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  WONDERLAND:         THE PATTERN  Romans 12:2  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. --------------------------------------------      There is Human nature that makes our minds mimic what others are doing. And that when you are surrounded by happy people, you too start to be happy. When you are surrounded by smokers, you too eventually start smoking. And if you are surrounded by thieves, you may have to steal. It is not by accident, it is nature that made us survive as community living in caves and wild lands. And as a community, doing what others are doing makes you one of them. And with a community, people running meant there is danger and so you run with them even without asking. That is just survival.  But such a community spirit should be watched with care and at...

  WONDERLAND:       RIVERS OF LOVE  Psalm 57:3 He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me— God sends forth his love and his faithfulness. --------------------------------------------        There is a way we live life yet thinking that it's all upon us. We are the ones to fetch the success with completeness, we are the ones to groom the children we have with completeness, we are the ones to run the business we have with completeness, we are the ones to run the church we have with completeness. And that completeness of our intelligence have to put everything into right place. And that if our intelligence fails us, we are doomed to fail. But this is not true! God sent His son to give us a sign that we are not alone. And that what we go through, He is able to help us achieve better life. Sending His son was one way of helping us achieve better life. Some people think it was the only way and is the maximu...

  WONDERLAND:       TOMORROW HOPPERS  Proverbs 23:17-18 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you,  and your hope will not be cut off. --------------------------------------------     The one thing that makes sinners give up and don't seek repentance is hope . They fail to hope for change. Hope starts with imagination. You imagination a better world and you continue to repent with hope for a change. But there is also something that steals our hope - the children of the Lord looking at the sinners of the world swim in prosperity. This kind takes away joy. The children of the God are subjected to certain rules and system that is meant to protect them from danger that comes with prosperity that is ill-gotten. And that the children are not given the things from the devil who gives all you desire to only take away your righteousness. This doesn't mean the childr...

  WONDERLAND:     WITNESSING GOD'S GOODNESS Joel 2:26   You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God,  who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed --------------------------------------------     It is easy to get stuck in lack mode and learn survival. You learn helplessness. You learn to live on a little and barely. But God is not insufficient. He is not in lack. He is not limited. We may be limited. The plate of food your stomach can take in at the maximum is limited....you cannot go beyond that. The number of cups of water you can take in a day are limited and so you cannot forcefully take beyond that. The space that manmade machines can go to is limited, they can't go further than that. But you cannot say God has a specific number of cups to drink water or a specific distance He can go to and that beyond that, He is unable to proceed.  God is enoug...

  WONDERLAND:        WONDERS OF GOD  Psalm 40:5  Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done,   the things you planned for us. None can compare with you;   were I to speak and tell of your deeds,  they would be too many to declare --------------------------------------------     There is something that makes God move. You know, bringing the Israelites from Egypt was not the only core mission. We all know how short the distance would have been if they were to use all sorts of shortcuts. But God made them wander in the desert and rotate so many times at different places. He didn't want to see them move endlessly as He finds joy in that, no! He wanted to create a true and lasting wonder.  He made them move through a line of miracles and wonders to create a true and lasting story . I don't think It would have been lasting story if it all happened in one day. I don't think It would have been lasting story...

A SECRET TOOL Exodus 14:8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. --------------------------------------------       Many times we pray that God takes away our enemies. We want to live a free life without disturbances. We want to have peace with all people. The bitter fact is that you cannot have peace with all people . Even though you try your hardest to make peace, there will be people who try in a certain way to bring in a thick atmosphere. They want to see some conflicts and misunderstanding. They want to see rivals. Even when Jesus was a good man, he still had enemies too. He had people that rejected his message. He still had people that spoke bad against him. He still had people that planned to kill him. Even his closest had one who planned bad things against him. But we never see anywhere in the bible where he prayed that his enemies should be banished and separated from his ...

CULMINATION :     THE MESSAGE LEFT TO US Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” --------------------------------------------       Jesus set the base on which all of us today stand on to do the things we do. He has done a lot in our lives. The risen Lord has healed some of us. The risen Lord has forgiven some of us. The Lord has given some of us a new beginning. We today have tested the impact of the risen Lord. We know the many wonders that He has done. It is bad manners if you have a great gift and keep it to yourself when you can truly share it with others. The Lord tells us to share the gift of salvation with other people. He encourages us to preach the word to all nations. He wants others to get as saved as you have. He wants...

CULMINATION :           OUR STORY AT THE RESURRECTION Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. --------------------------------------------      When Jesus said we can do more greater things than He did, what did He mean? The problem we have with belief is the thinking that certain things are done by specific people. But the question is , how specific are those people? Our thinking is contrary to what Christ thought about us. And He still does. In John 16:33, Jesus said that we shall overcome the world because He overcame. Regardless of the troubles that still may cont...

CULMINATION:               BLOODY LIFE Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. --------------------------------------------        There is a way we seem to forget some rule. We tend to forget the trend of life . We tend to forget the way it feels to ride on a road to success. We tend to forget the pain that lies on a road to higher heights.  Jesus being the son of God would make us think that he wouldn't have to be persecuted and wouldn't have had to suffer in that way. Even when he could call angels to strike the opponents, he didn't do so. He knew the rule clearly. He knew the kind of life he was supposed to live. He told these ways of the road to the disciples that he would suffer to death ...

CULMINATION :                 TWILIGHT Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. --------------------------------------------        Did Jesus sweat blood or was it that his sweat dropped like blood from a skin? The above verse tells that it was like....like like blood.  Anyways let's continue to search;  In the blueish expanse, they sat on the slope counting time. The Messiah was counting pains. Knowing he should die is something else, but knowing how he would die drives great natural fears. Knowing what is exactly your death becomes another pain to deal with before the real occasion. He wasn't certain about the decision by heaven. Him to suffer... 'really'....he pondered. He shed so...

CULMINATION :           PECULIAR TREASURE 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. --------------------------------------------        If God gave His best to save human beings, then how much better are human beings? If Jesus sacrificed His glorious existence in heaven and came down to die for us - the sinners, then how much treasured are the human beings living on the planet. It is like spending 50,000 to save an object. Could you say the fifty thousand you spent is far better than the object you saved? Obviously not, the object you saved is better than the fifty thousand you spent. It is also like buying things from the supermarket. Can you say that what you are buying is much cheaper than the fifty thousand that you are using to buy the commodity. Obviously not, the commod...

WORKAHAULIC :           REWARDS  1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. --------------------------------------------      Most people give up when they think there is no pleasure in doing something. The greatest element that drives the brain to work harder is when there is a promise of pleasure afterwards.  Working can be a stone in the shoe. You never complete tasks. Every day presents it's own task list which seems never to end and also seems repetitive. A dream can feel far and too big to tackle. And even after breaking things into small tasks, it all seems hanging without reason. In order to run in such a way as to get the prize, you have to master the ways to run. You must keep running. In most cases, the brain understands best with two elements. The first element is pain. And the brain can do all it can to avoid pain. It ...

WORKAHAULIC :         EAT YOUR BLESSING 2 Thessalonians 3:7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. --------------------------------------------       Every time you enjoy free things you train your brain to want free things.  There is way we like to keep hands folded while seeing work accomplished and things ready. It is like how it feels to wake up early morning only to find all house chores done. We want someone to do the work. We want someone to care and provide. This is how you will see some brethrens who best identify as beggars.  What I have learnt is the habit of begging even when you don't necessarily have to limits the way God provides in your life. It is a way of suppressing your own ability to provi...

WORKAHAULIC             COPYCAT Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. --------------------------------------------       The problem today is that certain systems have trained us to be self centered and that we need to own the results. They have trained our consciousness to think copying is wrong. That is why you see many people want to do their things alone. Build a business alone. It is one of the reasons you see so many informal businesses and too many shops in the same locality selling same things. And they are so much together that one shop is 2 meter wide and some are a meter wide. And no one shares with the other - strategy and how 'we all can rise'. Anyway it is lame that way, we break it trying to straighten the thing. So no big worries if you are there. Straightening your own is obviously possible.  Education system has tra...

WORKAHAULIC                 GOLD RUSH 2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” --------------------------------------------       Like the Olympics, where everyone sets out to race and everyone expects to be the winner, is the race in our economy. Every day we all wake up to win. We want to take part of the progress. We want to be part of the growth. In this economy, everyone seeks for the share of the golden age and wants pacification fast. The ones that know want their share right away. The ones that have realised the goodies work day and night to tap into the splendor. According to research and calculations, if global wealth were split equally, the poorest person would have roughly $34,000 to $40,000 in total assets (cash, property, investments). But who will surrender the results of their sweat and blood to bring equality. Even God w...

WORKAHAULIC                 REALISATION Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. --------------------------------------------      The story of Adam and Eve may sound so distant. It may sound a fairy story about creation and how we all came into existence. But there is a mirror that stands till this day. Adam and eve were naked for a very long time. They stayed and lived with God in such state. But they didn't realise they were naked. It was only one time that they gained wisdom and their eyes were open to see that they were naked. This is the mirror today, many people think they have enough yet they have nothing. Some people think they are wise yet still do foolish things. Some people think they are intelligent yet still cannot bring any value on table. Some think they are wealthy yet they don't have an...

WORKAHAULIC               BEAUTIFUL CURSE Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; ... --------------------------------------------     My youngest sister in her holiday is funny. It turns out that she does more cooking at such times. And she complains a little bit. "Oh...am so tired of these routines. I have to go to the shopping center to collect ingredients and food. I have to rush back home and see the fire. I have to wash utensils and prepare materials to aid in cooking. Starting to cook am already tired. The food takes 'forever to boil' ohhh." She complains. It takes a long time to prepare a meal which when presented on table for consumption, it is just a while. The meal that took 4 hours of preparation from the time of start to the end is eaten in 10 minutes. It is like we spend more time working than the actual time we take to enjoy the resu...

SON OF THE YEAR                     A HUNGRY ANGER 1Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. --------------------------------------------       Did you know that you are beautifully and wonderfully made? If you didn't know you should test this. You know beautiful and wonderful things are sought for and are fought for. Some countries have fought against others simply because of a gold reserve. Some countries have wanted to conquer others simply because of the mineral reserves that lie in those countries. They want the beautiful and wonderful things.  You try and see this for yourself this year. Make a gold reserve. The plans and all the strategies that you have laid for 2026 should be really good. They should be generously splendorous. They should be realistic and truly impactful. They should see light. Don't make what will n...

SON OF THE YEAR                   PREPARATIONS Proverbs 30:25 Ants are creatures of little strength,  yet they store up their food in the summer --------------------------------------------     Even in the abundance of summer, the ant is wise. She knows food will not come from the sky and fall to their aid. They work harder to have enough for winter. They gather enough material to erect the strong house. They gather enough food to prepare for the inadequacy that awaits them in the new season. Of course the house they build so diligently will remain as a master piece to remind them of their hardwork in 2026. The seasons are coming this year. The seasons where there will be lack and want. Am not making prophecy and evil proclamations. It is obvious you too know this - there is lack and inadequacy that awaits. You cannot seat and think the year will have green moods and all throughout. The ant doesn't think so. She ha...

NEW CHALLENGE John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” --------------------------------------------      The higher you go , the harder it becomes. There was a young boy who was prophesied to be the saviour of a people that were tormented by a ruthless king. The boy didn't have enough power and training. So his people started to train him with different skill. A final training was set for him. He was supposed to be trained by the ultimate best trainers. But training at such levels presented immense challenges. We realised that the higher he went the harder it became for him. But also the more he persisted with the challenges and training, the more better he became and the more ready he was to beat the ruthless king. There is no way you would want to go to the next level without a challenge. The new trainers of the boy wanted him to present what h...