take much time in “ordering God” or “crying to HIM”???
4)When is the last time you cried to HIM??

Application

1)Do not restrict your tear glands….God values that most than the multitude of Junk words we use in our prayer

2)Check out Hebrews 5:7 and follow the pattern of Christ in your prayers

Heart-->Head-->Harp

The Anointing of David
1 Samuel 16
Let me share with you some thoughts………………

GOD HAS ALTERNATE OPTIONS

Samuel was disappointed about how the first King of Israel fared.He was so sad.That was the time when God asked Samuel to go to the household of Jesse.The new King was to be anointed there….Let me tell you an important truth..God has appointed us with gifts ,talents and resources.But how do we fare??What to do we do with those??Is God happy with us??
This portion clearly tells that GOD HAS ALTERNATE OPTIONS!!

Jesus said”I tell you that if these should keep silent,the stones will immediately cry out”(mark 19.40) Esther was warned by mordecai”if you remain silent at this time,God will deliver His people from another source,but you and your household will perish”…..Remember GOD HAS ALTERNATE OPTIONS IF YOU FAIL HIM..so take your talents and gifts seriously.Trade it………..MAY GOD USE YOU in the Plan He has for you

FROM THE HEART--- TO THE HEAD-----TO THE HARP

In this portion we read that God anoints a person based on the “inner condition”..
6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD."
7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
The anointing fell on DAVID not because of any other reason,just because He guarded His heart..do you feel dry,do you think that God is impressed by your external…please check up……..do not fool yourself..Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it flows issues of Life…

SO the process that started from David’s heart moved to David’s head when Samuel poured that oil from the horn!!Notice this is the same way God anoints a person..From heavens He sends His Spirit and pours it on the HEAD…O Child of God..is the anointing resting on your head..???I sincerely pray that God will release a mighty outpour on His Spirit on your head seeing your heart!!!

13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah.

The anointing then was reflected in the HARP of David……….many singers were there..but noone was effective when that evil Spirit came on to Saul.Child of God…..David,Joseph,Daniel,Esther,Ruth all were used by God ……….in a tremendous manner………The Lord blessed their skills to deliver KINGS AND KINGDOMS………….

I sincerely pray that The HEART you have and the Head we possess and the Harps we use will reflect the anointing of the almighty…….You got the power……..Claim your flame now in the name of Jesus!!!!!

Please pray with me

Precious Lord,Thanks you for new insights of thy word.I Thank thee for thy children who took time to read thy Holy Word..See our hearts..help us to maintain it pure..use us Lord….let the anointing rest on our heads…hallelujah..so that it will flow to the harps we use……..so that it will deliver individuals,families,Kings and Kingdoms………
We honor thee and bow down before thee.Thank you for being a prayer answering God..I pray specially for those who feel dejected depressed in their life..Let them understand that it’s the time for a deeper anointing….a deeper cleansing ..a deeper
Walk with the precious Lord..many are suffering from evil thoughts in their heads..they feel disturbed and pained in their head…right now father as thy servant I pray for deliverance and outpour of thy sweet spirit onto their heads and all their thought cells……….Be free in Jesus name..our heads should be the place of anointing!!!!!!!!!!where it rests rather than being stronghold of ego,jealousy and pride and harmful thought put in by the evil devil..amen Blessed be thy name!!
We love thee and give thee all praise..for we know our prayers are answered when we ask in the precious and powerful name of Jesus Christ our Lord!!

Amen and amen

The Power of His blood!!!!!

usually ask God to speak to me on how to move about in a new month…………..forgetting the past failures…..overcoming the Present sins and worries that easily gets “entangled” to us..to have new vigor and commitment in serving Him and each month reminds us that HIS COMING IS GETTING NEARER..AND TIMES WONT BE JUST THE SAME AGAIN…God spoke to me on a simple thought but I was in praises………



Moses had a rod that fell on Mount Horeb that God used to display His immense power….this same rod was used by Moses in front of Pharoah and the evil magicians,After a meanwhile Moses “forgot” about that rod of power,as we usually do.When we face new challenges we forget that God is still the same..and He has given us a rod….God asked Moses to stretch forth the rod and “DIVIDE THE SEA”……O precious child of God,the same God who expressed Himself in Christ asked the disciples as they confronted a storm..”where is your faith”………….where is it..where are its works……The starting days of this month God asks you..”where is your faith”……..Moses’s rod signifies the unshakeable faith we need to have..that we need to use to DIVIDE our problems!!!!Yes a common rod in Moses hand describes the Faith we need to have



Coming to the predecessor of Moses,Joseph was known for His garment..His father jacob had made a “beautiful” garment that made his brothers envious of Him..The garment of Joseph was the attacking point of Pothipher’s wife……….Child of God…..the gament of Joseph signifies the holy life we need to live..WITHOUT SANCTIFICATION NO ONE SHALL SEE GOD……….the song writer asks”are your garments spotless??are they white as snow??”

Is your life exposing the evil selfish nature of the world or is it a consecrated one set apart by the standard of God’s Holy word…Return to Holiness..return to the truth you once believed..let not the evil one touch your garment and spoil your life….Yes I can sense some people reading this are guilty about your life and acts…Return to the Lord…a garment in Joseph’s life signifies the sanctity we need to have



Samson the strong man had something common that enabled Him to do exploits….The hair of Samson essentially signifies the Powerful life we need to have…Samson was not sluggish.he was a man who was known for His power..but later He became powerless..his eyes were destroyed by the devil as He laid his head on the lap of Delilah..Please dear one..dont play with the world…………..O No..please don’t..you will never know when the Spirit goes from you and you soon become one as the world..You are to fly..on wings..rather than to lay and play with the world……….!!!!!!!!!The hair of Samson needlessly points us the importance of DUNAMIS POWER in our life strong to bring down strongholds of the devil……



Elijah had the “cloak” of authority………that later fell on Elisha…….and Elisha had to face the roaring Jordan in the very starting moments of his ministry,,,,,,Christ said “All authority is given unto me.therefore GO………..ye unto all nations”..Go based on the authority you have in CHRIST……….The witnessing life was pointed to us by the cloak of Elijah…………Elisha struck the river Jordan crying ”Where is the God of Elijah??”….When faced with confusions,turmoils……walk with Authority and testify the Lord to others..If we don’t tell about His love…………..its woe unto us……..Child of God..tell about His love..walk in your offices,into broken homes with His peace and authority!!



We as New testament church do not have literally the rod of moses or the garment of Joseph,neither do we literally have the Hair of Samson or the cloak of Elijah..BUT GOD HAS MADE A PROVISION FOR YOU……….Yes He has given that to you…….its nothing else but HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD…hallelujah….as you trust in His blood..you will be possesors of uncommon faith…..uncompromising on the standard of Holiness…recipients of uncommon dunamis power..through His blood and also the our lives will be dedicated for Him by doing our very best in our testifying Life……..trusting in the authority of the blood of the lamb..Forgive me I cant write much more than this !!I rely completely on the blessed Holy Ghost..If I could come and shake you from your seats .i would have done that..but I rely comepletely on The Holy Ghost!!!!!



LIVE EVERY HOUR by His POWER!!!!!!!!!THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB!!!!CLAIM YOUR FLAME NOW…THERE IS VICTORY IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB!!!Halleujah……..Praise the Lord



Father I place my dear brother/sister who took time to meditate with me thy Holy Word,As thy child I pray that he/she will LIVE and not DIE………Will be Full and not dry….by the power of thy precious blood ..In thy precious name I resist all powers of darkness bring physical weaknesses when they sit to pray that causes them to worry over the challenges in their lives………Set thy children free…..Let them praise thy Holy Name……….O GOD let them live this month and henceforth by the faith,holiness,authority,strength everything by the power of thy Blood..Lord we together Lift thy Holy name………….Be with our families,friends..our workplaces…..our testimonial life.SHAKE US O LORD……..Set our hearts on fire………….!!!!!!!We worship the lamb who was slain and by whose blood purchased us for thee…..

Place thy nail pierced hands and bless them……….We take Victory over everything n the name of Jesus trusting in thy Holy Blood……..We dedicate our lives for thy Glory!!!!



We love thee and pray this prayer in the name of thy son and our savior Jesus Christ!!

Amen!!!!!



Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you over evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood.

There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

GOD who cOmMandS your Provision

The word of the Lord came to Elijah saying..”U go and hide eastward besides the Brook Cherith ,I have commanded the raven to feed you”..In midst of the famine around the locality,there was this raven not so “Goodlooking” but an agent that carried His word.Let me tell you a truth,this crow was fed by the Lord “so much” that it faithfully obeyed the Lord’s service..The Lord is a God who gives to the crying ravens its Food(Ps 147.9)..God who Commanded the raven to supply food to Elijah was the same God who fed the raven in midst of that terrible famine..the guardians you have,the church you belong,the company you work for,the food you eat,the money you get,the clothes you wear,the education you cherish,the family you have…all are existing because of the ALMIGHTY”S Command!!!Give Him praise for His
provision in your life……..amen!!

Elijah also had no “food problem” till the book dried up.Child of God,God who fed Elijah is our God..He commands our provision.Sometimes He dries up our resources..dry finances,dry fields…the resources we have trusted thus far may dry..BUT HIS SUPPLY NEVER DRIES!!!He will never let the one who trusts Him to be DRY…He who made a Brook Cherith for you will open up a zarephath for you…..

God’s eyes that fell on the “not –so good appearing” raven,the eyes that fell on His lonely servant Elijah also fell on that widow who was ready to die with her son after finishing their last meal.O child of God..Ps 146.9 says the same….The Lord watches over the stranger;He relieves the fatherless and the widow;”


Do you see drying and dying circumstances around………

THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHO COMMANDED PROVISION FOR THE RAVEN,for ELIJah and the Widow at Zarephath has seen you………He will COMMAND HIS PROVISION FOR YOU..

1Samuel 7

This morning I was meditating from 1 Samuel 7 and I was taught by the Lord about 4 significant locations mentioned there

1)KIRIATH JEARIM(v1).If we see the background of this chapter we can see the great judgement God sent on the Israelites…On Eli and his household…The ark of the covenant was captured…The Lord inflicted so much on the Philistines that they decided to send the ark back to Israel..they sent it via Beth samesh where 70 people were slain for PEEPING INTO THE ARK…Imagine this….Just for looking into the ark,70 people were slain…Child of God we hear a lot about God of Grace but lets not forget that He is also a God of Judgement..His character is Holiness……WITHOUT SANCTIFICATION NO ONE SHALL SEE GOD.

The people of Kiriath jearim ended the judgement streak of God by placing the ark on a HILL(shows prominence) and they CONSECRATED Eleazar to take care of the ark…They gave the ark of God its great importance,……DO WE GIVE THE PRESENCE OF GOD DUE PROMINENCE??They valued that….

2)MIZPAH(v 5):The second location is Mizpah where we see a great CONFESSION of sins happening.God used Samuel to ask the people of Isarel to throw away unholy devotions….We see that whole Israel had a revival…THIS PLACE TALKS ABOUT OUR PRAYER LIFE!!

Child of God do we have a mizpah in our life??Do we confess our sins and like samuel did INTERECEDE for people….when the enemy heard that the people of God coming together,they gathered themselves and tried to attack the people of God…CONFESSION AND INTERCESSION WILL PUT THE ENEMY INTO CONFUSION!!

When the ENEMY comes to Plunder you…God our GOD will thunder from heaven and we shall destroy the enemy against us…

3)EBEN-EZER(v 12):Samuel put a stone between Mizpan and Shen and named it EBEN-EZER which means THUS FAR THE LORD HAS HELPED US…..Eben-EZER talks necessarily about our THANKSGIVING..How much we owe to God….If we see ourselves none us are really worth of all the blessings God has given us..we are so unworthy..but we don’t thank Him..Its not only the Praise life we have with God..its how we regard one another,…..its how we respect the people and servants of God.EBENEZER…..let spend some time in thanking God…….

4)RAMAH(v 17)….We read that Samuel used to take a circuit a journey acroos all territories of Israel and solve the problems of the people there…but He always used to return to RAMAH where he stayed and there He built an altar……We need to come back to the place where we started….You might be reading this mail from different geographic locations but we need to come back to the STARTING POINT..the foot of the Cross….Rededicating our life and will to the almighty God…..Focussing on Him..seeing His broken body…seeing His precious blood ..o what kind of love is this….lets come back to the starting POINT!!!!


May the Good God bless you for taking time to read His word…lets pray

Father we come back to the starting point..the foot of the cross..did ever such love and sorrow meet or thorns compose so rich a crown….Thou has blessed us father and we are thankful for that..for the guardians we have,for the intellect and jobs you have showered on us because of thy grace..Father remind us to give importance to sanctification,throwing out all that hinders our walk with thee….help us to be serious about Confession and intercession….many blessings of many are dependent on our talking with thee….Father revive us Lord..Forgive our lack of zeal Jesus..we have spoke unwanted things,seen unholy things ,have yielded our bodies to the evil patterns of this world..Forgive us Lord./forgive us….wash us Jesus..wash us….Thank you for thy love ..thank you for thy grace

/..thank you fro thy peace………………………….We love you so much….



For we pray in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord



Amen

Fighters And Seekers

Hi all

Let me in fact take you through some of the common verses of the Bible we know very well..buT It has UnCommon Implications!!

These verses contain more power than the strongholds of weaknesses we have ..let me take you these days through some of these

Here we go Psalm 34:10

The Young Lions lack and suffer hunger,but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any Good Thing!!!

*Young Lions have strength to fight..they are fighters..but the Bible says They lack and they suffer hunger

THOUGHT 1:It’s the strong fighters that lack and suffer hunger(WORLDLY GIANTS) but NOT the POOR SEEKERS(Seekers) for they lack No good thing

*We all look for some good to come…eg:When we are sick,we look for the goodness of healing,when we are in poverty we look for the goodness of wealth when we are lonely we look for the goodness of companionship..we see a man similar like that in John 1:46..His name was Nathanael who asked Philip “Can anything good come out of Nazareth”…we all look for good things we are seeking good things that we forget to seek God..but this common verse has a POWERFUL TEACHIN

THOUGHT 2:When we seek God we will lack NO Good thing!!!in other words..Seek God and Not the good things..

As we seek God..we become the storehouses of Good Things…

We will have the goodness of healing in our bodies and people will come for healing to YOU!!When you seek Him..You shall be supplied with all material benefits needed that YOU SHALL FEED OTHERS….You shall not suffer loneliness..but will be a solace to the lonely!!it was not the rich who conquered the world..It was the SEEKERS OF GOD who changed the World!!Seek Him while He will be found…seek Him O Child of God…be a STORE HOUSE OF GOODTHINGS!!

Psalms 63:1..O GOD You are my God;early will I seek You;my soul thirsts for you;my flesh longs for you

Child of God,thus our Lord Jesus Christ said”Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteosness and all these Things shall be added unto you(matthew 6:33)

Unexpected!!!

The unexpected happened in the marriage house at CANA.Mary said it literally to Jesus.."THEY HAVE NO WINE".Its absolutely NO wine.Many a time the unexpected happens when we have the "NO" taking its predominance.NO JOB,NO MONEY,NO PEACE...but when the Lord's presence is there..we can say.."HE IS THERE".

I dont care about these NO'es when "HE IS THERE".Mary asked the people in charge to "DO whatever HE Tells you".YES HE.Mary still points her finger to us telling "not me".."HE"....He can do something new when the UNEXPECTED strikes..The master's eyes fell on those stone jars kept in the frontyard..He did not run to the place I call as KITCHEN..but straight in the front was the miracle..Deliverance and miracle came from the unexpected place when the people there obeyed the voice of the Lord!!!The water turned to sweet wine..we read Jesus manifested His glory..many a time when God does something our lives manifest external fashionable things,wealth power,Job importance..rather than HIS GLORY!!what is it that is manifested from us??Is it His glory or our jobs,money,health,external beauty increasing mechanisms??Its dangerous ..be careful!!!

WHen the israelites came to the waters of marah,they, with all expectations started to drink when the unexpected happened..the waters were bitter,they could not drink it.God showed Moses a piece of wood..He asked him to throw it into the water.The water became sweet.Remember in the same place where you found bitterness God will cause you to drink sweet water.The Lord did not create "that piece of wood" all of a sudden..when people of God face bitter situations remember God has ordained a way of escape and provision also!!We should look up and see the way of escape.

Remember when the unexpected strikes you God will open a way from unexpected place in an unexpected manner..but remember to give HIm glory and honor

You Request..He Commands!

Paul from His dark hours in the prison asked the church to REJOICE in the Lord always...and admonished them to make their REQUESTS KNOWN UNTO GOD!!
Elijah was bold enough to stand before wicked ahab and jezebel to declare their wrongdoings and told them that a great famine is coming...but God COMMANDED the ravens to feed ELIJAH.The ravens obeyed God ,Elijah drank from Brook Cherith.
When Brook Cherith dried,God COMMANDED the widow of Zarephath to feed Him.

Psalmist while pondering on the great protection and privilege a child of God has records in Psalm 91."he shall COMMAND His angels to guard you in all you ways"

In another portion He says"His words runs swiftly,He sends His COMMAND to the earth"

Child of God ,to your feeble weak cry,to that desperate request to the throne of God..Heavens wont keep silent ..GOD WILL COMMAND PROVISION ,PROTECTION,GUIDANCE ,HEALING ,DELIVERANCE for you.
YES You Request and He commands!!!So make your requests known to Him with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

The Extent He goes...........

Nebuchadnezzar increased the heat 7 times of the furnace tto burn the 3 hebrew slaves who refused to obey the Emperor,who chose to take a stand for the God.Such intense was the heat that the men who carried them to the furnace got burnt.Much more intense was God's care and love that made Him walk along with those lads....as Nebuchadnezzar says"Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

Peter along with the disciples had a bad night in the sea,they were getting tired rowing the boat amidst the intense storm that struck them,but more intense was the Love of God that made Jesus walk on the waters to reach them in the fourth watch of the night .

A criminal all His life was condemned by the Romans.The execution was to be done by crucifixtion.Somewhere in the back of His mind He desired goodness,he hungered for that.The intense punishment could have made him feel bitter but more intense was God's love who saw Him.Jesus ,God's own son saw His hunger and chose to die along with him on the cross which resulted in Christ saying"truely i say to you,today you shall be in Paradise with me"

The circumstances may hit you with cruel intensity but the extent God will work for you is unimaginable beyond all thoughts....because of His intense love for you.He wont let you go!!!

Greater is HE and HIS!!!

St Paul from being elated in His heavenly visions was given a "thorn" in His flesh.We quite understnad that it was a physical infirmityHe asked/requested God to take that away from Him....Heavens responded"MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEEFOR MY STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN YOUR WEAKNESSES"....
The infirmity was great but greater was God's grace....Rather than looking into our weakness..Lets look at His great Grace.

Christ as He was teaching on the earth and the Bible records

"From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
"You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God"...

Peter understood the greatest truth one can perceive...Christ dealt with the most important aspect.."HE HAD WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE"....Peter understood that ETERNAL LIFE WAS MORE IMPROTANT OR DESERVED GREATER SIGNIFICANCE than the wordly life..Thus Christ taught in the beautitudes in

Matthew 6 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

Perceiving that it was almost time for Him to leave the earth..He said to His disciples I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world
He knew that troubles we have to face was great,but He asseted a truth "MY VICTORY IS GREATER THAN YOUR TROUBLES"
Child of God....His grace,Eternal Life,His Victory is greater than our infirmities,worldy worries and tribulations!!

As 2006 is setting down and we anticipate 2007 Long for a greater understanding of these!!
May His grace,His power and Victory lead us into 2007

BUT THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVES US VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST!!

God of Intense Repetitions!!----------------------------

Samuel........The little boy was growing up in the place where the ark of the covenant was.The lights were not "off"..The boy must be in His bed,pondering..when many get the love of their parents...when many are "privileged" WHY in the world am I here??Suddenly came a voice calling Him "Samuel"..he jumped and went to Eli..He sadi he didnt call him.Second time He called Samuel..again the lad went to ELI...Third time it repeated..ELI understood what this meant..He asked Samuel to say"Speak Lord for your servant hears"...

Elijah!!Rise up and eat..He tried so much to reach that wilderness...;-)Many a time hearing the evil voice of "JEZEBEL"who threatens your todays and tomorrows we travel a long way to sleep with discouragement and complainings!!Literally worn off.HE only wanted to die..BUT GOD wudnt leave ..HE sent His angel who said "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.Twice He did that!!
And the word of the LORD came to him: "What are you doing here, Elijah...Elijah told His heart out without knowing the provision of the Lord...Again the voice came with more intensity..."What are you doing here, Elijah?"..Then God reminded Him of His provision and the great ministry ahead of HIM!!

When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."
The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you."

COnclusion:God is God who repeats and each time it strikes us with so much intensity...These moments do you hear the gentle voice of God..that calls you so that He can share somethings with you...so that He can give you a new ministry and a vision and a mission.A question that repeatedly asks youDO YOU LOVE ME??
amen!!

Hang on................Its not over!!!

Hang on................Its not over!!!
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The widow of Zarephath was on her way to prepare her last meal for her and her son..They had a bit
of oil and flour hardlysuffiicient for both of them.There unexpectedly came an uninvited "guest".
He asked her to give Him something to eat..He gave her a promise "For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land.'
She obeyed Him...We read later' So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.".

Another widow had a little oil in her house,she was threatened by the enemy to take her Children as slaves if she didnt pay her debt!!!
Now here we see God didnt consume the adversary but gave the Widow that little oil that was enough to pay back her debt and live the "rest of her life"


Jesus saw the five thousand plus gathered there and used the Little the young lad had.
Five loaves and two fish..He took it in His hands..and broke and multiplied that.

The famine was great but when the little was there, they did what was required of them,The widow in zarephath gave that to the man of God!!
The other widow ran to Elisha before the the little oil ran out
The little lad gave what He had to Jesus!!!who in His hands turned it to a blessing

Endnote:We all have needs that are great..The famine will cause our resources to run short,The threatenings of the enmy will cause us to forget the Little Oil we have which is so powerful..
HANG ON!!!Hang On!!!Its not over....as long as you have that "LITTLE" covered by the great promises!!
Yes A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice

Heavens ...it opens!!

Christmas..............thats what December brings along with it every year...Time to be free,relaxed,looking at where we stand..taking new commitments for the new year..The last 31 days are really greatly anticipated..Let me just ask you as one year is going to pass us by..

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE BLESSED THROUGH YOU??

TO HOW MANY HAVE WE TOLD THE GOOD NEWS??

Have we faithfully done what He expects from us..

Let me not take much of your time..Christ is in us coz Heavens were open to us..allow me to elaborate a bit..

Jacob feared Esau after being blessed by Isaac.Though we are blessed there are many things which we fer of rite??Blessings doesnt take our fear away many a time..but blessings will always lead you to Him..Jacob fearful could not walk a bit more as it became so dark..Fleeing from home in fear..dont know what will happen next..In the place called Luz..he took one stone from there and started sleeping..heavens were opened to Him...Luz turned put to be Bethel!!

Stephen was being "stoned" for speaking the goodnews..Is there anyone out being 'Stoned" by the world for fearlessly being a witness of Christ..Pain was excruciating......but.but..Stephen "Full of the Holy Ghost" looked up and saw the heavens opened!!!The earthly pain didnt prevent the heavens from being opened!!

John,the disciple whom Christ loved the most was exiled to Patmos..All around Him were bones and no one else.. the fellowhip He was missing..he was missing his "children'..a lot.Noone to sing with Him..pray with Him..but..hallejujah..heavens opened..Patmos truned out to be the REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST!!!

To make it short..Fear of man or future...pain from the stoning world..loneliness in an island nothing prevented Heavens being opened..Thats what Happened in that hour also when Christ was born in this world..The sins in the world..the pain He was going to undergoe..The rejection he was gonna get,the betrayal from his close aids..Nothing prevented the Heavens from being opened as someone said"the Love for His children was greater than the pain of the journey!!"

This season its my earnest prayer and I believe this is His will that in midst of all you face..The happiness,sorrows,sickness,loneliness..YOU WILL SEE THE HEAVENS OPENED
Amen...Have a great season of Christmas and a may God give us grace to step into 2007 with so much of grace!!
With love and prayersMaranathaBenjamin,Anita,Anila and Ashley
http://ashleybenjamin.blogspot.com/

Tired??have wings;-)

Tired???
Elijah after the single man victory slew the prophets of baal,who spread evil amongst God's people ,ran to the top of Mount Carmel.Its easy sliding down or walking down..its always hard walking up!!!Elijah climbed on the top and placed His head between His feet and started praying,He only got up after He saw his servant reported a small cloud..a small sign..hallelujah...Let me tell a mystery and proceed..never get up from ur time with God unless you perceive a small sign..a small cloud..Down came Elijah.he asked the king to go fast as the rain approached.The Bible is very clear wen we see ELIJAH reached on foot faster than ahab on the chariots~~

Philip was asked by the Lord to go to the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.Purpose to proclaim the goodnews to Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. The talk ended in the baptism of this official..see what happened next"When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away"..the transport of Philip was a greater one than the rich ethiopian...

Christ the image of God..who came down as a man dispersed the crowds after a busy day and went up a mountain to pray...He was not too tired to wait in His Father's feet..See Him walking on the waters coming at the fourth watch of the night to the weary ,torn down disciples..

All these people lived in flesh...but they waited..they were not too tired that they never waited..
The secret was seen by Isaiah when He said30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

The secret is when the world walks on their foot...move in their chariots,the child of God who waits for God..O I cant type this...Who hopes in the Lord..that little boy with polio,that diseased ladywith paralysis,the discouraged soul when they wait on God..they neednt walk..but they will have wings...wings that take you ahead of ahab,wings that take you to the divine service,wings that enable you to walk on water..

THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Do u walk and get tired...Its time to wait and mount up with WINGS!!!God bless you through His word

Its all HiM!!!

Noah was asked to build an ark,the design was God's ,He was the chief architect.The wood prescibed was Gopher ,who all should be inside,the measurements of everything to be used,everything was given by God.The mind was God's,His hand had the resources,Noah had to build.

Moses was asked to build a tabernacle,so that God could dwell amongst His people.The specification was His,God was the chief architect.Moses was not person to build it.Bezelel was given that intelligent Spirit.In Short it was in God's mind,the resources were in God's hand,Moses had to execute.

God wont ask neither will He lead you to go through a path which His mind has not seen nor His hands short of resources.If he asks you to do something...always understand this truth..IT is in His mind and resources are in His Hands!!!

Come to the womb of your mom....He had a design,His hands carefully knit you,those nerve fibres to grow,those tendons to shape you...absolutely everything.No interference from outside...He saw a temple for Him to dwell....You were in God's mind,the resources were His..HE HIMSELF had to work....

Come to the cross..it was in the mind of God....crucifixtion was the cup Jesus saw in the garden of gethsamane...it was in God's mind,He himself did it..


Psalmist saw this understood these and sang
"The earth and its fulness belongs to God"..........
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
How precious to [b] me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

Endnote:Many a time we give a lot of credit to man made structures....we give lot of credit to instruments who carry out God's plan..Have we apreciated the work which He Himself carried out on the Cross??Have we apprecaited and lived according to what He did in your mother's womb??
ITS ALL IN HIS MIND..ITS ALL IN HIS HANDS.........

Stay and Go!!

Christ after He rose again from the dead appered to the disciples for 40 days..He was proving to them that He was alive when He appeared to them when the doors were shut..Let me not proceed from here without telling you that..werent there times when we felt ourselves afraid,shut in...we didnt ask him to come.we acted as if He was dead..BUT HE CAME>>>Whispering PEace...........showing those scars of love,talking to us and we felt our hearts burning...restoring us when we ate of His provision,blessed us and we were filled with joy...ITS JESUS.....WHO IS ALIVE...for you and me..

He specified two things that caught my attention..he asked His disciples not to hurry but tarry.....Stay in Jerusalem,till you are clothed with power from above..feeling void??comfortless?powerless??dont be in hurry....lets stop....stop from our routine...We need to get clothed.If you dont have power..its equivalent to nakedness..We all love being clothed except for some perverts who take shame in their nakedness....We take time to clothe..we wash oursleves..we take time selcting the best cloth...Child of God,its time to get clothed from above...How??WAIT....Be still..dont b in a hurry...wash yourself..wait..He is faithful to clothe us

Then He said"GO...."....after getting clothed we dont stay idle..we go...go into the world...When people see us..they see us with our Clothes put on...The heavenly power displayed in our lives..The grace that is shining on your face..the calmness we have in solving problems..The sanctity by which we conduct ourselves..
Yes...take time..dont be ina hurry.....First experience the risen Christ..Stay where you are till you are clothed..Go into the world.........He is coming soon to take us....

Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountainFree to all,
a healing streamFlows from Calvary’s mountain.
Refrain
In the cross, in the cross,Be my gloryever;
Till my raptured soul shall findRest beyond the river.

Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and morning star
Sheds its beams around me.Refrain

Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadows o’er me.
Refrain

Near the cross I’ll watch and wait
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river.Refrain

Unstable life------but Firm shelter!!

Abraham was born in a rich city in a prestigious family...but He wandered after he got the call........Egypt,Moriah...fights,struggles,pain..Life was not quiet.... but was was secure in God's plan

Joseph started well..father's favorite,enemy of brothers..Life went from house,pit,pothiphars house,prison and palace.....Life was not quiet..but He was secure

Moses was born in a dangerous situation when the Pharoah had given orders to kill all hebrew babies.
He was born in a poor hebrew family,spent some tme in Nile river after 3 months..was reared up by Pharoah's daughter..........grew in the palace,fled to Midian..........led the Israelites out..Life was not quiet..in the world but secure in God's plan



David a young lad..........unrecognized in His family....shepherd of His sheep.........Lion,bear,Goliath...
His life was centered in the Forest for some time..then in the palace in front of an evil Spirit...In Philistine under fear..........Life was not quiet but was secure in God's plan


Jesus born in a manger...grew as a carpenter...tempted in the wilderness...rejected by men...Bethlehem,Jordan,Desert,Galilee,Samaria.................Calvary...........Unstable circumstances..but was secure and had victory..

ENDNOTE:Their experiences were different,They lived in different places as time passed..they had different experiences..had fierce battles..but they stood firm..How??
Answer Ps 91:1.........."1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]
2 I will say [b] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Dwell in His shelter.rest in the shadow of the almighty.......GOD"S PLANS WLL BE FULFILLED

Heavenly Greeting!!!!!!!!

Hail!O favored one........Mary was puzzled by this greeting!!An angel..........she must have heard about angels..but here is onegreeting her.Heavens are so much interested in greeting the chosen ones.and heavens do MEAN IT!!

Fearful Gideon was also greeted by the angel of God.........."O Mighty man of valor..The Lord is with you"...to that person who was afraid to thresh the grain coz of His enemies.heavens addressed him as MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR..

Daniel was so full in awe when he heard the angel telling Him............"for thou art greatly beloved".......

Child of God heavenly salutation is not based on your earthly achievements or situations or based on you past.............Mary was not in the excellent of situations when the angel saidHAIL O Favored one.but heavens knew the power behind that greeting and who MARY was gonna be.Fearful Gideon dint understnad when he was greeted as MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR..but heavnes knew that this fearful man was going to defeat the mighty midianites.

The Backslidden disciples heard the voice of the master greeting them"CHILDREN....................."
He knew that these were the chosen ones who would declare to the ends of the earth abt the Gospel.

How are the heavens greeting YOU>>?>

Nothing could stop em!!

Nothing could stop em!!!!------------------------------------------

In the rough sea..the disciples were perplexed..they must have raised their eyebrows,"why did the master allow us to row like this??"But in the fourth watch of the night,when no one was there to help them,here came the Master.The disciples were puzzled and afraid.Jesus said "fear not,its me"....Child of God reading this......See His presence drawing close to you in midst of the storms you are facing.hear His voice"Fear NOT"Excited Peter said.."If its you,ask me to come to you"...Christ who never rejects anyone said "COME"..The gravitational force of the earth became powerless in front of the HIgher calling.The deep and rough sea and the raging storm could'nt prevent Peter from reaching Christ!!

Zacchaeus the tax collector was short in size.the city branded "sinner"...the chances of Him seeing Christ was less,but deep down the desire was strong.The noblest of all desires.........Christ saw the desire of the Zacchaeus ,as He kept moving........His physical state couldn't stop Him from meeting Christ.God who honors the strong desires

The woman who had an issue of blood for 12 years,all her livelihood was spent on her treatment..The crowds pressed around jesus..The diseases,the loss,neither the crowd coud stop that woman who had strong faith..She was unstoppable in reaching Christ!!

Barthimaeus knew it was His day..he was blind,but noone could stop His loud voice that was crying for mercy...Crowd turned their backs..but Christ stopped..

Raging sea,limitations,losses ,diseases..nothing stopped them They made it to Christ..they were unstoppable.....COZ OF THE STRONGER CALLING,DESIRE,FAITH AMD PRAYER..Do v have a lesson here??