Jacob varghese

Sometimes, we all can get so caught up in the fun of Christmas that we forget what it’s all about. We get so involved with presents, food, and lights that Jesus becomes secondary to a season dedicated to his birth! It is difficult to enjoy…

Let us turn our attention to Philippians 1:3-8. This book is Apostle Paul’s letter to the Christians who were living at Philippi. Paul wrote this book while he was in prison. Paul was in prison because of his teachings about Jesus Christ…

1 Timothy 6:7 “For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” The other day I was on the phone with a friend. We did the usual catching up, how we have been, how’s the family, what are our holiday plans, etc. It…

Let us turn our attention to John 1:43-51 for this mediation. Through this meditation I want to take your attention to a story of witnessing. We read like this in the selected portion, “the next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found…

We all make excuses sometimes as we do not want to take on responsibilities or face consequences. "I don't know how", "I didn't understand", "I couldn't find the right tools" these are some of the common excuses I often hear in our work…

Does God know us or not? (Seven-word horror story: "I never knew you; depart from Me...".) “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.…

I recently started hearing the usage of “proud humility” a lot. The key difference between pride and humility is that pride refers to having an excessively high view of one's importance whereas humility refers to having a modest or low view…

Stress, anxiety, depression is all becoming very common in our society. The word depression is very familiar to all of us these days. In our today’s society, people suffering with depression are increasing. There is no difference in age…

Who doesn’t want just a bit more money? Financial freedom is not based on how much you make; it is based on how you spend what you make. But the more we dream about money, wealth, comfort, and the various things that we would like to have,…

2 Corinthians 13:5-6 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed…

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 this, of those who became believers in Jesus at Corinth. “Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the…

DO NOT BE CONFORMED BUT BE TRANSFORMED! (Romans 12:1-2) Our world is constantly changing. Advanced technology, people become more liberated, we have more options when come to our needs and wants, we become more exposed to ideologies,…

2 Chronicles 26:16 “But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall.” Someone has said, "It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it is how you play the game and most importantly how you end the game”. Success is great if…

Have you ever felt a moment realising “This is it! This is why I am alive. I get it now.”? There is no greater joy than to be used by God for a purpose bigger than yourself. Nothing compares to that feeling you get the moment you realise…

I would like to quote an interesting verse found in Proverbs 16:7 which says, "When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone's way, He causes their enemies to make peace with them." There will be no more enemies for the children of God. People may…