ENDLESS JOY WHILE IN DEATH BED

John Sluiter was a young woman who lived in Rochester, Minnesota. She suffered from a serious disease known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)*. Her arms and hands failed to function properly. Her doctors told her that there was no cure for this disease and that she might live just two to five years.

A couple of years later, she had another shock when a needle biopsy of her breast revealed breast cancer. Her breast was removed. She underwent chemotherapy when cancer was detected in the lymph nodes. While she recovered from the cancer, she continued to live with ‘ALS disease’ which caused gradual physical deterioration.

She went through a great ordeal of pain and frustration. Her body and mind failed. But she enjoyed constant presence of God and experienced the comfort of His Words. God gave her strength to go through the painful experiences. God spoke to her through Psalm 73:26 “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever”.

As a result, she had endless joy within, even when she went through such severe pain. Despite her being terminally ill, she testified that she was happy and peaceful. To her curious enquirers who asked, “How could you be happy?” she answered, “The answer is God. I am a child of God, because I belong to Him”.

John Sluiter put her trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, when she was just ten years old. God spoke to her from the book of Isaiah (53:6) “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us have turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all”.

Are you a child of God? If not so, receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior today. He will give you the strength, He will give you the joy and He will give you the peace.

You can be a child of God by trusting in Him, right now!

“As many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the children of GOD, even to them that believe on His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man but of God”.

Note*Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons.

- by Kumar N.

 

GHAR WAPSI (THE HOME COMING)

There is a story about a young man who took leave of his loving father with his share of inheritance and went to a far country. There he squandered the wealth in sinful pleasures, being away from the watchful eye of his father. A severe famine that followed landed him a slave feeding swine. He was in agonizing hunger and longed to fill his stomach with the husk, the swine feed, but none gave him even the husk. He then remembered his father’s bountiful home, where there was bread enough and to spare. His despicable condition brought him to his senses; then he arose and went to his father.

But the loving father kept waiting for the return of his son. He saw his son from the distance, shamefaced and slow-stepping in dirt and rags, sores and stink. Yet the father’s heart overflowed with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. The prodigal thought of saying, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you and am no more worthy to be called your son: make me one of your hired servants.” But the loving father met the prodigal half way and before he could ask to be received as a servant, he said, “he was lost and is found.” The father also commanded him to be clothed with the best robe, put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet, and celebrated his home coming.

You and I have strayed from the glorious presence of the loving God and live in sin and are carried away by the passions and pleasures of ‘this far country’. But God does not desire that you and I perish in our sin. And in order to restore us back home unto Himself, God sent His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ into the world, to bear the punishment of our sins. Lord Jesus Christ thus became sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Lord Jesus Christ offered Himself on the cross as the atonement for your sins and my sins. He was buried but rose again on the third day and ascended to heaven and is seated on the right hand of God. He is coming soon to receive us unto Himself. There is no other way for salvation, for there is none other name given among men, save the name of Lord Jesus Christ, whereby you must be saved. Dear reader, God is earnestly awaiting your coming back home trusting Him and with true repentance. When you confess your sins and trust in the Savior, He shall clothe you with the garment of salvation and sup with you and the angels in heaven will rejoice in this solemn event!

- by Kumar N.

 

THE RUBBLES BELOW AND ETERNAL MANSIONS ABOVE

In recent times billionaires who are among India’s richest by Forbes Magazine are vying each other to build luxury mansions with extravagance, hitherto unheard of. Their wealth is spread across huge industrial establishments, personal islands, cosy apartments in several cities around the globe, aircrafts and yachts fitted according to personal specifications. It does not stop there. A sky scrapper is coming up with features such as an infinity pool on the top floor, a helipad and a wine cellar; with 9.5 metre high ceiling fitted with latest contrivances of a standard that is not seen before, claims the project developer. Man in his opulence fails to realize that a minor cataclysm can convert the whole structure into a heap of rubbles within seconds.

But Oh! The pride of man; the true and living God has no place in his life. What does it profit him if he looses his soul? Without God, he is going to be consigned to eternal fire! But who says that he does not believe in god? Yes, he has his god in his designer showcase; he has a god in his ring; he has a god in his adornment. But alas! God is not in his heart, which is the rightful place for the eternal God to dwell.

About two thousand years ago Jesus Christ came down and lived on this earth for about thirty three years. He introduced to His disciples, the true and the Living God and the only way to go to heaven. Before His death on the cross, He encouraged His disciples saying, “Let not your hearts be troubled. In My Father’s house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

To the troubled heart of His disciples, faith in Him was prescribed as the sure medicine. Heaven is the Father’s house and it is a place of mansions – lasting eternal dwellings, where Christ, Himself shall be present. To those who perish in hell, this is foolishness.

But whosever believes in Him (Jesus Christ) will receive eternal life. Christ will come again and raise them that are dead from their graves and those who are alive shall be caught up together with them in the clouds and escort them to the eternal mansions above.

Dear reader, do you have place in the eternal mansions? Do you have the assurance of salvation? If not so, consecrate the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart today!

If you want to understand more on this, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive or buy any of the books listed below at the end of this blog post.

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- by Kumar N.

ARE YOU BETROTHED?

The Jewish marriage occurs in two distinct stages, betrothal ‘Kiddushin’ followed by ‘Nissuin’, the marriage itself. In the interval between the betrothal and the marriage, which last for one year, the bride would spend her time in preparation and purification. She wore a veil whenever she went out in public, intimating that she was betrothed. She was thus considered being purchased by the bridegroom with a bride-price, and stood consecrated to her groom.

Then on, the young bride lived in anticipation of the imminent return of her beloved bridegroom. She does not when he will return, so she kept a constant vigil. Every night she lit an oil lamp and placed in a conspicuous place before retiring to bed.

The Hebrew word ‘Nissuin’, means ‘to take’, or ‘to abduct’. The idea was to literally steal his bride away from the house, which added thrill to the occasion. All Jewish brides longed to be stolen away by her prince.

The Lord Jesus Christ has already paid the bride-price, His precious blood shed on the cross. When God looked down on earth, He saw man in his fallen, ruined, sinful state heading for the unquenchable fire in hell. God therefore sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ into this world two thousand years ago to redeem man from his fallen state. Jesus offered Himself on the cross as a propitiation for your sins. He was buried, but He rose again on the third day. Then He ascended to heaven. He has gone to prepare a place for all those who trust in Him for their salvation. He promised to come back to take His redeemed to the mansions on high above.

Those who have repented (turned away from their sins and confessed them) and put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ are betrothed to Christ. Jesus will come soon to snatch away His betrothed Bride. This event will take place at a time when we least expect it. For this reason, He instructs us to be always ready and prepared, as His coming is near! He will appear any day, any moment!

Dear reader! Are you betrothed to Christ? If not, repent for your sins, confess them and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour and Lord right now and become His betrothed who can be sure of a place with Him all eternity.

If you want to understand more on this, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive or buy any of the books listed below at the end of this blog post.

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✓ Jerusalem Countdown by John Hagee – Best Seller
✓ The End: Everything You’ll Want to Know about the Apocalypse by Mark Hitchcock – Available Here
✓ Gods Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer – See on Amazon
✓ The Scarlet Thread by Kumar N. – Buy Now
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- by Kumar N.

BIRTH OF LORD JESUS - GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY

Two thousand years ago, that night in Bethlehem, a town situated in the Judean Hills, five miles south of Jerusalem, was the most beautiful night in the history of the world. The myriads of twinkling stars that adorned the heavens added splendour to that night. The wondrous divine glory shined in that night, as a prelude to the most historical event that would visit the earth that day. Never in the history of the creation of man had occurred such a glorious event, that God would come down on the earth in human flesh and dwell amongst us!

Caesar Augustus, the Emperor of Rome issued a decree for conducting a census. Because of the royal decree, Joseph and Mary, his betrothed wife had to travel to Bethlehem all the way from Nazareth although Mary was heavy with Child by miraculous conception. Thus, through the decree of Caesar Augustus, God fulfilled His divine decree that the Saviour of the world would be born in Bethlehem Ephrata, as prophesied long ago (Micah 5:2).

“And Mary brought forth her firstborn Son, Jesus, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the Inn”; as people from all over the land poured into Bethlehem for the census (Luke 2:7).

Not far away from the city of David, the shepherds were keeping watch over their flock in Galilee that night. As the shepherds kept watch over their flock, they were wonder-struck at the sight of an angel of the LORD, as the glory of God shown around them. As they stood frozen at that amazing sight in fear, the angel comforted them saying, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign to you: You will find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Luke 2:10-12).

All of a sudden, they saw a company of the heavenly host appear with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men”. God’s goodwill in sending the Messiah brought the message of peace on earth. The goodwill of God towards humanity is glory to God in the highest and peace on the earth. It is the highest expression of His redeeming love and mercy for the fallen man. Nowhere could we see the love of God strikingly exhibited than at the cross. It was the fulfilment of long-promised Biblical prophecies to save humanity from the punishment of their sin.

Apostle Peter says that “Jesus was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge”. God delighted to save man from the jaws of eternal death and for that very purpose He sent His Son, the delight of the Father, to die on the cursed cross, to take our rightful place there. The risen Saviour said, “This is what is written: the Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations…” Dear reader, have you repented for your sins? Have you received the assurance of salvation? If not, come to the Saviour right now and be washed by His precious blood and experience the assurance of salvation! 

If you want to understand more on this, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive or buy any of the books listed below at the end of this blog post.

If you want to read the Holy Bible (King James Version) online, please click this link:👉 https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org

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📚 Recommended Reading on Bible Prophecy and God’s Free Gift of Salvation
These books explain the soon-coming, Bible-prophesied seven-year tribulation — a horrific time of worldwide judgment and suffering. They also reveal God’s free gift of salvation, which provides a way to be saved from this tribulation and the eternal punishment of the lake of fire. 

We hope & pray that these resources might motivate and encourage you to receive God’s free gift of eternal life, before it is too late & time runs out.

✓ Charting the End Times by Tim LaHaye - Best Seller
✓ The End Times Controversy by Thomas Ice – Available Here
✓ The Holy Spirit: Activating Gods Power in Your Life by Billy Graham – Buy Now
✓ My Answer by Billy Graham – See on Amazon
✓ The Holy Bible (King James Version) – Best Product

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- by Kumar N.