Hungry ?

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”

Matthew 5 : 6

Ever have a craving to eat a particular food ? Like ‘I feel like have a double scoop strawberry sundae’ or ‘ Really feel like eating pizza today !’ :-) I know there are days that I have felt like ‘Feel like eating some yummy chicken tandoori today’ and the best part is when during the course of the day someone invites you over for dinner and guess what they are having ? “Chicken tandoori” :-D Lots of fun !

We read that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled ! So the first question is do we hunger and thirst for righteousness ? I mean this isn’t just a 5 min thirst thing… It’s a craving that comes from within , its this growing desire where you just HUNGER and THIRST for righteousness.

What is this righteousness that we are talking about ? Jeremiah 23: 6 says “In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.” . Wow !

And when we go to Him , we will be filled !

John 6 : 35 , “Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst”

What are we hungry for this morning ?

God Bless

What is our very nature ?

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Psalm 23: 1

I remember we discussed on this verse very recently. But this is what the Lord has placed on my heart today. When we say the Lord is my shepherd what does that say about our very nature? We read in John 10 : 4-5 , “When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.’’

• When the shepherd goes before them , the sheep follow : Simple obedience and complete trust
• They know his voice : Familiarity that comes from knowing , sensitivity to listening
• A stranger they will not follow : Ability to discern
• But they will flee from him : If its not of the Shepherd then run ! No two ways about it .

Over the past couple of weeks the Lord has been teaching me on Simple straightforward obedience. Sometimes we get wrapped up in so many things that we forget our basics of simple obedience and trusting God completely . Where He leads may we follow. Even its unfamiliar territory , even if it means walking away from that pasture which seems lush green … Trust Him ! He knows best ! He sees more than we can and He knows more than we will ever be able to comprehend.

Develop a relationship with Him . Its not a once a week hearing His voice. Its an every day every moment thing ! Its an ‘abiding in Him’ relationship. When we do that , we just know His voice. We know the difference between when we hear a strangers voice and when we hear His voice.

If something is not of God then no point contemplating and trying to twist scriptures to suit our convenience. If its not of God then NO. May we be well rooted in His word and choose with His wisdom.

With this, when we live lives trusting the Lord to be our shepherd , we will never want .

God Bless

Conversations or one way Monologues?

“And David did as the LORD commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer”
II Samuel 5: 25

English class in school was probably the most relaxed of all my classes. Learning grammar , types of speech , conversations… Well I decided to google the word conversation and this is what it means : “Conversation is interactive, more-or-less spontaneous, communication between two or more conversant”

Nice isn’t it. Its interactive and spontaneous ! Now does this describe our life of prayer ?

David did as the Lord commanded him. Wow Just check out verse 19 “And David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”” In verse 20 we read that David defeats them. Now the Philistines came up yet again and we read in verse 23, “And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees.”

When we talk to God are we just focused on telling Him things “God I need this , fix this , do that …” or do we go into His presence with a heart that wants to hear what He has to say ? Do we go into His presence saying “Here I am Lord “ or do we go into His presence in a frenzy and say “Lord I’m getting late for this… So if you have something to say tell me now in 5 mins else I’m gonna take it like that”

God is not a magic Genie , nor is He solely a safety buoy that we want to keep as a Plan B. No . He is the great I AM ! He is Jesus Christ the only true living God. He is the Holy of holies. Wow ! And into His presence can we go freely because we have been ransomed by the blood of Jesus Christ ! Wow !

Are we listening to what God has to say ?

God Bless

In the service of The King

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. “
John 15 : 16

One of my friends dropped me a mail where he mentioned ‘SS’ sounds like secret service ! And my sis commented saying she has always been reminded of Secret Squirrel (SS) which is a 1980’s cartoon that we used to watch as kids. I found both sounding pretty cool ! :-) Our badges that we wear at church when ushering or volunteering have “In the service of the King” written on it ! Wouldn’t have it any other way ! :-)

The cartoon character Secret Squirrel reported to his boss Double Q and they worked for the International Sneaky Service ! LOL ! But hey do we realize we have been appointed by God himself !! The Lord of hosts , the Holy One , the great I AM , the alpha and the Omega… HE appointed us ! Secret Squirrel just had probably a couple of gadgets inside his trench coat. We on the other hand have the entire Armor of God, we have the Holy Spirit ! Secret Squirrel was fictional. We on the other hand have been given the responsibility that will have a very very realistic impact for ALL ETERNITY !!

My 4 year old nephew when he started seeing for himself the power of prayer , he asked me “Are you feeling sick” and I said “no ” … it was only later that I found out that he wanted to know so that he can have an opportunity to pray for the sickness to leave ! :-) Child like faith and child like boldness. Do we have that ? We know our God is the only true living God. We know the word of God is living and powerful. Hebrews 4; 12 , “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart”. Wow ! But do we live our lives that speak such a testimony ? Do we live what we believe ?

Do we abide in Him ? Or have we been carried away by the ways of the world ? Are we bearing fruit or has our entire focus shifted solely to our appraisals at work and what our friends in college think ?

We don’t strike a business deal with God . Its not a calculated relationship nor is it a safety jacket that we think “ok I better do this just in case …”. It’s a loving living real relationship. Its us abiding in Him. Its having a heavenly inflow in our lives that will outflow to those around us. Its knowing who we are in Christ. Its living every moment by Him and for Him. Its about enjoying His presence , relishing His word .

Ambassadors of Christ , ransomed by the blood of the Lamb , sealed by the Holy Spirit , in the service of the great I AM !! – It doesn’t get better than that !

God Bless

He can heal your scars

“And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.”

Luke 7 : 37- 38

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of a woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”

Are you carrying scars with you this morning ? Are you carrying hurts and a heavy heart ? Is there a part of you that’s been clouded by shame and disgrace ? The Lord is able to heal Your scars and take away all your shame. We serve such an awesome God.

We read in this passage of a woman in a city who was branded to be a sinner. This was a woman who was treated with disrespect and carried shame and disgrace. The moment she knew Jesus was there in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil and washed His feet with her tears and wiped His feet with the hair of her head. Can you imagine the brokenness of this woman ? While people focused on the value of the oil , Christ focused on the value of her tears. To the people around they saw a sinner and one of them thought :If this man was a prophet he would have known what kind of woman is touching Him. In other words they wouldn’t have even let her come publicly anywhere near themselves. To Christ He saw brokenness and said to her “Your sins are forgiven”

Isn’t God awesome !

The people condemned and judged and saw her as a sinner. Jesus on the other hand saw her for who she will be…Forgiven ! When God lifts us up , He really lifts us up ! :-) Lets read Matthew 26:13 , “Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” In memory of ? Her !! God is so good ! His love is incomprehensible.

Are you struggling ? Is there this secret part of your life that is just shrouded with shame and disgrace ? Come to Jesus … Come to Him with all that you are and give yourself to Him ! The world will always be ready to judge and condemn. Come to Him ! Broken as you are , give yourself into His hands… surrender every part to Him. When He forgives, He forgives ! :-) Only He can lift us up from the miry pits that we have fallen into . Only He can heal every scar .

God Bless

Salt and Light

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”

Matthew 5 : 14


I remember in high school as part of our Chemistry lab work , we had to guess the salt given to us based on the color of the flame. This was called the “Flame Test”. For example if the salt was copper sulphate then the flame would be very blue with a tinge of green. Typically Zinc salts are more on the green side…. So once we put a mixture of the salt into the fire , the color of the flame would help us identify “oh ok I have this salt”

Reading in verse 13 we read that we are the salt of the earth . And in verse 14 we are the light of the world ! I wonder if a Flame test was done on us what color would our flame be ? What would our light show ?

Verse 16 , “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” . What does our light show to the world ? It shows who our Father is ! Do people around us see Him ? When we are shining for Him , people around us will see that and give not us but our Lord Jesus the glory .

Coming back to the Flame test :-) We read in 1 Peter 3: 13 “each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.”

What will a flame test of our life show today ? Has our foundation been Christ or has it been things of the world ? Are we shining for His glory or have we been trying to shine for this world ? Are we the salt of the earth ?

God Bless

Soar : Let Him carry you

“But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40: 31

They shall mount up with wings like eagles. Wow ! Awesome isn’t it . Whenever I hear this verse being read out or being sung as a song , I always get the immediate picture in my head of me soaring through the skies. Seems so fun !

I actually read a little on how do eagles mount up/soar. Its pretty interesting, they allow wind currents to carry them :-)

When we wait on the Lord , our strength shall be renewed … we will be soaring and mounting up because He will be carrying us through ! When we wait on the Lord we will know when we are to mount up and soar , when we are to run and when we are to walk :-)

If we are running when we should be soaring and if we are walking when we should be running … hmmm not the best thing to do and I’m sure the outcomes may not be very desirable :-)

Proverbs 3: 5-6 “ Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”

When we wait on the Lord and trust Him …wow … our strength will be renewed.

‘ Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

God Bless