My Precious Rubies

Dear young man/ young lady,   Did you know that the core of your identity is your heart ❤️.    Your heart is special, so God wants you to guard your heart and keep it pure and holy. Why? Because, When we are careless and give our heart to people who may hurt it, we will end up with a broken heart.  When we allow impure thoughts into our heart, we may end up doing impure actions with bad motives that cause heart break to others. Some times we can hurt someone so bad that their identity itself is broken or ruined. Think about it, today many people your age have girlfriend or boyfriend, they are committed in a relationship. Many think that it is cool. What do you think about that? How does it affect your heart? Often we think that the other person is the love of our life. But what is their purpose of the relationship? Many a time at this age it’s just fantasy or infatuation. Just having a good time talking with them or even depending on them to fulfil your emotional nee...

  1 Peter 1:13-16 13So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 14Be obedient to God, and do not allow your lives to be shaped by those desires you had when you were still ignorant. 15Instead, be holy in all that you do, just as God who called you is holy. 16 The scripture says, “Be holy because I am holy.” Even after God redeemed the Israelites from Egypt, they still longed for the pleasures of Egypt. The went back to idols of Egypt even at the foot of the mountain of God (while God was still talking to Moses). They craved for the meet and delicacies of Egypt and grumbled against God. How are we living? Are we craving worldly pleasures all the time? Or are we finding joy in communing with Jesus like Moses at Sinai?  The Lord is waiting for us. He yearns for us to commune with him. Would you be alert today, avoid running to the pleasures of Egypt and seek to live a ho...

Family is the core unit of society, but it is under threat in many ways. A strong family is built on a strong marriage. But as we all would agree, no marriage is perfect. The reason for this is that each of us are imperfect persons. Its not only your spouse who is imperfect, we are too :) So a strong marriage is built on understanding and forgiveness.  Bible clearly tells us that marriage is a covenant relationship, which means it is not a contract that if you keep your part of the bargain is when I will deliver on my promises or keep my vow. But when we take God at His word and take our marriage seriously, we can be sure God will help us iron out the differences and help us build a strong and loving marriage.  On our part, we need to pray for our spouse. Prayer is a channel for God blessings to flow into your family and into your marriage. The points below are a great way to start praying for your Husband and I encourage you to take time to pray daily for your husband using t...

  Often I used to wonder, why does God forgive, protect and bless us in spite of the fact that we humans are sinful and imperfect and miss the high standard of God’s holiness all the time.  As simple as it may sound, I struggle with the very first commandment, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Neither do I fare any better when it comes to loving my neighbor as myself. Many a time I ponder, “Why is God so gracious to us”? Sometimes we even question, will God be gracious to us no matter what we do, can we get away doing whatever we want?  But when I read this verse in Psalm 103:11, it was as though I discovered the “Secret Sauce” behind God’s goodness and mercy to us. “For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward  those who fear Him .” His mercy is toward those who fear Him. And His wrath is for those who do not fear Him and for the wicked who despise Him and rebel against Him. Deu...

The Bible records an incident from the life of Abraham and Sarah, in Genesis 18:9-15. Three people (angels) visited Abraham and he received them and offered them a good meal at his home. And right after the meal, one of them had this conversation: “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “There, in the tent,” he said. Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.   Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.   So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?” Then the  Lord  said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’     Is anything too hard for the  Lord ? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and...

  A few weeks back I stumbled upon a collection of missionary biographies on Amazon.  As I was reading these beautiful biographies of missionaries who had travelled the world to share God's love, one thing struck me from these lives. It is the influence of the praying mother upon the child. Often we as mothers pray for our children, and sometimes wonder if this prayer will be answered. These biographies cited so many instances of how a praying mom left an eternal imprint on their children. So dear mothers, carry your child to the throne room of God, he will hear you and bless them.  Do you remember the many miracles in the Bible where a mother or a father went to Jesus and asked him to heal their son or daughter, and Jesus heard their request and healed their child. Yes, you as a parent have the authority to pray for your children for their healing, for their life, future and career. Jesus hears a parent's prayer and answers it according to their faith. Jairus prayed for...