Some notes for the day 18 February 2011

John 10:10
<<Stealing, Killing and Destroying - Works of Satan!>>


Number 1 aspect is to steal the knowledge [of word of God]. There may be temptations to reject either Christ or the doctrine of the Bible, or raise u doubts concerning the validity of it's claims.
Number 2 aspect is killing. Probably accusing the believers, accusing the validity of the promises of the Bible or simply blaspheming the elements of Scriptures may be included.
Number 3 aspect is destruction. If killing could be reversed [through resurrection power of Christ or law of Spirit of Life], destruction makes it still worse for bringing back to the old state.

STEALING - Knowledge of word of God.
KILLING - Killing the fervour for Christ through the spirit of Antichrist.
DESTRUCTION - Probably through the spirit of unbelief or destruction.


Jesus says He gives life and gives it more abundantly. Clearly this reveals the fact that, whatever is given in Christ, to give life, is given in a way far away from that could be easily stolen, killed or destroyed. This is the mercy of Christ.


John 10:14
This reveals the love of Christ for mankind. Moreover, it is indicated that He 'knows' His sheep. This helps to expand this verse to study it more carefully.

Wisdom Quote:

<<The Amount of Knowledge of a Person acquired is Proportional to the Love Contained on Him.>>


It could be compared with the verse 2 Peter 1:2 where it is said that the knowledge of Christ adds grace and peace to the people concerned in the same verse.


John 10:15
This exemplifies the love of God for Christ and vice versa. Jesus confirms the desire of the Father, as the redemption of mankind. God sent His own Son, to die for the sake of mankind!

Wisdom Quote:

<<The Kingdom of God on Earth has been established though the Sacrifice of His own Son!>>


John 10:16
This clearly tells us of the love of Jesus for the non-Israelites. Jesus says they are still belonging to Hm, yet unredeemed. He further speaks about His plan to bring the others into His fold. This means the process of extending the Kingdom of Heaven to the Gentiles. We can see that Jesus speaks of love, and later on concerning His purpose. Note that He is equally concerned for the Gentiles. He cannot excuse Himself as He says He 'must' do it.


John 10:18
Jesus, who can bring things into existence by speaking, had to give up His life voluntarily, as to accomplish His purpose on earth.


John 10:26
This picturizes the hardness in the hearts of the Jews.


John 10:27
The followers of Christ are able to recognise the characteristic 'voice' of Jesus mentioned here. There are popular teachings on the 'voice of God', but here it is the voice of Jesus. Probably it could mean that before getting saved, the voice of Jesus leads people, later on which God Himself speaks to lead them.


John 10:29
Here the two words 'gave' and 'pluck' add the velocity in the process of giving and taking respectively. In the former, God is polite and in the latter, violence is explicit.


John 10:34
Jesus reminds those 'law-minded' people to check their scriptural knowledge.


John 11:4
See here how Jesus uses the affliction of a dearly beloved person of His, to demonstrate an action that would be eventually result in getting glory for God.


John 11:26
There are two aspects here, living and believing in Christ.
Living is actually that which does not involve faith-related actions. it is the daily routine life.
Believing is actually that which is actually faith-related action. The combination of life and faith is what Jesus Christ claims to give. it is about believing for sometime and living for the rest of the time. Do they believe in Churches and live in homes?
Death here mentioned is death for a prolonged period. Prolonged period of death without resurrection is not that of Christ.

Pray for me brother or sister, that my faith increases!

The Journey for a life-time - JESUS

Do you want a change from your routine lifestyle?

Do you live in sickness?

Do you live in sin and bondage?

Do you want to live with an inner freedom?

For any question regarding life, in which you want change, the answer is simple - Jesus. Jesus is the same ever. He is the same all the time. But do you know what will make you like Him? Before that, do you know what Jesus likes? The Bible calls Him Prince of Peace. What is that you want now? Do you prefer a $1 million in the bank or peace? What is the use if your money is big and you lost your peace in the wind? Can that money be exchanged for anything that will give you peace forever? Do not worry the answer for it is found in a verse in the Bible.

John 14:6             "... I am the way, the truth, and the life...”

Jesus lives and loves to make you live. Do know what makes you feel stuck up with one thing and unable to see progress in any particular subject? That is clearly because you are trying to do it by yourself or with your own resources.

                I've seen people coming to Jesus, when their resources have emptied. They come to Him when they find no where to go. His presence is subtle that people do not notice Him in this world. Why is this ignorance prevailing? There is everything in the presence of Jesus. If you invite Jesus for a tea-party, He would come and in His company would no doubt, give you thrill and excitement. You will enjoy it. He will have tea with you and at last, when the bill arrives, He would look at you. He would like you to pay the bill. You know why? It is you only who had invited Him, and hence He would expect you to pay for Him. Many people think that Jesus will pay the bill (and that's why they invite Him!). How can you leave Jesus in such a state, particularly when He dislikes to carry His own money-purse. He comes from Heaven and you are an earthly being, and you expect Him to pay in rupees or in dollars. It is too silly what these humans do, inviting a super-guest and leaving Him embarrassed before the waiter. After you settle the bill, He would give you something and then leave. People get some times so confused and bewildered that they do not open and see while He is there itself. He would not explain about everything that's inside it. It is not a cheque or a free movie pass. it is something supernatural that only Jesus can give. Even if you rush behind Him or pull His garments to ask Him about that which He gave you, he would readily answer. He would not tell anything special if you do not do anything special. He likes to be forceful, but beware be not foolish. People confuse themselves and act stupid before the Lord of lords! Lo, for some teachers! I believe you will not be able to understand Jesus only by looking at His actions. Gestures, signs and actions are for unbelievers. Words are for believers.

                You will or will not realise that I have to say about that He gives you when He's leaving. If you're clever you'll know what is spoken of here. Remember me saying that anything can be useful only if you have enough patience to handle it? Patience comes through peace. Yes, He would give you peace, His peace, that surpasses what can be obtained through effort and understanding.

To Be Continued.

Purpose of Miracles

The following is an article dealing with the subject of purpose of God performing miracles in this world.


What is a miracle? Miracle is a sudden act of restoration of God's plan for man in this world.


Why should God do a miracle? People in this world, over the period of living in sin continuously, have become hardened to truth regarding righteousness and godly-discipline There are people in this world, who think they have no deal in obeying a superior power. They are popularly called as the rebels. People in the entertainment industry make money by introducing showy features in this subject. I think miracle is the best way to show them God exists and they have to obey Him in order to enjoy higher benefits and superior intellectual understanding. To kids it is better to slap on their face when they rebel, but think about people who are of more age than yours and still are of no understanding!


How can we say God is establishing His plan for a man in his life? Men are prone to make mistakes and God is still concerned for them!


Now concerning the purpose of miracles is,
1. To make believe God is alive.
2. God is powerful.
3. Prove the word of God.
4. Confirm the prophet or miracle-worker, truly a God-send.
5. To heal people.
6. To comfort people.
7. To warn people.
8. To make the [worldly] wise confounded.


The  above is rather an exhaustive list, but here is one which is short-listed to make things easy.


1. To heal people.
2. To comfort people by supplying their need.
3. To warn/prepare people with respect to teachings of the Bible.
4. To make the [worldly] wise confounded.




Why should God heal people?
Nobody will listen to God if they have fever or a burning stomach. A cancer patient will listen to any teaching (even a teaching on divine healing), if he first gets rid of the pain in his body.


Why should God comfort people by supplying their need?
Nobody in this world dislikes safety. Everyone is aware of the dangers in this world, even unbelievers for that fact. Since the government has not eliminated thieving completely, people go for updated computer-based technology for keeping their home safe. They would purchase a high-costing element, if they find trustworthy, to keep their costly goods and equipments safe. Similarly, people would rather choose safety while they live in this world, to believe in the teachings of the Bible.


Why should God warn the people?
Where there is no vision, people perish. If there is no knowledge available in easy-reach method, they would suffer. They would embrace death, only for lack of knowledge. Performing signs and wonders will open the eyes of those worthy of the kingdom of God who would not believe otherwise. If people do not understand the value of reading the Bible, they will not be redeemed.


Why should God confound the wise?
There are a few people who think they are geniuses. They think they know every thing. They may be geniuses in the worldly realm, but God will perform signs and wonders to draw them too to His kingdom.

Sin

Sin is the product of disobedience in man. Man disobeyed God, thus sin entered the world. Is sin today around you? Yes, if you still belong to the earth.

       When sin entered the Paradise, which God created to keep man and his wife in, He had to chase them out. Sin entered through man's act of disobedience, and God had to cast out man from His Paradise.

       How sad! Even if you or I sin, God refuses to see us. He is of a clean, pure nature that He refuses to see sin. Did we sin?

       Have you seen how heredity functions in man? If a father is stout and his son also being so, we call that heredity. Such is also sin. Sin, over the time being in human nature has increased so much that we often get question, "Is there a God?"

       God is there, but he cannot be where sin is.

DO YOU SIN? DO YOU FEEL UNWORTHY OR ASHAMED?

      Even you have stopped sinning, you may feel uncomfortable or guilty. This is because of a concept which I will introduce later. I believe, if you really want to come out of sin (come out of the discomfort and shame), I can help you.

      Please understand that when you are honest with yourself, you can see the change soon. It depends on your spirit. If you are a born-again spirit, you will not feel guilty. If you have not accepted Christ, you will continue to feel sorry for an age-old sin of yours.

     GOD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO BE LIKE THIS.

     Please feel free to contact me, to know more about this.

Mark 3:27

            No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

     Jesus gives us a hint or a clue to the concept of 'binding the strong man'. The human being being the house, then sin becomes the strong man. The strong man has the ability to hold fast to the things of the house, thereby rendering the inmates as well as the outmates ineffective in removing objects away from it.

     Sin is the tool by which Satan uses to keep the free-ness in motion in one's life. You do not have to feel worried for your sin. Jesus has set you free. It is your part to do the necessary things to receive the finished-work. We can keep sin in control by prayer. For your prayer requests, do contact me at my e-mail ID.

      Jesus advises people to pray for one another, for effective deliverance from sin. Let join hands to fight sin. Let us keep ourselves free from sin.

      There are a lot of things in the topic of 'Sin'. I have just begun the process of writing these blog-articles. I may find it useful if I could receive comments, suggestions, etc.

       Let me know if we can improve this blog by adding more features and please contribute on your side for the welfare of our community.

      God gave man some commandments to follow, in order to please Him, and to stay happy. When one fails to keep the commandments, even one of them, sin enters them and defiles them. To defile is to make unclean or ugly. If the people around you are ugly and contaminated, then there is sin. Sin is that which makes things ugly. It is not dust or rubbish which alone makes things ugly, but there are many that also make a man dirty.

     If sin makes a man dirty, then it must be cleansed. The way of cleansing is brought about by means of sacrifices and other rituals in the Old Testament, which contains the laws of the Jews. There had to be some kind of offering, to cleanse themselves from the sin which has come upon them.

     The demands as per the law given by Moses, who God gave to teach people, was too difficult for the people to fulfill. The eagerly waited for a remedy, so that they would not have the burden of accomplishing their tasks by themselves. God had to intervene to accomplish this.

John 3:16

     For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

     God wanted to save people from their sin, and to that without much burden. God wanted to help man and hence, He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die for their sins

Power of peace

     Peace is sought by everybody. Everybody thinks their peace lies in 'somewhere'. Nobody has seen peace with their eyes, but expect peace to be 'visible' to them.
     Peace has been a concept of conquest among many people and nations. Even the Indian political leader who led the nation to independence, Mahatma Gandhi, had pursued peace. The theme behind his efforts against the British rule had been peace. The very vision behind the efforts had been peace; the very method handled was peace. Non-violence had been the method, to be with the terms used by himself.
     If peace has so much value, it cannot be separated from mankind, to produce anything of a high value. We need not seek peace. Peace is within the self. One thing we need to know more about is the giver of peace.
     The 'person' behind the offering of peace is Jesus. The Bible calls Him, the Prince of Peace. Yes, Jesus came to bring peace into the hearts ravaged by worldliness. What had been sought from material things, was given through a Person, Jesus.
     The Bible speaks about 'true peace'. What is true peace? The peace which is derived out of nothing and which is not given to material thing is true peace. If you find peace in music, noise would take away your peace. If you take pills to produce peace, the pills would kill you. Don't be offended at these statements. These are real. When you have found the true peace, you can make out easily, the falsehood in the peace offered by the world. I mean, every material thing in the world, is called worldly, by the Bible.
     The Bible contains truths, which are effective in producing peace in your lives. Mind you, how you receive benefit from a medicine is how you take it. You do not leave off your medicine for 5 days after taking it for a week. You know you have to take it regularly.
 
     Let me show a piece of the Scripture on peace.

John 8:32 AKJV
     And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.


What does this verse indicate?

1. You have to seek for truth.
2. You shall be set free upon knowing the truth.

     When you find the truth, the truth will set you free. If you have found that medicines gave you relief from tension, then you have found something that is true, but true in the worldly way. It would be true, if you had the right prescription, right tablet, right diet, right this, right that and so on.

     The Bible clearly says that Jesus came to teach the truth for the needs of every man. The point which is confusing to many is that, in this world nobody is true. It is useless to depend on people for truth. Everybody in the flesh (physical body) are prone to go away from truth. I do not say in a manner to condemn the flesh. I do not condemn anybody. You can ask yourself, "Am I truthful? Did I ever go wrong anywhere?"

     We are all prone to faults. We keep ourselves on a process of correcting on a daily basis, to keep ourselves free from faults.

     Then that means, truth cannot be given by a physical thing. It is to be given by a superior thing. God is the author of peace. God gave Jesus to mankind, so that he can depend upon His teachings for spreading peace. If you have found peace by reading this article, please share your comments. It can help to improve to help many people.


Updated on January 18, 2011

Psalm 37:11 NIV
But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.


We have to consider the following facts hidden in this statement.


1. You have to acknowledge that somebody has to work and produce fruits from the land. God does not say that they would inherit the fruits of labour, those who earn for themselves. Do not be quick to misunderstand the great truth which the Bible is revealing it. The rich will have their possession for long, only to give away to those who inherit. You have to do the following.
2. Expect peace. When you seek this higher spiritual gift of God, you are sure to receive something which is called the fruit of labour of men. What you need is to 'keep your meekness'. The year 2011-2020, man-kind is going to see bloodshed. Those who are depending on entertainment for pleasure and politicians to do good for their families, will have to be stupefied. Those who are supposed to do what they should do will get dumbfounded because God is going to move powerfully. You will never know what you will get, if only you keep your peace.