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SONGS I LIKE - 35 (GREATER IS THE ONE LIVING INSIDE OF ME)

Bring your tired
And bring your shame
Bring your guilt
And bring your pain
Don't you know that's not you're name
You will always be much more to me

Every day I wrestle with the voices
That keep telling me I'm not right
But that's alright

'Cause I hear a voice and He calls me redeemed
When others say I'll never be enough
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world
In the world
In the world
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

Bring your doubts
And bring your fears
Bring your hurt
And bring your tears
There'll be no condemnation here
You are holy, righteous and redeemed

Every time I fall
There'll be those who will call me
A mistake
Well that's OK

'Cause I hear a voice and He calls me redeemed
When others say I'll never be enough
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world
In the world
In the world
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

There'll be days I lose the battle
Grace says that it doesn't matter
'Cause the cross already won the war
He's Greater, He's Greater

I am learning to run freely
Understanding just how He sees me
And it makes me love Him more and more
He's Greater, He's Greater

'Cause I hear a voice and He calls me redeemed
When others say I'll never be enough
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world
In the world
In the world
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

GOD WILL FULFILL ALL THOSE THINGS THAT HE HAS PROMISED YOU

“Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of those things which were told her from the Lord.” – Luke 1:45

In 2 Kings 6:24 we read that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria. So there was a great famine in Samaria. Days got so worse that a lady came to the king saying that she had eaten her son along with another woman. 

With so much anger the King had sent a man to Elisha to ask him why he has to wait for the Lord in such kind of adverse situation. The king had lost all his hope. At that time God’s word came through Elisha saying “‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’” (2 Kings 7:1)

There was an officer who was standing nearby heard what God said and answered Elisha that it will not be possible even if God make windows in heaven. He could not believe the word of God. 

But as we read further we can understand that the very next day the Lord has caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots, horses and great army so that they had fled immediately. 

Within a day God had changed the situation upside down as He had promised through Elisha. The officer who doubted God’s word saw the fulfilment of that but yet he died without enjoying the blessing that God has provided. 

The people of Samaria went out and plundered the tents of Syrians. Everyone in Samaria saw the fulfilment of God’s word.

My eldest brother could not get a job when he completed his engineering degree long back. The first job he got was for a salary of Rs.2000 per month. He struggled a lot with that salary but yet he had kept his trust upon God. My parents prayed a lot and God promised that He will raise him up to higher positions. When he heard that it was far beyond his understanding. 

After few years God gave him a job in another city. My brother got a good salary this time and he was so happy about it. One day God spoke to him through a servant of God that He will increase his salary double fold. As my brother was getting a good salary which was enough for him and his family he was happy about his life but as God promised He gave him a job in a big company and now he was getting a salary exactly double the salary he got from his previous job.

My dear young friends, you might be going through poverty or famine of troubled situation. Have faith in the promise given by God to Him. Jesus Christ will fulfil all that He has promised you. The people of Samaria thought that they will not live for another day. But God promised them that He will change the situation and they will live. Indeed God fulfilled His promise the very next day. He will do that in your life. You will be blessed as God promised to you. Do not get discouraged about your present life situation. 

He might have promised so many things to you in the beginning of this year but till now you might not have seen any signs of fulfilment. Do not fear. He who has promised you will definitely fulfil His promises in your life. Jesus Christ will fight for you and He will bless you richly. You will see the fulfilment of God’s promises in your life and you will enjoy the blessings that He is going to give you.

GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER'15

VIRTUOUS WOMAN - 1 (DO WHAT GOD ASK YOU TO DO)

“The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand.” – Genesis 16:9

Abraham’s wife Sarah had an Egyptian maid servant whose name was Hagar. Sarah was barren and so she thought of getting a child through her servant. So she gave Hagar as wife to Abraham. Soon Hagar conceived. 

Hagar was a servant woman but Sarah gave her a good position but yet when she saw that she had conceived she despised her mistress who gave her a good life.  Sarah could not bear this and so she begun to dealt with her harshly. Hagar decided to flee from the presence of Sarah. 

Though she was pregnant, she ran away from Sarah to a far place. One thing that happened next was interesting. The Angel of the Lord found Hagar in a particular place and asked her to go back and be submissive to her mistress Sarah.

If you see in a human perspective the word that came from the Lord to Hagar through the Angel was a tough one. How come God can ask her to go back and be submissive to the one who has dealt harshly with her? 

God asked and Hagar simply obeyed God’s word without any argument. She should have argued with God but yet she had not done that. She had returned back to Sarah and submitted herself to her through which she actually had submitted her life to God’s plan.

Being a woman how are you reacting to a harsh situation? Your in-laws might be dealing with you harshly or your husband himself might not understand your pain. You might be working and your boss or the one who is in authority might be dealing with you in a harsh way for no reason.

Because of those people you might have a feeling to run away from your family responsibilities or resign from your job. Your teachers or your friends might behave with you in a tough way and so you might hate your studies. 

How will you react if an Angel of God meet you today and ask you to be submissive to your in-laws or husband or boss or some other one. You might have thousands of reasons to tell the Angel that why you can’t be submissive. Hagar never said a word. God knows the pain and affliction of Hagar. That’s why He told her that He has heard her affliction but yet He asked her to be submissive to Sarah.

You might see the present situation of your life but God sees the whole plan of your life. If God wants you to be submissive to your mother in law or father in law, be submissive without arguing and putting forth your reasons before Him. If God wants you to be submissive to your husband, be submissive. If God wants you to be submissive to your head of the workplace, be submissive without speaking any word against that authority. 

You might see the current situation where you are facing tough times but God sees the whole plan of your life. He knows that Hagar and her son will live if they live under the care of Abraham and so He asked her to be submissive to Sarah. Hagar obeyed God’s word and she and her son lived without any problem till her son grew up to a certain age. God fulfilled His promise in the life of Hagar’s son and they multiplied. 

If you depend on God’s word you will multiply and you will live. But if you depend on your own ego, you will perish. Ask God that how you should behave to your in-laws, husband or the one who is in higher authority. Obey what God ask you to do. Then you will be a wise woman and through you, your family and others will be blessed. 

I know a young girl who got married recently. Her husband loved her a lot but her in-laws treated her in a different way. She could not stay in that house when her husband was not there. She struggled a lot and later she got a counselling from someone asking her to accept her in-laws just as they are and be submissive to them. She took that advice and started to love her in-laws. Now she is pregnant and living a happy life as a family. 

Be a wise woman by obeying what God ask you to do. You will be blessed and you will be a blessing.

GOD'S PERFECT GIFT - 11 (MY LITTLE DAUGHTER THROUGH WHOM GOD MADE ME TO HAVE A DESIRE TO LIVE)

“The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works." - Psalm 145:9

Today as I was getting ready to go to my workplace my little daughter was playing in the hall. She was nearly 15 months old and I went near to her and asked for a kiss. She didn’t give one and went away as if she didn’t hear my request. Few minutes passed and she was on her own world playing. 

Finally as I was about to leave, I took my bag and called my daughter and told her bye. She looked at me from the place where she was standing and then she came near to me calling daddy. As I knelt near to her she just came forward and gave me a kiss and then moved away to play. I had never expected that and her love touched my heart so deeply that I could not take my mind out of it. To be frank, I felt like crying at that moment when she remembered what I asked for and did that in a wonderful way. 

She is a perfect blessing in my life given by God to me through which I am loving my life and having a desire to live. 

From my young days I faced few problems which affected my mind mentally. I always had a great fear, depression and anxiety in my mind. I struggled physically, spiritually and mentally. During those days I lost the desire to live in this world. There was a particular church in the town where I live and I used to go to that church several days to pray asking God to take my life. 

Though God gave me good parents, brothers and friends, I could not take my mind out of that depression. God knows what I was going through and He told me that I have to marry according to His will so that His peace will overflow in my life. He gave me His grace to find a wife according to His will and He blessed my marriage life. 

When my wife got pregnant, God gave so many promises. Every one of my loved ones who were around me heard those promises and thought that I will get a baby boy. Everyone believed that strongly. They were the ones who were praying for me day and night. They were not against a baby girl but yet they believed in such a way. 

But God knew what my greatest desire in this world was. He knew that I longed for a baby girl. He granted my wish and I got my daughter. That day no one knew how happy I was. Jesus Christ filled me with joy and laughter. From that day on whenever I see her, I had fallen in love with her so deeply and madly. 

There were times I face tough situations and when I reach home and see her face, God’s peace fills my heart through her smile and behaviour. I know God’s purpose in my life that I have to do great things for Him. And she is a perfect gift from God which He gave to make me strong in this world. Whenever she repeatedly calls me daddy I get a strong desire to live in this world. Indeed she is God’s perfect gift and I thank God for giving her in my life trusting that I will take good care of her. 

Bible says that God is good to all and His tender mercies are all over His works. I know my daughter is the work of God’s hands and through her I understood the greatness of God’s tender mercies. Once I had thought that I will never have happiness in my life but today God has blessed me in all aspects. He will do that to you.

My dear young friends, I was not at all worthy to live in this world for I did so many things against God but yet He made me to live in this world. He will do much more greater things in your life. Jesus Christ will do good to you. His mercies will be upon you and He will never forsake you. He has greater things in store for you. Do not hate your life for anything. He will do good and will fill you with joy and laughter.