Light The World by Cicily Sunny
RSSVERIFY Biblical messages by Cicily Sunny, New York, USA.
Jesus said to the disciples, ”Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature,” (Mark 16:15). Without motivation from the heart no one can do this great job. Only after having an encounter with Jesus in 1995 I got the desire to know God more through the Bible and through the writings and messages of other people who have experienced God. I got the motivation to share with others about my experience, the wonders God has done in the lives of people as narrated in the Bible, the hope of eternal bliss with God, the hard fight we have to do with the devil in this world to obtain that eternal heaven, the need to be thorough with the message of God in the Bible, to establish a relationship with God, to prioritize God in our lives, and to spend time in matters regarding God. Just being a Christian does not mean that all these things happen automatically. We have to caution ourselves every minute of our life against our enemy, who is constantly busy in polluting the minds of people until our heart is fully with him and escape will seem very minimum. “Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1st Peter 5:8). The Holy Spirit is in our midst for those who seek Him. Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be open to you” (Matthew 7:7). When I seriously asked God for help, He talked to me right away. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). When you try to know God more, more will be revealed to you. Listening to Biblical messages may seem boring, but its effect is miraculous. “Thus faith comes from what is heard, and what is herd comes through the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17). According to my convictions, knowing who God is, what God had done in the lives of people in the past, how God is working in the lives of people now, how we can make a good friendship with God, how we can unite with God again physically and spiritually will straighten our spiritual, mental and physical wellbeing forever. The Bible is the perfect source for this. Everything said above is connected to my life also.
Light The World by Cicily Sunny
What is Valentine’s day? Who is the best Valentine? എന്താണ് വാലൻന്റൈൻ ദിവസം? ആരാണ്ഏറ്റവും നല്ല വാലൻന്റൈൻ?
Please note that the 1st part is in English, and the 2nd part is in Malayalam starting at 14:05 mark.
Saint Valentine is the patron saint of love. In the Roman Catholic church there are three saints with the name Valentine. All the three saints were stoned and beheaded for their Christian faith during the time of different Roman emperors. St. Valentine, officially known as Saint Valentine of Rome, is a third-century Roman saint whose memory is celebrated on February 14. Valentine day has its roots in paganism. Lupercalia was a pagan fertility festival celebrated in February, and it had ties to a Roman god. In an effort to clean up the pagan holiday, in 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius designated February 14th as Valentine’s official feast day. The new holiday quickly spread to all countries that practiced Christianity. Historically it has commemorated romantic love, but recently it has been expanded to include all types of love. During the time of Emperor Claudius II, marriage was prohibited for soldiers. As a priest, Valentine conducted the marriages of couples who were in love. For this reason Valentine was sent to jail. Valentine used this time in jail to reach out to people with the love given by Jesus. The jailer, Asterius, became friendly with Valentine. He was impressed with Valentine’s wisdom that he asked Valentine to help his daughter, Julia, with her lessons when she visited the jail. Julia was blind, and the jailer tested his faith by asking him to restore her blind daughter’s eye sight. Placing his hands onto her eyes, Valentine restored Julia’s vision. The jailer accepted Christianity along with 44 members of his family. The now faithful jailer then freed all of his Christian inmates. Emperor Claudius sentenced Valentine to death for not giving up his faith. Before he was killed, Valentine wrote a last note to encourage Julia to stay close to Jesus and to thank her for being his friend. He signed the note, “From your Valentine.” Valentine was beaten, stoned and beheaded on February 14, 270. St. Valentine sacrificed his life for his faith in Jesus, not for his love for us. There is someone who has done much more for each and every one of us than what St. Valentine did. That is Jesus Christ who is the Son of God.
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