August 2008-Jehovah-Jireh!!

 

Abraham and Issac, it’s a passage where we have heard lots about. I remember hearing a lot of sermons on the great obedience Abraham showed .The Bible is so unique that as we read a passage again and again we get new thoughts and insights which give us great encouragement in moving forward in our Christian life. The word of God is LIVING and ACTIVE. The passage read over and over a thousand times give thousand unique revelations!!Hallelujah I praise God for the written wordJ.Let me share some insights about Abraham from this passage in Gen 22

 

1)Abraham knew  how to realize God’s voice (REALIZATION OF GOD’S VOICE)

Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!"
      "Here I am," he replied.  2 Then 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

 

This was the same voice that called him from the land of UR,the same voice that promised him a multitude of descendants.Abraham did not think twice,He never thought that this was from the devil.Humanly all of us can think,the same God promised something,will He take it back?.If we were in Abraham’s place,we would have considered that to be “the devil’s ploy”.No, Abraham knew the voice!!Child of God we should be in a realm where we clearly hear and discern  God’s voice.!!Its so important.The Bible says in John 10:27My sheep listen to my voice

In Rev 3:20,we read”If any man hears my VOICE”.This month let our prayer be “O Lord tune my ears to hear your voice”

 

2)Abraham knew how to Respond to the Voice of GOD.(RESPONSE TO GOD’S VOICE)

Early 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

 

Early next morning,what a phrase!!It was not because He was going to get some riches.He was so eager to obey God no matter what it costed.Abraham who interceded for Lot didn’t intercede for his son.He just wanted to obey.Delayed obedience is disobedience.Whatever God says Lets do it.Do it as soon as possible.Help a ministry which God has given you a burden,reconcile with broken relationships..whatever be,hear God’s voice and obey God instantly!!

 

Lets take abaraham as an example of doing what God says!!

 

3)Abraham knew how to rely on God’s character(RELIANCE ON GOD’S CHARACTER)

 

The voice of Abraham never stuttered when He said “GOD Himself will provide”(Gen 22:8)He knew who His God was. He relied on God’s character. When we are sick, we need to know to rely on God’s healing character. When we are in desperate need we should rely on God who provides. Child of God let me tell you,HE WILL PROVIDE. Abraham named the mount as JEHOVAH JIREH!!Name your point of sacrifice as Jehovah Jireh.Missionaries in the field,servants of God laboring for Him,young christian layman… get encouraged, name the point of your obedience JEHOVAH JIREH.No matter what He demands, I will obey Him gladly.I will surrender to Him whole heartedly!!

 

Rely on God’s character. He gives strength to those who are weak. I pray with all my heart that this month we will see God as Jehovah Jireh providing for every need of yours.He will provide. God Himself will provide

 

Lets faith arise in your soul..may Healing flow,may closed doors open,may the weak get strong!!In the name of Jesus be made whole!!

 

Father we thank you for bringing us into august.Thank you for your blessed presence that led us thus far.We request thy presence in our whole being.In our eyes,in our minds we need thy presence to permeate.Father God help us to name our testing places to JEHOVAH-JIREH .Lord you will provide.hallelujah…!!Cover us by thy precious blood,deliver us from the evil one.

Give us a month where we will literally experience Jehovah-Jireh!!

We love you and give you our praise

This we pray in Jesus’s mighty name

Amen

 

Have a blessed August!!Claim His promises,Its written in your name sealed by the blessed name of Jesus!!:-)

 

Maranatha

Ash

 

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Ashes:Victory over SIN!!

 

Rom 6:1-3What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

 

SIN….A three letter word that God hates and our flesh loves.The word first occurs in the Bible in Genesis 4:7

If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

The Bible personifies SIN.Its equivalent to a person whom you encounter.You meet that person only after a particular step.WHEN YOU DO NOT DO WHAT IS RIGHT,SIN crouches at your door.At the door of your heart,you will find SIN.This guy desires to have you.It will pull you away from the communion you need to have with God.

 

The Lord wants/expects you to MASTER over this guy called SIN.

 So SIN is not an ACT,it’s the effect of an ACT.You do something not right,you meet this guy called sin.

Then there can be only 2 results.EITHER Sin will pamper you or You will subdue it.

CAIN succumbed to SIN..Let me explain about effects of sin from this chapter(Gen 4)

1. Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him(v8)Sin justifies your act.The most evident nature of sin is you get pampered that you do not know what you are doing.SIN satisfies your momentary sinful desire.It makes you blind on what you do.
2. Sin causes you to sin more.Its effect is exponential.Here after the Lord enquires about Abel,Cain tells a lie”I do  not know where he is”
3. Sin causes you to go away from the Presence of God(v16)

The cycle of sin is common in every case mentioned in the scriptures,

We do something not right(in our thoughts or deeds)àWe encounter sinàWe try to justifyàWe try to cover upàPresence of God is lost

 

 

The Holy Spirit in one’s life signifies the presence of God in Him.In Psalm 51 after David understood his sinful act he cries.

 

Cast me not away from thy presence O God and take not thy HOLY SPIRIT from me.

NOW God didn’t design man to be overcome by SIN,but He wants man to overcome the sinful nature he is in.

Paul writes to HEBREWS.

4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood

So it’s a struggle,a struggle lifelong between 2 natures in you,the flesh and the SPIRIT.When you succumb to the flesh you encounter sin,when you submit to the Holy Spirit,you encounter His presence!!

What should be our response when encountering sin

1)Confess it clearly to God the father.(1 John 1:8-9)

8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

 Ps 51:3 For I know my transgressions,
       and my sin is always before me.  4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
       and done what is evil in your sight

 

2)Claim the deliverance from the Lord Jesus Christ.(Isaiah 1:18)

The Lord says Come now, let us reason together,"
       says the LORD.
       "Though your sins are like scarlet,
       they shall be as white as snow;
       though they are red as crimson,
       they shall be like wool.

 19 If you are willing and obedient,
       you will eat the best from the land;

God promises to cleanse you through and through.He promises deliverance through the cross and resurrection power of our Lord Jesus.The act of deliverance from your sins belongs to God.Jesus did it all.This is the power of the gospel,the good news,yes we can be delivered from the power and bondage of sin.

Sin offers a wage and that is death.Rom 6:23”The wages of sin is death”

We read in 1 cor 16 Where, O death, is your sting?"^[h] 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

JESUS CHRIST CAME TO OUR WORLD to save us and deliver us

Heb 2:14-15 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

Child of God claim your deliverance.

God made him who had no sin to be sin^[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 cor 5:21)

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.(1 peter 2:24)

 

3)Cling to the Holy Spirit for power from above to fight the good fight of faith.(Acts 1:8)

Lives yielded to the Holy Spirit is powerful.Sin’s clutches cannot torment us again,only if we hear the voice of God and live accordingly.Our Lord did not leave those 12 disciples without power.He said”When the Holy Spirit will come upon you,you shall receive power”.O what a difference the Spirit makes in our lives.

He gives a purpose and a passion in our lives for more of God and less of flesh.

See Isaiah 35 for understanding that realm which God wants us to be.

Remember GOD IS MIGHTY,though we are weak.lets say bye to our sins,our egos..Live the Life God wants us to have.Abundant life and not stolen life!!!

 

A famous hillsong chorus goes like this.

So take me as You find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender

Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever, Author of Salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

Ashes:July 2008-Life of Daniel

Dearest in the Lord,

Greetings to all of you in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Thanking God for His mercy in leading us to another month. Our hearts ought to flow with thanksgiving.Hallelujah!Let me share in brief of what the Lord taught me from Daniel 6.We can draw some great insights from there.

 

1)THE PUBLIC LIFE OF DANIEL(v4)

Please see the verse At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.

The verse is straightforward, in His conduct of government affairs, they could find no charges against Him. He was not corrupt, He was trustworthy and was very diligent in his duties.

Child of God, how is your public life. Understand also the context for this. The King was planning to promote Daniel. Remember there is a commotion in the enemy’s camp, when the KING has planned a promotion for you..but remember God is on your side!!

 

2)The PRAYER LIFE OF DANIEL(v10)

Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

 

Well these days we hear and face a lot of politics. Sometimes we face the heat of the situations. See Daniel had a good rapport with the King. He could have gathered “his group” and had a “committee meeting”, he didn’t do that. Instead he chose to go to his house, where he had his windows opened towards Jerusalem, He knelt down and gave thanks’ what an inspiration this is for us. Child of God am not talking a fairy tale. This happened in history and when you have an audience with THE KING OF KINGS why worry about these earthly frail men? See what our Lord did when the world crucified him

When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly

Child of God…take everything to the Lord in prayer. Prayer is what keeps you safe. Its so powerful..Lets pray, pray and pray

 

3)The PROSPEROUS LIFE OF DANIEL(v 28)

We all know Daniel was put into the Lion’s den.The Lion became powerless in front of Daniel.The angel of the Lord shut the mouth of the lion.See what all the enemy tried to ruin daniel.v17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel's situation might not be changed

God is in control.He is on the throne.Let the enemy do anything,go any extent..but nothing shall harm you.Hallelujah…The chapter ends with Daniel prospering.Rulers were born and dead,but Daniel prospered.

 

Let me not go further,may the Spirit do His Holy work.May He stir your hearts for praying.May our public life be clean,our prayer life consistent and our prosperity be continual.

 

Lets pray.

Heavenly father, I come to thy throne. Do the work for which thy Holy word was sent to us this  moment. if any one is facing Office politics or workplace worries, I pray that they may pray and take victory. We do not want to form groups and take men into our fold.We cry out to you O God. God of Daniel, move for us. We pray that we will keep our public life worthy of your calling, a consistent prayer life and no matter what,let thy children prosper.Grant us peace and favor. We resist everything that the devil is trying to do. Give us clean thoughts.help us to make our bodies clean and holy for thy Holy Ghost to dwell within.Bless us parents,loved ones,friends.We cry for souls and we ask you that you may use us as effective witnesses.We praise your Holy name

This we pray knowing that our prayers are heard and answered when we ask in Jesus’s mighty name

Amen

 

 

maranatha

 

Ashley Benjamin

Infosys Technologies,

Bangalore

Mob:9900427670

 

Ashes Capsule-Mat5:6

Math 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
      for they will be filled

 

Thought 1:In this world of” Survival of the fittest “competetion and selfishness,righteousness seems to be a forgotten word. Righteousness is the state of being RIGHT with God,walking uprightly and with a good conscience which is reflected by your deeds.

Isaiah says ”all our righteous acts are like filthy rags”.The Scripture talks about many righteous people.God looks for righteous people.Being Righteous is not being religious.

The Master in the sermon on the mount says,Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,who wont compromise on being unrighteous but will go to any extent even to sacrifice many things to be righteous,to live a righteous life.

 

Thought 2:The reward is satisfaction.They Will be filled said the Lord.A satisfaction beyond measure.Many a times we feel that we cannot make it.Cheer up christian traveler.The Bible says the Lord Jesus became our righteousness as He hung on that cross and rose again.When you long for righteousness,you long for the Lord.You long for Him in your walking,sleeping,daily living.When we long for Him,His righteousness become ours and we will be filled with the presence of the Lord.

 

 

Introspection

1)Have you ever thought about what being righteous is?How much God values righteousness

2)Have you ever realized that the greatest inheritance you can leave for your children is living a righteous life and devil is constantly working for you to become unrighteous

 

Application

1)Learn from the bible whose lives are termed as “righteous”

2)Memorize the following verse

Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old,
       yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
       or their children begging bread

 

Thanks and With Best Regards

Ashley Benjamin

Infosys Technologies,

Bangalore

Mob:9900427670

 

P.U.S.H-June

 

The month of May saw great calamities and inhuman activities around us. An earthquake in China buried thousands of innocent children, the Nargis

Wiping out around 2 lakh in Myanmar, the Arushi murder in Noida,the brutal murder of a leading producer by a passionate young man, the jaipur blasts. These are just some of the news which made headlines. Child of God am writing this to tell you that ,the world is becoming dangerous and more evil, times are just getting worse but the good news is our Lord’s coming is so so near!!Hallelujah.

 

Pray Until Something Happens(P.U.S.H) is a well known acronym which we seldom practice;-)We all pray,but praying aiming at an issue and persisting it till we get,yes we need to wrestle in prayer.Let me take you through the 1 Samuel 1,2 where we see a great example of P.U.S.H

 

1)In P.U.S.H  pattern your body,soul and mind are involved….Many of us pray as routine,which may involve some lip movement,sometimes we pray very casually when nothing is involved,P.U.S.H characterizes your whole being involved.

See this chapter v10

 

In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD. 11 And she made a vow, saying, "O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head."

12 As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard

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

 

What an example of prayer.Her body was involved when her tear glands secreted the tears.We see she wept much.Weeping for a purpose,weeping so much for an answer from God,for the family to be saved,for the disease to be healed.for our nation.I wish I could preach this directly..Weeping much in God’s presence

 

Her heart was involved when we see that she made a vow.Prayer with vow works out many a time.You tell the Lord what will you do with the blessing He gives you.Vows made from the heart in prayer can produce great results.in v13 we read,Hannah was praying in her heart!!Hallelujah..Pray in your heart…let your heart be a place where you consecrate the Lord your God,may it be the place where unwanted lustful relationships be wiped off and God taking His place.May all hurts go,but Let His presence dwell.The answer you need from desperately must first be formed in your heart!!Hallelujah

 

Her soul was involved,we read in v 15 I was pouring out my soul to the Lord.Child of God,pour out your soul.Pray until something happens.Do not give up till souls are saved,do not give up till God removes that unwanted addiction from your life.Do not give …Pray until something happens.

 

 

 

Another characteristic of P.U.S.H pattern is after you pray a change happens inside of you that it will be reflected on your face,Hallelujah.See v18 and we read that Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.

 

Child of God may this pattern of prayer be our aim this month.Let your body,soul and heart get involved together in prayer.Expect great things from God.Attempt great things for God.

 

Father,we pray for thy blessing on us this month.We pray that there will be a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our lives.We need you so so much o Lord.Come sweep our lives and homes with your presence.Let the Liberating nature of the Spirit be at work in our lives.We pray for souls,that many will be added to the church.We ask you for this nation,we ask you for our family..Have your way.We open our hearts and hands to you.Heal every soul and body and mind.Restore all that thy children lost.Make new ways and open closed doors.Help us live every hour by your power,in holiness,righteousness and integrity.

We love you.This we pray in Jesus Mighty name

Amen

 

Have a blessed month ahead

 

Maranatha

Ash

 

Ashes-Capsule(Matt 5:5)

Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth

 

Thought 1:The Lord continuing His beautitudes goes on with whom the Heavens consider Blessed.Here the Lord describes the condition inward.Meekness!!In this present world of competition and “survival of fittest”,the word of God says Blessed are the meek.Those who are meek are considered weak,but its essentially a character that exhibits your “maturity”.

Meekness is exhibited when you are silent,still when oppositions rise against you.Deep inside your heart you know, injustice is prevailing but you face that with a calmness in your heart and confidence in the Lord.Only Confidence in God can make you meek. Lets not speak too much, lets be listeners. Deal every situation with confidence. Christ in the world described his condition as meek.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls(mat 11).

Take time to learn of Christ,the great meekness he showed in sacrificing heavens chosing to be obedient even unto the death on a cross, Take time to learn of Him, how He dealt His adversaries with the statement”father forgive them”.

 

 

Thought 2:The Bible clearly says, those who are meek are blessed and they will inherit the earth.Its not by power you inherit.Its the power inside your heart that enables you to inherit all that God has for you.Inheritence,think about that.

The earth and its fullness belongs to God.You inherit the earth,the place you work,the place you stay,when you have meekness,because God’s hand of blessing is on you.

 

Introspection

1)Have you cultivated the attitude of being meek?

2)what is your attitude when people speak ill of you and despise you

 

 

Application

1)Learn from the life of Christ on what is meekness

2)The Bible says in Numbers 12:3 Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth. Learn this chapter fully, see the secrets on WHY GOD chose Moses.Cultivate the habit of meekness and be blessed.

 

May God bless you

Maranatha

ash

 

ashes-God of your low times

 

 

Elijah makes a sudden entry into the Bible. He stands before the cruel king of Israel,Ahab and using His authority declares that there would be no rain for 3and half years in Israel. He was bold. See Elijah alone in mount carmel bringing down fire that proved to all who gathered that Yahweh is God. Very shortly we see the same Elijah experiencing a “Spiritual Low”. He was intimidated by evil Jezebel. He could not carry on further. He left His servant and came and took shelter under a broom tree. Elijah who lifted God in Mount Carmel was not put down by God in the wilderness .His angel provided the food of strong men.

 

 

Jacob at Peniel,fearful of the next day. Guilty in facing his brother,sent all what he had ahead of himself. Standing all alone in the stillness of night. God who appeared to Jacob did not put Him down. Jacob wrestled with God in Peniel.Persisted in asking for a blessing. Spiritual lows are linked to physical situations, but God who called you, revealed Himself to you will never ever fail you .God of Bethel is the God of Peniel. In Bethel it was a vision, but in Peniel it was direct encounter.

 

See our blessed Lord overwhelmed in the Soul.He says to the inner circle.”My soul is sorrowful unto death watch and pray with me” .He requests the father, to take away the cup from him .In one moment because of the Spiritual low,the prince of glory forgot the whole purpose for which He came into the earth. The burden of drinking the cup.

Heavens did not forsake Him there. The angel of God appeared to Him and strengthened Him.

 

Child of God,called by His name….sent to earth for a purpose. do not give up, He is the God of your lowtimes too.

Are u facing a low time.Fearful,intimidated,anxious?God is by your side. Get upbeat for the journey is long for you;-))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ashes-capsule(matt 5:4)

 

Matthew 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

 

Thought 1:The second of the beautitudes,our Lord says something very strange. Blessed are those who mourn.How did He relate Blessing and weeping?CAN WE EVER IMAGINE how blessing and weeping will go together,when most of the modern day preachers promise”bed of roses” as a sign for blessing?Now mourning comes from earth,where as comfort comes from Heaven.The comfort from heaven exceeds and is so satisfying compared to the hurts in the world and because of the Heavenly comfort we receive,the Lord says we are blessed.Are you burdened by hurts and worries.Open your heart to heaven and believe me,you will be comforted and that will bring a smile back to your face

 

Thought 2:Now situations that we face has necessarily a doorway to receive Heavenly comfort.St paul adds this in 2 cor 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Comfort comes from God and we need to open up.Remember when Hagar cried,God opened a way,when Israelites moarned in their slavery God raised up Moses,When Hannah cried,God raised Samuel.God values your tears and those are precious seeds to receive heavenly comfort and also a supernatural blessing.

 

Introspection

1)What is your response when something that hurts happen to you?Do you cry in front of God’s presence or do you grumble or complain

 

2)Have you ever realized that God values your tears?

 

Application

1)When hurt or disturbed take time to sit at his feet,receive His comfort,take control over the situation.

2)Take time to comfort others who are encountering the same situation you are facing.His comfort is for you to comfort others.Understand you are blessed because  God values your tears.

 

 

Maranatha

ash

 

October-Getting Back YOUR SELF

Dearest in Lord,

Greetings in His precious name.God's grace enabled us to see another month and now we are into the tenth month of 2007.A path we have not gone before,new challenges demand new grace.I do not know what circumstance you are in now but by His word may I Speak peace and blessings on you.May He open new doors,may He show Himself mighty on your behalf.Remember the battle is the Lords!!

 

The parable of the "prodigal son " is known by all of us.We see a young lad asking for his inheritence from His father and travelling to a distant country.He ends up losing every possession he had.We read a narrative of what happened in luke 15:11-32

We read in v17,"when he came to Himself........................"CHild of God many a time we lose a sight of who we are and thats the cause of all worries and problems we face.Losing sight of who we are and who our Father is opens up our mind to the devil so that he can play with it.When He came to himselfhe realized 3 things

 

1)THE ABUNDANCE IN HIS FATHER'S HOUSE

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v17 says "How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare,and I perish with hunger".Knowledge of who our father is and the abundance has gives us room for no worry.Child of God ,We have a father who is the treasure of knowledge and wisdom.He is the giver of all good.He is our good shepherd,He feeds the small sparrows.He is mindful of you.So when you are "out of yourself",make a comeback ,see the abundance in your father's house.He will supply all our needs'We have a father who knows what we need before we ask Him or before even the need arises,He ordains the supply

 

 

2)THE BEAUTY OF HIS FATHER'S HEART

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This son did what He thought.He said"I will arise and go to my father,and will say to Him,"Father I have sinned against heaven and before you".v(20)"And he arose and came to His father,But when he was still a great way off,his father saw Him and had compassion."As the son was on His way back home,he did not encounter a closed door.I imagine from the time he left home,there was a father who started waiting for His son."Though the son forgot who who he was,the father never forgot His child.Dear reader,this son perceived the heart beat of His father.We read the father had compassion,not a revengeful heart,but a compassionate one.When you also come to yourself and make your way to the prayer room and call Him Father,He comes where you are with a heart of compassion.Do you perceive the beat of your father's heart>???

 

3)THE COMFORT IN HIS FATHER'S HANDS

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He also experienced a different reception.the father ran towards him, and flunged his hands to him and emrbrassed and Kissed Him.He asked His servants to clothe His son with best best robe,wear the ring on his finger,and sandals on his feet.One moment tired by the world,next moment experiencing the comfort in His father's hands.CHild of God,are you weary living in the wilderness,carrying a load of burden??Are you weak and heavy laden"COme back to your self,think about the abundance in your father's house,see the beauty of his heart and expereince the comfort from His hands.

 

May He hold you now,that victorious hand,the nail pierced hand let it hold you tight so that you will be engulfed in divine love.Hallelujah..take some time..COME BACK TO YOUR SELF..VICTORY IS YOURS!!!!

 

lets pray

 

Precious father,we thank thee and praise thee for who thou art.We know that we have abundance in your house and we will enjoy the beauty of your heart and experience the comfort from thy hands.dearest Lord,unknown paths we tread this month,unknown moments we have to face,please give us strength and grace.ANyone is sick,heal them .anyone discpuraged weary,let them come back to their "SELF" and know the blessings we have in thee,We give ourselves into thy hands.Open new doors and paths.Fulfil thy promise in our lives.Prepare us to meet thee.We pray for our parents,bless them with long life.our brothers,sisters,realtions,friends,We pray for this nation,that it would be shaken by the power of the GOSPEL.We love thee and give thee our praise

We know thou hast heard our prayers and answered it because thou hast heard it when we ask in jesus's precious name

 

AMEN!!

 

maranatha

 

 

Thanks and With Best Regards,

Ashley Benjamin,

Infosys Technologies,

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Ashes: May-Have your way in me,every moment am awake

 

Dear all,

”Every breath that I take,every moment am awake,Lord have your way in me”.We often sing without knowing the meaning;-)This month I am prompted to write about

 

HAVING GOD’S WAY IN OUR LIVES…EVERY MOMENT!!!

 

1)Realize your time

Understanding that OUR TIMES are in His hands.

Psalm 31:15..Our times are in thy hands.

Psalm 139:16:All days ordained for me were written in your book

 

Child of God,every moment we get is a gift from God and we need to use it for Him.He wanted us to live in this moment and here we are.your days are ordained by God.The Psalmist says”This is the day that the Lord has made,lets rejoice and be glad”.

We have the right to rejoice because it’s the Lord who makes the day!!We need to realize that God has kept us alive at this moment of time for a specific purpose and we need to realize and act.

Mordecai says to esther

And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?"

 

 

2)Control your time

Overcoming the enemy’s control over your time

King Solomon says in Proverbs 5:9

lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel
The evil one wants to steal your time,by bringing in anxious thoughts,fear inside and hopelessness.We need to discern that and pray like how our Lord asked us to pray

“lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one”…

Our Lord said”Seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness”.

St Paul says”DO not be anxious about anything”The Lord does not want any of us to live in fear or bondage.Lets make it a point to filter our thoughts and give no room for the devil.Lets not behave as ungodly,but lets put on Christ always.

 

 

3)REDEEM YOUR TIME(eph 5:16)

Redeeming your time….for the days are evil.

We need to use our time,make use of every opportunity,If needed by paying the price;-))

Let me tell somethings that the bible asks us to do

1)Bless the Lord at all times(ps 34:1)

2)Trust the Lord at all times(Ps 62:8)

3)Pray at all times(Luke 18:1)

4)Rejoice at all times(phil 4.4)

 

Now I rely on the Spirit of God that He may take control of you and enable the seed of His word to grow in your hearts.Lets not give our time to the evil one.Every moment we are awake..”Lord have your way in me”.Let that be our prayer,our hearts cry….

 

Father we pray for your divine guidance to use our times properly.We do not want to give even a moment to the cruel devil.Father,lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one because you are strong,when we are weak.Help us to sing those lines very truly.Every moment am awake Lord have your way in me!!If at all any one reading this is sick,discouraged,weary,Lord send thy word and heal them.Bless us this month.This we pray in Jesus;s mighty name

Amen

 

Have a blessed month!!

Maranatha

Ashley

Ashes:H.O.P.E

Abraham was given a promise.It was a descendantal promise.Your generations will be so numerous like the stars in the sky and sand in the sea shore.

Abraham obeyed the call of God,but waited for the promise for a long time.He turned 100,till He saw the promise.When your body fails you,when circumstances fail you,don’t foget HE who called you is faithful. His promises are true and He will never fail.The Bible says that Abraham hoped against Hope believing in what was said by the almighty God. Believe in Him.His promises contradicts facts and theories.

We just need to HOPE.Abraham was not only the father of faith,but also a man of Hope.

 

Blameless and upright he feared God and shunned evil.also He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.But this man was not exempted from the fiery test which every one faces in life.A situation which comes so that you will question God and curse and blame Him.He suddenly encountered a series of losses in His life.Lost wealth,health,shattered hopeless the Innocent Job remained.But He did not let go of one thing.Hope,a hope about what His redeemer can do.In His words He says

Oh, that my words were recorded,  that they were written on a scroll,  that they were inscribed with an iron tool on [b] lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my Redeemer [c] lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. [d]  And after my skin has been destroyed, yet [e] in [f] my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another

The bible goes on to say” the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before”

This man was in the pool of Bethesda.38 years in the same place in the same condition.He hoped that someone would help him to get in the pool.He never gave up His hope.He used to always keep his eyes focused on the waters,though he could nt get ther,The hope was so strong that the master came to the poolside and changed His situation.He started to walk with his bed in his hand.Hope changes circumstances.

 

Dear friend,you may be facing disappointing,discouraging circomstances but let not hope disappear for my book of Hope says in

Proverbs 18:23” There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Jeremiah 29:11; For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future

Ashes-Catch up with your Vision!!

In Exodus 24 we read of Moses and some elders of Israel being called by God to meet Him. A divine appointment!!Do not forget the times when our Spirit is heavy, the hearts are troubled and longing for God, it’s all a sign of divine appointment!!

We read that they saw a glimpse of God after which the elders “sat to eat and drink” but Moses continued to be in His presence.

The  vision we catch up with will be revealed in our acts.

The extent to which we acknowledge God, the way in which we “take Him for granted”, all reveals what is the vision we have of God.

Moses carried the presence of God so much that it was revealed in His face, but the elders like abihu “sat to eat and drink”.

 Moses sat in God’s presence for 40 days and 40 nights. I can’t imagine of such a situation in our “modern busy world”. Forget 40 days, what about one day, just sitting in His presence, hearing His word??Forgetting everything else??

A Moses with a correct VISION will have good discretion and direction, but distorted vision of the “elders” caused Division and destruction.

 

Let’s see Martha and Mary. Jesus their friend and Lord was in their House, but their responses were different. The extent to which both saw the Lord was different. Martha was too busy in “activities”. She just then lost sight and grumbled to the Lord. She was anxious. Many a time we fall in anxious heavy situations because of a wrong vision or a distorted vision of the Lord. Mary knew that no one else will get this UNIQUE opportunity. Out of all the other families, Jesus visited them. She just wanted to sit at His blessed Feet and the Lord commended Mary’s attitude that IT SHALL NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HER. Vision of Mary and Martha was different, the extent to which they saw and knew the Lord was different and we read the difference in the peace and power they possessed.

 

Two criminals were hanged on the either side of the Cross of Christ. One started reviling Him and questioning His credentials. He said “If you are Christ Save yourself and us”. The other man looked straight to TEAR STAINED EYES of Jesus and said “Lord when you come in your kingdom remember me, We suffer for what we have done”. The difference in vision made a huge difference to their destiny.

One doubted and questioned, the other confessed and believed. Child of God, what is the vision you have of your GOD.Is it corrupted,dim,distorted??or is it becoming more clear to you??

Ask Him to reveal more of Him to you. The Hymn writer sings “be thou my vision o Lord of my heart

 

 

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

 

 

Thanks and With Best Regards

Ashley Benjamin

Infosys Technologies,

Bangalore

Mob:9900427670

 

April-New "Spiritual financial" year;-)

A new financial year has dawned and corporates and individuals are finalizing new plans for the

same. We should also be on constant check of our Spiritual situation which is so much important.

May i share some insights on this.

 

1)THE KINGDOM INVESTMENT PLAN

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We all make financial investments that will fetch a higher value after a particular span of time.

We first make sure of which plan we join and what returns it gives.

Child of God, the Lord desires your heart. That’s the greatest investment you can make in your life.

Returns are guaranteed in on a day to day basis with an eternal point of view

When your heart is His, your life becomes meaningful.

Sowing in the Spirit is Important and Jesus rightly said “Where your treasures are there your heart will be".

 

Have you got treasures in Heaven??Is your heart fixed on heavens where your treasure adds up

when you proclaim the gospel, be insulted for His name's sake.

Many of us have a wrong notion, that Heaven is a bank...Kingdom of God essentially is based on love

Whatever you do in love will be rewarded. Whatever done in an evil, selfish motive will bring disaster.

 

May our hearts be opened to the Almighty God. May our hearts be driven by a passion for Him.

As we in Love, sow seed in the ministry, the church where we belong and the fellowships we attend

The poor and needy amongst us, be assured of heavenly returns. YES MAKE A PLAN of using your tithes,

make a plan for monetary investments and prayer and whole hearted labor in to where the Lord leads you.

 

2)The Systematic Savings plan

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Its from our savings that we invest. The bible in proverbs quotes from the tiny creatures the ants,

they gather food in favorable time and they store for the season where they cannot work.

Children of God, the daily mercies and grace we receive should be stored. The promises, the seeds of new vision

and dreams should not be written of, but in Habakkuk we read, WRITE THE VISION.

When God is near, sit at His feet like Mary. Martha was distracted by the multitude of activities.

The church today sadly represents a SAD,ANXIOUS,WORRIED Martha. We are so full of activities that

we forget to sit at His blessed feet. Remember what the Lord said “Mary has chosen the right portion

and this shall not be taken away from her. Times of reading and feeding on  the blessed word, fasting and praying is never in vain.

It all adds to your savings.

 

 

3)Reduce the EXPENSES

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Reduction of unwanted expenses should be taken care off.Spiritually speaking,we should be aware not to

give our times to the hands of the devil.Many a time the devil steals our joy by sowing in doubts,worries,

fears.Lets not give in to the devil.The Bible clearly says"DO not give the devil a foothold".

"resist the devil(and His tricks) and he will flee from you.

maintain sanctity in relationships and lifestyle.God is a God of grace and He is calling us this month to

draw close to Him.Do His work and proclaim His word.Have an attitude of worship that surrenders our life

to do His blessed will.

 

 

4)Invite the audit of the Holy Ghost

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The Spirit shall guide us unto all truth. He will give us strength. may we ask Him to fill us and lead us

He is the best auditer.Like psalmist cried lets pray “Search me and know my heart. see if there is anything wicked in meand lead me in the path everlasting"

 

 

Pray that prayer sincerely this month. May the Lord prosper all of us spiritually and when

that happens I believe "all the other things (which are needed for us) will be added unto us.

 

Have a beautiful rewarding APRIL

 

 

Maranatha

Ashley

http://ashleybenjamin.blogspot.com

 

Ashes-Capsule(Ps 51:11)

Psalm 51:11:Do not cast me away from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me

 

Thought 1:David after an adulterous act does his confession in this psalm. The guilt was heavy. He was so longing for  the presence of God. The first part of this prayerful verse says “DO NOT CAST ME AWAY FROM YOUR PRESENCE”. His presence is so important in our lives. For understanding the power of this prayer we need to first recognize the importance of His presence. The great awesome presence of God transformed Jacob in Bethel, the powerful presence of God broke Moses in the burning bush experience. His presence made the difference. They could then approach God because of their “first encounters”. Christ came into this world to open a new and living way to the presence of the ALMIGHTY GOD!!

 

Thought 2:David also senses the need of the Holy Spirit in his filthy flesh. Flesh and Spirit are contrary to one another. Flesh is from beneath, Spirit is from above. Once flesh controls your soul, your thoughts will be earthly, the unholy passions become your dreams. You live in the flesh, your destiny is Hell. David understood the need for the Holy Spirit in his life and cried. The Holy Spirit can empower the sinful flesh to a destiny to heaven. Once the Holy Spirit controls our soul, we long for things upward. Many a time we see the dominance of “flesh” inside us, thus the Lord said to the weak disciples. Tarry in Jerusalem till you are clothed with power from ABOVE.O How we need the Spirit of God in all fullness. Thus Paul says.”DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT”??

 

Introspection

1)Are you away from His presence??Do you feel His closeness in your Spirit??

2)Are you avoiding the gentle whisper of the Holy Ghost and living under the shout of your flesh??

 

Application

1)enter the presence of God.Draw near to Him and He promises to draw near to you.Enter through the new and loving way Christ opened in His flesh!!Approach the royal throne by the power of the blood of Jesus

 

2)Embrace the power of the Spirit in your lives.Allow the Holy Spirit to control your flesh.Open up to Him.Throw away the garbage.Sing songs of surrender like 1)Just as I am without one plea 2)Create in me a clean heart with all dedication.

 

 

Ashes-Forehear,Forebear,Foresee

Elijah after the Carmel Victory climbed to the top of Carmel for another mission, the reason being to bring rains on the land. He said to Ahab” Go eat and rest for I hear the sound of a great rain”.Rains??israel didn’t have any of them for the past three and half years, but the man of God realized that. He heard what no one else could hear. He heard the sound of great showers. He was not satisfied with the sound. He climbed to the top of the mountain to see what He heard. Child of God, we need to perceive many things in the divine realm. He was determined to bring down what He heard. We read that He placed His head between the knees on the top of the mountain and asked the servant to go 7 times to see whether he saw something. Yes Prayer brings down the answer. Prayer in forehearing

 

Daniel on hearing that an edict has been passed in the land about worship. He prayed and gave thanks as usual, by opening His windows towards Jerusalem.The emperor had to put him in the lions den.The lion was powerless,the angel of God shut the mouth of the lions. Invisible agents of God controlled the visible forces of danger.Prayer extinguishes the fury of circumstances.You might be fearing an edict,in midst of dangerous circumstances, let me tell you its tinme to taste the sweetness of God in midst of those bitter circumstances by prayer. Prayer in fore bearing

 

Look at our Lord in the garden of gethsamane,foreseeing His death. He went on to a stone and cried loudly “Father, if its your will, remove this cup away from me, yet its not my will, let your will be done”.Foreseeing the cross led Him to His knees,while his favorite disciples were still snoring.We all know what happened,after His blood vessels in His sweat glands ruptured, his sweat fell as drops of blood,and there appeared an Angel to strengthen Him.

Prayer strengthens you for the future. Prayer in foreseeing!!

 

Child of God,I wish we would forehear ,forebear and foresee the circumstances. Remember the role of prayer.

 

“Here I am waiting,abide in me I pray

Here I am longing for you,Hide me in your love

Bring me to my knees

May I know Jesus ,more and more”