Rev J N Manokaran

A young man was visiting his hometown. He drove around to see the changes that had happened in the past five years. As he drove, he was surprised to see a new bridge across a railway track. Excited, he drove fast and crashed on the railway track as the bridge was only constructed in parts. […]

Three people had the desire to follow Lord Jesus Christ but were disqualified. (Luke 9: 57-62) The Call of God for Kingdom people today is the same as it was with Abraham. 1) Destination: God’s call for us is not about a destination. God calls us to Himself, to be with Him. Some people like

There is an interesting story about a crab that moves sideways, being taught to walk straight. During the training in the day, the crab will walk straight. When it goes home, it will fall back to its regular practice. Frustrated coaches asked what is wrong with you? The crab said: “When I go home, my

Disciples of Lord Jesus Christ are expected to be obedient to God, His laws and His will. “I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.” (Psalms 119:60) “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) However, human response is not always spontaneous and implicit obedience. There are different shades of

Few songs of heaven are recorded in the Book of Revelation. There is one song that has two names. (Revelation 15:1-4) Interestingly, it is termed as: Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb. The song is an integration of the Old and the New covenants. There is a perfect union between the Law

David writes about seven aspects of waiting in the beautiful devotional song. Christian life is about waiting on the Lord and always doing His will. Like servants who wait on the master, we are called to wait upon him. 1) Waiting for salvation: “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?

Siberia that experiences bitter cold always had unusual summer in 2016. That created wildfire. Permafrost soil loosened. There was sickness among children of herdsmen. It was fever, stomach pain and then children died. Emergency was declared in that area. Hundreds of sick people had to be airlifted. Scientists started their investigation and found they were

Teaching is not an easy task. All do not love to learn. However, God calls His people to teach His Word to the world. Teachers could be abused, hated, and even injured. Hardened evil doers are like porcupines in that they injure the teachers, counsellors, prophets, and well-wishers. This is an occupational hazard of truth

Bhaskar was a very devout man but had a question, will he reach God directly bypassing all reincarnations. One Saturday he applied droplets of blood as marks of worship – tikka- on the foreheads of all the gods whose pictures hung on the wall. His expectation was not met. On Sunday evening he took a

Leo Tolstoy has written many stories including: How much land does a man need? Pahom was offered a stretch of land that he can walk marking with his spade from sunrise to sunset of the day. He was excited and walked a very long distance and looked back. He had to run to hold his