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!
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
Hi friends,
Hope you are doing well. With the corona outbreak and the resulting lock-down, lots of people are suffering at this time in different ways... I dedicate this poem to all who are experiencing a storm in their life.Believe me, there's definitely a Calm... after the Storm. So, let me share this poem that the Lord enabled me to pen for such a time as this...
The Calm after the Storm..
I took a walk in my garden today
And here and there ripe guavas lay
Today is sunny and bright
From afar I see warm bursts of sunlight
Treading slowly I enjoy the breeze
Beautiful colorful flowers smiling back at me
Fresh wafts of air in my nostrils
The glistening grass ; greener than ever
How different from yesterday when all was dark and dreary
Pitter - patter raindrops falling
Come inside mother starts calling
Birds all to their nests
The lightning peals the sky
Tightly I close my eyes
The threatening sound of the rumbling thunder
Children huddled to their chests
Power cuts resulting in darkness
Candles overcoming the blackness
Winds whooshing …banging doors and windows
Waiting for the storm to pass we fall asleep
Waking up to a beautiful morning
The calm…. after the storm has passed
A lesson we can learn from Mother Nature.
So it is with every one of us
No matter how dark or deep or dreary the storm;
Hold on tight…don’t lose hope….
Wait prayerfully for there always is the calm…. after the
storm!
Hi friends, Hope you are doing good. The text that inspired me to write this post was the narration
of the Widow’s mites in Luke 21:1-4. “And Jesus sat over against the treasury and
beheld how people cast money into the treasury; and many that were rich cast in
much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites (very
small monetary unit), which make a farthing (quarter of a penny) And He called
unto Him His disciples and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this
poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For
all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all
that she had, even all her living.” - Mark 12:41-44.
When we read the Old Testament, we find in the book of Exodus,
God calling Moses to be His mouthpiece and to go to Pharaoh to bring forth the
children of Israel out of Egypt. Moses questions the Lord asking Him “why
should they hearken to my voice and believe me ?” God simply asks Moses the
more important question: “what do you have in your hand?” Moses replies that he
has a rod (being a shepherd in the wilderness) and God shows him how to use it.
Moses obeys God and throws it on the ground and it becomes a snake, God then
asks Moses to put forth his hand and take the snake by the tail and it becomes
a rod once again. This miracle would cause others to believe that the Lord God
had appeared before Moses.
God could have chosen anything to do the miracle but He chose
the Shepherd’s Rod that was already in Moses hand.
Similarly God has put into each
of our hands something; maybe treasure, time, talent and He expects us to put
to good use that which He has given us. If we look at others who have more than
us, we will feel inferior and will not be able to do that which God has already
empowered us to do. On the other hand, looking at people who seem to have
lesser than us may make us feel superior to them but this is also not what God
wants from us. Any kind of comparison between apples and oranges is not fair
because they are two different fruits- their color, fragrance, taste, etc are
all different similarly, all of God’s creations are unique and special in their
own way.
In the story of the Widow’s Mites God sees how she gives all
that she has with a willing heart. She is not holding back anything; even for
her existence. It is probably her faith in Jehovah Jireh (Provider) that
encourages her to part with her last two coins. It amazes me how the Lord
thinks. Anybody would have questioned whether her putting her two coins would
make any difference to the money collected that day but this God of ours who is
a God who sees our hearts, not only welcomes the widow’s mites but makes a profound
statement to the disciples that – “this woman has put in more than any of the
other contributors.”
Of course, ours is a God who fed the 5000 with a young lad’s
lunch box of five loaves and two fish. Even when His disciples question the Lord
in John 6:9 “what are they among so many? The Lord answers to make them sit and
He blesses and breaks the food and there was plenty for all.
Many times we question the value of what we have to give to
the Lord. But He doesn’t want our ability only our availability. As He is a God
who always uses that which He has already placed in our hand. So let us make
sure that we never belittle what little we have but that we make full use of
that which He has placed into our hands.
Not only does it displease the Lord when we do not make use of
our Talents,but it makes Him angry.As
we can see in the Parable of the Talents in Mathew 25:25-30, He calls the third servant a wicked and slothful servant for digging the coin in the ground. Jesus
says“For unto everyone that
hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but from him that hath not shall
be taken away even that which he hath.”
In another place, the
Lord Jesus curses the fig tree for not bearing fruit and it withers away. (Mathew
21:19)
In yet another incident, we can see how important it is to be
honest with that which is in our hands. In Acts 5:1-11 we see how Ananias and
Sapphira lied about the money that they had got after selling a possession.
They kept part of it for themselves and lied to the Holy Spirit even when
questioned by Peter about the amount. Both of them fell down and died that day.
On the one hand, we see a Lord whose heart is touched by the Widows Mites and
on the other hand we see how dishonesty angers the Lord.
The best way is to be grateful to the Lord for every little
thing He has bestowed on us and surrender it all back to Him to use it for His
Glory alone. At the end of it all, Jesus will never ask us what we did with
what we didn’t have but surely He will ask us what we did with what we had. Let
us make sure that when He does ask us we will be able to say confidently that
we have done all we could with all we had been given.
Hi friends,
It was been a while since I've shared something. First things first, Wishing you a wonderful 2020!!!
We are indeed so privileged to enter this New Year when many have passed away.Let us step into this new decade and new year with a fresh 20-20 vision that God has for us. No matter the trials that we go through or have gone through, one thing remains forever; and that is His Goodness has and will never fail us. At the beginning of this year, a sister of mine had shared this verse Psalms 23:6 which says "Surely Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life"and yesterday I came across this beautiful song full of gratitude and thanksgiving for His Goodness and faithfulness and am sharing it with you. Let us sing of the Goodness of God no matter where we are for we have lived in the Goodness of God.
