Dancing in the Rain

(John 11:38–44) 38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.  39 “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” 40 Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lif...

Have you ever opened the Old Testament and had these thoughts: How am I supposed to relate to these stories? Borrrring… Primary Text: Judges 4: 4–5 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time.  5 And she would sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountains of Ephraim. And the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. ______...

Matthew 2: 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,  2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” …. 9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came...

What gives us confidence is not that we are careful enough, but that our God is watchful enough.   Often, we wonder – Does God see what I am going through? In the movie, Bruce Almighty, the Hero says – God do you have problem seeing? I am here in this coordinate… El Roi means “The God Who Sees” – I love the kindness and care that this name holds as it points to God’s character.   He is one who cha...

Often, we wonder how am I doing?   We are always looking for approval.  Lot of talk about Green card, Citizenship etc., Social Media & Approval: Over 70% of social media users say they post for validation, attention, or approval (Statista, 2023). "Likes" activate the brain’s reward center in the same way as food and money (Harvard University, 2018). Over 60% of Gen Z feel anxious if their post...

Zechariah 4:2 – 3  (Vision): So I said, “I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.  3 Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.” V6:  ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ V 10 : For who has despised the day of small things? ________________ Zecha...

Nothing is done, unless the father says – it is done. When God decides to do something through your life – There is nothing, the enemy can do. No Season, No mistake, No Mess, No Argument nor any Human limitation can stop Him. When Jesus said, Lazarus, come out of the grave… then grave had no choice but to let Lazarus go… There is a break through, waiting to happen in your life and mine.

Luke wrote:  Luke 18: 35 - 38 35 As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.  36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. 38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy o...

It is no coincidence that Paul puts “love” first in the fruit of the Spirit. The Greek word for love in this instance is agape. It is the highest form of the different kinds of love expressed by distinct Greek words, including eros (romantic love), philia (friendship love) and storge (familial love). Agape is the kind of love God has for his creation. It is pure, selfless and self-sacrificing. It...

The joy, Paul refers to in Galatians 5 is much  deeper than a sense of happiness  or gladness from life’s circumstances. It is a profound delight and rejoicing that comes from knowing and serving God.   The Bible describes the importance of this divine joy to the Christian’s life: Nehemiah 8:10, And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts...

Peace is an unshakeable inner calm that can be a rare quality in turbulent times. We, in the walk with the Lord,  can call on God’s Holy Spirit to impart a sense of peace when things seem to be spinning out of control. And the peace that comes from the Spirit is not just a small comfort. _________________ In Philippians 4:6 – 7,  Paul describes it as beyond human understanding in one of Scripture’...

Galatians 5:22 – 23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. _________________________ Forbearance is the characteristic or quality of greatness of spirit, a person who faces adversity with courage, in the Bible we see that this is a virtue of those who are good and generous and h...

Today, we will focus on kindness! In a world often fraught with negativity and strife, the call to embody kindness is ever more vital. So, let us explore together what it means to cultivate the fruit of kindness in our lives. Kindness is not merely superficial nicety or a random act of goodwill. It goes deeper. Kindness is the deliberate choice to extend grace, compassion, and generosity to others...

Galatians 5: 22 - 23   22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Faithfulness comes from a place of trust and loyalty. We cannot be wishy or washy about our faith.  We need to show our faith in action.   It is easy to talk about faith within the four walls – will be able to stand by this faith when the going gets tough? Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is a confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” As a believer in Christ, it is impor...

Let’s begin by – where these discontentment starts… because we have to find where we lost it. What is the source of our discontentment – and where does it all start? How can I cherish… what is given than focusing on what is lacking in my life? If the source of contentment is God’s character… then the source of discontentment is unbelief Thomas Watson says – “Discontentment is nothing but echo of u...

We need to declutter and deep clean, in that order. And although I have high aspirations, I am not sure it will happen at the magnitude with which it is needed. Honestly, it may not happen at all. When clutter things – that’s what happens… things will start to get rotten. Pride is a heart-attitude sin that overflows into a person’s motivation, decision-making, and activities. Pride is at the root...

Let the cleaning – Begin! In order for us to live a simple life – we need to un-clutter … Ecclesiastes 3: 6 says… (read the whole thing and pause in 6) a time to search and a time to give up,     a time to keep and a time to throw away, ___________________________________________________ People clean their houses during the summer… we will meditate on what the things that we need to un-clutter on…...

Verse to Meditate: 1 Samuel 7: 3 - 6 3 Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the LORD with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the LORD and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”  4 So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the LORD. 5 Then...

Saints - This is a good word on Fasting and Prayer... take time to soak the word in... May the Good Lord Bless you! _________ Welcome to the 3rd week in this series on fasting and prayer…   Doing this kind of Fasting in the beginning of the year is like giving the First fruit…  We don’t need to wait for something to go wrong before you fast and pray… but be ready at all times – whether you are in...

Joshua 10: 1 - 15 Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed[ a ] it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies. 2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it...

Joshua 10: 1 - 15 ... Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed[ a ] it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies. 2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities;...

Joshua 10: 1 – 15 Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed[ a ] it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies. 2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it...

2 Chronicles 7:14… if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now let's pause there for just a second, because we've been studying this passage kind of piece by piece over the last number of weeks, and we remember that this is God speaking to...

2 Chronicles 7:14… if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now let's pause there for just a second, because we've been studying this passage kind of piece by piece over the last number of weeks, and we remember that this is God speaking to...