Don't Serve the Problem | Suresh, PCR

"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him." (Isaiah 55:7)

                              

You can't win a victory as long as the problem is the biggest thing in your life!

                              

The Lord woke me up to that fact a few years ago. At that time I was facing some difficulties in my ministry that seemed so big to me, I thought about them from morning till night. Even though I was standing against them, I was thinking more about those problems than about the scripture promises I was standing on.

                              

Then I saw something in Matthew 6:24-25: "Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life."

                              

I'd read that scripture hundreds of times, but that day I saw something I'd never noticed before. I saw that immediately after Jesus said, "No man can serve two masters," He said, "Take no thought." Suddenly it hit me: We serve our thoughts!

                              

That's why Isaiah 55 says for us to forsake our thoughts, and by the Word, take God's thoughts. That's why 2 Corinthians 10:5 says to cast out thoughts that challenge the Word and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

                              

Do you want deliverance from your problems today?

                              

Then quit serving them! Quit allowing them to consume your thought life. And don't wait until circumstances change to do it. Instead, realize that circumstances won't ever change until you switch from wrong to right thinking.

                              

I know that's not easy to do, especially in the midst of heavy darkness and trial. But you can do it if you'll do these three things:

                              

          First, remember you aren't alone. You have the Word (God's thoughts). You have the Holy Spirit to strengthen you and you have the mind of Christ.

                              

          Second, get around people who are full of faith. Instead of rehearsing your problem, let them do the talking. Make yourself listen. Join in with their faith and resist darkness.

                              

          Third, praise God. Do whatever it takes to make yourself praise. When you begin to praise, God's

presence will turn back those worried thoughts and make them fall!

                              

Your problems are not the biggest thing in your life. Jesus is. Serve Him with your thoughts and He will set you free!

                              

Scripture Study: Isaiah 55

Prayer | Mathew Jayadeep

Loving Lord Jesus,

You have given wonderful blessings to me. Help me to remember all Your miracles and thank You with a grateful heart. Help me to share about Your great goodness to others. Let Your grace and blessings increase in my life.

In Your matchless name I pray.

Amen.

Friday lunch time fellowship - 01 August 2014 | Peter, Preetha

For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Psalms 33: 4-5

 

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. 

Nirmal from HTM will lead us in Praise & Worship and share the Word. 

Bring a friend along and let the angels join the rejoicing for the work you are doing in bringing souls into His kingdom.  

So see you at 12:45 in WCC sanctuary. God Bless.

Uncircumcised ears | Sis. Bala Solomon | Suresh, PCR

Uncircumcised ears!  "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.”

The people were not ready to hear the voice of Stephen, they tightly shut their ears! Uncircumcised ears! If both the ears are plugged with headsets and blasting with hard music, how could one hear the voice of God?  I was ministering to a young girl while staying in her home, she would nonchalantly listen to my advices but tightly plug her ears with the headset and listen to movie songs the whole day, starting from the wee hours of the day when she goes for her morning walk.   I was pained to see her resist the voice of God! Alas! After a few months she was married and I saw her life shatter within few days of marriage because of her brutal husband. Uncircumcised ears lead you to disaster!  I was told she is now seeking God!

An elderly man came to visit my home, who resists the Gospel, I tried playing good Christian songs for him, in order to reach out to Him but I was shocked when I found him with the newspapers wide opened and reading it loudly.  How callous! He was trying to drown the music with his loud voice.  This is what you call as uncircumcised ears!

Now, there are people who would say ‘Amen’ loudly when you preach but believe me, nothing has gone inside.  I know of a man who would fall on the ground and worship while entering the church and very enthusiastically shout during the worship but the moment he steps out of the church, he would visit his girl friend behind his wife’s back. Uncircumcised, wicked ears!  You can go to church and still be deaf! Your ears sure need a touch of God, so that the Gospel permeates into the mind and heart.  Imagine God speaking to young Samuel while He bypassed the High Priest Eli who knows to identify the voice of God; yet, he failed to obey His voice and hence God stopped talking to Eli and He started talking to Samuel.   When you say ‘no’, God would look and find someone who would say ‘yes!’  Are you hearing me?  

       
Back while working, I was able to sharply identify voices and answer people with their names which awed everyone – even after several years.  I was one-up on that! Alas! I did not know the voice of my Redeemer, my Savior, my Creator and my Father; but God by His grace, chose to open my ears and circumcise them by taking me through series of pain, suffering, illness, failure, humiliation and rejection.  Now, I wake up in the wee hours of the day to hear His voice! I start the day wishing my Jesus ‘good morning’!

Today, as I write this message, I woke up at 3.30 am and prayed for an hour, during this time of communion with God, I heard Him speak with me and give me a ‘clear, pristine, direction’ for a problem I have been praying about.
Whatever hopeless situation you may be in right now, His voice will trump all negativity away from your life! Husssssssssssh! Fear not! Be still! He will lead you beside still waters! (Psalm 23:2) 

Prayer | Mathew, Jayadeep

Loving Lord Jesus,

Help me to fear You always because the Bible says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. In You are hidden the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Please fill me with Your wisdom and knowledge that I may be blessed and also be a source of blessing for others. May Your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

In Your matchless name I pray.

Amen.

Prayer | Mathew Jayadeep

Loving Lord Jesus,

You came to the world to seek and save the lost. I invite You into my heart and completely yield my life into Your hands. Please come and dwell in my heart and grant me Your forgiveness and the joy of salvation. Pour Your divine peace into my heart.

In Your matchless name I pray.

Amen.