Jacob varghese

My wife and I first bought our car through a loan when we finally realized that we could not reach out to many places along with our three daughters in our scooter. But it was a terrible feeling of committing ourselves to a long time of…

Nehemiah chapter 2:17&18-“Then I said to them, “you see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace”- I also…

We are living in a world where there is leadership crisis in all areas, be it in politics, academics or Christian Ministry. But recently I was going through the book of Daniel and have been blessed by the way Daniel stood for his principles…

Is there anyone here who has not gone through any hard times or difficulties in life? I am sure we have all had days (and maybe even years) when life just doesn’t seem to be going our way. When people experience hardships in life, they…

I heard the Spanish story of a father and son who had become separated. The son had run away from home, and the father set off to find him. He searched for his son for months but to no avail. Finally, in a last desperate effort to find him,…

1 Kings 19:19-21 “So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha then left his…

Are you waiting for blessings from God for a long time? Pray, prayer with patience leads us to victory. God hears prayer. He also answers prayer. Isaiah 65:24 says “Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will…

We make numerous choices every day. Every day we are confronted with choices that affect our life as well as the life of others around us. Each day we make several choices. We choose to get out of our bed, we choose what clothes to wear for…

Most of us are familiar with the Ten Commandments received by Moses and the people of Israel at Mount Sinai. More than a list of “dos” and “don’ts,” the commandments tell us how to honor and worship God, which teaches us how to love and…

We all know that we are living in a very challenging time and life has become hard to predict. We do not know what is going to happen in the next months, next week or even the next moment. Fear is a powerful emotion. We all have dealt with…

2 Timothy 3:1-5 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving,…

A troubled and burdened man prayed and prayed that God would lift his burden. Day after day he prayed that his life would be easier and he begged for God's intervention. One day, Jesus came to the man and asked, "My child, what troubles…

Those of us who base our life upon the biblical values may affirm the truths: Life is hard, there is a God, God is good and God is all-powerful. But if God is good, why life is so unfair? Life is hard, not only for bad people who deserve…

We all believe "Prayer changes things" but what can we say when we have prayed and nothing changes? If you are honest, you would acknowledge with me - you know what unanswered prayer is like, even if we don't pray formally. Life indeed is a…

As the Bible teaches in Colossians 2:6-7, we read, “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving”.…