Destiny of God's People

Do you feel less significant because you are not an achiever like that in the world? Or perhaps you are not doing something that makes you feel important or giving you a sense of pride? Just think and see how Moses would have felt tending Jethro's sheep? He left Egypt not wanting to be counted as one of the Pharaoh's son...He identified himself as one among the Hebrew and his own people did not accept him (Heb 11:24-25).He ran away from them, married Jethro's daughter and the job he was doing...it all seemed like an there was no destiny. Yet his destiny was something God had already prepared for him. God chose him to be a channel of deliverance for the people of Israel...

What you may be doing may all seem like there is no big destiny. But God already has a destiny for you which is definitely significant. Though people in the world not see it big, it is in His eyes and one day the world will see that...

This is the destiny of those who diligently follow the Lord:

Isaiah 61:4-6 (New International Version)

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins

and restore the places long devastated;

they will renew the ruined cities

that have been devastated for generations.

5 Aliens will shepherd your flocks;

foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

6 And you will be called priests of the LORD,

you will be named ministers of our God.

You will feed on the wealth of nations,

and in their riches you will boast.

The Lord's leading

Are you a tired traveler in your spiritual journey? Tired of waiting on God's promises or breakthroughs? Do not become frail, the Lord has predestined this walk in the desert so that you might become a well watered garden and a never failing fountain...

The Word of God says,

Isaiah 58:11 (New International Version)

The LORD will guide you always;

he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land

and will strengthen your frame.

You will be like a well-watered garden,

like a spring whose waters never fail.

Remember how a gardener works his garden. His digs the soil in the garden to make it moist with rich soil and water. Later he sows the seeds and waters it for days, until the small sprouts of plants appear. Then it is sheltered from excess sun and sometimes the gardener sprays pesticides. All this process is required for the plant to grow well and yield its fruits and flowers.

Well, it is the same with us friends, sometimes the Lord leads us long in desert paths for our good where we learn to sojourn and depend on Him for provisions and breakthroughs. The Lord is not a tough task master but a gentle Father. We need to realize this, if we are to appreciate His dealings in our life.

We should not complain and grumble but let the Lord lead and guide us at the same time mold and make us...It is for our good...

Job's Piety

What kind of reaction would anyone give when the unknown strikes? Unknown could be any kind of shock or emotional stress caused by an unexpected incident happening in life. This could make us bizarre for a moment and it may take hours to come to realize that something has happened which has shaken us badly...

Perhaps this was the same condition with Job when he faced one calamity after the another.He couldn't just compose from one shock when the next one took place. Finally we are surprised by his piety and reaction...

Job 1:21 (New Living Translation)

He said...

The Lord gave me what I had,

and the Lord has taken it away.

Praise the name of the Lord!

Job did not say this in a sarcastic way. He acknowledged the sovereignty of the Lord in His life. That is exactly what we need to have in our life- acknowledging the Lord's complete control in our life and accepting it well. We do not need extravagant faith but simple acknowledgement of His control over our lives and child-like trust. That is more than any mountain shaking faith...

Willing Spirit

If you would ask what is the toughest thing to do in Christian life? Many would say it as fasting, tithing, charity, attending all night prayer, etc. But the truth is: for many Christians the toughest task to do in their Christian life is obeying...

In our life, it is so very easy to do so many spiritual stuff. But obeying the Lord with willingness is often a tough thing, for it requires dying to our will or way. Many do not understand that the essential aspect of Christian living is obedience to God and His will. For in us, we see the fallen spirit of Adam i.e the rebellious spirit always wanting to go our way rather choosing to yield to God.

That is why the King David prayed...

Psalm 51:12b (New American Standard Bible)

And sustain me with a willing spirit.

He says a willing spirit which also means a yielding spirit. Yielding is something that is done willingly without being resentful or remorse.

Let us pray that the Lord would give us a willing spirit like King David so that we would yield to the Lord joyfully...

Knowing Who He is...

Have you ever felt that your life turned around something like a new sheet? Like starting from the beginning? People who have had continuous disappointments, crushed dreams and failures in life wonder if it were possible they would like to have a life anew. This may sound impossible for an unbeliever but for those in Christ this is possible...

The Word of God says,

1 Corinthians 15:22 (New Living Translation)

Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.

Note the phrase here "will be given". This is a sure promise. All that we need to do is simply believe and ask. For Jesus is the life giving Spirit...

1 Corinthians 15:45 (New Living Translation)

The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit.

Jesus who is a life-giving Spirit is sure to renew our life whichever area it may be and make it all new. We only need faith to believe this scripture and claim for it to happen.

God birthed power

There were occasions when I had come across things or situations that were beyond my control and felt that 'if only I had the power like Jesus I could have changed this situation for the welfare of the other (emphasis not mine)'. And I had felt helpless and sad at such times. But later it dawned that though I don't have the power to change that situation immediately, I do have the power to pray unceasingly until I see an answer.

If the burden we have is birthed by God, then we are sure that we have the strength in the inner man to pray with power. And when we pray with God's power heavens do open and miracles take place.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 (New Living Translation)

So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.

The right focus of the Church

These days there are a lot of sermons about being successful, obtaining blessings, becoming prosperous, etc. We seldom find messages about sanctification, godly living, Christian discipline etc. Why don't we have messages as such from C.H. Spurgeon, John Wesley, W.E. Sangster, Eugene Peterson, Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones, C.S.Lewis and Selwyn Hughes who shook the Christian world through their messages and writings. These men of God all concentrated on the most important aspect of Christian living which is grace, Christian discipline and pleasing God.

There are rarely any messages preached these days. And sometimes when these seem to be sidetracked, we find that born-again Christians very less Christ-like...And because of this Christian preaching and gospel sharing by half-baked Christians seem to have very less effect on the outside world.

The Church need to have the right focus before building leaders and preparing its people for evangelism. Only then can it ever be fruitful in God's kingdom at the same time build and establish God's people in the way they ought to be...

2 Timothy 4:2-3 (New International Version)

2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.