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At Shillong (State of Meghalaya)... On May 19th, Jesus Calls Prayer Tower at Shillong, Meghalaya was dedicated in the presence of the Jesus Calls partners, leaders of church and servants of God.

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At Guwahati (State of Assam)... On May 23rd, Jesus Calls Prayer Tower at Guwahati, Assam was dedicated in the presence of the Jesus Calls partners, leaders of church and servants of God. Address: Jesus Calls Prayer Tower, M.R. Mullick Arcade, 6th Mile Khanapara, Guwahati 781022. For details of the prayer meetings held here: 8471885771 All Prayer Towers function from 8.00 AM to 8.00 PM. For prayer help at any time (day and night): 044 - 33999000

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od began the story of mankind with a beautiful family – Adam and Eve. When we observe the blessings they enjoyed, the prosperity they had and the love and joy they shared between each other, we see the heart of God in it. Yes! That is exactly God’s heart for the family. That is how He designed families to be in the beginning and that’s how He wants families to be, even today.

But unfortunately Adam sinned and plunged entire humanity into sin and we lost joy, peace and love in our families. But that’s not the end

of the story. God never left His children helpless and abandoned. He sent His son as an atonement for our sins, and overcame sin and it’s consequences by shedding His precious blood (1 John 1:7). By His death and resurrection, He redeemed every family from all those evils that destroyed it. Today, we have hope for our families in Christ – by the power of His blood. Friend! If for any reasons you have messed up your family; If quarrels and misunderstandings are ripping apart your family now; if children have walked away from Jesus Calls

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you like the prodigal son; if you have given up hope in mending the cracks in your family; if you are afraid even to start a family because of the bad examples of families you have seen; if you have decided to live a bachelor life to avoid the anxieties of family life, then I have good news for you today. If you are stuck in any of these situations, then today is your day of transformation and hope. As you read this message I pray that God will reveal Himself as a ‘God who rebuilds’ broken families. He promises to rebuild your family into a

wonderful haven of joy, peace, love and prosperity. It is the Holy Spirit who is inspiring you to read this message now, in order to remind and encourage you that He has not given up on you and is desiring to build your family today. I believe that this revelation that God has given me is for you. Get ready to receive blessing in your family and therefore call yourself ‘blessed’.

He is concerned We have a God who is concerned about our NEEDS. Jesus would never question, “Who are you?” because He knows everyone by name and heart (Ex.33:12; Is.43:1). Except for a man who was demon possessed, he never enquired anyone their name (Mark 5:9; Luke 8:30), but He always asked, “What do you need? What do you desire?” Some people feel that we should not ask God anything because He knows everything, but He has instructed us to ask (Matthew 7:7; 18:19; 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:14; 16:24). Jesus always says, “What do you want?” Sometimes we become super righteous and say, “God knows everything. We don’t need to ask. We should only praise Him all the time”. But He is our father. A father never watches His children suffer in need and that is why He says; “Ask anything you need and I will do it”. As His children this is the privilege we enjoy. Friend! Go ahead and ask him what you want to make your life peaceful and happy. God is willing to give you all that you need to fulfill the wonderful plan He has for your life. Start your sincere ‘asking’ to-

day and enjoy a wonderful life without need and insufficiency.

He builds a Home In the Bible the Almighty God says: “since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord tells you that He will make you a house.” (2 Samuel 7:11) Friend, today you may be in a situation where you are struggling to build your home you may be working hard to build your family life; or trying hard to build your relationship with your children and you have become tired trying to do so. It is to you that the Lord says, “My child! Leave it to Me! I will build a home for you”. When David wanted to build the temple of God, his passion for doing so impresses us. He thought to himself, “I have to build a home for God; a magnificent home. Today the ark of God is under a tent but I am living in a palace. It breaks my heart. I must build a home for God - a wonderful palace”(2 Samuel 7:2). God was touched by David’s passion to build the temple of God but He told him, “David!Your heart is sufficient for me. Since you wanted to build my home with such love, I will build your home –your family. I will build a home for you”. We must note that it is in David’s family line that our Lord Jesus Christ was born. God not only built his home but also gave him a lineage of honor. God will not only build your home but will also bring honor to your generations. Jesus Calls

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Your name will be remembered in your lineage for many generations. You will begin a generational blessing in your family and live to see your children, grandchildren and their children happy and prosperous. Friend ! This is the same God who is available to us today. Today as you open your heart to the Lord and cry out, “Lord, Come! And dwell in my heart. I will give You a place to live in me. I will give You the most comfortable stay in my heart. I surrender to You so that I can become the height of holiness, and love, exhibiting the character of Jesus through me to the people. I will honor You”, He will be moved with compassion and will say, “I will build a home for you”. Today let us open our hearts and make it His palace - the King’s palace, and the Lord will surely rejoice with us. “The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17) The Lord rejoices over us with singing. When we open our hearts to Him and make our hearts His palace and His home, He rejoices over us with singing. And that’s the joy that overflows in us and we too will begin to sing for and with the Lord. When God begins to sing in our home, our hearts will begin to sing with overflowing joy. Our heart becomes His home and our home is built by the Lord. Friend! Have you given your heart to Jesus? He

will surely build a home for you and you will never be an orphan. He will never leave you; never forsake you (Deut.31:8; Josh.1:5; Heb.13:5).

He resolves your problems Let me quote a verse for you in this context: Matthew 17: 24- 27, “When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?” He said, “Yes.” And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?” Peter said to Him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.” Simon Peter was getting into trouble all the time with the tax collector. Even on that particular day he got into trouble. He came to his home troubled and saw Jesus already sitting there. He knew Peter’s financial problem and gave him a solution. He showed him a miraculous way to pay the taxes. In a few seconds his financial crises was solved. He will meet your needs too my friend - Miraculously. Your financial crisis troubling you for years will be resolved miraculously. You maybe saying, “I can see no way how I can come out of this financial crisis”. You maybe

who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.” God builds the home of the lonely; He transforms them into families. That is the power of God. He is the maker of heaven and earth and makes a home for the lonely. Let not your heart be troubled (John 14:1). He says, “I will never leave you as orphans in this world, and I will come to you(John 14:18) and your sorrow shall be turned into joy (John 16:20)

He establishes families for the lonely

“And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;” (Luke 19:5,9)

Psalm 68:6 the Bible says: “God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those

Lets look at how Jesus built the home of a lonely man in the Bible named ‘Zacchaeus’. Zacchaeus

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was a tax collector. In those days tax-collectors were hated by the people. People rejected them and cursed them for exploiting them. Zacchaeus was therefore a rejected man; a lonely man. But Jesus went in search of that lonely man. Every one had labeled him sinner. It is impossible that his wife also did not accompany him when he wanted to go out as a family because when she feared their ridicule, “Oh, this sinner’s family is here. He put us in jail; He created trouble for us”. Therefore it is possible that his wife also refused to go with him. His children also would not go with him. But Jesus went in search of that lonely man. Why? To build him into a family. And sure enough He said, “Zacchaeus I am coming to your home, I want to build you a new home”, and He did build the home of Zacchaeus. He declared, “Today! Salvation has come into this house”. And we know what followed! Zacchaeus promised to return to people double fold of all that he had taken from them unjustly. Zacchaeus would have surely done that and all the people who received their money back would have become his friends. They would have accepted him into their own families and praised him as ‘a good and righteous man’. Zacchaeus who was rich monetarily was now rich in his relationships too. He surely would have become a true leader. I am sure Zacchaeus would have done lot of good to people. Jesus built his home and Zacchaeus in turn would have built the homes of many people.

My friend, are you feeling lonely and rejected by people like Zacchaeus? Have your friends left you – even your own family members? Are you standing alone and abandoned? Are you missing your family and wanting for your home to be back in one good piece? I believe that this message is for you. Surely that must be the reason the Holy Spirit has inspired you to read this message and that is how you are reading it. God has seen your loneliness and decided to make you into a family and that’s what He is now conveying to you through this message. Praise God my friend. Your loneliness is surely going to come to an end. Jesus wants to come into your life. When you allow him to come into your life, today will be the last day of your loneliness. God will do it for you. He is the builder of homes and He will build your home too. “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Genesis 2:18) The Creator Himself says that it is not good for a man to be alone. May be you are saying, “Let me live all alone. I have suffered much. Let me be lonely and die as a lonely person”. But God is saying, “No my child! It is not good for you to be alone. I will build you into a family”. Today, many children are afraid to get married because they experience the agony created by their parents. And they convince themselves, “Let me not marry! Let me die lonely”. Jesus knows your heart. He is saying, “It is I who inJesus Calls

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stituted the covenant of marriage and therefore I will establish it for you”. That is the first thing He does when He comes into our lives, He builds us into a family and makes us enjoy the joy of married life. He will do it for you. He will build you a home. He will build you into families. No more loneliness in your life. Let not your heart be troubled.

But how does He do it? Romans 4:17 says, "... who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did" If He can create the universe, the sun, the moon and the stars, He is capable of creating your family. His Wisdom and Power can create new ways and create a family life for you. Indeed my friends, today the LORD assures you, “I will build a home for you”. He sends His word and brings healing to the people (Ps.107:20). He commands and it comes into being. “For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (Psalm 33:9). Yes, He will command a family life for you. Whoever is a lonely today, struggling and bearing heavy losses in your family life, God will build a home for you starting this very moment. He assured me that He will do it for you and that is the reason I am writing this message to you. He will build you a home and make your life joyful. Let not your heart be troubled. Several years ago a couple came to my father, while celebrating the 25th anniversary of their marriage. The wife was short and

dark, while the husband was fair, handsome and tall. The wife shared her story with my father rejoicing in her heart. She said, “Before I found this man, my marriage was fixed with another man and we were all rejoicing. But just one week before the date of the marriage, my fiance’s mother came and said, “We are going to call off the marriage. I do not want my son to get married to your daughter”. Of course it was a financial misunderstanding and the marriage was called off. This lady did not have father and she was heartbroken. Her mother was shattered. She began to weep saying, “Oh! My daughter is going to have a black mark as a girl whose marriage was called off. Will she ever get married?” But this girl said, “I don’t have a father but I have given my life to Jesus. He will do something”. And amazingly within a week’s time a mother from another family came forward and said, “I want my son to get married to your daughter”. But this time, they boy had not even seen the girl. In the previous proposal they knew each other but it was called off. Unable to believe what is happening, the mother of the girl said to the boy’s mother, “Your son looks so smart and handsome in the photograph but my daughter is short and dark. If he comes and meets her and rejects her again, her life will be doomed”. But that mother said, “No! I guarantee you that this marriage will take place,” and it took place. After narrating this wonderful story the lady continued saying, “Brother Dhinakaran, it is 25 years since we have been married and my husband is one of the top central government officers in India. Even though he is

Friend! He does not build your home by asking you to pay the cost, because His son Jesus Christ has already paid that in full cost on the Cross through His suffering. Yes! He has paid the cost of building you into a family, by His blood.

so handsome, popular and rich, he has never spoken a negative word about me in all these 25 years. He loves me so much and treats me like a queen. It is God who built my home. When I thought I had no future, Jesus Christ became my future. God became my father”.

Friend! Be encouraged to know what happens to a person who has made God his or her Father. When they thought their daughter had no future and there was no way for them to get her a good proposal God had another beautiful way; a surprising way. Yes! If we give our lives to Jesus, He will shock us and surprise us with such wonderful miracles way beyond our imagination. That is how He will build our lives and make it a spectacle of honor before men so that His Name could be glorified in and through you. Let me quote a promise for you: Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] Jesus Calls

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do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21) (AMP) This is exactly how God will bless you and build your family too. Yes! He will build your home and surprise you. Friend! He does not build your home by asking you to pay the cost, because His son Jesus Christ has already paid that in full cost on the Cross through His suffering. Yes! He has paid the cost of building you into a family, by His blood.

Relationship between the husband and wife “Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the

power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” (Revelation 12:10,11) Here we see the accuser sitting in heaven and accusing the brethren all the time. He is Satan. It is he who tempted Eve and through her Adam, and together both committed sin and were thrown out of the presence and glory of God. They were thrown out of the Garden which God Himself had created. God had prospered them abundantly. Prosperity was flowing through them, but Satan came and accused God to Eve and Adam. He said, “Has not God given you the power to eat the fruit of good and evil? Or has he kept that tree from you? He has given everything to you but has kept you away from the tree of knowing good and evil.” He used deceptive words while speaking to them. Many times God gives us overflowing prosperity and immeasurable blessing. But Satan tricks us to see what we do not have. He always turns our focus to see what some other man has and what another woman has. Then he will subtly say,“See! Your God has not given it to you”. Many times we fall prey to his deception and forget all the blessings God has already given us. We look for things which God has forbidden us – things of this world which are dangerous and destructive to us.

Things that will takes us away from His presence; which will take us away from the privilege of being called God’s children. It will take us far away from living by faith and living by trusting in Him. He destroys the relationship between the husband and wife before God and he destroys their relationship also and creates a situation where a son murders his sibling. He promotes fights within the family and escalates it to terrible levels and splits the family so that there is no joy in the family. He causes fights between children, fights between children and parents and fights between the spouses. In some families the spouses shed tears, laboring and sweating. And they have to do everything without the grace of God. When you do anything without the grace of God it will demand too much of energy from within you. It will demand your sweat and blood. Even small things will become burdensome to you. But if you do things with God’s grace, even the greatest burden will become easy for you. You will handle it both with ease and joy. When you work with joy it will not be ‘painful labor’, rather it would be ‘pleasurable work’. Satan makes family life a hard labor. However Bible says in Revelation 12:10,11, they overcame Satan by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. Thank God for the blood of Jesus. Adam and Eve did not have the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, but you and I have the privilege of the wounds of Jesus' side Jesus Calls

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and the blood flowing from that wound every day. It gives us grace to bear a powerful testimony. What is that testimony? In Genesis 2:23 Bible says: When God created Eve for Adam He said, “This is my bone and my flesh”, and He received her. “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour from the Lord.” (Proverbs 18:22) Observe how the Bible describes the wife as “a good thing”. The Bible attaches ‘goodness’ to a man who receives His wife. Also observe the second part of the verse. He receives favor from the Lord. When a husband receives a good thing from God, favor comes upon the husband automatically. Everything that the husband does prospers.

Husband - the Image of God and Wife - a gift from God Your Husband is The Image of God; Your Wife is a Good gift from God. Every morning when you wake up speak the word of the testimony over your wife. Look at your wife, and declare, “This is the good gift from God to me”. Whether you feel it or not, you declare, “It is a good gift”. Then your wife will become a good gift and the favor of God will come upon you. Every morning I thanked and praised God, “Lord, I praise you for Evangeline. She is a good gift that you have given to me”. When I say this that day is full of favor for me. The word of testimony makes Satan fall. Satan cannot stand be-

fore you and accuse you before God. Now, observe the truth here about the husband. What does the wife say in Genesis 1:27, “My husband is the image of God”. Yes! The husband is the image of God.” So if you are a wife then say this about your husband. Whether you feel it or not declare, “My husband is the image of God.” May be you are crying about your husband today. But God will honor you dear sister for fulfilling the Will of God. Your husband will surely deserve joy. Your husband will surely be honored in his job. Your husband’s life will be surely saved. And together you will see God’s love overflowing in your family. Let not your heart be troubled. Today God wants to set your family. If you are lonely now, Jesus will build your family. Friend! I am writing this under the power of the Holy Spirit. He will give you the right spouse – the right life partner. He will build the relationship between you and your spouse and make it godly and help you both favor and love. Friend! This is our daily prayer as a family for you, that your family should be blessed. If this message was a blessing to you and you have made this prayer genuinely please feel free to write to me or e-mail me, and I will join you in praying for your family. I am sure our united prayers will bring forth miracles of love, joy and peace in your family. I pray that you enjoy a month of love, joy, and peace in your family. God bless you.

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Family is the first institution created and blessed by God on this earth. His desire for mankind is to multiply and have dominion over all things on this earth. In His divine mercy and grace He wants to bind families with cords of love that cannot be broken. However unfortunately, many families have been under the attack of evil powers of darkness. His plan is to provide a strong spiritual covering for every family united in His name and all those who are entering into a new relationship with Him through marriage. Your generous offering will move the hand of God to bless and prosper you with divine health, wealth and protection from all evil. Testimony of a family which received blessing through the Family Blessing Plan.

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In this way she has become a blessing to others. Since a long time, we had been trying to renew our house. We also started Esther Prayer Group in our house. The Lord miraculously met our needs and helped us to renew our house. My elder daughter always desired to study in Karunya and God has helped my both daughters to complete their B.Tech in Karunya.

We are the partners of the Family Blessing Plan because of which we have been blessed not only as a family but also as individuals. I never knew the Lord. But my wife had the desire to do ministry for Him. Her desire was fulfilled through the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower where she is serving as a voluntary Prayer Warrior. Jesus Calls

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“When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table” (Psalm 128:2,3).

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The Dhinakarans and the prayer intercessors will pray continuously and fervently for you and your children claiming God’s promise over your family. A Special Wedding Anniversary card will be sent to you from the Dhinakarans. Prayer Intercessors will call you and pray for you on your Wedding Anniversary. A promise verse will be sent every day through SMS. The Jesus Calls Magazine will be posted every month. All enrolments will receive a special joining GIFT Donations of Rs 3000/- will entitle a Partner to receive a Certificate with a promise verse. Donations of Rs 5000/- will entitle a Partner to receive 2 books – “Blessed Family” and “Blessing for the day” Donations of Rs 10,000/- or more will entitle a Partner to receive a big sized wall hanger with promise verse. Donations of Rs 25,000/- or more will entitle a Partner’s family to be prayed for by the Dhinakarans in a TV program and also receive an invitation to a one-day retreat which would include songs, testimony sharing, short sermon and workshop on common family issues.

Enrollment Form for the Family Blessing Plan Name:.................................................................................... Date of Birth:............................................................................ Wedding Day:........................................................................... Address:...................................................................................... ............................................................................................... Telephone/Mobile:.................................................................... Email:........................................................................................  Rs. 3,000/ Rs.5,000/I would like to offer  Rs.10,000/ Rs.25,000/Rs.........for the Jesus Calls Family Blessing Plan, every month. I send my offering as lump sum.................................or as Rs............................per month. Prayer requests for my family: .................................................................................................. ............................................................................................... (Can be written in separate sheet if necessary)

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Karunya had nurtured in them not only academic excellence but also many talents. It also helped them spiritually to make them do God’s ministry. My elder daughter has completed her Masters with scholarship from central government university, Punjab. Younger daughter is doing her higher studies in Allahabad. We thank the Lord, who is blessing our children’s studies. I also remember the time when the Lord graciously extended my life, last August. When I was working in my office, I suddenly fell unconscious. As I fell backward I felt someone holding me from behind and making me sit on the chair. The doctors who tested me said that I had high blood pressure and sugar. I was admitted in the ICU. On the third day, the Lord touched me. I regained my consciousness and became well. Friends, pastors and Jesus Calls Prayer warriors had prayed for me. The Lord heard those prayers and has given me a new life. I thank God who is protecting, leading and blessing our family which is enrolled in the Family Blessing Plan. - Suku Samuel, Delhi.

his is the promise that God put into my heart for you this month. Look at how His hands are described in this verse. It says, “Hands for good.” His ‘Good Hands’ will bring ‘goodness’ upon you. Therefore look to the Lord and say, “Lord! I praise You because You have given me the privilege of seeking You.” When God is with you, you will never lack anything. One fine day, the Lord Jesus Christ looked at His disciples who were always with Him and asked, “Do you lack anything? “And they replied, “Lord! We don’t lack anything” (Luke 22:35). Friend! God is with those who seek the Lord and they will lack nothing (Psalm 34:10) Many have this question in their minds. They ask, “Why is God sending natural calamities like Tsunami?" But we should understand that it is our sins that causes natural disasters and not God. It is our sin that causes these natural disasters. God gave the earth to us to tend it, care for it, preserve it and prosper it but we have polluted it with our sins and give birth to natural disasters like Tsunami. God never brings ‘evil’ or ‘destruction’ by Himself. God is good all the time. Look at how He expresses His thoughts over us in Jeremiah 29:11 ‘For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.’ My friend! His thoughts for us are always ‘for our good’. I once went to visit the Holy Land – Israel. A sister had come with me and we both were wearing saree. A few Israeli youth there saw us and came to us said that they wanted to take pictures with us. One of them said, “Sister! We are born in Israel, where Jesus was born and lived but we are hesitating to use His name ‘Yeshua’ but you are going all around the world praisJesus Calls

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ing and honoring his name”. Another Israeli youngster said something that touched my heart. He said, ”Sister! My body was fully attacked by a deadly disease. I became very weak due to the disease. I went after many doctors but none could heal me. Then I learnt to practice witchcraft. I tried every trick and ritual but I received no healing. One day I thought, “May be I’ll try using this name called, ‘Jesus’ whom those people say has power. I tried calling out His name but there was no response from Him. I was highly frustrated. Not knowing what more to do, I lost patience and in that fury and anger, I took a copy of the Bible that was beside me and threw it into the fire and burnt it. At that moment, without my knowledge I cried out saying, “Jesus” and immediately He responded. I felt fire falling upon me and burn me. The Holy Spirit filled me and I jumped with joy. All traces of my disease disappeared from my body.

From that moment till now, I am living a different life. Today I am standing before you with full health as a witness to the power in the name of Jesus. Sister! Look! Do I look like a man affected with sickness?" No! He was completely healed and well. He looked strong. Yes! My friend! The hands of our God is always for good. It always brings only ‘goodness” to those who seek him. Let us see in what ways the hands of God brings us goodness.

Hands that teaches to walk “I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them. I drew them with gentle cords, With bands

of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them. (Hosea 11:3-4) My friend! Look at this love that leads a person by hand and teaches to him or her to walk. And note that God extends this hand to Israel even when they were moving faraway from God. It was at this time that God draws them towards Himself with cords of Love My friend! Even today you might be worried about those in your family who are yet to come into the Lord. My mother too was worrying like this once. She was crying for many years saying, “Lord! In my family, only I have come to know you. When are my husband and children going to come to know you?”. But just see what God has graciously done to me, her daughter. He has chosen me to draw many many people into His fold. The same God who saw the tears of my mother and heard her cry and fulfilled the desire of her heart will surely fulfill your desire too by doing good to your family members and bringing them into the fold of the Lord.

God gives a special hearing to the cry of mothers who cry for the salvation of their families. Let me tell you one thing for sure my friend! Not even one drop of tear that we shed in the presence of God with a broken heart will ever go waste. The hope that we have upon Him will never disappoint us. God will surely bring ‘goodness’ upon your children’s studies. He will place His good hands upon your relatives and beloved ones who are suffering with sickness and heal them. The loving heart of our ‘God of goodness’ will teach them how to Jesus Calls

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walk victoriously in their lives. The Psalmist expresses his feeling saying, “I am continually with you; you hold me by my right hand” (Psalm 73:23). My friend! Let me drive home a deep truth here in this verse. No other human being, however closely they may be related to us, can do this - to hold our hand always (24x7). Only God can do this. We need not worry because we have a God who will hold them all the time and teach them to walk. When His hands are holding us, nothing can near us or harm us. His ‘Hands that does good’ will protect us from the invasion of sin, harm and even Satan himself cannot touch us. His strong hands will hold us steadfastly (Psalm 139:10) His Good Hands will embrace us with love. God will keep His promise to bear us is His arms and protect us from all dangers. (Isaiah 46:4) Look at how Joseph describes God. He says, “God who preserves me from my birth to this day (Genesis 48:15). He will take care of you too in the same way. Your prayers will never be wasted. God will surely answer your prayers. When we place our love upon God, He is faithful to bless us to a thousand generations (Deuteronomy 7:9). So don’t worry about your children, your husband and your relatives, He will bless you for generations to come.

Fulfilling Hands "And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it..." (1 Kings 8:15) King Solomon describes God in his poetic song as a God ‘who fulfill His words with the power of His hands’.

We need to do just a simple thing faithfully. We need to study the Word of God carefully. When we meditate on the Word of God, He will begin to speak to us. He will show us a blessing from His Word and say, “This promise is what I have kept for you for today! Then He works in our hearts so that the promise becomes deeply fixed in our hearts. Once we receive a Word from God, we need not struggle to fix it; He Himself will do it. Note what God says to Jacob, He says, “I will never abandon you until I fulfill all that I have spoken to you!” (Genesis 28:15). Sometimes we see that some righteous men will not rest until they fulfill the word that they give to others. Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law certifies about Boaz (The man whom she had planned for Ruth) saying, “He will not rest until he fulfills this task” (Ruth 3:18). Look at how much of faith she has upon a righteous man. Friend! If a human being could be so believed for His faithfulness, how much more can God be believed? I would like to share with you a heart-touching story of a couple by name Gunasekaran and Vaishnavi who shared their story in a Jesus Calls Prayer Festival. This is what they said: “We got married in the year 2012. Those were days when we never knew the love, power and promises of God. We left our native place – a district called Thoothukkudi, in South India and came to the capital city Chennai where we started a business and were doing well. Suddenly misfortune struck our business and it began to dwindle down and we got caught in a terrible financial crisis. It was at this

time, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby, but we did not have enough money to even buy food materials for the baby. We pledged all the jewels of my wife and lived with that money but soon that also came to an end. At that juncture, we decided to return to our native place. But before leaving Chennai we heard that sister Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran was preaching at Bro. D.G.S.Dhinakaran Memorial Prayer Tower and we went there. There while Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran was preaching she said, “God will never forsake you because you have believed God and come to Him with faith. He will surely give you life and make you prosper”. These words went deep into our hearts, increased our faith and we were comforted. With courage and clarity in our hearts and minds we returned to our native place. There I found a very good job in which I soon received a promotion and my remuneration also increased. Within a short time we redeemed all the jewels we pledged. Today we are living happily in our own native place. God fulfilled the Word He gave us may His name be glorified”.

My friend! Our God will fulfill His promises He gives to you too in the same way. He is a God who fulfills by His hand what He promises in His word. (1 Kings 8:15, 2 Chronicles 6:4). Our Great God has so much of power in His hands. Remember that the God who is in you is greater than the god of this world. (1 John 4:4). He will fulfill what He promises.

Hands that turn People into Prophets "When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like Jesus Calls

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grass; the hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants, and His indignation to His enemies." (Isaiah 66:14) My friend! I want you to know that you too are serving God through your offering. Your sacrificial offerings are used to wipe the tears of many people. Surely the blessings related to your offering will come upon you. You are ‘giving’ inspite of your own needs and difficulties and be sure that God keeps an account of it and will shower His blessings on you. "Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, who will bring them down to the earth with His hand" (Isaiah 28:2). When God’s hands are upon you, the Holy Spirit will come upon you mightily and strongly. When the enemy comes against you like a flood; the Lord will lift up a banner against you. Nothing shall overcome you. You will be more than conqueror and overcome all tribulations, loss and weapons that may come against you (Romans 8:37). Jeremiah the prophet was jailed for several days, but at one occasion the king Zedekiah called for Jeremiah and asked Him, “Do you have a word from God for us”? He did this secretly in his house (Jeremiah 37:16,17). See! How the King Himself comes in search of a prisoner for consultation, because God was with Jeremiah. My friend! The people out there in the world are hungry for a Word from God through you. They are desperately searching for a Word from God through you. They look up at you and say, “Will not this man; will not this woman give us a word

of promise from God” They will come in search of you. And when you pray and get a word from God and give it to them, they will bless you with their entire hearts saying, “Be blessed! You blessed of God”. They will not only bless you but also your family. Therefore pray saying, “Lord! This world is looking – up to me, for a word from you! My family is looking up to me for a word from you Lord!” When you pray with this burden and passion in your heart, surely the Lord will put prophetic words in your mouth. He will anoint you with the spirit of a prophet. My friend! When you are hard pressed by tough situations around you, confess the words that the Psalmist confessed when he was under trying situations. He said, “Lord! It is good that I went through trials and hard times because through them I have gained deeper understanding of your Laws” (Psalm 119:71). God allows all these trials to come to us so that He can bring us closer to Him and increase the intimacy between Him and us. Apostle Paul who understood this deep secret says, “For we know that all things work for good to those who love God”(Romans 8:28). The Bible says that trials and tribulations come to us to make us receive and experience God’s goodness. But for God’s children these tribulations will be turned over to bringing them ‘goodness’. Take a look at Apostle Peter who was not educated. He was a fisherman. But it was that uneducated fisherman whom Jesus chose and made him a man of immense prosperity by commanding a boat full of fish to him. He did not just make him a successful fisherman but also made him a fisher of men. He was the one who

rocked by boldly standing amidst a crowd and speaking the Word of God like a lion. God also performed astonishing signs and miracles through the hand of Peter to such extent that even those sick people upon whom Peter’s shadow fell were healed. (Acts 5:15) Are you worrying, thinking you are not well educated; not well placed in society and you don’t have money nor influence and so you think you can never become successful and prosperous? Start looking at the God of Peter, who is also your God. He can do this to you too. People can get healed even if your shadow falls on them. You can say with faith and boldness that God’s good hands are upon you. When God does good, it will be too great and terrible (It will create fear in the hearts of enemies). This is what God told Moses. He said, “I will be with you and perform terrible things” (Exodus 34:10). After that Moses’ hands became powerful. He stretched his hands and the Red Sea went apart. God will do the same miracles through you too. Let me quote you another wonderful Word of Promise from the unfailing Word of God. "Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you" (Isaiah 46:4). Note the concept in this verse ’even to your old age’. It shows ‘permanency’, ‘perennial’, ‘continuous’, ‘till end of life’ and ‘forever’. Our God is good. Hands will not only hold you for a while; or for a season. The promises of God is not transient. It will abide with you till the end of your life on the earth. As a father bears the son on Jesus Calls

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his shoulders, so will our heavenly father carry you on His shoulders (Deuteronomy 1:31). He is molding us like an excellent potter. He keeps on molding us till our greyhair days, till we become one mold with Him and turn into His image. My friend, at this point let me teach you something very important. We should not look at our bad situations and ask God, “Why Lord! Why did this happen to me?” We are His creation. When we surrender to Him saying, “Lord! Let thy will be done in my life”, God will turn our situations and make blessings and goodness pour upon our lives. Accept the Lord with an open heart. He will come and make your heart His home. God will bless you and also your generations to come. The God who said, “I am the light of this world”, will shine as a light in your life and remove the darknesses that may cloud over your life. No sorcery or witchcraft will attack you or affect you. His ‘Good Hands’ will prefect you. It will turn you into prophets and prophetesses. Jesus changes us as He is in this world. (1 John 4:17) He desires to give you all blessings and make all grace abide in you. More than the efforts we take to please those whom we love; God will take in pleasing you by revealing to you beautiful things and help you fulfill them wonderfully! Look! He calls us ‘friends’ and also explains the reason He calls us friends (John 15:14,15). He says, “I will make known to you all that I hear from my Father.” He says,” I will make you a head and not a tail. I will take you to the high and honorable places. Our unfailing God will keep His word. His hands will be on you and bring good things on you and your future will be filled ‘goodness’ and mercy.

The donations sent for the Young Partners’ Plan help us wipe away the tears of lakhs of people through the various free services such as letter ministry, TV programmes, Out Reach meetings, magazine, social media etc., When these people are blessed, God’s blessings would rest upon the young partners. Every day, the Prayer Warriors in the Prayer Tower offer special prayers for the young partners. The Dhinkarans meet the Young Partners in the places where they go.

Testimonies of a few young partners: God, who accepted the vow I had no child even after several years of marriage. We offered a prayerful vow that we would enroll our child in the Young Partners’ Plan if the Lord blessed us with a child. Also we sponsored a Jesus Calls TV programme on our wedding day. In the situation in which all medical treatments proved futile, we got prayer help from the Prayer Tower. I had to take treatment for mental stress

caused by childlessness, in the Vellore hospital. Last year I had a physical problem and had to go to the hospital. Doctors said that I had kidney infection and gave me medicines. At this time, my stomach was

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big and so again I went to the doctor. She tested me and declared that I was pregnant. It had been 7 months since I had conceived and we had been ignorant of it. Yet the Lord had protected my child. The Lord, who continued to sustain me, blessed me with a girl baby at my age of 37. As per our vow, we have joined our daughter Miraculin Angel in the Young Partners’ Plan. We are also supporting the Family Blessing Plan and the Business Blessing Plan as well as Seesha.

Glory to the Lord, who has given us a child in a miraculous way. - Sonia Viswanathan, Ranipet, Vellore.

Third place in the state Our daughter Lydia Christine is

a Jesus Calls Young Partner since 2000. Hearing the prayers offered for the young partners in the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower, the Lord filled my daughter with health and wisdom. He made her secure third place in the state in her 10th Public exam, with a score of 497/ 500. We are sending thanks offering for this. Thanks to the Prayer Warriors, who are praying for our daughter. - G. Yesuthangaraj, Kudangulam.

Success in Medical Exam I am a Jesus Calls Young Partner. Before appearing for my final year MBBS exams, I visited the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower to get prayers for my success in those difficult papers. The prayer warriors prayed for me earnestly. I too joined them in the prayer and prayed for my success in the exams. The Lord heard the prayers and granted me success in all those subjects. Glory to God. M. Nishanth, Viruthachalam.

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greet you with great love even in this month. Despite my schedules and travel, at one corner of my heart I always wait for this time when I would keep all things aside and sit down to write my heart to my family. I look past five months and praise God for His immense grace and blessings. See how wonderfully God has provided food, shelter, clothing, luxury, comfort, new jobs, new business deals, new promotion, hike of remuneration, new entry into your family – a baby or a daughter-in-law or a son –in-law, and has kept your family peaceful and rejoicing, though there could be a few hurdles here and there. But I believe in this sixth month God will lead you into a month of more blessing – a blessing you would never have received so far. A new blessing in the Work of your hands – your business and your career. The God of blessing will be with you in the whole of this month (Deuteronomy 28:12) Friend! Are you in a place where your situations have turned

against you? Have your trusted friends whom you thought will stand by you, deserted you? Have they risen against you as sharp and heavy weapons? If this is your situation, then let me quote you two verses from the unfailing Word of God which you may take as an answer to your situations. But the LORD is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten. (Jeremiah 20:11) But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. (Genesis 50:20, 21) Look at the words: ‘mighty’, ‘awesome’, and the expressions ‘God turned it for good’ and ‘He will provide for you are your famJesus Calls

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ily. He says, “I will build you and your family by MY mighty and awesome power and turn all the bad things that your enemies do against you to become a good blessing to you, and also use you as a channel of blessing to many”. May this Promise enter your heart and linger in your mind forever till it becomes your real experience.

Blessing in family life June 2nd, is the wedding Anniversary for me and my wife Evangeline. We have walked together as husband and wife across 27 long years. According to His predetermination God brought Evangeline into our home to take a large place and to be a great comfort to me and my parents. Since then she’s been faithfully comforting us and strengthening our hands. She has been standing strong beside us in our ministries. Besides

being with us in all this she also equally stood with us in our pain, loss, sorrow, tribulations and agonies. But today God is using her as the hands of comfort in taking comfort to millions of people who are hurt and suffering. She wiped the tears of millions around the world. (2 Corinthians 1:4; Isaiah 42: 2,3) I praise God for bringing Evangeline into our home and our Lives. As a part of our family I invite you too to join me in praising God for Evangeline. Join me in praising God for our precious children Samuel, Sharon and Stella Ramola. I sincerely thank you for those of you who have taken us as your family and are praying for us in your daily prayers as your own brother and sister. So, Evangeline and I will be joining our hearts together and keep praying for this whole month for the blessings of ‘family’. We will specifically praying for those who are looking forward to getting married; those who have been waiting for too long; those who are tired and have given up hope on getting married. So my friend we are sure your long waiting will come to an end and you will be ushered into a wonderful married life (Proverbs 13:12). Moreover we are also praying fervently for those couples, who are separated due to misunderstandings, disagreements, bad habits and addictions and illicit and immoral relationships. We believe that God will do a miracle and break all the barriers that have kept married couples separated from each other. God will pour make them forgive one another, love one another, re-start their family life by the power of God and make them shine as a glorious witnesses of His

love wisdom and power (Ephesians 5:28) Thirdly, we have united our hearts to pray for those who are married for several years but have not yet received the fruit of their womb. We believe that the God who had compassion on Hannah and touched her womb will surely touch our beloved sisters and bless them with a child. We are praying for the sorrow and misunderstandings in families to be dissolved and make them like a garden in the midst of abundant waters and receive one blessing after the other. (John 1:16; Isaiah 58:11)

New Governments God’s Guidance We need to understand that it is our duty to pray for the new governments that God would bring-in by His immense wisdom and power in various states of India like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Pondicherry - Union territory (1Timothy 2:12). Let us act wisely like Joseph and pray for God to give wisdom to our leaders and enable them to protect and guide the nation and it’s people towards welfare. Joseph took the prophetic caution given by God that famine will attack Egypt and made wise arrangements and saved Egypt and it’s neighboring states from the peril of famine. (Genesis 41:46-57) This is the wisdom that our national leaders should ask God and receive. We need to pray that the leaders who are leading the nation should have insights into issues and foresight – and take decisions with concern on people and fear of God. Let us pray for this need. May God bless these states and establish peace in them through the new governments. Jesus Calls

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Prayer Tower Ministries The Prayer Tower Ministry which is carrying out the glorious ministry of taking the love and power of God to millions of people around the world is growing day by day. More than 100 Prayer Towers are involved in taking the compassion and comfort of God to people and showing them the way to receive God’s blessings upon themselves and their families. And all these services are done totally FREE of COST. The sacrificial contributions of people who love God are sowing their best into this ministry through which we are able to offer these services freely to people irrespective of economic status, caste, color, creed and religion. And God has given us plans to build Prayer Towers in places like Jeypore, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in Odisha and in Amritsar and Dhariwal in Punjab and Dehradun in Uttarkhand. Please uphold these projects in your prayers. I encourage you to visit the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower nearest to your residence and receive prayers. You can also call the Prayer Tower phone and receive prayers. Go ahead and make use of these services and fill your lives with God’s blessings. I also encourage you to take a step further by creating an opportunity for your friends, relatives and neighbors too, to receive the blessings you are receiving by encouraging them to call the Prayer Tower (Telephone 044-33999000) during their needs and receive healing and miracles through prayers.

Gospel for Every Soul - Global Outreach By the command of God, we are also taking the love, care and

compassion of God globally (Mark 16:15). We have embarked upon many global projects to take the Gospel to the far ends of the earth. And God too is miraculously opening doors in many nations for us. This is also one more big opportunity for you to join us in standing by us in prayer and offering your support. Please pray that God meets the huge needs of these projects and for God to bring more and more people to these meetings and they receive more and more blessings. June 3-5: Jeypore Prayer Festival (Odisha) June 6: Dedication of Prayer Towers at Cuttack & Bhubaneswar June 12: UTurn Concert Visakapatnam June 26 : UTurn Concert - Delhi June 20-28 : Israel Prophetic Conference - Holy Land Travel July 2: Karunya University Graduation July 9: UTurn Concert - Mumbai July 17: UTurn Concert Bengaluru September 2,3,4: Fiji Meetings - Prophetic Conferences September 8,9,10: Prophetic Prayer Conferences in Auckland, New Zealand September 15,16,17: Prophetic Prayer Conferences in Sydney, Australia September 18, 19: Melbourne Meetings September 29: Prayer Tower dedication at Amritsar and Dhariwal at (Punjab) September 30 - October 2: Amritsar Prayer Festival October 15-16: Kochi Meetings

Matthew 18:14 says, “It is not the will of our Father that one of these should perish” And the Father is looking out for people whose hearts too will feel the same. If you want to be that person who would join hands with the Father, then I encourage you to respond by prayer and by sowing your ‘best’ into this ministry. Every penny you sow is being meticulously handled by the Jesus Calls Ministry to ensure it is being used to carry the gospel of love and compassion to the hurting millions. Your valuable prayers count much. Please pray that through these meetings and conferences and UTurn concerts many souls may be saved and brought into the Kingdom of God. To join the Father in saving souls, please feel free to offer your contributions at the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower situated in your area or through Jesus Calls Ambassador. You can also sow online through www.jesuscalls.org

State of the Art Studio It is our God given mandate to preach the gospel to all tribes and tongues of people. (Mark 13:10). We are doing our best in exploring and exploiting every possible avenue in fulfilling this mandate. We are carrying the gospel in every way possible and the most effective way is the Jesus Calls T.V. Programmes. Millions of people around the world are waiting to see the daily and weekly T.V. Programmes of the Jesus Calls Ministry. Numerous are those whose lives are being touched and transformed by them. Many have been saved at the edge of suicide. Many are those who have and do Jesus Calls

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receive blessings through these programmes. We are taking every effort possible to produce these programmes in the highest quality. You already know that I had written to you even in my last month’s letter that we have planned to build an ultra modern recording studio at the Bro. D.G.S.Dhinakaran Memorial Prayer Tower. This facility will contain a total of 50 Edit suites, Two Shooting Floors, Two Audio Studios and Video Recording Rooms. We are now planning the infrastructure of this facility and also drawing out the budget for the same. Please uphold this endeavour in your prayers and you are welcome to support this effort by sending your best according to the prompting of the Holy Sprit in your heart.

Prophetic Prayer Conference - Israel From June 20-28, the Israel Prophetic Prayer Camp will be conducted coupled with the Holy Land Tour. These people, who participate in this Prophetic Prayer Conference from various countries of the world, will return to their own nations as prophets. They will in turn train more to become prophets under them. God’s tremendous power will be manifested through them and thus the gospel of God and the blessings it brings, would be carried throughout the world. Please pray that God’s power would descend immeasurably upon the participants of this Prophetic Prayer Conference and transform them into mighty prophets for the nations. We have our Israel Prayer

Tower which functions in the city of Israel. From here powerful prayers are being offered for the peace of Israel, the governments of the world, for world revival and to prepare people for the Second Coming of the Lord. From this Prayer Tower Prophetic prayers will be offered without ceasing and round the clock. Prayer Intercessors from all over the world can come and participate in this chain prayer. Those Prayer Intercessors who want to link themselves in this chain prayer will be given adequate training and opportunity to pray. Facilities are made for voluntary Prayer Intercessors to lodge in the Prayer Tower from two weeks to one month and pray. For more details to get yourself involved in this prayer chain please

feel free to call the toll free number 1800 425 77 55 from 7am to 9pm.

Karunya University The Karunya University Graduation Ceremony is scheduled to take place in July. Please pray that each and every student who passes out of Karunya will be placed in the highest echelons of society and from there shine for the glory of God and besides being blessed themselves will also serve as channels of blessings to others. The month of June is a very important month for the parents because they have this big burden of enrolling their children in new schools, new colleges, and new classes. And so, I am praying fervently for the parents and children that they would find favor in the eyes of the heads of institutions. I

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have also prayed very specially for God to meet the financial needs of these parents and children to fund their education. Please remember that we have a God who knows what we need is not only faithful but also powerful enough to provide what we need. He Himself has said, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things." (Matthew 6:31, 32) I am sure that our God who knows your needs will meet your needs from his heavenly treasure and ensure that you do not lack any good thing. Your loving brother,

Dr. Paul Dhinakaran

Testimonies of the partners of the Jesus Calls Television Programmes: Gift of a child after 12 years We got married in 2003. Even before my marriage, I had the habit of writing to the Jesus Calls ministry for my prayer needs. Hearing the prayers offered by the Jesus Calls ministries, the Lord blessed me with a suitable life partner. After marriage, twice I had miscarriage. Doctors said that I had high chances of conceiving a child. So we spent a lot for medical treatment but in vain. My husband and I were broken. I avoided attending any function. Finally we decided to adopt a child and wrote a letter to Dr. Paul Dhinakaran. He sent us an encouraging and comforting reply, after much prayer, quoting a promise verse. Our faith was strengthened by his assurance that

the Lord would bless us with a child. Though we had been supporting a few facets of the Jesus Calls ministry, we joined the Family Blessing Plan also. Also in 2014 we sponsored a Jesus Calls Television Programme and had requested prayers for a child. The Lord miraculously blessed my womb and the doctors confirmed it on the same year. Last year on May 1st,

the Lord blessed us with twin girls. We have enrolled our both daughters Abilasha and Athithi in the Jesus Calls Young Partner’s Plan. We have also sponsored a TV programme this May, on the occasion of their birthday. I praise the Lord, who removed my reproach and has honoured me with double fold blessing. Thanks to the Jesus Calls ministry which is praying for us. - Nandhini Jampulkar, Mumbai.

Healthy child against all odds My family was seeking for an alliance for me since a long time. Requesting prayers for a suitable life partner, I sponsored a Jesus Calls Television Programme. Ac-

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cepting that vow, the Lord blessed me with a good partner and settled my marriage in a grand manner. Soon after marriage, I conceived. But from the beginning I developed many complications and had severe bleeding after 45 days. Also in the 4th month, doctors said that I had thyroid problem. My heart beat was fast and so I was advised to consult a heart specialist. On the

ninth month, I had allergy and had to take treatment for my skin. With all these complications, I was scared of my child’s condition. I prayed that the Lord should give me a healthy child and made a vow that if so, I would sponsor a TV programme. The Lord has honoured my faith and has blessed me with a healthy boy baby. As per my vow I have sponsored a Jesus

Calls Television Programme. Millions of praises to the Lord! - Geetha Nanthakumar, Chennai - 92

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he devil is only an empty show-off. He shows his ways as something big and huge and if you believe him, he will take you also to a high place and after making you stand at the peak and seeing all the transient glory, he will drop you down. Very soon he makes us come crashing down. Why does he want to deceive us and destroy us?

SAMUEL DHINAKARAN samuel@jesuscalls.org

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“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:38)

Because he is jealous of our relationship with Jesus. Why? Because, before his fall from heaven He was the closest friend with God. He was then an anointed Cherub and an arch angel and was so close to the presence of God, but he lost it all and man took his place. God loved man with all His heart. And he is jealous because we took his place and so even today he doesn’t want us to be successful. Do you think he truly wants us to have peace? Does he truly want us to have all the riches and enjoy this world? No! He deceives us with such lucrative offers. The people of the world fix their eyes and heart on things that are ‘seen’; things that are temporary and things that are externally beautiful. The Bible exposes this to us in 2 Corinthians 4:18 “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

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But we fix our eyes, not on what is seen, but what is unseen. Those who live in the flesh (things that are seen) become weak because what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. What we ‘see’ is ‘worldly riches’. Many see the external beauty of the worldly pleasures and fall a prey to it. Do you know why? Because they live in the flesh; they live on what they see. But God wants you to live on what you don’t see – things that are eternal. The eternal things are His way and Will for your life. The plans of God are based on the unseen eternal things which you receive when you ask Him. You are not able to see the plans of God in this world because He says that His plans are much higher than this world. If you ask him something, by seeing something with your eyes in this world, He laughs because the wisdom of God is much higher than the wisdom of man. His riches are much greater than the riches of the world; His joy is much greater than the pleasures of this world. My friend, you can only see this by tasting Jesus. That’s why we sing that song: “Open the eyes of my heart O Lord, I want to see you.” We ask Him to open our eyes to heaven and behold the beauty of things unseen – things that are eternal. This is what is happening to you as you read this article. The Holy Spirit is opening your spiritual eyes to receive these truths inside your heart and once it is inside the heart, it will flow out in your life. Yes! The blessings of God will flow out of your ‘unseen’ heart into your ‘seen’ life. People who live by the ways of this world won’t be able to under-

stand these unseen eternal truths. Yes! When Jesus started his ministry, many disciples came to listen to Jesus. But you know what happened? He saw that many of them didn’t believe what He was saying and so He asked those who did not believe him to leave and many of them left because they could not ‘see’ these spiritual things with their natural eyes, their natural mind and understanding. But then, the twelve disciples stayed back with Jesus because they saw Jesus. They loved Jesus by hearing the truth He spoke and they wanted to live by the Spirit. It is by the Spirit; which God strengthens us (Zechariah 4:6; Romans 8:26; 1 Corinthians 2:10). Sometimes when you listen to the voice of the devil, we think it is our own voice or our own mind; our own ideas; our own thoughts. We think this is not the devil but my own way. But this is where we are deceived. Thinking it’s our own way, we fall a prey to the devil’s way. But when we turn our ears to God, He will show us the deception of the devil. In 1 John 2:15-17, Bible says, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. The Father doesn’t live in those who live by the world, because the world is filled with the desires of the flesh, and the pride of life and the Bible says, “the world passes away with all its desires; but whoever does the Will of God abides forever”. Many times our minds are focused only on what we need to do in ‘this’ world. Our minds are busy thinking and worrying as to what we need to survive here on earth. Jesus Calls

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But today God wants you to consider your eternal life. He wants you to do some long-term planning. He wants you to look at the ‘unseen’ -the will of God’ How does the devil lead us? We think living by all these pleasures is so nice. But suddenly when he takes off the blind fold from our eyes and makes us see into what he has been leading us. Oh! it’s a horrible sight. 2 Corinthians 4:4 says that he blinds the eyes of the believer and when he opens up the blindfold later, he is shocked to see himself in shackles and chains around his hands. When the outer coating of sweetness erodes away; when all the riches are gone; when the high positions are all taken away; when the earthly fame and glory just leaves, what happens to our heart? How will we be we saved? Who will stand with us? How will we be able to live? The devil removes all those earthly riches and shows you truly how he has deceived you and trapped you. He showed Samson what he had truly become? He had become shackled to sin. He lost all the strength of God, because he chose sin. And he was shackled (Judges 16:5,17-21) If we look at Judas, once he betrayed Jesus, the devil shackled his neck and took away his life (Matthew 27:5). There was no peace for Judas. Even the money and the riches of the world couldn’t satisfy him; because he had betrayed the One, who loved him and chose to follow the kingdom of the devil. It’s dangerous, my friends! It all seems so sweet in the beginning, but in an instant it comes crashing down. Just look at the man in Mark 5:4, who was possessed by a legion of demons. He was

shackled to chains, kept away from society, suffering all alone. He was wandering in the tomb. And even the chains couldn’t keep him. He used to take the stones and cut himself. He was completely broken. He had lost the life which Jesus gave him, with which he was born into this world and death came into him. That’s how the devil makes a person under his control. As you are reading this message, may be you are in a situation where you have lost all your peace; you do not know what to do? You are pulling out your hair in confusion and screaming, “What is the way out? Where will my solution come from? How will I get rid of this sickness? Just like that man, I have been deceived by the words of the devil?” But friend, there is a good news for you. See what Jesus did to that man. When Jesus came, and He saw that man, He was moved with compassion for that man. Jesus looked into his heart and saw how he was struggling. He wanted to set him free and He did that by chasing away the demons. Oh! That man was filled with Life and his heart overflowed with joy. This kind of a life only God can give. After his healing he asked Jesus, “Can I follow You! I want to come wherever you go; I want to do whatever you say Lord. I just want to follow you. Come Lord. Take me”. Oh, he loved Jesus because he was filled with the joy of Jesus and that was because he was filled with the Life of Christ.

That’s what He will do to you too when you choose Jesus. He will do it to you now even as you read this message. When you taste this love of Jesus and when you receive His life today, you will be filled with a desire for God; a desire to do your best for Him and a desire to have an eternal life of joy for you and your family. So choose the Kingdom of God which gives us life. I don’t know why God wants to write these words to you in this message. I know that God is making me feel a sense of urgency; an urgency for us to choose to live with him. He doesn’t force Himself upon us. But He asks gently saying, “Do you want to follow Me? Do you believe in Me? If you believe and follow Me, I will give you life. Not just for this world but eternal life. I will show you My plan for your life on the earth. He says in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you; thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Yes, God’s plans are to prosper you and when you live in this plan of God, truly you will experience, divine peace in your life. You won’t have to struggle and struggle to achieve things, because you will know the plans of God; you will be filled with boldness to follow him and have victory. You are too, blessed to find these secrets of heaven on this earth. What an advantage we have in this world! We don’t have to do everything what

other people do. We don’t have to be average and normal in this world because God wants to give you these plans to make you somebody great in this world. He wants you to carry His name and bring glory to Him. Just like, he asked the disciples when He sent them out into the world today, Jesus is asking you, “Will you go out from Me and give My life to others?” When you say, “Yes!”, you will receive His power, you will receive the heart of love, which Jesus has. You will receive His nature. And truly, like we have experienced so many times, it feels like heaven on earth. It is like you walking in a different realm. God wants to make you experience that every morning and at every moment of the day. It all starts with reading His word in the morning and praying according to it. If you don’t have a Bible, get one today and read it. You will discover for yourself the Holy Spirit speaking to you and revealing the Will and plan of God. The plans of God are hidden in the holy Bible. He will reveal it to you. It’s amazing. Even now my friend, as you have come to the end of this message God wants you to get into a few minutes of prayer right where you are and make a choice for Jesus. He wants you to choose Jesus and thereby choose eternal life which will begin right here on earth. Yeah! He wants you to make that choice because He wants to fill you with His Life, Love, Power and fulfil His plans in your life and make you shine as a glorious testimony for him.

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June 1, Wednesday – Promise Verse – Isaiah 26:4 Meditation: Deut. 32:4, 31; I Sam. 2:2; 22:2; Job 13:15; Prov. 3:26; I Cor. 10:4; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:7 June 2, Thursday – Promise Verse –Isaiah 35:10 Meditation: Ex. 15:13; Deut. 7:8; 15:15; Ruth 4:1-22; Neh. 1:10; Mat. 21:4; Lu. 1:74; Gal. 3:13; Tit. 2:14; Heb. 12:2 June 3, Friday - Promise Verse - Deuteronomy 31:8 Meditation: Gen. 15:1; 26:24; Ex. 23:27; Num. 14:9; Deut. 1:21; Mal. 3:1; Mat. 10:31; 28:5; Jn. 12:14 June 4, Saturday - Promise Verse - Romans 10:13 Meditation: Deut. 4:7; 1 Chr. 16:29, Ps. 18:3; 116:2; Is. 45:22; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 16:31; 1 Cor. 5:5; Rev. 15:4 June 5, Sunday - Promise Verse - Psalm 138:3 Meditation: 2 Sam. 7:27; 1 Chr. 21:26; Job 33:18; Acts 4:13,31; Eph. 3:12; Heb. 10:35; 1 Jn. 4:17 June 6, Monday – Promise Verse – John 14:27 Meditation: Gen. 28:21; 43:23; 49:10; Lev. 26:6; Num. 6:26; Is. 9:6; 26:3; 48:22; 54:10; Rom. 8:6; 14:17 June 7, Tuesday – Promise Verse – Isaiah 49:15 Meditation: Gen. 8:1; 30:22; 1 Sam. 1:19; Ps. 103:14; 105:4245; Lu. 1:67-79; 12:6; Heb. 6:10; 10:17 June 8, Wednesday – Promise Verse – Psalm 138:6 Meditation: Lev. 16:31; 1 King 21:1-29; Prov. 3:34; 15:33; 18:12; Micah 6:8; Col. 3:12; Jam. 4:6,10; 1 Pet.5:5 June 9, Thursday – Promise Verse – Amos 5:14 Meditation: Gen. 31:24; 50:20; Jos. 24:20; 1 Sam. 24:17; 25:21; Lu. 6:9; Rom. 7:21; 12:21; 16:19; 1 Thes. 5:15 June 10, Friday – Promise Verse – Ecclesiastes. 3:11 Meditation: Gen. 1:31; Deut. 32:4; Job 5:9; Ps. 104:24; Eccl. 7:29; 8:17; Jn. 1:3; Rom. 11:33; Rev. 5:9,10 June 11, Saturday – Promise Verse – Isaiah 43:2 Meditation: Deut. 31:6; Jos. 1:5; 3:7; 6:27; Ps. 46:11; 66:12; Dan. 3:1-30; Mat. 28:20; 2 Tim. 4:17,18; Heb. 13:5 June 12, Sunday – Promise Verse – 2 Samuel 22:29 Meditation: Gen. 1:3; Job 29:3; Ps. 18:28; 27:1; 34:5; Jn. 1:9; 8:32; 12:46; Acts 13:47; 1 Jn. 1:7; 2:10 June 13, Monday – Promise Verse – Joshua 1:9 Meditation: Gen. 24:40; Deut. 2:7; 31:6,23; Jos. 10:25; Jer. 30:10; 46:27; Mark 13:7; Acts 27:25 June 14, Tuesday – Promise Verse – 1 Peter 3:12 Meditation: 2 Chr. 6:40; 16:9; Job 36:7; Ps. 11:4; 33:19; 34:15; 101:6; Is. 37:1-35; 59:1; Jer. 32:19 June 15, Wednesday – Promise Verse – Isaiah 56:1 Meditation: Gen. 18:19; Ex. 23:2, 6; Deut. 16:19; 24:17; Jer. 22:16; 33:15; Zep. 2:3; Mat. 12:18; Lu. 11:42 Jesus Calls

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June 16, Thursday – Promise Verse – Psalm 144:15 Meditation: Lev. 19:4; Deut. 8:19; Jos. 24:15; 1 King 18:146; Ps. 33:12; 115:9; Jer. 10:10; Mat. 5:11; Acts 17:29 June 17, Friday – Promise Verse – Luke 12:31 Meditation: Mat. 6:33; 12:28; Mk 10:14; Lu. 6:20; 17:21; 18:29-31; Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 4:20; Rev. 12:10 June 18, Saturday – Promise Verse – 1 Samuel 26:25 Meditation: Deut. 10:21; Jud. 6:12; Job 5:9; 9:10; 37:5; Jer. 33:3; 20:11; Joel 2:21; Lu. 1:15,35 June 19, Sunday – Promise Verse – Haggai 2:7 Meditation: Ex. 29:43; Num. 14:21; Ps. 72:11; 82:8; Is. 11:9; Mk. 13:10; Acts 17:26; Rev. 5:9; 18:1 June 20, Monday – Promise Verse – Isaiah 43:5 Meditation: Gen. 13:16; 22:18; Ps. 14:5; 25:13; 107:3; Mat. 2:1; 8:11; 24:31; Mk. 13:27; Lu. 13:29 June 21, Tuesday – Promise Verse – Numbers 6:25 Meditation: Ex. 33:17; Num. 14:17; 2 Sam. 2:6; 2 Chr. 5:13; Is. 54:10; Joel 2:13; Heb. 8:12 June 22, Wednesday – Promise Verse – 1 Samuel 2:9 Meditation: Deut. 33:3; 2 Chr. 6:41; Ps. 31:23; 37:28; 97:10; Prov. 2:8; Rom. 8:27; 1 Cor. 6:2 June 23, Thursday – Promise Verse – John 14:14 Meditation: Gen. 20:7; 25:21; Est. 9:12; Ps. 37:4; Lu. 1:13; Rom. 8:26; Heb. 7:25; Jam. 5:16; 1 Jn. 5:14 June 24, Friday – Promise Verse – Proverbs 4:13 Meditation: Job. 12:13; Ps. 1:1; 16:7; 139:17; Prov. 10:17; 15:32; Is. 9:6; 11:2; 28:29; Heb. 13:22 June 25, Saturday – Promise Verse – Micah 4:10 Meditation: Ex. 23:22; Deut. 33:7; 2 Sam. 7:1, Ps. 18:3; 37:40; Lu.1:71; Acts. 7:35 June 26, Sunday – Promise Verse – Psalm 84:4 Meditation: Jud. 19:18; 1 King 8:44; 20:5; Ps. 11:4; 65:4; 84:10; Is. 6:1; 62:9; Acts 22:17 June 27, Monday – Promise Verse – Genesis 26:24 Meditation: Gen. 9:1; Num. 6:24; Deut. 7:13; Ps. 67:2; Is. 51:2; Eze. 36:37; Heb. 6:14 June 28, Tuesday – Promise Verse – Leviticus 26:11 Meditation: Num. 35:34; 1 King 6:13; 2 Chr. 6:18; Zec. 2:10; Mat. 18:20; Acts 17:24; 1 Cor. 3:17 June 29, Wednesday – Promise Verse – Exodus 3:14 Meditation: Ps. 68:4; 90:2; Is. 44:6; Mat. 28:20; Jn. 8:58; Heb. 13:8; Rev. 4:8 June 30, Thursday – Promise Verse – Psalm 145:14 Meditation: Ps. 34:8; 37:24; 94:18; 146:8; Is. 42:6; Lu. 4:1620; 13:11-13; 2 Cor. 3:17

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I joined the Karunya University in the year 2006 for my Graduate program in Mechanical Engineering. As a young boy, who had just passed out of school, I didn’t know what the future held for me. I had never even dreamt of joining Karunya for my further studies. Nevertheless, Jesus had a wonderful plan and He, in His grace and plan brought me to this beautiful and awesome place. The morning assembly time was of great blessing to me. I used to feel the Lord directly talking to me during that time. At the end of the fourth year, I knew that God had broken me, melted and finally moulded me into a different person. I pursued my post-graduation for two years in Karunya itself. God blessed my studies and helped me get gold medals. As of now, I am working in an Engineering College in Ahmadabad, Gujarat and God has brought me back to Karunya to carry out my doctoral studies. All glory be to Him. - Mr. Sudeep Kolhar (2006–2010; 2010-2012) B.Tech. & M.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Sciences . Soon after complety in the 2009-2013 batch rsi ive Un ya run Ka in . seph, He spoke I completed my B.Tech career. As God spoke to Jo my ing ard reg ns pla s Hi eal ch. With the University for my M.Te tion, I waited on God to rev ya run Ka to ck ba me ills. I d brought o developed leadership sk als d to me through dreams an an s die stu my in d ulty, I excelle a of specialization. I guidance of the erudite fac S CORP which is my are CS /s M in r ee gin En ork s showered on my life. have got placed as Netw dant blessings that He ha un ab s Hi 16 M.Tech. for d Go y rif 013 B.Tech.; 2014 – 20 thank and glo –2 09 (20 A su Je y ell School of Mr. Princ formation Technology, In of t en rtm pa De g), gineerin Technology Network and Internet En Computer Science and Jesus Calls

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You can enable generations to enjoy receiving blessings from God’s messages that comforted and transformed countless number of broken hearted people. The messages, prayers and songs of Bro.D.G.S. Dhinakaran and his family, recorded in audio/video forms, using the then prevalent technology, are almost worn out. Hence, the process of Digitizing has been started and we are now restoring them in today's technology. Also we are collecting, filing and preserving the old issues of the Jesus Calls magazine, photos of Prayer Festivals and other events etc., in order that they could be utilized as and when required. This onerous task of digitizing, media content storing, setting up of Automated Robotic library, etc., involves a huge expenditure. Thank God for loved ones like you and for your liberal offerings sent for this project. The offerings sent for this purpose, have enabled us to digitize nearly 30,000 audio/video messages. Now we are required to purchase specialized equipment to collect these messages; also many more thousands of messages are yet to be digitized. We request you to kindly continue to support us in this great project. You may come forward to digitize a minimum of one message, as an individual or as a family in order to help us complete this work quickly and take God’s blessing to all the people. The Lord will surely reward you and your children. Jesus Calls

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Blessing in the family as well as individually I am working as a Head in a big company. Since the last two months, I have been facing so many problems in my job because of labourers’ salary settlement. I didn’t get any support from my higher officials and colleagues as a result of which I went into mental stress. Added to this, some people spread wrong reports about me among the labourers. I prayed for this and also sent an Email to Dr. Paul Dhinakaran explaining my situation and requesting his prayers. He too prayed for me earnestly and sent me a reply quoting the verse, ‘When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him’ (Proverbs 16:7). After this, all confusions started solving one by one and quite unexpectedly the settlement was finalized smoothly. Also the labourers understood my actual state and changed their wrong opinion about me. I thank God for this. The Lord has also helped my son Martin Solomon, a Young Partner, to complete his Engineering successfully. Also he got selected in three Software companies and has been now placed in CTS. As a token of gratitude for the Lord’s mercies, I send my offering to the digitizing work of Bro. D.G.S Dhinakaran’s messages. Thanks to Brother Paul Dhinakaran, who prayed for me. - M. Gnanadurai, Chennai.

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he Lord’s words, ‘Knock and surely it would be opened’ is of great comfort and encouragement to us, who are fed up of seeing only closed doors around us. My first job was in a bank in a town which was nearly 300 miles away from my home town. It was a new place to me, with new language. So my mother was against me going there. But I was determined since I had got that job after so much of difficulty. So convincing my mother, I left for that place. Everybody who went there from Tamil Nadu used to appeal for a transfer back to Tamil Nadu. So I too waited till

my job was made permanent. One day, my boss called me and said, “Dhinakaran, you are excellent in your job. I am pleased with your work. I’ve recommended for your job confirmation. Soon you’d be hearing from them. Do you need any other help?’ I promptly said that I wanted to go back to my home town. Smiling at me, he said that everybody who went there had the same wish and asked me to apply for the transfer. I readily took it out of my pocket and gave it to him. He didn’t know what to do and said, “What’s this? You’ve kept it readily in your pocket”. True to his word, he helped me get my transfer. Jesus Calls

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Ask with preparation An incident in the Bible goes like this: One day, when Jesus set out of the city called Jericho, Bartimaeus, a blind man since birth, was sitting by the road, begging. He heard people walking and talking by his side. He inquired about the noise and was thrilled to hear that Jesus of Nazareth was going by. “I was born blind; I don’t know how light is; Jesus, who is able to give light to my eyes is passing by; I shouldn’t lose this chance”. And so, he at once cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Those who were going along with Jesus warned him to be quiet saying, “There’s no time for the Lord to hear your cries; plenty are those who go after Him. So be quiet”. But the more they warned him, the more He shouted. His voice fell on the gracious Lord’s ears. The pain and agony in his voice made Him stand still (Mark 10:49). The Lord asked His disciples to bring him to Him. The entire crowd was watching him coming towards Jesus. He asked him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” Immediately he said, “I want to receive my sight”. Jesus said, ‘Go your way; your faith has made you well.’ Bartimaeus, who could not see anything since birth, immediately received sight. Let us also call unto the Lord like Bartimaeus. He has no partiality (Romans 2:11; Acts 10:34; Galatians 2:6). Surely He would ask us, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ This portion clearly shows us that we need to be prepared to answer the question that the Lord would ask, accepting our prayer. Sometimes, when we go to supermarkets, it takes nearly 45 minutes for us to walk from one side to the other. As we walk around, looking out for things, the salespeople of the shop would inquire us of our need. Sometimes, we return without buying anything. Once, I had an appointment with a doctor in a foreign coun-

try. As per the custom of that country, nobody can directly enter into the doctor’s room. We need to fill up a form and give them the details about us and our place. Only when they call us after this, we can meet the doctor. When we go in, the doctor would ask us, ‘What can I do for you?” The purpose of the form is to make them understand our needs.

Let us learn this rule. When we pray, the Lord would ask us, “What would you like Me to do for you?” Let us learn to ask Him specifically, “Lord, I need this particular thing”. Every time before we go to pray, let us take a paper and write down our needs one by one. Let us tell Him of our needs. He would hear us; He would answer us (John 14:14).

Ask continually ‘…men always ought to pray and not lose heart’ (Luke 18:1). ‘pray without ceasing…’ (1 Thessalonians 5:17). A renowned author has penned a book titled, ‘How to become Rich?’ His books are world famous. Several years back I read a heart rending incident in that book. The author’s wife, who was in full term pregnancy, was taken to the hospital for delivery. As they were eagerly waiting for the birth of their child, the doctor called the author and said, ‘Sometimes, certain unexpected things happen in our lives. We need to have a heart to bear that…’ So saying, he Jesus Calls

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showed him his new born child. The author was taken aback to see his child with no ears on both sides. His heart was broken. The doctor expressed his inability to help and the author went out of the room telling, “I know where to go and whom to approach.” Every day, at lunch time, he knelt down under a tree, totally hidden from people, and cried out to God for his child, for more than an hour. He did this, not for one or two days but for 9 years. He would have prayed, ‘Lord, somehow open my child’s ears. Let him hear.’ Suddenly, one day, they sensed that the child could hear. They ran to the doctor. A team of doctors tested the child and finally declared, ‘We don’t know what had happened. He has no ears but he is able to hear well’ The Lord, who heard his 9 year long prayer for a particular matter, would have asked him, ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’ He would have said, ‘Lord, I’m lamenting in Your presence for this matter for the past 9 years. Please open my child’s ears.’ The Lord accepted that plea.

Is there no peace in life? Is there an infirmity in your physical body? Do not be troubled. Do not lose heart. Do not lose your faith. Don’t be vexed wondering how long you would be praying and fasting (Psalm 27:14). Ask the Lord every day. Surely He will hear your pleas. He will meet your needs.

Ask with rights For you did not receive the

spirit of bondage… but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." (Romans 8:15) And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" (Galatians 4:6).

During prayer time, God would ask us, ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’ Let us be prepared to answer Him. Once, there was a world renowned singer. He had a daughter, whom he loved dearly. One day, she asked him to take her to an Amusement park. The singer was bemused since he could not go out publicly anywhere because people would mob him. It would be difficult to come out of it. So he directly contacted that Amusement Park and asked them about their one day income. They said that it was one million dollar (Nearly Rs. 5 Crores at that time). He asked them, ‘Would you declare a holiday for the Park if I pay you one million dollar?” The authorities were shocked but agreed to it. He paid that amount and a holiday

was announced for that park. He took his child with him, spent the whole day with her and brought her back home happily.

Our gracious Lord too asks us, ‘What do you want Me to do for you?” Also, He would give what we ask. He is the God, who pities us like a father (Psalm 103: 13). He does not lie when He says, ‘Ask and it shall be given to you.’ He said so to make us truly happy. So ask Him boldly (1 John 5:14). Ask Him specifically. ‘Isn’t this a big thing? Will the Lord do this?” – Don’t be dejected by nursing such thoughts of unbelief. He will give you what you ask. Nothing is impossible with Him (Jeremiah 32:27). He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number (Job 9:10). He will change your frustration into joy.

Prayer:

You for granting me whatever I ask. The Bible says that when You were on this earth, You placed Your hand upon all who came to you at sun set and blessed them. Keep Your hands on me and grant me what I ask, by asking me, ‘What would you want Me to do for you?’ Lord, give me back my husband’s/ wife’s life. Heal my sick child and give him/her back to me. I’ve reached the last step of my life. I don’t know what step to take further. Be my hope and confidence. Do a miracle for all those for whom I prayed. My Father, from today, let prosperity, and riches enter my life. I take prosperity in Your name. Let Your face shine upon my life/ my family/my job/ my business. The Bible says that You are the hill from where help comes. Let me get help from all unexpected directions.

Loving Father, thank You for

You alone are hearing my prayer.

being my own Father. Make my

Thank You for that. Thank You

frustrated heart happy. Father,

for listening to my prayer, for

give me all that I ask of You. My

removing my frustration and for

Father, millions of praises to

fulfilling my wishes - Amen

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e read in the Bible how the lives of men of God like David, and Abraham prospered. David was of course an ordinary shepherd (Psalm 78:72). But he loved the Lord deeply since when he was young. For this reason, the Lord chose him for Himself, blessed him and made him a king. Likewise, Abraham too was blessed. The moment the Lord called Abraham, both husband and wife obeyed Him and honoured the Lord’s Word. That’s why He blessed Abraham in all things and made him great (Genesis 24:1,35).

Let us see how we should live in order to be blessed by God, like David and Abraham

REWARD FOR THOSE WHO SEEK HIM ‘…those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing’ (Psalm 34:10). Since childhood, David was tending his father’s sheep. When he was thus keeping his father's sheep, once a lion and then a bear came to take a lamb out of the flock. But God was with him, strengthened him and saved him and his flock (I Samuel 17:34,35). Similarly, even though he was young, God gave him divine

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strength, wisdom and courage to defeat the giant Goliath who rose against the people of Israel. That’s why he could boldly challenge that valiant man, “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine who has defied the armies of the living God?’ “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart’ (Jeremiah 29:13). Both Abraham and David had this divine, glorious experience. From his rich experience, David advises his son Solomon, ‘My son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind… If

you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever (I Chronicles 28:9). Yes, David had such deep and passionate love for the Lord! The Lord expects this kind of love and trust from us. Dear mothers, it is your desire that your child should become a doctor or an engineer or a highly qualified person. But how many of you desire that your child should become like Jesus and seek God diligently? Do you really intercede to the Lord for this? When my son was born, the Lord gave me this kind of burden. I never thought about his education or high positions in life. When he was a child, every day I prayed to the Lord saying, “Lord, my son should be pleasing to You and live for Your glory, doing ministry”. The Lord heard that simple prayer. When I used to teach him the Scriptures at his young age, he would learn them in a surprising manner. I was proud when he shed tears, whenever I shared with him the love of the Lord which made Him offer Himself as a sacrifice on the cross. But when we came to Chennai on transfer, he willingly went after the world. Yet the Lord did not leave him but drew him towards Him with cords of love. Since then he gave his heart wholly to the Lord who changed his life in such a way that he started preaching at the young age of 18. Today he is a blessing to many and the Lord is using him as a vessel of blessing to a great multitude of people all over the world.

Yes, my dear mothers, the prayers you offer for your children will never be in vain. You may say “I pray much for my son. But he is

still going astray…” Do not worry but keep praying with patience. The more you seek God with your whole heart, the more you would see the reward. Many mothers, who shed tears like me, are today praising the Lord gloriously. Yes, enjoy experiencing the verse, ‘Those who seek the Lord shall never lack any good thing”. Pray with fasting for your husband and family members. You will see much reward.

PEACE FOR THOSE WHO CAST THEIR BURDENS ON THE LORD ‘….cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you’ (I Peter 5:7). Today, do we have many burdens in our heart, concerning our family? Are you depressed that your children are not married? Are you worried that you do not have a child? Pour out all your agonies at the Lord’s feet. He will remove all your lacks and fill you with blessings. He will fill you with His divine peace. The reason, He is the Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6). The peace that He gives cannot be given by the world (John 14:27). It is a peace that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7). His covenant of peace shall not be removed (Isaiah 54:10). He will keep all those who trust in Him, in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). A young woman failed to seek the Lord diligently and was leading a lazy life, not reading the Bible or praying to God as advised by her mother and was all the time fighting and bearing tales about others. The mother, who was pained by this, started pouring out her burdens at the Lord’s feet and was praying with tears for her. The girl’s birthday arrived Jesus Calls

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and she received lot of wishes from her friends and relatives. In one of the Birthday greetings, the verse in Isaiah 60:22 was quoted – “A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time." On seeing it, she wondered, “Can a little one become a thousand? Can a small one become a strong nation? If this is true, can I become so?’ With these questions, she began to seek the Lord, who is able to perform this. She began to love Him from the depth of her heart. The Lord, who loved her dearly, kept her away from sinful life, blessed her materially and spiritually and exalted her. Filling her with divine peace, He made her an instrument to help her friends and relatives to receive this incomparable peace and the joy of salvation.

Dear ones, when you too submit all your worries and burdens in the presence of the Lord, He will give you rest, divine peace and joy and prosper your life. Come to Jesus, who lovingly invites you with the words, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Place all your burdens and worries at His feet. He will give you rest and the divine peace which the world can never give.

PROSPERITY FOR THOSE WHO GIVE FOR THE LORD The Bible says, “The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose” (Isaiah 35:1). Middle Eastern countries are sandy and full of desert. Once,

when we had been there, we were amazed to see beautiful oases in the midst of those desert areas. This is how the Lord will change our life upside down and make us into fruit bearing trees. The Lord commanded many kinds of blessings and prosperity in the lives of Abraham and David. One of the blessings is their names are mentioned in the lineage of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17). We read about so many saints in the Old Testament. But it is the descendants of Abraham and David alone who received a blessed life of His glory, presence and prosperity which nobody else had. Out of much burden, many women languish, “Alas, won’t my life end? This sickness kills me. My child’s conduct, my burden of debt, the needs of my life agonize me. Why should I live?” There is no peace in them. Their end in this world is painful. What is the reason? They despised the Lord in the days when everything was good and lived with pride, without seeking Him diligently. The Bible says, “He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness” (Isaiah 57:2). Yes, the Lord will give you a happy ending because of this. Also, He will grant you double fold worldly blessings too. He has promised, ‘Even today I declare That I will restore double to you…’ (Zechariah 9:12). He will give you back all that you had lost. Job was a godly man. God Himself certifies that he was a ‘blameless and upright man’, who feared God (Job 1:8). But look at his life! He lost his physical health,

his ten children, his wealth and possessions. The people, who once praised him, looked down upon him. But what does the Bible tell about Job? “Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful” (James 5:11). Finally, the Lord gave him back everything in double fold, blessed him and prospered him (Job 42:10). There was a shop keeper who faced heavy loss and was in tears. At this state, he accepted Jesus as his personal savior in a spiritual meeting. From then on, he started praying every morning saying, “Jesus Christ has come into me. Now on, He will take care of my business”. Thus he committed his business into the hand of Jesus every day. Also, he made a vow to give one tenth of his daily profit to the Lord’s ministry. He did accordingly and began to give for the Lord faithfully. Gradually his business started expanding and today the Lord has prospered him in such a measure that he gives a large portion of his income to the Lord.

Dear ones, at the end of the month do you worry that you don’t have money and that you are forced to borrow? Be faithful in giving to the Lord first. When you give for the Lord in all reverence, despite your need, He will bless you richly. ‘…you shall give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house’ (Ezekiel 44:30). ‘Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may Jesus Calls

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be food in My house, And try Me now in this," Says the LORD of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it’ (Malachi 3:10). Accordingly, when we give first to the Lord, He will bless it and give it back to you in several folds. In the Bible we see about the widow who put in two mites (Luke 21:114). All she had was two mites. She offered even that to the Lord and was honoured by the Lord Jesus. My dear sisters, the eyes of the Lord see you. Don’t be keen on putting your money in the bank but give to the Lord first. Your blessing will not dwindle. He can perfect all your lacks. Likewise, He will also make you arise and shine in your spiritual life. The Holy Spirit will stay in your family. He will strengthen and establish you. He will take care of your children’s lives. Yes, seek the Lord diligently. Be diligent in praying and reading the Bible with fear and faithfulness, as a family and individually. Not focusing on eating, dressing and sleeping, personally and as a family ‘keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice’ just as how Abraham did (Genesis 18:19). Also, do not struggle carrying your worries all by yourself like Martha did (Luke 10:41) but sit at His feet, get filled with the presence of God who is the good portion and receive blessings (Luke 10:42). Be careful to whole heartedly give 1/10 (tithe) of your income to the Lord, in reverence. The Lord will be pleased with you (II Corinthians 9:7), bless you richly like He blessed Abraham and David and prosper you in life.

Yes, it is of course difficult to be happy all the time. There are certain things that we need to observe to practise this in life. I would like to write about these things, from my own experience and with the help of the Holy Spirit. Firstly, you should know what the Lord desires about us and what His will is. It is the desire and will of our heavenly Father that His children should live well and be happy. But think about this – The happiness in your life does not last. We feel happy when everything is good. But when we suffer physically or in our family, we are assailed by sorrow. But our Lord tells us, ‘Your sorrow shall turn into joy”. This is His promise given to us (John 16:20). In my spiritual life, I too was once blind. Till my 16 years of age, I did not know why Jesus offered Himself up to be broken on the cross and how I would

enjoy happiness through His sacrifice. Every year I took part in the meetings that meditated on His cross and His resurrection. But I did not realize that He offered Himself on the cross for my sake, bore all my sins, transgressions and curses on it and wanted me to enjoy the joy of salvation. One day, when I was longing for genuine love, Jesus appeared in my room. He revealed to me His divine love which He had earned for me on the cross by being broken. Only then my spiritual eyes were opened. Immediately I committed myself to Him. I confessed all my sins, transgressions and iniquities to Him. That moment He changed my heart and life. A great joy filled my heart.

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salvation. (Isaiah 12:2,3). Accordingly, Jehovah, the Lord became my salvation. Waters from the wells of salvation flooded into me as joy. I became one with Him and became His child. I received the great privilege of calling Him, “Abba, Father’. Today, because of this, I do not worry even if anyone forsakes me. The Lord is sufficient for me and is my Saviour and has filled me with His divine peace. My dear sisters, if you receive this experience in your life, you shall have goodness and benefits. Kneel down at the feet of the Lord right now and commit yourself to Him saying, “Lord, You offered yourself up on the cross to be beaten and broken; please change my life with Your love. Give me not the old life but a new life from You”. Then it is certain that this joy of salvation will bubble up in you. Next, in order that we should enjoy this joy of the Lord every

day, the Lord bore all our sorrows on the cross. He underwent all our sufferings on His physical body. Today, are you worried? Read the Word of God. We read in the verses like I Peter 2;24, Isaiah 53:5, Matthew 8:17, Malachi 4:2, Jeremiah 30:17 that we are healed by the stripes on His body and that He has given us deliverance by bearing our sicknesses and infirmities on the cross. When you repeatedly read the Word of God, the truth, and keep them in your heart and claim them for you, you can surely receive this. All these verses are the promises given by the Lord to you. When you are weak or sick you can speak these verses again and again and claim them for you. Place your hands on your children and pray claiming these verses. Surely the Lord will do miracles seeing your faith. ‘…if you would believe you would see the glory of God’ (John 11:40). Several years back, I developed a sudden horrible pain on my hand. I underwent all sorts of treatment but in vain. The doctor said that I needed to use collar around my neck, life - long. I did not know what to do. At this time, one day our maid servant did not turn up for work. Plenty of vessels had to be cleaned and I wondered what to do. Then I decided to clean them by myself and began to claim the above mentioned verses and began to pray with faith saying, “Lord, Thank You for giving me the physical healing which You had earned for me on the cross”. I started singing and praising Him. Wonder of wonders! I cleaned all the vessels and arranged them neatly. After all the works were

over, there was no pain in my hand. Till date, I do not have that pain. After that trial, the devil ran away from me.

Yes, dear ones, this is not an exaggeration. It is a true incident that happened in my life. In 1986, when I was caught up in that gruesome car accident, I had a heavy injury in my neck. But I held on to the Lord firmly. Words cannot explain the grace of God that is sustaining me until now. Yes, whatever your sufferings are, you should not keep crying. You would be depressed and there would not be any chance for your sorrow or sickness to flee. Bring before your eyes the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus, who bore all the sorrows, afflictions, agonies, reproaches, brokenness and shame on the cross for your sake and think of His sacrifice. Then your sorrow will turn into joy. Your life will prosper like a light shining in the dark. Nothing shall harm you (Luke 10:19). The power of God will surround you and guard you so that wicked people and devil will not touch you and the joy born out of this will fill your heart. Enjoy this in your life right today and be blessed. Above all, the Bible says that the divine joy of the Lord given through the Holy Spirit is a joy inexpressible and full of glory (I Peter 1:8). Do you now live in tears, having lost everything in life? When the grace of God comes upon you, the Lord will strengthen you and give you this experience. Look at the experience of the disciples! They were with Jesus for 3 ½ years. Without minding their shortcomings, the Lord who is the personification of love was with them and guarded them. When they heard that He would resurJesus Calls

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rect, defeating death and go to heaven, they were broken hearted. It was then the Lord said to them, “Don’t keep leaning on me but get filled with the strength of the Most High God. Then you would be filled with divine joy. Wait for blessings to abound in your life” (Acts 1:8). When they looked up to the Lord, there was a wonder. Yes, the disciples too received the divine experiences which the Lord Jesus Christ had, when He was filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5). Their joy knew no bounds. They too received the gifts and power of God and did good just as how Jesus went about doing good when He was in this world (Acts 10:38). They faced many sufferings and difficulties as they did ministry. Yet, they were least worried about these and were filed with divine strength. Since they were wonderfully led by the Holy Spirit, divine joy filled them. They too finished doing God’s will in their lives just as Christ did and said, ‘It is finished”. Dear ones, only by experiencing, you would know this great joy. Today, the reason why all of us, including little Ramola, are doing ministry for God is because of the filling and leading of the Holy Spirit. We have come to the end times. What are you going to do for the Lord? Are you going to worry and shed tears all the time? Or are you going to glorify Him, filled with the divine joy given by the Lord? Examine your life and commit your life to the Lord in order to get filled with this divine joy. Receive these blessings, fully believing that you can surely rejoice in the Lord always.

The Lord did awesome deeds in the Jesus Calls Esther Prayer Fellowship, women’s/Evangelists’ conference and Family Blessing Meeting held on April 15,16 &17 , 2016, in Mumbai, State of Maharashtra. Esther Prayer Group Meeting: With great enthusiasm the sisters of Esther Prayer Group participated in this meeting which was held on April 15th. All the sisters glorified God by singing songs. The entire auditorium was filled with God’s presence, right from the beginning of the meeting to the end. Every member of the Esther Prayer Group was stirred up in her spirit through the Word of God shared by Sister Stella Dhinakaran. Family Blessing Meeting: The Lord performed mighty works in the Family Blessing Meeting held on 17th April at 6.00 PM. More than 8000 people in and around Mumbai thronged this meeting with thirst. Filled with the Holy Spirit, Sister Stella Dhinakaran shared deep truths of the Lord and prayed powerfully for the gathering. People were comforted; there was a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit; many received miraculous healing; many were delivered from their bondage; many shared their testimony and glorified the Lord. Jesus Calls

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Deliverance from Asthma I had been suffering from asthma since the past 8 years and had breathing difficulty. When I went to the doctor, he advised me to get admitted. Accordingly I took treatment but there was no use. I came to this meeting and joined Sis. Stella Dhinakaran in prayer. Placing my hands on my chest, I prayed with burden for my healing. Now there is no pain in my body. I am able to breathe freely. I give glory to Jesus. - Pushpa Ashokaye, Mumbai.

Complete healing I had severe pain on my left hand since the past 2 years and suffered a lot, unable to move my hand. During this meeting, when Aunty Stella Dhinakaran was praying for the sick, I too joined her in the prayer and prayed for my healing. That time the Lord touched me and granted me complete healing. Now I am able to move my left hand in all directions. I am completely healed. Glory to Jesus, who has totally delivered me. - Suresh Prajapathy, Mumbai.

firm conviction that the Lord would heal me and grant me clear vision. When Aunty Stella Dhinakaran prayed finally, she prayed with compassion for those who had poor eyesight. I too joined her in the prayer. That time I saw many crosses surrounding that area. I knelt down and started praying. A bright ray of light from the cross, touched my eyes. I felt the mighty presence of the Lord. Now I am able to see clearly. The Lord has restored my eyesight. I give glory to the Lord. - Mary, Mumbai.

Miraculous healing

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My toe was affected and I suffered from severe itching and pain all over my body. With the faith that I would be healed if I attended this meeting, I came here with much agony. When Sister Stella Dhinakaran prayed saying that everyone should get filled with the Holy Spirit. I raised my hand and joined her in the prayer. At once, I started shivering. Thus when the Lord’s glory filled me mightily, all the pains in my body vanished. Now I am perfectly well. Thanks to the Lord, who has given me divine healing.

I suffered a lot from chest pain. When dear mother Stella Dhinakaran was praying, I joined her in the prayer. The Lord granted me a miraculous healing. I have no mother. Today when I saw dear mother Stella Dhinakaran, I was thrilled and felt as if I was seeing my mother face to face. I thank God who has given me a mother in dear mother Stella Dhinakaran.

- Meera Singh, Mumbai.

I had been suffering from severe headache since the past ten years. I am from a village and doing my studies here as well as a job. I could not do my job well because of this headache. All medical treatments

Clear Eyesight I had been suffering from night blindness since the past 12 years. I couldn’t see anything at night and struggled a lot. I took treatments in many hospitals but in vain. Known people brought me to this meeting and I came here with the

- Jennifer Rodrigues, Mumbai.

Headache of ten years gone

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proved futile. Today, when Sis. Stella Dhinakaran was praying, she prayed that God should touch and heal those who were suffering from headache. That time I felt somebody touching my head. The Lord’s power came upon me mightily and my headache vanished completely. Millions of praises to God who has healed me. - Deepali, Mumbai.

Healed of asthma Since the past 12 years I had been suffering from asthma and had severe breathing problem since the past 4 years. I also had terrible pain on my left side. When Aunty Stella Dhinakaran prayed, I too joined her in the prayer and prayed with tears that the Lord should touch me and heal me. Immediately the power of God came upon me and I was healed perfectly. Now there is no pain. I am able to move my hand. Glory to Jesus, who has healed me. - Jeevan Bovarao, Navi Mumbai.

Miraculous healing I had stomach pain since the past 10 years. The doctors who tested me said that my uterus was swollen. Also my hands and legs used to be numb, with no life. I had irritation in my eyes and could not see clearly without using glasses. Now when Aunty Stella Dhinakaran was praying, I was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and jumped up in joy. The swelling and the eye irritation vanished completely. Now I am able to see without glasses. My hands and legs are strengthened. My stomach feels light. Millions of praises to God who has healed me. - Sunitha, Mumbai.

Jesus did many more miracles. Glory to Him.

Miraculous meeting Hearing the prayers offered in the Esther Prayer Group, the Lord helped me to meet the families of my siblings who are in Australia, after a span of 30 years. Glory to the Lord. Also Sister Valli of our group was separated from her husband and he came back to her and her children after 14 years. He has assured them that he would take care of the children’s future and would help her. We were surprised when she said that the Lord Jesus had spoken directly to her husband and asked him to meet her and the children in person and comfort them. I thank the Lord for

hearing her tear-filled prayers and our prayers offered in the group and for doing this miracle. - Vathsala John, Coimbatore.

Fruit of the womb I am the leader of the Esther Prayer Group in our area. Sister Mariam of our group had no child even after 5 years of married life and was in distress. All of us in the Esther Prayer Group prayed for her with one accord and the Lord has answered the prayers and blessed her with a sweet girl baby. Glory to Jesus, who answers prayers. - Theresa, Mumbai.

Testimonial life Sister Florence of our group,

though deserted by her husband, is blessed because of prayers and is a mighty prayer warrior. She has been delivered out of self pity and anger and is now a good testimony for God. Her son has got a job and is responsible because of which she is free of financial burden. This is purely due to the prayers offered in the Esther Prayer Group and by dear mother Stella Dhinakaran. Glory to the Lord. - Vimala Jeyachandran, Walajapet.

Won the competition In December 2015, I wrote a letter to dear mother Stella Dhinakaran seeking prayers for my daughter to win the athletics

My Dear sisters, Accordingly, if the Spirit of the Lord prompts you to start an Esther Prayer Group or Youth Esther Prayer Group in your area or in your home or hostel or in any place convenient to you, so that the women in your area could be blessed, and revived, please come forward. This is the end time. Contact Address:

Sister. Stella Dhinakaran (Esther Prayer Group) 16, Dr.D.G.S.Dhinakaran Road, Chennai – 600 028 Email: stella@jesuscalls.org Dear sisters, who pray in the Prayer Group, pray with much burden for the each and every prayer point sent to you and hold on firmly to the promise word given to you with fervency in the spirit. The Lord will do a miracle. He will also bless you.

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competition and to score first mark in her +2. She too prayed and sent a letter along with the prayer points, assuring that my daughter Hamsaveni would be successful in both these things. I showed the letter to my daughter who was thrilled over it. Accordingly, she won the Marathon held in Sivakasi and got a cash award of Rs.10,000/- After a week she was presented with a teak wood bureau. Thanks to dear mother Stella Dhinakaran for praying for us and the members of our Esther Prayer Group. We pray daily that she too should live long with robust health, as a family. - P. Hepsibah, Virudunagar.

Spiritual growth Sis. Daisy Manuel of our group would all the time be telling that she could not wait in the presence of the Lord and read the Bible and pray much because of her heavy works and domestic chores. We invited her to join the Esther Prayer Group. She says that after joining the group, she is able to meditate on the promise verses and pray while traveling to the office and even at home. Glory to God for making this sister grow spiritually. - Clara Louis Thomas, Pune.

Deliverance from evil power Mithu, daughter of Sister Ranjan of our group, was doing

her Nursing, staying in a hostel. She was tormented by evil spirit. As a group we prayed for her deliverance. That time a bright light entered into my heart. Immediately, I got the conviction that nothing would happen to this girl because of that evil spirit. Truly, from that day, she was completely delivered from the powers of that spirit. Now she is doing her studies quite well. Glory to God for the deliverance given to her. - Premila K. Christian, Ahmadabad, Gujarat.

God’s presence and comfort I am the leader of the Esther Prayer Group in our area. The promise verse sent by Sister Stella Dhinakaran is suitable to our life and also comforts each one of us. All of us feel that this comfort is from the Lord. Truly Jesus loves us. He guards us from stumbling when we face difficulties, trials and afflictions. The Lord Jesus is truly walking amidst our Esther Prayer Group. I give glory to the Lord for this blessed Esther Prayer Group. - R. Annie Rajesh Antony, Mumbai.

Miraculous experiences I am the leader of the Esther Prayer Group in our area. During the prayer time, Sister Elvina received divine joy and peace. Sis. Sumithra, Sis. Sunitha and I received the touch of the Holy Spirit.

Sis. Raj felt the mighty presence of the Lord and shed tears of joy overcome by happiness. God helped Sis. Sundermathis to show love to her mother –in-law. Sis. Rita, who had misunderstanding with her husband got reconciled with him through the prayers in the Esther Prayer Group. I give all glory to the Lord for His mercies. - Jothy Edwin Christian, Gujarat.

Divine Protection I am the leader of the Esther Prayer Group in our group. My son and his friend were caught up in a terrible snow storm in New York. They could not drive their car and struggled a lot. But the Lord miraculously protected my son and his friend. This divine protection was provided by the prayers offered in the Esther Prayer Group for the protection of each member and her family. Glory to the Lord. - Berlin Benedicta David, Malaysia.

Gift of a child My daughter-in-law married since 5 years had no child . Last September all of us met Sis. Stella Dhinakaran and got her prayers. She too prayed with compassion for her. The Lord heard the prayer and made her conceive the very next month. Glory to the Lord. - Padmini David, Chennai.

GOD’S MIRACLES IN THE YOUTH ESTHER PRAYER GROUP: Spiritual experiences I am the leader of the Youth Esther Prayer Group in our area. I was filled with the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. During the prayer time, Sister Lysamma saw a vision of golden stars shining in the sky. Glory to God who gave spiritual experiences to our group members. - Ketamu Prathibha, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Jesus Calls

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hough this verse does not appear to be a promise, it clearly shows us the way to receive the Lord’s blessing. The Lord Jesus Christ desires that our lives should be full of fragrance. Many do not know how to live for this purpose. So let us meditate on this in detail. ‘Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place’ (2 Corinthians 2:14).

According to this verse, the Lord wants to bless us. Today, the lives of many women have no fragrance. The reason being that sin rules them and they do not have ‘fear of the Lord’ in them. The Bible says that ‘ the fear of the LORD is to hate evil; and that the fear of the LORD is the beginning

of knowledge (Proverbs 8:13; 1:7). When we walk with fear of God in our daily life, He will keep us away from doing evil since, ‘….He will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard’ (Isaiah 52:12).

Yes, He Himself will keep us away from evil and from doing evil. He will go before those who trust Him, who have faith on Him and lead them wonderfully in the path of righteousness. Out of his experience David speaks about this thus: ‘The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake’ (Psalm 23:1,3). You can know about the glory of this divine experience only when you too enjoy it. My dear sisters, only when you hold on to the Lord saying, Jesus Calls

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“The Lord is my God; He alone is my Savior, my Redeemer’ He will lead you and give you the divine strength to walk in the righteous ways. He will establish you and guard you from all the evils in the world (2 Thessalonians 3:3). Today, since women and young girls live according to the whims and fancies of their flesh and mind, there is no divine peace in their lives. There is no use of them. At the same time, the Lord pours His love into all those meditate on the love of Jesus Christ who was manifested on the cross and on those who commit themselves to Him fully. This love is divine and incomparable. “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace

you have been saved)’

Next, when we do things that

and vain pride. “Father, teach me

are pleasing to the Lord, our life

and guide me’ – When you thus

Accordingly, by His love He completely delivers us from sin, curse, trespasses, filth and things of the devil. That is, we are saved by the grace of God.

would be fragrant before Him.

ask Him, He will keep His eyes

Specially, the Bible says that giv-

on you and counsel you and lead

ing one tenth of our income to

you wonderfully according to

God’s work is a sweet aroma in

Psalm 32:8.

His sight (Malachi 3:10). Paul too

My dear sisters, if you have not received this divine experience, kneel down right where you are and plead to the Lord. We read in the Bible that when a man, who was termed to be a sinner by everyone went to the presence of God and humbled himself and pleaded to the Lord to have mercy on him, a sinner, the Lord gave him the privilege of becoming righteous.

The next important thing is, us-

has written about this and says that

ing our words with fear of God.

the churches of Macedonia

In Ephesians 5:4 we read, ‘fool-

abounded in the riches of their lib-

ish talking, nor coarse jesting,

erality despite their deep poverty

which are not fitting, but rather giv-

(2 Corinthians 8:1-3). Do you

ing of thanks’. Today, when

have the experience of liberally

women gather in a place, there are

giving for the Lord? If not, take a

vain words and talks. Is it pleas-

decision. “I’ll spend for other

ing to the Lord?’ If you examine

things only after setting apart one

this with fear of God, your own

tenth of my income for the Lord’

conscience will prick you and ac-

– If you thus decide so, the Lord

cuse you of speaking thus. So

will grant you full blessings all

plead to the Lord to give you a

through the month, without any

fragrant life of speaking only use-

lack. You can practise this only

ful and gracious words to others

when you have the fear of God in

with His fear and guidance.

you. Today, the women in so

A young girl known to me used

many families spend their money

to indulge in gossiping, tale

vainly for their own things. By

bearing and in talking about

spending thus for their beauty and

things that are displeasing to

pride of life, they face many lacks

God. But one day the Lord

(Ephesians 2:4,5).

"And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 18:13,14).

My dear sisters, today when you too humble yourself and plead like him to the Lord, the new life given by Him would be sweet and pleasant. When you live in fear of the Lord, He will first of all give you this divine and glorious salvation and make your life give out fragrance.

in their lives, in due course. This is because God’s blessings will not

changed her life upside down. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was careful to

be there. But when you are dili-

do only the things that pleased

gent in matters concerning your

Him. Her old life was completely

giving for the Lord, He will see it.

transformed by the power of

The Bible says, ‘A faithful man will

God. Filled with the gentleness

abound with blessings’ (Proverbs 28:20). So, examine your state

and peace of God, she glorified the Lord by her testimonial life, much to the amazement of the

and commit yourself to the Lord,

people in her place. Dear ones,

removing all your shortcomings

this is the fragrance of Christ.

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This is what the Lord expects in our life. So commit yourself to the Lord for your life to be pure, for the glory of God.

Finally, the most pleasing thing for the Lord is to get united with Him in His presence. When you thus live with Him through prayer and Bible reading, with godly fear, He will make your fragrance get diffused in many people’s lives. Today, do you have this godly life? Do you get strengthened by read-

ing His Scriptures with thirst? Do you get united with Him through prayer? Look at the Lord Jesus! Though He was the Son of God, He was diligent to wait in God’s presence and in seeking Him (John 5:19). As we thus read in the Bible, ‘the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do’. When we walk in reverence in the path shown by Him,

live a fragrant life of reflecting Him

He will lead you by His hand to

grace to diffuse fragrance for Him

make you know His will and to

in this wicked and filthy world.

in this wicked world. The more you pray and read the Bible, the more He will make you into a pleasing vessel for Him. Not only that, when you get filled with the anointing of the Holy Spirit which He had, and fulfill the purpose for which the Lord called you, in all reverence, He will give you the

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asikala had failed in the Chemistry paper in her +2 exams with three marks less than the pass marks. After writing the exam, she had no hope that she would pass, but her family’s encouraging words had given her a ray of hope. But now she was crying unable to bear her agony. Deborah Aunty was moved to see this and warned her gently, “Child, nowadays everyone can rewrite the exam within two months and join for higher studies. So don’t tell anyone about your failure; start preparing for the re-exam”.

the tuition, her uncle joined her for a tailoring course also. Her aunt regularly took her to the church and kept her with her during the Sunday school. Also in the evenings, her aunt made her write down the answers for Chemistry questions and made her learn her lessons well. After dinner, she shared with her some Biblical truths and began to tell her how good God is and what benefits He had done for her. Her aunt also taught her the importance of receiving things from the Lord by asking and also of holding on to Him for everything. The God’s word, counsels and prayers shared by her aunt were of great comfort and encouragement to Sasikala, who was bruised and broken because of shame and reproach. She started waiting at the Lord’s feet every day, and held on to Him by reading His Word and praying. Strengthened in the Lord, she returned home with hope. She wrote her exam well and got very good marks, much to the surprise of everyone. Rejoicing in the Lord, she thanked Him profusely. She got the desired course in the college.

A shameful Sasikala confined herself to her house. Finally, she decided to go to her Uncle’s house in the Estate. She joined a tuition centre there and started studying for her Chemistry paper. Since she had plenty of time at hand, after

She was a new creation, when she stepped into the college. She, who never helped at home, now started helping her mother. During holidays, she stitched blouses for her and her mother. Even in the hostel, she made

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newly designed clothes for the inmates and supported a missionary child, with the income she got from her stitching.

cided to end her life. She now thanked God for protecting her from that destruction. Sasikala rose up for the Lord with zeal. She attended church regularly; taught in the Sunday school; started praying for her fellow students, along with two girls in her college, once a week. As days went by, many students started attending this prayer. They shared their problems with her and were comforted by her prayers. She earned a good name in the college as well as in the church. She came out of the college with the ‘Best Student’ award. She pursued her higher studies in the uni-

Also, she befriended two students who had failed in Chemistry in the first semester and comforted and encouraged them by sharing her testimony with them. She prayed with tears for them and they said that they had planned to end their lives and that because of her comforting prayers, they were saved. Hugging them, she wished them well and came back to her room. Her thoughts raced back to those days when she had failed in Chemistry. She too had then de-

versity. Years rolled by. When she graduated and stepped out of the university, she was asked, ‘What’s the secret of your success?’ She boldly said, “The failures in my life paved ways for my success. Specially, during the times of failure I found Jesus, the King of Victories. He is the reason” Her speech sowed a seed of faith in those who heard her and made them take the right step towards success. Many, who denied the existence of God, were listening to her with wonder. “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 15:57).

Bible Quiz 50 Answer 1. David, the Lord’s – I Samuel 25:28 2. His kindness to the living and the dead – Ruth 2:20 3. The battle – I Samuel 17:47 4. Eyes of the Lord, on the haughty – II Samuel 22:28 5. Those who stumble, with strength – I Samuel 2:4 6. Sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away – II Samuel 23:6 7. His people, His great name’s sake – I Samuel 12:22 8. The Lord’s Words – II Samuel 7:28 9. David, death of all the persons of Abiathar’s father's house – I Samuel 22:22 10. David’s enemies, like a breakthrough of water – II Samuel 5:20

BIBLE PORTIONS: I AND II CHRONICLES 1. What is in the hand of God? 2. On what did the Lord have compassion? 3. What are on what? 4. Who does not do what? 5. In what does the Lord have pleasure? 6. Whom has the Lord made and why? 7. What, for a long time, has been without what? 8. What are very great? 9. What does the Lord search and understand? 10. Who rejoice in what?

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