QUOTES ON TOP
“I want something really worthwhile to live for. I want to invest this one life of mine as wisely as possible, in the place that yields the richest profits to the world and me…wherever it is, I want it to be God’s choice for me and not my own… Christ said, “He that would find his life shall lose it” and proved the truth of this divine paradox at Calvary. I want Him to lead me and His Holy Spirit to fill me.” – Betty Stam
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
I WILL UPHOLD YOU WITH MY RIGHTEOUS RIGHT HAND SAYS JESUS CHRIST TO YOU
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” – Isaiah
41:10
In the previous week suddenly I got
physically weak. There were times I was about to faint. So went to doctor for
diagnosis and it was found that my pressure was low and also bad cholesterol was
high. To normalize my pressure I was asked to eat more and to reduce the cholesterol
level I was asked to eat less.
As everything happened in an
unexpected way I could not understand what I shall do. Day by day my health
condition was getting worse and I could not stand for few minutes at all.
I felt so sad about it as I could
not do even certain basic things. One day I had decided to ask God about this.
I asked Him what He will tell me that I can walk in this path with courage. It’s
a simple prayer I made but God was gracious enough to reply me and He said, “My
son, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
I can’t say that things got better
immediately but His promise brought so much courage in me to face all the
problems. Till that time I was so afraid about everything but once God has
given His promise I knew that He will take care of everything and He did take
care of everything that had troubled me. Now I am getting better by His grace.
My dear young friends, even today
you might be going through a tough situation which you can’t handle. Do not get
discouraged. You are not alone in this path. God is with you.
Jesus Christ is promising you today
that He will uphold you with His righteous right hand. He will not forsake you
and His promises will never fail. He will give you the courage that you need to
face the problems. Through Him you will conquer everything and you will not be
put to shame.
Sometimes you are feeling that you
can’t move on in your life as you had reached the bottom end of your life. God
will provide His strength and He will carry you. You will emerge as a
victorious person because the Hand that is carrying you is a Mighty and
Powerful Hand.
Jesus Christ will help you and you
will arise and shine for His glory.
Monday, February 22, 2016
"DADDY IS YOUR FACE TURNED TOWARDS ME?" - AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY TAKEN FROM THE WEB
A story is told of a husband who had
lost his wife and a daughter who had lost her mother. After the funeral some of
the close relatives noticed the pain of the husband and asked him, “Do you want
us to take your daughter away for a few days so that you can have some time to
grieve?” The man replied, “No, we are going to face this together.” So that
night as the father was putting his daughter to bed she cried out, “Daddy, it
is dark in here, may I sleep in your room?” His reply was, “Yes, you may sleep
in my room.”
As they went into the father’s room,
he turned off the light, his little girl cried out again, “Daddy it is dark in
here too.” The father said, “Yes baby, I know it is dark.” Then the little girl
said, “Daddy it is darker than it has ever been.” The father replied, “Yes
baby, it is darker than it has ever been to me, too.” In the darkness the
little girl asked, “Daddy, is your face turned toward me?” The dad said, “Yes,
my face is turned toward you.” She said, “I can go to sleep now. Good Night
Daddy”
After the little girl went to sleep,
the father who was in such despair at the loss of his wife fell down upon his
knees and asked, “God is your face turned toward me?”
He heard a voice gently say, “Yes My face is turned toward you.” The father said, “Okay, I can go to sleep now. Good Night Daddy”
You can make it through any
situation you may face because the Father’s face is turned toward you. It may
be darker than it has ever been in your life, but guess what? The Father’s face
is turned toward you.
You have asked, “God it seems you
are a million miles away. I can’t feel you, I can’t see you, and it’s so dark!
Is your face turned toward me?
Let me assure you that He has His
face turned toward you today, and the darker it gets, the closer He becomes.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
CHRISTIAN BEST ONE LINERS - 21 (MISSIONARY QUOTES)
"Had I cared for the
comments of people, I should never have been a missionary."
"If you are sick, fast and
pray; if the language is hard to learn, fast and pray; if the people will not
hear you, fast and pray, if you have nothing to eat, fast and pray."
"What are we here for, to
have a good time with Christians or to save sinners?"
It's amazing what can
be accomplished if you don't worry about who gets the credit."
"I have always believed that
the Good Samaritan went across the road to the wounded man just because he
wanted to."
His authority on earth allows us
to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in heaven gives us our only
hope of success. And His presence with us leaves us no other choice."
We who have Christ's eternal
life need to throw away our own lives."
"I have found that there
are three stages in every great work of God; first, it is impossible, then it
is difficult, then it is done."
Monday, February 15, 2016
SWEET MARRIAGE - 12 (UNDERSTAND AND HONOR YOUR SPOUSE)
“Husbands,
likewise, dwell with them with
understanding, giving honor to the wife...” – 1 Peter 3:7
My father in law
usually leads worship in a church and he also plays music in keyboard. Few
years back when I got married and came to know this, I always wanted to learn
music from him. Years passed but I could not learn from him as he stays in
another city.
Few months back he
came to the city where I was staying and so one day he had spent some time in
teaching me the basics of keyboard. He was teaching me the basic notes and I
could not understand that much. Even after spending nearly an hour on learning
I could not play it in an exact way.
As I was struggling my
wife came inside that room and she said that she will play. I thought she is
making fun. But then she came near to me and with one hand she beautifully
played the notes. I was surprised. In our 4 years of marriage life, I had no knowledge
about the talents she had. She had never showcased her talents to me and I had
never tried to know about her hidden talents.
Not only in music but
in so many other ways she is far better than me. I struggle to memorize Bible
verse whereas she recites any Bible verse with so much ease. By God’s grace I
had preached in various places but I always struggle to remember the verse. My
wife had never preached in any place but yet she could remember so many Bible
verses.
My wife was so
spiritual than me in all aspects but yet she had never failed to appreciate the
articles I write and the messages I share. She could understand me very well
than the way I understood her and she had honoured me which I had failed to do.
In recent days God taught
me how I should appreciate my wife for the talents she had and He also put in
my heart that I should try to understand her more.
I always felt happy
when my wife appreciated me. I know she will be happy if I also understand her
and appreciate her for the little things she does for me. That will increase
the love between us which will be good for our marriage life.
My dear young friends,
God wants us to dwell with our spouse with understanding and we should honor
and love each other.
You might feel like
your spouse is not so talented. That actually means you had not understood your
spouse completely. Spend some quality time to understand your spouse and
appreciate the little things your spouse does. God has given your spouse to you
for a purpose and you have to honor your spouse for what they do in your life
and for being with you at all times. Then your marriage life will be blessed
and you will live in peace.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
GOD IS KIND AND GOOD TO THE UNGRATEFUL AND THE WICKED - VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL
“...because
He Himself is kind and gracious
and good to the ungrateful and
the wicked.” – Luke 6:35
God created Adam for a
purpose and He placed him in the garden of Eden. He created him in His own
image. But one day Adam sinned and hid himself from the presence of God among
the trees of the garden. He was hiding but yet God came in search of him.
In Acts chapter 9 we
read about the encounter Saul had with God. Saul was the one who persecuted
every single person who followed Jesus and he had put them in prison. He was a
threat to the disciples of Jesus Christ. But yet when he was travelling to
Damascus, Jesus Christ revealed Himself to him and changed his life. He
transformed Saul who once was a evil person and did many harm things to those
who followed Jesus Christ.
On those days when it
was unlawful for a Jewish man to associate with a Gentile, God had chosen Peter
to go and preach His gospel to the household of Cornelius. God cared for that
family and he spoke to Cornelius through vision to call Peter and also he spoke
to Peter not to call anything unclean which God has cleansed. God loved the
household of Cornelius though he was a gentile.
In Luke 6:35, Jesus
Christ beautifully records the wonderful character of the Lord Almighty. He
says that God is kind, gracious and good to the ungrateful and the wicked also.
He doesn’t say that God is kind and good to those who fear Him alone. He says
God does good to those who are unthankful and wicked.
Matthew 5:45 says, “...He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and
sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
God does good to those who fear Him.
That’s true. But also He sends rain on the unrighteous and do even good to
those who are ungrateful and wicked.
My dear young friends, God loves
those who are wicked and ungrateful. His love has no partiality. His love is so
great that He is gracious upon them who were unrighteous, ungrateful and
wicked. Even today God wants you to
understand that He loves you truly.
I know a young guy who did so many
wicked things. He lived a life which was not according to God’s will. He
committed so many sins and was living in a deep sinful pit. His life was a
total mess and there were times he wondered whether God still loved him.
God was so gracious to him. He did
so many good things to him even when he was away. God protected his life from
death as he struggled a lot in his life. He spoke to him even when he was away
from him and lifted him from the pit that he was living. God loved him so much and
He transformed his life entirely. Today that young guy is blessed and doing God’s
work for His glory.
Peter denied Jesus but the love that
Jesus Christ had upon him was never changed. Jesus Christ made him as His
Apostle.
Even today Jesus Christ loves you.
His love upon you has never changed. You had left Jesus long back. You love the
worldly things more than Jesus Christ. Sometimes you think that if you come to
Jesus you have to leave so many worldly pleasures that you enjoy now.
Today Jesus Christ says to you that
He loves you so much and He wants you to come back. You are alive today because
Jesus Christ is so gracious upon you. Though you went far away Jesus Christ is
doing good to you. He is waiting for you to come to Him so that He can bless
you richly and use you for His glory.
My dear young friend, Jesus Christ
loves you as you are.
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