Leadership in Christ

A Christian Leader must have:
1. Humility:
"Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil." (1 Timothy 3:6)
Today worship leaders who are very immature become very proud of their talents failing to realize that "every good gift comes from the Father". They tend to be the stumbling block to the coming of His kingdom. 'The LORD stands against the pride'"Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee." (Jeremiah 50:31)
2. Patience:
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" (1 Timothy 3:3)
Again today's leaders are led by greed and satisfy their comforts with luxury. Still more some are short-tempered with foul tongue speaking with bad words and praising God with the same tongue (James 3:10). Be patient with everyone and never judge anyone for we must be like Christ who was patient to the cross bearing the shame and pain for the sinners. How much more patient we ought to be who are called to carry our cross? Covetous of a person of his talents or his persona or anything will make you a slave to the devil for he sinned by coveting God. So if you covet you are a child of the devil.
3. Pure conscience:
"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." (1 Timothy 3:9)
Faith is not strong in the present leaders. They carry the Bibles and sing songs but have an emptiness that corrodes the very foundation of a Christian life. The daily confession and renewal in the spirit is replaced by contented life that they are holy enough or that they cant be holy more than the current state. This gives a distance from God as He needs us to come forward to confess to Him. Leaders nowadays want people to come to them rather than to God. This is not to be. Leaders are given by God to lead them to God and not the other way around. Once a sheep hears the voice of its creator the sheep belongs to Him and not to the shepherd for He is the Good Shepherd and the Perfect Father. A pure conscience is needed for every leader to understand that his work is to push people up and to be below them for Jesus made Himself an example to His disciples that He came to serve not to be served.

GOD WITH US!

When the Word came out there was lights,
For He is so truly called the Father of lights,
The Son was His Word that created the lights,
Wherefore His Spirit was hovering over His Will,
Ready for the Word of the Father to come.

When God made the Heavens for His Sons and men,
He truly started His search the hearts of men,
But He saw sin of the flesh all around,
Like Enoch with all the life in front of him,
He chose to walk with God rather than sin.

When He took the spirit of Jeremiah to heaven,
He wanted His chosen people to know Him,
He showed His holiness to him and His heart,
For "Who will go for Me?" He cried out,
For Jeremiah and all flesh on earth to reply.

When His Word through His Prophets was met,
With murder and abuse, He sent His only Son
For He wanted His world to be made perfect
By making one last sacrifice, of Love for His creation,
To reconcile with the rebel who disobeyed Him.

When He sent His Spirit to show man that,
He never left Him alone even as His Son was taken,
To glory as the King of Kings and the Judge,
His spirit dwells in us, The same Spirit that
Was in His Son , A Spirit of power and of wisdom.

Summer Holidays!

I remember those days
Chasing butterflies!
With a freedom sans
Fear of summer homework!

Two months of joy
A relief from the tormenting
Exams that stresses my brain!
I would feel like a butterfly!

Ten days of Vacation Bible Study
Would start in between
To find new friends to play with
And to learn from the Word!

Playing cricket with friends
Fishing in the nearby pond,
Playing with my neighbors,
And taking sweet rest!

I miss summer holidays!

Walks of Life and Trial!

Not every time I hear some one cry,
I find myself in despair but this was
The time I found my heart in pain,
Cause my life was turned again.

How I used to think about the pain,
When I myself know there is no solution,
Why the certain person in the whole creation?
The pain in my heart was how to answer!

How I used to blame God for my trials,
But now I bless Him for what He has ,
Already given me and blame myself,
For ignoring His gifts and seeking my own.

Can a mother's thoughts divert,
From her children's welfare? No,
Can the Father ever take His eyes
Off His creation for a second? Obviously no.

Faithfulness!

Journey to the moment in memory
Is faithfulness in the heart of every man,
'Love thy neighbor' yet expect no returns
Is faithfulness in the relation of any christian.

Trust your other half in all things
Is love in perfection in a family,
Protect those who trust you and
Remain faithful to you till the end.

Even when desire comes and
Stands at your doorstep to trap you,
If you protect your heart from the trap
It is called faithfulness.

For faithfulness starts in the family
And not in the society or religion,
It is an act of practice in every second
In our hearts to be faithful to,

Parents--> before marriage,
Wife--> after marriage,
Family--> till last breath!

Remain faithful till the end my friends,
To our Lord and Family!

True Friend of God!

Through the caves he went for food,
The anointed one suffered shame,
My God is my shelter said he,
His shelter was a cave many a time.

Love and kindness was in his heart,
Only a true man of God would know it,
His conduct was that of respect to Judgement of God,
That he let his enemy go from him unharmed.

Through the wars he fought for Israel,
His friendship with his enemy's son
Was an example of that relationship,
That he was called as one close to God's Heart.

Justice to the Second!

Time comes by through a mirror,
The second we see through it,
Is lost the next second,
How do we use the second ,
That we lose by thinking of it?

Where time is lost comes faith,
Faith that God will make,
The next second fruitful,
Trust in the Lord and do good,
That we may do justice to that second we live!