Hi there, welcome to a safe haven...a place where you cud just lean back and relax to spend a few moments to reflect on whether you have lit your candle today."Don't curse the darkness;instead, light a Candle" someone once said...We may not be able to do much to overcome the darkness around us;but let that not stop us from doing our lil bit to make this world a brighter place.Hence the blog ....His Lil Spark in the Dark!
Philippians 2:10,11 " ...that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on the earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Hi friends,
Hope you are doing fine. This week I'd like to share with you a song that I came across rather accidentally but which has ministered to me so wonderfully. Its called Battle Cry! (written & recorded by Aaron Lee.) The word battle cry is a word or a phrase that is shouted by soldiers going into battle to express solidarity and to intimidate the enemy.
This song as I understand it is mainly about how sometimes we get so weary with the constant spiritual warfare coming against us. What we need to remember at such times is that it is not us, but Jesus who will do the warfare for us. He has already won the fight for us (about 2000 years ago) when He died for us on the Cross and was resurrected on the Third Day! We can run to shelter ourselves in the arms of our Lord where we can rest and our wounds can heal. Just like in any war, when the army needs direction , they turn to their Commander who will always give them the right advice at crucial times , in the same way, we too can turn to our Chief Commander Jesus who will guide us with His Voice .He has promised us that His Holy Spirit will never leave nor forsake us. And because of this ,we can march confidently behind the Lord Jesus and be sure that we are more than Conquerors coz this fight He has already won! So our Battle Cry is the name of Jesus - The name above every name!
" But by the Grace of God, I am what I am, and His Grace towards me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I , but the grace of God which was in me."- 1 Corin 15:10
Hi friends,
Its been a while since I've jotted down something. Hope you are doing fine in His Grace! I recently came across this beautiful song which has ministered to me through some of the toughest phases in my life!It is a song that comes straight from the Father's heart and resonates with every fiber of my being. Hope it blesses you as much as it blessed me!
No matter who we are, how old or young we are or from which part of the world we come from, it is a common factor that we all want to be understood, accepted and loved. However, often we may be misunderstood, rejected and even hated by people who think they know what we are. Yet, we can be grateful for the few people in our life who know us inside and out, our failures and victories, our strengths and weaknesses and love us deeply for who we are. Such is the love of our Loving Father, our Creator. In Psalms 139:13- 16 it says " You knitted me together in my mother's womb....Your workmanship is marvelous! ....You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed." This means that no matter what we think or feel or others tell us , we are no accident. We are created by Our Father God for a definite time and purpose. Since He crafted us with His hands , none of what we say, think, do or imagine surprises Him. According to Luke 12 :17 : "Even the number of our hairs is known by Him." That is how intimately He knows us and how unconditionally He loves us.
Often in life we have to put our best foot forward before we approach people but with God we can come just as we are... there is only love and acceptance for us; His children! Just like a small puppy who has rolled in a muddy puddle and rushes to his Master when He hears him coming, we too can rush into the loving arms of our Lord & Savior no matter how broken and shattered we may be. People may doubt us or speak bad about us but we have a God who sees and knows us and will take us and cleanse us with His Holy Blood and fill us with His Living Word. As David sings in Psalms 40:1-3 : The Lord picked me up from the miry clay, set my feet on a rock to stay; put a song in my mouth to sing ...a song of Praise to my Lord & King." That's what our Lord does with us; so we can always rest with this assurance in our Heart that our Lord loves us so much that He gave His only begotten Son Jesus to die on the Cross of Calvary for us so that we could enjoy abundant life here on earth and ever after. (John 3:16)
Hope you are blessed and do enjoy this wonderful video of this song by City Alight . Always remember that no matter where you are at this point in your life. You are known , You are loved! 💓
Today I would like to share some thoughts from a portion of
the Bible that most of us are familiar with. It is from Psalms 23. This portion
was written by David who himself was a shepherd boy in the earlier part of his
life.
Let us go verse by verse;
Vs 1 “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”
The Shepherd - Our
Lord Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd who gives His life for the sheep ( acc
to John 10:11) and we are the sheep ( sheep are not a very intelligent animal as
compared to other animals ) but the Shepherd knows how to take care of the
sheep and to safeguard the sheep from any attack by wild animals like bears or
lions or wolves etc. The Shepherd knows those who are truly His sheep (John
10:27) As long as the sheep listens to the Shepherd's voice, (John 10:14) the
sheep will be safe.
1 Corin 3:19 says that “The wisdom of this world is
foolishness with God and He catches the wise in their own craftiness”
Verse 2 “ He makes me lie down in green pastures .
He leads me beside still waters.”
This speaks of
physical rest to the sheep. We can really trust our Lord Jesus and can rest
assured that He will take care of us even when we sleep as we have a God who
neither slumbers nor sleeps.(Psalms 121:4,5) He stays awake with His eye on us
always. How can we not rest when we have such a Protective Shepherd!
Verse 3 “ He restores my Soul”
This speaks about rest for our mind, will and emotions. It
is only the Lord who can repair the trauma/ damages that come to our soul due
to hurts ,rejection and the such that come to us as a result of living in a
fallen world. So we see that our God can revive us and makes us completely
ready to face the battles of life that come to us everyday. We can experience
this rejuvenation by daily prayer and cleansing by meditating on the Word of
God which is the Voice of our Shepherd Jesus.
Verse 3 b“He
leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake”-
It is the Lord alone
who leads us, His sheep into righteousness by cleansing us from all our sins
and shortcomings with His Holy Blood and by His Name and giving us His Robe of
Righteousness. (Isa 61:10)
Verse 4“Yea
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil ,
for you are with me.”
Many times while grazing , the sheep lose their way and may
get stuck in unfamiliar and dangerous terrain and when the sheep cannot find
its way back, what it does is it starts bleating as loudly as it can knowing
that the Shepherd will hear its voice and come looking for it. In our Christian
life also when we make mistakes or get off track, if we cry out to Him in all
sincerity He will come and save us leaving the other sheep securely. That much
valuable each sheep of His is! It is His promise that “He will never leave us
nor forsake us.”Deu 31:8
Verse 4b “Your Rod & Staff they comfort me.”
The sheep know that the Rod is for scaring away the wild
animals and the curved part of the Staff is used by the Compassionate Shepherd
to gently draw the sheep towards Himself. His nearness comforts the sheep. In
the same way, our Lord gently corrects us and gently leads us in the right
ways. (Heb 12:6, Proverbs 3:12)
Verse 5 “ You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies.”
It is the Lord who prepares a feast which signifies
abundance and fruitfulness in front of all for everyone to see and for His
Glory. “He is our Glory and the Lifter of our heads.” (Psalm 3:3)
Verse 6 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life.”
As long as we run after Jesus our Shepherd, we don’t need to
run after blessings. Our Lord will provide it for us forever. Blessings will
chase us down.
Verse 6b “And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.”-
We will always dwell with our Shepherd Lord Jesus. Our Lord
has a place prepared for us. In John 14:2,3 we read Jesus telling us that “ I
go to prepare a place for you . And if I go and prepare a place for you ,I will
come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am , there you may be also.”
Psalm 116:12 “What shall I render to the LORD for all his
benefits to me?”
Hi friends !
Hope you are doing well in the New Year! This year God
has promised us in Psalms 65:11 that “He will crown our year with His
Goodness and our paths would drip with abundance.”So, no matter what the scenario around us may
look like, we can be sure that as a Father takes care of His children, our Lord
is eager to take care of us. The Lord has many blessings in store for us. So
let us wait expectantly for the wonderful things He has in store for us. In the
meantime, I think we should praise Him while waiting on Him. The best way to
enjoy our journey on the path to our destination is to be thankful to Him on
our way. I would like to share this Malayalam song I have learnt right from my
childhood days. It reminds us to count our blessings for His unlimited mercies
in our lives. Recently I came across the Hindi version of this song and am
sharing it too! Let us decide in this New Year2023 to praise Him believing that His goodness and mercy would chase us
down with blessings galore!
ENNI ENNI STUTHIKUVAN
GIN GIN KE
Just came across this song today and had to add it to this list ...Its called Million Little Miracles by Elevation Worship & Maverick City... Hope u enjoy singing it as much as I did!
He is not here; He has Risen ,just as He said!" _Mathew 28:6
Hi friends,
Hope you are doing fine. Just want to share some thoughts that came to mind when I came across this lovely song "Resurrecting" which is filled with hope. It is applicable to all of our lives. In some area or other all of us have dead situations in our life , broken dreams, things we may have wished and wanted but never could attain for ourselves. When speaking about Resurrection, what comes to mind is the story of Lazarus. How Jesus visited Mary and Martha at Bethany only after two more days in spite of knowing that His loved friend Lazarus was very sick. (John 11:6) I have always wondered why the Lord didn't hurry to Bethany or why He didn't heal him with a word as He had healed so many with a word from the place He was. In fact, He actually delays two more days and Lazarus dies. He then tells His disciples that Lazarus is dead and lets go to him. The disciples must have thought Him crazy. But the Lord knew what He was doing. The heartbroken Martha runs to Jesus and tells Him that if He were there, Lazarus would not have died. Jesus assures her that Lazarus would rise again. Later we read in John 11:33 ,35 that Jesus, moved by Compassion, weeps and groans when He saw Mary and the others weeping. Such a great & loving Lord we have! Then when Jesus tells them to take away the stone from the tomb entrance , we hear how Martha reminds him that it had been four days now and there would be a stench from the decaying body. But Jesus insists and explains to them that if they believed, they would see the Glory of God. So they obey and watch in amazement as Jesus calls Lazarus to come forth from the grave. Lazarus is raised from the dead. Jesus asks that he be loosed from the grave clothes and be set free.
The Resurrected King resurrects our situations too. No matter whether we understand why the All powerful Jesus delays in coming to set us free. No matter that we think it is over and the situation is decayed and rotten.... let us remember that just like in Lazarus case, just as Jesus our Lord and Savior rose again on the Third Day, The Resurrected King is resurrecting all the dead and hopeless situations of our life. So we can get expectant and be filled with a fresh hope knowing that if we have surrendered our life to the Lord, no matter what happens in our Life, we are never beyond His reach. He will resurrect us and breathe into us His breath of life!
Enjoy the anointed song "Resurrecting" by Elevation Worship
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Is crowned with glory now
The Savior knelt to wash our feet
Now at His feet we bow
The One who wore our sin and shame
Now robed in majesty
The radiance of perfect love
Now shines for all to see
Your name, Your name
Is victory
All praise, will rise
To Christ, our king
Your name, Your name
Is victory
All praise, will rise
To Christ, our king
The fear that held us now gives way
To Him who is our peace
His final breath upon the cross
Is now alive in me
Your name, Your name
Is victory
All praise, will rise
To Christ, our king
Your name, Your name
Is victory
All praise, will rise
To Christ, our king
By Your spirit I will rise
From the ashes of defeat
The resurrected King, is resurrecting me
In Your name I come alive
To declare Your victory
The resurrected King, is resurrecting me
By Your spirit I will rise
From the ashes of defeat
The resurrected King, is resurrecting me
In Your name I come alive
To declare Your victory (c'mon!)
The resurrected King, is resurrecting me
By Your spirit I will rise
From the ashes of defeat
The resurrected King, is resurrecting me
In Your name I come alive
To declare Your victory
The resurrected king, is resurrecting me
He's resurrecting me
Our God is good, oh
The tomb where soldiers watched in vain
Was borrowed for three days
His body there would not remain
Our God has robbed the grave
Our God has robbed the grave (yes He has, yes He has)
"No one is like you, LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power."-Jer 10:6
Hi friends,
It’s been a while since I have penned down something. Hope you are all doing fine! Often in our life's journey, we come to the realization that in spite of the many wonderful people in our life; there is only ONE who really understands us and loves
us completely & unconditionally! That person is the Lord Jesus Christ. The One who can do the unthinkable for us. I just came across this Song 'Graves Into Gardens' by Elevation Worship. This song speaks volumes about our Lord. Sharing it with you
hoping and believing that it will bless you!
He is the God turns graves into gardens (2 Kings 13), bones
into armies ( Ezekiel 37) seas into highways (Exodus 14) ..He is the One who
makes the Impossible Possible. He’s the ONLY one who can do it!
Sharing a similar song in Hindi 'Tumsa Koi Nahin'by Yeshua Ministries which
speaks about our God describing why there’s no one like Him!
Hope you are all safe and fine by the Grace of God. Its been a while since I've penned down something. While going through the ups and downs of our life, one thing remains constant and that is the Matchless, Unfailing , All Knowing , All Seeing Love of Father God. What can we give Him in return for all His Goodness to us? I am reminded of this quote by Meister Eckhart ; "If the only prayer we ever say in our life is Thankyou, that would suffice." I recently came across this beautiful song of Gratitude by Jeremy & Adrienne Camp which speaks about this experience in all its fullness.
Hope this song blesses you as much as it blessed me.
This moment of breakthrough Father, I thank You Father, I thank You 'Cause Your promise remains true There's nothing You can't do Father, I thank You I'm brought into Your family unashamed I'm safe, forever held by Your embrace My past is never held over my head 'Cause You see me through the blood that Jesus shed Father, I thank You For this glorious rescue This moment of breakthrough Father, I thank You Father, I thank You 'Cause Your promise remains true There's nothing You can't do Father, I thank You Raised from my broken state Healed to eternal grace And You call me Yours You made a way for me Drowned fear in victory And You called me Yours Your love is now my home Sorrow's been turned to hope And You called me Yours Father, I thank You (Father, I thank you) For this glorious rescue (glorious rescue) This moment of breakthrough Father, I thank You (You are my breakthrough) Father, I thank You 'Cause Your promise remains true (Your promise remains true) There's nothing You can't do Father, I thank You Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I thank You
