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Are we riding on someone else vision?

07 Friday Apr 2017

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Matthew 15:12-14

Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

 

When Balaam rode in his donkey, the animal saw the Angel of the Lord and went in other direction escaping Balaam from death. The Angel of the Lord said “The donkey saw Me and turned aside from Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, surely I would also have killed you by now, and let her live.”

In this incident donkey saved Balaam life. But if the donkey did not see the vision what would have happened? Balaam would be dead. Likewise in today’s world many are living by other believer’s visions and prophecy and counsel. Because of this, if the believer who is having a vision or word do not see or hear the real will of God, the receiver of the vision or word is also going to be dead. This is what Jesus our Lord mentioned as blind leading the blind. Many today enters into ministry by riding on other’s vision to even begin it. If anyone who begins a ministry based on someone else vision is likely to fail in the ministry. It does not mean we should not seek godly counsel, but rather you should not begin with it or if it is different from what you have received, then you should spend more time with the Lord to get clarity. You need to have your own calling and vision from God for your path. That way is set, before you only and not for the donkey. Like how a donkey is used as an instrument when our Lord entered into His sufferings, God will use fellow believers as an instrument in our path.

Since many false prophets and preachers are in Christendom today, it is best to get our own vision to begin the ministry by staying at the feet of the Lord. So do not ride on other’s vision or counsel but rather know your own path. If you are honest with the Lord, then your path will be approved by the saints of the Lord.

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Cross Roads: What is cross roads?

29 Saturday Mar 2014

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Scripture Passage: Prov 8:1-2

1.Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice? 2 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet.

What is the cross road? It is the intersection of righteous path and the unrighteous path. In the game of chess we can see this easily. We can picturize white blocks as righteous path and black blocks are unrighteous and whenever we have cross roads it is between white and black. When we are going down the path of unrighteousness, we will encounter path of righteousness. In this corner of the cross roads, Wisdom stands tall and cry. Wisdom calls all those who are going down the path of unrighteousness to TURN BACK to the path of righteousness. If anyone listens to the Wisdom, they will change the course and enter into the path of righteousness and the end of it will be eternal life. If they do not listen to the Wisdom, then they are heading for destruction. Oh how much it would be good for us if we just listen to the Wisdom and turn back to God’s righteousness in obedience. The things that we acquired when we are heading in the wrong direction like hurt, grief, anxiety, immorality, pride and other aliments in our life will all be eliminated, if we just obey to the Wisdom.

Thought of the Day: The one who found this Wisdom is the one who found peace, joy and self control in his/her life. This will enable them to hear the word of the Lord and to move accordingly in the paths of righteousness. There are no cross roads to those who are led by the Spirit of God. There is no Yes, Yes or No, No, it is always YES in Christ Jesus. Amen.

II Cor 1: 17, 19-22 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No? For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. 20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

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Cross Roads: who will face the cross roads?

28 Friday Mar 2014

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Scripture Passage: Psalms 23:1-3

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
So who will face the cross roads? Those who are in unrighteous path will face a cross roads. How come one who is in Christ Jesus will be lead into the unrighteous paths? If we look into Ps 23:3 King David says by the Holy Spirit “He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” So the leading of God makes the difference. We have meditated months ago on paths of righteousness. Even though we are in Christ Jesus, we still live in this world with the weakness of a human body. It is like a chess game. When we are moved by God through Holy Spirit, we are walking in the paths of righteousness. Notice here ‘Paths’ that means any path original or alternate still in Him all are paths of righteousness if we are led by God. When we are led by God, wisdom is manifested in our move. At the same time the opponent will try to make us to make a move in the paths of unrighteousness.

Thought of the Day: How the devil makes us to move into the paths of unrighteousness? I John2:16 “the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” When we obey to it, then we stepped into the paths of evil. When we are moved by these attributes, our foolishness manifested in our move. When we follow this path of foolishness, then we are heading to the cross road. We will get to a place where the righteous path intersects in our way.

I John2:16 – For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

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Cross Roads: Alternate Path – Part 4

27 Thursday Mar 2014

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Scripture Passage: 2 Cor 3:17-18

17. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

How all paths lead to the destination of Promised Land in Christ Jesus?
The truth of new covenant is that those who are in Christ Jesus are already in the Promised Land. The time between this life and to the eternal reign of God is what we travel in our spiritual life. Blessed is he who finds this truth and live by faith in Him. It is like we start from point A to point B but both are at the same place. The only thing that is in between A and B is the transition to the glory. That is present glory to the eternal glory. It is like in the name Jesus and Christ both are same in Jesus Christ. He is the Savior and Lord of all. How these things established in our life? It is by Promise; that is why it is called as Promised Land. How we are already in the Promised Land in Christ Jesus? It is by Promise and all the promise of God are all YES and Amen in Christ Jesus. 2 Cor1:20 “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” That is why all paths in Christ Jesus lead to the final destination no matter how weak we are.

Thought of the Day: If all paths lead to Righteousness why we sometime hear about cross roads or some may encounter cross roads in their life sometimes?

 

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Cross Roads: Alternate Path – Part 3

26 Wednesday Mar 2014

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Scripture Passage: Hebrews 4th chapter

14. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

The answer lies not in the paths but in the destination. When Israelites took another path, they still marched to the same destination. When we are in Christ Jesus, our journey begins in faith in Him who is the Author of Faith, and finish in the Finisher of Faith. Whatever be the path that was chosen in Him all leads to the same destination. Imagine you messed up in your marriage and did not select the man or woman as by the original plan of God, you can not come to the original plan of God once God established the marriage covenant with whom you chose. In this case you have to move forward to the destination. Now this is where the difference between new and old covenant comes into picture. The Israelites who did not had faith died without reaching the destination in the wilderness. Those who had faith reached the destination like Joshua and Caleb. Likewise, when we chose another path while we are in Christ Jesus, then we have grace of God to reach the destination WITHOUT perishing in between. This is why we are justified by Faith through Jesus Christ and not of our own works. Whatever path we may be in Christ Jesus, the faith that we received through Him carries us through our trials and temptations and takes us safely into the destination. When we are messed up, God gives us strength through Jesus Christ to get up and walk or to endure the wilderness.

Thought of the Day: What is the guarantee that we have in the new covenant that we will not perish in between but we reach safely the Promised Land? It is His Holy Spirit. He is our Guarantor to take us safe to the destination. As the pillar of cloud and fire lead the Israelites through the wilderness, we were also given with a Helper who is in unity with the Father and Son, will lead us to the destination through faith that we received from Jesus Christ by the grace of God.

2 Cor1:21-22 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

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Cross Roads: Alternate Path – Part 2

25 Tuesday Mar 2014

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Rom 5:18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

Whether it is new covenant or old, faith is there from the beginning. Hebrews 11 describes that. By faith Abel offered and excellent sacrifice; by faith Noah built the ark, by faith Abraham receive the promise etc… Faith was there from the beginning when God created sons of men. God established His name with Moses as God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He identified Himself through their faith. Irrespective of covenants or God’s righteousness faith was evident in the life of the children of God. This shows by faith only you can access the grace of God. Rom 5:2 explains that. The difference between old and new comes through the justification by faith. In the old before the laws, obedience to the word of God proved a man to be righteous and God justified like men of Abel, Lamech, Noah, Abraham etc… When the law came, people who obeyed the law justified through the obedience to the law and the word of God through the prophets. But in New Covenant, we are not justified by the deeds of obedience but by one Son of Man, who is the Son of God Jesus Christ. Even If we obey and do good deeds we are not eligible for salvation because of the middle wall between the chosen people and the gentiles. But Jesus, the Son of God, came to break the middle wall of separation and there by those who believe in Him were all justified through Him. The faith that has access to grace was imputed in us through Jesus Christ. When we are in His body that is when we take that faith and enter into the grace of God. That is why the justification by faith which we received is called as ‘gift of God’. Through this faith we enter into the realm of grace.

 

Thought of the Day: So let’s go back to the original question. If we who are in Christ Jesus mess up and did not continue in the original path and took an alternate path can we come back?

Cross Roads: Alternate Path

24 Monday Mar 2014

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Scripture Passage; Numbers 14:39-44

The Israelites when they journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land, they were led by God through the pillar of cloud and fire throughout the whole journey and they did not encountered any cross roads. The plan of God is that they should not face any cross roads if they obey in the first place. Even when they faced the red sea it was not a cross road but a road that they have to go through it. When they did not want to enter the land of Canaan because of their unbelief that is when God has to provide them another path to reach the Promised Land. It is not the cross road but an alternate path because of their unbelief. When you believe the Lord and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, then you will always take the straight road. When there is unbelief then you will take the alternate path. Alternate path is not given to you first but it was formed when you fail to believe the Lord’s leading. When the Israelites wanted to fight again following the original path once the new path is set, the wrath of God came upon them. They could not walk on the original path when they wanted to do so again.

Thought of the Day: Is this so in the new covenant? Can we not go back to the original plan of God if we mess up?

Planting the seed of Faith in the hearts of men

05 Wednesday Mar 2014

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Scripture passage : Mark 5:1-20

The grace of God in our lives is the seed of faith in others life through our testimony. How? The man who was possessed by legions of demons was untamable in the area of Decapolis. Every one knew his torment and pain; they knew him as a man with the demons and very dangerous. No natural man could have compassion on him; rather they were all disturbed by his behavior. But Lord Jesus delivered him and gave him a new life without any bondage. When he asked the Lord, whether he can come with Him, the Lord said, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” The grace of God that is showered on this man through His compassion was the beginning of his testimony. If we look at the next verse, he started to proclaim the name of Jesus and His compassion towards him. When the people heard they all marveled, nobody repented and come into the kingdom. Our Lord knew how the gospel could be reached to the people who are in unbelief. He sent this man to proclaim the testimony to plant the seed of faith in the people’s heart. When someone in the kingdom team comes along and waters it with the gospel, God according to His will and their willingness to obey to the gospel make that seed to grow to its fullness. One plant the seed, another one waters it and nurture it and God will make it grow (1 Cor 3:6). This is the plan of the Kingdom and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Thought of the Day: The blessings including the salvation that we receive are because of the grace of God and this grace is the testimony in our lives. When we proclaim these blessings to others according to God’s plan (“Go home to your friends, and tell them…”) then the seeds of faith will be planted in men’s lives. Are we proclaiming according to God’s plan?

Joy: ‘A little while’

21 Tuesday Jan 2014

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John 16: 16, 19-20“A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father. 19. ” Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

When Jesus our Lord was hanging on the cross, He went through pain and suffering. The anguish that started from the garden of Gethsemane continued on the cross to the grave and finally A New Covenant birthed after His resurrection. “A little while”; a little while as though God forgotten His Son, but that little while is for greater glory and a purpose. The joy of our Lord in God the Father is great that He shared the same Joy with His disciples. When we go through tribulation, it is for ‘a little while’. Once that time is passed we will receive joy that is unspeakable. For our Lord promised that He will be with us always even through the end of the age. Even when we are going through this ‘little while’ time frame, He is with us to uphold us to strengthen us and to comfort us. What a loving and caring God we have in Christ. He shared His love, grace, peace, joy, blessing and ALL that of the Father, He is sharing with us. What a God we love and serve. Amen! Amen!

Joy – Through the burden of the Lord

20 Monday Jan 2014

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Nehemiah 1: 3-4 And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” 4 So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Nehemiah 2:1-2 And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before.  2 Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.”

We should not confuse the anguish that we endure because of the burden that is placed in our heart, to the joy that we received in Him. When Nehemiah was burdened in his heart about the wall of Jerusalem, he looked sad and the king noticed that he was not joyful like before. When someone looks sad, we can not say that they lost the joy of their salvation. It could be because God has placed a burden in their heart like putting an embryo in the womb. As it grows inside the womb the anguish of the mother is too great.

Likewise the anguish of the heart grows more rapid towards God given task or burden. When the child is born all the pain that she went through is gone because a new man or woman born in this world and joy surrounds her. Likewise, when the burden of the Lord is accomplished by His grace and power then the joy we receive because of a new soul is added to God’s family or if one delivered from the bondage of Satan is more than before. This is how we grow in the Lord spiritually by obeying to the burden of the Lord that He places in our heart. The joy will be kept on increasing and it will be full in Christ.