“I will wait for my renewal to come”

“I will wait for my renewal to come” Yea, it was the words which Job spoke in Bible (Job 14:14)….when he was going through severe pain, torment, anguish in which words cannot express how much trouble he went through…..He was not understood by his own wife and friends. Job was left alone with no one to comfort. How much it would be frustrating and dismaying situation in his life?

The word “wait” is sometimes very difficult to accept especially when we expect an immediate deliverance or blessing. But sometimes we face situation where we need to wait patiently unto Jesus. While waiting Satan can bring the following attitude and feeling …….

Negative ness
Anger towards God
Stress

The first one “Negative thoughts” will bring fear which leads to bondage…….the second one “Anger towards God will lead to separation of our loving relationship with Jesus which can be a major cause for missing God’s blessing and will. The third one “Stress” if not treated will end in depression. Depression is the number one cause for suicide. Bondage, separation and depression are not the plans of God in your life.

We must not allow the above tools of destruction into our lives. Let us guard our life into Jesus Christ. Like Job, let us wait for our renewal to come which will fetch us “Double blessing” and on that day….there will be shouts of praise and joy in your life…..Amen

Names of GOD

1. ELOHIM (Hebrew),
God (English translation)
Meaning: Powerful, Mighty Majestic Creator God
Elohim appears 2,606 times in the O.T. in itsplural form (31 of those times it is found in thefirst chapter of Genesis) and 245 times in itssingular form.
Key Passage: Genesis 1:1-31

2. JEHOVAH or YAHEWAH (Hebrew),
LORD or GOD (English translation)
Meaning: The Eternal Self-Existing One Jehovah appears 6,824 times in the O.T..Jehovah is God's personal name.
Key Passage: Isaiah 42:1-25

3. ADONAI (Hebrew),
Lord ( English translation)
Meaning: Master, Sovereign, Supreme Ruler Adonai appears 412 times in the O.T. (214 of thosetimes it appears in Ezekiel with the word"Jehovah").Adonai is connected with God's prophetic program.
Key Passages: Genesis 15:1-21, Exodus 4:1-17

4.EL-ELYON (Hebrew),
most high God (English translation)
Meaning: The Strongest - Strong One, the Exalted Strong OneEl-Elyon appears 25 times in the O.T..
Key Passage: Genesis 14:18-22 (the name the "most high God" appears 4 timesin this passage)

5. EL-ROI (Hebrew),
God seest me (English translation)
Meaning: The Strong One always sees El-roi only appears 1 time in the O.T. (Gen.16:13).
Key Passage: Genesis 16:1-16 (compare to Hebrews 4:12-13)

6. EL-SHADDI (Hebrew),
Almighty God (English translation)
Meaning: The All Sufficient One El-Shaddi appears 8 times in the O.T..(Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25,Ex. 6:3; Ez. 10:5)
Key Passage: Genesis 17:1-27

7. EL-OLAM (Hebrew),
Everlasting God (English translation)
Meaning: Immortal, Ancient One El-olam appears 3 times in the O.T..(Gen. 21:33, Is. 40:28, Ps 90:2)
Key Passage: Genesis 21:1-34

8. JEHOVAH-JIREH (Hebrew),
The LORD will provide (English translation)
Meaning: God is All and is All His people needs, God will provide - The Eternal, Self-Existingone will and has provided for our spiritual need.Jehovah-Jireh appears only 1 time in the O.T.(Gen. 22:14).
Key Passage: Genesis 22:1-14

9. JEHOVAH-ROPHE (Hebrew),
the LORD that healeth thee (English translation)
Meaning: To restore, to heal, to cure - The Eternal Self-Existing One is the only One Whocan heal our physical and spiritual illnesses.Jehovah-Rophe appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Ex. 15:26).
Key Passage: Exodus 15:22-27

10. JEHOVAH-NISSI (Hebrew),
The LORD our Banner (English translation)
Meaning: To gleam or shine, to be conspicuous and therefore was used as an ensign orbanner such as was carried to war. The EternalSelf-Existing One is with us in spiritualbattle for help, strength, and protectionJehovah-Nissi appears only one time in theO.T. (Ex. 17:1-16).
Key Passage: Exodus 17:1-16

11. JEHOVAH-MQADDESH (Hebrew),
The LORD Who does sanctify (English translation)
Meaning: To pronounce clean, to set aside, to consecrate, to hallow, to make Holy, to setapart from sin unto God and for His service -The Eternal Self-Existing One is the only OneWho can set us apart from sin and unto Godto serve Him.Jehovah-Mqaddesh appears 7 times in theO.T..
Key Passages: Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 21:23

12. JEHOVAH-SHALOM (Hebrew),
The LORD our Peace (English translation)
Meaning: Whole, finished, full, well, perfect - The Eternal Self-Existing One is the One Whomakes us whole and in harmony with Himself.This harmony is due to the completeness of atransaction of Christ's death on the cross andour faith alone in Him.Jehovah-Shalom appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Judges 6:24).
Key Passage: Judges 6:1-40

13. JEHOVAH-SABAOTH (Hebrew),
The LORD of Hosts (English translation)
Meaning: A mass of people, organized for war, an army - The Eternal Self-ExistingOne is the LORD of Armies, the LORD ofheavenly hosts, the LORD of Angelic Armies.(The LORD has never known defeat. TheLORD of Hosts is able to deliver us fromsin and Satan.)Jehovah-Savaoth appears 275 times in theO.T..
Key Passages: I Samuel 1:1-18; 17:31-58

14. JEHOVAH-RAAH (Hebrew),
The LORD my Shepherd (English translation)
Meaning: To tend or pasture, a Shepherd - The Eternal Self-Existing One is the onlyTrue Shepherd.Jehovah-Raah appears only 1 time in the O.T.(Ps. 23:1).
Key Passage: Psalm 23:1-6

15. JEHOVAH-TSIDQENU (Hebrew),
The LORD our Righteousness(English translation)
Meaning: To be straight or stiff, fulfilling His obligations to do justice - The Eternal Self-Existing One is always righteous, so to be ableto enter His presence we must obtain His veryown righteousness.Jehovah-Tsidqenu appears 2 times in the O.T.(Jer. 23:6; 33:16).
Key Passage: Jeremiah 23:1-8 (compare to John 1:12 and Rom. 3:21-22)

16. JEHOVAH-EL GMOLAH (Hebrew),
The LORD of recompense (English translation)
Meaning: To give one his just deserts or payback - The Eternal Self-Existing One will pay back menfor their sin if they do not come to Christ alone.Jehovah-El Gomolah appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Jer. 51:56).
Key Passage: Jeremiah chapter 51

17. JEHOVAH-NAKEH (Hebrew),
The LORD Who smiteth (English translation)
Meaning: To strike or smite - The Eternal Self- Existing One will judge sin either throughChrist's death on the cross or directly upon usunless we believe on Christ alone (John 3:16-18). Jehovah-Nakeh appears only 1 time in the O.T.(Ezek. 7:9).
Key Passage: Ezekiel chapter 7

18. JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH (Hebrew),
The LORD is There (English translation)
Meaning: There, present - The Eternal Self- Existing One is always present (Heb. 13:5-6). Jehovah-Shammah appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Ezek. 48:35).
Key Passage: Ezekiel 48:30-35

WHO AM I????

I am the child of God (John 1:12)
I am Christ's close friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord God(1 Cor. 6:17)
I was bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am set apart for God as a saint(Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ Jesus (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation (Rom. 8: 1-2)
a citizen of Heaven. I am significant ( Phil.3:20)
free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21)
have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
cannot be separated from the love of God(Rom.8:35-39)
am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12)
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16).
am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).
have been justified (Romans 5:1)
am God's co-worker. (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1).
am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1:5)
have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14).
have been adopted As God's child (Eph1:5)

My cat named "Jala"

I had a pussy cat named “Jala”. I use to show her lots of love and I cared for her so much, gave food for her………but though I showed kindness and love, my cat use to go to my neighbors house and use to be there for a long time. One day it really hurt me when I was searching for her and found her sleeping very quietly in my neighbor’s house. I felt very sad in my heart and thought why my cat is not able to be with me even though I showed bags of love and affection towards her?

The same incident I could relate with Jesus. How sad JESUS will feel when we go out of His loving hands…….when we stray with our worldly ways. How big are the love, care and affection of Jesus towards us? How much His Hand is protecting us? We often fail to realize His Eternal love towards us………the love on the cross of Calvary which gave us hope, joy, peace and above all the greatest gift “Salvation”. Shall we take a decision today not to grieve our Eternal Father? Shall we also give Jesus the love in the same way He shows to us?

Greatest Miracle - Creation

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" Jeremiah 1:5

I've come across this verse hundreds of times. I al thought I understood the verse pretty well. God knew us before we were even formed.
Today I received the bad news of one of my close friend who had miscarried. All of a sudden I realise what a great miracle "creation" is. It is something that man has not been able to duplicate. Not only duplicating, no man can have the slightest control over the process of "creation". Doctors can tell the sex of the baby, determine the heart beat, check the growth etc etc. But no one can control "creation". The development of each and every body part is not in any of our hands.
I was just shaken by these thoughts this day. What I have today to be called by the name "Dahlia" is not due to my efforts or my acheivement. It is purely Gods gracious miracle. I take this time to thank God for the good hands, eyes, nose, ears, legs, heart and everything that He has given me.

Vegetables

These are the vegetables from my friend Elisas home garden.

Cherry Tomatoes


Zucchini


Tomatoes


Spinach


Plantain


Long Beans


Cucumber


Chinese Eggplant


Bottleguard


Chilly


Curry Leaves


Bell Pepper

How much Patient God must be...

I love this song

"He is still working on me
To make me what I want to be
It took him just a week to make the moon and the stars
sun and the earth and jupiter and mars
How loving and patient he must be He is still working on me
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And I will be perfect according to his plan
Fashioned by the masters loving hand
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He loves me as I am
Remember He is the potter and I am the clay"

In our earthly lives we can become impatient in a second but its hard to keep our selfs to be patient.
I have been Gifted with a son on 13th September 2006 and we have named him Kevin Daniel.He is now 16 months old.The word Patient is more I learnt after his birth.My son will be taking and dropping things ,climbing everywhere ,tearing papers which are not supposed to be handled by him .
Immediately I will say to him "No.... No .... Kevin you should not do that".
But he will do after I have said to him.Everytime when I say ' No ' I expected from him not to do it and to obey my words.
So I will ask why did u do that.
Everytime when I tense up and get angered God remained me of this song verse
"How loving and patient he must be.. He is still working on me"

In the same way
How God says ' NO to many things in our daily Life'
Are we obeying him immediately or doing the things and getting forgiveness from God.
Everytime when we disobey or dont please him. He is not angered like earthly parents.

He is our Heavenly Father and who loves us so much.He is more patient towards us to shape us everyday according to His will and ways.

How Patient God must be for all our activities which may not please him,which may not be the way what he wanted to us to do, sinful thoughts , impatience and so on..

The love and patience God has for us we cant imagine .

He is still working on us to make us what we have to be...

The deepest part...........

“The deepest part of me is where I hide my dreams
The deepest part of me is given into HIS hands
And I know that you’re always beyond that I dream
You live inside the deepest part me”

Above is the chorus of a song which has touched me sometime back. I realized how valuable the “deepest part of me” where aspirations, dreams and passion rise up which sometimes can lead to a wrong turn In life if the above package is not in accordance with God’s will.

It is good that we may give our “deepest part” to Jesus Hands so that He can design our lives. Yea, but it is not going to be easy as human tendency is to trust his/her might. It takes believing the unchanging God and taking the word into your life. In Proverbs Chapter 3 verse 5 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”

What will happen if you lean on your own understanding? You will face only frustration and failure. Remember friend, for God’s thoughts are not your thoughts and your ways are not His ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts (Is 55:8, 9)

Just give your deepest thoughts, failures, hurts, frustration into Jesus Hands and you will see the Maker’s hands designing you for a blessed purpose. His higher thoughts and ways on you will fill your life with joy and happiness- if you submit to Jesus completely the ‘inmost being or deepest part’………………

Open Door, Closed doors....

"God shuts every door to open the best door for you"

These were the words that comforted me one fine day in 2002. I had just finished my B.E and was in the middle of a roadway not knowing where the road is going. During my final year my only ambition was to get into a job as soon as possible. But my parents insisted on me doing my post graduation. Amidst all the misunderstanding, I never bothered to prepare for my M.E admissions. I missed out the GATE exams and even the Anna University non GATE exams. I was so careless that i dint even send an application to Anna University. So the biggest of doors were shut for me. It was only after I finished my B.E that I realised that I was nowhere....
The only options I had was to try and get into some private colleges. But the donations those days for M.E Computer Science was crazy. The minimum donation would be 75000 which was much beyond what my parents could afford. So i could see the next door closing too.
In my vision there was no possibilty of getting my M.E admission that year. During those days of mental battle, I got a forwarded mail from a friend. I hardly remember the contents of the mail. But the line ' God shuts every door to open the best door for you' just struck me. It was there in the back of my mind for the next few days. Not long after, I saw a paper advertisement from Karunya Institute of Technology for M.E admissions. I put an application without much hope. But to my surprise I got the admission. The best part, I dint have to pay a penny as donation. It was indeed the best door that God had opened for me.
So friends, I want to encourage everyone with the wors of God given to the Philedelphia church in Rev. 3:7, 8. It says "What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open". Indeed my dear friends, all doors may seem to be closed but our God will open the best door for you. When he opens a door, no one can shut it....