Forgiveness

Beloved Friends in Christ.
Greetings in the glorious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I hope you are all doing fantastic during the lock down time . We don't  have to regret or feed bad as the Joy of the Lord is our strength .Our God will protect us and fulfill all our needs and desires . He is the river of life . He will flood your hearts with grace and peace. Glory be to God . What a mighty God we serve . 

I have been reading the book of Mathew and its very eye opening to me personally. The word of God never fails to talk to me . Praise God for that . Today I want to write to you about something I was struggling in my life. Forgiving someone is huge . It has to happen from the bottom of the heart. It is never easy to forgive someone wholeheartedly.It was extremely hard to let go off my bitterness against a few people in my lives . Whenever someone said anything bad about me or did something that broke my heart.I would feel terrible in my heart. I know ,I don't  have the guts to talk back or start a fight .I start avoiding them completely .That's my nature. I don't  want to face them but to stay away from them . My bitterness kept bottling up in my heart . I was sinking in all my outrage. I knew that as a Christian this is not the way I should behave . I knew it all. Its just that I couldn't get rid of these feelings . The Lord had convicted me many a times to get my heart right with him. I ignored the Lord's call to forgive and let go of my annoyance and vexation . I was adamant. I really was. 

At one point this bitterness caused me to lose my peace . That grudge in my heart made me a monster in my heart. I had behavioral changes in me . My happiness and serenity was gone. I understood that I had to let go of this weight that was pulling me down . I hit the rock bottom .I wasn't the same person anymore . I decided to forgive and obey God . I prayed about it and told Him "Lord, I am willing to forgive and forget but I don't have the strength to do it and I don't know how.Oh! God please help me ". Lord God created ways for me to reconcile in person with people. I let God to pull out those weeds in my heart . I yielded myself to the Holy Spirit. He did the miracle and helped me to set right all my relationships .Oh what a joy I felt and that heavenly peace filled my heart . 

Now lets take a look at the Verses from the Book of Mathew chapter 18 .The verses 21 to 35 talk about the parable of the unmerciful servant. The main theme behind these verses is forgiving others. Jesus says that we must forgive others 77 times . Wow! 

Mathew 18:21,22

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 

It is kind of hard right ! Forgiving someone just one time is tough, but look what is Jesus saying here. I am not going into the depth of the incident here. We all know the parable .May be you can read it in again . I want to bring out the essence here. Forgiveness.

We were sinners and so unworthy and still Jesus Christ chose to take up the cross and give his life for us.He shed his precious blood for a wretch like us . He forgave us of all our transgressions and trespasses. He choose us even before we knew Him. That is love . That is the father's heart . 

Now, think about it . What if Jesus had refused to bleed on that cross for you and me . He did not have to do this . Why did he do it ? He loves you . He cares for you . No other Gods of this world gave their lives for our salvation . Only Jesus did. Love ran red for you and me . 

How much should you and I forgive ? If you are like me unwilling or even limping about to forgive someone today the Holy Spirit wants to help you . Yield to Him .He will do the magic. Its very simple . Kneel down and surrender at Jesus's feet and express your desire to forgive that's all. He will open doors for the forgiving process . He will help you get over it and forget about it Jesus will fill your heart with his pure agape love. That peace which surpasses all understanding will engulf your lives . You will see your lives becoming happier and joyful right in front of your eyes. 

So are you willing to forgive today ? Don't be hard hardhearted . Take a decision today.God is ready to help you out when you are willing to take that step.

Forgive, Forget  and Feel Fabulous today.

Shalom Blessings .

In the Shadow of the Most High

Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. 

I have not penned down any of my thoughts ever since my little girl was born a year ago .I was and am completely occupied with her as of now. Many new revelations kept popping up in my heart which were truly helpful for me to grow in the Lord. 

This morning I felt this strong urge to start writing this blog after my morning devotion time.I love listening to gospel music . My cousin gifted me a google home smart display which is my own personal gadget assistant nowadays . The songs  that are played  bring in God's presence and strengthening in my life personally. I have actually the Holy Spirit encouraging me through songs . This morning I was listening to random songs that were being played by Google Home. This song called "Bulletproof"

by Citizen Way started to give way into new unveiling of God's goodness . 

The song's lyrics go like this 

"Your love made a way, now I'm not afraid

No matter what the world may say or what they do

I am bulletproof because of You, because of You"

My morning devotion had a passage from Mathew chapter 2 where we read about the Magi visit the messiah ,the newborn king Jesus . The Magi came from faraway land learning about Jesus the King . The saw the star and wanted to shower the newborn king with their gifts and bow down in adoration .Here comes the wicked king Herod who desperately wanted to get rid of Jesus the everlasting king . He secretly inquires about the time of the appearance of the star so device plans to visit this child and actually kill it. He slyly asks the Magi to report back to him with the details for carrying out the execution . Miraculously Father God protects His son by warning the magi to go back to their land through a different route.

Even when Herod killed all the baby boys aged below two , Father God alerted Daddy Joseph through a dream and carefully safeguarded his son .Such is the father's love for His son . The devil tried to break the divine plan of salvation for mankind but the heavenly Father Lord got rid of every barrier to fulfill His redemption plan . Nothing could stop the saviors's master plan .He was  and is indeed victorious . We are made bulletproof to the strategies and schemes of the devil through the Blood of Jesus Christ. No one can lay hands on you . You are His beloved . 

God is faithful and an everlasting father . He is able to accomplish what concerns you today . Amidst the chaos and hopeless in this world , you are protected and safe in the Savior's arms . Cheer up !  You are held in His palms . You are the apple of His eye. 

Shalom Blessings