Jacob varghese

We live in a very fast, noisy, and restless age. In the midst of all that, of all the privileges the people of God enjoy, perhaps the greatest is the privilege of prayer: personal communication with God. To be able to go directly and…

Romans 8:37 “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” To conquer is to be victorious over an adversary. To be "more than a conqueror" means we not only achieve victory, but we are overwhelmingly…

Resist the devil and Resolve not to defile oneself! Daniel 1:8 “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way”. James 4:7 “Submit…

Hebrews 9:28 “so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” The context of this verse is the often-quoted verse 27,…

In Mark 15:34 we read “And at three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Why Jesus Cried "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me" In the…

You have a decision to make; it is important to you! 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 “I have the right to do anything,” you say — but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything—but not everything is constructive. No one should…

Have you ever wondered why some people seem happier than others even though they are going through more difficult situations in life? When Paul wrote to Philippians, the greatest exposition of joy ever written, he was bound in chains and…

How many of you believe and understand that God is aware of everything that is going on in your life? There is no problem or situation that God is not aware of. God can reach out to all our situations of life. There is no circumstance going…

Ezekiel 34 uses the metaphor of shepherding to illustrate how Israel’s leaders (shepherds) oppressed the people (flock) within God’s kingdom. This led me to reflect as to why so many Christian leaders fail. We should not think…

We all might have heard the story of David and Goliath from the Bible a number of times. For 40 days, Goliath went towards the Israelites challenging them for a battle. A small shepherd boy heard this and decided that he would be the one to…

Behold your God, this word is for His people. Our God is a powerful and Almighty God. He created all that we see and we don't see by the power of His word. He said and it was so. By His own power of the word He upholds all these things.…

Are you ever been through darkness? Do you like being in the dark? Darkness represents a lack of peace and a hopelessness that seemed to never end. Darkness is the absence of light. Darkness has never represented peace. We all know that…

One of the most important things we need to learn is how to trust God and walk by faith when people don’t treat us the way they should. What is our natural response when we are mistreated? To get angry, isn’t it? Though feeling angry in…

A person’s character is the sum of his or her disposition, thoughts, intentions, desires and actions. It is good to remember that character is measured by the way we honor God, diligently seek God and beware of worldly influence. As…

Much of our life involves the expectation of repayment for the things we do — I will do this for you, and you will do something for me. Some relationships are only built on doing things for each other. However, Jesus wants us to follow Him…