MY EXPERIENCE - by LIZZIE JANET KANNAN
Dear Friends,
I would like to narrate the following real incident for the glory of God.
July 21st 2007; Saturday; after a hectic school day I reached home dead tired. My husband was out of station. I and my daughter had a good confab of the Bible quiz programme in which she won a prize. It was a hot and humid day. At 10.40 p.m. we went to bed. Now midnight 12.05; strange sound; tuk-tuk tuk-tuk ….as if somebody was tapping! I could guess something was moving on my right side. I switched on the bedroom light; nothing; switched off the light. After sometime I felt something was slithering on my left arm. I immediately pushed that and realized that it was little bit lengthy. I switched on the light and to my utter horror saw a snake just 15 cms away from my left leg to strike me! I just said ‘Praise the LORD’ and with my slippers gave a blow on its head. Immediately it went and hid itself under bookshelf. My eyes fell on the clock and now it was 2.10 a.m. In my nervousness I forgot all the phone numbers and lost voice. Now my daughter woke up and asked what the commotion was going on.I couldn’t answer her anything and she said it might have been a mouse. There inside the room I stood like a statue without knowing what to do, how to do, whom to call and how to call. Now 2.40 a.m. Again it came from the computer rack and tried to get under the cot. The LORD JESUS gave me wisdom. There were some long skirts and towels on the chair. Standing cautiously I threw them on it. Now its head was covered and I hit it hard with my own slippers holding them on both the hands. I made sure that it breathed its last and then threw its dead body in the balcony and thanked the LORD JESUS profusely. In the morning light when I saw that deadly viper my heart missed a beat! How my LORD JESUS CHRIST protected me and my daughter on the horrible night! He is the living LORD and His promises are ever true.
‘Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you’ (Luke10; 19)
I would like to narrate the following real incident for the glory of God.
July 21st 2007; Saturday; after a hectic school day I reached home dead tired. My husband was out of station. I and my daughter had a good confab of the Bible quiz programme in which she won a prize. It was a hot and humid day. At 10.40 p.m. we went to bed. Now midnight 12.05; strange sound; tuk-tuk tuk-tuk ….as if somebody was tapping! I could guess something was moving on my right side. I switched on the bedroom light; nothing; switched off the light. After sometime I felt something was slithering on my left arm. I immediately pushed that and realized that it was little bit lengthy. I switched on the light and to my utter horror saw a snake just 15 cms away from my left leg to strike me! I just said ‘Praise the LORD’ and with my slippers gave a blow on its head. Immediately it went and hid itself under bookshelf. My eyes fell on the clock and now it was 2.10 a.m. In my nervousness I forgot all the phone numbers and lost voice. Now my daughter woke up and asked what the commotion was going on.I couldn’t answer her anything and she said it might have been a mouse. There inside the room I stood like a statue without knowing what to do, how to do, whom to call and how to call. Now 2.40 a.m. Again it came from the computer rack and tried to get under the cot. The LORD JESUS gave me wisdom. There were some long skirts and towels on the chair. Standing cautiously I threw them on it. Now its head was covered and I hit it hard with my own slippers holding them on both the hands. I made sure that it breathed its last and then threw its dead body in the balcony and thanked the LORD JESUS profusely. In the morning light when I saw that deadly viper my heart missed a beat! How my LORD JESUS CHRIST protected me and my daughter on the horrible night! He is the living LORD and His promises are ever true.
‘Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you’ (Luke10; 19)
The Biggest Mathematical Miracle in the World!
Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them?They had to be fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of food. According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is reported that Moses would have to have had 1500 tons of food each day. Do you know that to bring that much food each day, two freight trains, each at least a mile long, would be required!
Besides you must remember, they were out in the desert, so they would have to have firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take 4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long, just for one day. And just think, they were forty years in transit.
And Oh yes! They would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to bring water!
And then another thing! They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now, if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through. So there had to be a space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5000 abreast to get over in one night.
But then, there is another problem... each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long... think of it! This much space for camping.
Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt?
I think not! You see, Moses believed in God. God took care of these things for him.
Now do you think God has any problem taking care of all your needs?
I asked the Lord to bless you As I prayed for you today. To guide you and protect you as you go along your way...
His love is always with you, His promises are true, And when we give Him all our cares, You know He will see us through.
Our God is an Awesome God!!
Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them?They had to be fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of food. According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is reported that Moses would have to have had 1500 tons of food each day. Do you know that to bring that much food each day, two freight trains, each at least a mile long, would be required!
Besides you must remember, they were out in the desert, so they would have to have firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take 4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long, just for one day. And just think, they were forty years in transit.
And Oh yes! They would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to bring water!
And then another thing! They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now, if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through. So there had to be a space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5000 abreast to get over in one night.
But then, there is another problem... each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long... think of it! This much space for camping.
Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt?
I think not! You see, Moses believed in God. God took care of these things for him.
Now do you think God has any problem taking care of all your needs?
I asked the Lord to bless you As I prayed for you today. To guide you and protect you as you go along your way...
His love is always with you, His promises are true, And when we give Him all our cares, You know He will see us through.
Our God is an Awesome God!!
Christ Taught Us To Reward Evil with Good
Barto was on the brink of starvation. Once a Communist Party official and prosecuting attorney, he was now considered expendable by the same party. He was sentenced to labor in a Romanian prison camp. His stomach, once full, was now wasting away. He wondered how much longer he could go on.
Seeing Barto’s frail stature, a fellow prisoner came up to him and offered to share his rations of food. “Thank you, my friend,” he said to the other prisoner. “How long must you be here?” Barto asked as he woofed down the food.
“Twenty years,” replied the prisoner. His eyes seemed to question Barto. “What crime did you commit?”
“I was tried and sentenced for giving food to a fugitive pastor who was being chased by the police,” the man stated calmly. Barto noticed his voice didn’t carry bitterness like Barto had heard from so many others. “Who gave you such a harsh punishment for doing a good deed?” demanded Barto.
The prisoner replied humbly, “Sir, you were the state prosecutor at my trial. You don’t recognize me now, but I remember you.”
The man went on. “I am a Christian. Christ taught us to reward evil with good. I wished then for you to realize that it is right and good to give food to a hungry man—even your enemy. Now, I can show you.” Barto began that day to understand that his own spiritual needs far outweighed his physical ones.
Kindness is the way to our enemies’ hearts. And it may do something for their souls. God uses kindness as his strategy of choice when dealing with us. Instead of giving us exactly what we deserve for our offenses against him, he deals with us kindly. His kindness is an example of how we should fashion our own approach to those who offend us. Kindness arrests their attention. It is as unexpected as it is undeserved. Like Barto, our kindness toward an enemy may awaken a spiritual hunger for the source of our compassion. However, regardless of their response, we must follow the example of our Lord when dealing with our enemies. Who needs your kindness today?
Barto was on the brink of starvation. Once a Communist Party official and prosecuting attorney, he was now considered expendable by the same party. He was sentenced to labor in a Romanian prison camp. His stomach, once full, was now wasting away. He wondered how much longer he could go on.
Seeing Barto’s frail stature, a fellow prisoner came up to him and offered to share his rations of food. “Thank you, my friend,” he said to the other prisoner. “How long must you be here?” Barto asked as he woofed down the food.
“Twenty years,” replied the prisoner. His eyes seemed to question Barto. “What crime did you commit?”
“I was tried and sentenced for giving food to a fugitive pastor who was being chased by the police,” the man stated calmly. Barto noticed his voice didn’t carry bitterness like Barto had heard from so many others. “Who gave you such a harsh punishment for doing a good deed?” demanded Barto.
The prisoner replied humbly, “Sir, you were the state prosecutor at my trial. You don’t recognize me now, but I remember you.”
The man went on. “I am a Christian. Christ taught us to reward evil with good. I wished then for you to realize that it is right and good to give food to a hungry man—even your enemy. Now, I can show you.” Barto began that day to understand that his own spiritual needs far outweighed his physical ones.
Kindness is the way to our enemies’ hearts. And it may do something for their souls. God uses kindness as his strategy of choice when dealing with us. Instead of giving us exactly what we deserve for our offenses against him, he deals with us kindly. His kindness is an example of how we should fashion our own approach to those who offend us. Kindness arrests their attention. It is as unexpected as it is undeserved. Like Barto, our kindness toward an enemy may awaken a spiritual hunger for the source of our compassion. However, regardless of their response, we must follow the example of our Lord when dealing with our enemies. Who needs your kindness today?
