Rev J N Manokaran

The disciples discovered that the secret of the success of the Lord Jesus Christ’s ministry was his intimate communication with the Father. Hence, they requested the Lord to teach them to pray. The good Lord taught them to pray, reminded them how not to pray, and taught a parable of humble prayer. (Luke 11:1-13; 18:10-14; […]

There are three important aspects essential for spiritual growth and maturity. It is the Way of life. The Bible states: “For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life. (Proverbs 6:23) Commandment: God has given His commandments, requirements, and expectations. God gave the

Biblical leaders like Isaac prayed for his wife. (Genesis 25:21) In some cultures, it is the responsibility of a wife to fast pray for her husband. That is even celebrated as a festival. Then there is no reciprocal gesture of festival by husband for wife. Sadly, a woman fasted and prayed for her husband, and

There is a book written by Johnson and Suskewicz: “Lead from the Future.” It is about the principles and paradigm for leaders to plan long-term, changing challenges to growth opportunities, vision, and step-to-step process to lead an organization into enormous future growth. However, God has called His disciples not to Lead from the future but

One person claimed himself blessed that God is near to him always, but never attends a church or reads his bible. He says that God speaks to him directly and there is no need for reading the bible. Sadly, he deceives himself. “If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer

Sometimes, in the world, righteous people are frustrated as sin, corruption, and violence abound. When will God judge the wicked? Sometimes, the punishment and judgment are sudden, at other times, it seems to be delayed. The Righteous God does not make any mistake. Pharaoh commanded the Children of Israel, who were slaves in Egypt to

There is a quotation that is used many times: Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary. Sadly, this is a misnomer. Yet, it is quoted again and again by many Christians. When persecution increases there is a tendency to quote this quite often. Nevertheless, Paul writes: “How then will they call on

In many cities around the world traffic jams and traffic crawls. To beat these hindrances, the city administration plans to build freeways. The intention is to reach the destination without many hindrances and obstacles. The Bible states: that the path of the upright is a level highway. (Proverbs 15:19) Tragically, many believe that all ways

A bribe is described as a magic stone. (Proverbs 17:8) Whether it is small or big, it still performs magic for some people. When a police officer stops for speeding or jumping the red signal, a person tries to give a bribe and escape the consequences of the law. The bribe giver’s bribe is like

Henry Ford said: “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” Satan has blinded the minds of all humans. (II Corinthians 4:4) When the gospel light shines on a person, the mind is opened to see the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. The mind