God always faces tough times throughout history dealing with human beings. Neither His chosen Nation Israel, nor the Church has been obedient to pursue God’s will. Those who received His call also many times failed to match up with God’s standards. David and Samson failed by breaking the Ten Commandments by committing adultery. Moses failed …
The Bible teaches many aspects of being blessed. The primary aspect is to receive forgiveness of sins. The other privilege is to mediate the Word of God, day, and night. (Psalms 32:1; 1:1-3) Today, it is sad to see several children involving in criminal activities or commit suicide. Parents are responsible to teach their children …
The Sarco Suicide Pods, developed by Exit International, have been designed for assisted suicide and can be operated by the user lying inside it. The Exit International is a non-profit firm that has been advocated for legalisation of voluntary euthanasia. The process takes less than a minute and death occur through hypoxia and hypocapnia, which …
A young man was arguing with an insurance agent. “What is the profit of this insurance for me? Others will be benefited if I die.” The idea of insurance is to give benefits for the survivors of a person. In fact, it does not help the person who is paying a premium. However, those who …
Recently, one evangelist claimed that a prominent politician along with his family – daughter and son-in-law have become disciples of Lord Jesus Christ. The very next day the politician gave a press statement denying that he had converted to be a Christian. Similar episodes happened earlier also. 1) Honour Privacy: When Nicodemus wanted to meet …
Honourable Naaman was a powerful army commander in the Syrian army. Syria had fought against Israel during the days of Ahab and Jehoshaphat and won. (I Kings 22:35-36) However, he had leprosy that was not curable. God used simple people in his life to teach humility and true God. (II Kings 5:1-14) 1. A Slave …
In Chennai, one person shared on television his experience of the flood that devastated many homes. “How I chose this home? I chose the marble for the floor, and the colour of paints for the walls, windows, and doors. I designed the balcony and the sit out. The interior decoration was done with utmost care …
There was a fictional story in Malayalam about a District Collector (Commissioner) addressing a group of college students that became viral. One of the students asked why she was not using makeup(cosmetic) items, even the talcum powder. She responded: “I am from a tribal community. I lost my parents, who worked in mica mines, then …
One of the special attributes of God is His relationship that is sealed by a covenant. God expects the following response from His people. (II Kings 17:35-40) “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” (Psalms 50:5) Those who accept Lord Jesus Christ are faithful ones. They have made …
There are a lot of teachings about confessions that really confuse people. On one extreme, people are taught to always confess their sins, try to bring to memory all buried sins and confess. Another extreme is not to confess sins as all are already forgiven, just confess your wishes, dreams, desires…etc. 1) Confess our sins: …
