Christmas – Does the your joy of Christmas over?

… everlasting joy shall be upon their head … Isaiah 51:11

… the joy of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10

Praise JESUS

This devotion comes to you on the next day of Christmas.

Some years back, during my childhood days, we started to prepare for Christmas from the 1^st of December itself. Each day the expectation grows for the joy of Christmas, buying cloths, going to tailor shop, going to the rice mill for making the flour, etc and on 25^th of December it reaches its peak. On the next day, I used to feel, I have to wait for another 11 months for this joy again.

Do you have the same feeling? Do you feel the brightness of the star you put in your house is now little bit down? Do you feel the tree you decorated for the Christmas is now loosing its charm bit?

I want to tell you something, you no need to wait for another 11 months to have this joy again. In the kingdom of GOD, everything is eternal, nothing is temporary.

We have eternal life in JESUS CHRIST, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called …” 1 Timothy 6:12

“… every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life ...” John 6:40. We have reason to have joy every day, because we are part taker of heavenly kingdom, if we made JESUS CHRIST as LORD and Savior.

All we need to do is believe in LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Again, I want to remind one of my favorite portions in Holy Bible, the question of the jailor.

“… Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” Acts 16:30, 31

Dear reader, if you have not yet made that commitment to make the LORD JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and Savior, I urge you to make that quality decision now with out making any further delay.

Please read this site which will give you further information about salvation.

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/will-of-god-concerning-your-life.html

Praise JESUS

Christmas – Joy to the world

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10, 11

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

… God was manifest in the flesh … 1 Timothy 3:16

Praise JESUS

This edition of devotion comes to you on the day of Christmas. Christmas is celebrated all over the world from Tokyo to San Francisco, from Moscow to Cape Town, from East to West and from North to South. I Praise JESUS for this.

The Holy Bible tells us, “…God was manifest in the flesh …” 1 Timothy 3:16. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. It would be beneficial for us if we meditate on why the LORD JESUS CHRIST born in this world.

Let us explore few reasons why LORD JESUS CHRIST came into this world.

First, The Holy Bible tells us, “…Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners …” 1 Timothy 3:16.

God created Adam and Eve and put them in the Garden of Eden. God created the human beings in His own image (Genesis 1:26, 27).  He created the human beings and gave them free will to choose between good and evil and also He has explained them the consequences of choosing evil “…the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die”, Genesis 2:16, 17. Both Eve and Adam disobeyed the LORD and ate the fruit and they were sent out from the garden. This little sin of disobedience multiplied and exploded exponentially and sin became the nature of human beings. The Holy Bible tells us, “The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one”, Psalm 14:2, 3

“We are sinners not because we commit sin, but we commit sin because we are sinners”

The LORD JESUS CHRIST came into this world to save sinners. The name JESUS means savior. When Simeon; saw the LORD JESUS CHRIST, he said, “For mine eyes have seen thy salvation”, Luke 2:30. The Holy Bible tells us that the LORD JESUS CHRIST took the sin of the humanity on Himself on the Cross, “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed”, 1 Peter 2:24. We have pardon from sin through the LORD JESUS CHRIST. The Holy Bible tells us, “…the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin”, 1 John 1:7. LORD JESUS CHRIST calls us, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool”, Isaiah 1:18

Dear  reader, do you need this forgiveness from sin? If you are not washed by the Blood of JESUS CHRIST and not have the assurance of Salvation, you can also have this by saying this simple prayer:

Dear JESUS CHRIST, I believe you are the Son of GOD, came to this world to save my soul from my sin. I believe you died on the Cross for my sins and rose again on the third day. I accept You as my LORD and Savior. Forgive me and wash away all my sins with your Holy Blood and make me a partaker of heavenly family. Amen.

Further you can read about the salvation in the blog

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/will-of-god-concerning-your-life.html

Second, the Holy Bible tells us, “… I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”, John 10:10. God said to Adam that he would surely die when He eats the fruit of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16, 17). Indeed the immediate result of the sin of disobedience was death, spiritual death. But the LORD JESUS CHRIST came to the world to give us hope in this hopeless world. He wants to give us life, abundant life, eternal life.

My LORD JESUS CHRIST said,

“…I am the way, the truth, and the life …” John 14:6

“…I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:” John 11:25

I really like this whenever my LORD JESUS CHRIST says “I am the …” In Old Testament, when Moses asked the GOD about HIS name, HE said, “… I AM THAT I AM …” Exodus 3:14. This refers the unchanging nature of GOD, yes the Holy Bible tells us, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” Hebrews 13:8. On the other side, if we look at the name “I AM”, this sentence is yet to complete. I like to fill it with what my LORD JESUS CHRIST said about himself like the “I am the way, the truth, and the life”, John 14:6 and “I am the resurrection, and the life”, John 11:25

My LORD JESUS CHRIST came into this world so that we may have life in abundant. The moment we close our eyes in this world, we can live eternal life with the LORD JESUS CHRIST in heaven.

My LORD JESUS CHRIST came into this world to die for us. He was the only person in the history of the humanity who chose to die. You may ask question, James what about the people who sacrifices their life and dies for another? But whoever born in this world should have die one day, the only thing is they died bit earlier, but one day they would have dead. But the LORD JESUS CHRIST is GOD came in flesh, decided to die for us, to take the punishment for the sins of humanity on the Cross. It didn’t end there, on the third day, He rose from the dead, “…I am the resurrection, and the life …” John 11:25, and through His resurrection, we have life, that’s why He said, “…he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”, John 11:25

Dear reader, if you have not received the LORD JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and Savior, I encourage you to make the decision to follow him and have life in abundant.

Next, the Holy Bible tells us, “… For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil”, 1 John 3:8. When Eve disobeyed the LORD by listening the devil to eat the fruit of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:1-6), the humanity became slave to sin, and made the devil as master to them. “Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin”, John 8:34.

The LORD JESUS CHRIST came to the world to destroy the works of the devil. It is the devil that brought curses, diseases, sin and all the things that belongs to the darkness. But we have hope in CHRIST JESUS.

Dear reader, if you are in bondages, I encourage you to trust in the LORD JESUS CHRIST. We have deliverance in CHRIST JESUS. The Holy Bible tells us,

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”, John 8:36

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”, John 8:32

“…the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty”, 2 Corinthians 3:17

This devotion brought blessings for me, I believe, it is a blessing for you too.

Praise JESUS

What does the Holy Bible say about Drinking – [ little, moderate, occasional, excessive etc ]

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise Proverbs 20:1

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again

Proverbs 23:28-33, 35

Praise JESUS

I saw a banner in a secular shop, “Wine and Cakes”. It is the understanding of the shop owner that during the Christmas season, people will buy the cakes to eat and the wine for them to drink.

It troubled my spirit and thought of digging the issue of drinking.

First let us try to understand why people drink?

First, people drink when they feel loneliness

It happened to me to meet a cab driver in USA during the Christmas season of 2008. I asked him what you would do on the Christmas day. He replied that he would go to a bar and drink and spend the day like that, also he added, he doesn’t have a family, and he is alone.

The cab driver was alone and that was the reason for him to go for drinking. The solution he opted was temporary. Drinking is not the permanent solution for loneliness. The wine will not be his friend and be with him forever. But the LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “... I am with you always, even unto the end of the world ...” Matthew 28:20.

A man of GOD said, “When I am alone, I am not alone – My LORD JESUS CHRIST is with me”.

The fellowship with LORD JESUS CHRIST takes away all the loneliness, Indeed GOD called us to have fellowship with Him, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9

“No never alone … No never alone…

He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone …”

When the cab driver spoke I remembered the verse from Holy Bible, “God setteth the solitary in families ...” Psalm 68:6 and prayed for him in my heart that one day, the LORD JESUS CHRIST will take away his loneliness and he may know the salvation through our LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Dear reader, if you are going in the path of loneliness, I encourage you to have fellowship with the LORD JESUS CHRIST. He will be a good friend for you for your entire voyage of life and also in the heaven after the life in earth.

Second, people drink to forget their sorrows

It may be some time difficult for peoples to forget the betrayal, bitter experiences happened that remain unhealed in their heart and they could not forget, but their memory torments them every day and they decided to drink.

I do agree, this world is full of pain and sorrows. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST Himself said, "... In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world" John 16:33. He knows our problems. He himself was betrayed, He knows how He is going to die cruelly on the Cross, and the punishment for the entire humanity was laid upon the LORD JESUS CHRIST. He is there to help us.

 

Choosing the wine will not turn the sorrows into joy. Only our LORD JESUS CHRIST can change the sorrows into joy "... your sorrow shall be turned into joy" John 16:20.

Only our LORD JESUS CHRIST can change anyone’s the bitterness into sweetness (Exodus 15:23, 25)

Dear reader, if you are going through the path of sorrows and bitterness in your life, trust in the LORD JESUS CHRIST and He will definitely take you out from your current problems.

Some drink to forget the body pain. A person told me that he was drinking to forget the pain, works very hard all the day and if he drinks then only he can sleep properly. Today that may give him temporary solution, but this habit could lead to diseases and lead to sleepless nights, loosing physical strength and take away the joy of the family and finally takes the soul of the person to hell for eternal torment. Prefer which, baring little pain in the body pain or eternal torment.

Third, people drink to have fun and joy

These people are really playing with snake; they don’t know the value of their soul. A person was taken into hell and shown the punishment of the drinkers. This is what the person saw:

A man died because of drinking was shown a bottle, he assumes it is alcohol and drinks it. It is a liquid like acid, He cried and shouted and kept crying. This happened for some time. Again, he saw a bottle and he thought it is alcohol and the same thing continued.

The wine will not give eternal joy.

Now what does the Holy Bible tells us about drinking, is it sin or it not?

Drinking alters the condition of the brain and creates a temporary illusion state. This affects the way the human brain works in normal condition. This makes GOD given wisdom to slip. It deceives the person who takes it. It is clearly mentioned in Holy Bible, “…whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise” Proverbs 20:1

Drinking makes a person addictive. Human beings should not be slave to wine or drinks, but salves to righteousness. "You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness" Romans 6:18

It leads to diseases and destroys the body.

I saw a wine bottle in a person’s desk and asked about that. He said, someone gifted it to him. I told him, it is a serpent. It is not my opinion, that’s what the Holy Bible tells us, “In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper” Proverbs 23:32

Many secular and carnal Christians are deceived that moderate drinking or occasional drinking is not bad. “... Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?” 1 Corinthians 5:6. In the Holy Bible, devil is depicted as serpent. How much series it is if the Holy Bible depicts wine as serpent?

Dear reader,

If you are addicted to this bad habit, you can get the deliverance from this. The Holy Bible tells us,

"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed" John 8:36

"ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" John 8:32

"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" 2 Corinthians 3:17

Trust in the LORD JESUS CHRIST; ask His help, He will definitely deliver you.

A genuine prayer brings definite answer

Praise JESUS

Running – The RACE of FAITH - THE RACE, THE PRIZE, the adversary

…let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;… Hebrews 12:1, 2

           

Praise JESUS

The Race

In the above verse the Holy Bible tells us, as a believer of JESUS CHRIST, we have a race to run. The race mentioned in the Hebrews 12:1, 2 is the Race of Faith. This race is all about endurance and being in right track.

The above verse also says, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;…”. We have an inspiration to follow, our LORD JESUS CHRIST, “…for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” Hebrews 12:2, Our LORD JESUS CHRIST ran the race enduring the Cross, despising the shame …

Some times we may be weary and faint during the race, feeling like loosing our strength and energy. During that time, it is necessary to wait upon the LORD. The term waiting could be watching in prayer, we can fast and Pray during that time, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; …” Isaiah 40:31, also we can get strength by meditating on how our LORD JESUS CHRIST ran the race, “For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds” Hebrews 12:3

We no need to rush in the race. Some time we may have to go inch by inch, just press forward. Apostle Paul mentioned he was pressing forward “I press toward the mark …” Philippians 3:14. This verse tells us that we no need to hurry because we don’t have any contender in our track for the prize. We are the only contender and the prize is assured if we strict to our lane and complete our course of race. Paul says, “… I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” 2 Timothy 4:7

We may face so many trials and tribulations in our life during the race, all we need to do is, endure the sufferings, hardness of the life like the good solder of JESUS CHRIST (2 Timothy 2:3) and reach the finishing line by keeping our faith on our LORD JESUS CHRIST, “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” Matthew 24:13.

As Paul said, one day, we should also say, “I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”, Hallelujah.

The Prize

We are running the race and there should be some prize for it. I believe, not one prize, but there are many prizes for those who finish the race successfully. In this world they give only one prize for those who win the race, but our LORD JESUS CHRIST gives many prizes generously.

Apostle Paul said, “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” Philippians 3:14, also, “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” 2 Timothy 4:8. The prize is Crown of Righteousness. Salvation is a kind of prize, our LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” Matthew 24:13. In the book of Revelation, we could see many prizes laid up for us when we finish the race.

It is encouraging me to continually run this race and endure the sufferings of this world and it is worth to loose anything in this world to gain the prizes stored in heaven. Praise JESUS.

the adversary:

Though we don’t have any contender in our track for the prize, we have an adversary who is constantly trying to get us out of the track. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:…” John 10:10, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: ” 1 Peter 5:8.

The devil knows the only way one can miss the prize is by taking them off the track, by making one disqualified. “Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize …” Colossians 2:18.

So Let us run the race patiently, enduring the problems of the life and one day, we all should say as Apostle Paul said, “I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” Hallelujah.

Praise JESUS

Mary is Blessed, but what about us?

“… behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed” Luke 1:48

“… rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it” Luke 11:28

Praise JESUS

This devotion comes to you in the Christmas season.

I am excited whenever I read Luke chapter 1. This chapter gives us the picture of the faith and holiness of Mary. When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce how JESUS CHRIST will be formed in her womb, she believed in the message, whereas priest Zacharias could not believe what the Angel told. What was told to Mary was more difficult to believe than what was told to Zacharias.

Mary was a virgin when she conceived JESUS CHRIST. This is very important Christian belief. She could be considered as the Woman after GOD’s own heart, I saw a book titled like that some time back.

The response of Mary for this event was, “… behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed” Luke 1:48.

As Mary said, even today we read about her and every Christian has great respect for her since JESUS CHRIST born in her womb.

But what makes me excited was when I read Luke 11:27-28, “And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it”

Also I want to mention one more verse here, “And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it” Luke 8:21

The verse Luke 11:28 actually mean those who hear the word of GOD and doing according to it are more blessed than Mary. These are the words came straight from our LORD JESUS CHRIST. So it is absolute truth. Because JESUS CHRIST said, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life …” John 14:6.

This is what excites me, that JESUS CHRIST Himself said, if we put our diligent effort to make the scripture as the way of our life, we can be more blessed than Mary. What else we need more in this world?

The Holy Bible tells us, “Blessed is the man … his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” Psalm 1:1, 2

Many people make the resolutions on New Year Day to follow. I don’t know how much they keep, but making this resolution is worthy for our life.

In this Christmas season, why can’t we make a quality resolution of making the Holy Bible as the way of our life? The Holy Bible has solutions for all the problems of our life; it is well applicable even today. Some time I was meditating on what does the Holy Bible says about corruption, paying tax etc. We have solution in Holy Bible for all the problems in current world.

The WORD of GOD is unchanging, it has life in it, it cleanses us when we read. It heals the sick.

A man told me some time back, he found peace whenever he reads the Holy Bible. He was not a Christian when he said this, I believe some day JESUS CHRIST will surely touch him and lead him to salvation.

So Let us make the quality decision of making Holy Bible as a way of life and be blessed as the LORD JESUS CHRIST said in Luke 11:28.

Praise JESUS

Do not worry

“… do not worry …”, Matthew 6:34

Praise JESUS

Some time back, I was meditating on the subject of “Do not worry”. I was going through some tough time and may be this is the message for me, but I thought of sharing this message since worrying is a universal problem.

Worry is – to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; it takes away the peace and torments us day and night. It also steals the physical strength - though outwardly we were seen strong and eating good food.

Now Let us see what the Holy Bible and our LORD JESUS CHRIST says about worrying.

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said, “… do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”, Matthew 6:34 (NIV). I could imaging so much of trouble we, humanity faces each day, if the Creator Himself says, “…Each day has enough trouble of its own”, Matthew 6:34 (NIV). That’s why we are provided with the Grace of GOD every morning, to face the troubles of that day, “It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness”, Lamentations 3:22-23.

We see the worry of Martha in Luke 10:40 (NIV), “But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” and our LORD JESUS CHRIST told her, “Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her”, Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST asked, “Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?” Matthew 6:27.

One guy said, “Who said there is no benefit of worrying, do you know most of the thing which I worry didn’t come to pass?”, He was thinking like things didn’t come to pass because he worried, but he should have thought in other way like “I worried all these days for the things which will never come to pass”.

We will see two of the consequences of worrying

First, it brings sickness. The Holy Bible tells us in Proverbs 12:25, “An anxious heart weighs a man down”. The people who are worrying are suffered with Blood pressure and heart conditions.

The devil constantly keeps the people in `worry and worry mixed with fear` and steals the joy of the life. As the meaning of worry describes, the devil torments the humanity with this weapon.

Constant “worry” and “worry mixed with fear” may further leads to depression. Many software professionals, who earns higher salary and leads higher standard of living fell into depression and goes to the psychiatrist for counseling, this is common in these last days.

The worry brings sickness to the body.

Second, it takes away the effectiveness of the Word of GOD. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said in the Parable of Sower, “The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature” Luke 8:14 (NIV) .

The devil uses the weapon of worry to steal the effeteness of the Word of GOD. Instead of meditating on the Word of GOD day and night “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” Psalm 1:2, people started to meditate on problems day and night even with out sleeping which resulted in their decrease in their faith. I believe every common human being went through this path.

The worry brings sickness to the soul.

Now Let us see what we can do with this worry –

The Holy Bible says “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV). We can cast our worry on LORD JESUS CHRIST by making a supplication on what makes us worry. The Holy Bible tells us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus”, Philippians 4:6-7

Let us make our requests known unto GOD and wait for His time. The Holy Bible tells us, “He has made everything beautiful in its time …” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)

As our LORD JESUS CHRIST said in Matthew 11:28, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”, let us go to our LORD JESUS CHRIST with the bundle of our worries and put it in his feet.

Praise JESUS

I will glorify the Name of the LORD

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God” Psalm 20:7

Praise JESUS

Some time back, an evangelist called me to go with him to see a car, which he is about to buy. The person who was selling the car told us, if you go by the car, no cops will stop you (in India); because this car will give them an impression, a VIP is travelling in the car. The car was an expensive one.

The seller was boasting about the car.

I was thinking of buying a bike, and was checking through various options available in the market, and finally I decided to buy one bike and I started to boast about the best features of the bike even before I bought that bike. Still I didn’t buy the bike.

I was boasting about the bike even before I buy that.

The verse I have taken for today’s meditation is “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God” Psalm 20:7.

In Tamil language translation the word “trust” is translated as boasting. The same word is used for what is written in Galatians 6:14 and the word remember is translated to glorifying.

Now let us focus on what the Psalmist says here, he was saying he will glorify only the name of the LORD.

The parents of a child visualize (desires) how the child’s life should be and in that expectation, the parents call that name to the child. For GOD it is not like this. The Name of the LORD says the characteristics of GOD.

Some of the Names of the GOD are given in Isaiah 9:6, “… his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace”. These are the characteristics of the LORD.

The Holy Bible tells us in Proverbs 18:10, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe”. I am encouraged by this that we have a refuge in the name of the LORD. Many times we panic what to do, where to go when storms struck us, but here the verse says, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower: … “

When we are in need we can trust in the Name of the LORD, “JEHOVAH JIREH” – The LORD himself our provider.

When we are in need of physical healing, we can trust in the Name of the LORD, “JEHOVAH RAFAH”, GOD our Healer. We have healing in the wounds of JESUS CHRIST. The Holy Bible tells us in Isaiah 53:5, “…with his stripes we are healed”

We can go one saying about the names of the LORD. If GOD is willing, I will write a series of devotions on the Names of the LORD.

We also have salvation in the name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST , "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name", John 20:31 also “…thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins”, Matthew 1:21.

“And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; …“, Joel 2:32 (NIV)

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”, Romans 10:13

So we have a refuge in the Name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, our Savior.

Dear reader, if you have not made JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and Savior, will you pray this simple prayer and become a part of the Heavenly family of JESUS CHRIST.

Dear JESUS CHRIST, I believe you are the Son of GOD, came to this world to save my soul from my sin. I believe you died on the Cross for my sins and rose again on the third day. I accept You as my LORD and Savior. Forgive me and wash away all my sins with your Holy Blood and make me a partaker of heavenly family. Amen.

You can visit the following link to get more about salvation

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/soul-of-person-lives-forever.html

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/only-way-to-heaven-jesus-christ.html

You can read this devotion also http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-is-his-name-and-what-is-his-sons.html

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Does your prayers not answered?

"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you", John 15:7

"If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it", John 14:14

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In this edition of the devotion, we will meditate on how to pray so that our prayers will bring answers from our LORD JESUS CHRIST. The Holy Bible tells us that our GOD is prayer answering GOD, “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come”, Psalm 65:2

First, the Holy Bible tells us, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:” Psalm 66:18. It is necessary for us that our sins must be forgiven before we present our supplication to the LORD. The Holy Bible tells us, “… the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin”, 1 John 1:7 also, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” 1 John 1:9

Second, Our Prayers should be Prayed in the Name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said in John 14:14, “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it”. So let us address our Prayers in the Mighty NAME of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Prayer which is not addressed in the Name of the Lord JESUS is like a letter posted without “TO” address which will never reach the destination.

Third, we should believe that whatsoever we ask, our LORD JESUS CHRIST
is able to do it. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST said in Matthew 21:22, “...whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive”

Fourth, we should ask according to the will of the LORD. The Holy Bible tells us in 1 John 5:14, “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: “

And finally, we should not ask the things to full-fill our evil desires. The Holy Bible warns us in James 4:3 “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts”

At times we feel, we have Prayed as above still we found we are not getting answers for our Prayers. Many times we may not get answers immediately and we may have to wait for the LORD's time for the answer that could take days, weeks, months, and even years. The Holy Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”, also the Holy Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 3:11, “He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: …”

During those times when we didn't receive the answers immediately, we have to wait for HIS time.

I believe this devotion on prayer is a blessing for you.

May the LORD bless us with HIS Peace, Health and Joy.

”The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace”, Psalm 29:11

James Arivazhagan

Psalm 50:14, 15

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The will of GOD concerning your life – Thanks Giving

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you

1 Thessalonians 5:18

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Many times I have noticed people say “Thanks“ even for little things like paying the bills after purchased something with their own money, to the cab driver after paying the money for their drop etc. They give thanks with a nice smile even to the strangers they meet. I used to think will they show at least ten percent of this to their spouse.

It is the will of GOD that we should give thanks to the LORD in all things. Many of us take things for granted. But the LORD says, “He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me” Psalm 50:23.

In Holy Bible we can see the many thanks giving passages. I would like to quote one inspirational passage.

Job said, “..Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” Job 1:21.

When Job said the above passage, He had lost all the material possessions he had. He was the wealthiest person in the middle east during his days, "... this man was the greatest of all the men of the east" Job 1:3. We could see the description of his lifestyle in Job chapter 29.

One day the devil came in the presence of GOD and said to the GOD that if GOD only takes every thing from Job, then Job will curse the GOD, "But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face" Job 1:11. GOD gave permission to the devil to take all of Job’s possessions but only to leave him alive, “And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD” Job 1:12

Then the devil started to do its work. The Holy Bible tells us, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:” John 10:10. With in a day, Job lost all of his possessions and his children, Job 1:14-19. It is very hard to imagine the state of Job at that time.

But during that time, Job chose to say “blessed be the name of the LORD” Job 1:21, we can see how he was rewarded for his faithfulness in Job 42:10, “… the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before”

And greatest of all, he saw the LORD, ”I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee” Job 42:5.

While I was writing the above passage, I remembered the quote said by some one, “I lost something which I can not hold forever to gain something which I will never loose”, Praise JESUS

GOD is delighted in this kind of thanks giving.

Dear reader, “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

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This is the third message of the series of “The will of GOD concerning your life”. You can see the earlier messages in my blog:

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/will-of-god-concerning-your-life.html

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/will-of-god-concerning-your-life-lead.html

The will of GOD concerning your life – Lead a Holy Life

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 1 Thessalonians 4:3

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GOD says, “… Be ye holy; for I am holy” 1 Peter 1:16.

Some time back, a man of GOD entered a browsing center and started to browse. Suddenly he noticed the person sitting next to him was browsing some wicked pictures and this man of GOD started to sense the evil spirit of bondage in that room. He could sense some darkness in that room. It was difficult for this man of GOD to sit there and he started to pray about it his heart was crying for the deliverance of the person who is possessed by this evil spirit.

In this modern world, highly qualified professionals who are inspirational for young kids in their family are addicted to the evil habits like seeing these wicked pictures. It is so sad to see how the devil uses this internet to seduce even these highly qualified professionals.

The GOD who created us says, “… Be ye holy; for I am holy” 1 Peter 1:16.

It is the will of GOD that we should live a holy life. “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: “1 Thessalonians 4:3

The Holy Bible tells us, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” Hebrews 12:14

The Holy Bible tells us, “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God” Galatians 5:19-21

Daniel decided not to defile himself with the food of the king. “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank:” Daniel 1:8. He saw the LORD JESUS CHRIST in a vision few hundreds years before LORD JESUS CHRIST came into this world in flesh. “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him“ Daniel 7:13

Job said, “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” Job 31:1 and lead a holy life, and he saw the LORD. “I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee” Job 42:5

Dear reader, the scriptures tells us it is the will of GOD that we should lead a holy life when we live in this earth and the Holy Bible is strict on this that we should not make any compromise on that.

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This is the second message of the series – The will of GOD concerning your life. The first one is The will of GOD concerning your life – Salvation, can be found at my blog  

http://JESUS-the-deliverer.blogspot.com/2009/10/will-of-god-concerning-your-life.html

The will of GOD concerning your life - Salvation

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It is the will of GOD that everyone should be saved.


LORD JESUS CHRIST said “For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day”. John 6:40. Also, GOD “… wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth”, 1 Timothy 2:4

Some time ago, I was meditating on what is the will of GOD concerning the life of a person. What does the LORD wants a common man to do in this world? I believe the LORD expects some minimal things that each person should do while we are living our life, what they are?

I thought of putting a series of messages on the will of GOD concerning our life. This is the first message on the series. I believe the LORD has put these messages in me.

The losses we suffered because of the mistakes and the wrong decisions we made in our life in this world can be recoverable most of the times. If we could identify the will of GOD from the scripture and willing to fulfill those, I believe, we can lead a successful spiritual life.

I want to put the first will of GOD concerning our life is that every one must be saved.

LORD JESUS CHRIST said “For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day”. John 6:40. Also, GOD “… wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth”, 1 Timothy 2:4

When GOD created human beings, GOD created them in His own image. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" Genesis 1:27 and “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; …” Ecclesiastes 7:29.

Human beings were created with free will. Free to choose between good and evil. We are not robot but we are made in the image of GOD himself. When the human beings are given the choice of good and evil, the human race chose the evil and we could see how wicked today’s world is.

The Holy Bible tells us, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23. All of humanity is under the bondage of sin. "Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin" John 8:34. We need a Savior to get us out from this misery.

But GOD doesn’t want the human race in this pathetic condition. GOD decided to save them and restore the fellowship between human beings and GOD.

A jailor asked Apostle Paul, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”  Acts 16:30 and Apostle Paul said to him, “…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” Acts 16:31

All we need to do is Believe in LORD JESUS CHRIST.

The Holy Bible tells us, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16 and “God was manifest in the flesh” I Timothy 3:16 and “thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” Matthew 1:21

The GOD came to this world in flesh, taken the punishment for the sin committed by the entire humanity across the ages on him. "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" Isaiah 53:5.

The Holy Bible tells us, JESUS CHRIST was crucified on the cross and rose again from dead for our sins. “And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” Matthew 28:5,6

HE shed all of HIS blood on the Cross to wash our sins. “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" 1 John 1:7

To go to heaven, all we need to do is believe in JESUS CHRIST that He has taken our sins on himself and delivered us from sin. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" Romans 10:9, 10.

And also LORD JESUS CHRIST said in Mark 16:16, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13

To get saved, all we need to do is just believe in these things

Dear reader, if you are not saved or you are not sure about your salvation, you can also be saved by saying this simple Prayer,

Dear JESUS CHRIST, I believe you are the Son of GOD, came to this world to save my soul from my sin. I believe you died on the Cross for my sins and rose again on the third day. I accept You as my LORD and Savior. Forgive me and wash away all my sins with your Holy Blood and make me a partaker of heavenly family. Amen.

After this, take immerse Baptism, because the Holy Bible tells us LORD JESUS CHRIST took immerse baptism “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him” in Matthew 3:13

Then go to a Pentecostal Bible believing church, I can recommend an Assembly of GOD church. They will help you to walk in the path of Salvation continually. It is not the end of our salvation; it is only the beginning of our salvation. The Holy Bible tells us, “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” Philippians 2:12. “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” Matthew 24:13.

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The soul of a person lives forever

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16

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Some time back a girl came to me and initiated a talk with me about global warming. She said she is a voluntary worker and not get paid for the work she does. She said many things about global warming and I could sense a feel of worry and responsibility on her face. She worried for this planet.

Major IT companies spread the awareness of not using plastic bags. The shops in their company uses paper bag instead of plastic bags. They worry plastic takes thousands of years to get destroyed.

Peoples are taking cloth bags or paper bags to the shop to buy things.

It is stunning for me, how much awareness they created with in a short time. People are winning Nobel prizes for contributing in this and billions of dollars spent on this.

I appreciated the girl with whom I had a talk regarding the global warming and before we depart, I asked her how much she worries about her soul? The inner being of a person and the real person.

Do you worry for your soul? We should worry for our Soul at least as much we worry for the global warming if not more.

The Holy Bible tells us human beings are made in the image of GOD.

"God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:" Genesis 1:26.

After the death only the shell, our body gets destroyed, but the soul, the real inner being of a person is not destroyed. It is separated from body and it lives for ever. God lives forever and the souls human being also lives forever. But where we spend our eternity is the question. GOD created two places to spend our eternity. One is the Kingdom of Heaven where GOD wants His holy people to spend their eternity and another place is hell.

Heaven is a place where we can live with GOD. The Holy Bible tells us, “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever” Revelation 22:1-5. Only Holy people who deserve to stand in the presence of the GOD can go to Heaven.

And the Holy Bible tells us hell is eternal separation from GOD our creator and it is a place of eternal torment., "And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh" Isaiah 66:24.

It was created for the people who were deceived by the devil. "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. ...And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" Revelation 20:10, 14-15.

Also the Holy Bible tells us, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Jeremiah 17:9. “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” Genesis 6:5.

None of us qualify for Heaven in the sight of GOD.

But GOD loved us so much and He gave us a way for us to go to Heaven and live with Him forever.

The Holy Bible tells us, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16 and “God was manifest in the flesh” I Timothy 3:16 and “thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” Matthew 1:21

The GOD came to this world in flesh, taken the punishment for the sin committed by the entire humanity across the ages on him. "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" Isaiah 53:5.

The Holy Bible tells us, JESUS CHRIST was crucified on the cross and rose again from dead for our sins. “And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” Matthew 28:5,6

HE shed all of HIS blood on the Cross to wash our sins. “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" 1 John 1:7

To go to heaven, all we need to do is believe in JESUS CHRIST that He has taken our sins on himself and delivered us from sin. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" Romans 10:9, 10.

Dear reader, if you are not sure where you will spend your eternity, you can make a commitment today to make JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and Savior. You can make this commitment by saying this simple prayer.

Dear JESUS CHRIST, I believe you are the Son of GOD, came to this world to save my soul from my sin. I believe you died on the Cross for my sins and rose again on the third day. I accept You as my LORD and Savior. Forgive me and wash away all my sins with your Holy Blood and make me a partaker of heavenly family. Amen.

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Only Way to Heaven: JESUS CHRIST

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

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I was looking for the road route to reach Coimbatore from Bangalore in google maps. I found three routes. NH-47 (330 kms), SH-17(339 kms), NH-209(350 kms). All the routes start from Bangalore and reaches to Coimbatore. One can follow any route to start from Bangalore and to reach Coimbatore.

In the same way, the new age world currently believes that there are many ways to reach heaven. A famous TV host in USA said in her interview she does not believe in only one way but in multiple ways to reach Heaven.

Heaven is not Coimbatore, where we can reach by multiple roads.

The Holy Bible says, "And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein" Isaiah 35:8. The above verse clearly says there is only one way to reach the heaven. It is the way of holiness.

Also the Holy Bible tells us, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” Matthew 7:13,14.

The above verse says, "wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction". People who believe there are many ways to reach heaven fall in this category. Some people worship nature, creations, not the creator. Some worship dead peoples, that they might have been changed to GOD after their death. If some one could not help while he was alive, how could he help after his death? Some people worship angels. Some worship human beings. Some worship idols. The idol worshipers, the makers of the idol "changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things" Romans 1:20-23.

What is this way actually to go through in it?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

JESUS CHRIST, came into this world to save us(to take us to heaven). The Holy Bible tells us, ".. God was manifest in the flesh..." 1 Timothy 3:16. He came to us to save us from eternal hell. The Holy Bible says there is Heaven and hell.

hell is the place of eternal suffering, there is no way to come our from hell. "And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh" Isaiah 66:24. After the death one has to face the judgment. Only the Holy people alone can go in "The way of holiness". Even if anyone has only one sin in their life, they can not enter into Heaven.

Heaven is a Holy place. No one in the earth qualifies for heaven. The Holy Bible tells us, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Jeremiah 17:9.

So, to reach heaven our sins needs to be washed. The Holy Bible tells us,  "the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" 1 John 1:7. Also the Holy Bible tells us, "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool" Isaiah 1:18.

Few years back, after I got repented for my sins, and washed by the Blood of JESUS CHRIST, accepting JESUS CHRIST as my LORD and Savior, during those days, I saw a dream of a silk cloth, its color looked like the color of the polar glaciers, may be this could be what mentioned in Isaiah 1:18.

The Holy Bible tells us, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" John 3:16-18.

GOD loves us and came to the world to save us from our sins. All we need to do is to repent for our sins, washed in the Blood of JESUS CHRIST and accept him as the LORD and Savior of our life.

Dear reader, if you are not washed by the Blood of JESUS CHRIST, and not made JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and Savior, you can also make this commitment by praying the following prayer and can be saved from the hell.

Dear JESUS CHRIST, I believe you are the Son of GOD, came to this world to save my soul from my sin. I believe you died on the Cross for my sins and rose again on the third day. I accept You as my LORD and Savior. Forgive me and wash away my sins with your Holy Blood and make me a partaker of heavenly family. Amen.

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