Rev J N Manokaran

The righteous people take refuge in the strong tower, the Name of our Lord. (Proverbs 18:10) Fear of the Lord is the strong confidence, where people of God take refuge. (Proverbs 14:26) In contrast people of the world take refuge in lies and make falsehood as shelter. (Isaiah 28:15) Satan is Father of lies. (John […]

There is a plant termed as Mimosa Pudica, whose leaves when touched, shrinks. Children wait for the leaves to become normal and then again touch it. There are also people who are hypersensitive or touchy or oversensitive. The reason could be, they were unloved while growing up or deceived by those whom they trusted and

Lord Jesus Christ knew about the illness of Lazarus, and he would die. He would raise him up from the dead. This is evident as Lord Jesus spoke with the disciples. “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through

Now-a-days VUCA is the acronym used for the contemporary world: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous world. During these, how can disciples live as ambassadors, light and salt? Victorious: The people, society, nations, and the world are sitting on a volcano that could erupt at any moment. All aspects of human life are fragile and volatile.

Naturally people like to perpetuate privileges they have by virtue of birth or citizenship or position in the government. It is commonly said as the cushioning of the nest. Sacrifice when combined with stewardship, is to set aside the privileges for a greater cause. Governor without perks: Nehemiah was a high-level official serving Artaxerxes the

Paul writes that believers should cultivate a renewed mind, that makes captive every thought that rises against Christ. (Romans 12:2; II Corinthians 10:5) Sadly, many believers and even leaders do not have the mind of Christ. (Philippians 2:5) Satan deceived people of God by disrupting the renewal of mind. 1) Corrupt mindset: This has distracted

“Your smartphone will be slow, please update now.” Similar messages are sent so that security gaps are blocked and performance including speed is enhanced. This update process should be done quite often or as the company instructs the users. Neglecting this could create problems that would damage the gadget and make it useless. Slow down:

One pastor thought he was as wise as Solomon and Daniel. He used to ridicule other leaders who read books. Even the young people in his congregation were discouraged to read. One young girl used to raise questions of relevance to the pastor for her own clarification. Pastor sometimes used to answer, but many times

A young man met with an accident. Being a son of a pastor, he was familiar with the bible. Doctors said that his two arms could not function again. Yet, they could perform surgeries for both the arms. On the bed, before his surgery, he called unto God, who heard his cry. Lord invited him

‘Slave Trade’ flourished for various reasons. European countries had a powerful presence in ships and could control trade routes. Greediness drove them to buy (forcefully and for money) people from Africa as slaves to work in tough situations in Americas as well as Europe. Greediness of African elite for goods from other part of world,