THE BOOK OF PROVERBS

CHAPTER 8

IN PRAISE OF WISDOM

Listen! Wisdom is calling out.

Reason is making herself heard.

On the hilltops near the road

and at the cross-roads she stands.

At the entrance to the city,

beside the gates, she calls:

“I appeal to you, mankind;

I call to everyone on earth.

Are you immature? Learn to be mature.

Are you foolish? Learn to have sense.

Listen to my excellent words;

all I tell you is right.

What I say is the truth;

lies are hateful to me.

Everything I say is true;

nothing is false or misleading.

To the man with insight, it is all clear;

to the well-informed, it is all plain.

Choose my instructions instead of silver;

choose knowledge rather than the finest gold.

“I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels;

nothing you want can compare with me.

I am Wisdom, and I have insight;

I have knowledge and sound judgment.

To honor the Lord is to hate evil;.

I hate pride and arrogance,

evil ways and false words.

I make plans and carry them out.

I have understanding, and I am strong.

I help kings to govern and rulers to make good laws.

Every ruler on earth governs with my help,

statesmen and noblemen alike.

I love those who love me;

Whoever looks for me can find me.

I have riches and honor to give,

prosperity and success.

What you get from me is better than the finest gold,

better than the purest silver.

I walk the way of righteousness;

I follow the paths of justice,

giving wealth to those who love me,

filling their houses with treasures.

The Lord created me first of all,

the first of his works, long ago.

I was made in the very beginning,

at the first, before the world began.

I was born before the oceans,

when there were no springs of water.

I was born before the mountains,

before the hills were set in place,

before God made the earth and its fields

or even the first handful of soil.

I was there when He set the sky in place,

when He stretched the horizon across the ocean,

when He placed the clouds in the sky,

when He opened the springs of the ocean

and ordered the waters of the sea

to rise no further than He said.

I was there when He laid the earth’s foundations.

I was beside Him like an architect,

I was His daily source of joy,

always happy in His presence –

happy with the world

and pleased with the human race.

“Now, young men, listen to me.

Do as I say, and you will be happy.

Listen to what you are taught.

Be wise; do not neglect it.

The man who listens to me will be happy -

the man who stays at my door everyday,

waiting at the entrance to my home.

The man who finds me finds life,

and the Lord will be pleased with him.

The man who does not find me, hurts himself;

anyone who hates me loves death.”

ACT FOR THE DAY

God of Mercy, in the name of Lord Jesus we offer you this day’s Holy Rosary through the intercession of Blessed Mother for the remission of our sins and the sins of our ancestors which forbid us to enjoy healthy and prosperous bliss filled gift of our life. Amen.

The Lord says, “Fear Not, I will save you.”

With Love filled blessings,

Your Sister in Christ

Kindly Note:

As per the message from God of KLWC, our team will be conducting an in-house 24 hours fasting prayer service from the 3^rd Oct 2015 to 4^th Oct 2015.  Your Thanksgivings and Prayer Requests are welcome.

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

 The Holy Bible says, “The hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out His love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God’s gift to us.” (Romans 5:5)

WISDOM  

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Wisdom of God is holy and innocent, which obtains peace and brings others to peace.  It is full of truth and humbleness.

“The wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.” (James 3:17) The one who receives this peace, these qualities abide in his life.

Wisdom clears doubts and chooses what is right.  It is sincere and faithful and creates a stern and steady mind.  Wisdom and courage move hand in hand. 

Lord Jesus taught in the synagogue and those who heard him were amazed, “Where did he get such wisdom” they asked. (Matt 13 :54)

“……What kind of words are these?  With authority and power this man gives orders to the evils spirits, and they come out!”  (Luke 4: 36)  It proves that wisdom is full of authority and power. 

The Almighty God allows hardships and sufferings which produces endurance which leads one to wisdom.  In Isaiah 48 : 10 the Lord says, “I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace.…….What I do is done for My own sake.”

St. Peter says “My dear friends do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering as though something unusual were happening to you. (1 Pet 4:12)

Merciful and Sovereign Lord your wisdom protected Noah a righteous man and she guided him in his flimsy wooden boat.  

Wisdom gave strength to Abraham a righteous man to obey God’s command, inspite of the love for his son.  

Wisdom rescued her righteous servant Lot from danger. 

Wisdom guided a righteous man Jacob through the right path and made him prosperous and victorious in his hard fight.  

Wisdom rescued Joseph a righteous man who was sold into slavery. Without being abandoned she kept him safe and gave him eternal honor. 

She once rescued an innocent and holy people from a nation of oppression.  She guided them in a miraculous journey and defended them.  

Wisdom gives speech to those who could not speak.  She even causes babies to speak clearly. 

So let us pray to the origin of wisdom, our Abba Father to grant the grace of righteousness so as to obtain this gracious gift through the name of Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

GLORIOUS GRACE

PART II

Lord, you are my God; I will honor you and praise Your name. You have done amazing things; You have faithfully carried out the plans You made long ago. (Isaiah 25:1)

We are born into this World with an innocent and pure heart. An infant is fully connected to bear the holy wisdom presented by the Creator. As we grow up, we pick up willingly or unwillingly certain characters from the adults around us and from nature.

By the time we reach the age of adolescence, we will be filled with a lot of negativism and false belief that are not from the Creator. This mostly leads us to the path of ill-mannered and unhygienic life pattern. Basically we know that there is a higher power that flows within us which guides and guards us to fortune. We seldom neglect, since it is cool and harmonial, due to lack of patience and pride. 

Daily we read so much about disasters, flood, droughts, accidents, war between nations etc. As of now, we can observe that almost 75% of news brings us nothing except fear and sadness.

We have been blessed by the gracious Lord everyday with a new, bright and harmony life. It is very sad to say that even before looking into His Face and saying a simple word of gratitude, people rush into their daily routine. We spoil our days by disgracing ourselves. Disobeying brings our own disgrace.

No one can achieve success and prosperity by disobeying parents or elders. Then how much more will be the disgrace if one dishonors the Savior of his life?

So let us honor and obey the Almighty.

The Lord of wisdom advises us, to open our eyes towards the Divine views that can create a loving atmosphere which can gain health in body and mind to all.

So let us receive the total healing of our whole body by willingly letting go of the old negative way and creating harmony and cheerfulness by healthy thought and make sure that we are radiating harmony and love to universe.

Let us go through His comforting Love.

Sovereign Lord says, “My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them. I will guide them to streams of water on a smooth road where they will not stumble. Then the girls will dance and be happy. Men, young and old will rejoice. I will turn their mourning into joy, their sorrows into gladness.”

Praise God!!

The Bible is the Holy Book full of covenant. The relationships are too strong if you are willing to obey.

Why are we lacking peace, comfort, joy and prosperity etc?

That’s because we lack the glory and knowledge of our Creator, who sent us here with a good purpose.

“If only you had listened to My command then the blessing would have followed you like a stream that never runs dry”. Sovereign Lord says, “I offer peace to all both near and far! I will heal my people.”

The Father is aware of our present state, a sin loaded life; still he IS willing to pour His unconditional glorious grace upon us  to cleanse and make us worthy of His crown.

Yes Loving Father, I surrender to You, today with all my heart and soul. I open all the secret places of my heart to you, saying, “Lord, Come into it.”

I am weak and heavy -laden, I am truly sorry for my ignorance. Thank You for accepting and healing me. I love You Father. Hereafter, I will do my best to obey you and your commandments. In Lord Jesus’ name I pray. Amen!!

God the Father says:

“You are stain red with sin, but,

I will wash you as clean as snow;

Although your stains are deep red,

You will be white as wool.

I am the God who forgives You;

I do this, because  WHO I AM ,

I will not hold your sins against you.

I gave life to my people and I will

Not continue to accuse or be angry with them forever.

I am bringing the days of victory near;

It is not far away at all.

Sovereign Lord announces to Prophet Isaiah, “Here on the Mount Zion, I will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world -a banquet of the richest food and finest wine.”

Let us bow down to the Lord who can destroy death forever. He is our perpetual comfort.

He is our strong fortress and protector. He will protect us like a shield and defend us, not only that, He will send His angels too and guard those who honor Him. Showers of His forgiving Love can set us free from many sickness and evil afflictions of our life.

By obeying His commandments, one can achieve a life in His chariot, live in  His love, fountain of everlasting blessing. Prayers will be enjoyable and answered. Enemy will be scattered.  A bright future and a new life will be yours, because Almighty God is your Father; Provider of all good things.

Shall we worship and adore Him together!

God of my Forgiver, God of my Comforter

God of my Good health and richness;

God of my strength and courage

God of my victory; God of my refuge;

God of my glory, God of my fortune, new life.

Amen!!

WISDOM NOTES

The Bible says, “When I was hungry, they gave me poison, when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar.” (Psalms 69:21)

Once a lady who had four children and husband, approached me in need for prayers. “I have heard that there is great power and might in prayer lead by you. Through those who have experienced it, I have heard in abundance and I desire to come and attend the same. But I am unable to complete my housework and come for the prayers. I can also not keep aside my household chores, isn’t it? Hence dear sister, please pray for the below mentioned petitions of mine.

Dear Ones in Christ, the attempt and trials to satisfy daily needs often leads us into ceaselessness and unhealthiness. How numerous are the growing needs of the mind which ceaselessly attempt to acquire the daily requirement and remain involved in this scramble? How terrible are those lonely nights? Those dark hours of rejection, bitter nights of sickness and bad traits, darkness of sinful inspiration.

The setting sun does not merely signify the turn of a day, but is a symbolic of loneliness, anxiety and sinful life.

There are many mothers who spend their entire day struggling merely for the perishable food. Their anxiety and fear mangled preparation leads them to weariness. If we share their life, then, it is merely a dam of sorrowful narration. This food becomes unenjoyable  for themselves as well as for others!

It is by realizing these thrusts of human life that Jesus Christ said;

“Do not work for food that spoils, indeed work for the food that lasts for eternal life.” (John 6:27)

The people asked Lord as to what they have to do in order to obtain this eternal bread?

Jesus Christ in turn has given a simple solution i.e. “Believe in the One sent by God.”

Question arose, ‘that our ancestors ate manna in the desert as a sign from Heaven.’ Similarly they asked Him to perform a miracle so that they may see and believe Him.

Jesus answered, “My Father gave you the real Bread from Heaven. The Bread from Heaven will impart new life to you.”

People thought that it would be wonderful to have this bread and so they asked for it. In a most powerful and clear way Jesus said to them, “I am the Bread which you desire. He who comes to Me, will never be hungry, he who believes in Me, will never be thirsty.”

As expected Lord Jesus neither had splendorous clothes, nor majestic appearance or cordon of soldiers and so they could not accept Him as a king.

They muttered and kept uttering words of mockery and began to ridicule within themselves. Knowing this Jesus Christ ascertained that, “I am not surprised by your grumbling because no one can come to Me unless the Father who sent me, draws him to Me.”

Being filled with Divine Spirit, Jesus Christ again said, “The bread that I give, so that the world may live, it’s my flesh itself. “ (John 6:51)

The above said Words of Life nearly seemed as cheating references to their closed minds.

Again Lord Jesus spoke to them the truth, “My blood shall be your drink or else you will not have life.”

Among those who heard these words, most of them abandoned Him. Among his own disciples too many of them through this belief insulted Jesus Christ. Yet Jesus Christ stood firm without any change or alteration in the existing truth.

When He saw his disciples abandoning Him, he asked His Old twelve disciples, whether they too would like to leave.

Here we observe Jesus Christ giving total freedom to the believers.

Dear Ones in Christ, Those who live for the perishable food are unable to grasp about the eternal food of life. The knowledge about eternal life or about the labor to attain that life diminishes in them.

This bread shall be that which is pleasing to the eyes, delicious to eat and which instigates the passion of life. These can never go hand in hand.

He began to speak to them about their ancestors by saying, “I shall tell you about your ancestors who were stubborn and arguing in nature and who were faltering in their faith.”

“What does he mean by all this?”

When the faithless ancestors became thirsty in the desert, they began to complain against God.

God let streams of water flow from the rocks.

When they became hungry and rebelled against God, they asked for the food they desired and thus put the Lord to test. They ridiculed Lord by asking whether He was capable of setting food for them in the barren desert.

God became furious, He commanded the heavens, and opened the doors of Heaven and showered manna for them to eat. They ate the food, liked it and came satisfied. The Lord gave them what they had desired for.

But before their desire could be controlled i.e. when the food had not even passed down their throats, Lord’s anger rose up against them and also struck the powerful barriers against them.

How many spirits are there even today wandering about in this manner?

It could be a blessing to lend our attention to the deed of multiplication of bread by Lord Jesus at this moment.

Who was it that broke the five ordinary barley bread and fed a multitude of five thousand? Who ate the bread?

Those who became worthy to eat this bread are they who came out in search for the imperishable bread of life. This is the people who came to hear the word of God.

Similarly, Jesus Christ who is the bread of life himself shared and distributed that bread.

The bread which Lord Jesus who imparts eternal life, touched and broke multiplied, to fill the multitude. Hence, we have to become persons who are striving to attain what is eternal (the kingdom of God) and when it is found we ought to be living and existing in it. We also have to be prepared to give up everything for it.

Then the doors of Heaven shall be open and the Lord who gives life shall pour out the necessities of life and thus bless ones being. This is the real meaning of the above miracle.

But for those who did not pay proper reverence to God or to those who did not have proper honor for Lord, to them his body seemed merely as an ordinary food. Such persons cannot experience or admire the divinity and lost love which is filled in this food.

Unprepared acceptance of Holy Eucharist leads that person into death.  As the body of Jesus accepted in an unworthy manner enters into that person it gets transformed into the body of satan. Through this the person gets led more into sin. Thus his spirit dies of and gradually he becomes enslaved to diseases.

Hence, dear ones, we shall list ourselves and see the wisdom that Lord has given shall be first put into use to know God Himself.

           

St Paul writes, “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.”  (1 Corinthians 10)

Hence, praise and glory to this bread of Lord. Amen!

BENEFITS OF WISDOM

Book of Proverbs is probably the most down to earth book in the Holy Bible. The central message of Proverbs applies to anyone, young or old --to gain wisdom at all cost

A Reading from the Book of Proverbs 3:1-35

Don’t forget what I teach you, my son. Always remember what I tell you to do. My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life.

Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them round your neck; write them on your heart. If you do this both God and man will be pleased with you.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do and he will show you the right way. Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; obey the Lord and refuse to do wrong. If you do, it will be like good medicine healing your wounds and easing your pains.

Honor the Lord by making an offering from the best of all that your land produces. If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to be able to store it all.

When the Lord corrects you, my son, pay close attention and take it as a warning. The Lord corrects those He loves, as a father corrects a son of whom he is proud.

Happy is the man who becomes wise --- who gains understanding. There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold. Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it. Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it. Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.

The Lord created the earth by His wisdom; by His knowledge He set the sky in place. His wisdom caused the rivers to flow and the clouds to give rain to the earth.

Hold onto your wisdom and insight, my son. Never let them get awayfrom you. They will provide you with life ---a pleasant and happy life.

You can go safely on your way and never even stumble. You will not be afraid when you go to bed, and you will sleep soundly through the night. You will not have to worry about sudden disasters, such as  come on the wicked like a storm. The Lord will keep you safe. He will not let you fall into a trap.

Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. Never tell your neighbor to wait until tomorrow if you can help him now. Don’t plan anything that will hurt your neighbor; he lives beside you trusting you. Don’t argue with someone for no reason when he has never done you any harm. Don’t be jealous of violent people or decide to act as they do, because the Lord hates people who do evil ,but he takes righteous men into His confidence.

The Lord puts a curse on the homes of wicked men, but blesses the homes of the righteous. He has no use for conceited people, but shows favor to those who are humble. Wise men will gain an honorable reputation, but stupid men will only add to their own disgrace.

This is the word of the Lord,

Thanks to be Lord Jesus Christ.