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Topic: Do You Have The Spirit Of Fear Unable To Speak Boldly And Take Bold Decisions?

Paul encourages Timothy to be bold and courageous...

Let's prayerfully read:

2 Timothy 1:6,7 & 8 verses. Paul addresses to young Pastor, Timothy saying, "Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Therfore, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.. and share with me in the sufferings for the gospel.."

I shared this passage in several places. Here Apostle Paul, mentor of young Timothy encourages him - we can see in 5th verse to stir up the gift in him, or rather to horn the gift he received by laying of hands on him by Paul.

Probably what I understand from the passage is, since Timothy was a young pastor he may have to come across several leaders much older and powerful and wordly ritualistic leaders like Pharisees and Saducees.

2nd thing I l noticed is, Timothy must have been shy and timid, and afraid to speak the truth to share boldly for living a holy life.

We see even in the present days many are afraid to share the gospel of Salvation and Word to live a holy life instead speak emotion stirring words often like favour, breakthroughs, enlargement, progress.. This alone gives a rise to false or weak faith.

So, Paul urges and encourages Timothy saying, since Timothy has the gift, he tells him to be an extrovert, bold and courageous shuning away his cowardice and timid nature. And in 8th verse, Paul says to Timothy not to be ashamed to share the testimony of the Lord.

This word 'spirit of fear' means cowardice or timidity. A person with a spirit of fear or timidity may shy away from proclaiming the gospel or upholding the truth of God's word. This happens because of an impending sense of threat or danger whether it is real or imagined.

Life is filled with situations and conditions that can intimidate us.

Sometimes, we are afraid of our past and how it may influence our future.

Sometimes we are afraid of the challenges that we face - can be a child, teenager, or can be elderly people.

The spirit of fear often constricts the heart. However, there exists a different kind of fear – the fear of the Lord – which expands our hearts and fosters a vibrant connection with the Divine. It is crucial to cultivate a discerning eye to see the profound distinction between these two forms of fear.

Lord thank you Lord for speaking to us to shun away the cowardice and timidness to confront any Goliath like situation we face. And be bold to share the gospel of truth with power - but in love....

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Topic: What Does Blessed Mean? Who Are Entitled To Be Blessed Or To Be Called Blessed?

We often hear the Word Blessed in the Bible. We observe elders and Pastors using the Word, "God bless you.; God bless your family."

The word Blessed has several definitions;

Biblical point of view, a blessed person is one who is in a relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ and who no longer submits to the worldly desires but to the Word.

Meaning of "blessed" means, an inner peace, an inner bliss, an inward joy that is not affected by circumstances...

Happily favored by God; enjoying spiritual happiness and the favour of God.

There are 509 times the Word Bless/Blessed/Blessing is used in Bible.

The word "Blessed" is used nine times by Jesus Himself in a single chapter while preaching the beatitudes to His disciples.

Those who love the Word and diligently follow to obey it, they are called blessed.

Few of the verses from the Bible:

Psalm 01:1. Blessed is the man that -

Walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,

nor standeth in the way of sinners,

nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

We must not in anyway be associated with the wicked.

Ps. 119: 1,2&3:

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Undefiled means, living a clean flawless, spotless life walking in the law of the Lord. They are blessed.

2nd verse; Blessed are they that keep His testimonies, and that seek Him with whole heart.

In other words blessed are those who declare the truth and seek the Lord with the whole heart.

Help us Lord to be called blessed and may we be blessed by associating with godly people and move away from wicked people who lure us to sin and destruction.

Help us Lord to seek you with the whole heart and be away from doing iniquity.....

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July 26, 2024 | All Things Possible To Those Who Believe | Ps. Benedict James

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Topic: Bethel! The Visitation Of God. Sleeping Place Of Jacob Became The God's Meeting Place.

Gen. 29:15: And, behold, I am with thee;

and I will keep thee in all places thou goest.... I will not leave thee untill I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

This is the promise one of my close friend scribbled on the last page of my Bible way back in 1986. Now he is in New Zealand. What a great and assuring promise of hope. "... I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of..."

Yes... truly this is the Lord's promise. It's become part of my life. And this promise is for every child of God who loves and Knows him. This is the promise I shared to the church this Sunday.

Lord knows our heart. Lord knows our condition. Lord knew the heart of Jacob. We see here in Gen. 28: 1 to 28 the encounter of God with fearful and anxious Jacob.

People call Jacob a deceiver. But I understand, he is not. He simply obeyed his mother's advise. It's the instructions given by mother to deceive and give the blessings due to Esau to Jacob. And Jacob obeyed his mother.

Subsequently seeing the danger He was asked by his own father, Isaac to immediately go away from the house to his uncle's Place. We see in 7th verse of Gen 38. Again he obeyed his father and mother.

God probably saw Jacob's heart more closer to God and more loving towards God than Esau. We see in this chapter later, his life of thanksgiving heart. As he lay tired, the Lord Visitated him. He immediately sensing God's presence, built an altar thanking God which He might have observed from his father and grandfather Abraham.

Jacob probably as he was traveling he must have been looking back in fear if Esau was following him. We must understand when we have fear and anxious moments we quickly become tired and exhausted. Jacob too was tired.

And so He lighted up and tarred there all night probably with fear. And took few stones and put them under for his pillows. And behold! He had a dream and saw Angels descending and ascending on a ladder.

And behold the Lord God stood above it and spoke and blessed him reassuring the promise given to his father, Isaac and grandfather, Abraham. And ends up blessing Jacob. Verse 15th we read, "I will not leave thee until I have spoken to thee of.

Jacob was refreshed, re-strengthened and reassured. . And he took the stones and set it up as pillars and called that place Bethel, meaning God's meeting Place or House of God.

Did you have a personal Bethel encounter with God? Or when was it last you had this Bethel experience? If not, this is the time to surender and have a blessed Bethel experience..

Let's be refreshed, restrengthened and reassured. To have a meaningful and happy life, everyone has to have the visitation of God personally and have that Bethel experience. And claim that blessing that God will never leave us until He does what He has spoken to thee of.

Thank Lord for a tired anxious fearful Jacob you have visited and gave a special Bethel experience. And Blessed him so much so that that chosen people are called after Jacob's name, Israel. May you give us the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to us and to our generation. ....

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Topic : God's Presence. It Gives Us Strength, Healing, Protection And Promotion Even Amidst Impossible Situations.

God is with us through hard times. His presence is with us during trials And storms of lives.

His presence is with us even during physical struggles, spiritual struggles and emotional struggles too! We know that God’s abiding comforting presence is always with us. His Word contains several promises of His loving presence. Let us take a moment to meditate on God’s comforting presence.

Isaiah 41:10 - *God presence strengthens us.:*

"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

God has promised us His strength. He will never give us a trial which we are unable to handle. As children of God, we can call upon His presence at any time.

Jeremiah 33:6 - *God brings healing to us:*

Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

John 14:27 - *God provides peace to us:*

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

Sometimes an unexpected pain or illness may frighten us. Let us accept God’s gift of peace, and let it create a calm spirit within you.

Matthew 11:28-30 - God presence lightens our burdens:

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Many times we feel overwhelmed in our Christian life. God has promised us that we can find strength in Him, and He will provide rest for us.

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Topic: Faith And Fear. If Faith Rules Our Heart, Fear 😨 Dissppears...

When we are not close to the Lord Almighty, when we don't practice His presence in our day to day lives, we will have only little faith and fear dominates us and paralyses us from moving forward. You don't dare to take new decisions and strive to fly higher.

Let us read Mark 10: 46 & 47.

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, "Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me."

We must not let our fears control us! We need to face our fears by drawing closer to Him and strengthen our faith in God.

Fear has an incredible ability to paralyze our potential—to keep us from launching out with faith.

When we choose fear over faith, it makes us skeptical. Fear keeps us from trying new things. It makes us selfish because we’re afraid to commit to God and to others. It makes us short-sighted; we focus on the past and not on the future.

Bartimaeus—a man who was blind and wanted Jesus to give him sight—faced a fear that is familiar to many of us: the fear of rejection. He knew that people would look down on him if he shouted out to Jesus in a crowd. But he was desperate. And he knew that Jesus Christ was the only one who could help him.

Look what happened when he shouted out to Jesus: “Many of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet” (Mark 10:48). They probably said things like, “Don’t do that. Be quiet. Don’t make a scene. Surely Jesus Christ isn’t interested in you. He has more important things to do.”

The devil whispers things like that to lot of us every day. When that opportunity for faith comes into our heart, thoughts like, “God surely wouldn’t be interested in you” or “Don’t make a scene” or “What would people think of you?” may keep you from trusting God. When you see an opportunity to change, shouts from inside and around you tell you not to rock the boat which is still.

But God is asking us to do something greater than we have ever done before: He’s asking us to depend on him completely. Don’t you think that’s going to feel a little bit scary? Of course it will. Bartimaeus was probably scared too, but here’s what he did: “But he shouted even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’” (Mark 10:48).

When God asks something of, you have a choice. Are you going to fall back on your fear and stay the way you are? Or are you going to tame your fear and step forward in faith.

Let us come closer in our walk with Christ and trust Him completely and attempt greater things for our own blessing and for His glory.

Lord search our hearts, save us from lack of faith and strengthen us constantly through your divine Word. In .....

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Topic: If God Is With Us Who Can Be Against Us? Rom. 8:31.

Lot of times in our lives people of our own inner circle suddenly come up against us inspite of no wrong from our end. Things sometimes go against us. Situations go beyond our control.

Even David felt that he was all alone when Absalom his own son and the entire Israel kingdom turned against him and tried to kill him. Sometimes you may feel like everyone deserted you. There are soo many characterscin the Word of God who too felt alone and lonely.

Cheer up dear beloved! Everyone goes through this phase at one point of time or the other. You are not the only person.

This world is reigned and ruled even in earlier days during Christ era by leaders like Pharisees and Saducees who have soo much knowledge but very little practical life.

Elijah did a great miracle and boldly mascsred 450 false Baal prophets and the next moment he felt all alone and fearful. And therefore he pleads and implores with the Lord to take away his life. Why? One threat by one wicked lady, Jezebel, husband of King Ahab was the cause.

As the Word of God becomes dearer and dearer to us nobody can stand against God's children and we can stand firm like a strong pillar. This promise becomes real in our lives.

The lord in all occasions not only saved them but destroyed those who were against God's anointed.

Lord protected Elijah encouraged Elijah His servant and strengthened Him. The Lord Himself avenged Jezebel and said in 1 kings 21:23. "The dogs will fight over and eat the flesh of Jezebel."

Absalom wanted to upsurp the throne of anointed king David, his own father. David was protected by God and made Absalom to be hanged to the branch of the tree and was killed. Eventually David reigned over the kingdom.

The promise "If God .... becomes real in the lives of God's trustworthy children.

There are many Jezebels and Absaloms who dared to touch God's children and look like they are winning but eventually they will be destroyed and God's children will be protected.

Help us Lord not to feel discouraged by the circumstances and by people who try to discourage and harm us.

Protect and preserve your children from harm and danger of enemies.

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Topic: Who Is The Happiest Joyful 😊 And Peaceful Person In The World?

Its not the billionaires who are happiest, not the celebrities, not the wealthy and bright, not those who are in power. It doesn't depend on such things.

Happiness and peace doesn't depend on where you stay. A person or a family may be in Canada, Australia, USA, India or the poorest South Africa. The comforts and luxurious life doesn't guarentee joy and peace.

Ps. 32: 1&2.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is confessed and admitted.

Blessed means, happy is he, joyful is he and peaceful is he.... And in his spirit there is no guile.

Confess sin and forsake sin is a clean heart.

No guile means no cunning nature but clean n pure motives.

Then who are the happiest persons in the world? Let's Remember this biblical truth. Holiest person is the most happiest, joyful and peaceful person in the world.

Holy means - Those who enjoy a clean heart before God. Means anyone without any hidden unconfessed sin, not hiding it before God has a clean heart. Such people of God enjoy His presence and blessings.

Holy or holiness is derived from a greek word which means, to set apart, to be separated. To be separated from the world and be identified as the children of Christ by our deeds and motives.

David hid his sin; he did not confess his sin to God nor to His kingdom. What happened? God did not spare even a king like David. David lost the joy, peace and rest. And he needed a warning from the prophet Nathan. Joy and God's Presence was restored only after David admitted his sin, confessed and repented of his sin.

A heart who admits sin,

a heart who doesn't give excuses,

and a heart who has a change of heart not to repeat the sins is a clean heart. That makes a person's heart clean and pure.

India Goverment's Annual Cleanliness Survey has adjudged Maharashtra as the cleanest state in India.

How grateful to God you and I can be if we are cleanest persons before God? We all need to have that thought and desire to have a clean heart before God at any point of time. And not on just Sundays or during christian meetings.

What I get if I do this? What motive we do is known to God. Do we do it to help others, bless others and build God's kingdom or do we do it for our selfish ends? If we do it to bless others and build His Kingdom then our hearts are clean before the Lord.

Help us Lord to desire to have a clean heart with no unconfessed sin at any point of time, and with pure and sincere intentions to help and serve others. And be a blessing and not be a thorn and obstacle in the lives of others ....

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Topic: Blessings Of A Blameless Upright And Obedient Person.

As I shared earlier Ps. 119 author is unknown, Anonymous.

Let us mediate on 1st and 2nd verse..

Blessed are the undefiled in the way; who walk in the law of the Lord.

Blessed are they that keep His testimonies and that seek Him with the whole heart.

He unfolds the blessings if we walk in the law of the Lord, means to walk a righteous path. If our path of life is undefiled. Means, one who is not corrupt, not impure, not tainted, not blameful, but free from blemish. Those who are free from unbridled sin or sin beyond his or her control.

Undefiled means not to be self righteous, pride, self indulgence.

And the 2nd verse Blessed all those who seek His testimonies means a solemn declaration or covenant made with the Lord by someone are blessed people. And it says blessings are there for those who seek the Lord with the whole heart.

The blessings of walking in the law of the Lord.

We are blessed means, to be granted special favour by God, resulting with rest, joy and satisfaction. Blessed means those who prosper, those who flourish on being obedient.

We are blessed, if our walk is blameless and, they can be achieved by obeying the Word of God. This walk cannot be NOW & THEN but must be consistent with the whole heart. Such a lifestyle will help us not to be ashamed when we see in the mirror of God. A lifestyle of wholehearted obedience brings God's blessings and freedom from shame, reproach and humiliation.

Help us Lord to walk in the law of the Lord and be undefiled from corrupt things of this world and from impure lifestyle and give us your grace to live a blameless and blemishless life....

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