"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1984
"AATHAVAN" Meditation - 1984
July 15, Wednesday, 2026
"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1984
"AATHAVAN" Meditation - 1984
July 15, Wednesday, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
"It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." — 2 Thessalonians 2:14
No father or mother desires for their children to become lesser than themselves. They always wish for their children to become like them, or they labour so that their children might reach even greater heights than they did. For example, parents in the medical profession naturally desire for their children to become doctors and actively work toward that goal.
When parents labour for their children and see them excel beyond themselves, doesn't it bring them deep joy? In recent times, we sometimes read news headlines such as: "Auto-rickshaw driver's daughter becomes District Collector" or "Hotel worker's son becomes an I.P.S. officer." Imagine how much joy fills the hearts of those parents at that moment! Yes, dear ones, our Lord Jesus Christ likewise desires to rejoice over us in this manner.
This is precisely what we read in today’s meditation verse: "He called you that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." We are called to live like our Lord Jesus Christ and share in the very glory He received from the Father.
In Scripture, we read how our Lord Jesus Christ prayed to the Father for this very purpose during His time on earth:
"The glory which You
have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are
one." — John 17:22
For someone to become a doctor or an I.A.S. / I.P.S. officer, diligent study and hard work are essential. Similarly, regarding what we must do to gain the glory of Christ, today’s meditation verse tells us: "It was for this He called you through our gospel to that salvation." That is to say, when we obey the truths of the Gospel and enter into the experience of salvation, we take our first step in preparation. As we grow in that experience, we are transformed from glory to glory to become like Christ.
This is why the proclamation of the Gospel is considered paramount. Paul highlights this by saying, "through our gospel"—meaning, through the Gospel that we preach. The written Gospel must be proclaimed so that it may reach many.
Yes, dear ones, He has called us to that salvation through our Gospel so that many may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Proclaiming the Gospel is not merely delivering God's Word to people verbally; we can also proclaim Him through our lives. A witness-bearing life is the highest form of Gospel proclamation. For that to happen, Christ must first dwell within us.
Let us confess our sins to Him and welcome Him into our lives. Then, our lives will be transformed, and our faithful witness will bring many to Christ.
"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1983
"AATHAVAN"
Meditation – 1983
Monday, July 13, 2026
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." — Romans 8:2
In this world, God chose the people of Israel to be His own. Therefore, He gave them various commandments so that they might live in a manner pleasing to Him. He did not give such righteous statutes to any nation other than Israel. We read of this in Scripture:
"Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole Law which I am setting before you today?" — Deuteronomy 4:8
Bible scholars have counted approximately 613 commandments from Exodus through Deuteronomy. Indeed, all these commandments were given so that His people might become holy.
However, these commandments could not sanctify the people as God desired. The people kept breaking the commandments. The reason for this is that human strength alone cannot keep them. Therefore, God provided salvation to the world by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin. The Apostle Paul expresses this truth:
"For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh." — Romans 8:3
Yes, beloved ones, it is not our self-strength, but the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus that grants us freedom from sin and the spiritual death that follows it. We cannot gain freedom from sin through our own human effort. Full freedom from sin comes only when we surrender our bodies to be crucified with Christ.
"Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died is freed from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him." — Romans 6:6–8
To be crucified with Christ does not mean that we, like Him, must literally be nailed to a wooden cross with iron nails; rather, it signifies complete surrender to Him. That is, first confessing our sins to Him and seeking forgiveness, and then acknowledging Him as the primary Lord of our lives. If we do this, our old self is crucified with Him, and through His strength, we are made capable of overcoming sin.
This is why the Apostle Paul joyfully declares in today’s meditation verse: "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." Let us surrender ourselves to Him so that we too may enter into this experience and receive freedom from the legalism of commandments.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1982
"AATHAVAN"
Meditation - 1982
July 12, Sunday 2026
"as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things." — 2 Corinthians 6:10 (NASB)
The way the world sees us is different from the way God sees us. When we live a spiritual life, today’s meditation verse illustrates the contrast and gap between us and the world. God helped me discern this very early in my spiritual journey.
In the early days, most of the people attending the church I went to were poor and lowly. There was no outward grandeur or pretension in them. They were mostly daily wage labourers and women who worked as domestic helps. They did not have guaranteed daily work, and their income was very low; even their homes were built with tiled or coconut-thatch roofs.
However, when you spoke with them, you could learn spiritual truths that could not be grasped even from those who studied in major theological colleges. Yes, dear ones—unworldly, flashy people might hesitate even to speak to such individuals and often look down on them as if they were untouchables. Yet, it is precisely concerning such spiritual people that today’s meditation verse speaks, describing them as those who are: as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.
They may be sorrowful due to financial distress, but they are always rejoicing in the Spirit. They may be poor, but they are making many rich in the spiritual life. They may have nothing, but because they carry Christ within themselves, they possess all things.
Dearly beloved, we often assume that those who wear grand clothing and arrive at massive churches in four-wheeled vehicles are the blessed ones. However, many who come to church in such grand display do not personally know God, nor do they possess higher spiritual experiences. For many of them, family life remains filled with sorrow.
Indeed, in God's eyes, they are the exact opposite of today’s meditation verse: though appearing to be rejoicing, they are sorrowful; though considered rich, they are poor; and though having everything, they have nothing.
The cause of such a massive transformation is receiving the Lord Jesus Christ into one's heart. The Apostle Paul explains this spiritual truth to us through today's verse from his own personal experience.
When we receive Christ into our hearts and grow in a personal relationship with Him, God will transform us in the same way. Then we, too—even if considered sorrowful due to the troubles of this worldly life—will be always rejoicing; though considered poor, we will make many rich; and though considered to have nothing, we will prove to possess all things.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1981
"AATHAVAN"
Meditation — 1981
Saturday, July 11, 2026
"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" — Luke 11:13 (NASB)
Even Satan can use Scripture to confuse people by presenting biblical proofs. This is exactly how he tempted the Lord Jesus Christ through the words of Scripture. However, Jesus Christ retaliated and answered him using those very same Scriptures.
Satan's tactic is to rely on a specific scriptural passage without observing the context in which it was spoken, or to read and interpret only the parts favourable to us without looking at the complete truth of the verse. A passage that has been similarly misunderstood by most ministers and people is the following statement spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ:
"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened." — Luke 11:9-10 (NASB)
This verse is understood by many to mean that God will grant whatever worldly blessing we ask for. But we will only understand what truth this verse is actually trying to convey, and why it was spoken, if we read further. Jesus concludes this teaching by saying: "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
In other words, He is telling us to ask the Heavenly Father for the Holy Spirit, to seek the Holy Spirit in our lives, and to keep knocking because we need Him. That is why it is written: "how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
What a massive deception it is to twist the truth spoken by Jesus Christ—that we should live with a deep desire to receive the Holy Spirit in our lives—by taking only the part we want for ourselves and abandoning the vital concluding portion!
The verses of the Bible show us the path to a holy life in this world and help us attain eternal life; they are not entirely about worldly blessings. Did Jesus Christ not say:
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." — Matthew 6:33 (NASB)
Would the One who said this turn around and tell us to ask, seek, and knock for worldly blessings? Shouldn't we recognize the truth that Jesus Christ is not someone who changes His words from one moment to the next?
"You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." — James 4:3-4 (NASB)
Beloved, it is essential that we consume the Bible as the Word of God meant for our spiritual growth. Let us not fall prey to Satan's tactics by chopping, cropping, and interpreting the verses to suit ourselves. Instead, let us understand them according to the truth in which they were spoken, and live them out.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1980
"AATHAVAN"
Meditation – 1980
Friday, July 10, 2026
"It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash." — Ezekiel 13:10 (NASB)
It is essential for us to cultivate a personal relationship with God. Today, however, believers who grow through this kind of personal fellowship with Him are generally very few. Consequently, many believers run after ministers who claim to be servants of Christ, seeking to learn about themselves and their lives.
These ministers believe that unless they offer soothing words, believers will not return to them, and their income will not grow. Therefore, they send people away with comforting assurances. This is precisely what today’s meditation verse highlights: "It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace." It is not just one minister—most ministers continue to deceive believers with lies in this manner.
Today’s meditation verse continues to describe this: "And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash." A true servant of God must expose the spiritual weaknesses of the people. They should point out their sins and guide them toward repentance. Prophet Nathan did exactly this—he made King David aware of his sin and brought him to repentance.
However, I believe that such genuine ministers can be counted on one's fingers today. In the early days of my spiritual journey, Pastor Johnson David of the Indian Pentecostal Church (I.P.C.) was a faithful servant endowed with prophetic gifts who guided me. Simply put, according to today’s verse, he did not know how to apply untampered mortar or whitewash! Without partiality, he would rebuke anyone, convicting them of their errors and warning them. His leadership helped me grow in my spiritual life, though many did not like him because they disliked his firm discipline.
Dearly beloved, if we run only after ministers who offer us comfort and blessings to make us happy, we cannot progress in our spiritual life. Indeed:
"'I will spend My wrath on the wall and on those who have plastered it with whitewash; and I will say to you, "The wall is gone and those who plastered it are gone, along with the prophets of Israel who prophesy to Jerusalem, and who see a vision of peace for her when there is no peace," declares the Lord GOD.'" — Ezekiel 13:15–16 (NASB)
We must pay close attention to the warning in this Scripture. Both the believers who sought out these ministers (the wall) and the ministers who plastered it (with whitewash) will perish. Yes, the Lord GOD says that the prophets who see visions of peace when there is no peace will cease to exist. Isn't this a profoundly serious warning?
The spiritual life is not a game. Ministry is not meant for making money or gathering crowds to glorify oneself. Let us be cautious and repent. To grow in a genuine spiritual experience, let us cultivate a personal relationship with God. As a first step, let us pray that God Himself will provide us with the right ministers to guide us.
Let us pray:
"Lord, I am blind and
do not know You. Show me a faithful spiritual minister who can guide me."
When we do, the Lord GOD promises:
"Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you knowledge and understanding." — Jeremiah 3:15 (NASB)
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash" ஆதவன் " தியானம் - 1984 ஜூலை 15 புதன் 2026 " யாக்கோபு என்னும் பூச்சியே, இஸ்ரவேலின் சிறுகூட்டமே, பயப்படாதே; நான் உனக்...