By Faith

There are people who does lot of physical activities to see God’s glory in their life. Some carry cross and walk certain distance, or some mountain, some light candles in front of cross, some donate to the poor and to the church, some gets involve in church activities. As the lent days are going by, some won’t eat non veg foods. Well, fasting is good for you physically, but not to see the glory of God in your life.

To see the glory of God, or the Kingdom of God, you need to be saved; you need to be born again. Now, this is confusing. Yes, you are in this world born of a father and mother. In the Bible Jesus teaches to Nicodemus, a Jewish leader to be born again to see the kingdom of God. Born again means you need to be born of water and the Spirit. (John 3)

I have seen people who got baptized, living a confused life. They just had a dip in water to give an addition to the preachers baptism count.

Judas is a person who was a disciple of Jesus. He walked with Jesus, talked with him, ate with him, but never had Jesus in his heart. Same way, after Jesus’s resurrection, there were people who saw him, heard his teaching, but never believed him. So being born again, or salvation does happen to a person spiritually, inside him.

Salvation is simple. The one who believes in faith that Jesus is their saviour is saved. Saviour means, the son of God who came to earth as human, obeyed the laws, did no sin, but took all your sins upon him and got the punishment for the sins you have done, to make you free from that sin and save you from the eternal punishment. So salvation happens in your faith, belief and the way you think about your life and Jesus, not by any other means.

In the Old Testament God gave law to his people through Moses. But in the New Testament God gave Jesus to us, so that even if you try to obey all the law, to see the Kingdom of God, you need to accept Jesus Christ as your saviour, who saved you from all the punishments. God’s faithful servant Abraham was called to be the father of God’s chosen children not by his obedience of law, but by his faith in God. (Romans 4)

When troubles and problems hit your life, this faith is needed to overcome the situation. For healing, this faith is needed. For any miracle, this faith is needed. The devils always try to test your faith. To overcome that, you need to constantly read and meditate upon the word of God. God provides you encouragement and motivate you to stay in faith and see His wonders.

Let The Lord who created you, be your first priority and build your faith and may you testify – My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth (Psalms 121)

Eternal Citizenship Register & CAB

The register of Citizens is a registry maintained by the government that contains names and relevant information for identifying whether a person is a citizen of that country.

In India, NRC (National Register of Citizens) was maintained for the identification of Indian citizens in Assam. But on 20^th November 2019, Home Minister declared that the register would be extended to the entire country, to which large protests are going on throughout the country.

For the NRC, which is going to happen in India, the illegal immigrants might have to go through tough time as they may not be considered as an Indian citizen and so they need to prove their citizenship status (how long their parents were in India). 

When you open the Holy Bible and read it from the beginning, you will understand, God calling the people of Israel as His own children. They were eligible to be part of eternity. “For you (Israel) are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession” – (Deuteronomy 14:2).

According to the Old Testament, other than people of Israel, no one was part of the Heavenly Register. But then God through Jesus Christ chose everyone to be part of His kingdom. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3: 16). This is like a Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), the amendment done for the whole world to be saved, where anyone can be part of God’s kingdom, if he believes in Christ Jesus.

“For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray… But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our saviour appeared, he saved us… so that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3: 3-7).

Getting registered for eternity with God is very simple, not like getting a PR or Green card. You need to accept that you are a sinner and need to confess it before God. Accept Jesus Christ and in faith believe that your punishment for all the sins has being given to Him, and through Him you are safe. Through Jesus you are free from sin, and you are saved hereby not to sin again.  “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by whom we must be saved” (Acts 4: 12).

Once your life is over in this earth, according to the Heavenly eternal register your name will show up and you will be called to live a life with God forever.

May the Lord remind you and help you to register your name in Heaven, through the blood of Christ Jesus and let peace and joy fill your heart in Jesus name.