CHRISTEN SECTION

RESEMBLANCE TO HIM

The Holy Bible says, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven.  If anyone eats this bread, he will live for ever.”  (John 6 : 51)

A young boy approximately the age of six to seven years set off to hear stories from Jesus Christ. When he reached multitudes of people were present; He too found a place to sit and began to listen. The journey had made him hungry; but as Lord Jesus continued His teachings, the boy was so enchanted by what he heard that he decided to have his food later on. Meanwhile at the end of His teachings, Lord Jesus sensed his listeners were hungry and decided to feed them. Jesus called his disciples spoke something to them and they soon came closer to the boy who sat with a parcel his beloved mother prepared for him. At the elder’s request, he handed his food packet voluntarily with ultimate innocence that reflected in his eyes. As they moved further; the little boy felt a choke of sadness in his throat. “I should have eaten it earlier. My mother prepared it for me and it is only enough to feed my hungry stomach,” he thought and decided to slowly move further to see why his small parcel was asked for. Stretching himself, he saw his bread and fish were in the hands of Lord Jesus. While his little eyes stared onto the Lord, he saw that Jesus raised His hands that held the food, His eyes gazed onto the sky and His lips moving silently. A hope arose in the boy’s heart and a small smile widened on his lips as he thought Jesus would return His food after blessing it. It was then he witnessed a wonderwork of Loving Jesus, that he would never forget in his lifetime.

 Dear little buddies, when the five loaves of bread and two fish were in the Holy hands of Lord Jesus, it was multiplied enough to satisfy to the hunger of five thousand people; who in turn were filled and happy. Though initially the boy was sad as the packed food were the fruit of his dad’s hard work and symbol of his mother’s love but after witnessing the entire episode; overjoyed with a feeling of selflessness, he danced on his way back home; eager to narrate everything to his loving mother. His joy spread in their home as mother thanked God for blessing her handmade bread that fed a crowd of five thousand.  The mother held her son close to her heart, hugged and blessed him saying, “My dear, be always generous and kind to all.” The selfish thoughts of our little unnamed hero were totally abolished when Lord Jesus blessed the food. His small view and thoughts that screamed my hunger, my tiffin, my mother, father, my stomach etc abolished to a wider perspective to observe the hungry crowds. Our heavenly Father do not want anyone to die due to hunger.  He learned the valuable lesson of sharing all his personal treasures with the neediest ones. Lord Jesus blessed Him with a cheerful heart to surrender everything to Mighty Creator and His grace made him a historical hero even after two thousand years. Dear children in Christ, be merciful and kind in your approach to all especially whom you tend to overlook due to tiny jealousy, pride or fear. Lord Jesus can multiply your meals and feed many through you even today. Do you know how? Say the grace before meals and surely unseen Infant Jesus will send His angels out to various places to make a way to feed the hungry. Children, when you sip water, silently invoke Lord Jesus, “I sip for all thirsty children,” and repeat the same for the first portion of each of your meal. When you practice these deeds in faith, you can feed many unseen souls and also heal the stomach ailments of those who prepare food for you; and your dining table/space would be the most joyful and relish able place. As you grow with Lord Jesus hand in hand, His everlasting Love will overflow to your surroundings and attracting many to Jesus – you can march towards God. Take care never to do anything tit for tat. Utilize your leisure times to share these stories and prayers to your friends.

So join your hands, bow your head and pray in reverence.

GRACE BEFORE MEAL

Bless us O Lord and these Your gifts which we are about to receive from your bounty through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

AFTER MEAL

Thank you, Abba Father, for nourishing our body and soul.  Thank you for giving health to our parents to work sincerely with fear of God.  May Your will be done always in Jesus Name we pray.  Amen

May the Lord bless you and take care of you. May He be kind and gracious to you. May the Lord look on you with favour and give you peace.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.  After spending forty days and nights without food, Jesus was hungry.  Then the devil came to Him and said, “If you are God’s Son, order these stones to turn into bread.”

But Jesus answered, “The Scripture says, “Man cannot live on bread alone, but needs every word that God speaks.”

Then the devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set Him on the highest point of the Temple and said to Him, “If you are God’s Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, ‘God will give orders to His angels about you; they will hold you up with their hands, so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.’

Jesus answered, “But the Scripture also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’

Then the devil took Jesus to a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness.  “All this I will give you.” the devil said, “if you kneel down and worship me.”  Then Jesus answered, “Go away, satan!  The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only Him!’ 

Then the devil left Jesus; and the angels came and helped Him.

(Matthew 4: 1 –11)

This is the Word of Lord

Thanks be to the God

May the Lord bless you and take care of you. May He be kind and gracious to you. May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

WARNINGS AGAINST IDOLS

I want you to remember, my brothers, what happened to our ancestors who followed Moses.  They were all under the protection of the cloud, and all passed safely through the Red Sea.  In the cloud and in the sea they were all baptized as followers of Moses.  All ate the same spiritual bread and drank the same spiritual drink.  They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them; and that rock was Christ himself.  But even then God was not pleased with most of them, and so their dead bodies scattered over the desert.

Now, all this is an example for us, to warn us not to desire evil things, as they did, not to worship idols, as some of the did. As the scripture says “The people sat down to a feast which turned into orgy of drinking and sex.”  We must not be guilty of sexual immorality, as some of them were -- and in one day twenty-three thousand of them fell dead.   We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did- and they were killed by snakes. We must not complain, as some of them did- and they were destroyed by the Angel of Death.

All these things happened to them as examples for others, and they were written down as a warning for us.  For we live at a time when the end is about to come. 

Whoever things he is standing firm had better be careful that he does not fall.  Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people.  But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

So then, my dear friends, keep away from the worship of idols. I speak to you as sensible people; judge for yourselves what I  say.   The cup we use in the Lord’s Supper and for which we give thanks to God:  when we drink from it,  we are sharing in the blood of Christ.   And the bread we break:  when we eat it, we are sharing in the body of Christ.  Because there is the one loaf of bread, all of us, though many, are one body, for we all share the same loaf.  

(1Corinthians 10:1-17)

This is the word of the Lord! 

Thanks be to God!

May the Lord bless you and take care of you. May He be kind and gracious to you. May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ