THE WOULD-BE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS

As they went on their way, a man said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nest, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lie down and rest.”

He said to another man, “Follow me.”

But that man said, “Sir, first let me go back and bury my father.”

Jesus answered, “Let the dead bury their own dead.  You go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.”

Another man said, “I will follow you, sir; but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.”

Jesus said to him, “Anyone who starts to plough and then keeps looking back is of no use to the Kingdom of God.”

(Luke 9:57-62)

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 favour and give you peace.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

THE NARROW DOOR                

“So don’t be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink.  Your Father knows that you need these things.  Instead be concerned with His Kingdom and He will provide you with these things.” (Luke 12:29)

Jesus went through towns and villages teaching the people and making His way towards Jerusalem.  Someone asked Him, “Sir, will just a few people be saved?” 

Jesus answered them, “Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.  The Master of the house will get up and close the door; then when you stand outside and begin to knock on the door and say, “Open the door for us sir.”  He will answer you, “I don’t know where you come from.”  Then you will answer, “We ate and drank with you.  You taught in our town.”  But he will say again, “I don’t know where you come from.  Get away from me, all you wicked people!”  How you will cry and grind your teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God while you are thrown out.  People will come from the East and the West, from the North and the South, and sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God.  Then those who are now last will be first and those who are now first will be last.

(Luke 13:22 – 30)

Here, Lord Jesus began this parable when someone asked Him, “Sir, will just a few people be saved?”  To those willing to be saved, this parable gives them a good insight.  When we reach the Kingdom of God, you will find unexpected people seated there and you will be surprised to see some of them.  Similarly, when they see you, they too will be surprised. Because the last one may be given the most priority seat whereas those whom you thought would be first will be seen in the last row.

Don’t misinterpret that all the last ones will be given the priority to be seated in the first row as well as those who are first now will be placed last.  But the last ones must try hard to promote to the better places, as well as the first ones must take care of their good virtues to remain in their place of honor.  After knowing the truth of your salvation, but still denying it, if you continue with the same easy ways, don’t expect that you will be saved like that criminal  whom Lord Jesus saved at  his right side at Calvary.

Simultaneously, the parable insists the true faithful ones to strive hard clothed in the spiritual armor and to hold till the Righteous Judge appears.  It is wise to question yourself, “Where will I be seated – will I be the last or the first?”  Lord Jesus says, “Wherever you are there is only one way - that is the narrow door”.  He said, “Do your best to go through the narrow door.  The gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy and there are many who travel it.  But the gate to life is narrow and the way that leads to it is hard, and there are few people who find it.” (Matt 7 : 13 -14)

Can I be one among the few faithful ones?

 Run your best in the race of faith.  You will understand that like a good soldier of Christ, you are also called to partake in His sufferings.  Many will appear and invite you to travel through the wide road of fame and temporal success which attracts attention but it leads you to disaster.  You will be called wise if you are be able to accept the hardships and sufferings of this short life on earth joyfully hoping for the great reward that awaits ahead. Remember that the gold has to be purified to be molded into a good medal, so also you ought to purify your life at times by passing through hardships. 

Two roads and two drivers are given freely to us.  If you travel with Lord Jesus as your Guide, He will take you carefully and safely to your destination and there you will enjoy your remaining eternal life in Heaven alongwith all God’s companions.   You decide to follow Jesus Christ and He takes you to His True path facing numerous obstacles but He who is the Good Shepherd knows to lead His little sheep protecting them from the cruel foe.

Whereas if you are travelling through the wide open door and the driver who does not know what is self control and safety measures will lead you only to the shore of disaster and he will leave you and disappear taking all his rewards leaving you empty handed.   

 “Happy are those who reject the advice of evil men, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God” (Psalms 1 : 1)   The path of a sinner is easy to follow but full of covetousness.  He can only serve you the cursed fruit such as addictions, gambling, immoral life, idol worship, murder, black magic, cowardice, cheating, lies, to lead you to the lake burning with fire and sulphur which is the second death.

“Then I will say to them I never knew you, get away from me you wicked people.”  O Lord! On the day of Your judgment let me not hear these words from You.  Grant me Your grace to choose you and Your army to be my guide so that the above horrible words will not fall upon my ears and may I not be thrown out to hell where I can only cry and grind my teeth.

Dear ones, the final decision is yours to choose, whether to go along with the crowd through the open broad path or the few ones who chose travelling carefully taking each step so that no poisonous snake or roaring lion can harm you because you know Your Shepherd is your True Light and He will let you to rest in green pastures and lead you to the quite pools of fresh water.  He will provide you with new strength everyday and His rod is strong enough to conquer your enemies. Let us carefully correct our path so that you may confidently say to yourself that I have done best in my race with my Lord and held the faith throughout and now I can lift my face and look at the eyes of the Righteous Judge and wait for the victory prize that is the entry pass to everlasting life in its completion.

ACT OF THE DAY

Through the intercession of Mother Mary, let us offer a Holy Rosary to grant us more intellect to choose the right narrow door and to overcome our trials and tribulations patiently.

With love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

LIFE IN HOLY SPIRIT

“Your life in Christ makes you strong and His love comforts you.  You have fellowship with the Spirit, and you have kindness and compassion for one another.”  (Phil 2:1)

                                                                LOVE

Thousands of years ago, Prophet Isaiah got prior information about a mighty King. 

“Those who live in darkness have seen a great light. For those who live in a land of shadow, light has been shone on them. A child is born to us, a Son that breaks the yoke that burdened them and the rod that beat their shoulders. He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince of Peace. His Kingdom will always be at peace.”

Being a worldly sculptor, He is indeed not only the Prince of Peace but also the Royal King. His Majesty never sought to establish His Divine Authority by acquiring weapons of authority; neither did He illustrate any kingly splendor and majesty. Instead He spread the message that ‘authority’ is ‘service and with the resounding echo of peace He chose to tread the untrodden path among us the ordinary people.

Demonstrating the path of humbleness and submissiveness, the King of Kings imparted justice and mercy to those who were deprived of it. He wiped the tears of the sorrowful, the labourers, the toiler and poor. His compassion and love for mankind is immeasurable, as Christ the King Himself carried our sins in His body to the Cross so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness.  

“It is by His wounds that you have been healed.”  (1 Pet. 2:25)

“Men despised and rejected Him. He endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at Him—man ignored Him as if He were nothing.” (Isaiah 53:3)

He was not abandoned in the world of the dead. His body did not rot in the grave.  God has raised this very Jesus from the dead.  He has been ascended to heaven and seated at the right hand of His Father. 

Prior to his ascension, Christ Jesus instructed his disciples, “You must wait in the city in prayer until the power from above comes down upon you.”(Luke 24)

The day of Pentecost came, the believers all gathered and then the Heavenly bestowed Holy Spirit transformed them.  They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

Through the previous articles, you have gained knowledge of the Holy Spirit, which is a gift from God for our salvation. The Word of God thoroughly states that one must not be satisfied only with the experience but by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we have to produce gifts and charisms in our life.

Lord Jesus said, “….no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless he is born of water and spirit.”  (John 3 : 5)

The Kingdom of God refers to a life of righteousness, peace and joy imparted by the Holy Spirit.  So let us meditate and attain in -depth knowledge about the works of the Holy Spirit. I hope this teaching will help you to analyze whether the Spirit is truly leading us or not.

The spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self -control.

LOVE:

The Bible says “God is love.  Whoever loves is a child of God.”

 (1 John 4: 8)

Being filled with love is a natural process for a person who maintains his relationship with God. Those who love God will be gifted by the Holy Spirit, who instills God’s Love into our lives. Accepting Lord and leading a life in union with Him enables us to open the door to the Holy Spirit. When we grow in Jesus Christ, St. Paul’s witness bears true in us, “who then can separate us from the love of Christ, who is pleading with God for us even today and forever.” 

Dear ones in Christ, May the Holy Spirit bestow His light into you to understand the Truth.

How broad and long, how high and deep is Christ’s love.  Let’s pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love.  No troubles, no hardships, no poverty or persecutions, there is nothing in this entire creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God, which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.  We all know that Jesus died for our sins to make us sane. So let’s recognize that one sinless man died for everyone, makes us realize that we all share in His death and reminds us to live for Him.

Lord Jesus taught us by saying to his disciples, “…………. And I give you a new commandment.  Love one another as I have loved you.  So you must love one another.  He continues explaining to them, “if you do so everyone will know that you are My disciple’.  Being in fellowship with God, He is instructing us to apply this law.

Being born of human parents, it is not easy for us to practice this instruction.

It is said in the Old Testament that “The parents ate the sour grapes, but the children got the sour taste.” To remove the iniquities of the parents, Lord God sent His Son and the Holy Spirit as a medicine.” So take the Holy Spirit abundantly so as to be filled with the Love of God.

The Sovereign Lord says, “I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts.  I will be their God and they will be my people.(Jer. 31:33)

The Holy Spirit pours out Love in us which are the completion of God’s law. 

The Holy Bible says, “For the spirit that God has given does not make us timid. Instead His spirit fills us with power, love and self control.  The stream of God’s love is Holy Spirit and God Himself gives Him and teaches to love one another.” 

(1 Thess. 4 : 8-9)

                                                                                   (…to be continued)

A CALL TO Repentance

PART II

The Holy Bible says, “When anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)

 "The Lord told me to go and buy myself some linen shorts and to put them on; but He told me not to put them in water. So I brought them and put them on.  Then the Lord spoke to me again, and said, “Go to the River Euphrates and hide the shorts in a hole in the rocks.” So I went and hid them near the Euphrates.

Sometime later the Lord told me to go back to the Euphrates and get the shorts. So I went back, and when I found the place where I had hidden them, I saw they were ruined and were no longer any good.

Then the Lord spoke to me again. He said, “This is how I will destroy the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. These evil people have refused to obey me. They have been as stubborn and wicked as ever and worshipped and served other gods. So then, they will become like these shorts that are no longer any good. Just as shorts fit tightly around the waist, so I intended all the people of Israel and Judah to hold tightly to me. I did this so that they would be my people and would bring praise and honor to my name.” (Jer. 13:1-11)

Even our little deeds, our thoughts can destroy and break our relation from the Blessed Trinity. Thus, we ourselves destroy our soul, mind and body. Every cell in our body gets reacted and destroyed.

We will become a slave of many diseases; even medicines can’t heal us totally.

Meanwhile, some go in search of black magic and other demonic power. It brings many disasters due to God’s anger.

Let’s go through a testimony

The revival experience of my life began on the 23^rd June 1991. My family was attracted to God and we were lead by the Holy Spirit to the prayer service. My family was totally enslaved to black magic and sorcery. When we were prayed over, a great flow of strength filled in me and my husband. We were totally astonished and our faithless hearts were shaken.

“Therefore, this says the Lord, “I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls and I will rip them off from your arms.” (Ezekiel 13:20)

After the pray over itself, the Lord’s grace gave us the strength to rip off and discard all the objects of black magic and sorcery. God also blessed me to attend the prayer continuously. I learnt to thank and praise Lord. All the obstacles which used to prevent me from attending the prayer meeting completely vanished.

Being Christian, my husband was practicing idol worship and black magic.

Both of us used to attend the prayer regularly and the Word of God granted us peace and cheerfulness. Hearing the Word of God, we received the Holy Spirit which helped us to realize our dark paths. Lord Jesus washed out all our sins with true repentance.

Here the Scripture says, “The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death, the light will shine.” (Matt. 4:16)

Lord Jesus had performed countless miracles in my life.

The spectacles I began to use at the age of 23 were removed by the Lord at the age of 53. Praise the Lord!

Since childhood, I had a hearing problem and the Divine Healer restored my hearing. Alleluia!! Praise the Lord!!!

Dear friends, Apart from the physical healings, He also gave me the courage to face people as well my life problems. Glory to God!!

Being illiterate, I found it hard to communicate with people. But today, with great pride, I can tell you my Lord Jesus has given me the grace to read the Holy Bible and prayer books. Praise the Lord.

“How wonderful are the things the Lord does! All who are delighted with them want to understand them. All He does is full of honor and majesty; His righteousness is eternal.” (Psalm 111.2-3)

After the demise of my husband, there is no one to earn in our family, yet the Lord provides our requirements.  Also the mighty Lord has blessed me with the cheerfulness to praise and thank Him joyfully for the mental sickness that runs in my family.

Just as shorts fit tightly around the waist, so I intended all the people of Israel and Judah to hold tightly to me. I did this so that they would be my people and would bring praise and honor to my name.” (Jer. 13:11)

I can say that, “Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned. And those who seek refuge with the Lord lack nothing good.”

My three sons were victims of mental illness and had to undergo shock therapy and various other treatments. When we accepted Lord Jesus and partook in the prayer service and began to do family prayer. I found numerous changes in my children like unity and tolerance among themselves and enlightenment of the brain.  As the disease began to cease, I brought my younger son aged 22 yrs, to the prayer service for a pray-over.

Following 4^th Saturday, it was announced: ‘Person by name ___ was granted total deliverance and gifted a job.’ It came true within 10 days. He also had a vision in which Lord Jesus was proceeding towards him from a great distance. Now he is an earning member in my family. Praise the Lord!

As the above scripture says, when the family held on to God tightly, He granted the grace of repentance and forgiven their past and delivered this family.

The awareness of our sins leads us to repentance. Sometimes we find it hard to say, “I am a sinner.” We may claim there is no sin in me or comparatively I am a better person.

But what does the Holy Bible reveal?

It reveals that: “All have turned away from God; they have all gone wrong. No one does what is right, not even one.” (Romans 3:12)

Again the Book of Truth says, “There is no one who does not sin.” (1 Kings 8: 46)

Once again the Holy Bible reminds us, “if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and there is no truth in us.” (1John 1:8)

In ancient times, through many prophets, God call us to repentance.

God says, “Listen to what I am saying to you. Pay attention to what our God is teaching you. ……..otherwise you will be destroyed.” (Isaiah 1:10)

“But even now,” says the Lord “repent sincerely and return to me.” (Joel2:12)

To the Prophet Jeremiah, Lord asked him to go and buy a clay jar. He told him to take some elders and some of the older priests and go through Potsherd Gate to proclaim the message.

“Listen to what , I, the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel have to say, ‘I am going to bring such a disaster because the people have abandoned Me and defiled this place by offering sacrifices here to other gods.” Then the Lord asked Jeremiah to break the jar in front of the people and tell them “I will break this people and their city and it will be like these broken clay jar, that cannot be put together again.” (Jeremiah 19)

Gospel of Luke (3) also warns us: “If you don’t turn away from your sins, you too will be destroyed in a sudden disaster.”

John the Baptist insists us the same, unless we repent, we will not enter the Kingdom of God.

“If you want to, you can keep the Lord’s commands. You can decide whether you will be loyal to Him or not. He has placed fire and water before you; reach out and take whichever you want. You have a choice between life and death; you will get whichever you choose.” (Sirach 15:15-17)

ARC OF PRAISE

PART IV

The Bible says, “Come, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us! Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and sing joyful songs of praise. For the Lord is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.”     (Psalms 95: 1-3)

An attitude of openness and expectancy are essential to approach God.  As I mentioned earlier, a yielded heart which expects a transformation or you can say, a relaxed mindset will gain good result. The Lord is awesome in His greatness and 

the Majestic  power is overwhelming.

Therefore, the Bible tells us, to praise Him with all your skills and might.

The Heaven above is adorned by angels array, praising His Glory and Honor whereas on earth (i.e) his footstep, He has created us with His skills and wisdom to ordain His glory.

Our Glorious Lord wants “His will be done on earth as in Heaven.”

So it will be more acceptable to God if we praise and worship Him as how it is in Heaven.

The Book of Revelation to John, in his heavenly vision explains to us that, “it sounded like a large crowd, like the sound of roaring waterfall, like loud peals of thunder; I heard them saying: Praise God, Lord Almighty, God is King.” (Rev.19:6)

During the assembly of prayer service, the devotees witness the above experience.  When a faithful one starts exalting His Name and Praise Him, Heaven truly opens and joins us and we build the Kingdom of God.

It is an amazing experience to be in this Kingdom and in His Kingship on Earth.

He commands His Authority and eradicates all unwanted interference. Alleluia!!

Here are few testimonies from children under the age of twelve:

·         I hesitated to raise my hand when asked to witness all who heard thunder, echoes and seen visions of heavenly beings. Many witnessed by raising their hands. But today in writing, I am testifying the experience. Alleluia!!

·         On the 15^th April 1995, while praising with closed eyes, I clearly saw Lord Jesus adorned with crown, seated in the Most High. I was extremely happy and ran ahead to witness. Alleluia!!

·         I was unable to sleep due to nightmares and fear engulfed me all the time. As I began to praise God in my mind, my fears as well as my nightmares vanished. Praise the Lord!!

·         From the past one year, many times I have been able to see Jesus in different visions amidst a huge ball of light. Two  weeks ago before the reading of the Bible, when we were thanking and praising God in Christen section, I could again see the above part of Lord Jesus, who was standing with outstretched hands. Surrounded with a fluorescent color. My eyes were filled with tears of joy and did not feel like opening them. I soon told Miss that Lord Jesus is present with us. Alleluia!! Amen.

·         In the new prayer ground, when we were praising God together, I saw a beautiful light. Amidst the light I vividly saw Mother Mary riding on a donkey with a little boy in her arms. I was filled with great joy. When asked to witness, soon I lifted my hand and glorified my Lord. Henceforth, my bad habit of biting nails, saying lies due to fear departed from me. Today I love my Jesus and Mother Mary very much.

Yes, our children are evidence of the fact that whenever two or three gather in Lord Jesus’ name anywhere He descends amidst them. Their eagerness and enjoyment in witnessing the Lord is indescribable. Praise God!!

It proves that the King of Israel is pleased and honors the humble with victory.

Let’s refer to the Biblical way to Praise God

The book of psalms will guide and urge us to praise Him in spiritual manner. It says, “Praise God with all your musical instruments by clapping, lifting and waving hands and by dancing too.”

Psalm 47:1, tells us to “clap our hands for joy, all people. Praise God with loud songs.”. It is one of the most efficacious acts of prayer.

So the ignorant leading unhealthy life feels restless to be with people of praise.

King David, with his best soldiers in Israel, a total of 30,000 men were dancing and singing with all their might, to honor the Lord. They were playing harps, lyres, drums, rattles and cymbals. Saul’s daughter and few were disgusted and criticized about it.

Yet David said, “I will go on dancing to honor the Lord and I will disgrace myself evermore to honor Him.”

We are sure that even today there are faithful people to stop and ridicule people of praise.

Never mind, the Bible says to us, “It is better to trust in the Lord than to depend on men.” (Psalms 118:8)

So never lose heart!! We, great and small are called to praise our Creator (Book of Rev).

Memorizing His virtues, Highness, Royal Power and Loving Kindness to all creatures will encourage us to exalt Him as well as recollecting God’s compassion, well planned promises and His Majestic authorities will help us to bow down our pride and prejudice. So, let us humble ourselves to make us worthy to be His children.

It is vital and wise to confirm our faith that the Lord, who is able to create good out of bad, will definitely change the bad into two fold goodness.

When you meditate the above said qualities and glorify His Name, then spontaneously the lips will start the sacrifice of praise in its own way and God’s power will lead us towards the praise. 

Once you start exercising this act daily, the Holy Spirit, himself will take charge of your spiritual growth.

Let’s go through a testimony:

As I was standing along with the entire community, asking God how to praise, when unknowingly my lips began to move continuously and I experienced an inexpressible tranquility. My tears were overflowing. After that I was relieved from fear, anxiety and sorrow. (Oct 1995 edition of LWE 2000)

If you had a past joyful life in union with Christ and now you feel the doors of blessings bolted up and a bed of hopelessness? Never mind: Begin today, believe the truth that the light is still flickering with you. Perhaps the oil in the lamp is evaporated. Yet do not be worried!!

Since it is your desire and decision, confess it, “I will always Praise the Lord, I will never stop praising Him, I will proclaim Your greatness every day, I will thank You and Praise You forever and ever. I will praise Him as long as I live and sing to my God my whole life.”

By taking pleasure, confessing truly and a steady mind by removing the moles in your eyes and looking into your heart deeply, you can find your little light.

You can rekindle your lamp by praising God. Allow the lamp to burn like the flickering lamp to lead your path and share your good experiences to many.

Then you will be able to stand as a bright lamp in the commemoration of the second coming of our King Jesus Christ.

May Lord grant you the grace to proclaim the Good News of He, who is calling You from darkness into the anointing brightness of His Light.

Thus obtain the grade of being His own Chosen People.

Happiness makes for a long life; and makes it worth living. (Sirach 30:22) 

ARC OF PRAISE

PART 1

The Bible says, “Come, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us! Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and sing joyful songs of praise. For the Lord is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.” (Psalms 95: 1-3)

Communication is an interesting daily activity in which we all are involved. It can well be defined as a pleasant and powerful mode of experience which helps us to express ourselves in this world. Majority of us greet, send wishes, appreciate and share our experiences with this tool. It also helps us in breaking, as well as rebuilding and maintaining our relations.

Thanks be to God for all these skills and latest gateways for easy communication.

How often do you appreciate and communicate with God? Wisdom to communicate with God is easily available.

Faithful people who practice a life of praise to God, who are joyful and awake, are spread over the entire face of the earth.

Lord is pleased with the communication of human lips and through this we get closer in our relationship with God.

St. Paul says, “Let us then always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through lips and confess Him as Lord. You are a chosen race, the king priest, the holy nation, God’s own people to proclaim the wonderful acts of God.”(Heb. 13:15)

Therefore His devotees use their talents and strength to praise and rejoice in Him.  Those who stay on this swing of freedom gets transformed and immersed in to God’s will entirely and those who remain in God’s presence gain the ability to know many spiritual realities. Few among such is, that, sorrows, sickness, sudden misfortune and other troubles of life are not tragedy but mere instances to receive more power from God to achieve victory. Once you realize this truth, you will praise Lord willingly in all occasions of life.

King David says, “Use all your talents and praise God because He is greater than them all. Use all your strength to glorify Him, for it will yet be insufficient to describe His magnificence.”

Every Saturday during our prayer service there was this separate section dedicated to children under the age of 12. The innocent praises and prayers they offer to the Lord were indeed attractive. Lord Jesus would descend amidst them, at that moment and shower flowers of blessing. These buds were transformed before the flower of Sorrow blossoms. It imparts light and warmth to the little brains. Circumstantially, they have become ‘Children of Holy Spirit.’

Without hesitation, these children practiced it and gained fruitful experiences. It helped them to outreach and lead their friends to the Lord!

May God protect and bless them wherever and however they are!

Here I am inspired to share few testimonies of those children who learned the skill of praising the Lord:

·        I used to praise Lord along with my mother to deliver my dad from alcoholism. Today my Lord Jesus has delivered my dad. Thank You My Jesus.

·        I found it difficult to write capital ‘I’ and ‘J’. After praising Lord Jesus, the confusion left me. Today I can write them properly. Thank You Jesus      

·        When my brother and I were playing, his spectacles fell down. I prayed and praised aloud and his spectacles were saved from breaking. I thank you Jesus.      

·        I used to get stomach ache during exam and I praised Lord Jesus. My pain vanished and I could write correct answers for all the questions.

·        My uncle in gulf met with an accident due to which his backbone was damaged. Every Saturday we took part in the service and I praised Lord Jesus. Miraculously, my uncle received fast healing and is back to job again. Praise the Lord!

·        My dad’s leg was fractured and was plastered. I sat near my dad and praised Lord Jesus. Then my dad’s pain decreased and he was happy.     

·        After I started attending the prayer, I enjoy singing hymns along with the choir. Through this prayer I came to know Jesus performs miracles even now. I enjoy reading the Holy Bible and praying to Jesus. I used to fall ill frequently but now my Lord protects me from sickness. Praise the Lord!  I thank Lord through this section Jesus helped me to know Him at such a young age. Glory to God! 

·        After attending the prayer and joining Christen section, I got the grace to share my things with my friends and obey my parents and reduce watching TV. I thank my Lord Jesus everyday in my life. Praise the Lord!

·        As I praised and prayed to the Lord in the cricket match which I was about to lose, Lord guaranteed me victory and glorified me. Thank You Jesus

·        When I forgot an answer during my exam, I praised my Jesus immediately revealed the answer to my memory. Similarly, I had severe stomach ache on my First Holy Communion day, and as I received the Body of Christ, my stomach ache also disappeared. I thank you Jesus!! I praise you Jesus!!

·        When I praised Lord Jesus for my brother who used to always fail in exams, he passed and thus my family became happy and blessed.

·        When we went for picnic my friends left me alone. I got afraid. In my sorrow and fear I praised God and another group invited me to join them. Thus Lord accompanied me to enjoy my picnic.

·        When my daddy lost his job, I began to praise and pray daily with my mummy. Soon he got a better job abroad. Thank you Jesus!!

·        I praised and prayed to Jesus, when my neighbor was seriously ill. Lord provided him with a better treatment and healed him. Thank you Jesus!!

·        In school, one of my classmate got severe toothache. We all together praised Jesus Christ and she was relieved from pain. We were made glad. Thank you Jesus!

“Some people brought their children to Jesus but the disciples refused them. When Jesus noticed this He said, ‘Let the children come to Me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.’ Then he took the children in his arms, placed His hands on each of them, and blessed them.”  (Mark 10:13)  Amen!!!!

                                                                                   (TO BE CONTINUED)