Not by our Skill but by the Grace of God Anything will Happen
“It does not therefore depend on man’s desires or effort, but on God’s mercy-Rom 9:16 (NIV)”
Wise men learn from others’ mistakes, mediocre learn from their own mistakes. Fools never learn anything either from other’s mistakes or from their own. All these are head knowledge. Bible says clearly in Ps 94:11 that man’s ideas are futile and without the Lord you can do nothing (John 15:5). But after coming to Jesus, we should depend only on Jesus and put all our requests and requirements only to Him. He can guide us properly, protect us and take care of all our needs. He alone can solve all our problems, heal all our sicknesses, console us more than a mother could do and comfort her child in times of distress, pain and He can lead us to victory in all our paths. He loves us more than anybody else in this world and He is ready to do anything for us. HE HAS ALREADY DONE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE OF GIVING
HIS LIFE FOR US WHICH NEITHER ANY OF THE SO CALLED GODS NOR ANY GOD HAVE DONE SO FAR NOR CAN THINK OF DOING SUCH A MATCHLESS SUPREME SACRIFICE. Jesus wants to be with us all the time and wants to be associated with us in all our activities. But we only keep Him at a distance and seek Him for a little while on appointed times like when we pray for 10 to 20 minutes once or twice a day or when we face some problems or sickness. When the Almighty God is with you all the time, His power, His grace, His blessings, His protection, every thing will be with you. No need to worry about anything as He takes care of every thing. There are ample evidences in the Bible to prove this. Not only great men like Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon or other anointed men of God of Old Testament period but even present day great servants of God like Sadhu Sunder Singh, Sadhu Yesudas, Reinhard Bonnke, Richard Ankoma, Benny Hynn, so many Pastors and believers are able to do many miracles even today because of their full time association with the Lord. I can write with evidence and prove innumerable number of miracle healings and incidents happened or happening in the lives of many believers.
But as for me, even after coming to Jesus, I was depending on my own strength, efforts and brilliance for every thing. Karthi was to be given streptomycin injection on every alternative day. Sam Uncle’s daughter in law - Anne who was working as a nurse volunteered to come all the way from Chromepet to give the injection. She used to come sometimes after 10 PM even on rainy days after coming back from her shift duty in the hospital. She could not come alone from such a long distance and hence either her husband or Sam Uncle used to accompany her every time. It was really troublesome for them because it is not for one day or for a week. It was for months together. Yet they were doing it willingly and whole heartedly as a Christian without any murmur or hesitation. To alleviate her troubles, I tried for a nurse from a nearby area. I tried for a month through various sources but I could
S. THAYAPPAN 67 not get. Then one day all of a sudden it struck me and dawned on me that I had not prayed to the Lord for this. Immediately I knelt down and prayed to the Lord to help us get a nurse from nearby place. The same day we got a nurse from nearby area and she did the service free of cost. Similarly when I tried with so many doctors, medical representatives and pharmacists on my own for more than a month for an alternate medicine for Paser, a TB drug given to my son in America, I could not get it. Then when I prayed to the Lord, the same day itself I got the alternate medicine. If we pray to Jesus, He never fails you. HE IS THE ONLY GOD WHO HAS SAID – TEST ME AND SEE IF I CAN DELIVER YOU WHAT YOU WANT. HE ALONE CAN MEET ALL OUR NEEDS. Test and Taste the love of Jesus. You will find that He is really a caring God. Hallelujah!