He Delivers!!

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, 

That saved a wretch like me. 

How precious did that Grace appear 

The hour I first believed. 

Looking back, it’s been a wonderful journey for the last 4 years and the journey is still on, and I know, He will be there with me, every step of the way.. 

T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. 

And Grace, my fears relieved. 

For every oncology checkup, I am so fearful that this deadly disease may yet again seize me, but His grace was sufficient for me, for His power is made perfect in my weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Through many dangers, toils and snares 

I have already come; 

'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far 

and Grace will lead me home. 

Yesterday I had my usual oncology checkup, and I am so happy and grateful that He still keeps me in His grace. Faith has kept me through these years and He will lead me home.. 

The Lord has promised good to me.

His word my hope secures.

He will my shield and portion be,

As long as life endures. 

I am not worthy of His mercy, but He had been faithful all the time. Accept that we are all nothing but failures. Allow ourselves to be broken and let us be branded with a new character in His image. He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time. (2 Timothy 1:9)

When we've been here ten thousand years

Bright shining as the sun.

We've no less days to sing God's praise

Than when we've first begun. 

Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. 

Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits. (Psalm 103:1-2)

Within Reach

Often times, we feel His blessings when something happen surprisingly in our life. At all other times, we struggle to go past the hurdle. Did God want us to struggle? He is stretching His hand to help us out and often times we don’t see it.

This reminds me of the famous painting of Michelangelo "The Creation of Adam". Look closer. Study the body language of Adam. Adam seems to be more relaxed. God's finger and Adam's finger are not touching. Father God is stretching His hand to Adam. A little effort is what was required from Adam to reach His hand.

Is our God's hand trying to reach out to you? Are we still living the empty life? For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.( Isaiah 5:25)

We are often deceived by evil thoughts and run after worldly pleasures. We deserve His wrath, Yet, in His ever lasting love and mercy chooses to stretch out His hand of forgiveness. Despite our wicked hearts, He still chooses to show mercy and offer forgiveness.

God stretches out His hand to help us, do we respond to the hand? A little effort from our side will make a great difference in our life. Love Him, build up a relationship with Him, a little stretch to reach His hand is what is required. 

God is within our reach, we just have to try

Be Blessed !!

A New Year with a Good Start !!

For my friends who cannot follow my native language "Malayalam, മലയാളം" above, I have made an attempt to translate the testimony in English with a best possible effort. I was very much in particular here that none of my friends should walk away without hearing His work and His grace on me in 2010.

(click the 'play' to hear) 

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Glory to my Father!!

Thanks to my Lord for protecting me safe for the last one year. I thank my Father for giving me this opportunity to testify in front of His children that He is still an awesome Lord who has done big things in my life this year. 

In 2007, I faced 2 back to back surgeries in my fight against cancer.

In 2008 - a severe chemotherapy.

In 2009 - 6 hour long complicated surgery

In 2010 - I was thinking like what next. But instead I was chosen by my Father to do His work for one year. He has given me one opportunity in my life in 2010 to work close to Him. And hence, my Lord didn't allow me to enter into the hospital for cancer problem or was bedridden a single time. And it was an year of His blessings. 

Last 4 years in my fight against cancer, He was walking along with me, His rod and staff comfort me. Throughout the years He delivered my feet from stumbling, my eyes from tears, my soul from death.

While I was alone in my pain, He made me hear His voice on several occasions through His people in this church, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in your weakness. Today in His grace, my cup overflows.

Today nothing happens by accident in my life, He plans my life. Let us hold constantly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. He was faithful to me yesterday, He is faithful today and He is the same tomorrow.

In this journey, He made me believe that 

There's no people that He can't save

There's no sickness He can't heal

HE'S THE GOD WHO IS MORE THAN ENOUGH

My Lord has done great things for me. Glory to my Father.

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The Gift

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

Our Father God, gave us an option to be saved from the clutches of evil and the sin inherited from Adam. The life of Jesus is the greatest gift to us that can lead us to everlasting life.

Is this gift for you? personally? ....

If someone is holding your gift, this doesn't become our gift unless we reach out and accept it. So personally, this gift is not yet yours, unless you accept this gift with utmost faith.

This new year, let this truth challenge each one of us to reach for this gift and accept this personal gift by exercising faith.