The Finger of God

   God Exists!   I pity people who say God doesn’t exist. They say believing the unseen God is irrational yet they believe that gravity holds them and the breath in their nostril sustains them. They all are unwilling to open their eyes, but will that in any way question God’s existence? If a cat chooses to close its eyes, does the world become dark?      When they claim to be intelligent I wonder, have they ever thought about the mind behind the tremendous process involved in the growth of a fetus- knitted nerve by nerve, have they ever been able to think who painted the wings of the butterflies? Or where the flowers got their fragrance from? They hadn’t just paused to look at themselves; can they find another person like them? What more, they failed to observe the universe: the stars, the planets- How can they think no one orchestrated them? Do they hang in the sky, coasting in their orbit all by themselves? I feel sorry; because I have little faith unl...

Philippians 4:4 , " Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!"               The most common misconception among nominal Christians and unbelievers is that once you accept Jesus and become a Christian, Boom! All your sorrows are gone. Of course, the Christian God, Jesus, promises a life of joy and peace beyond understanding, but it doesn’t mean that there won’t be any prospect for trouble or sorrow. To clearly understand this, the Bible says, “In this world, you will have trouble” (John 16:33) and also “take up your (his) cross and follow me” (Matt 16:24), “bear my yoke” (Matt 11:30), “…not only believe on Him, but also to suffer for Him” (Phil 1:29). This is not to scare you away, But to help you truly understand the kind of joy Christ gives amidst facing struggle, pain, sickness, and suffering.               At the onset of the Christian life, it mig...

This incident took place on June 11, 2020.      Everything on that day went on well for me except for the stomach pain that crept in during the family prayer. What started as a mild gas cramp at 9p.m intensified to become a deadly pain by the time I went to bed. My parents treated me with all the remedies that were handy: Roasted garlic, cumin water, castor oil, tablets, antacids, etc. but all their efforts came to naught. Things became worst; I could neither lie myself down nor get up to my feet. All I could do was grip my mom tight and writhe in pain. My parents weren’t bothered much initially about the pain but now they were really scared. All my efforts to calm them were in vain. Minute after minute I only threatened them with my novel symptoms. After a few moments, the pain rose to my chest and I was holding my chest and gasping for breath, this alarmed my parents. All they could do was helpless stand there comforting me, calling onto Jesus with every breath; they ...

                                               The Life of Raja   Disclaimer: The name of the protagonist has been changed to protect the privacy of the individual.          “Raja, can you please help me? I don’t have a handful of rice to fill my stomach today”, pleaded my friend. His drooping eyes and famished look moved me to pull out a hundred rupee note from my pocket. “Here, this is what I have got right now” I squeezed the rupee note in his hand. It was a small amount but I knew it would help him survive that day, after all, he was a good man and I was pleased to help.   After he left, I rummaged my pocket and took out the other hundred rupee note that was left; out of the two hundred rupee notes my wife had given me. She had stashed it away in the kitchen and that was the only money she had to offer me to buy rice. “W...

1Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of faith”      This counsel to Timothy (also to us) by St. Paul’s made me think deep. If he had told him ‘keep the faith’ I would have not pondered much, but why did he tell him to ‘fight a good fight of faith?’ I know for a fact that it doesn’t just mean to remain faithful; there is some mystery about faith hidden in these words. The very word ‘fight’, as you know, doesn’t sound pleasant; it is opposite to peace and happiness. Then why are we asked to fight? Let’s discover      We know from the scripture that this is a fight of faith or faith’s fight. Okay wait, I thought faith was just believing that Jesus came and died for us? When I believe it already, why do I have to fight? Does holding on to faith require strenuous efforts? These questions are prone to occur. Let’s dig in        What are we to fight against? It is undoubtedly, Unbelief. Why is this so important? – Unbelief leads to a strin...

July 28,2018.      Yesterday while returning from college something happened which radiated light to some grey areas in my mind.    Munching samosas my friend and I were waiting at the railway station. After having eaten it we were engaged in a conversation while I had this sudden urge looking at a plethora of biscuits displayed in the nearby shop, to get one. When I told this to my friend she gave me a disagreeing look because she knew me as a person who does not buy everything I see. Reminding her that I had already got a packet of wafers inside my bag but still want to get those biscuits, I strode to the shop and bought them. It was an impulsive act I should say. Sitting on the stone bench I was gazing aimlessly while something caught the corner of my eye. I saw a man unkempt and shabbily dressed rummaging the trash bin . I turned to take a clear picture of what he was doing and found that he kept moving from one bin to another searching for food. Immedia...

     "If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men" (1Cor15:19) But Christ has risen indeed from the dead and we have hope not only for this life but for eternal life. "We have hope not only for this life but for eternal life" I hear some saying, "make merry for we live once and die". Now my dear friend, if that was the truth I would definitely join with you to live my life as I please and enjoy it to the fullest without paying heed to God (since my life ends when I die). But the truth is different, there is an eternal life waiting for us, that is what the Bible tells me, and I believe that it is the truth. Since I know there's an eternal life , tell me which is wise choice to make; soil my soul in this world and lose eternal life or to carefully guard it clinging on to Christ and win eternal life?  This life that we are living; with all its troubles, sickness and sorrows, is just a passing cloud which cannot stan...