Rev J N Manokaran

King Saul died because of his foolish decisions. “So, Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance.” (I Chronicles 10:13) 1) Faith and commandments: Faith is expressed by knowing the commandments, desires, […]

One mission leader died, many in their organization commented: “We are left as orphans.” Many young leaders who were inspired and mentored by him, felt lonely, without a fatherly figure. “Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept

Christians are called to be a LADDER-ship (Servants) and they presume themselves as Leaders, bosses, CEOs…etc. Hence so many confused and confusing leaders in Christendom. Jonathan had the gift to be a ‘ladder’ for David, whom God had chosen for a great future role of leadership in the Kingdom of Israel. “As soon as he

One celebrity actor, after 15 years of marriage with his second wife, announced divorce. Interestingly, both said that they start a new chapter – no longer as husband and wife, but as co-parents and family for each other. They divorced after two years of emotional separation. Now, physically, emotionally, and legally separated, they claimed to

There are many young people who like to serve the Lord by caring for the children. One time a young student in a seminary came and asked a professor to help him in his future ministry by finding him sponsors. The professor asked him to explain what he wanted to do. He said! he wanted

There will be seen and unseen enemies who create multiple weapons to attack people of God. However, Lord has promised: “No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from

A new smartphone comes to the market and so does the advertisements about the same, and social media hubris. The cost is a six-digit figure, one year income of a poor person’s household. The salient features are hyped. Then the catchy slogan is there: Owner’s Pride and Neighbour’s envy. The Bible teaches: Love your neighbour

An angel appeared to Joseph and said: “Come on, I will take you to Egypt, you will become the Chief Advisor to Pharaoh.” Probably Joseph would have replied: “Why? I am my father’s favorite. Content, happy and satisfied. I will not come.” God had to take him through another route: Potiphar’s home, Prison, Pit and

Handling social media is a challenge for all today. 1) Daily Deleting: WhatsApp is a wonderful communication tool which is quick, apt, and cheap. There are similar apps like Telegram, Signal etc. However, we get numerous messages, pictures, photos, and videos, sadly many of them are not edifying or beneficial. That is junk information. For

There are occasions when we wish to have immediate answers for our prayers. Being frustrated, tormented, or oppressed, we desire a quick solution. However, God seems to be ‘not in a hurry’ as we are. David also had similar experiences. He felt that his enemies were more than the number of hairs on his head.