Jesus came in “Grace and truth” says the scriptures. I have heard many sermons on Grace. But very very sparsely, messages of TRUTH. “Without Holiness you cannot see the Lord” “You cannot have both the World and Christ! It has to be one or the other.” “Without continual Obedience, we cannot hear the Lord.“ “If…
Um Vaarthai (Your Word)
I started working on this song more than 4 years ago. About a year ago I revisited the lyrics and tune and made some changes. I sang it every now and then on the piano and kept fine tuning the lyrics when something from scripture jumped out to me! The last verse about the father…
Using WORDS!
We had an interesting discussion in our Bible Study today!! We have been working on the book of Exodus, and right now we are going through the ten commandments. Today, one of the discussion question was “How can we honor our parents in this time and day, especially when we are far away from them.”…
Learning faith, bit by bit!!
I love stories of faith. The very first story of faith that got me sit up on my chair was a little story from the book, “The prayer of Jabez”. I was in grade 12 then. My uncle who at that time travelled quite a bit, had picked up this book for me. The book…
The Great Disconnect
I have often been pondering about the things that Heaven values. Here are few things: Taking the back seat when given the front seat; lifting others while humbling themselves; not glorifying one’s own name, but exalting the name of Jesus; singing to the Lord than singing to people; repenting in quietness ; and even singing…
Quickthoughts – Weighing our thoughts
Not all responses are recorded in the scriptures, but the ones that are recorded reveal to us the very heart of God. God is looking for those who think in their hearts “They are unworthy…. utterly unworthy.” When God called Peter, he said, “Depart from me Lord, I’m a sinful man.” That positioning of the…