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CSI Good News
(Church of South India Good News)
Vol. 2 / Issue 13 / May 4 2000
Contents of this issue
Editorial
Sparrow on the Roof Top
News Items (Common to all issues) :
Through the Valley of Death & other Books
Download Articles in Handheld Computers
Kids Page - Free Tutorials
Hindi / Malayalam/Tamil Bible Online
Your Spam Folder
Your Feedback
Editorial
Jeremiah 32:27 "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?
We read from Exodus 3rd and 4th chapter how God called Moses to go and rescue His people from Egypt. God talked to Moses from the midst of the burning bush and directed him what he has to do after going to Egypt and what the purpose of his going was. And Moses asked, "suppose people do not believe on me then what I have to do?" God gave him two signs i.e. the rod in his hand becoming serpent when dropping and becoming rod again when caught by the tail; his hand becoming leprous, like snow after putting his hand in his bosom and being restored. The second time after putting in his bosom.
Now after this much talks and signs Moses is asking God, "And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land. And the water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land." (Exodus 4:9). And God gave him third sign. When Moses saw that God gave him the third sign, he started making excuses thinking about his inability as we read in Exodus 4:10, Then Moses said to the LORD, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." The phrase "I am not eloquent" means literally "I am not a man of words." Moses was concerned because he was not a fluent or eloquent speaker. The Lord could have given Moses this gift of speech. In fact He offered to do so, but Moses rejected that divine offer in Exodus 4: 11, 12, and was content to remain ineffective in that regard and to rely upon another as his spokesperson(Exodus 4: 13, 14)
How many times do we think about our personal problems and lose the blessings that God wants to give to us. How many times we underestimate the power and might of God because we look to our circumstances, our problems and our inability. Moses looked to his inability and lost the blessing that God had kept in store for him. But if we look in the life of David, we see that he was only a 16yrs old boy. When he saw the giant Goliath defying the living army of God, he could not resist himself and he asked the king to permit him to go to the battleground. He gave assurance to the king as we read in 1 Samuel 17:32-33, "Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth."
Even after the king’s warning to David, "you are not able to go against Goliath to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth" with firm faith and with much courage he went to fight with Goliath. He took his staff, chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, put them in a shepherd's bag, in a pouch which he had, and with his sling in his hand, he drew near the Philistine. When Goliath saw David, he disdained him and said, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" But David did not stop there but said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied." (1 Samuel 17:45)
And we see that David could defeat Goliath the giant who was a man of war from his youth, who had big stature and who was stronger than David, because of the mighty power of God. Yes, there is a God who is mighty and there is nothing impossible with Him. Only thing He wants us to trust on Him and to take whatever blessings He has kept for us with faith and without looking to our inability or our problems.
Sparrow on the Roof Top
By Sherly Isaac
Genesis 2:20, "So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him."
God saw that Adam was all alone in this world. He brought all the animals, cattle, bird and beast of the field, but Adam could not find a helper comparable to him. So God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place and made a woman from that rib. (Genesis 2:21-22). Yes, on the one side He is a mighty God but on the other side He is a caring God, a God who has concern for us, a God who loves us so much that He wants to meet the smallest need of our lives. He could not see Adam lonely.
I read about a famous picture actresses Marlin Manroe of 60’s in USA. Because of her stunning beauty people literally worshipped her as god and she was called screen goddess. But one day she committed suicide and killed herself. And they found a note, "I am lonely".
Yes, loneliness can kill a person. It is terrible and God also realized it when He looked to Adam.
Do you say that you are all alone in this world? Are you thinking, "there is no one to look after me?" Are you thinking, "there is no one whom I can say he/she is mine?" There is a God who cares for you. There is a God who wants to give you the best things in your life. He never wants you to be in a miserable state. He loved us so much that He did not even care about His life and came down in this world. He shed His precious blood on the cruel cross so that we may enjoy peace, joy and happiness in this world. He took all our misery, all our sorrows, all our pain, all our tears and all our loneliness on the cruel cross. You need not to be in pain and misery anymore. He went to the cross to give us peace and happiness as the Bible says in Isaiah 53:5, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed."
Dear friend, no matter what your problem may be, look to Jesus. He will wipe away all your tears and pain. He will give you peace, joy and happiness that the world can not give.
Through the Valley of Death & other Books
As many of you know that in the year 2005, our dad was very sick even unto death. God miraculously healed him. We have compiled it in a book form. I sure believe that it will inspire you and encourage you greatly.
This book is available for purchase at JasmineCorp Store
Also read these two books by Sherly Isaac "Allah and Elohim - Are they the same God" Available at JasmineCorp Store, and "Is Jesus God?" Available at JasmineCorp Store,
Both books compares the Bible and the Quran and read eye opening facts about Jesus, God of the Bible, Allah and Islamic faith. I am sure that you want to read this.
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Kids Page - Free Tutorials
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Hindi / Malayalam/Tamil Bible Online
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