HIS LOVE!!

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life"

And that's a verse any regular church goer will never forget!!

So here I am, not gonna talk about it but just showing you guys a glimpse of something unfathomable in my tiny brain!

Yes, that is my beautiful EARTH clad in a blue saree

But it does seem kinda really really small when sitting next to Jupiter and Saturn.

Earth is just one of the 9 (or 8 as you wish) lovely daughters revolving around its star SUN.

That's the Earth next to the SUN

But the powerful lighthouse Sun is just a member of the family of Milky Way.

JUST One among the 400,000,000,000 (400 billion) stars of the flying-saucer shaped milky way.

This is comparing the largest star of milky way : VY Canis Majoris to Sun.

And that is our MILKY WAY!!

It is estimated that there are 125,000,000,000 (125 billion) galaxies in universe.

Milky way in Local galactic group in Virgo Supercluster

So multiplying, there could be more or less 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (70 sextillion) stars in all. (and to think when I see a 100 of them in the night sky, I wonder the greatness of the One who placed them all there)

Virgo Supercluster in Local superclusters in Observable Universe

Among these 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars ( with 22 zeros whooo), our SUN is just one in the crowd. Just one in a really really HUGE crowd. (My own parents wont be able to spot me in a crowd of 100 people)

I am not talking about the greatness of God. Yes, He is beyond all fathoms.

But I wanna talk about the GREATNESS of His love.

Repeating what I just said, even my parents cant spot me in a crowd of hundreds.

To think ( its beyond what we can possibly think, yet try)...

To think that among the 1.2 billion heads in my country

To think that among more than 7 billion of the whole world population

To think that among the tiny planets of a single star

To think that among the 400,000,000,000 (400 billion) stars of a galaxy

To think that among the 125,000,000,000 galaxies

To think that among the total of 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars filling the universe just like dots,

To think that the one Who holds all this in His hands

To think that He still sees me!!!

Yes, to KNOW that He sees my smiles, Wipes my tears, Cares enough to walk with me, Cry with me, Share  my burden, Hold my hand, Carry me

and 

to even know the count of my hairs....

That too when I keep hurting Him everyday?????

Wow!! My TINY brain cant process this at all...

That's the depth of His love!!

Unto Thee

Each day I live
Let me live as your reflection
Each breath I take
Let it be honour to the great I am

Each moment I live
May your heart be etched to mine
Each song I sing
Let Your praises sprout out more

Heaven Your glow
Let it shine through me
Here I offer all of me
Holy spirit take control

YOU'RE MY SONG

Sitting at a desk

Searching for a song

All that echoes in

Is that “You’re my song”

There’s nothing I can sing

Than praises to Your name

Nothing else deserves

Such a song of joy

It’s the love You gave

The rescue of a soul

Every single day

Your mercy prods me on

Jesus.. You are my song

Hallelujah.. Hallelujah..

Hallelujah..

Jesus You’re my song!!

The melodiest of all

Is the song of soul

Singing to the One

Who deserves all my song!!

......ANOTHER BARABBAS........

A robber convicted

Made prison his home

Burden to society

Scorned so long

A traitor of nation

Risk to security

Spy in disguise

Utterly hated

A murderer of men

Revolutionary against peace

Unmerciful killer

Imprisoned for safety

The Prisoner set free

Bartered for an Innocent's death

A prince to be crucified

By the very ones He came to save

Reading again it seems too familiar

Not much does it take to know

I am that Barabbas

And He died for me!!!

YOUR LOVE

Love that sought me out
From the deepest mire
Love that showed me way
For my foot to trod

Your love Your love
Your love Your love

Love that picked me up
Every time I fell
Love that gave me hope
Each time I gave up

Your love Your love
Your love Your love

Love that goes beyond
All of human thoughts
Love that still remains
Through my worst secrets

Your love Your love
Your love Your love

Love that carries me
Through the high and low
Love that breathes in me
With mercies and beyond

Your love Your love
Your love Your love

Love that found me on
The worst of all sinners
Love that holds me still
For morrow and beyond

Your love Your love
Your love Your love

WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT????

More than often, rejections and failures push us feel into the depths of worthlessness. We feel like our very existence is a waste and utter hopeless often invades into us. No matter how much the people around support us, there often remains the feeling of a lost sheep, wandering without an aim.

Many a times, I asked these questions to myself:

"Why am I so valueless?"

"Why is my pricetag rated so low?"

"Why do I feel like am the most cheapest person on earth?"

"Why is my life so worthless?"

Then I heard a soft voice asking me one single question.

" Your price tag isn't cheap. It is stamped with a price that cannot ever be compared to. The life of the Son of God. What more are you looking for???? "

I sat dumbfounded at that question. "WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?"

What more did I want??? Nothing. I could find nothing more valuable than the life of the only son of God.

A life that was sacrificed to save this yucky sinner girl!! A life laid down out of love for His enemies!! A death so low and pitiful did He gain for saving you and me!!

WHAT MORE...WHAT MORE CAN I ASK FOR?

We are priced by the blood of Jesus. Not even one of you are worthless... You were created for a reason and bought with the highest price of all.

YOU ARE PRICELESS!!!

Crazy Freaks!!

Staring at an ocean

With a stick extended to the waters

The old man was crazy to the core

Stepping onto a turbulent water

On the word of what seemed a ghost

The fisherman seemed to have lost it

Sacrificing the long awaited blessing

An only son for a voice that speaks occasionally

The rich old guy was psychic

Buliding a big boat

Advocating waterfall from heaven

There was another lunatic

Asking a lame man to get up and walk

For he was spoken to with the name of a dead guy

The men sounded ridiculous

Standing in front of a tomb sealed 4 days ago

Asking the stone to be rolled away

The Lord sounded irrational

Following a master for double share

When he gets caught up to the heaven

The disciple was a queer one

Entering the presence of a king

Uncalled yet risking life for the family

She was an odd queen

Struck by a lightning

Heard an echo of a buried master

Revolutionary turned religious nut

Gathered in the name of a lost master

Awaited for a friend never heard of

The followers were an odd bunch

Master of hundreds was he

Yet humble to the master’s words

The centurion was a foolish one

Defiling the law of the land

With open window prayers

The fellow was fanatical

Watching the flames made extra hot

Yet declaring their faith strong and bold

The lads were of a peculiar kind

Banished to a far away island

Dreamed of the future

His favorite disciple was barmy

Challenging the prophets of the nation

Calling for fire from nothingness

The lonely prophet turned eccentric

Picked on as the bible nut

Glad to be in good company

Yes am a Jesus freak

Yet O Yet

The storms are raging high

The sea is wild and fiery

No lifeguards do I see

No help seems near

And Yet O Yet

The dark clouds refuse to budge

No sunlight for so long

Darkness is all I feel

Both inside and outside

And Yet O Yet

My words don’t rhyme anymore

My smile seems dead on the whole

Each breath is hard to take

Each step drudgingly tough

And Yet O Yet

The divine seems so far

His promises like a distant star

Dreams and hopes are fantasy

Reality so far from His words

And Yet O yet

I see no sign of the One who promised

No healing touch anywhere

My prayers seem to bounce back

I seem to shout in the dark

And yet O yet

And Yet O yet

When did I learn to trust so much

Like an idiot I smile

Like a fool I believe

For He has never failed me

And Yet O Yet

The One who promised me life

Has the best in store

His words instill peace amidst the storms

His arms hold me up for the ride

So Yet Yes yet

I trust in the One who holds my hand

The One who promised He wont leave

The One who can never go back on His word

Yes I still trust in You Lord

THE BEST!!!

The heavenly father speaks just as a friend would speak to us. His words strengthen, support, encourage and soothe us. But there are times when His words go straight into the depth of our heart piercing it like a double edged sword. The impact can often be felt literally when you sit there stuck, in His presence, as His words echo within!!! This message was one of those.

Malachi 1:8

And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.

I don't know about you all, but I certainly had my boundaries all demarcated. I thought I would just settle in as a good Christian with all the love for my Lord secured within. I would share the love of God to those who surround me and maybe do something in church and sit back and relax. That was certainly what I had planned for myself. Though Lord kept pestering me through many of His servants, to dive deeper into the pool of anointing and to enter into another grade of relationship with Him, I stood firm within the circle I drew.

Then one day, these words jumped from the bible and pierced me deep "How can you settle for a lesser gift if you really love God?". Won't all the sacrifices unto Him be of the highest quality if you really really love Him? O Come on, He gave His best.. His very best indeed!! His only son.

The verse put a different thought into me. If I kept saying Lord here I am.. as a living sacrifice I give myself and all those good stuff you say and YET..YET refrain from giving my best unto the building of His kingdom, how can I ever stand in His presence boldly? How can I say with a clear conscience that I sacrificed my best offering? I would turn out to be no less than a hypocrite in doing so.

His word asks me to give my best. The best of my time, the best of my energy, the best of my Talents, the best of everything. After all whatever I have is only what He has given me. Why should I hold back from giving it all into His kingdom? Why should I refrain from giving it all??? Why should I draw boundaries and set limits to how far I can go when He has showered on much more than I can ever give back?

If you and me can put in more energy and better of our resources and the best of our talents for all the worldly things, why are we holding back from doing the best unto His kingdom? Why do you give him the second best when you can easily go for the best with a little more dedication, an ounce of courage and another pinch of effort. Its not the situations nor the society that is often binding us but it is our lax mentality when it comes to spiritual matters. We limit ourselves with a 'This is enough' button. I think this is another phrasing for 'This is all you deserve Lord'. Ouch! That sounds bad right? That is exactly what the Lord says in Malachi.

The Lord asks us a simple question: Why do you bring to me the crippled when you have a healthy sacrifice all in store for your king? In today's world, it can be modified to 'Why do you bring me your lazy efforts for my kingdom when you spend hours trying to please your boss? Am I least of who deserves your best??'

All of us who shout our love for Christ in churches and forget all about it in day to day life, let us be awakened to the question the Lord has put forth. Are we doing our best for His kingdom? Are our sacrifices pure and complete? Or are they half hearted efforts like the crippled lambs? Renew yourselves ye children of God. Give Him your best in everything especially your talents. Use them for His glory.

To all the writers out there, may your pens write for the glory of kingdom. Let your words overflow with His love!

To all you artists, may your creation reflect His grace and mercy!

To all you singers out there, let your voice lift up His name in all the earth!

To all the dancers, dance for His kingdom!

To all the creations, you are gifted with one thing or the other, use it for His kingdom and in the very BEST way possible. Stop bringing crippled sacrifices. He deserves the best and the best is what you bring to the one you love!!

THE POTTER

WONDERFUL FATHER

Wonderful wonderful Father

Your love knows no bounds

Loving and caring

Each moment you carry

This weakest child of all

You are beyond all our fathoms

Your mercy outflows all walls

Your grace has lifted us up

Your hand still holds us strong

No man compares to You

No words describes Your reach

No knee will fail to bend

At the feet of Your mighty throne

The word that shuts

The mouth of the Lions

The hand that separates

The great Red sea

Your name be lifted high

WALKING ON THE WATER

Row row row away

Its time to leave the ship

Come on walk on the waters for a while

He’ll teach you the impossible

The inexplicable is His word

Time to let go and let God

Time to give it up and not give up

Hold on to the dreams instilled

Walk on where none has trod

The One who gave promise

Will not let you go

The one without change

Will hold fast till the end

Time for the blind faith

Faith in the healer of the blind

Faith in His eternal word

Faith in His gracious heart

The One who asked Abram

To leave it all

Made him a blessing

The illogical turned into reality

Time for the healing inside

He who cures mind and body

His hand outstretched

For you to reach out and touch it

O Come step out

Out from the comfortable zone

Of the boat that shakes in the storm

For He teaches to walk on the water

MY JESUS!!!

THE THANKS BEYOND

Be thankful is a stronger message that we usually fathom. The meaning goes deeper and beyond what is usually thought of.

Here we go..

Thanks for the food I eat
The nose to smell it
The teeth to chew it
The system within to digest it

Thankful for the air I breathe
The ability to breathe in and out
The capacity to use it efficiently
The body that does it on its own

Thanks for the clothes I wear
The senses to feel it
The mind to appreciate it
The cognition to pick my favorites

Thankful for the shelter I have
The legs that take me into it
The eyes to see it each day
The strength to clean it

Thanks for this thankful heart
That beats without stop
A brain very much alive
That thinks and thanks

2015

I know it's been a while but heyyy am still alive and well!! It's the new year with new mercies and new miracles each day. It feel wonderful just to be alive and healthy. Working closely with hospital and patients has definitely given me a different outlook on life. Each day my prayers are turning more and more enriched with gratitude from deep within. A heartful of thanks that keeps overflowing for each of the teeny tiny blessings that are actually the biggest mysteries. Heyyy!! Am not crazy.. At least not yet :p .

PS. It's never too late for His promises and hence here comes my promise word for this year.

Titus 2:14

Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.