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"தேவன், தம்முடைய ஒரேபேறான குமாரனை விசுவாசிக்கிறவன் எவனோ அவன் கெட்டுப்போகாமல் நித்தியஜீவனை அடையும்படிக்கு, அவரைத் தந்தருளி, இவ்வளவாய் உலகத்தில் அன்புகூர்ந்தார்." (யோவான் 3:16) இந்தத் தேவ அன்பினை உலகறியச்செய்வதே இணையத்தள நோக்கமாகும். தொடர்பு முகவரி:- சகோ. எம். ஜியோ பிரகாஷ், 18E1, திருச்சிலுவைக் கல்லூரிச் சாலை, புன்னை நகர், நாகர்கோவில் - 629 004. Cell-96889 33712 & 7639022747. 18E, Holy Cross College Road, Punnai Nagar, Nagercoil - 629 004, Kanyakumari District, India
Saturday, March 30, 2024
அவிசுவாசம்
இரண்டாம் ஆதாம் / SECOND ADAM
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SECOND ADAM
'AATHAVAN' 📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,147 💚 March 31, 2024 💚 Sunday 💚
"And if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain;
you are yet in your sins." (1 Corinthians 15:17)
Christ's
suffering, death, and resurrection brought us eternal redemption. The
foundation of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Christ. That is the
testimony that He is a true Son of God. Without the resurrection, he would have
perished, preaching righteousness like one of the ordinary saints of the world.
Moreover, if he had not risen like that, we would not have had the experience
of redemption in life.
Christ's
redemptive experience in us is the witness that He is risen. This is what the
apostle Paul said: "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye
are yet in your sins." Yes, if he is not risen, then our faith in him is
in vain. Further, "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain,
and your faith is also vain." (1 Corinthians 15:14), says Paul.
Not
only that, "Yeah, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have
testified of God that he raised up Christ, whom he raised not up, if so be that
the dead rise not." (1 Corinthians 15:15)
The
Christian belief is that all people who died in Christ will be raised again as
Christ. As a result of Adam's sin, death came into the world. The sin of Adam
led all people straight into sin and death.
Likewise,
the death and resurrection of Christ, the second Adam, give us redemption and
life." For since by man came death, by man also came the resurrection of
the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1
Corinthians 15:21–22)
Beloved,
this is the message of the Resurrection. Our lives do not end when we live and
die in the world. Our imperishable souls will be resurrected, and our bodies
will be regenerated by Christ and attain immortality. Therefore, it is
necessary for us to keep our soul and body holy so that we are worthy of
resurrection.
The
reason is that we must stand before the Lord's judgement seat. The good we have
done must be rewarded. Not only that, "for this corruptible must put on
corruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So, when this corruptible
shall have put on corruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up
in victory." (1 Corinthians 15:53, 54)
As
Christ conquered death, so we Christians conquered death. Yes, the Christian is
not dead and buried; instead, he is sown. Let us live like the good seeds that
are sown. Let us grow, bear fruit, and proclaim Christ to the world through us.
Let us live like Christ, who conquered death and rose to life. May Christ give
us the strength for that.
God’s Message : Bro. M. Geo Prakash
Thursday, March 28, 2024
பிரதான ஆசாரியர் / HIGH PRIEST
'ஆதவன்' 📖✝ வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,146 💚 மார்ச் 30, 2024 💚 சனிக்கிழமை 💚
'AATHAVAN' 📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,146 💚 March 30, 2024 💚 Saturday 💚
"A minister of the sanctuary and of the true
tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man." (Hebrews 8:2)
The
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the great events that brought about
eternal redemption through His sufferings. There is a tabernacle in heaven
according to the pattern of the tabernacle in this world in the Old Testament.
This is what is said in the Epistle to the Hebrews: "Who serve unto the
example and shadow of heavenly things..." (Hebrews 8:5)
Once
a year, the high priest would go into the earthly tabernacle after purifying
himself with the blood of animals. But our Lord Jesus Christ said,
"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he
entered once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for
us." (Hebrews 9:12)
The
Holy place of the Old Testament Tabernacle was hidden and divided by a long
curtain. This is, "And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that
thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the
vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy."
(Exodus 26:33), we read.
Only
the priest can enter it. Our Lord Jesus Christ made heavenly redemption by His
own blood. As a symbol of this, the curtain of the church torn in two when he
died. "And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the
bottom." (Mark 15:38) These words are specifically written to explain this
purpose to us.
"Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus (Hebrews
10:19) we have obtained the right to join God the Father through him. We will
not be alone there. The Lord Jesus Christ will be with us. This is, "We
have a high priest who officiates in the holy place and in the true tabernacle,
established not by men but by the Lord," says today's meditation verse.
Consider
the way Christ has made for us. We are unholy people. Those who do not deserve
to approach the Father. But our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ has given us
this great blessing. Therefore, it is necessary for us to live gratefully for
this.
Attending
Good Friday services with emotional tears will not suffice. On the contrary, we
are obliged to give thanks to Christ. It is necessary to keep this thought in
us not only today but throughout our lives. Only then will the love for Christ
increase and the inclinations towards worldly vices decrease. Let us live
faithfully to Christ in gratitude for His supreme sacrifice.
God’s Message :- Bro. M. Geo Prakash
அசட்டைப்பண்ணப்பட்டவரும், புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டவரும் / DESPISED AND REJECTED
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'AATHAVAN'
📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,145 💚 March 29, 2024 💚 Friday 💚
"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he
was despised, and we esteemed him not." (Isaiah 53:3)
It has been about 2750 years since the prophet Isaiah wrote today's meditation verse. These verses were written by him after seeing the sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ in a vision. We compare this today with the sufferings of Christ 2000 years ago. However, this can be compared not only to the sufferings he experienced that day, but also to the situations where we, like the Jews, ignore him even though we claim to be Christians.
Yes, he wasn't just shunned
two thousand years ago. Even today, he remains a disgraced person. We insult
Christ when we say that his teachings are not practical. We despise him when we
deny or make evangelical declarations against the life of witness and Christian
original teaching; Or ignore it.
When we preach that Christ
came into the world as a social worker just for the sake of social change, we
ignore him. When we preach by distorting the spiritual teachings of Christ and
comparing them with communist ideologies under the name of liberation theology,
when we turn our hearts and refuse to accept Christ in our lives, we ignore him.
Above all, we neglect Him when we mourn for Him only on Good Fridays without
realizing any of these.
Of
these, says Isaiah, “we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not." Yes, beloved, he was forsaken of men, sorrowful, and
afflicted; from him we hid our faces; he was despised; we counted him
not." It is something that is still going on today.
He
is neglected by men, sorrowful, and suffering when we run to Him for worldly
blessings, denying that He shed His blood, died for us, and showed us the way
to eternal life. We ignore him.
Christ
suffered and died to make us holy. He made eternal redemption through His
blood. If we want our sins to be forgiven, we should carry them and confess
them to Him. Without doing this, there is no use in observing mere prayers and
empty rituals year after year. By doing so, we are ignoring him.
That
is why the author of Hebrews said, “And so Jesus, also, to purify the people by
his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go out to him
‘outside the camp,’ bearing the same reproaches as he (Hebrews 13:12, 13). Yea,
beloved, let us bear his reproach and go forth unto him outside the camp. We
will receive the assurance that our sins are forgiven, and we will receive a
new life.
God’s Message :- Bro. M. Geo Prakash
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
யூதர்களின் மேன்மை / THE SUPREMACY OF THE JEWS
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ஒரு அரசாங்கம் ஒருவரை வெளிநாட்டிற்கு தனது தூதுவராகத் (Ambassador) தேர்வு செய்கின்றது என்றால் அது அவருக்கு ஒரு பெரிய கெளரவம். இப்படி தனது தூதுவரை தேர்வு செய்து பிற நாடுளில் பதவியில் அமர்த்துகின்றது உலக அரசாங்கம். இப்படித் தேர்வு செய்யப்படும் நபருக்கு அந்த நாட்டில் உள்ள அனைத்துச் செலவுகளையும் அரசாங்கமே செய்யும். பல சலுகைகளும் வழங்கும். ஆனால் அந்த நபர் அரசாங்கத்துக்கு விசுவாசமுள்ளவராக, உண்மையுள்ளவராக இருக்கவேண்டியது அவசியம். இல்லையானால் சட்டப்படி அவர் தண்டிக்கப்படுவர்.
இதுபோலவே தனது பிரதிநிதியாகத் தேவன் தெரிந்துகொண்ட மக்கள்தான் இஸ்ரவேல் மக்கள். உலகினில் பல்வேறு மக்கள் இனங்கள் இருந்தாலும் தேவன் இஸ்ரவேல் மக்களைத் தனது தூதுவர்களாகக் குறிப்பாகத் தேர்வு செய்தார். அது உண்மையிலேயே யூதர்களுக்கு ஒரு மேன்மையான காரியம்தான். அப்போஸ்தலரான பவுல் இதுபற்றி கூறும்போது, "இப்படியானால், யூதனுடைய மேன்மை என்ன? விருத்தசேதனத்தினாலே பிரயோஜனம் என்ன? அது எவ்விதத்திலும் மிகுதியாயிருக்கிறது; தேவனுடைய வாக்கியங்கள் அவர்களிடத்தில் ஒப்புவிக்கப்பட்டது விசேஷித்த மேன்மையாமே." ( ரோமர் 3 : 2 )
தேவனுடைய வார்த்தைகள் யூதர்களிடம் ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டது மேன்மையான காரியம்தான். விலையேறப்பெற்றப் பொருட்களை நம்பிக்கையானவர்களிடம்தான் ஒப்படைப்பார்கள். தேவனும் அதுபோலத் தனது விலையேறப்பெற்ற வார்த்தைகளை யூதர்களிடம் ஒப்படைத்தார். மெய்யாகவே தேவன் தமக்குச் சுதந்தரமாகத் தெரிந்துகொண்ட யூதஜனம் பாக்கியமுள்ளது.
அன்பானவர்களே, இன்றைய உலகினில் வேதம் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் மேல் விசுவாசம்கொண்ட நம்மைத்தான் யூதர்கள் என்று குறிப்பிடுகின்றது (ரோமர் 2:28,29). நாம்தான் ஆவிக்குரிய யூதர்கள். எனவே நாம் தான் பாக்கியமுள்ளவர்கள்.
அப்போஸ்தலரான பேதுரு கூறுகின்றார், "நீங்களோ, உங்களை அந்தகாரத்தினின்று தம்முடைய ஆச்சரியமான ஒளியினிடத்திற்கு வரவழைத்தவருடைய புண்ணியங்களை அறிவிக்கும்படிக்குத் தெரிந்துகொள்ளப்பட்ட சந்ததியாயும், ராஜரீகமான ஆசாரியக்கூட்டமாயும், பரிசுத்த ஜாதியாயும், அவருக்குச் சொந்தமான ஜனமாயும் இருக்கிறீர்கள்." ( 1 பேதுரு 2 : 9 )
ஆனால் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துக் குறிப்பிட்டதுபோல அதிகம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டவனிடம் அதிகம் கேட்கப்படும் என்பதை நாம் மறந்துவிடக்கூடாது. யூதர்கள் தேவனது வார்தைகளைப் பெற்றிருந்தாலும் அவர்கள் தேவனுக்கு விரோதமான பாவம் செய்தபோது தேவன் அவர்களைக் கடுமையாகத் தண்டித்தார். பிற ராஜாக்களிடம் அடிமைகளாக ஒப்புக்கொடுத்தார். இதுவே இன்றைய ஆவிக்குரிய யூதர்களாகிய நமக்கும் பொருந்தும்.
தனது விலையேறப்பெற்ற இரட்சிப்பை நமக்குத் தந்து நம்மை அலங்கரித்த தேவன் அதனை நாம் காத்துக்கொள்ளத் தவறினால் கடுமையாக நம்மைத் தண்டிப்பார் என்பதனையும் மறந்துவிடக் கூடாது. எனவே நாம் மற்றவர்களைவிட அதிக கவனமுள்ளவர்களாக இருக்கவேண்டும். பெற்றுக்கொண்ட இரட்சிப்பைக் கவனமுடன் காத்துக்கொள்வோம். ஏனெனில், "கர்த்தர் பெரியவரும், மிகவும் ஸ்தோத்திரிக்கப்படத் தக்கவருமாயிருக்கிறார்; எல்லா தேவர்களிலும் பயப்படத்தக்கவர் அவரே". ( சங்கீதம் 96 : 4 ) என்று வேதம் கூறுகின்றது. தேவன் நமக்கு தகப்பனாக இருந்தாலும் அவர் பட்சிக்கிற அக்கினியாகவும் இருக்கின்றார் என்ற உண்மையினை நாம் மறந்துவிடாமல் கவனமுடன் நமது ஆவிக்குரிய வாழ்வைத் தொடர்வோம்.
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, and the
people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.” (Psalms 33:12)
It
is a great honour for a man if the government chooses him as its ambassador to
a foreign country. In this way, the world government chooses its ambassadors
and appoints them in other countries. The government will bear all the expenses
of the selected person in that country. Many special privileges will also be
offered to that man. Hence, that person must be loyal and faithful to the
government. Otherwise, he will be punished according to the law.
Similarly,
the people of Israel are the people chosen by God as His representatives.
Although there are many different peoples in the world, God specifically chose
the people of Israel as His messengers. It is indeed a great thing for the
Jews. When the apostle Paul says about this, “What advantage then hath the Jew?
Or what profit is there from circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because
unto them were committed the oracles of God.” (Romans 3:1, 2)
It
was a privilege for Jews that God's words were entrusted to them. We
usually hand over expensive goods to those we trust. Likewise, God entrusted
His precious words to the Jews. Blessed indeed is the Jew, whom God has chosen
for his own inheritance.
Beloved,
in today's world, the scriptures refer to us as Jews who have faith in Jesus
Christ (Romans 2:28–29). We are spiritual Jews. So, we are the blessed ones.
The
apostle Peter says, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who
hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
But
we must not forget that to whom much is given, much will be asked, as Jesus
Christ said. Even though the Jews received God's words, God punished them
severely when they sinned against God. He submitted to other kings as slaves.
The same applies to us spiritual Jews today.
We
should not forget that God, who has adorned us with His precious salvation,
will punish us severely if we fail to keep it. So, we should be more careful
than others. Let us carefully guard the salvation we have received. “For the
LORD is great and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.”
(Psalms 96:4) says the scriptures. Let us continue our spiritual life carefully
without forgetting the fact that God is our Father, but He is also a consuming
fire.
Monday, March 25, 2024
தேசத்துக்காக ஜெபிப்போம் / PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY
'ஆதவன்' 📖✝ வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,143 💚 மார்ச் 27, 2024 💚 புதன்கிழமை 💚
PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY
'AATHAVAN'
📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,143 💚 March 27, 2024 💚 Wednesday 💚
"But fornication, and all uncleanness, or
covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints."
(Ephesians 5:3)
Fornication,
sexual sins, and idolatry are among the sins that God hates the most. When we
say idolatry, we also mean excessive materialism. The reason why God hated the
Egyptians and exalted the Israelites before them was because of such sinful
acts by the Egyptians. We can read this in Leviticus. (Leviticus, chapter 20)
Referring
to their various sexual sins, God says, "And ye shall not walk in the
manners of the nation, which I cast out before you, for they committed all
these things, and therefore I abhorred them." (Leviticus 20:23) Yes, God
says that He hated them because they were involved in such sins.
That
is why the apostle Paul continued to write, "For this ye know, that no
whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." (Ephesians 5:5)
Materialism
is a sin equal to idolatry. Idolatry is making an image and worshipping it as a
god. Materialism also means to equate material and money with God.
“Let
it not be named among you,” Paul says. Hence, it is clear how much importance
he attaches to these things. But how about our country?
Many
people say that India is the most spiritual country. But none of the good works
that God wants are done here. Daily press reports reveal that idolatry,
adultery, prostitution, and greed-driven murders abound in our country. These
correspond to the abominations of the Egyptians that day.
"And
ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you,
for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them." God
will say the same about our country as He said about Egypt.
But
a group of Christian ministers, regardless of this, immerse themselves in the
preaching of blessings and repeatedly lead people straight to the idolatry of
materialism. God has given us only one scripture. But Christian ministries are
being carried out by self-knowledge teaching without knowing the interpretation
that the Spirit gives to the verses.
Be
careful, dear ones. “No whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who
is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."
(Ephesians 5:5), says the Holy Lord. Not only that, let us pray that our
country, darkened by such sins, may receive the light of Christ.
God’s Message : Bro. M. Geo Prakash
முன்மாரியும் பின்மாரியும் / RAIN, BOTH THE FORMER AND THE LATTER
'ஆதவன்' 📖✝ வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,142 💚 மார்ச் 26, 2024 💚 செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை 💚
தேவனே ஏற்ற காலத்தில் மழையையும் பனியையும் பூமியில் அனுப்புகின்றார். பயிர்களின் அறுப்புக்காலங்களையும் அவரே ஏற்றவாறு நியமிக்கின்றார். ஆனால் பெரும்பாலான மனிதர்கள் இவை எதையும் தங்கள் மனதில் சிந்திப்பதில்லை. அவர்கள் தங்கள் உழைப்புதான் விளைச்சலின் ஆசீர்வாதத்தைத் தந்தது என எண்ணிக்கொள்கின்றனர். நாம் எவ்வளவுதான் உழைத்தாலும் தேவனது கரம் இல்லையானால் நமக்கு வெற்றி கிடைக்காது எனும் உண்மையை அவர்கள் உணருவதில்லை.
இன்றைய வசனம் இதனால்தான் கூறுகின்றது, "எங்களுக்குத் தற்காக்கிற எங்கள் தேவனாகிய கர்த்தருக்குப் பயந்திருப்போம் என்று அவர்கள் தங்கள் இருதயத்திலே சொல்லுகிறதில்லை." அதாவது இந்த ஆசீர்வாதங்களைத் தந்த தேவனுக்கு நன்றியுள்ளவர்களாக மக்கள் வாழ்வதில்லை. அவரது கட்டளைகளுக்குப் பயந்து கீழ்படிவதும் இல்லை. (எல்லோரும் இப்படி இருப்பதில்லை ஆனால் பெரும்பான்மையோர் இப்படியே இருக்கின்றனர்.)
பல வேளைகளில் புயலும் மழையும் ஏற்பட்டு பயிர்களின் விளைச்சல் அழிவுறுவதை நாம் பார்க்கின்றோம். விவசாயிகள் தங்கள் முதலீடு அழிந்ததையெண்ணிக் கலங்குகின்றனர். சிலர் கடவுளை சபிக்கின்றனர். சிலவேளைகளில் விவசாயிகள் தற்கொலைசெய்து தங்களை மாய்த்துக்கொள்கின்றனர்.
விவசாயம் மட்டுமல்ல, நாம் செய்யும் அனைத்துச் செயல்களிலும் நம்மோடு தேவனது கரம் இருந்தால் மட்டுமே நாம் ஆசீர்வாதம் பெற முடியும். "கர்த்தரின் ஆசீர்வாதமே ஐசுவரியத்தைத் தரும்; அதனோடே அவர் வேதனையைக் கூட்டார்." ( நீதிமொழிகள் 10 : 22 ) என்று வேத வசனம் கூறுகின்றது. தேவனது ஆசீர்வாதம் என்பது பரிபூரண ஆசீர்வாதமாக இருக்கும்; அதில் வேதனை இருக்காது.
சிலரது வாழ்வில் அனைத்துச் செல்வங்களையும் அவர்கள் பெற்றிருந்தாலும் வீட்டில் நிம்மதி இருக்காது. காரணம், செல்வத்தின் திரட்சி மனநிம்மதியைத் தருவதில்லை. எனவேதான் வேதம் கூறுகின்றது, "தேவன் ஐசுவரியத்தையும் சம்பத்தையும் எவனுக்குக் கொடுத்திருக்கிறாரோ, அவன் அதிலே புசிக்கவும், தன்பங்கைப் பெறவும், தன் பிரயாசத்திலே மகிழ்ச்சியாயிருக்கவும் அவனுக்கு அதிகாரம் அளிப்பது தேவனுடைய அநுக்கிரகம்."( பிரசங்கி 5 : 19 )
அன்பானவர்களே, "சஞ்சலத்தோடு கூடிய அதிகப்பொருளிலும் கர்த்தரைப் பற்றும் பயத்தோடு கூடிய கொஞ்சப்பொருளே உத்தமம்." ( நீதிமொழிகள் 15 : 16 ). எனவே தேவன் தரும் ஈவுகள் எவ்வளவு குறைவானதாக இருந்தாலும் அவருக்கு நன்றியுள்ளவர்களாய் இருப்போம். நமக்கு வாழ்வில் மழையையும், முன்மாரியையும் பின்மாரியையும் கொடுத்து, நம்மைத் தற்காக்கிற தேவனாகிய கர்த்தருக்கு நன்றியுள்ளவர்களாய் இருப்போம்; பயந்திருப்போம்; அப்போது அவர் நம்மை உண்மையான மகிழ்ச்சியால் நிரப்புவார்.
'AATHAVAN'
📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,142 💚 March 26, 2024 💚 Tuesday 💚
“Neither
say they in their hearts; let us now fear the LORD our God, who giveth rain,
both the former and the latter, in his season; he reserveth unto us the
appointed weeks of the harvest.” (Jeremiah 5:24)
God
sends rain and snow on the earth in due season. He also appoints the harvesting
seasons of the crops accordingly. But most people do not have any of these
things in their minds. They consider their labour to be the blessing of the
harvest. They do not realise the fact that no matter how hard we work, we will
not succeed without God's hand.
This
is why today's verse says, “Neither say they in their hearts; let us now fear
the LORD our God, who giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his
season.” It means that people do not live grateful to God, who gave these
blessings. There is no fear or disobedience to his commands. (Not all are like
this, but the majority are.)
Many
times, we see storms and rains, and crop yields are destroyed. Farmers are
worried that their investment has been destroyed. Some curse God. Sometimes
farmers commit suicide.
Only
if God's hand is with us can we be blessed in everything we do, not just
farming. “The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow
with it.” (Proverbs 10:22) says the scriptures. God's blessing will be a
perfect blessing. There will be no pain in it.
Some
people have all the wealth in their lives, but there is no peace at home. The
reason is that the accumulation of wealth does not bring peace of mind. That is
why the Bible says, “Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth,
and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to
rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 5:19)
Beloved,
“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble
therewith.” (Proverbs 15:16) So let us be grateful to God, no matter how little
the gifts He gives us. Let us be grateful to the Lord God, who gives us rain in
life, both the former and the latter, in his season. Let's be afraid. Then He
will fill us with true joy.
God’s Message:- Bro. M. Geo Prakash
Sunday, March 24, 2024
கிறிஸ்தவம் மதமல்ல / CHRISTIANITY IS NOT RELIGION
'ஆதவன்' 📖✝ வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,141 💚 மார்ச் 25, 2024 💚 திங்கள்கிழமை 💚
CHRISTIANITY IS NOT RELIGION
'AATHAVAN' 📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,141 💚 March 25, 2024 💚 Monday 💚
"Now the righteousness of God without the law is
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. Even the righteousness
of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that
believe, for there is no difference" (Romans 3:21–22)
God
gave the commandments to the people of Israel through Moses. The law consists
of 613 commandments in addition to the Ten Commandments. These were given so
that men might live righteously. But the apostle Paul points out that God's
righteousness has been created by Christ without these commandments.
That
is, it says that a person who believes in Christ will keep the Ten Commandments
without the commandments. He says, "Now the righteousness of God without
the law is manifested. The righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus
Christ unto all and upon all those that believe," it is said. It works for
everyone who believes there is no difference.
That
is, when a person receives forgiveness for sins through faith in Christ, the
Spirit of Christ comes into him. That Spirit will guide him in the path of
God's righteousness. That man doesn't need orders. Yes, he will follow orders
without orders.
"Therefore,
we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the
law." (Romans 3:28)
The
law of Christ is greater than the commandments of the law. Christ has mentioned
it in many places. He added a new twist to many Old Testament commandments by
noting, "You have heard that it was said to them of old times, but I say
unto you." (See Matthew 5:21, 28, 32, 34, 39, 44, etc.)
So,
the Jews considered him to be an enemy of the commandments of the law. That is
why Jesus Christ, in his Sermon on the Mount, said, "Think not that I am
come to destroy the law or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfil." (Matthew 5:17)
Yes,
beloved, we cannot become Christlike just by obsessing over the commandments of
the law. We can live a righteous life only when our souls are regenerated by
faith in Christ. This does not mean that we take the commandments of the law
lightly. Rather, it is only when we believe in Christ that we can follow them.
That
is why the apostle Paul said, "Do we then make void the law through faith?
God forbid: Yes, we establish the law." (Romans 3:31) It is not
commandments but faith in Christ that is important to living as Christ-like
people. Otherwise, Christianity would be an ordinary religion with its own
precepts, like other religions in the world. But Christianity is not a
religion; it is a way taught by Christ.
God’s Message :- Bro. M. Geo Prakash
Saturday, March 23, 2024
உம்முடைய கிருபை எவ்வளவு அருமையானது / HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR LOVING KINDNESS
'ஆதவன்' 📖✝ வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,140 💚 மார்ச் 24, 2024 💚 ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை 💚
'AATHAVAN'
📖✝ BIBLE MEDITATION No: - 1,140 💚 March 24, 2024 💚 Sunday 💚
"How excellent is your loving kindness, O God!
Therefore, the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy
wings." (Psalms 36:7)
Only
holy things can enter the presence of the Most Holy God. We humans are
inherently sinful. Therefore, if we want to join the presence of God, we must
be pure. "And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, nor maketh a lie; but they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life." (Revelation 21:27), it is said.
That
is, our sins should be cleansed by the blood of His Son, the Lamb, before we
enter the Father's presence. Beloved, our Lord
Jesus Christ bled and died on Calvary for this. By so dying, "Even when we
were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are
saved)" (Ephesians 2:5), says the apostle Paul.
This
is what David said in today's meditation verse: "How wonderful is your
grace! That is why the sons of men come under the shadow of your wings."
says that yes, dear ones, it is by His grace that we have been given the
opportunity to be forgiven of our sins and come under the shadow of His wings.
It is not made by human
effort; rather, this opportunity is given to us only by God's grace. Apostle
Paul says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2: 8) That's
why the psalmist says in today's verse, "How excellent is thy
lovingkindness, O God! Therefore, the children of men put their trust under the
shadow of your wings."
Moreover,
by this grace, we have the opportunity to sit with Christ in the presence of
the Father on high. "And hath raised us up together and made us sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might
shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness towards us through
Christ Jesus." (Ephesians 2:6, 7)
Therefore,
beloved, we must at all times guard against losing the grace of Christ. Do not
give priority to illusory, worldly things. "They that observe lying
vanities forsake their own mercy" (Jonah 2:8), says Jonah. Let's keep
ourselves from losing God's great grace to worldly attraction.
Then,
as the psalmist says, we too can say, "O God, how wonderful is your
grace!" and we can also reach under the shade of his wings.
God’s Message :- Bro. M. Geo Prakash