The Night

As the moonlight glared on the calm waves,

The night had all the right blend of colors.

I sat by the shore and remembered Him,

The Artist and Creator of all the wonder.

He numbered the sands of the earth,

And every hair on my head He counts.

Waters never cross His prepared boundary,

And the moon is just put up so well in place.

The stars complete the puzzle so beautiful,

The calm breeze of the sea delights my soul.

Lord when night speaks this much of You,

How much more will the mornings speak?

When I see night and darkness in my life,
Help me remember even there I can see Your hand.

And when I feel the night is too long,

Help me know the morning will come.

For a time comes when I will never see night again,

As I will be worshiping in front of a Light that shines forever 

#M@RY

Tuning in the right frequency

Tuning an AM radio station can be a tedious task. There is some much noise in the background that it is difficult to distinguish between distinct stations. There can also be loss of the frequency at times due to weather or other reasons. The most important element factor in receiving good reception is the tuning of the station.

Have you ever felt that a sermon does not speak to you at church?. Why is it that all of a sudden you are not able to pray properly or understand the Word?. You may blame it on the preacher or perhaps your own situations. But the truth is that the problem lies deep within you. You have lost your sensitivity to God’s word. You have lost all reception capabilities. Your mind is preoccupied with so many other things that the Word of God just can’t fit in the big picture .

As believers we also need to have some kind of tuning in our spiritual life. We cannot always hear the clear message of God. It is bound to our sensitivity to His reception. Our sensitivity is defined by our walk with Him. Remember the young boy Samuel who was able to hear the voice of God even as a youth. God can speak to us irrespective of our situations. The question is, Are we sensitive to hear the clear voice of God Or Are we missing His voice in the midst of our own preoccupations?

John 10:27-My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me

Lord give me a heart that is sensitive to hear your voice, to discern your will and that is always tuned in your ways alone.

#Lazarus

Work is not worship.. is it?

Work is worship

How far are you willing to take that phrase?

Although I happen to be a lazy person, i can train myself to think like a workaholic when I want to. 

I keep telling myself, "The busier you are, the better oppurtunity you have, to prove to the world and to your own self that HARDWORK matters." 😁 And I sort of carry that thought as far as - " Imagine the hectic schedule and busy life you can maintain by minding your own business and staying out of trouble! After all, an idle mind is the devils workshop..."

Hold that thought.

How much of "work" counts as worship anyway? 

Measuring myself up against the Word of God, I see the busiest Man who walked on earth in the Gospels.. Yes, Jesus was one person who never had time for Himself. And yet, the Bible records His 'quiet-times' with the Heavenly Father. 

The number of people Jesus dealt with each day, including the sick would easily be more than the daily average that comes to the OPD of a government hospital. Jesus didn't have a fixed routine. As a matter of fact, the only "routine" He followed was the daily communion with His Father; most often seen at the Mount of Olives. 

The busiest days for me are the days when I spend the least amount of time in prayer. Every last minute I can spare in the morning, is devoted to dozing off after snoozing the alarm for the umpteenth time. I have realized that unless I'm spiritually prepared for a days work, I'm not fit for the "worship" that I pretend to be doing. 

I guess there is a fine line that we ought to draw between getting caught up with work and devoting time for prayer, meditation and fellowship. Whether in or out of work, are we truly worshipping our Lord and Creator? Because if not, then the worship is being directed to someone else. 

"No servant is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (riches, or anything in which you trust and on which you rely). (Luke 16:13 AMP)"

No matter who you are at work - a doctor, engineer, accountant, teacher, even a preacher/pastor at church - your biggest "work" ever and the sole purpose of ur creation is to worship your Creator. Are you truly able to weigh your priorities and act accordingly?

Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians

10:31

NASB)

 Let this encourage you to think twice before getting out for work today. Wherever you are placed, there is always a higher purpose to YOU being there.

"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV)"

May His great name be glorified.

#Martha

From Death to Life-The God of Impossiblities

John 11:22
"But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask"

The situation is very bad. Lazarus has been dead for 4 days. The tomb would be stinking. There is not even a ray of hope for anyone. But inspite of all this Martha is saying Lord even now I know you can do wonders. She had undoubting faith in God. Irrespective of the situation, she trusted God.

There is no history till then of people being risen from the dead. Christ had not performed such a miracle till that time. The disciples and the people had only seen him healing the sick.But here we find a Martha who stands out from the crowd. She did not look into her problem or into her surroundings. She just looked to God. Thats why she could speak to Jesus.If she had been like her sister worrying at home she would not have been able to believe in Christ’s miracle.

We read that when she heard Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him. She did not bother to call Mary as perhaps Mary would have led her back. She just wanted to find a solution to her problem and she knew that Jesus could do the miraculous.

This is a great faith from Martha.Even when Lazarus is dead and by human means there is no way of a solution, Martha believes in her savior.She believes he can find the solution for that. It is this faith that Jesus tested and she confessed His sonship and authority. If we need to see a miracle in our life we need to acknowledge our inabilities and accept His authority in our life.

Perhaps we may have to wait 4 days or even months or years. But His promises never fail. He who promised is faithful to the very end. Though the world may say that it is an impossibility and there is not even a ray of hope by any means, Christ says “Yes”…Yes if you would have undoubting faith in God and look only to Him in faith.

Jesus Christ who rose Lazarus from the dead is still awake and He is mighty and powerful to open the tombs of death, the tombs that have been closed by the enemy. Nothing…nothing is too difficult for Him…If you would believe He would open the promises He has for you…No tomb is too deep, too stinky or hard for the Lord to open. Tell the Lord your problems, believe in Him and He is definitely going to turn around your situation. Yes He is the God of miracles…The Beginning and the End, The Ressurection and the Life…

If you believe you will see the glory of God…From stinkiness to fragrance…From darkness to light..From death to life..Such is the power of Christ in the lives of those who would believe..AMEN…!!!!

#Lazarus