Mathew's Nuggets

Can you Sell your Soul ?

2011-08-30T01:26:00.002+05:30

Explosive Manhood - Five Pillars

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The 5 Pillars of Manhood…

1. Lead - A man must be a leader in a relationship, in a marriage, in a family. There are no excuses. A woman doesn’t want to make the decisions for her man, she wants her man to lead in the relationship. A man must take initiative. A man of God is leader, not a follower, a servant, not a slave, a hero not a coward. A man of God knows God and therefore knows himself. He should be the leader spiritually first, emotionally, mentally and physically he should set the standard for others to follow.

2. Protect - A real man of God will protect his partner. That means he is willing to lay down his very own life, needs and wants for the protection of the one he loves. Every decision he makes when it comes to a relationship has her protection in mind. A woman needs to feel secure, that she is protected and safe with her man. She doesn’t need to second guess, wonder if she will be okay, or have her heart and mind played with. A real man of God will not only protect his woman physically, but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually. He always has the highest good in his mind for her safety, well being and wholeness. This is for the Christian guys out there, don’t emotionally rape a sister, play with her heart and tell her you are just her brother or friend. That is BS. Man up. You either pursue a woman of God because she is God’s precious creation, or you don’t try touching it at all, or play with their hearts emotionally, unless you are willing to be up front and clear with your intentions and the direction of the relationship from the start. Emotional rape is as painful to a woman as physical rape. Women are emotional beings and their hearts are not to be played with. Protect your sisters heart.

3. Provide – A real man of God will do whatever it takes to provide for his significant other. That means monetarily in finances, in basic needs and as well as what she desires. When a man asks a father for his daughter in marriage, the father will not ask, “How are you doing spiritually first?” No, the first thing the father will ask is, “How will you provide for my daughter?” Because part of being and becoming a man is providing for others, especially your wife and children. If a man can’t provide, he isn’t a man. God gave us hands and we must put our hands to work, no excuses to be lazy, God made us to rule the earth. Women are not be treated as toys, trophies or a luxury item, women are God’s highest creation, the very image of God.

I tell men all the time, “Treat your woman like a queen and you will live like a king.” Don’t be cheap brothers, you need to go all out when it comes to pursuing a woman. This is not a one time thing, but a continual practice. Women were created for beauty. They were created beautiful, to feel beautiful to be treated beautiful. You don’t handle a rose without care, it is the same with a woman of God, you treat her with the utmost care, honor and respect. Practically, that means you don’t take a woman to Denny’s on a first date, you take her to a place that hurts your wallet, but it’s worth it because she is worthy.

Also, men must also provide for women emotionally. When a women asks you, “How are you doing?” She is really asking, “How are you being?” Meaning, what are you feeling, thinking, seeing, being about at the moment. To love a women we must provide at every level – basic needs all the way to providing for them mentally, emotionally and spiritually, if not their hearts will die. Be a man, provide for your women.

4. Integrity – A true man of God is a man of his word. Too many men in our culture break promises, play with women’s hearts, date girls as if it was a game, and have no respect for women at all. This is disgusting. In old times, when a man said “You have my word!” that word was bond, it was as if an actual contract had been written, because your word was your reputation. How many men do we know today who say one thing, but do another? Men who do not keep their word, their promise or follow through with their verbal commitments. In our culture we don’t take words seriously, but in God’s world words are everything. Blessings and curses come out of the same mouth. What comes out of our mouths determines what is truly in our hearts.

What a woman wants is a man of integrity. Someone who says what he does and does what he says. Someone they can trust at their word. So as a man you must come through. Words means nothing if they are not backed up with action. Don’t say sorry unless you mean it. Don’t say sorry unless you are able to back up your apologies with doing the right thing. Integrity is doing what is right, whether people are watching or not. Integrity is what you do when no one is looking. Does your woman trust you completely? If not, it is a question of integrity. Don’t tell a women you love her unless your love shows, words carry weight. They either carry false weight or real weight, a woman knows when a man means what he says.

So live by your words, live by action, be a living proof of your values, convictions and commitments. Don’t get involved in a relationship unless you are sure this what you want and what God is leading you both to do. I’ve had my share of mistakes in the past, where I got into a relationship without thinking about the consequences, protecting my sisters heart and the fear of the Lord from the get go, I’ve had to make amends and face the results of my sin and foolishness. Trust me brothers, don’t do what I’ve done in the past, don’t play games, don’t feed your fleshly desires, rather seek God, seek the best interest of the one you are pursuing, be honest, forthright from the start about your commitment and your vision for the relationship and stick to your word. Be a man of integrity.

If you pursue a women, it should be with the intentions of marriage. If not, stop playing yourself and her. It’s not about finding the right woman, it’s about being the right man. That starts with first knowing God in order to know yourself, then you will know how to love and respect a woman.

5) Courage - You are not a man until you climb the great wall of China! This is what it says at the actual great wall. Well, I have climbed the Great Wall of China so I guess I must be more of a man than others, just kidding. What is the greater underlying message here? It is a message of courage. It is a message of adventure. A man of God is a man of courage, a man of adventure, a man who is willing to take risks and do the impossible. Men were born to live a life of great adventure. Men were created to fight battles. Men were created to rescue beauties. Men were created to live.

Sadly, most men are not living. Most men are cowards, fearful and afraid of failure. Imprisoned by their own thinking and what others think about them. Many men are just boys waiting for their mother’s approval, or the approval of others in society. Most men I know are people pleasers, not God pleasers. They are more afraid of how others may reject them or not accept them if they choose to take the road less traveled.

All men die, few men truly live.

Women don’t want nice guys or good boys, women want men on a mission, men on adventure, men who are dangerous. This is why many women are drawn to bad boys because bad boys live with a sense of risk, danger, mystery and unknown. Men were created to live fearless and to live by faith. But if you walk into a church today what you find are a bunch of boys playing with their toys, working at predictable jobs — not their true callings, and living boring lives. It’s sad, but most guys get their sense of adventure from playing video games or watching TV, what happened to our men?

A man of faith will sweep a woman of God off of her feet. He will challenge her to go the distance in God, in their relationship and in life. A man of courage is someone who in the face of fear still chooses to move forward with trust in God, setting out to obey God’s voice at whatever the cost, because that is what matters the most. We need men who have hearts fully alive, hearts full of passion and are on a mission to change the world. There is a high cost to being a man of courage, there is a price to pay if we want to be a real hero, it means we are willing to go against the grain, follow God against all odds and live a life of honor, courage and righteousness.

When a woman finds a man of courage, it will encourage her to be all that God has created her to be. As a man, your goal is not how your woman can serve you, but how can you serve your woman? As a man, your goal is not how a woman can serve your destiny, but how can you do all that you possibly can to release the fullness of God’s glory and destiny in her.

Men take the lead, protect at all costs, provide in every way, live by your word and live a life of adventure with the Holy Spirit — obey God, not man and you will be the man of God you were created to be — and your woman will love you for it.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Daniel Ra / Jaeson Ma ...Link in the title. BrMathew

2011-06-11T12:04:00.001+05:30

Bailey's JESUS - Pastor Allen

2011-01-30T00:56:00.000+05:30

"Bailey's Jesus!"

God recently allowed me to see Jesus through the eyes of
someone seeing Him for the first time. Having the advantage of
knowing how the story ends, we can easily forget the cost of our
redemption and the love of our Savior.

Every year we attend a local church pageant which tells the
story of Jesus from His birth through His resurrection. It is
a spectacular event, with live animals and hundreds of cast
members in realistic costumes. The magi enter the huge
auditorium on llamas from the rear, descending the steps in
pomp and majesty. Roman soldiers look huge and menacing
in their costumes and makeup.

Of all the years we have attended, one stands out indelibly in
my heart. It was the year we took our then three-year-old
granddaughter, Bailey, who loves Jesus. She was mesmerized
throughout the entire play, not just watching, but involved as if
she were a player. She watches as Joseph and Mary travel to
the Inn and is thrilled when she sees the baby Jesus in His
mother's arms.

Later when Jesus, on a young donkey, descends the steps
from the back of the auditorium, depicting His triumphal entry into
Jerusalem, Bailey was ecstatic. As he neared our aisle, Bailey
began jumping up and down, screaming, "Jesus, Jesus! There's
Jesus!" Not just saying the words but exclaiming them with every
fiber of her being. She alternated between screaming his name
and hugging us. "It's Jesus. Look!" I thought she might actually
pass out.

Tears filled my eyes as I looked at Jesus through the eyes of a
child in love with Him, seeing Him for the first time. How like the
blind beggar screaming out in reckless abandon, "Jesus, Jesus!",
afraid he might miss Him, not caring what others thought. This
was so much fun.

Then came the arrest scene. On stage, the soldiers shoved
and slapped Jesus as they moved Him from the Garden of
Gethsemane to Pilate. Bailey responded as if she were in the
crowd of women, with terror and anger. "Stop it!" she screamed.
"Bad soldiers, stop it!" As I watched her reaction, I wished we
had talked to her before the play. "Bailey it's OK. They are just
pretending," but she shouted "They are hurting Jesus! Stop it!"

She stood in her seat reacting to each and every move. People
around us at first smiled at her reaction, thinking "How cute!".
Then they quit smiling and began watching her watch Him. In a
most powerful scene, the soldiers lead Jesus carrying the cross
down the steps of the auditorium from the back. They were
yelling, whipping, and cursing at Jesus, who was bloodied and
beaten. Bailey was now hysterical. "Stop it! Soldiers! Stop it,"
she screamed. She must have been wondering why all these
people did nothing. She then began to cry instead of scream.
"Jesus, Oh, Jesus!" People all around us began to weep as we
all watch this devoted little disciple see her Jesus beaten and
killed as those first century disciples had.

Now going back and forth between her mother's lap and mine
for comfort, she was distraught. I kept saying, "Bailey, it's OK.
Jesus is going to be OK.
These are just people pretending to be soldiers. She looked at
me like I was crazy. In my lap, we talked through the cross and
burial. "Watch, Bailey, watch for Jesus!"

The tomb began to tremble and lightening flashed as the stone
rolled away. A super bowl touchdown cheer couldn't come close
to matching this little one's reaction to the resurrection. "Jesus!
He's OK. Mommy, it's Jesus!" " It's Jesus!"

I prayed that she wasn't going to be traumatized by this event,
but that she would remember it. I shall never forget it. I shall
never forget seeing Jesus' suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection
through the eyes of an innocent child.

Following the pageant the actors all assembled in the foyer to
be greeted by the audience. As we passed by some of the
soldiers Bailey screamed out, "Bad soldier, don't you hurt
Jesus." The actor who portrayed Jesus was some distance away
surrounded by well-wishers and friends. Bailey broke away from
us and ran toward Him, wrapping herself around His legs, holding
on for dear life. He hugged her and said, "Jesus loves you." He
patted her to go away. She wouldn't let go. She kept clinging to
Him, laughing and calling His name. She wasn't about to let go
of her Jesus.

I think God in heaven stopped what ever was going on that day
and made all the angels watch Bailey. "Now, look there! You
see what I meant when I said; "LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN
COME TO ME, AND DO NOT HINDER THEM, FOR THE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE."
Amen!

Call to Prayer – Shyju Mathew

2010-07-15T16:30:00.002+05:30

Have you been prayed for? Do you know firsthand the Power of Prayer?

The Hand that enables God to accomplish His will in your life. Let me share

the personal testimony of my friend. A very close friend of mine. Hooked

onto Jesus; he was desirous of Attending an International School of Worship.

The Almighty God had alternate plans and guided him to do his MBA in a

pre-dominantly Catholic institution. Once there under the influence of the

Holy Ghost he started a prayer group that swept the entire college with Revival

Fires! Many young and hurting found Jesus through this prayer cell during his

two years as a student! If this be you, would you like to be that instrument in

the Hands of our God. Read on for a soul stirring plea to travail in intercessory

prayer. Be the Elijah in your Office. Be the Daniel in your school. Stand up to God's

call on your life. Listen to Shyju Mathew as he pours his heart out

in this short article. Click HERE to Read .

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Shyju Mathew Ministries

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WEDDING BELLS _Shyju

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The Unbelieving Spouse..Shyju Mathew

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Dear Friends...

From the Oven of Shyju Mathew :) a Brother I
deeply admire and respect..Read it for yourself
and please subscribe to his blog.

God Bless you all !

BORN AGAIN ? (SERIES ONE)

2010-03-09T14:17:00.002+05:30

Howdies there Good People?

Trust you Guys had a wonderful week.

This is the text of a message I was led to preach in my church. This is just a Teaser.

You can munch on it later on in your private meditations and whet your appetite.

1Peter 2:23, 25 – Being BORN AGAIN –of the incorruptible - of the Word of God which liveth and abideth forever. This is the WORD which by the Gospel was preached unto you.

This verse talks to us about BEING BORN A SECOND TIME, which tells us something. We had to DIE sometime to be BORN a SECOND TIME. We are those who went through a BIRTH PROCESS and like the first time we were born, many of us don't know how it happened!

Herein lies the secret to a World Defying Power.

We are BORN of the WORD of GOD – The basic essence of our being is the WORD of GOD. That is the BASIC BUILDING BLOCK of our NEW EXISTENCE. The WORD OF GOD!

Let me take you to another familiar area of the Scripture

John 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word was made flesh.

Hurray – We been Born of the WORD!! The same way as JESUS; the Word of GOD! This awesome similarity will help us grasp this awesome truth

Verse 25 in 1 Peter 2 says This Word came to us in the Gospel which was preached unto us!

Our Lord and Master Jesus says in

John 15:1,5 – I am the true vine _ ye are the branches-

The life in the vine is the life in the branches. We have the same SAP as the VINE. We exhibit the same nature as that of the VINE. We have all those characteristics as that of the VINE. Whatever life flows in the VINE, flows in the BRANCHES
.Whatever the VINE
can do , the BRANCHES can do . Whatever is true of the the VINE is true of the BRANCHES. Glory to God !! We cannot produce Mangoes while the Vine produces GRAPES!

OH Friends do you see this truth _ We are the platform for the manifestation of the Life of God _ the Holy Spirit IN US !!!

We have a life above SIN , a life above SICKNESS , a life above the Poverty of this WORLD a life just like GOD's.

Jesus said I have come that they may have Zoe – the God kinda life- the abundance of God in them.

No longer call yourself poor , no longer call yourself sick ,no longer call out for deliverance. We been borne different . A difference that is incorruptible at its core – by the Word of God which lives and abides for ever. We are eternal beings . Our Spirit will know no decay no corruption, coz we been born of the INCORRUPTIBLE WORD !

I pray that the eyes of our heart will be opened to this awesome truth!

2 Peter 1:4 _ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

YES here we have it again _ WE are partakers of the divine nature_ YES FRIENDS that's our NATURE _ DIVINE!!!

Look out for more on the SECOND BIRTH !!

Mathew's Nuggets: Get OUT of the BOAT ..WALK on WATER

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Mathew's Nuggets: Get OUT of the BOAT ..WALK on WATER

Get OUT of the BOAT ..WALK on WATER

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Howdie there Good Peepal ? ;)

God has made us all unique ..just like everyone
else !! (smile).

See our lives are not like a ship lost in the ocean.
Yet many of our lives do reflect it .. tossed among
the waves ..

We are created beings. That means the Creator must
have had a purpose in Creating ?

Your life has a purpose. You were created by God. You
didn't evolve. You were designed for a purpose. God has
given you a dream for your life.

You need to find out God;s will for your life.Then you
need to be moving in the direction of God's given dreams.
You may not have arrived , but you should have left.

There are steps for stepping into God's perfect will for
your life.

YOU CANNOT FULFILL GOD'S WILL ACCIDENTALLY.

We are living at this present time for a very decisive
PURPOSE.

You are afraid of launching out into the Ocean.. My question
is what are you afraid of losing ?

Ephesians 5 :17 :- not be unwise any longer , but understand what
the will of God is .

and finally God sends His supplies and resources to where He told
you to go , NOT where you are right now !

_ Bro Blessan _

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"Peter ! I Want You, "says Jesus

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(Exposition on Luke 5 by Bro Blessan)

Huge crowds thronged Jesus wherever He went .

One such day, when the crowds were "pressing in on Jesus "
he got onto a boat !

Question - Of the thousands of boats that were docked on the
lake shore, he saw TWO boats.Why did Jesus get on Peter's Boat ?
Answer - Well for the same reason Jesus stood under the tree
on which perched little Zachaeus !
Jesus says,"I want YOU Peter !

- thrust out a little from the land and spoke to the crowd

Question - Why did Jesus move away from the crowd ? Shouldnt
he have been nearer the shore ? Shouldnt he be close to the crowd ?

Answer - If the boat is docked , then Simeon wont be needed , but if
the boat is in the water , who will steady the boat when Jesus is preaching?
Simeon cant leave the boat and go and in the middle of the water , Simeon
cant leave the boat and go wash nets !! He had no choice but to listen to Jesus
share the Word .

and when he had finished speaking -

Jesus spoke to the crowds on the shore , but there was one with him on the boat
who heard him speak all the sermon thru - Poor Peter.Jesus SAW him for a great
WORK on EARTH.Many a times Jesus will not directly speak to you, coz He knows
you wont listen.Being the wise God HE is, He will "put you in a spot" and then
speak the Word.

How many of us have been in pretty difficult spots and had no choice but to listen
to the WORD ? JESUS says,"Peter, I need you "

and WHEN he had FINISHED speaking -

To the blind man, Jesus didn't teach on the Word. To the bleeding woman Jesus
didn't spend time teaching, but for Peter - He made him sit through a SERMON.

WORD FIRST , then Jesus turned to address the NEED !!

(read my earlier post on Miracles and the Word by Bro Blessan)

Simon, Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch of fish !

Jesus didnt ask Peter !! He knew it all along that Simon Peter had struggled
to make his ends meet. Then why didnt Jesus do the Miracle first? and the
Sermon later ? Lets look at Peters response

"Master - at your word .. I WILL"

How did this change come about? coz he been listening to what Jesus spoke all
along ..Now Peter is ready to get some Faith in ..At your WORD I WILL

( read my note on Prophetic Encounter and Prophetic Impartation - Bro Blessan )

Wow Wow Wow !! I cant barely hold the revelations in !! Its POWERFUL !!

Lets continue with the drama -

Result "and WHEN they HAD dont this , they inclosed a HUGE Multitude "

The Miracle is not just to feed Peter's belly ,

he beckoned unto his partners which were in the other ( SECOND) ship

Jesus had his eyes on the SECOND BOAT too and HE chose to call them this way ..
through Peter and through the Miracle in Peter's life !

vs 10 says these partners were JAMES and JOHN !!

JESUS SAW them TOO !! but they are going to come through YOU !!
Jesus says, " I need you PETER "

vs 11 - THEY FORSOOK ALL and went with him..Why ??

look at the word "THEY" .Tho Jesus got on Peter's boat ....
Not just PETER - BUT JAMES , JOHN and ANDREW too..

See the AWESOME DRAMA of GOD'S ELECTION !!

I feel like shouting JESUS says , " I NEED YOU PETER"

vs 8 and vs9 vs 11 - when Peter SAW , he FELL down !!

Look what the Miracle did - It confirmed the Deity of Jesus ! and
APPOINTED some people for a DIVINE WORK in HISTORY !!

and Jesus Appoints him with this DIVINE PROCLAMATION

"Fear NOT , Henceforth , I will make you FISHERS of MEN "

Jesus had no problems with Peter's personality. If God made you
then He also knows how to repair you.

But in that Awesome PROCLAMATION , JESUS Said

" I WILL MAKE YOU " Leave it upto Jesus !!

What God plans to accomplish through you will shake the
ground beneath your feet ..thats why He said,"FEAR NOT"

Gods work through you WILL ALWAYS Be BIGGER THAN YOU !!

so FEAR NOT , for I WILL MAKE YOU !! says Jesus

Blessed ?Aye are you blessed ? Is it Shouting and Rising up inside you ?

( I have taken the liberty of presenting what Bro Blessan spoke in my style , but it
maintains the Spirit with which he spoke . I have added more revelations where the
Holy Spirit spoke so into my heart as I meditated on it.But ALL CREDIT
to Bro Blessan. I Thank the LORD for a Man like HIM !!)

HEBRON – THE ROYAL CITY OF DAVID

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GIANT SLAYER TRILOGY PART THREE

Generations later, a small strapping lad whom even his father didn’t
think him fit enough to be a soldier in the army and delegated him
as a lowly shepherd boy was SEEN by GOD .

Look at what YHWH told Samuel, “ I have SELECTED a King for MYSELF
among his sons” and when Samuel anointed David with oil , the BIBLE
says the spirit of YHWH rested mightily upon David from that day
forward. (NASB version) David told Saul, “While I was tending sheep
…I have killed both the lion and the bear and this UNCIRUMCISED
Philistine will be like one of them”

I have always thought that David was anointed to kill the lion and
the bear and that’s why he did what he did. This passage tells us
that the anointing came only later – AFTER he killed the LION and
the BEAR . Evidently he knew the terms of the Covenant –
whatever shape they came in , he refused to let them rule. LION
BEAR, GIANT..NO trespassing! Now do you see Why GOD SELECTED
DAVID ?!! He was a practiced killing “his’ giants before he went for
the BIG ONE !

We want God to use us to kill the GOLIATHS of the Land, but wait ,
First kill the LION, Kill the BEAR who is trespassing your land and
stealing away the sheep under your care ! Then even if you are holed
up in the depths of this big wide world, God will send His anointed
prophet to where you are !!

And when that happens, look at what God will cause people to
do for you.

I Samuel 16: 18 says of “a young man” who spoke to King Saul,
“I have seen a son of Jesse ..who is a skilful musician, a mighty man
of valor , a warrior , one prudent in speech, and a handsome man
and YHWH is with him”

People unknown to you will recommend your name to the President
and to the people in high positions.

They will say of you ‘YHWH is with you!’
THE ANOINTING WILL TAKE YOU PLACES WHERE YOU CAN’T GO!

Look at this wonderful passage of the Scripture :

2 Samuel 2: 1-4 says David inquired of the Lord where should I be
anointed King and it’s interesting that the YHWH LORD said,
“to HEBRON” Whoooo!! Interesting !!

Now it has come to its HEIGHT of GLORY- Israel’s favourite King was
crowned in HEBRON – Amazing that a GIANT SLAYER is crowned
KING in the Land formerly known as the LAND of the GIANT ARBA!!
Isaiah 62 :3 is for you : “ Gentiles shall see thy righteousness and all
kings they glory and thou shall be called by a NEW NAME , which
the mouth of YHWH shall name”

O! KINGS and PRIESTS of the KINGDOM – Hasn’t he promised, “Take heart,
I have overcome the world”! Onward Christian Soldiers, marching as to
WAR!! Again let us look at some interesting scriptures

Numbers 13:2 and 6 say Caleb was a leader among the sons of Judah.
I Samuel 17:12 says David belonged to the tribe of Judah.
Mathew 1:1 begins by wrapping it all in the verse “THE BOOK of generation of
JESUS CHRIST, the SON of DAVID, the SON of ABRAHAM.

(Wow, I don’t doubt whether it was actually the Holy Spirit who inspired
Mathew to write that cumbersome genealogy. It ain't boring anymore! )

Jesus chose to come from the lineage of Judah. THE LION of the TRIBE of JUDAH

And outside Judah’s city gates, on the MOUNT of GOLGOTHA , He CONQUERED
the GREATEST GIANTS of all – DEATH and SIN !! Now He holds the Keys of Death
and Hades and Beckons to all who would care to listen -
Isaiah 62 : 4 says “ Thou shalt be a Crown of Glory in the hand of the LORD and a
ROYAL DIADEM in the hand of thy GOD”

Do you RECEIVE THIS TODAY? Blessings to all!

Hebron – ABRAHAM’ S POSSESSION

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GIANT SLAYER TRILOGY – PART TWO

We have seen how Hebron was where Abraham buried
Sarah. Sarah was the Mother of the Promise .It was where
the co-labourer of Abraham was buried. She helped bring
forth the Promise to the world.

Genesis 23 says Abraham buried Sarah in the cave of field
of Macphelah facing Mamre ( that is Hebron) in the land
of Canaan. So the field and the cave that is in it were
deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.
It’s interesting to note that Hebron was called Kiriath Arba
even in the times of Abraham and the people of the land
respected Abraham so much that they said “Hear us my Lord,
you are a MIGHTY PRINCE among us.” What had happened to
the children of Abraham that generations later they called
themselves GRASSHOPPERS before the very people that
bowed down before their FATHER ?

My Brother , My Sister WHOSE CHILD ARE YOU ?
Do you know WHO CALLS HIMSELF YOUR BROTHER ?

Hebron was earlier occupied by Giants – and they named it
Kiriath Arba – after the father giant Arba who begat Anak,
who in turn had three giant clans – Ahiman , Sheshai and
Talman. It was at this land that Caleb boldly proclaimed;
Let us go up at once for YHWH is with us. The unbelief of the
Israelites stopped Caleb from carrying out his mission.
Forty Five years later, Caleb went ahead and “dispossessed”
the three giants and renamed it Hebron. Othniel, his nephew
and later his son in law caught hold of his spirit and became a
GIANT SLAYER himself. Speak of Impartation.

Joshua 14:14-15 says Hebron , THEREFORE , became the
INHERITANCE of CALEB the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite
BECAUSE that he wholly followed YHWH , God of Israel.
CAN you see this ? What was deeded to Abraham finally
became an inheritance to

ONE MAN – ONE who DARED to BELIEVE in YHWH.

Do you see the New Testament as a Title Deed? Our Lord has
already won the Victory over all .

GO IN AND POSSESS the LAND –by FAITH in our Lord!

Where did you bury your God given Promise/Dream? Is it
today known by the GIANTS living in that land? Today if you
believe; the LORD wants to give it back to you for an INHERITANCE !
Where were u Buried and Bowed down? IF you will, (again I say IF)
believe, IT will be your INHERITANCE ! Keep it for generations !

Caleb=HEBRON + 3 GIANTS

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God has called us to a life of endless testimonies.( Pastor Chris)

GIANTS IN THE LAND

But many Christians don’t seem to like or some others like me just don’t know that there are giants in the lands to conquer. Israelites were surprised at everything they saw in the land of Canaan. When God promised Canaan to the Israelites, he didn’t mention the Giants in the land. But HE sure did say, “A Land flowing with milk and honey “.Can you dig that? God promised them the Land and let the Giants run loose!! We might think God is pretty suicidal. If so, we are in good company. Those who died in the desert thought the same!!

Take Care – Huge Problems Precede High Promotions. IF GOD wants to FAST TRACK your PROMOTION, He is going to put you through some HEAVY DUTY PROBLEMS!

God is not an unjust God. God has called us from faith to faith. Faith is useless, unless it’s tested.
How else do we know that we have crossed over from LEVEL ONE to LEVEL TWO !!

Numbers 13:22
Now Israelites came to the Land of Negev as far as HEBRON where dwelt 3 Giants (or tribes of Giants) the Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai .They belonged to Anak.
Verse 28 says – WE(the spies) SAW the CHILDREN of ANAK there. Well so did Caleb and Joshua !!
Why is it that some of us see the Children of ANAK and some of us see the LORD our God?
(Number 14: 7-10)
Look at what Joshua and Caleb saw,

The land IS EXCEEDING good
DON’T FEAR the People of the land (He didn’t even call them GIANTS)
for they are BREAD (Oops!! He meant EASY PREY in our lingo) for us…
their defense is departed from them ( now HOW did he see THAT?)
fear them not for the LORD is with US ( He meant Hey Look Here , the Jehovah LORD is
with us, not them. So THEY better FEAR US!)

Christians, REFUSE to FEAR and WORRY for anxiety never works. (Pastor Chris).

Instead be strong and courageous. Let’s look through our faith filled eyes and see what the Word tells us about your situation. The manual is the Word.

Now Caleb is 85 years old and he has come to the same place he had said “ Let us go up at ONCE “
Look at the order of things. Joshua gave him the land – again giants and all. Nothing is changed 

Joshua 15:13-14, 15, 16, 17

Now Joshua gave to Caleb, Kiriath Arba. Arba being the father of Anak.

So here we know the root cause for all these GIANTS - ARBA and the land was called KIRIATH ARBA.

And CALEB ( look again at the word “AND”-HE FIRST had the land from the LORD – and THEN HE ….)

DROVE OUT ( the Hebrew word is yarash- TO DISPOSSESS ..does it strike a chord ? )

the THREE sons of ANAK – Sheshai , Ahiman and Talmai , the children of Anak.

(The BIBLE reiterates their names and their status – children of Anak .. UNTILL WE DISPOSSESS the GIANTS from the LAND even after 40 years they gonna play golf there and GOD will not change a thing , except put GIANT Number TWO – Sheshai ahead of GIANT Number ONE - Ahiman !! and that’s a pretty sorry consolation.

Unless we pass a particular test, God will just not promote us. It’s not safe for us and we are not much good for Him either.

GIANT KILLERS BEGETS GIANT KILLERS

We are now introduced to a third GIANT KILLER in the play and his name is Othniel – the son of Caleb’s brother. He went ahead and SMITES the people ofDebir. It must have been a pretty awesome achievement because Othniel got to marry Caleb’s daughter . You see Othniels daddy died in the desert and he must have been young when Numbers 13 happened. He was obviously raised up by Caleb and
now do u see the same spirit in Othniel as was in Caleb !!
Be careful whom you stick around with , you gonna CATCH THEIR SPIRIT , literally !

HEBRON from KIRIATH ARBA

This is another matter of deep study and I will condense it – Hebron was where Abraham had built an altar and where Sarah was buried and this land was important for the JEWS,and CALEB got it !

If today your life is defined by the Giants running rampage there , its your SEASON to call TIME – OUT FOLKS .I am coming and henceforth this land will be called HEBRON!

Later in history, HEBRON became the ROYAL CITY of DAVID !

Oh ZION , you cry “THE LORD HAS fORSAKEN ME “ Hear now the Word of the LORD to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nations abhoretth, to a SERVANT of rulers “ KINGS shall see and arise , princes shall worship , because the LORD is faithful and HE will CHOOSE thee , for I AM YHWH and they shall NOT be ashamed who WAIT for ME” ( Isaiah 49)

ARISE oh ROYAL CITY , your KING is COMING !! and SWIFT VENGEANCE is in HIS HAND !!

The Song of Reason

2009-08-07T22:32:00.003+05:30

Wen love like a storm rages

and heart like a leaf flutters

Wen dreams rise on wings

and hopes take up flights

Reason lost in Insanity

Caution flies in the Winds

Legs like sea waves billow

Upon them your life follows ...

Hurt within in passions uproar

distance lose their value..

As long as i find there, you

Miles covered,harmonic lenses

Discovering the paradox in tenses !!

A Rhapsody exudes from the limits

of patience straining ...Eyes Sighing

a Lonely Tear ..Found to give you away !!

---This is something I found out in life,
Our mistakes can still be CREATED for Someone's
Good - Just Give it up to the Master Carpenter
The One from Nazareth !!

Women Preachers ? Why Not ? They are as much anointed !!

2009-07-29T04:00:00.002+05:30

The Scriptures quoted Against Women ministering in Churches are

1 Tim 2: 11,12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34..and I use the KJV for the proper translations ..

1Cr 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

1Cr 14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

1Cr 14:36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

Here the Apostle Paul is talking about those women who kept speaking in church services vs 34 – but they are commanded to be under obedience .. the context tells me that there seems to be a relational problem with their husbands …

Otherwise what will women who have no husbands do ? vs 35 …if they will learn anything ..let them ask their husbands …

Here the emphasis is on Learning and women asking questions in church to learn !!! I mean if they were preaching..Where does this bit of learning come into the picture ?

How many of us would like to have our Ministers learn while Preaching ?!!

So, we can safely conclude that this verse is talking about keeping silence in church while the teaching is going on? I stress then that they were speaking in church to learn something and that too they were interrupting the preaching going on by so doing .

Paul was talking to Timothy his student and pastor of a church in Ephesus the same thing

1 Tim 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

1 Tim 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Look again at the emphasis on learn here. Now here he is talking about Woman USURPING authority over the (a) man …. Telling us that He had some authority over her in the first place !!

Look closely at the word used for Man and you will know that it is normally translated husband in a relational context. [ Gk Strong 435 ] or look at the Definite article The , rightly translated in KJV and wrongly translated in many other versions .

As Ps Chris says, Mary was the first woman to preach the Resurrection Gospel to the Disciples ..the Lord Jesus did not count her any less worthy ..Now again Gaius many believe is a woman to whom John the Apostle wrote his episteles ..In the book of Acts,
Philip’s daughters preached(prophesied) with signs and wonders ..so even the Holy Spirit didn’t count them less worthy to minister His presence..

Having said that Who am I to count them any less ?

After a careful study of the Bible I find that WOMEN ARE NOT PROHIBITED TO PREACH , MINISTER IN CHURCHES !!

A Punjabi Christmas Nite

2008-12-28T16:23:00.004+05:30

CHRISTMAS@PUNJAB

Hola Guys!!!!

Hope you Guys had a Rocking Christmas Season!!!! Incidentally mine turned out to be better than I had imagined . My Pastor invited me over to Punjab coz he happened to go for his vacations there and thought it a great idea if I tagged along !!! Now , how on earth he happened to come up with that Idea , it beats my muddled brain completely , but the fact remains PUNJAB is a ROCKING place !!!! even with ME around !!!

One of the highlights of my time there was a CAR TRIP to RANJIT SAGAR Dam somewhere up there near Pathankhot…. Imagine the fright of my life when the Car zipped past a motorcycle at over 80 km /hr and we barely missed a frightened woman
Right in the centre of the Road ..am sure that Woman saw heaven , hell and the deep sea all together in that split second ..Unfortunately friends , the pics that we had clicked remains on the Mobile Cam …Hopefully , our Friend BANKA (YES HE WAS THE DARE DEVIL of a driver) will bring it over when he comes over to Delhi.

Maybe I hope to see those guys there again for my next X-mas!!! And yes we are planning to bring the Band over to Delhi for a Jam at a Mall nearby … And on the 25 th nite Glorious Jammed late into the nite and it was a treat...After all these years I was among the youth … It was a Revitalizer of Sorts for me!!!! We had Captured that on our Digi Cam …They will be uploading it on You tube Soon !!!

And my suggestion is if you ever feel right in the pits...Pack up and go all out to Punjab!!! Since my trip was not planned, I traveled Ticket less on a Jammu Mail Sleeper Compartment that was supposed to seat 72 persons and carried well over 100 people ..Taking pity on my condition a Generous Fauji from Orissa offered me butt space on his seat which well would have belonged to the TTE, if Laloo decides to place a TTE in each and every Compartment … Coupled with the Cold Freezing Nite Journey and the liters and litres of ….you know what …people were peeing into the Railway tracks …I had much less time enjoying the Seat I was provided , and Well in all the time in between I remember praying a lot of fraud , fake pious prayers ... “ So What’s New ? ” , Says my God !!! He has a fine sense of humour I say.

In between programs I read through a biography on Sadhu Sundar Singh and seated on the verandah on that cold winter morning I fully realized what it meant to be stripped naked and thrown out of the house at nite just because the beatific Sadhu put his trust on the One that Was Crucified for him !! We fail to comprehend the extent of his sufferings sitting in our cozy couches!!! Now I realize why Jesus Loves Such as these !! They are His precious on earth!!! What a privilege!!!

The Pics from our Car Trip is Pending ..I bank all my efforts on Banka and Josh !!

Super Natural Accidents - God's Real Estate Business

2008-10-26T22:58:00.007+05:30

So for all those who wanna hear my little Miracle Story -

Read On!!

How many of us do actually think that God is interested

in the minute details of our life?

I mean We know God knows everything about us,

but do we actually think He cares about those very things

He knows ? !!!!

I am reminded of a Word@Parra - how Ajay

explained a verse - God is INTIMATELY acquainted

with ALL our WAYS!!!!

I don't know of any other meaning other than the obvious !!!

That He is In Everything We Do ...and this verse is in the

OT - !!!! Well , how much more now that His Holy Spirit

resides right within !!

So right on with my Miracle Story - But a Little Back Ground

that you can identify why it means so much to me ..

I was living in a small shacked up place earlier - and getting

fed up of that place , I asked God for a nice house !!! Well , to

that prayer HE answered me over and beyond my expectations !!!

Not a day passed without my thanking Him for the house He enabled

me to get at such a medium rent !! The house was peaceful, the owners

were very nice people and the neighbours were well aloof but

non intrusive ..What more could you ask for ?

So Imagine my Consternation when I was asked to Move out..IT seems

that; that particular section of the building where my house was situated

was in I guess the Demolition Zone and I had to vacate it within a week !!

So cutting the intro short lemme go straight to the Time Line - 25th October

- The Day I have to Vacate and Still no House in Sight !!! I set out looking for

houses on rent ~!! - My Pastor had instructed me , "Pray for Right Contacts ,

Pray for the Right Place, if something seems to be accidental , dont overlook

God's hand in it!!

Well with that particular prayer , I set out looking for accidents !!!Can you

Believe it ? People can be so Dumb ..like me !!!

I started with a particular block in the enclave - I figured God will at least

lead me to a nice house like the one I am staying in right now -

I met a particular Shopkeeper who seemed to be a nice fellow .He told me that

no houses were on rent in that particular block .The time was 9.00 AM

After seeing a couple of houses or wat looked like houses – (the details of which I

Will save for a later date) I was dejected and in course of my wanderings

reached the Exact Point I started accidentally since these blocks were u know

all in obscure squares.Accidentally and this time I didn't notice the Accident!!!

The Time was 12.00 Noon.

So weary and really disappointed I walked right ahead , not waiting to

acknowledge the shop keeper . Just when I was about to turn the corner

this person called me from behind .I walked over to his shop and seems like

a fellow devotee at one of the temples he goes to was looking to let out his

room and he suddenly remembered !!! In a short while I was at his friends

place and as soon as I met his parents a certain peace prevailed in my heart.

I felt the Lord saying Yes to this particular place .It seemed to fit the description

my Pastor had of my future residence ...Elated I Went Right Ahead !!

So the shopkeeper’s accidental encounter with a fellow devotee many days

ago and my accidentally reaching the same place twice …So many accidents.

Can you think of the many accidents that God can change in your favour ?

Would you like to share with the other readers some of your SuperNatural

Accidents? You can write to me using the comments page or use the Email the

Author option !!!

Just the other day , Tibi asked me Do I go to God for such a simple

thing like a house? Huh?!! She found it silly…Guess What ? I Do ..For

what may seem silly to others aint so in the eyes of the Lord.

I do because I know HE cares and HE is interested !!! Do You ?

Blessings and Share Your Wonderful Stories too!!

Read the Comments Section in this Page to Enjoy Your Stories !!!

October - Gandhi Jayanti - and - North Indian Weddings!!

2008-10-05T13:44:00.005+05:30

Its been a While ....

I go by the rule , If you have nothing to share - Don't Publish ...

But So Much has been happening this month , that i thot it good to

share it with you all....

One of my dear pastor's birthday happened to be this month. His

4th Wedding Anniversary too occurred earlier in the week ... I think

its been one heaven of a joy ride for him and OF course if Uncle DGS

was here with us October would have been his favorite month !!!!

Me thinks , its a great month - All nice spiritual Things happen

this particular season !!!

It was Andrew's sister's marriage on Oct 4th - the best part

was shopping for the whole occasion .... and hey if i forget to add -

My dear Friend Cherry is getting married November 1st !!!! I don't

know how many times i have played his marriage in my mind's eye ....

Blame it on a not so mature mind .... He will always remain someone

so Close to my heart....Such a Joy , Such a Pleasure - Like David

sang - Your love is FAR GREATER

than that of Women!!! - I know what he was speaking of -

So to take of from where i left , Our entire shopping spree was limited

to a particular Mall in town - It was as if Three Monkeys(Yours Truly,

Simeon, Andrew)Descended from Outer Space to check out the Wares on

Display - A riot of laughter and lots of happy smiles were left behind

as we exited the mall that day-

Think upon this scenario - Two guys hoisting themselves up the Changing

Room of the Boys Section to "see" what the other guy is doing ....

Strutting around in female wear and posing in front of the mirror -

Commenting on each and every ware left in the mall and joking around

with the Sales Guys there -

And while we were waiting for Simeon to come over - a Beautiful

Blue Eyed Lass looks around - I couldn't help be fascinated by this

"anomaly" - I go over to this gal and the conversation goes

something like this

- Hey , Hi !! You got beautiful Blue Eyes -

- Hmmh ? (puzzled , fearful , questioning look)

- I just wondered whether u been staring at me all the while -

(I was in a pair of Blue jeans and Blue T Shirt -Coincidence ???)

- What ?? ( A Small Smile )

_ Ohh !! I Got it .. You been watching a Lot of Blue Films
at Home !!!

At this the gal accompanying her burst out laughing , Andrew

obviously was munching up his Chicken Kulcha somewhere ....

And then began the interaction - She was staying somewhere

around that place and she was well uhmm shopping

(hope u figured dat already !!! - I didnt , so i had to ask

wink)

I, well; left it at that - No i didnt take her number

and well She didnt ask mine either -

With that Simeon came over and we proceeded to Shop !!!

Wedding at Andrew's
I loved the North Indian Style of Marriage - Its grand ,

and Its expensive !!

Glitteringly Spectacular - Nothing else will do in North India -

People in South come to eat and dine during marriages - in

the North we go to celebrate !!! Well ,that's how a Marriage

should happen !!! and Yes,Gals come out decked in their beautiful

Best !!! Once the pictures are processed , I will send you

some snaps -

There was this Awesome Looking Gal in Black - She was a

Chick - a Purrfect 9 !! No way could i go up to her and strike

up a conversation - The only thing left was eyetronics - till I

chanced upon the photographer !!! I waved over the photo-

grapher and asking him to wait , I moved along to this gal and

asked her ever so politely ," Hi!! I want u stand by me for

a snap ...I need a picture of my self ,the photographer wants someone

to STAND by me - to ward of the evil eye that is !!"

Very quickly we start talking like buddies -

much to the chagrin of my friends (wink)

Its difficult to normally approach these beautiful looking gals

at a wedding - They expect to get hit on - but let me give u a hint

- Be Yourself - Be your Creative Best- Dont be a Dork - and keep

it at the level of Simple Enjoyable Friendship - It

takes the pressure out of every interaction - the Pressure to Impress

her and Yes!!!I am a VERY MONOGAMOUS guy - I invariably see the same

Woman in Every Woman I meet!!

Life is Beautiful , IF Beautiful Gals happen to be with you - Well

how else can u get it beautiful -

Something I noticed - GUYS out in the North are far better Looking

than their South Indian Counterparts - Couldnt but help notice -

this one obvious Disadvantage !!! They are more manly(or at least

looks it) and strut around like the Masters of the Brood !!!

Yes Today's is a Loong Post and U are free to comment at the end

of the post as Anonymous if the FBI - INTERPOL is trailing you -

_Stay Happy_ Remember Jesus Loves You

BRM

Its a Love Poem !!!

2008-09-15T00:10:00.004+05:30

Its more than a touch or a Word
from your lips, Love; Oh How it
Feels so right to make love all nite

This beating heart is waiting for you
Hold me in your arms , My Sweetie Pie
Turn me over to your love

W'en your lips touch me on mine
Can't control the shiver inside
Like pleasure winds over s ahower of pain

Rhythms of Silence taken over my soul
Quietly yearning for your return
The Hollow Left by your farewell

Gazing upwards to the stars
Racing back in time , Memory Fading
Buoyant in Fake Expectancy

Catch me in this travel down to the abyss
Hold me rite , as you best know how
Quivering Lips drowning out My Complaints

.......Thanks for Reading ...I wont call it a poem
coz it follows no rhyme or meter ..Just a Flow of Words.
If you wanna share some of your lines , feel free to email me
Thanks BRM

On Eagle's Wings !!!!

2008-09-12T12:32:00.002+05:30

While all of us know " Hotel California" - by the Eagles , the well known American Rock Band , what I am going to discuss today is the Inspiration Behind the Name - The EAGLE.

I was inspired to go deeper into this after listening to Jon Courson who was taking a BIBLE STUDY on well guess what EAGLES !!!!So as a start to the unintiated EAGLES are heavy beaked , big footed birds of prey characterized by powerful vision .I believe these are its well known characteristics .If we delve deeper into the unknown characteristics of these birds , we will begin to admire it . So Lets start , with a little help from Jon Courson.

First Things First , THEY are MONOGAMOUS !!! It's a very FAITHFUL bird. It sticks with its mate for life !!! And it builds its nest on the top of high rocks in the crevices- literally the high places of the earth - away from the prying eyes.

The male and the female take turns to incubate the eggs once they are laid. The nest sometimes weigh up to a ton!! That shows how cozy the nest can be to the eaglets!!Once the eaglets are born , the Mother plucks some soft feather from her breast and pads up her young ones...

An eagle can fly up to 100 km per hour. That's how powerful they are !! And they dont Fly ...They Glide utilising the Air Currents to their advantage..Thats how they SOAR !!! Not like the other birds ..who have to flap flap flap ...definitely no chicken !!

Wanna learn how they learn to SOAR ? They dont LEARN ..THEY ARE TAUGHT and that too zabardasti... I am leaving out a lot of info which I have researched... Just sticking with those that will surely entertain and teach you ..But my research was well worth it... I loved every moment of it ...

The Eagles mate after a very elaborate ceremony ..The Male Eagle has to prove himself to his would be and after the TEST , they lock their talons together and turn head over heels and scream in joy....suspended quite a few feet high above the air ..And after the courtship and marriage , they go on to build nests ....Their nests are in high inaccessible locations with their back to a Rock !!! Try reading Job 39:27-29 ..Fron the Words of its Creator !!!

The nest is deep with a shallow 18 inches for the brooding area..Once the Eaglets reach a certain age , the mother Eagle knows when its time for the eaglets to learn to fly!! The Mother Eagle's Wing converts its Wings into a broom and and sweeps of the nest , every SOFT things the Eaglets are so accustomed too !!! Ha !! Dont we too have those times in life ? !! Read Deut 32:11

Now the Mother Eagle throws the brooding nest down the cliff !!! and Well the eaglets are carried on her back for a wild wild Roller Coaster Ride ... and while airborne , She flips over !!! Think of crazy things happening !!!

The screeching eaglets are left hurtling down at speeds that defy its tiny imagination...Just before it hits ROCK BOTTOM , the Father Eagle comes swooping down
to catch the Eaglet. Most Eaglets do not learn how to fly the first time , however this process is continued till they LEARN TO FLY !!!

Wonder why sometimes we are being hurtled down at mind defying speeds-- OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS TEACHING US TO FLY !!! and HE will REPEAT it till we LEARN TO FLY !! and the best part is WE NEVER HIT ROCK BOTTOM !! Someone will catch us right before we hit the ROCKS !!!

Why does HE want us to fly ? EAGLES were created to FLY !! not be in nests all day.. It has two sets of eyelids , They can LOOK directly at the SUN ( SON?! ) and fly directly into it ...The HIGHER you SOAR , the dimmer the worlds pleasures grow in your eyes .. ETERNITY draws more light onto your LIFE ..And yes another important characteristic about Eagle's eyes is that they are always WET !!!

Heard about Eagles holding onto rocks and de feathering themselves .. ? Well thats the molting process it undergoes ...Calcium deposits appear on its beak and talons and the EAGLE walks like a TURKEY in the valley below ...it can no longer fly !!! Other Eagles who survived the onslaught ,,will now drop food into the valley for these molting eagles ... Remember friends , you go through the valley to help those who will one day be there like you ...

Once they renew their strength , they will climp the mountain they were raised on ,
"Look to Abraham your father , the rock from which you were hewed" ....and then they beat the Calcium Deposits of their beak and talons ..its a painful process !! AFTER this they SOAR higher than they did !! ITs the Nature's Way of teaching Eagles ....

I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY GOD LIKENED HIMSELF TO EAGLES !! NOW , NO WONDER !!!

Hey Friends !!!

2008-09-09T16:40:00.001+05:30

Hello Friends ,

There is a song I got to listen , "Soemthing Beautiful " by NewsBoys , which has become one of my favourites ever since. Its a Song of New Beginnings- The Lyrics are " Lyrical " , if i may say so ..

For those of you who have heard Stryper - the original J.E.S.U.S chant , the frontman of Stryper - Michael Sweet has come out with his new album - Together As One. Most of the songs are written for his wife who is battling cancer and at his wife;s insistence , he is publishing this Album.

Tree 63 the Band from down under is slowly , steadily , but surely rising in popularity.

Have you ever imagined your reaction when you will meet Jesus The King Face to Face - Listen to Mercy Me - I can Only Imagine -

Nothing Else ..Fought with all my closest Girl Friends , IT was Cherry's Bday on Sept 3rd and Chinchu wanted me to wish her on Sept 2nd !! I guess all my close friends are Virgos !!!
Litty is joining our gang and guys mind you its a HE !!! Well if Binsu can be a " He " , then why not Litty !!!

Mally folks are crazy wen it comes to names - They are a BRAND apart !!! You know the utter mindlessness of our poor folks when they go around chasing names like the ones we have. For " not " instance , my friend Smita had a child and named him ANSH ..that sounds class!!

I would have preferred a Hindu - Indianish Name anyday to the one I've got- Shyam, Arjun , Abhishek, Pratap, Raja- these sound nice , easy on the lips , and quite a majestic ring to it ..So guys When U name your kids , make sure it means something to the kid , or at least let it sound nice - Do it the Hebrew Way - Let the Name Define the Person !!!

So long , its a lifelong angst - name trouble - [:D]

See ya very soon...

BRM

Hello and Adieus for a While !!

2008-06-25T06:27:00.002+05:30

Hello Friends ,

I am in a hurry and as you would be knowing ....

I am off to Imphal for the Projects -

The Schedule Runs like this

26th June 2008 - Arrival at Imphal
from 26th-30th June 2008 - Leimakhong
01st-04th July 2008 - Tinsukia , Assam
07th-14th July 2008 - Golaghat , Assam
14th-18th July 2008 - Guwahati , Assam
18th July 2008 - Departure to Delhi .

SO for a Very Loooooong Time , No Updates

And Yes Today a Very Important Person is Getting Engaged ...Something we all been
looking ahead for a while ... I will leave it to you to guess who is !!!!

Till Then ,

Share the Joy and Share a Smile ,

_BRM_

2008-06-24T02:47:00.000+05:30

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Video by Steven Curtis Chapman

2008-06-19T01:26:00.000+05:30

I am putting in a video of a song by Steven Curtis Chapman -

The Cinderella - The Moment - He wrote this song for his

daughters and just days after , he lost his little one in a tragic

accident on the front porch of his own house.

The entire family was plunged into grief and many came

forward to stand with them in this time of sorrow.

Enjoy Listening to a Powerful Imagery of the Relationship

between Dad and daughter.

- BRM -

Who Cares for a Title AnyWays !!!

2008-06-18T17:15:00.000+05:30

The Stillness that possesses my soul
An Inheritance of a Deeper Pain
Reproductions of Myriad Sorrows
Grace Abiding in the Life Giving Flow

Loathed by All , Cursed Never
Lonely in Silence , Rejected Never
(em) Bittered By Gall, Soured None
Punctured by the Blow, Living Still.

The ruffs and tuffs of life
Wading through the storms beating
The Word Sustains – Let me always find
To rest – My restless heart in bosom thine

The silence of your peace
Swept through the heart cries
Strength and Grace Thy Daily Power
Sustained by a Simple Look to Thee.

When Day starts at 3.30 PM

2008-06-18T01:07:00.000+05:30

Ha ,

Who haven't had a really late day ? I mean sleeping 12 hours

straight .. (smile).

Its just what happened yesterday !!! I crashed at 10 in the nite

only to wake up at 3.00 next day evening. Needless to say my

poor Boss was ready with his tirade of punctuality and the

like ..Poor Thing , I pity him sometimes ;) .... with all the putting

up he has to do with me . I mean he would surely rue the day when

he met me ....The funny thing is he still remembers the day and

date when he interviewed me for the position !!And Yes, I report

at 4.30 PM for the days work and here I am doing my reports late into the

nite ....

A Pretty Philosophical Definition of a Blog like mine would be

"Narcissistic Introspection due to the Outward Exhibition of the

Sub Conscious" (laugh) ...........

I have uploaded a couple of songs , which are my perennial

favorites .Of note are Un Lugar Celestial ,The One ,

I will Lead You Home , Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

(BIBLE , in case you didn't notice ) and pretty much everything

in that list !

I used to believe that an MBA is necessary BEFORE you start

your career in a corporate. Now my personal experience is that

Success in the Work Place is 90 % skills and 5% hard work and

the other 5 % knowledge ; which you will attribute to the 2 doggone

years of slogging it out in a B School !!! Its the personal skills , office

administration skills .... I mean the lot !!! In real terms a skillful person

is a Real Manager ..Everything else is hogwash ..I mean I would

never have recruited myself for any darned position in this world !!! My

friend Cherry is a great example and still for some strange reason

continues to be my inspiration ...He is a Marketing Manager of a

reputed concern , a Musician who is about to cut his own Album ,

an acclaimed Worship Leader , Bible Teacher to the Youth and of course

a mentor to many like me ..I wonder Is this the Same Guy who studied with

me ? !! Hats off to you Cherry !!! And yes , he is working and pursuing his MBA !!!

More from you in my comments page ....Happy Listening.

Captured by His Love,

Michael W Smith , Joel Osteen , Steven Curtis Chapman

2008-06-15T05:42:00.000+05:30

Hulloa Friends ,

Now for some Musik and Some Fun ... This edition contains endless links to the musicians official websites and some links to music i think which are good enough for you to listen ....Sorry This time , No pics !!!

Arguably , the most popular pianist and keyboardist in the Christian Circles , Michael W Smith endearingly called as Smitty by his fans is leading worship at Lakewood Church , the interdenominational Christian Centre established by the late Pr. John Osteen and now pastored by his son Joel Osteen at Compaq Centre .So if you happen to be in Houston, TX anytime on June 30th , 2008......Do Drop In and Send us the Feedback....
Listen here to Smitty !!

Mark my words , dear friend ..A Day is Coming when I will stand in that very church...Lakewood, An Oasis of Love and Compassion ..(smile) ..Cherry has made me an avid subscriber to Joel's podcasts ... I love them absolutely ..."

Please follow the link to MWS's website and listen to the song , "there is a place where i can go ...Here I am ..."

Months ago , after a very hectic day at the office , I was in the mood for some Dark Chocolate and Hot Creamy Coffee .. I took off to Baristas near Priya Theaters , Vasant Vihar alone with a book for company ...I was surprised to hear Paul Baloche and Point of Grace being played through the intercom speakers !!! Well I should say more than the Chocolate Brownie and the Fudge and the Black Currant Smoothie , it was the fact that Xtian music is considered " cool " that relaxed me and gave me a real high ..Of course , I tipped the waiter an extra Rs 50.00 for the music they had played that day ... Personally , I Think its such a great loss that i cant sing ...

Talking about losses , did you know Heather is leaving Point of Grace !!!! If you will remember , this was and is my personal favourite among all the Christian bands .For those of you acquainted with my first girl friend , we used to give each other POG tapes (wink) !! Such a great loss to see her go ..... Well , another moving on .... I guess :(

And Yes Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W Smith are getting together .. Isnt that wonderful ?

Remember the song " Dive" , by Steven Curtis Chapman..A very nice song ...I wish I could play some songs by these artists but this Blogger doesnt allow that functionality ..I wish they had an audio playback feature!!
Listen to Dive here..Steven recently lost his adopted daughter , Maria in an accident ....on the 22/05/08

Another wonderful Christian Musician , I really love to listen is Chris Tomlin from the Passion Conferences , I had mentioned in my earlier Blog .

All Thanks to Cherry and Sudds and Vin from Parra who impressed upon me that Xtian Musik is musically as good as the so called "secular" ones ..Well they have gathered some Grammys along the way !! Not Bad ,eh ?
Thank God for such godly influences at a very impressionable age !!! I still Dig Xtian Music !!!

So give me your take on Carrie UnderWood . ,,, U Dig Carrie ? So, Get back with your comments

Endeared by the Father's Heart ,

P.S :- For those of you who are wondering who Cherry is ..well, I will get back with a Snap of His with his Permission of course !!! God Bless You Cherry - for your part in "The Making of BRM "

- Have an Easy Day Today ... Welcome the Week -

2008-06-15T03:15:00.000+05:30

Well Hulloah ,

Hope you guys had a restful weekend. I had one too. I clean house to relax and I find the exercise strangely soothing. As most of you know , the Projects piled up and my Official Guest House was my Second Home for a week. On returning back to my house, I found the landlord MISSING.I still don't know where he is taken off to ... Guess he is looking around for me on some mountain top ...

I wish I was an IT engineer ..I could have done this up in a more visually pleasing manner.I am not satisfied with the layout and I am sure you too find this a bit unappealing .Let me assure you the feeling is the same here.

This week I chanced upon a Guy by the name Paul Montgomery Walsh,better known as Brother Paul. It was the first of the hard hitting sermons I have heard in a long, long time.Click here for the Sermon and tell me what you think ....its a bit long with 58 minutes of HARD TALK , but worth hearing if you desire to know how the prophets of old preached !!! Keep it for laters, when you are really free .....

I wonder, how many of you have heard of Louie Giglio of Passi on Conferences ( Thanks Cherry ) . Recently, I heard him talk about something that will TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. ..wanna enjoy some GOOSE PLEASURES ?? For those of you who have a background in BIOLOGY, PHARMACY, CHEMISTRY, or BIO TECHNOLOGY , this will be an eye opener... Get back to me with your Comments and let me see if you share the same feelings !!! I have listened to it maybe three four times ....!!! Click here for the talk .Wait till you get to 6.24 minutes of the talk .....

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A man from Bangalore left the pleasant weather for a vacation in Delhi. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail.

Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory. Unfortunately, he missed one letter, and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor dead.

At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:

Dearest Wife,

Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

Your Loving Husband.

P.S. Sure is hot down here

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Preacher Dad And Son

There was a boy standing on a corner selling fish.

He was saying, "Dam fish for sale, dam fish for sale."

A preacher walked up and asked why he was calling them dam fish.

The kid said, "I caught them at the dam, so they're dam fish."

The preacher bought some, took them home and asked his wife to cook the dam fish.

His wife looked at him in bewilderment and said, "Preachers aren't supposed to talk like that."

The preacher explained why they were dam fish, and she agreed to cook them. When dinner was ready and everyone was sitting down, the preacher asked his son to pass him the dam fish.

His son replied, "That's the spirit dad. Pass the fucking potatoes!"
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Well , I hope you all went to Church on Sunday . If you think God Spoke to you (AND I THINK HE IS SPEAKING ALL THE TIME), you can share it with the rest of us.

A Promise from my Life : Isaiah 61 : 9 Click the Topic to read.

Pursued by the Spirit Gracious.

Welcome Guys ..Gals Included ...wink ..

2008-06-14T17:56:00.001+05:30

To My Innermost Circle of Friends,

Guys and Gals ..Welcome Again ... You are the ones I hold dear in all my life here on earth and preferably I will share my eternity with you in heaven !!

So here I'm going to unravel the mysteries of my heart to you guys and gals as I go along this journey called Life!!!

Lots been happening and I figured why not get a Blog Done .. (Thanks Nisha ..for all your encouragement ..Its taken Root !!)

And on the Right , is a picture from My Sister's Wedding ..This happens to be the latest update from my side.In a very special way I was blessed to be a part of this time of her life.More on that laters...

To those of who know me as Shyam , I wish to tell you BRM and Shyam is one and the same.

To those who know me as Mathew , I wish to tell you there is more to my name than just Mathew !!

To those who know me as Binsu , plz call me something Nice !! (Wonder what came over my folks when they named me...METHINKS they were waiting for a gal..or were plain surprised to see a MAN CHILD...After all I was their First Born!! Or maybe Dad must have mumbled sum thing like "Did I Do This ,Oops ?!!!" and the nurse heard
Binsu !!!

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