Inauspicious Day and Time is Lucky for the Children of Jesus
“I am with you always, even to the end of the age - Mat 28:20 (NIV)”
When we were quite new and infants in Christ, my wife as per the old Hindu custom and traditions, used to check for the suitable
S. THAYAPPAN 109 day and time to do any good thing or to go anywhere and avoid Ashtami and Navami (inauspicious days) and Raaghu kaal and Yamagandam (inauspicious times). Likewise Margazhi month in Tamil (approximately Dec 15 to Jan 14) is considered to be an unfavourable month in which no marriages or house warming ceremony or inauguration of any new business or venture will take place. If a cat crosses when we step out or someone sneezed while we go out, she will come back inside the house and sit for a while, take a sip of water to offset the obstacle and then she goes about feeling satisfied that the bad omen has been nullified. I too had such a faith earlier but after coming to Christ left all those traditions. I told my wife that there is no inauspicious or bad month, day or time or a bad omen or anything like that in the creation of the Lord. Many marriages arranged after seeing the horoscope and stars matching have failed miserably and ended up in divorce. Westerners don’t see such stupid things. In one of the Petrol bunk (gas station) I saw a small display which was a straight hit on the bull. It said “Hallo friend, before coming out you had checked if it was Raagu kaal or yamagandam (inauspicious times) but you have failed to see the oncoming lorry in your front! How many people are going to leave this foolish habit and traditions even after seeing this small display? After growing in Christ, now my wife left all these foolish sentiments. I went a step further and used to do anything only in those inauspicious month, day and time and the Lord has blessed all my endeavours abundantly. Why should I worry when my times are in Lord’s hands (Ps 31:15). We just pray before doing anything or going out anywhere. The Lord who promised in Deut 28:6 that “You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out” blesses us and His awesome presence goes before us and removes all the obstacles! The Lord is so kind enough to promise us “My presence will go with you and I will give you rest (Ex 33:14)”. What else one needs? The Lord’s awesome presence and His blessings are always with us! No other god can promise us and protect us like Jesus Christ. Amen!