GREAT ARE THE WORKS OF THE LORD

“Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them." - Psalms 111:2

Throughout this year God has done wonderful things in our life. His works are great. Even now as we are approaching this year end, I want to thank God for all that He has done in my life.

I knew that this year I failed to upload God’s messages in this blog regularly. There were times God spoke certain things and asked me to write that in the blog. But I failed to manage my time and failed to obey it. Personally this year I was so lazy regarding the blog work and because of that only very few articles were updated compared to the previous years.

Though I failed to do His work properly, He was so gracious to lead me till the end of this year. He has blessed the ministry, family life and official work.

As there is only one more day left in this year, I could boldly say that because of God’s grace nothing has lacked in my life this year. I thank God for that.

Also I believe that His grace will lead me in writing articles in this blog regularly. I assure you that from the first of New Year there will be regular posting of articles in the blog. Do pray for me. Have a blessed new year. 

GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER'16

GOD CARES AND YOU WILL NOT PERISH

Yesterday night got a call from one of a person whom I knew for many years. He was like a younger brother to me. As I spoke to him I could feel that he was filled with so much sorrow. His wife was carrying their second child but unfortunately the child died in her womb itself.

He told me that they went to the 9^th month check up only few days before and doctors told that everything was normal. But after three days for reasons unknown, the child has died in the womb itself. He had returned to his work place yesterday only after burying the child. As he narrated the incident, he wept so badly.

As a couple they had great expectation about their child who is going to be born. But all their expectations and dreams were taken off in a moment. He said to me that even after the doctors report he believed that somehow God will restore the child. Nothing like that happened.

He wept and wept but then I found that his faith upon God was so strong even in the troublesome moment.

Sometimes in our life we expect good things to happen in our life. But then sorrow and trouble comes into our life. At times we were filled with so many blessings and all in a moment, one day everything might be taken off from our life as it happened to Job.

But in such moments when we could not hear or feel God what we should do?  I just want to write about two important things that we need to do.

1.      Praise God in all the situations.

Job lost everything he had in one moment. He lost his health, wealth and all children. But then he said, “…The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”- Job 1:21. He stood firm to praise God and God rewarded him with double fold blessing.

Praise God even while you face troubles. God will come into your life and will change your life situations.

2.      Do not lose your faith.

In Mark 4:35-41 we read that great storm arose and waves beat into the boat in which the disciples of Jesus travelling. Jesus was asleep in the boat. They saw the situation and fear filled their heart. They lost their faith. Jesus stood up and rebuked the wind. Then He asked His disciples, “How is it that you have no faith?”

Jesus expected that they have to hold onto their faith even in life threatening situation. Even today God expects the same from us.

Do not lose your faith. Trust God in all circumstance.

One important truth that you have to understand is even when you go through tough moment God cares. In Mark 4:38, the disciples of Jesus ran to Him and asked, “…Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

My dear young friends, even in our life, we ask God the same question. Today you might be having the same kind of question. But God wants you to know that He cares for you. God cares for His disciples. He knew that even situation gets far worse it’s not impossible for Him to change the situation. God is in control of everything. He could calm the storm in a moment. He cares for you and He says to you today that you will not perish in this situation for He will work and bring back the blessing, peace and the joy you had lost. You will be blessed more than your expectation. 

SONGS I LIKE - 39 (GRACE, GLORIOUS GRACE)

SLEEP - AN INSPIRATIONAL TOUCHING POEM FROM "VALLEY OF VISIONS"

Blessed Creator,
Thou hast promised Thy beloved sleep;
Give me restoring rest needful for tomorrow’s toil.
If dreams be mine, let them not be tinged with evil.

Let Thy Spirit make my time of repose a blessed temple of His holy presence.
May my frequent lying down make me familiar with death,
the bed I approach remind me of the grave,
the eyes I now close picture to me their final closing.

Keep me always ready, waiting for admittance to Thy presence.
Weaken my attachment to earthly things.
May I hold life loosely in my hand,
knowing that I receive it on condition of its surrender. …

I retire this night in full assurance of one day awaking with Thee.
All glory for this precious hope,
for the gospel of grace,
for Thine unspeakable gift of Jesus,
for the fellowship of the Trinity.

Withhold not Thy mercies in the night season;
Thy hand never wearies,
Thy power needs no response,
Thine eye never sleeps.
Help me when I helpless lie. …
when my conscience accuses me of sin,
when my mind is harassed by foreboding thoughts,
when my eyes are held awake by personal anxieties.
Show Thyself to me as the God of all grace, love and power. …
Permit me to commit myself to Thee awake or asleep.

YOU SHALL SEE DISASTER NO MORE

“The Lord has taken away your judgments; He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more." - Zephaniah 3:15

You might be filled with fear right now worrying something might happen to you that has happened in the past. The situations that you are facing today might be too tough to handle and you might feel a void in your heart and mind.

Today God promises to you that you will not see disaster any more. Whatever that happened in the past was gone. Your past guilt, wound, failures will not affect the blessings that God has in store for your future. God is with you.

In II Samuel chapter 11 we read about how David yielded himself into a temptation. He committed adultery with Bathsheba. Then he killed Uriah, her husband. The thing David did displeased God. And then God had sent a prophet to David. When Nathan, the prophet told a story to David, at the end of it David burned with anger and said the man who did wrong should be killed.

David brought judgment upon himself through his words. But yet God spared his life and took the life of the child which was born to him.

His heart would have filled with guilt. He knew what he did was wrong. But then again Bathsheba got pregnant. Surely David would have got so many thoughts. He might have feared whether the next child will live or die.

A child was born and Bible says that the Lord loved that child. God blessed the child with wisdom and wealth. When David came to know that through that child God will build His temple, his heart would have rejoiced as a father. His fear and worries would have gone.

Even today something which you have committed and did in the past might be haunting you. Your heart might have filled with guilt. You might feel like the situation and worries will prevail in the coming days also. You are filled with a great fear about your present situation and you might feel like that there is no hope for your future.

But today God says to you that He loves you and He will no longer remember your sins. For a moment it seems that God might have forsaken you but today Holy Spirit says to you that God is with you and you will not see disaster any more. In the same situation which brings fear into your heart, God will do wonders. You will see God blessing you with greater blessing. You will be filled with His peace and joy. You will live.

GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016 (ZEPHANIAH 3:15)

YOUR HELP COMES FROM THE LORD, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

Recently my 2 year old daughter got sick and she had some pain in her body. But as she was so young she could not tell where the pain was and we also could not find the problem. Whenever she gets pain she used to cry continuously for half an hour. Somehow we found the problem after 2 weeks and by that time everything was severe.

Doctor who examined her scolded us and asked us to give particular syrup which will reduce her pain. With so much hope we started to give that particular medicine but nothing changed. We consulted nearly 3 doctors and everyone told that same medicine but there were no signs of improvement in her.

The problem she got was not life threatening but the pain she had was terrible when it comes. She used to play very actively throughout the day but when the pain comes she used to stand in the same place and cry for hour. Seeing her like that brought so much of sadness and pain in our hearts.

But then few days back I was thinking what can be done as it seems that all doors were shut. We tried so many things by changing food and diet but nothing was changed. I was confused and don’t know what to do.

Then one day when I was thinking where should I go, Holy Spirit put in my heart a wonderful verse from Bible. It’s in Psalms 121:1, 2.

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Sometimes in our life we feel like all the doors before us were shut and we could not move forward. But one thing is sure that the door above us was always open. We can look unto God for help at any time and any situation. He will perform wonders in our life.

Even in our situation when doctors could not do anything, we looked for God’s help. And today morning God did a miracle and we could see an improvement in her.

My dear young friends, people around you might not care about your pain. Your friends and relatives might fail to lend a helping hand. You might be in a situation where no one could do anything. Just look above and pray to God. Your help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

He is watching over you and will do a miracle in your life and bring back the lost blessings, joy and peace into your life. Do not lose hope when you don’t find a helping hand around you. God’s hand is stretched towards you. Give your hands into His and He will do great things in your life. You will be helped by God and your life situation will change.

“The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”- Isaiah 58:11

GOD WILL DO A NEW THING IN YOUR LIFE

Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. – Isaiah 43:19

Few weeks before my daughter celebrated her 2^nd birthday. My mom came and stayed with me for few days. One day she asked few questions to my daughter and for all the questions my mom asked, my daughter purposely gave a wrong answer and laughed a lot. My little daughter’s innocence and fun made my mother also to laugh loudly. As both were laughing so loudly, I was watching them with so much joy. But then suddenly I remembered the year 2010. In that year my mom was diagnosed with cancer and she had undergone a surgery. It was a very tough moment for us as we feared our mother might die. During those days we cried a lot to God for my mother and her prayer was like, “Lord, let me live till I find a life partner for my third son as I want to see him getting married.” I was her third son and she wanted to live because she thought that no one will care for me if she dies. But then her prayer was to live till my marriage. But yet God made my mother not only to see my marriage according to her wish but also made her to see my daughter. Even today after 6 years my mother is healthy and alive.

In 1 Kings 17:7-16, we read about a widow who lived in Zarephath. She actually thought that she and her son will die as she had nothing. But God had another plans. He made her and her son to live and through her God provided for Prophet Elijah.

Even today God has greater plans about your life. You might say that your life is going to end. But it’s not going to end.

My dear friends, today you might be going through a tough situation. It might be a love failure, family problems, work place issues, loved ones death or anything. Just remember one thing. God has planned a beautiful future for you. He will take you to that blessing and most importantly the issues or problems that you see today are temporary one. It is not going to destroy the happiness and joy that God has in store for you in the coming days. So don’t lose heart. Trust in God and move on. You will be blessed more than what you imagined. God will definitely do a new thing in your life.

SORRY FOR NOT WRITING ANYTHING IN THE BLOG

In this year, there were few months I could not write any article regularly. It has never happened in the past year. I am feeling sorry and sad for not updating the blog regularly. I should write as long as God asks me to write. Kindly do pray for me. I was involved in other works that I could not write anything for a long time. But I assure you that I will start writing regularly from next week onwards. I am sorry. Keep me in your prayers.

GHG PRESENTS "ENTHAN UYIRAE YESAIYA" - AUDIO SONG (NEW RELEASE)

GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER'16

'NEER POTHUM'- LYRIC VIDEO (GHG RELEASE)

I am so thankful to God for giving us His grace to record a song for His glory and to release the lyric video of the song today. May God touch and bless you through this song. Keep sharing.

GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2016

ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU. SO WHY NOT ASK? - PASSAGE TAKEN FROM A BOOK CALLED "THE PRAYER OF JABEZ" WRITTEN BY BRUCE WILKINSON

What if you found out that God had it in mind to send you twenty-three specific blessings today, but you got only one? What do you suppose the reason would be?

There's a little fable about a Mr. Jones who dies and goes to heaven. Peter is waiting at the gates to give him a tour. Amid the splendor of golden streets, beautiful mansions, and choirs of angels that Peter shows him, Mr. Jones notices an odd-looking building. He thinks it looks like an enormous warehouse—it has no windows and only one door. But when he asks to see inside, Peter hesitates. "You really don't want to see what's in there," he tells the new arrival.

Why would there be any secrets in heaven? Jones wonders. What incredible surprise could be waiting for me in there? When the official tour is over he's still wondering, so he asks again to see inside the structure.

Finally Peter relents. When the apostle opens the door, Mr. Jones almost knocks him over in his haste to enter. It turns out that the enormous building is filled with row after row of shelves, floor to ceiling, each stacked neatly with white boxes tied in red ribbons.

"These boxes all have names on them," Mr. Jones muses aloud. Then turning to Peter he asks, "Do I have one?"

"Yes, you do." Peter tries to guide Mr. Jones back outside. "Frankly," Peter says, "if I were you...." But Mr. Jones is already dashing toward the "J" aisle to find his box.

Peter follows, shaking his head. He catches up with Mr. Jones just as he is slipping the red ribbon off his box and popping the lid. Looking inside, Jones has a moment of instant recognition, and he lets out a deep sigh like the ones Peter has heard so many times before.

Because there in Mr. Jones's white box are all the blessings that God wanted to give to him while he was on earth...but Mr. Jones had never asked.

"Ask," promised Jesus, "and it will be given to you" (Matthew 7:7). "You do not have because you do not ask," said James (James 4:2). Even though there is no limit to God's goodness, if you didn't ask Him for a blessing yesterday, you didn't get all that you were supposed to have.

That's the catch—if you don't ask for His blessing, you forfeit those that come to you only when you ask.

LOOKING BACK (WITH THANKS) - 11 (GOD'S LOVE AND GRACE UPON MY LIFE THAT MADE ME TO WRITE A SONG 'NEER PODHUM')

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” – Hebrews 8:12

Many years before when I was studying a diploma course, I love to hear movie songs. The college in which I was studying was nearly 12 kms away from my home and I used to travel in bus. In the bus they used to play movie songs and I love that travel a lot. All the songs which will be played in the bus were the latest songs.

So daily I used to memorize the lyrics of any one song and later on that day I sing that along with my friend in the college. We used to memorize so many lyrics and sing together. 

My parents never allowed us to hear movie songs and also to see any secular movies. They taught us about the Biblical values and tried their best to raise me in that. Though I loved God a lot, I was eager to hear movie songs and sing that in my heart. 

Years passed and when I joined an engineering college to study degree, I started to write love poems. I wrote 3 volumes of love poems in a short note book.  I was called as a poet among my batchmates but all that I wrote was worldly poems. 

After few years I got closer to God and one day I felt that I should destroy the poems I wrote. I obeyed the voice of God and I destroyed the notebooks in which I wrote poems. Also I stopped memorizing movie songs. 

I confessed my sins to God and moved on in my life. I never knew that God will use me for His purpose. But as I stayed closer to God, He made me to write nice spiritual poems based on the way He led me personally and I posted it online.

Recently one day when I was driving my car, God made me to sing a new song for Him. Then after few days He made me to remember the lyrics and write it down. Even at that time I never knew that it will be made as a song. One day God spoke to me about a person who is a worship leader and asked me to get his help to make those lyrics as a song. 

God’s grace led us beautifully in the process of that song making and through His abundant grace we could release that audio song (Neer Pothum) this week online.

Few days before, I was eating dinner with my family at a hotel. When I was sitting there I heard the music that was playing and it was the very old songs which I used to sing along with my friend. 

At that time, Holy Spirit made me to understand God’s love. I was a sinner who memorized worldly songs and my life was never a blessing to anyone. But then God loved me so much and He transformed my life. He had never remembered my sins. He removed my guilt and made me to write a song for Him and few told me that God comforted them through that song. How could God love a sinner and unrighteous like me and gave His grace to write songs for Him? When I think of His love upon me, joyful tears flows from my eyes. 

What a loving God we have! Bible says, “God is love.” Even today He loves you a lot. He will never remember your old sins. God wants to give you new life and a new beginning. Just tell about your life’s situations to Him. Jesus will listen to your prayer and will bless you. Not only that, He will also bless others through you. You will shine for the glory of God.