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"They were very contented." 1 Kings 4:20 Are we happy today? Or some thing needs to happen to be content and are you praying desperately to get it. Since we do not have some things that we need, we are not content. If you are not content with the state in which Lord...

Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles” Ps 105:5  David wrote this Psalm as hymn and gave it to Asaph so people could sing while carrying up of the ark from the house of Obed-Edom, we read this from 1 Chr 16:7. Let us meditate on the initial portion of this...

Jesus said .. “it will obey you”  Luke 17:6 Jesus just before crucifixion was teaching His disciples about the power of faith and how to exercise faith. Being a child of God we need to operate in the truths that Jesus taught. Blameless: Before speaking of faith, Jesus...

Then they remembered his words. Luke 24:8 The day Jesus raised from dead, very early in the morning, the women went to the tomb. But they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two angels appeared and told, He[Jesus] is...

Come,” he said. Mat 14:29 Once disciples went on a boat to cross a lake without Jesus, there were huge waves, the word says their boat was “buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.” Mat 14:24. Deliverance: Remember when we are in midst of storm Jesus...

The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people… Exo 12:36 Israelites were in Egypt for 430 years, and they were slaves, Lord used Moses and delivered them by the mighty hand of the Lord. The night the people were being delivered, Lord asked...

Then their eyes were opened …..Then he opened their minds …. Luke 24:31,45 Jesus appeared to 2 disciples on their way to Emmaus after His resurrection, but they did not recognize Jesus. But they urged Jesus to stay back and they ate together, Jesus broke bread and...

Verse: God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, Acts 19:11 Background: Luke when he wrote the book Acts of Apostles, he described about Paul ministry also, and one striking statement was “God did extraordinary miracles through Paul”, he mentioned the reason...

Verse: If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High you dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near you tent” Ps 91:9,10 Psalms 91 is one of the most known psalm for the promises of protection and provision. Two lessons, what is...

Through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me  Gen 22:18 Story: God tested Abraham and asked him to sacrifice his only son Isaac as a burnt sacrifice. Abraham obeyed by taking his son to Mt.Moriah as Lord commanded, he built...

Verse: Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building Ezra 4:4 Story: God brought the people of Israel out of Babylonian captivity; when Persian Empire overthrew the Babylonians. Persian king Cyrus gave...

Verse:…in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken … the Lord moved the heart …. Ezra 1:1 Story: Through Jeremiah the Lord had given a promise to the people of Judah who were taken into captivity by Babylonian kingdom. Promise was that they will come back free...

Verse: ‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. Haggai 2:9 Story: People of Israel came back from captivity and started to build the temple of God. But it stopped due to opposition. Later word of God...

Verse: This is what the LORD says: If you will return, I will take you back. Jer 15:19 Thought: Lord had great plans for His people, but they rebelled and sinned and went away from the Lord and now they are in slavery (like we are in the bondage of sins). But our...

Verse: "With your help I can advance against a troop with my God I can scale wall." 2 Samuel 22:20 Thought: Most of the times, we plead for help to the Lord. Here David is so confident about anything he faces in life with the Lord. Even Paul said, I can do all things...

Verse "For the LORD your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing."' Deu 2:7  Thought People had to travel to canaan...

Verse But the LORD your God will cross over ahead of you like a devouring fire to destroy them. He will subdue them so that you will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the LORD has promised. Deu 9:3 Thought How many times we felt, when we are getting...

Verse: But he that received the seed into stony places Mathew 13:20 Thought: Who is a person that has a stony heart? Jesus said these people " The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it right away. " Mathew 13:20 They...

Verse: "We saw clearly that the Lord was with you." Gen 26:28 Thought: We want to be like the people in the world when it comes to the way we live and be like God's children when it comes to blessings from God. King Abimelech said to Isaac our nation has seen you...

Verse: "They had done it just as the Lord had commanded." Exo 39:43 Thought: Many of us had been trying to live a life, which makes Jesus happy. But miserably fail repeatedly. Why, we read about Moses doing everything what God asked him to do. We know even to live...

Verse: The Wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps Mathew 25:4 Thought: 1. Jesus himself spoke of His second coming. At a time not expected. A voice of invitation. "Come out to meet Him" Mathew 25:6 Will you be happy to hear this voice and are you...

Verse: Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading. John 6:21 Thought: Are you caught in midst of the greatest storm in your life. What is the reason?, How to come out of it? .  Without...

Verse: "Do I lack the strength to rescue you?" Isaiah 50:2 Thought: Lord I give up in front of my tough times, but now at this Question, Lord like Job. "I put my hand over my mouth" Job 40:4 . I have no reply for this question. My heart is pounding to say, I believe....

Verse: "They departed quickly from the sepulcher (tomb) with fear and great joy." Mathew 28:8 Thought: We always keep praying Lord take away all my fears. But we forget to fear God, under law people trembled at Lord presence, then surely we with grace should have more...

Verse: "Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn". Mark 3:5 Thought: A sick man came to Jesus to be healed on a Sabbath, but people around were looking to see if Jesus will heal the person, so that...

Verse you are highly esteemed Dan 9:23 Daniel, you who are highly esteemed Dan 10:11 O man highly esteemed Dan 10:19  Thought How was Daniel blessed with the name highly esteemed? He was taken as a slave when he was 17 years old, lived in a foreign country full of...

Verse: Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee. 2 Samuel 7:22 Thought: We all know, we serve an awesome God. This week can we meditate and describe how awesome our God is. Daniel prayed in Dan 9:4 "I...

Verse There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, And through the skies in His majesty. Deu 33:26 Thought These are the last words of Moses, with all His experience He says to the whole nation of Israel , and calls them as Jeshurun (A...

Verse: "But when he, the spirit of truth comes, he will guide.. he will speak.. he will tell you what is yet to come" John 16:13 Thought: What is relation you have with Jesus, when we can't hear him, not sure of the future and not knowing the path to go. All these...

Verse: This is what the Lord says: "At the time I decide to show my favor, I will respond to you; in the day of deliverance I will help you. Isaiah 49:8 (NET)  Thought: "Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I...

Verse: "You will be secure, because there is hope." Job 11:18 Thought: When troubles comes into our life we feel insecure, a feeling that we are not safe. The verse we read, if our hope in Jesus we will be secure because we have our hope in Jesus who will not fail and...

Verse Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 Thought Tongue carelessly lashed out can destroy our spiritual life. Many of us try to be careful and speak only things that bring glory to God and words that edify others. But...

Verse disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" Mat 17:19 disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" Mark 9:28 Thought When we have sickness in our house, when we come cross demon posssed people, we see someone...

Verse: They discouraged... Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly Num 32:9,11 Thought: Moses send people to go and see the land God promised them. They went and gave this report, the land is very good, but the people there are so strong that we can never...

Moses was eighty years old … when they spoke to Pharaoh.  Exo 7:7 Let us analysis Moses life, he was born in the most unfavourable situation. When Pharaoh commanded to kill all boy children of Israel, he had to grow up away from his own parents in the kings palace, 40...

 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it  Jer 1:11-12  Lord wants to share His plans with us. Joseph and...

Then Jesus said … So you must be careful ... Math 23:1-3 One of the strong warnings that Jesus taught His disciples, that they should not be people who preach and do not practice what they preach. Jesus exposed the life’s of Pharisess of that time. Let us examine if...

Verse: Now My soul is troubled and distressed, what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour [of trial an agony]? John 12:28) Thought: Jesus knew the purpose of His coming into this world. That He had to die on the cross for our sins. But one week before when Jesus...

Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. Gen 28:10 Abraham was called out of Haran and was asked to go to a land which the Lord promised to give to His descendants. Now we see Abraham’s grandson, Jacob going back to the Haran, place where Abraham was called from...

You are the salt of the earth. Mat 5:13 Jesus said we are the salt of the earth. When we walk according to the word of God and as per the guidance of Holy Spirit, we will continue to have the saltiness Practice & Preach: whoever practices and teaches these...

The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place .. or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover Lev 16:2  Thought Here Lord is asking Moses to tell Aaron not to come...

Psalm 54:7 "For he has delivered me”  This psalm was written when David was betrayed by Ziphites. David was running away from Saul because Saul was trying to kill him. David when he reached the place where Ziphities were staying, people there informed Saul. When David...

 “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Ps 34:18 When we are afflicted what should we do? How can we be saved? What is the Lord expecting us to do? Lord is close and He will save. Stop, Look and Ask: Stop dwelling in the...

“From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind.” Psalm 33:13 When the Lord, Almighty who created the whole universe and who sustains everything looks at us, what will he see? Our Strength: “No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his...

Luke 1:3 " Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you," Book of Acts and Luke was written by Luke. In the whole new testament, life of Jesus and things that...

So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh. Gen 41:14 Story: Joseph was in the prison for nothing that he had done. Now Pharaoh had two dreams, and we see the above...

The people saw the apostles Acts 5:12 Thought: God’s children are watched by the world. Here the word says, the people saw the apostles, yes remember the world is looking at us. What will the world see? Let us examine together. Presence: “At that time Abimelek and...

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 Thought: Now we might be going through a tough situation. We might not be sure how to face tomorrow. Let us pray like the Psalmist “Give me relief from my distress; have mercy...

“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth” John 4:24 Thought: How to worship? When to worship? We all know and have learned a lot about worship. There is power in worship. There is deliverance in worship. Let us discuss very few things...

”Then Jesus was led by the Spirit ……. angels came and attended him” Mat 4:1,11 When we look how Jesus started His ministry, there is specific instance mentioned in Mathew 4:1 to 11, that’s the temptation of Jesus, just before Jesus began His 3.5 years of ministry;...