Rev J N Manokaran

A woman in the city of Moradabad, India kept cash of 18 lakhs (1.8 million) rupees in a bank locker along with some gold jewels. She had stored the money anticipating expenses for her daughter’s marriage. After one year, when she came to the bank to retrieve it, she found it was eaten by termites. […]

Priests, Levites, and people pledged themselves to bring wood as an offering during Nehemiah’s governorship. (Nehemiah 10:34; 13:31) An important aspect of the Sacrificial System in the Old Testament was to keep the fire burning constantly, and continuously. Every morning the officiating priest laid fresh wood upon the fire right before he presented the mandatory

“The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the LORD in front of the veil of the sanctuary.” (Levites 4:6) Number seven represents completeness. The seven sprinklings were a prophetic action as the Lord Jesus Christ shed His blood in seven different places. 1) Garden

Cross is the greatest revelation of God’s attributes, intention, and purpose. The centrality of the Christian faith is the cross, where redeeming God met sinful humanity, the only hope of humanity to be redeemed. Holiness God is holy, and only the Bible teaches God is Holy. (Leviticus 20:26) Hence, the Holy God cannot compromise with

Many foolish leaders do not understand or discern the circumstances and God’s voice. Especially when things are not conducive or favorable, it is good to do introspection. Prophet Haggai called upon the people to consider their ways. (Haggai 1:5-7) Instead, they add to their sins by disregarding God’s warnings. God’s love: God loved His people,

Many opportunities are lost by the people of God. Reluctant and hesitant attempts will not give the desired results. Boldness and shrewdness are essential to defeat enemies. Cyrus: God gave favor in the eyes of Cyrus the Great King of Persia who ruled 30 years from 559 to 530 BC. In the first year of

Since ancient times and even today, animal sacrifices have been found in many cultures, cults, and religions. The need for atonement by blood indicates the spiritual thirst of humanity. Sadly, they fail to see the ultimate sacrifice of Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Visible to invisible: The burnt offering which is given

A boy wanted to make his balloon baboon as big as possible. He used a hand air pump to inflate it. He went off inflating it. Though warned not to blow more air, he continued. The balloon burst and he got knocked to the ground, hurt. Many people have inflated egos, it bursts when more

A marriage seminar leader asked each person to sit alone for a few minutes and write either five complaints or five compliments about their spouse. The paper they write would be confidential. Most papers had a list of complaints, and few had complements. One was interesting perhaps outstanding: No complaints. Grateful for your service and

Timothy’s parents were from two different religions, as his mother was a Jew and his father a Greek. However, Timothy was brought up as a Jew, as instructed in the Scripture. His mother Eunice and grandmother Lois homeschooled him. (II Timothy 1:5) In contrast, Solomon was misled by his wives, that he forsook the Lord.