When will the Rain come?

Dry is the land, rain it looks for,

Dark clouds in the sky, oh they appear,

Deep within the heart, thoughts that lie and mar,

Dark as clouds they do appear but also make life sour;

 

When will the rain come?

When will the pain calm down?

When will the dark clouds move away?

When will the spark that lasts would light my way?

 

Here I am down and depressed,

Hope that which is dull and withered,

Hard is it to keep it within or to open up,

Hovering over choices that seem not to add up;

 

Why is it there a delay?

What is the price that I have to pay?

Where are the promises and the visions?

When will it all fulfil and make up for the lost seasons?

 

I do not know when will it all happen,

I, but know the One, who causes it all to happen,

I am though troubled, am not without hope and courage,

I, for live and leap with the grace and strength that Jesus provides.

Confused over God’s Will in Career?

On 4th Sep 2012 as I came home in the evening I told my wife, “I have a desire to work in Africa… and also would like to work in the UN (United Nations)”. Angel replied, “Josh, is this like one among your many desires??” and she went on to laugh.

Next day morning, that is on 5th Sep I come to the office and opened my email and this is what I see -

What would you call this – Coincidence or Divine leading?

The next day other than my daily meditational routine of the Bible I happened to read a particular portion from the Book of Jeremiah and this is what I read (the 45th chapter) -

45 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, ² “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: ³ ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For the Lord has added grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.”’

⁴ “Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land. ⁵ And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the Lord. “But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.”’”

While the entire book of Jeremiah is prophecies concerning Judah and a call for it to repent, in this particular chapter the prophecy is directly concerning Baruch, the Scribe whom the Lord used to write down the prophecies that He gave to Jeremiah.

I know that God’s call for my life is to write, to be God’s Scribe, which He spoke through the book of Ezekiel in year 2007. And at this juncture I read this prophecy. The words that I have made bold struck me as hard as a hammer and I knew exactly what the Lord was speaking to me – Do not seek great things for yourself!

And for the last two weeks I have been meditating the 4th chapter of Luke and since last week I am meditating from Luke 4:14-30 and these are the inferences that I drew from this Scripture.

• The ministry of Jesus was founded on the Scriptures
• He knew His purpose from the Scriptures
• He was not disturbed when people did not understand His call

I asked these questions to myself -

1. Is my ministry founded on God’s Word?
2. Am I sure of God’s purpose for my life and ministry?
3. Am I looking for a way out because of oppression or disturbance? And do I want to change my purpose/place because of this?

And I could realize and experience the assurance of God, as He assured Baruch!

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I have left many variables un-expounded because I might understate or overstate. So I want you to connect the dots and draw inferences for your life.

NutKolo Presents–Our Home!

This is a series of programs presented right from our home. This program may contain content that are contagious.

All characters are not fictitious and they are very real and related to real incidents.

Episode 1 – The Breakfast Show

We welcome you once again to this week’s episode in NutKolo’s show “Our Home”. And this week’s show is “The Breakfast Show”.

It is a bright Monday morning and Mr. Mariyosh and Mrs. Angeline Mariyosh are getting ready to go to their respective workplaces. Even as Mr. Mariyosh is having his morning devotions Mrs. Mariyosh asks him, “Dear, what do you want for breakfast?” And before he answers here she goes, “I have planned to make “Chuda” (flattened rice).

Mariyosh: (smilingly) So you have been planning this for a while it seems…

Angeline: (smilingly too) And I am waiting for milk to arrive. It is almost 8:20 and the milkman hasn’t come yet.

Mariyosh: Don’t worry dear he will come.

Angeline: Last time when I made Chuda you couldn’t eat much because you said it was dry so this time I have planned to add more milk.

Mariyosh: If the milkman doesn’t arrive what’s your backup plan? OK, Plan A is to make Chuda.

What is Plan B?

Angeline: (in deep thought) Hmmm…

Mariyosh: (laughingly) Plan B is making Chuda and Plan C? Plan C is also making Chuda…

(Both burst out laughing)

Angeline: No dear! Plan B is not making Chuda, but to eat at the Canteen!

Even as they were planning to eat Chuda this morning there seemed to be a problem in their plan. Whether they got to eat Chuda according to Angeline’s plan, did her plan come to pass, let’s see after the break! Don’t go anywhere… Stay tuned with NutKolo…

(May be you can get up from your computer, stretch yourself, drink water or tea and then read again!)

Welcome back to NutKolo’s “Our Home” and you are watching “The Breakfast Show” in this episode.

Mrs. Angeline planned to prepare Chuda for Breakfast and there is a problem. It is 8:40 and still the milkman has not arrived!

Angeline: Josh, the milkman has not yet come; what shall I do? I have told him many a times to come on time, but he doesn’t come on time.

Mariyosh: It’s OK dear. You take a tiffin box and go to school and ask a peon to get Idlis for you. On my way to the office I will eat at the canteen.

And just then the milkman arrives. Mrs. Angeline puts the milk on the stove to boil it. As the milk boils, she adds it to her bowl of Chuda and quickly eats her breakfast. And before she leaves she prepares it for her husband too and leaves it at the kitchen table.

After getting ready he too eats Chuda and goes to office and they live happily ever after!

Hope you enjoyed this week’s episode “The Breakfast Show”. If you liked it or if you would like to say something to us leave your comments below. Meet you next time in this same blog on a different date. Be cheerful! Keep smiling!!