A Lesson from the Pressed Olives

I was reading bible one night in my usual prayer time, 27th chapter of Exodus, when the verse 20 struck on me with a lightening revelation. The verse goes on like this, “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light,that a lamp may regularly set…

Crooked Roads And Redirection

Are we walking in our paths of life in a good direction? When do we know that the direction that we are moving on is right or wrong? Many a times we don’t have the answers and rarely do we have it. When we face storms in our life, when our paths seem to halt,…

Reckoning of our Faith

In the days of Jesus, there was a wedding at a place called Cana in Galilee. The wedding invites were given to Jesus, his disciples and also to his Mother(Mary) and they were present for the celebration(John 2: 1 to 12). And it happened as like in most of the weddings, a wedding trouble. The…

The Power of Persistent Prayer

Many of us get weary when we do not see the results of our prayers. We get dejected and upset that God is not listening to us. We lose heart and give up praying. We start thinking and speaking of all the negative things that could happen when our prayers are unanswered. We look onto…

Prisoner of Hope

Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.      Zechariah 9:12  It is the 9th month of the Year! And it seems your hope has turned into a prison! You couldn’t make your dreams come true neither could you stop believing in them! You…

Gifts-Where it comes from?

“No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven”! John 3:27  Have you ever realized from where the things which you have came from? Your Material Blessings, Spiritual Blessings, Talents and Relationships etc. Did it come from Men? Did you strive for it? Did you achieve it on your own? Was it because of…

The Good Fight of Faith

Fight the good fight of the faith..take hold of the eternal life to which you were called. 1 Timothy 6:12  As believers, Jesus has already defeated our enemy for us. However we must continue to battle for the steadfastness of our faith. We have so many battles in our life; with Satan,with people,for position,for blessings,battles…

Perfect Peace

You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3  What are some things in life which steals our peace? Uncertainty of future, sickness, debts, relationships, people around us etc.. We lose our peace of mind when we face situations beyond our control. Often we attempt to…

Who is your Teacher?

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you! Psalm 32:8 Who is an Instructor? Who is a Guide? Who is a Teacher? An Instructor/Guide/teacher is someone who has profound knowledge and experience on the thing they instruct/teach/guide. Have you ever wondered that…

Unfailing Love

Though the Mountains be shaken and the Hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed”, says the LORD, who has compassion on you! Isaiah 54:10 In this verse, Our Lord underscores his love with a comparison! Can you move a Mountain? Can you…