The Gift

THE GIFT

Lord you often bring me to this place of solitude

In spite of knowing the truth I'm pretty rude

I exhaust all my possible options in vain

And come to you in the end after all to reign

I don't know how you feel about being my last option

I know how I'd feel if I was someone's refuge option

Yet you are so humble and loving that you accept me

Arms wide open, an everlasting smile you give me

I know Lord that you hear my cry

I know that you are with me in my trials

I know its you who is sustaining me

I need you more than ever beside me

For you have known me even before I was formed

For you knew my troubles before they were caused

You have provided everything in your grace to me

For your grace is sufficient for me

You have forgiven my sins at the cross

Gave me deliverance at no cost

Unmerited favor have I found in your eyes

Priceless is your love in my eyes

For your love I can never understand

Its depth or its width

For You love me anyways

In spite of knowing my ways

Samuel Thomas (Sam)

Sam is an active Christian minister in various capacities. He is working through Cross Impact and also involved with Crossway Church. He can be contacted on samvthom16@gmail.com

Secret of Success

The Lord was with Joseph and he was a successful man.

Gen 39:2

When the Joseph brothers sold him to Egyptians, Joseph would have lost hope, dreams, carrier and ambitions etc. As a young man he would have had many desires in his heart just as we have.

After Joseph was sold to Egyptians, He started his life as a ‘slave boy’ in an unknown city with unknown people and language. (Joseph was a Jew and Egyptians speak Egyptian language) Just imagine how his situation would be?

In the olden days of Egypt (almost till 18^th century in many countries), you could find a slave market where you can purchase slaves based on the price tag for a lifetime. And most of the slaves would stand literally naked to ensure that they had no leprosy (In those days it was a dreadful and contagious diseases with no cure). Just before the slaves were purchased, they had to go through a thorough body check.

Joseph was one among them who stood in a slave market with some price tag on his body, exposed to ensure that he has no leprosy. Standing in a busy streets where everyone looks at him feeling ashamed, humiliated and embarrassed.

Do you know what, the Lord had written in the Scriptures when his situation was like that “The Lord was with Joseph and he was a successful man?”

He had no job, food, bank balance, education degree, parents, friends Etc. Not even proper clothes to wear. But the lord had called him SUCCESSFUL man.

Dear friend, our success does not depends upon what we have or what we don’t have. But whom do we have? 

Col 1:7 says in HIM all things hold together, have you observed, it dint say few things but all things like your job, carrier, wisdom, health, favor, love, sickness etc. I encourage you to seek Jesus as your success, you will end up like a prince one fine day , i.e., hope you remember the final story of Joseph in Genesis 41. J

Abraham Dhanyaraj

Abraham Dhyanaraj works with Microsoft and is an active member of Cross Impact. He can be contacted on abrahamdhanyaraj@live.com

The Lord had delivered me

The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go, and the LORD be with you."

1 Samuel 17:37

This is one of the verse the Lord had prompted me to meditate upon. When the young David was about to fight against the big Goliath, This is what the David was saying to the King Saul, The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion.. 1 Samuel 17:37

If the David was right in front of the paw of a mighty Lion, just imagine what he must have seen in front of his eyes,

“He saw a huge paw with sharp and long nails, its ferocious face, bone breaking long teeth, scary roaring sound, breath taking fur Etc. In a nutshell he has seen the hell nearby.”

But when the David was about to testify the Lord to the King Saul, isn’t it amazing that he did not described about the Lion and its attributes. But he spoke about the Lord.

I believe he would said with a bold voice “The Lord had delivered me“.  He was pretty confident that in between his face and the paw of the lion, He must have seen Gods hand.

In our lives, we daily encounter situations like the David had encountered, probably Debts to be paid, unbearable body pains, struggles, Job , Carrierand relationship problems. Etc. So what are we talking about?

Are we talking about how big the problem or the situation is or how big the Lord is?

Dear friend, the more you talk about Jesus in your circumstances situations will see pressure releasing from your thoughts, you feel relaxed knowing that Lord will take care of it.

Cultivate his presence in your circumstances, He is the VERY Present HELP in the times of need. PS 46:1.

Abraham Dhyanaraj works with Microsoft and is an active member of Cross Impact. He can be contacted on abrahamdhanyaraj@live.com