GOD'S WINGS - INSPIRATIONAL (AUTHOR UNKNOWN)

An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God's wings. 

After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage.  One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree.  Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick.  When he struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings.

The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.  

She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies.  When the blaze had arrived and the heat had singed her small body, the mother remained steadfast.  She had been willing to die so those under the cover of her wings would live.

“He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.” -Psalm 91:4

LYRICS THAT TOUCHED MY HEART - 7 (HE WILL CARRY YOU)

SONG WRITTEN BY

SCOTT WESLEY BROWN

There is no problem too big
God cannot solve it
There is no mountain too tall
God cannot move it

There is no storm too dark
God cannot calm it
There is no sorrow too deep
He cannot soothe it

Oh, if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders
I know my brother that He will carry you
Oh, if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders
I know my sister that He will carry you

He said, "Come on to me all who are weary And I will give you rest"

There is no problem too big
God cannot solve it
There is no mountain too tall
He cannot move it

There is no storm too dark
God cannot calm it
There is no sorrow too deep
He cannot soothe it

And if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders
 I know my brother that He will carry you
And if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders
I know my sister that He will carry you
I know my brother and I know my sister that Jesus will carry you

BIBLE QUIZ - 3

NOTE:

Questions were taken from Proverbs 10^th Chapter to 15^th Chapter. (Inclusive of both chapters)

Version preferred: NKJV

Choose the appropriate answers from the choices given below and fill in the blanks and send us the answer with Biblical References to goldenhandsofgrace@gmail.com

ANSWER CHOICES: (Correction, Good, A wise man, Sin, Strength, Neighbor, Knowledge, Sure reward, Mercy and truth, Rejoices, Death, Tree of life, Upright, Life)

1. The wages of the wicked leads to ___________.

2. He who keeps instruction is in the way of _________.

3. The way of the Lord is _________ for the upright.

4. Through _________ the righteous will be delivered.

5. He who sows righteousness will have a ____________.

6. The desire of the righteous is only _____________.

7. The fruit of the righteous is a _____________.

8. The light of the righteous ____________.

9. Who fears and departs from evil?

10. He who despises his __________ sins.

11. ________ belong to those who devise good.

12. Righteous has a refuge in his __________.

13. The prayer of the _________ is His delight.

14. He who receives _____________ is prudent.

NOTHING SHALL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU

“…Nothing shall by any means hurt you.” – Luke 10:19

You might be living in a fearful situation as you think about your future. Your future seems to be dark as you faced so many failures in your job, studies or family life. Your health seems to constantly deteriorating and you might have lost all hope about your future days. 

Today Jesus Christ is promising you that nothing shall by any means hurt and harm you. He will not let anyone to harm you. 

God promises us in Psalms 91:10, “No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.”

He will protect you according to His promise. Some bad thing might have already happened in your life and you might think that because of that you have no hope about the future. Do not worry. Jesus Christ will hold your hand and will carry you. You will surely have a good future.

There was a woman from Srilanka who got married to a young man. He got a job in USA and they both went and got settled there. This girl didn’t studied much and she doesn’t know anything about USA. They were non Christians. This couple soon got a boy child and both lived happily there in USA. Husband and the child is her world. She doesn’t even know how to travel from one place to another. 

Suddenly one day as her husband left to his workplace he met with an accident and died. She doesn’t know what to do. Her future seems to be darkness. Her parents rejected her and told her not to return. With a small child to feed she felt so burdened and she believed that she has no way to survive in the world. 

Daily she used to stay in her home with her child and cry a lot. As days progressed everyone abandoned her and she lost all hope about her future. So she cried a lot and soon her health got affected. 

As one day she was lying on her bed and crying, her child felt hungry and started crying. She could not get up from her bed because of her worst health condition and at the same time she could not see her child crying in hunger. With so much of sorrow she cried loudly to God asking him to help her or take her life. Immediately a old man slowly walked into the room and told her that he will take care of her child. 

He prepared food for the child and fed him. She felt so happy as she thought someone came to help her but then she realized that all the doors of her house was closed. So with much fear she asked the old man that how she entered into her house. 

As she asked this question, she saw a bright light in her house and Jesus appeared to her and said, “My dear daughter I heard your cry and I came down to help you. Also I will bless you and raise you in this country.”

Saying this Jesus Christ disappeared and her heart was filled with peace and joy. Her sorrow went away and God’s peace filled her life. As God’s promised He blessed her and raised her in that country and even now she is living a blessed life there with her child.

My dear young friends, even you might have gone through failures and disappointments. Do not get depressed. Trust in Jesus Christ and give your future in His hands. He will carry you and will bless you.

No harm will harm you. No evil can touch you for you are the apple of God’s eye. He will protect you. He will fight for you and will raise you. You will be blessed.

May God keep you safe always. God bless you.

GOD'S PROMISE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL'13

YOUR REDEEMER LIVES

“... They said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen...” – Luke 24:5,6

Most of the times when we face troubles and trials for a long time, our faith upon God get shattered. We murmur against God and at times we think that our God has forsaken us.

When Job went through pain, he proclaimed his faith through his words and I like one such Bible verse very much which proclaims the faith of Job.

“For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth.” – Job 19:25

This is the faith that kept Job in line with God when he faced so many trials and troubles in his life. He lost his wealth, health, his sons and daughters. His wife provided no support to him. But yet he went through that painful path with so much faith that His redeemer lives. God honored his faith and indeed he heard God’s voice speaking to him and finally God blessed him double-fold.

My dear young friends, you might also be going through a painful situation in your lives. I just want to encourage you that your Redeemer lives. Call Him in prayer. He will come into your life’s situation and will redeem you.

Have faith in Jesus Christ. Do not let your life’s situation alter your faith on Jesus Christ.

I heard about a true incident that had happened recently. There lived a missionary couple in North India. They had one son and they lived happily together and did God’s ministry among village people and tribal people. They were proclaiming gospel everywhere and some of the other religious group people hated them.

So one day as the missionary couple along with their son returning from a town through a jungle, this group of people confronted them, assaulted them and killed the couple. They didn't kill their son. The young boy was less than 10 years old and he never ran nor cried. He stood there as his parents were lying dead in the pool of blood. Some passersby informed the police and they came. They were so surprised to see the boy standing like this.

The head of the police called the boy and asked him, “Don’t you have fear seeing your parents like this. Don’t you have any fear about your future?”

The young boy simply replied, “I know that my Redeemer lives.”

What a faith he had upon Jesus Christ! Even when his parents were dead, he had known and believed that his Redeemer lives.

Can we have faith upon Jesus Christ like this young boy? Let us have faith in Jesus Christ. Let not the situation of our lives alters our faith.

My dear young friends your Redeemer lives. Believe in Him. Put your trust upon Him. He will bless you and raise you. You will be redeemed. 

GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU

Luke 6:38 “Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Yesterday I went to a city where my brothers live. My eldest brother has a son and a daughter. His son is 6 years old and daughter is 4 years old. I like them both. As his son go to school in the school bus, I along with my father went with him to drop him in the bus stop.

We were the second to reach that spot and slowly other children came with some elder people. There came a little girl with an elderly woman. I think that the elderly woman might be her grand mom. She was a cute little girl and I think she will be around 7 years old. She had a heavy bag on her shoulders.

As we were waiting for the bus there came a very old man begging for money. He first came to us and my dad gave some coins to him. Slowly he started to move on his way.

Seeing this old man, the little girl began to remove her heavy bag from her shoulders. The elderly woman who accompanied her didn't like the little girl’s behavior. In-spite of that she removed the bag and opened it fast. I was keenly watching her. She opened her bag and took her snacks box out. From that she took a biscuit packed. Then she opened it as fast as she could and gave few biscuits to the begging old man. He was so happy about it and put those biscuits in his bag and moved away. Then the little girl gave some biscuits to her school mates who stood nearby.

I was so surprised by her behavior and I felt strongly in my Spirit that she will be blessed for what she did.

Even God wants us to do the same. That’s why Jesus Christ told us to give. Bible says in Luke 6:33,34 “And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.”

Jesus Christ has set an example before us. He came into this world to give His life for us. He gave His life for us so that we might be blessed. He died for us when we were not at all eligible to receive such a blessing.

Bible says in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

My dear young friends, Jesus Christ loves you so much even today. All you can give Him back is you. Give yourself to Christ. Give your money to His ministry and needy people around you. Give your time to Christ in prayer and in His work. Give your best to God so that people will be blessed through God. As you give which belongs to you, you will receive God’s abundant blessing in your life. Not only you, but your generation also will be blessed.

Because Jesus Christ gave His life for us, we are saved. Similarly when you give your time, money, strength or whatever you have to Jesus Christ, many people will be saved through you for His glory. You will also be blessed.

On this Good Friday, let us learn to Give and be blessed. Give and it will be given to you.