A GLORIOUS OVERFLOW
Durban, South Africa September 30 October 4, 2018
Dr. Paul Dhinakaran and Mrs.Evangeline Paul were invited by Rev. Edwin Govender, Senior Pastor, Faith Revival Church, Durban to minister in their Annual Church Conference. It was a three day Conference from October 2nd to 4th and was very well attended, both in the morning and in the evening.The morning meetings were largely attended by Pastors, Bishops and Church leaders from the surrounding areas. The messages were on equipping the servants of God in the Word of God. 2
These Meetings were a great blessing indeed as we saw large groups of people experiencing the move of God through the Blessed Holy Spirit.
Dr. Paul Dhinakaran also shared on how the Lord wants His children to experience the prophetical anointing and he greatly encouraged everyone present to move in the Prophetical Power. The presence of the Lord moved mightily during the Conference. Many names were called out by Dr. Paul under the anointing and people came forward to testify how the Lord had touched them and made them whole. These Meetings were a great blessing indeed as we saw large groups of people experiencing the move of God through the Blessed Holy Spirit. Dr. Paul & Mrs. Evangeline Paul also took time to meet with the Jesus Calls partners on September 30th in the Faith Revival church, Phoenix, Durban. There was a large gathering for this too where partners from various cities in the country attended the meeting and were blessed. Everyone experienced God’s mighty presence and were strengthened in faith as Dr. Paul and Mrs. Evangeline prayed for each of their needs individually. We want to thank God for using them powerfully in South Africa. All glory and praise be to our God. - ARUN THOMAS, JC Global Director International Ministries Jesus Calls International * November 2018 * www. jesuscalls.com
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YOU ARE THE LORD’S
CHARIOT OF FIRE! -Dr.Paul Dhinakaran “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the Lord.” (Proverbs 21:31) “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7) “‘For I’, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’” (Zechariah 2:5)
I. PROTECTION “And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses of fire and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” (2 Kings 6:17)
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According to His name, the Lord sends out His chariot of fire and horses of fire around us to protect us. The prophet Elisha is in a place called Dothan in Israel (2 Kings 6:13). There, Elisha conveys through prophecies to the king of Israel whatever the Syrian king, the enemy of the nation of Israel plots in his house against them. So, the king of Israel protects that particular side, place where the Syrian king tries to come and attack the nation of Israel. Because
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of this, the king of Syria is unable to subdue the
back to their nation. No evil befell Prophet Elisha
king of Israel. Being filled with wrath, the king of
because of his enemies (2 Kings 6:23).
Syria sends his chariots, horses and mighty army to capture the Lord’s prophet, Elisha. They come from all directions and surround the city at night. As Elisha’s servant gets up early in the morning and sets to go out, he happens to see the army, horses and chariots surrounding the city. Elisha did not go out as he was with the Lord. Then the servant came running to Elisha and said in a tensed tone, “Alas, my Lord, what will we do? There is a multitude of horses and chariots surrounding the city to capture you.” Elisha replies saying, “Fear not for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Elisha’s servant got up in the morning and went to see the world in search of worldly gain and worldly relationships. But what he saw was the enemy’s camp. When we too, do not read the Bible or spend time with the Lord in the morning but seek the world, we will only see enemies and the works of the devil. Only the things that perish will appear before our eyes. It was then that Elisha pleads, “Lord, please open his eyes so that he may see your glory.” The Lord desires that we too pray likewise saying, “open my eyes.” When our eyes are opened, we are able to see the chariots of fire and the horses of fire that the Lord has kept around us instead of the army of the world, oppositions and needs of this world.
What does the servant see when the Lord opens his eyes? Elisha’s servant saw that the mountain was full of horses of fire and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha. The Lord did not place His chariots of fire and horses of fire somewhere far off but he placed them around the prophet who had His Word. So, Elisha went and easily took the enemy’s army to the king, made a great feast for them and sent them
Beloved, likewise, the Lord has also placed his chariots of fire and horses of fire around you and in this month, He will open your eyes that you may see them. Kingdoms and kings may come up against you. But your eyes will not see them, neither will you be afraid. Your eyes will only behold God’s chariots of fire and horses of fire that surround you. Let us plead, “Lord, open my eyes” and the Lord will open our eyes. From where did Elisha receive the grace for his eyes to be opened? The Lord commanded prophet Elijah, “Appoint Elisha in your place as a Prophet” (1 Kings 19:16). The time came for Elijah to be taken into heaven. At that time, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal (2 Kings 2:1).
A. GILGAL Gilgal is the city where the people of Israel made an agreement with the Lord that they would live as His children. It is the place where they were circumcised, dedicated themselves to the Lord and made an agreement with the Lord (Joshua 4:19; 5:2). First of all, Elijah comes to that place. So, if we want our eyes to be opened, first of all, we have to make an agreement with the Lord saying, “Hereafter I will be Jesus’ child and be holy, I will be a child of God and live in accordance with Him”. Elisha stays along with Elijah saying, “Let me also come to Gilgal. Let me also make a covenant with the Lord. Let me also be cleansed.” As the Bible says in Isaiah 44:5, “One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; Another will call himself by the name of Jacob; Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ And name himself by the name of Israel.”, the Lord will give that grace to us.
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B. BETHEL Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel!” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel (2 Kings 2:2).
(Joshua 6:1). The city of Jericho was a place which was a hindrance for the people of Israel to inherit God’s blessings and the Promised Land. The city of Jericho was shut up for the people of Israel.
Why was Jericho closed?
There were diffident unbelieving prophets in Jericho. Their work was to talk only about the harm that When you open your Bible was to happen. Prophets are and read it, the Lord will always there for com- fort, to tell people about the things to show you the path that you have come and help everybody to be to tread on and will give you filled with the Spirit and guide them with a way of escape from prophetic counsel. harm (1 Corinthians 10:13; 14:3; Isaiah 40:1; 30:21).
“Bethel” is the place where God first met Jacob when he was on the run fearing for his life. Yes, Bethel is God’s house. Elisha was persisting to go to that place with Elijah. Yes, it is necessary that we too go to Bethel which is the house of God. Our body which carries the Spirit of Jesus i.e., Holy Spirit is the house of God. Our body becomes the temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19).
C. JERICHO Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho” (2 Kings 2:4). But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” I have to go to Jericho.” But Elisha did not leave Elijah saying, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.”
What sort of a place was Jericho?
When Elisha and Elijah went to Jericho, the prophets there repeatedly said, “Elisha, today the Lord will take up your master who is over you. From now on, you have to be alone. Your life is over. It is the end for your ministry, your family and your future! Today, the Lord will take away your master” and were discouraging him (2 Kings 2:5). That is why Jericho was shut up for the people of Israel. If someone tells you, "The Lord has shown me that you are possessed. Somebody has done witchcraft for you. You are done", say just like Elisha, "Keep silent" and ask the Lord, "Oh Lord, open my eyes. Why is this negative talk coming from them? Open my eyes and show me through whom You have prepared the way for me. You have said in Isaiah 43:19, 'I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert'. What is that river? What is that road? Please tell me and open my eyes."
Jericho was securely shut up because of the
Each day morning as you open your Bible
children of Israel; none went out and none came in
and read it, the Lord will show you the path
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that you have to tread on and will give you
of fire appeared with horses of fire, and
prophetic counsel. That is the reason why He has
separated the two of them; and Elijah
permanently kept on you His eyes, which never
went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”
dimmeth nor reprimandeth (Psalm 32:8). He will
(2 Kings 2:11)
never lift His eyes off you.
D. JORDAN
Chariot of fire and the horse did not go up to heaven. They were with Elisha surrounding him.
Why did Elijah have to go?
As soon as Elisha cast aside all the words of the sons of the prophets in the city of Jericho and
Through him, God brought down fire from
came out, the prophet Elijah told him, “Stay here,
the heavens; brought down rain. But when the
please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan”
enemy of God, queen Jezebel said, “Elijah will be
(2 Kings 2:6). But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives,
beheaded tomorrow”, he thought, “Alas! I am the
and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So,
only one left behind, they are trying to kill even
the two of them went on. There, Elijah takes his
me” and feared for his life and ran away (1 Kings
mantle and strikes the water and the river Jordan
19:2,3).
splits into two.
Fear is something that the Lord dislikes. Elijah
E. GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT Elijah and Elisha arrive at the place where river Jordan has to be crossed. At the last moment, Elijah says, “Time has come and I have to go. Ask now what you want from me before I am taken away.” Elisha says, “Lord, my master, please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me” (2 Kings 2:9). The Lord Jesus Himself has said, “Ask and it shall be given unto you” (Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9). God’s answer came down in the form of chariots of fire and horses of fire only after Elisha asked for a double portion of the Lord’s Spirit. Many are of the thought that Elijah was taken up to the heavens in the chariot of fire and horses of fire. I have also seen in many paintings where he is taken up in a chariot. But, he never went up in a chariot. “Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot
did not enquire of the Lord saying, “Lord, I have received this threat. What is the way out that You have kept for me?” but in contrast he ran to the wilderness and hid himself there. That was the day that the Lord told him, “Hereafter you cannot be My prophet. Anoint Elisha for that purpose” and that is why the Lord took him up in a whirlwind. From that day, the chariot of fire and horses of fire surrounded Elisha. You too can receive that grace. First of all, be holy and commit yourself to obediently fulfill all that the Lord tells you to do. Secondly, commit yourself to stand steadfast according to the call to live for Him and give Him tithes (Genesis 28:22). Thirdly, make an effort to only obey the Lord’s word and cast away the prophets who scare you. Last of all, have a desire for the gifts of the Spirit! Then the Lord’s name will surround you like fire. Your eyes will be open only to the glory of God in this wicked world and like Elisha, they will only behold chariot of fire and horses of fire.
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Who is the chariot of fire?
“… God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went
“For behold, the Lord will come with fire and with His chariots, like a whirlwind…” (Isaiah 66:15) Who is the chariot like a whirlwind? “And of the angels He says: ‘Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.’” (Hebrews 1:7)
about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him”. God was with Jesus as a consuming fire since He was filled with the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 12:29). Then, my father cried saying, “Lord, please fill me too with Your Holy Spirit. Spirit of Jesus come
II. FLAME OF FIRE! The Lord Himself comes as a fire to change
into me”. “… the Lord is the Spirit; and where the
you into a flame of fire. There will not be chariots
Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty”
of fire around you but you yourself will become a
(2 Corinthians 3:17)
chariot of fire. You are going to be chariots of fire for others as well as the nation. The angels will be as the spirits/ wind to go forth as spirits to fulfill what you say. Like a spirit, they will bring each one of that which you say. Have faith that the Lord is changing you to be chariots of fire. The Lord brings forth the grace for you to become his ministers, flames of fire, chariots of fire and horses of fire in order to deliver the people from the evil in the nation and to lead the nation according to the will of the Lord. That grace will first of all descend upon your life and your family.
So, there is liberty from the fear which arises due to the arrows of the devil and the worldly sight. We are transformed like Jesus from glory to glory because of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:18). We too are transformed like Jesus and become consuming fire and chariots of fire. Plead with the Lord for that grace saying, “Lord, please fill me with Your Spirit”. The Lord’s Spirit is going to descend upon you and is going to transform you into a chariot of fire and a horse of fire. No harm will touch you. You will multiply according to 1 John 4:4 which says, “He who is in
My father was saved in the year 1955. After
you is greater than he who is in the world”. This
that, he read in the Bible that man can walk with
is the blessing that is a thousand times greater
God (Genesis 5:24,6:9; 2 Corinthians 6:16), see
than your present situation. He is going to bless
Him face to face and directly hear His voice. He
and increase you thus. Not a thousand houses or
further read that the Lord brings out miracles and
cars. Anyway the maintenance charges for them
signs for others by revealing His power like a
would be too high. But God is going to give you
flame of fire through men (Acts 6:8; 19:12).
a thousand fold chariots of fire and horses of fire.
He thought: I have not seen this grace in
Jesus Himself appeared before my father and
anybody’s life in this world today. It was then that
gave him a loving Spirit of fire when he cried
he came across the Bible verse in Acts 10:38 –
out saying, “Lord, please fill me”. It was not
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a consuming fire but a fire which pulls people
like it happened for Elisha, there were chariots of
towards Jesus and that fire is now burning
fire surrounding Joseph too. God was like a fire
throughout the world. The Lord has been gracious
in the Spirit form with him and that is why his
for us to burn thus for three generations through
brother said, “let us not kill him but put him in the
56 years of the ‘Jesus Calls’ Ministry. We held
pit”. But later, they sold him as a slave. Chariots of
on and even our children are holding on to that
fire surrounded him.
same Spirit. I believe that if it is the Lord’s will, the coming generation will also hold on to that same Spirit. Likewise, the blessing for the next generation will descend upon you too. When Elisha saw Elijah being taken up into heaven by a whirlwind, he looked at him and cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen” (2 Kings 2:12). At that time, Elisha picked up the mantle which fell down from Elijah in his hands. The chariots of fire and horses of fire were with him. Then, he became a father. Till then, Elijah was a blessing only for his country. But the Lord blessed Elisha with a twofold authority and so, he was not only a blessing to his own country, but he also prophesied to the enemy countries and the enemy kings fell at his feet saying, “Father, father”.
Chariots of fire cannot be kept locked up in a place. No prison or pit or unjust talk or blame can keep it locked up. The gifts of the Holy Spirit of God that are in you have transformed you into a chariot of fire. It took Joseph from the pit to the house, then to unjust blame and locked him up in the prison. But after that, it took him from the prison to the throne. It made Pharoah make him the ruler next only to him. It made him ride on the royal horse of the king. “Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him over all the
III. PRISON TO THRONE! “And the man said, ‘They have departed from here, for I heard them say, “Let us go to Dothan.”’ So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.” (Genesis 37:17) Elisha was surrounded by the chariots of fire at Dothan and Joseph also was taken to that same Dothan by the Lord. Just like it happened to Elisha, Joseph’s brothers also plot to kill him there. You might have faced a similar situation. Some
land of Egypt” (Genesis 41:42,43). When Pharaoh saw that Joseph was a chariot of fire, a horse of fire, he said that the Spirit of God was in him and had him ride his chariot and his horse and made him go to the throne (Genesis 41:38). You too are going to be exalted in a similar manner. The Lord is going to take you from the prison to the throne. You who have been affected due to the pit and blame, the Lord is going to exalt you to a high position (Isaiah 58:14).
will not believe you when you prophesy. They will
“No weapon formed against you shall
plot against you and try to destroy you. But, just
prosper, and every tongue which rises
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against you in judgment you shall condemn.” (Isaiah 54:17) There is no need for fighting or giving guarantee
Ask the Lord saying, “Transform me into a chariot of fire. Give me revelations”. Then, you will run fast.
for the unjust blame on your name. You need not
IV. BODY TRANSFORMS
plead for justice on your part. There are chariots of fire within you which are the spiritual gifts! Those
An Ethiopian minister reads Isaiah the prophet
gifts will take you to the throne. Your path is not
as he rides on a chariot. The Lord tells Philip,
the path of men and you don’t need human help!
“You go and overtake this chariot.” The minister is
“Stop trusting man whose breath is in his nostrils; For of what account is he?.” (Isaiah 2:22) The Lord taught Joseph everything through prophecy as to how to save the harvest of the nation, how to collect the seeds, how to distribute them to the people, how to sell them to the people of the world, how to plant the seed in the land again and multiply the harvest. Likewise, He will also give you counsel through prophecy as to how to give guidance to the rulers and Joseph was exalted in the kingdom just because of that. He became an official to all
riding fast on a chariot driven by horses but Philip is just running on his feet (Acts 8:27-30). Can anyone run and get into a chariot? But Philip’s body functioned in a supernatural way and he ran faster than that chariot. Elijah too ran before the king’s chariot when the Lord’s hand descended upon him. That is the power of prophecy and that power will strengthen the body too. The prophetical word is the chariot of fire and the horse of fire. It will not allow you to stay in one place. You will keep on running to inherit nations for the Lord. The Lord will give the increase so
the nations. He was not an official for Egypt alone.
that His will be fulfilled. Miraculously, the Lord
All the kings of the nations came to him for food.
will help you to run in a supernatural way for Him
The Lord is going to bring his children to such a
through the power of prophecy. You will thrive as
level in these last days.
the Lord’s chariot of fire!
PRAYER “Lord, close my eyes that are open to the things of this world and open my eyes that I may see the divine things that You do. Lord, close my eyes to the things of this world, to anger, hatred and works of the devil as well as works of men. Lord, open my eyes to see my loving husband, wife, children and Your love which You have given me to enjoy in this world as well as the chariots all around me. Let Your life and glory descend upon me right now. Thank You for opening my eyes. Thank You for opening my eyes, bestowing upon me Your greatness, glory and filling me with the authority to even subdue the domination of the kings. I praise You with all gratefulness for lifting me up so as to help kings and save nations. Amen.”
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“My house shall be the house of prayer for all nations”
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SRAEL PRAYER TOWER is the place of prayer. This Prayer Tower is to pray God’s will into nations to prepare the nations and the people for the coming of the Lord (Rev. 10:7, 11). John the Baptist was raised as the prophet of God to prepare the way for the Lord Jesus Christ as He came the first time into the world. Today we are all waiting for the second coming of Jesus again. God sends the prophets before His second coming and it’s not going to be just one John the Baptist. As the Lord said in Acts 2:17, “Now I will pour my spirit upon all flesh” all people will receive the prophetical anointing of John the Baptist and their sons and daughters will prophesy. They will prophesy and prepare the way for the Lord to come the second time to the world. So this Prayer Tower has been destined by God to prophesy God’s plan and the way God wants to work in every nation from Jerusalem to the nations of the world.
You are invited to come, stay and prophesy for the nations. As God showed Elijah who should rule his nation and his enemy nation , whom he should anoint, God will show you whom he has chosen to lead your nation to open the door for the gospel. God commissioned Elijah to anoint Jehu, as king of Israel and Hazel king of Syria. Yes, you have the power to know God’s plan for your nation as to who should rule. As you pray here God will show you, His plan for the nations. Jesus Calls International * November 2018 * www. jesuscalls.com
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And secondly prophesying to nations, as Joseph was shown the solution for the food problem of his nation, God will show you the solution for the problems in your nation as you pray here in the Israel Prayer Tower. And thirdly prophecy will rise up within you for the peoples of your nation in this Israel Prayer Tower. Yes the power of the gospel will go across the nation and righteousness comes as you pray here for your nations. And fourthly prophesying to languages, this move of God will come from all languages across the world as we pray here from
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Jerusalem and the law of the Lord will go from here, and that’s the purpose of the Israel Prayer Tower, to prepare the world for the coming of the Lord. He that is righteous let him become more righteous and he who is holy, let him be more holy (Rev. 22:11,12). Because it is the righteousness and the holiness which God’s servants proclaim through the prophetical anointing from here will flood the world and overcome the unrighteous and the filth. And then Jesus will enter into that nation and Satan will fall as lightning (Rev. 12:10,11). Satan will fall from the heavens as lightning (Luke 10:18). There will be freedom for the gospel to move.
EXPERIENCE FROM A PRAYER INTERCESSOR..... In the year 2015, God’s calling came true in my life, as I came for the first time to the JCPT to spend time in prayer and intercession for the land of Israel. I was in spiritual birth pains groaning for the people of God. I visited again and again to pray and all these visits will forever be etched in my life. I read about the vision Dr. Paul had regarding this place, the vision of an open heaven and in my case too, it has been absolutely true. In all these four years I could see the imprint of the Lord’s blessing over the ministry the Lord gave us in India. In our Church, nine barren women, childless for five years, seven years and some whom doctors gave up hope, conceived children. Answers to prayers started flooding in. There were many healings happening in our Church. Cancers and other sicknesses were healed and many more souls were added to the church. Above all, we moved our Church out of the rented premises to our own Church building through a great support given by a family. I give all the credit and glory to God. - Pas. Sujatha Roy, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 12
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God showed me this Prayer Tower, this building even before it was established. I saw when the prayer intercessors came to the centre of this hall and lifted their hands before God, the ceiling dissolved and the throne of the Lord was so close and the prophetic word of the Lord for Nations, peoples and languages were coming to them. They saw His throne so close to them and He was talking to them His plan. They were repeating the plan of God revealed to them by the Holy Spirit from Jesus and they were lifting hands and saying
The Israel Prayer Tower had been inaugurated on the 4th of November 2013 with a focus on above guidelines revealed by Lord. Here, the prayer intercessors are trained and the prophetic prayer goes up to God, 24 hours every day. We are looking for 288 prayer intercessors a year, 12 per batch for 15 days and 24 persons for each month from all over the world.
(Amos 3:7,8) and it went as incense before God, and God’s answer came back as fire upon the earth. This is the significance of this Israel Prayer Tower (Revelation 5:8; 8:2-5).
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am married for 17 years. I was facing so many problems in my married life. I had to run the family by myself, paying bills, education fees and maintaining the house. But God saw my tears and I came to know about the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower. Everyday I used to call the Prayer Tower for prayer support. The prayer intercessor would pray for me with burden. They also invited me to attend the weekly Blessing Meetings and Healing Service that were conducted every Wednesdays in the Prayer Tower. The prayers uplifted my spirit and strengthened me in the Lord. I have also enrolled myself in the Family Blessing Plan and my children in the Young Partners Plan. The Lord has filled me with His indescribable peace and joy. I am able to handle everything with His strength and grace. The Lord is also using me to pray for others. I praise God for granting me His divine strength and hope everyday and making my life a testimony.
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Straight from My heart My beloved Brother / Sister in Christ, The Lord has graciously led us through ten months this year. He has blessed our family and the ministry. It is your sincere prayers and generous offering that has kept the ministry blessed to be a blessing to millions. May the Lord bless you in return for your goodness!
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e had a fruitful ministry in Delhi, South Africa, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Trivandrum, Hyderabad and Rourkela in the month of September & October. Thank you for enabling us to bless the people of these countries and States through the love of God.
When the Chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory. (1 Peter 5:4) In the month of November, may the good Lord bless you according to the above promise. All your unanswered prayers will receive a direct reply from Him and you will rejoice. He will appear before you and crown you with glory for all that you have endured for His name sake. In return, you will enjoy plenty in everything and you will magnify God.
MY FRIEND THE HOLY SPIRIT "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” (John 14:26) The month of November is a very special month in my life. It is on the 20th November 1980 that the Lord graciously filled me with the Holy Spirit and led me into that marvelous experience. Since then, my friend, it is the Holy Spirit who has been my closest friend, companion and guide in all aspects of my life. The 16
Lord is strengthening me to prophesy to the kings and their nations (Acts 9:15). It is through these prophecies that doors are opening to us in these nations. I desire that you too receive this fullness. It is God’s will to fill you and your loved ones to enable you to walk in the path of the living God and shine as powerful testimonies to the Lord (Acts 2:17).
The Israel Prayer Tower/ Jerusalem Centre for Peace & Truth was inaugurated on the 4th of November 2013. Prayers are offered for God’s plan to come upon each nation and its peoples
ISRAEL PRAYER TOWER ...I will gather all nations and tongues; they shall declare my glory.... (Isa.66:18,19)
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It is God’s will to fill you and your loved ones to enable you to walk in the path of the living God and shine as powerful testimonies to the Lord. and for it to be prepared for His second coming. When the prayer intercessors go back to their country after praying for a brief period at this Israel Prayer Tower in Jerusalem, God gives them His prophetic authority to anoint kings and bring signs & wonders and also enable them to enjoy the prophetic blessing in their own lives. We are looking for prayer intercessors to come from all over the world. You can also plan your trip and be blessed to partner with us. For more details, you can email to ravikumar@jcpray.org or call at +972- 50-937 7323
WORLD PRAYER CONVENTION I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem..... ( Zech.12:10) We are starting the preparations for the World Prayer Convention at Jerusalem in May 2019 (21st-23rd) so that people from all over the
world will come and participate in it. Worldrenowned Evangelists are to participate in that Convention along with us and deliver God’s messages and offer powerful prayers. I request you to take part in this convention along with your family and also request pastors to kindly encourage their church believers to participate in this convention. It will be a three-day conference and four days prayer tour visiting few biblical sites relevant to the conference for your spiritual nourishment. Watch out for more details in the ensuing months. May the Lord bless you and your family according to the promise found in Psalm 31:19 “How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you....” Your loving brother who prays for you,
FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN INDIA I request you to continue to support me and my family and the entire team for the forthcoming meetings for God to fill us and to use us in an unprecedented manner and for people to attend in large number. Inform your near and dear who reside in these areas to attend and be blessed. November 3 NPMA, Prayer for elections, Raipur November 4 NPMA, Prayer for elections, Bhopal November 10, 11 CNI Synod Peace Festival, Daringbadi, Kandhamal,Odissa December 2 Bethesda 25yrs Thanksgiving service January 1, 2019 New Year Blessing Meeting, Chennai January 19, 2019 Students Prayer Meet, Bengaluru January 20, 2019 Students Prayer Meet, Chennai
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Jeremiah 20:9 – God’s word is a burning fire Meditation: Exo. 24:16-18; Jer. 23:29; Mat. 3:11; Luke 12:49
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John 1:51 – See great things Meditation: Gen. 28:10-17; 1 Sam. 12:16; Jer. 29:11; John 1:47-50 Psalm 25:21 – Wait on the Lord Meditation: Psalm 37:34; Prov. 20:22; Isaiah 40:31; Lam. 3:25,26
Luke 12:48 – God counts your deeds Meditation: Matthew 13:12; 25:15-23; Luke 18:8 John 17:10 – We are of God Meditation: Psalm 24:1; John 16:15; 1 Peter 2:9
Proverbs 8:30 – Rejoice in the presence of the Lord Meditation: Isaiah 29:19; Joel 2:23; Hab. 3:17,18; Luke 1:46,47 Philippians 3:14 – God’s calling Meditation: Romans 12: 7, 8; 1 Cor. 7:17,24; Eph. 4:1-4
Zephaniah 3:20 – God will exalt you Meditation: 1 Kings 4:29-31; Esther 9:3,4; Jer. 33:6-9
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John 14:27 – God gives peace Meditation: Lev. 26:3-6; Psalm 29:11; Mark 5:25-34; 2 Thes. 3:16
Psalm 13:6 – Lord does good Meditation: Psalm 119:68; Jer. 32:40-42; Mat. 7:11; Luke 6:35 Proverbs 14:22 – Plan to do good Meditation: 2 Chron. 19:3; Psalm 34:12-14; Amos 5:14,15; Romans 12:9
Proverbs 15:8 – God loves our prayer Meditation: 1 Kings 8:30; 2 Chron. 33:13; Psalm 66:17-20; Prov. 15:29 Psalm 60:12 – You are a mighty warrior Meditation: Judges 6:12; 1 Sam. 16:18; 1 Kings 11:28; Jer. 20:11
2 Corinthians 3:18 – Glory to glory Meditation: John 1:14; 12:28; 17:24; 2 Cor. 4:6; 1 Peter 5:4 Psalm 18:30 – The Lord is our shield Meditation: Gen. 15:1; Psalm 28:7; Prov. 30:5
Acts 17:28 – We exist in Christ Meditation: Hosea 6:2; John 6:5458; 14:19; 2 Cor. 13:4; Gal. 2:20 Psalm 55:18 – God has redeemed us Meditation: Exo. 6:6,7; Psalm 71:23; Isaiah 43:1; 44:22; Titus 2:14 Psalm 103:13 – God of compassion Meditation: Neh. 9:27-31; Romans 9:15,16; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:4
John 14:23 – God dwells in you Meditation: Exo. 29:45,46; Ezek. 37:27; Zec. 2:10; 2 Cor. 6:16 Hebrews 6:10 – God never forgets us Meditation: 1 Sam. 1:11-20; Isaiah 44:21; 49:15; Amos 8:7; Psalm 9:18 Deuteronomy 28:8 – God will bless you Meditation: Gen. 22:17,18; Hag. 2:19; Luke 24:50; Eph. 1:3 Proverbs 28:14 – Blessed is he who trembles before God Meditation: Gen. 22:11-18; Psalm 112:1,2; 128:1-4; Prov. 14:26
Psalm 11:7 – Lord’s face will shine upon you Meditation: Job 34:21; Psalm 138:6; Prov. 15:3 Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always Meditation: Psalm 51:12; Romans 12:12; 2 Cor. 13:11; 1Thes. 5:16 Psalm 58:11 – Righteous will be rewarded Meditation: Job 36:7; Psalm 37:25,26; Isaiah 3:10; Romans 5:1
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he Lord God wants to make our lives
have been created in His image much more special
blossom and fertile! Many people
than they?
have a special interest in gardening
at home. Our hearts take pleasure in nurturing beautiful flowery plants and seeing the flowers bloom! Even I have much pleasure in this! When we visit hill stations such as Ooty and Kodaikanal, how wonderful it is to see the blooming wild flowers and trees that grow naturally without any human efforts! How beautiful they look even when there is none to take care of them! The reason, God as Creator, had created them. Dear ones, if God clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown
My dear sister, there may be several needs in your life. Whatever it may be, you should not forget that there is not a single need that cannot be fulfilled by God. Let us see how joyful things happened in the life of a woman in the Bible by the grace of God.
HEARTS OPENED One day when Paul, the apostle of the Lord Jesus and those who ministered with him went to the riverside to pray, many women had gathered there. Paul was preaching to them. Among them,
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there was a woman named Lydia who was a seller
or break is in your hands. Jesus Christ has given
of purple. Every word preached by Paul entered
us full authority to live close to Him. His twelve
into her heart. The Lord opened her heart (Acts
disciples lived close with Him for nearly 3 ½ years.
16:13,14).
But when the opportunity came, Judas betrayed
My dear sister, do you have the desire to listen to God’s word like Lydia? Do you have the habit of conversing with God? Does your heart want to read the Bible and pray just for a while, as a duty and long to spend the rest of the time in amusing yourself, as you like?
Him, out of greed for money. Peter denied Him out of fear of man. Thomas did not believe His word and refused to believe that He had risen from the dead. All these would have greatly pained the heart of the Lord Jesus! Today, we too fail to seek the Lord in reverence and we hurt Him by giving importance
“…he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:8)
to human help and thus we become the reasons for losing our blessings which we ought to enjoy. Let us leave this state completely and turn to
Accordingly, if your heart leans towards both
Jesus like Lydia, with all our heart. Let us make
sides, problems would attack you. You would
a dedication to Him saying, “Lord, please change
be at a loss to know what to do. You cannot
my dreadful sinful life or my fault of wandering
feel the presence of God at that time. Today
with two minds.” The Lord would accept it; we
we see many, who languish this way. However,
would enjoy receiving a blooming divine life
for those who spend their time in the things of
from Him.
Jesus just as how Lydia did, He Himself would be everything to you and solve your problems
HOMES OPENED In the days when Jesus Christ lived in this
wonderfully. “The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace." (Exodus 14:14)
world, many women followed Him and expressed their gratitude by doing ministry for Him through their substance (Luke 8:2,3). Today, Jesus Christ is not in the form of man. He died, rose again
Thus Moses encouraged the people of Israel.
and is now seated at the right hand of God. He is
According to his faith, the Lord did mighty
continuing with His ministry through His chosen
things in such a way to make the Egyptians,
ministers, through the Holy Spirit. Today He
their enemies, to see how He was protecting the
wants us to express our gratitude by extending
Israelites (Exodus 14:25). Even today, God would
hospitality to His faithful servants like Lydia did
do the same things to everyone who believes in Him.
stayed in the house of Martha who served Him and
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“And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.” (Matthew 10:42) According to the above Scripture verse, when we try to do what we could for the Lord, He sees that and He will grant us various kinds of blessings in our family life. By the grace of Christ Jesus, a sinful woman departed from sin and became His servant. To show Him her gratitude, she brought very costly oil of spikenard and poured it on His head. Those who were surrounding Him spoke against her in many ways and ridiculed her. Jesus, knowing that ‘she had done what she could’ (Mark 14:18) and realizing her true love said, "Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her." (Mark 14:9) We also receive many benefits from Him. But, what have we given Him for this love? Looking at the poor widow who gave two mites, Jesus testified about her. Today what would He testify about us? Would He mention our name
commit ourselves to do what we could, when the opportunity comes. Though there were many widows, Prophet Elijah was sent to the widow of Zarephath. All she had was a handful of flour and little oil in a jar. She had decided to make a cake with that, give it to her son and then die since they would be left with nothing more. It was at this state, the Lord’s servant Elijah was sent to her. God, who saw her good work, did a great miracle. The Bible says that according to the Lord’s word uttered through Elijah, ‘the bin of flour was not used up nor the jar of oil ran dry (I Kings 17:10-16). Dear sister, who is languishing with lack, poverty and debt problems, please do what you can do for the Lord in giving tithe to Him and in taking care of His servants. The Lord will supply all your needs miraculously (Philippians 4:19). We read about Lydia only very briefly in the Bible. But the three things that were done by her are very, very important. You may be insignificant in the eyes of the world. But Jesus sees every small good work that is in your life. “A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time.” (Isaiah 60:22)
and say, ‘She has done what she could’? Would
According to this Scripture verse, the Lord will
He say, ‘She has put in more than all?” Or would
bless you in thousands in due time and lift you up.
He be grieved by our hard heart? Let us examine ourselves and commit ourselves to Him. “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might...” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) According to this Scripture verse, let us
The Lord would lift you up in order that your light would shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). He will make your life blossom like the flowers of the field. May the Lord bless each one of you and prosper you!
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Miracles do happen in Cardiff Prayer Meeting
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he Lord opened the City Church in Cardiff for us to conduct the meetings. The Youth of the City Church led the praise and worship session which was a blessing to everyone gathered. We also had a wonderful prayer session where everyone united their hearts, praising and thanking the Lord for His will and directions and also interceding for the Nation’s peace and Salvation. We also had a session where people shared their testimonies on how the Lord has performed miracles in their lives.
We also had a session where people shared their testimonies on how the Lord has performed miracles in their lives.
Testimony Paul and Marie experienced their long-awaited miracle when Dr.Paul Dhinakaran visited Cardiff three years back and prayed for them for a gift of child. The Lord heard the prayers and miraculously blessed them with a son who is three years old now. During the prayer time, one of the key leaders of the church, Pas. David, who was suffering from severe back problem, was healed by the Lord instantly. He testified with joy that he has experienced God’s healing touch. Sinidha shared her testimony that she has received a Prophetic Word for her healing. The Lord’s name was glorified through the testimonies shared and prayers offered. Some of the friends of Christopher turned up for the meeting. All the glory and honour belong to God. 22
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“THIS IS MY RESTING PLACE FOREVER AND EVER; HERE I WILL SIT ENTHRONED, FOR I HAVE DESIRED IT.” (PSALM 132:14) In obedience to God’s command, the Bethesda International Prayer Centre was established on 10th October 1993 spanning across 10.5 acres of land with the vision that when people pray with faith, they will receive miracles from the Lord Jesus. The infrastructure consists of the main hall (the Bethesda Dome) and a pool similar to the Bethesda pool mentioned in the Bible. Adjacent to it, lie five small meditation chambers along with the Seven Stations of the Cross. Each station portrays the sufferings that Jesus faced on His way to the cross. Everyone who walks by can have the
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experience of a spiritual pilgrimage and envision the sufferings Jesus had to go through for our sake as He bore our sins on the cross. A security guard, while on his night watch in the year 1988 at the Karunya Campus, saw the face of the Lord Jesus in a bright light that came down from heaven touching the earth and that place is called as the ‘Vision Centre.’ Prayer intercessors are available at Bethesda to pray for the people who come either as a group or as individuals. You can meditate either at the ‘Prayer Dome’ or the ‘Vision Centre’ situated adjacent to the Bethesda Dome.
BELOW ARE A FEW TESTIMONIALS TO INSPIRE YOUR FAITH: MIRACLE CHILD were heartbroken and cried unto the Lord with much burden. I asked the Lord, “Why do I have to go through so much pain and suffering in my life?”
I got married in the year 2009. The very next year, I conceived but had to abort the child because of its imperfect growth, as per doctor's advice. I was greatly distressed and could not attend any family function nor had the courage to face anyone. Meanwhile, I went through several treatments which did not serve its purpose and all those treatments failed. Once, the doctor advised me to remove the fibroids in my uterus. After having undergone that surgery, I conceived. However, I had to go through yet another abortion. I struggled in this condition, and every time I conceived, it got aborted, and this happened for five times till the year 2015. In this painful situation, I attended the Special Blessing Meeting at Bethesda in 2015 as a family. We
At the end of the meeting, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran was praying for every individual and when my turn came, he laid his hands on my head and prayed, “Your faith will strengthen you; God will perform a miracle for you.” We returned home and continued to pray. In
40 YEARS OF ADDICTION GONE My husband, Mr. Seniappan was
addicted
to alcohol for 40 years Due to this, we had to go
through
several problems and humiliation in our family. We faced huge debts which we were unable to repay. At this point, I began to
January 2016, I conceived again.
visit Bethesda to pray for my
Every month, I had to go through
husband’s deliverance. The prayer
a scan, and each time the result
intercessors prayed with burden for
was good, and we were delighted.
my husband’s transformation and
The prayer intercessors at the
financial blessings. God answered
Prayer Tower were continually praying for my safe confinement. God answered every prayer and blessed me with a sweet girl child in November 2016. We named her ‘Vanisha.’ By visiting Bethesda and
their prayers and transformed my husband. Now he is completely delivered from his addictions, and moreover, we are relieved of our debt problems too. There is great
got prayed there, God has blessed
peace in our family which I could
us with this precious gift and we praise the Lord!
not even dream of before. All Glory to God!
- Lakshmi
-Raji
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SCHOOL OF PRAYER Bethesda School of Prayer is launched to conduct a Residential Ministry Training for committed men and women who will be trained in the Prophetical Prayer Ministry and other ministry aspects by many servants of God and Dr Paul Dhinakaran. The 24 hr Chain Prayer Tower has been launched on 4th September 2018. This Prayer Tower holds significant importance to the ministry of Jesus Calls as we have dedicated this Tower to pray exclusively for the protection and blessings of all our dear partners and staff of Jesus Calls, Karunya & Seesha. You too can spare sometime to come, stay and pray in this Prayer Tower and be a blessing.
WELCOME TO BETHESDA... The Bethesda Prayer Centre will be open every day from 6:00 am to
8:30 pm. It is situated at a distance of 25 kms from Coimbatore city, TamilNadu India. u Bus
facilities to travel back and forth are available from the
Coimbatore Railway station, Gandhipuram Bus Stand and Town Hall.
u Travel
arrangements can be made on payment for those who
u Parks
for children to play and canteens are also available.
are interested.
Tourist places like Kovai Kutralam (6 km), Siruvani (11 Km),
Malampuzha (70 km), Ooty (110 km) are accessible from Bethesda
Accommodation for groups or for individuals is available in Bethesda. To get more information, email to bobethesda@jesuscalls.org - Glory Ravikumar, Manager, Bethesda Prayer Centre
VISIT BETHESDA AND RECEIVE BLESSING IN ABUNDANCE
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[God’s message given by (late) Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran] “The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of His bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.” (Deuteronomy 28:12)
It is absolutely necessary that we should be grateful to God and participate in His ministry with great joy and gladness in proportion to the blessings He showers on us to a great extent. My dear friends who live in riches, if you desire that your riches should last, then you must gladly
One of the greatest enemies confronting the life
and earnestly seek the Lord even when everything
of many of God’s children in our land that spoils
goes well with you. Assist the ministry of the Lord
their happiness is the burden of financial debts.
and that of the Church with your riches to the
There are those who, unable to bear this burden
highest extent possible. Then the Lord will see to
even commit suicide. The Scripture quoted above
that you are never overthrown. He will ensure that
indicates that it is God’s holy will that those who
penury does not overtake you, landing you in debt.
fear the Lord and walk in His ways should lead a
2. SLACK IN WORK
life free from debts.
“One who is slack in his work is brother
If this be so, what are the reasons that some people are oppressed by this burden? Some of the reasons listed in the Bible are detailed below:
“Be sure you know the condition of your
1. DO NOT DISREGARD GOD
flocks, give careful attention to your
Because you did not serve the Lord your God
to one who destroys.” (Proverbs 18:9)
herds.” (Proverbs 27:23)
joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity... He
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He
will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has
will serve before kings; he will not serve
destroyed you. (Deuteronomy 28:47-48)
before obscure men.” (Proverbs 22:29)
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“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it
They do not heed the sane advice of others either.
with all your might...” (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
They babble and say, “The Lord is mindful of the
All the verses quoted above stress the importance for everyone to be diligent in the various assignments granted to him by the Lord-whether it is business or salaried employment.
affairs of my children. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is at hand; therefore, we do not have to accumulate any wealth. We are waiting to be caught up with the Lord at His Second Coming, as a family.” But these devout parents
Doing God’s work in the secular employment
die suddenly. All that they leave for their children
hours and vice versa, are sure to land you in
is a heavy burden of debt. Those children are in
trouble. Such people may have to lose their jobs
a helpless condition and live a life of misery in a
or languish without their due advancement and
confused state of mind.
promotions. If they are in business they incur heavy losses and they are caught in the clutches of
“Do not be over righteous, neither
debt. Surely there is no use in crying bitterly to the
be over wise - why destroy yourself?”
Lord when they have not followed the guidelines
(Ecclesiastes 7:16)
from the Word of God.
The Word of God does warn us quite openly,
3. PROVIDE FOR HOUSEHOLD
“My daughter, should I not try to find a home for you, where you will be well provided for?” (Ruth
“If anyone does not provide for his
3:1) - This is what Naomi said to her daughter-
relatives, and especially for his immediate
in-law. In the same way, it is our bounden duty
family, he has denied the faith and is worse
to seek after the welfare of our dependents - our
than an unbeliever.” (1Timothy 5:8)
wife and children. It is also an act of prudence and
It is incumbent on every breadwinner that he should adequately provide for the future of every one of those who are solely dependent on him, such as his wife and children, so that they may live without want in due course. Will the Lord then entrust a man with the higher matters relating to His own ministry when that man lives a casual life and being careless in regard to his own personal affairs? (1Timothy 3:5). A few parents who consider themselves to be devout, freely spend their own income, as
forethought for the wise to plan in advance how they should counter any difficulty or loss that may arise in their business ventures, or other vocational pursuits they are engaged in. “In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider” (Ecclesiastes 7:14)
FAITH “This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” (1 John 5:4)
well as the earnings of their children in wasteful
Dear friend, if you have financial problems, if
expenditure. They do not save anything. They do
you are in poverty, if you are burdened with debts,
not arrange to have their children married, even
please believe whole-heartedly in Jesus Christ the
their young girls who are of marriageable age.
Son of God, who was born into this world, as the
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Son of a poor carpenter and endured poverty, only
in the other (Matthew 14:20, 15:37). Is this not a
to relieve you of your financial difficulties and to
great example to us?
free you from debts (2 Cor. 8:9). Pray to Him with faith (1 John 5:14) and He will tell you, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace” (Luke 7:50). He will show a way out for your debt problem.
FEAR THE LORD Blessings will accrue to us when we fear the Lord and walk in His ways (Matthew 6:33; Psalm 1:3; 128:1-2). Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they will fly away like an eagle toward heaven (Proverbs 23:5). The Lord our God is Holy. He has commanded us saying, “Be ye Holy; for I am Holy” (1 Peter 1:16). So, confess at His Feet your sins, evil habits, shortcomings, secret sins, lusts, sinful pleasures and other evils. If you do, He will forgive you of your sins (1 John 1:9) and will have pity and compassion on you (Isaiah 55:7). He will accept you as His own dear child (Luke 15:31).The Lord will meet all your life’s requirements (Philippians 4:19) and will free you from the burden of debts.
Just as the disciples of our Lord Jesus were careful in collecting the fragments that remained from the miraculous feeding of the multitudes, we should be careful in spending the income that the Lord grants to us. How true is the saying, “Take care of the pennies and the pound will take care of themselves!”
PROVE GOD We need to give a part of our income liberally to the Church and to God’s ministries (Malachi 3:10). The Bible speaks in high commendation of the people who, out of their own poverty, gave generously for the support of the Lord’s work (2 Corinthians 8:2). He will pour out the richest of blessings from Heaven until there be no place for you to receive them! (Luke 6:38). Sometime ago, I read in the daily newspaper, “The Indian Express” of a rich man abroad. He was reported to have twelve aeroplanes for his own personal use. He was richly blessed because he donated, with great joy, ten twelfths of his income
SAVE EARNINGS Jesus Christ felt sorry for the people who
(ten rupees out of every twelve that he earned) for missionary work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
came after Him when they became hungry. He
My dear friend, oppressed with a burden of
sent for His disciples to bring food for them. He
debt, I suggest that you make a resolve to act
took up the loaves of bread and the few fishes
similarly. Commencing from today, begin to give
that the disciples gave Him and blessed them and returned the loaves and fishes to the disciples to be distributed to the hungering multitudes. The twelve disciples did so, hurrying about this work
a portion of your income for the Lord’s work. Then the Lord will have compassion on you (Deuteronomy 28:12) and release you from the burden of your debts.
of mercy. But even so there was a great deal of
Therefore, turn unto Him whole heartedly.
food that was left over. The disciples carefully
Follow the suggestions made in this article. The
collected the fragments that remained - twelve
Lord will surely bless you. He will surely release
basketsful, in one instance and seven basketsful
you from your financial worries and debts.
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Dr. Paul Dhinakaran & Mrs. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran were invited to minister in Dubai & Abu Dhabi on October 5th & 6th.
n Dubai, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran as the Chancellor of Karunya University, had the greatest joy of meeting and speaking to the Alumni at a meeting put together for this purpose. There were nearly a hundred Karunya Alumni who gathered at Crowne Plaza . It was recorded to be the largest gathering of the Alumni outside India. As Dr. Paul met with them individually, he was excited and thrilled to see how the Lord had placed them and their families in the UAE and blessed them abundantly, fulfilling the
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divine vision in every Karunyan’s life by raising them as ‘Daniels’ & ‘Josephs’ and being a shining witness there. There were two blessing meetings in Abu Dhabi on the 5th and 6th evening, held in the Brethren Church Center, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi. These were spear headed by Bro. David Saul Singh, a Karunya Alumni, working together with a host of Hindi and Tamil church pastors who had come
together with great excitement to host these meetings. The venue was packed to capacity where people thronged to be blessed by God. On both the days, Dr. Paul spoke from Psalm 115: 12 & 14, about the Lord of the increase for each one of those gathered and their families. On both the days, Mrs. Evangeline Paul prayed with much burden for the people from deep within her heart. Even as she was praying, people were touched and they could feel the presence of God with tears running down their eyes and a heavenly joy on their faces. Although it was a short two day period of ministering in the UAE, the people shared how much they were blessed by Dr. Paul & Mrs. Evangeline Paul . God touched them in ways much more they could ever ask or think. All Glory be to God ! Halleluiah! - ARUN THOMAS, JC Global Director – International Ministries 31