How can I get started in making Peace

How can I get started in making Peace

Step1

Romans 12:9  Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.

Love must be sincere. The word ‘sincere’ means that a person is not pretending. Believers in Christ must not be like actors. They must not merely pretend to love each other. Their love must be true coming from within them towards all fellow humans. This love can only be given by the Lord Almighty to us. Hate everything that is evil. Love everything that is good. Sin(something evil) should always disgust us. Sometimes people do not hate their sin. They only hate the thought that someone will discover their sin. They are afraid that someone may find out what they have done. Such an attitude is not right. A Believer in Christ should confess his sin to God. And that Believer should pray for God’s help, so that he does not sin in the same manner again. Instead, that Believer should try to do the things that please God. Believers must desire greatly to love all good things. So are you ready to shun evil and love doing good? Then you are ready for the 2^nd step to peacemaking.

(Hindi) प्रेम निष्‍कपट हो? बुराई से घृणा करो? भलाई मे लगे रहो।

(Tamil OV)  உங்கள் அன்பு மாயமற்றதாயிருப்பதாக; தீமையை வெறுத்து, நன்மையைப் பற்றிக்கொண்டிருங்கள்.

(Telugu)  మీ ప్రేమ నిష్కపటమైనదై యుండవలెను. చెడ్డదాని నసహ్యించుకొని మంచిదాని హత్తుకొని యుండుడి.

(Kan) ಪ್ರೀತಿಯು ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟವಾಗಿರಲಿ ಕೆಟ್ಟತನವನ್ನು ಹೇಸಿ ಕೊಂಡು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿರಿ.

(Mal) സ്നേഹം നിര്‍വ്യാജം ആയിരിക്കട്ടെതീയതിനെ വെറുത്തു നല്ലതിനോടു പറ്റിക്കൊള്‍വിന്‍ .

Step2

Romans 12:10  Love each other as brothers and sisters and honor others more than you do yourself.

Love other people like your own brothers and sisters. Here  the good feelings between relatives in a human family is brought out. We who believe in the Lord should show the same kind of love to other people. They should look after each other like their own sisters and brothers. They should be humble and they should give honor to other people. When you are all set to honor others and love them as your brothers and sisters, then you are ready for the next step? Aren't you?

(Hindi) भाईचारे के प्रेम से एक दूसरे पर मया रखो? परस्‍पर आदर करने में एक दूसरे से बढ़ चलो।

(Tamil OV)  சகோதர சிநேகத்திலே ஒருவர்மேலொருவர் பட்சமாயிருங்கள்; கனம்பண்ணுகிறதிலே ஒருவருக்கொருவர் முந்திக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.

(Telugu)  సహోదరప్రేమ విషయములో ఒకనియందొకడు అనురాగముగలవారై, ఘనతవిషయములో ఒకనినొకడు గొప్పగా ఎంచుకొనుడి.

(Kan) ಸಹೋದರ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗೊಬ್ಬರು ಕರುಣಾ ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯವುಳ್ಳ ವರಾಗಿರ್ರಿ; ಸನ್ಮಾನಿಸುವದರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗಿಂತ ಒಬ್ಬರು ಮುಂದಾಗಿರ್ರಿ.

(Mal) സഹോദരപ്രീതിയില്‍ തമ്മില്‍ സ്ഥായിപൂണ്ടു ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്നതില്‍ അന്യോന്യം മുന്നിട്ടു കൊള്‍വിന്‍ .

Step3

Romans 12:11  Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord.

We who believe in God must work hard in their service for the Lord. With the Lord’s help, we are opposing sin, so we must never give up the good work in the Lord. We must use all our energy for the Lord’s sake in doing good. So are you ready with this mindset. In the next mail we will meet you with the next steps.

(Hindi) प्रयत्‍न करने में आलसी न हो? आत्क़िक उन्क़ाद में भरो रहो? प्रभु की सेवा करते रहो।

(Tamil OV)  அசதியாயிராமல் ஜாக்கிரதையாயிருங்கள்; ஆவியிலே அனலாயிருங்கள்; கர்த்தருக்கு ஊழியஞ்செய்யுங்கள்.

(Telugu)  ఆసక్తి విషయములో మందులు కాక, ఆత్మయందు తీవ్రతగలవారై ప్రభువును సేవించుడి.

(Kan) ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಸ್ಯವಾಗಿರಬೇಡಿರಿ, ಆತ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತರಾಗಿದ್ದು ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸುವವ ರಾಗಿರ್ರಿ.

(Mal) ഉത്സാഹത്തില്‍ മടുപ്പില്ലാതെ ആത്മാവില്‍ എരിവുള്ളവരായി കര്‍ത്താവിനെ സേവിപ്പിന്‍ .

He made peace even when He was tortured!!!

He made peace even when He was tortured!!!

When it comes to peace and mercy, we can never forget our Lord Jesus.  As we have already sent you mail in crucifixion(nailing of Jesus to the Cross) I  hope you know what happened then.

Jesus was falsely accused of and the people wanted Him to be nailed on the cross for having proclaimed Himself as God’s Son. The very same Jesus had done so many miracles among them saving many people and healing them from their sickness previous to this.

 But Jesus was patient and was not angry with the people. He could have argued and fought with the people saying “ Haven’t you not received My miracles, have I not healed your sickness, have I not made the blind see, the lame to walk. How then could you ask Me to be nailed on the Cross.”  But He dint utter a word.

Finally when they had their way of nailing Jesus to the cross. The people and the Roman soldiers made so much fun of Jesus treating Him so badly. People who passed by said terrible things about Jesus. They shook their heads and shouted, " If you are God's Son, save yourself and come down from the cross!" The chief priests, the leaders, and the teachers of the Law also made fun of Jesus. They said, "He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the king of Israel, he should come down from the cross! Then we will believe him.  He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God's Son." But even then He asked the women who were crying looking at all these things “Women of Jerusalem, don't cry for me!”

                                                           

He was patient to the extent that when He was nailed to the cross never did anything to oppose it. He was tortured, He was hit with nails on hands and feet. He was pierced with a thorn crown on His head. He was bleeding out of the wounds that came from flogging by the Roman soldiers. Even then He made peace. Finally He said those beautiful words

“Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing”

 This is Christ’s Love for us. The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him. He made peace for us. For we had lost that peace while we were still sinners. But He nailed every evil on the cross and suffered the punishment for our peace to be regained . So should we ruin that peace? Should we take for granted the peace that had made Jesus suffer like anything ? God calls us His children, as is the Father so will be the son/daughter. So shouldn’t we hold peace and try to create peace among all people of the world? So are you ready to hold peace no matter however you are troubled? Then let’s get started now. Amen!

Abraham – The Peace Maker

Abraham – The Peace Maker

Now, long back there lived a man of God named  Abraham, there were two cities named Sodom and Gomorrah. The people who lived there had turned away from God. They didn’t care about God. They didn’t care about doing what was good and right. In fact, they did just the opposite. They thought it was great fun to do what is wrong. Abraham had a nephew named Lot. Lot and his family lived in the city of Sodom. They cared about God, and tried to do what pleased him. Now, the evil in Sodom and Gomorrah was so bad that it was like a terrible, rotten smell that reached all the way up to heaven. And so God decided to put an end to it.

At that time there were three men who had visited Abraham. After they had gone on their way they came to a hill, and from that hill they could see the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.  One of those men was God himself, and when He looked down on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah from that hill, He knew it was time to get rid of the evil there. But He also decided He wouldn't keep anything from Abraham. And so God went back and told Abraham what He was about to do.

Abraham took a deep breath. He was about to argue with God! “What if there are some good people living there,” Abraham said. “If you destroy the city, they will die too. That wouldn’t be right.”
So God said, “If you can find fifty good people there, I won’t destroy the city. I will save the whole city for the sake of the fifty good people.”
Abraham took another deep breath, “You are God, and I am just a man,” he said, “And you don’t have to listen to me at all. But,” he said, “what if there aren’t quite fifty good people living there? What if there are five less than fifty good people living there. Will you destroy the whole city just because of five people?” “If I find forty-five good people there,” God said, “I will not destroy the city.” 
Then Abraham said, “What if there are only forty good people there?” God said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.” 

Then Abraham said, “Please don’t be angry with me, Lord. But what if there are only thirty good people there?” God said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
Abraham took a deep breath again. “What if there are only twenty good people there?”  And God said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.” 
Then Abraham said, “Let me speak just one more time. Please don’t be angry with me. But what if there are only ten good people there?”
God answered, “For the sake of even just ten good people, I will not destroy the city.” 

Sometimes people are mean to each other, and they hurt each other. Bad things happen. But that’s not how God wants things to be. That’s what sin does. Sin is when we do what we want, instead of what God wants. And when we do, bad things happen. Sin ruins things. Someone always gets hurt. Maybe not right away, but someone always gets hurt sometime. And it only gets worse and worse. But it's not God's fault, it's ours. But bad things happen, and people think it’s God’s fault. They think God can’t be good if bad things happen. And then they can’t believe God loves us. That’s the terrible thing about sin. It keeps people away from God. That’s why God hates sin so much.

Look at this man Abraham,  he was just a human but he started pleading God for the city not to be destroyed. Have we ever stopped a quarrel between our family members or our friends. Have we ever tried to make peace with a friend who has did us some wrong. Have we ever prayed to God asking for our friend’s peace.  When we do so, God calls us His children. So when we make peace among others, do  you think we won’t have the Lord’s Peace with us. We surely going to possess that peace in us too. So what are we waiting for. Let’s go and make peace in whatever situation possible. And so we will be called the children of God.

PeaceMakers- The children of God!!!

Day 8

Beatitudes

The peace makers are those that out of love to God and man do all possible good to all men. They strive to prevent disagreement, trouble, and war; They try to settle opposing parties, and to prevent lawsuits and quarrel in families and neighborhoods. God is the Author of peace 1Corin 14:33; and all those who attempt to promote peace are like Him, and are worthy to be called His children. How great it is a blessing to be called the Children of God. Don’t you wish to have such a blessing? Am sure each one of you must have faced such situations in which you either have to stay away from creating a problem and thereby hold peace or preventing arguments between your friends or family members and helping them have peace with each other. So what have you done in those  situations. Have you held peace? Have you helped people hold peace? So the next time what are you going to do?

Matthew 5:9

(CEV)  God blesses those people who make peace. They will be called his children!

(Hindi) धन्य हैं वे, जो धर्म के कारण सताए जाते हैं, क्‍योंकि स्‍वर्ग का राज्य उन्‍हीं का है।

(Tamil OV)  சமாதானம்பண்ணுகிறவர்கள் பாக்கியவான்கள்; அவர்கள் தேவனுடைய புத்திரர் என்னப்படுவார்கள்.

(Telugu)  సమాధానపరచువారు ధన్యులు; వారు దేవుని కుమారులనబడుదురు.

(Kan) ಸಮಾಧಾನ ಮಾಡುವವರು ಧನ್ಯರು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಅವರು ದೇವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವರು.

(Mal) സമാധാനം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നവര്‍ ഭാഗ്യവാന്മാര്‍; അവര്‍ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാര്‍ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടും.

Can I also Become Pure like God Himself!

Can I also Become Pure like God Himself!

Step1

1John 3:1 Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are.

It is so great that God calls us His children. By His love, He has made us His children. We had done nothing to get this blessing. It all comes from God’s love for us. All people who have accepted Christ as their Savior have become a part of God’s own family. They are the children of God now. They are His children not just by name. They are also his children in fact. Knowing that we are His children must encourage us to live a life just like that of Jesus. Jesus was the epitome of purity. So shouldn’t we try to be like Him? Shall we try? I know we can’t do it on our own, but when we start to try and take steps to become pure like God. God will bless our efforts and in turn help us to be pure in His sight.

(Hindi) देखो पिता ने हम से कैसा प्रेम किया है, कि हम परमेश्वर की सन्‍तान कहलाएं, और हम हैं भी:

 (Tamil OV)  நாம் தேவனுடைய பிள்ளைகளென்று அழைக்கப்படுவதினாலே பிதாவானவர் நமக்குப் பாராட்டின அன்பு எவ்வளவு பெரிதென்று பாருங்கள்;

(Telugu)  మనము దేవుని పిల్లలమని పిలువబడుటయందు తండ్రి మనమీద ఎట్టి ప్రేమ చూపెనో చూడుడి; మనము దేవుని పిల్లలమే.

(Kan) ಇಗೋ, ನಾವು ದೇವರ ಪುತ್ರರೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವದರಲ್ಲಿ ತಂದೆಯು ಎಂಥಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾನಲ್ಲಾ; ಈ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಲೋಕವು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು ವದಿಲ್ಲ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಅದು ಆತನನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು ಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ.

(Mal) കാണ്മിന്‍ , നാം ദൈവമക്കള്‍ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുവാന്‍ പിതാവു നമുക്കു എത്ര വലിയ സ്നേഹം നല്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു; അങ്ങനെ തന്നേ നാം ആകുന്നു. ലോകം അവനെ അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ലായ്കകൊണ്ടു നമ്മെയും അറിയുന്നില്ല.

Step2

1John 3:2  My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen.

But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.

We are God’s children now. One day the Lord Jesus will come back to take the  people who accepted Him to heaven. Then we shall see Jesus Christ as He is. When we see Him, we shall also change like Him. Isn’t it great to know?

(Hindi) हे प्रियों, अभी हम परमेश्वर की सन्‍तान हैं, और अब तक यह प्रगट नहीं हुआ, कि हम क्‍या कुछ होंगे! इतना जानते हैं,

कि जब वह प्रगट होगा तो हम भी उसके समान होंगे, क्‍योंकि उस को वैसा ही देखेंगे जैसा वह है।

(Tamil OV)  பிரியமானவர்களே, இப்பொழுது தேவனுடைய பிள்ளைகளாயிருக்கிறோம், இனி எவ்விதமாயிருப்போமென்று இன்னும் வெளிப்படவில்லை;

ஆகிலும் அவர் வெளிப்படும்போது அவர் இருக்கிறவண்ணமாகவே நாம் அவரைத் தரிசிப்பதினால், அவருக்கு ஒப்பாயிருப்போமென்று அறிந்திருக்கிறோம்.

(Telugu)  ప్రియులారా, యిప్పుడు మనము దేవుని పిల్లలమై యున్నాము. మనమిక ఏమవుదుమో అది ఇంక ప్రత్యక్షపరచబడలేదు గాని ఆయన ప్రత్యక్షమైనప్పుడు ఆయనను పోలియుందుమని యెరుగుదుము.

(Kan) ಪ್ರಿಯರೇ, ನಾವು ಈಗ ದೇವರ ಪುತ್ರರಾಗಿದ್ದೇವೆ, ಮುಂದೆ ನಾವು ಏನಾಗುವೆವೋ ಅದು ಇನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷವಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆತನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷ ನಾದಾಗ ನಾವು ಆತನ ಹಾಗಿರುವೆವೆಂದು ಬಲ್ಲೆವು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಾವು ಆತನನ್ನು ಆತನಿರುವ ಪ್ರಕಾರವೇ ನೋಡುವೆವು.

(Mal) പ്രിയമുള്ളവരേ, നാം ഇപ്പോള്‍ ദൈവമക്കള്‍ ആകുന്നു. നാം ഇന്നതു ആകും എന്നു ഇതുവരെ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായില്ല. അവന്‍ പ്രത്യക്ഷനാകുമ്പോള്‍ നാം അവനെ താന്‍ ഇരിക്കും പോലെ തന്നേ കാണുന്നതാകകൊണ്ടു അവനോടു സദൃശന്മാര്‍ ആകും എന്നു നാം അറിയുന്നു.

Step 3

(1John 3:3)  And everyone who has this hope on him purifies himself, even as that One is pure.

The word ‘hope’ means that there is no doubt. The hope is that we will be like Christ. We will see him as He really is. God has promised this and He will do it. Now when we hear this, it certainly should have an effect on us. Each person who believes this will surely turn away from sin. And they strive to become more and more like Christ. These steps lead us to purify ourselves. When we are pure we will see God. So ready to meet God Almighty ?

(Tamil OV)  அவர்மேல் இப்படிப்பட்ட நம்பிக்கை வைத்திருக்கிறவனெவனும், அவர் சுத்தமுள்ளவராயிருக்கிறதுபோல,

தன்னையும் சுத்திகரித்துக்கொள்ளுகிறான்.

(Telugu)  ఆయనయందు ఈ నిరీక్షణ పెట్టుకొనిన ప్రతివాడును ఆయన పవిత్రుడైయున్నట్టుగా తన్ను పవిత్రునిగా చేసికొనును.

(Hindi) और जो कोई उस पर यह आशा रखता है, वह अपके आप को वैसा ही पवित्र करता है, जैसा वह पवित्र है।

(Kan) ಆತನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಇಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬನು ಆತನು ಶುದ್ಧನಾಗಿರುವಂತೆಯೇ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಶುದ್ಧಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ.

(Mal) അവനില്‍ ഈ പ്രത്യാശയുള്ളവന്‍ എല്ലാം അവന്‍ നിര്‍മ്മലനായിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ തന്നെത്തന്നേ നിര്‍മ്മലീകരിക്കുന്നു.