black to gold

Take a piece of charcoal, and however much you may wash it its blackness will not disappear, but let the fire enter into it and its dark colour vanishes and it gets golden color. So also when the sinner receives the Holy Spirit (who is from the Father and Myself, for the Father and I are one),which is the baptism of fire, all the blackness of sin is driven away, and he is made a light to the world (Matt. iii. 11, 14).

Psalm 73: 25-26

Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
²⁶ My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.

Becoming a Saint

There are two ways we can become Saint:

) Spend so many years in studying Bible, all religious books, biography of all saints etc
Or
) Just follow this - Love your God and your neighbor as yourself

Carry this small candle

God has given a candle in our hands. We need to always carry this candle. It is a small candle and it gives light only for one foot-step ahead. Once we put the immediate one feet length that we can see, the candle will throw the light to the next step. What is after 10 steps? what is after 100 steps? all these we dont need to worry. Jesus will take care this for us. We just need to always put the immediate step that we can see now, for which we are capable now. All others, our loving Jesus will take care. We just need to have this simple belief. And one more thing, never forget to carry this small candle. This is a candle which is made out of our love, purity, prayer life and the flame is holy spirit.
When the wax is not good, the flame will not be bright and some times it will give very dark smoke.
So pl always make sure the wax (love, purity of heart, prayerful life) is good.

Let others know Jesus, not our lives

Sadhu Sundar Singh:

"I had believed that Christians would be like living angels; in this I was 

sadly mistaken."

Even Mahatma Gandhi also told this. Why many people say like this? We 'Christians', has ever throught about this?

When anybody came to know about Jesus and his teachings, he get some expectations about how Jesus' disciples should live and should be living.
But we "Chsritians', dont live as per his teachings, that is where the problem lies.

Out inner dont change only outer changes.

                                                    

 

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe

Once as I wandered in the mountains, I came upon an outcropping of rocks, and as I sat on the highest rock to rest and look out over the valley, I saw a nest in the branches of a tree. The young birds in the nest were crying noisily. Then I saw how the mother bird returned with food for

her young ones. When they heard the sound of her wings and felt her presence nearby, they cried all the more loudly and opened their beaks wide. But after the mother bird fed them and flew away again, they were quiet. Climbing down to look more closely, I saw that the newly hatched birds had not yet opened their eyes. Without even being able to see their mother, they opened their beaks and begged for nourishment whenever she approached.

These tiny birds did not say: "We will not open our beaks until we can see our mother clearly and also see what kind of food she offers.

We humans often think of ourselves as the greatest living beings, but do we not have something to learn from these common birds? We often question the reality and the loving nature of God. But the Master has said: "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Whenever we open our hearts to God, we receive spiritual nourishment and grow more and more into the likeness of God until we reach spiritual maturity. And once we open our spiritual eyes and see God’s presence, we find indescribable and unending bliss.

Whom to be afraid of?

Luke 12: 4-6

Dear friends, don't be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill the body; they cannot do any more to you.
But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill people and then throw them into hell.

Cheap Grace

The "so called" Charistians, are running now for Grace & blessings with out 'Sacrifice", with out "Pain", with out leavinh their "sinful life" and with out "hating their lustful desires".
Then will this Grace last?
Is this Jesus shown to us?

We become Christ deciples by mainly four things
1) Purity of heart
2) Always filled with Holy Spirit
3) Love
4) Prayer life

Somebody can have 3 and 4 with out 1 and 2. But no use.

Living a Saint's life is simple. Just keep away from all small sins. Actually small sins leads to 'big sins', then it will be leads to 'habits', then it will leads to 'character'. So if you are away from small sins, you are a Saint.

I thought God sent me take/get salt from sea water. But he told me that he sent me to make Diamonds from rocks.

There is nothing Jesus can not give to us. Whatever we think we dont have and we didn't get, Jesus can give 1000 times more than that. He can fill any void in you.
Hence no need to worry and sad about what you did not get in life or what you missed in your life. He can give more than that and also ever lasting love.

Psalm: 139.23-24

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my wrong thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
    and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm: 139. 21-22

O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?

    Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?

Yes, I hate them with total hatred,

    for your enemies are my enemies.

Food for thought: What is that God hates?
It is nothing but Satan and his actions. It means, we should be fully away from Satan and his temptations. We must hate sin and related interests.

Jacob. 4:3

“Even when you do ask you don’t get it because your whole aim is wrong - you want only what will give you pleasure.”

If you gain the whole world..

Mathew 16:26

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

Spend your effort on right things

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?
Why pay for food that does you no good?
Listen to me, and you will eat what is good.
You will enjoy the finest food. 

 “Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you.
I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.
See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.
I made him a leader among the nations.
You also will command nations you do not know,
and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,
because I, the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious

Martin Luther said:

"I have held many things in my hand

I have lost them all but whatever

I have placed in my God’s hand

That still possess"

Onnumillenkilum onnumallenkilum enikentae Yesu mathi.

Even though I'm not anything, even though I dont have anything, for me my Jesus is enough.