Daily Devotions by VJ Traven

A letter from Romania

2008-06-12T10:41:00.000-07:00

Beloved VJ,

My beloved brother I hope that my words will encourage you.

This is what I sensed in my heart concerning you and your situation:

There is a dream and a vision which God deposited in your heart and it is real.
The enemy is coming against those things to discourage and to make you quit.
You need to be like Mary (to carry the dream inside of you) because it is from God.
Do not abort what God put inside of your heart.
Mary said : how this things will be possible?
How everything You said will be fulfilled? I am a virgin. (Luke1:34).
I have never experienced this kind of a vision before.
But the Lord knows that you weren't here before.

Hey, my dream is too big. My vision is too big? How will I fulfill this?

The angel said: There are two things that you need :

1. You need the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you
His strength and His power to fulfill this vision. (Luke 1:35).

2. You need an Elisabeth (Luke1:36-38).

You need people that carry the same visions and plans like you.
If you want to fulfill your dream you need to stay with people
who are pregnant with the same kind of dreams like you.
Do not live in the midst of the people who has no vision, they are barren.
Mary is going for a while to live with Elisabeth.

In the context Mary had no sustain.
She lived in Nazareth and all the people were against her and Joseph,
because they were accused of adultery.
They had no house, no money, no donkey.
But she had a dream and she said yes to that dream. (Luke 1:38).
And when she said yes to what God designed for her life something started to happen.

Somewhere far away God start to work
in the hearts of few people just to sustain this dream.
Those men traveled many days to bring their gifts for her dream to be fulfilled.
The Maggi traveled just to bless Mary with what she needs for the fulfillment of her dream. Your dream is not dependent on your economy but is dependent on God.
God is not dependent on your economy to fulfill your dream.
So stay close to God and ask the Holy Spirit to come and help you.
Live in the context of Elisabeth! ! !
There are also people who want to see your dream
abandoned and ruined, but believe in God.
He has a way for the fulfillment of the vision which He gave to you.

Father I bless VJ with faith in Jesus name.

Claudius, Romania

Ps. I love you my brother and I will continue to pray for you.

SEVEN KISSES IN THE BIBLE.

2008-06-05T06:13:00.000-07:00

THE SEVEN KISSES IN THE BIBLE.

The Kiss is an act of intimacy that expresses love towards a sensible human relation.

Kisses are done in private or in public.

It is offered as a greeting, farewell, adoration or worship.

You hate to kiss somebody you dislike.

Or you never desire to be kissed by somebody you don't know.

In general you never kiss a stranger,

Or even want to be kissed by a stranger.

Anatomy of a kiss reveals,

Twenty muscles act together for a decent kiss.

The Smile seems to be the brother of a kiss,

Because 19 muscles moves together to produce a smile.

You will smile when you kiss some one you truly love.

If two strangers kiss each other

with no specific reason, there must be some thing wrong.

A dishonest expression of love produces

Meaningless exchange of empty emotions.

It is as funny as two dead bodies kissing each other.

The Screen kiss is a loveless kiss.

In films an intimate kiss is not an easy act to do

before the director and the camera crew.

Professional actors do it as a part of their job with no trace of true love.

The longest recorded kiss took place in New York

on Dec5th, 2001. It lasted 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds.

Seven Stages in a wholesome kiss from a father to his little child.

1.Head to body

2.Eye to eye

3.Voice to Voice

4.Hand to hand

5.Hand to Shoulder

6.Face to face

7.Lip to lip

The Kiss is a very sensitive thing.9 Senses are in action in a very intimate kiss.

1.Sense of sight - [Perception of vision]

2.Sense of sound - [ Perception of sound]

3.Sense of smell - [Perception of smell]

4.Sense of taste - [Perception of taste]

5.Sense of touch - [Perception of pressure]

6.Sense of speed - [perception of speed]

7.Sense of balance - [perception of balance]

8.Sense of time - [perception of timing]

9.Sense of heat - [perception of heat]

In the American wedding, after the ceremony,

the Priest will tell the Bride Groom to "Kiss the Bride".

It is the first expression of love and togetherness.

Gen 2:24 says, a man shall leave his father and mother

and be joined to his wife, they shall become one flesh. And it begins with a kiss.

The one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 1Cor 6:17

SEVEN KISSES IN THE BIBLE.

1. The Kiss of Light.

God is light; in Him there is no darkness.

In the beginning when God created the Heaven and the earth,

the darkness was over the surface of the deep.

To subdue the darkness, God spoke His heart, He send His awesome word.

God said, "Let there be light, and there was light". (Gen chap 1: vers 1-3).

Jesus Christ the Son of God is the light of life.

He is the true light that illuminates every man.

He gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist (Rom 4:17).

He is the King of Glory. He is the image of the invisible God;

The first encounter with Him gave mankind a kiss of light. Hallelujah

Kiss of light is also the kiss of life.

"God formed the man of dust from the ground,

And God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life "Gen2:7.

The Breath of Almighty gives life Job 33:4.

So every thing that has breath may praise the Lord now. Hallelujah.

Today to receive a new kiss of life,

Breathe the fragrance of Heaven by listening the Word of God.

"All Scripture is God breathed" 2Tim 3:16.

The breath of God gives understanding (Job 32:8).

Bible says, "Jesus breathed on the disciples" (John 20:22).

The Scripture was not written by the will of man,

but the holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2Pe 1:21).

The Scripture brings an encounter with its author, the Spirit of God.

"It is the Spirit who gives life" (Jn 6:63).

The essence of the Scripture has the fullness of the Spirit and life.

Jesus said, "The words I spoke to you are the Spirit and life" (Jn 6:63).

"He who has an ear,let him hear what the Spirit says…" (Re2:7) .

"Incline your ear,come to me,

hear me and your soul shall live"(Isa 55:3).

Moved by the Holy Spirit we preach the living oracles of Christ to you now.

It has the power to illuminate every believing heart (Ac 7:38).

Let your heart burn as you listen to His Voice.

May the Kiss of light bring you the Kiss of the Holy Fire!!! Amen.

2. THE KISS OF BLESSING

We know the Story of Isaac the father of twins in the book of Genesis (Gen27:1-19).

Rebekah the mother of the twins loved

the younger son Jacob more than Esau the elder one.

She heard her husband Isaac telling Esau

to bring him a savory dish so that he can enjoy that delicacy and bless him.

Before the elder son Esau did what his father told,

his mother Rebekah informed Jacob about his father's plan to bless Esau.

She prepared a dish for the father Isaac on behalf of Jacob the younger son.

But before Esau brought what his father said,

Jacob reached Isaac with the savory dish in disguise of his brother Esau.

Now watch carefully how the Isaac's blessings came on Jacob instead of Esau.

In Gen 27:21 we read Isaac said

"please come close, that I may feel you my son, whether you are really Esau or not".

Isaac said "the voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau".

All the senses are in full action before a kiss of blessing.

Isaac asked his son something very passionate.

"Please come close to me and kiss me, my son" (Gen 27:26-27).

In disguise of Esau, Jacob came close and kissed his father first and got blessed.

Many people are not blessed today because they stay far from their Father in Heaven.

Sin separates you from God, so repent before it is too late to run back and kiss Him.

Jesus invites every one saying, "I am the way, the truth and the life;

no one comes to the Father in Heaven but through me".

"Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden, I will give you rest" (Mt 11:28).

God is passionately waiting for you.

Come near the Father in Heaven. Jesus is the one and only way to the Father.

Jesus died in your place, He got punished for the sins you did against God.

He carried all your curses on the cross. He rose again from the dead on the third day.

He conquered the sin and death forever and became your Savior.

Believe in the holy sacrifice of Jesus; and welcome His Lordship in your heart.

If you repent and confess your sins, God will forgive your sins.

The Blood of Jesus will cleanse your sins and make you stand righteous before God.

Here, you get the right to be the child of God (Jn 1:13).

Sin no more and stay in God's Glory. By the obedience of faith you remain Holy.

And the Lord will never leave you lonely.

The Salvation of your soul is a kiss of blessing from your Father in Heaven.

Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness more than every thing and

all the blessings you need will be given to you (Mt 6:33).

3.The Kiss of Compassion

Ps 85:10 says, "The mercy and truth are met together,

righteousness and peace have kissed each other".

On the cross Christ made peace with God for us.He became our peace for ever.

John 3:16 says, "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son,

that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life".

God exchanged the life of His beloved Son Jesus

to forgive the sins of all the prodigal sons.

We see a kiss of forgiveness and compassion

in the story of the prodigal son in Luk 15: 11-20.

"A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father,

'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.'

So he divided his wealth between them.

And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything

and went on a distant journey into a distant country,

and there he squandered his estate with loose living.

After he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country

and he began to be impoverished.

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country.

That guy sent him to the fields to feed the swine.

And he would have gladly filled his stomach

with the pods for the swine, but no one was giving even that to him.

But he came to his senses; he said 'how many of my father's hired men

have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!

I will get up and go to my father and will say to him, Father,

I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy

to be called your son. Make me one of your hired men'.

So he got up and came to his father.

While he was a long way off, his father saw him and

felt compassion for him and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

And the father said to his slaves, "Quickly bring out the best robe

and put it on him, put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet

and bring the fattened calf, kill it and let us eat and celebrate".

Jesus said "I have this against you, you have left your first love.

Therefore remember from where you have fallen

and repent and do the deeds you did first;or else

I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place"(Re 2:4-5).

Do what the prodigal son did, humble yourself, truly repent and get back.

Then God will also get back to you.

James 4:8, 10 says "Draw near to God, He will draw near to you"

and "Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord and He will lift you up".

Heb 4:16 says "Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the Throne of Grace,

so that we may receive mercy and grace in the time of need".

Good Shepard gave up His life to find His lost sheep;

His sheep will hear His voice.

Jesus asked, "Do you love me more than these?"

Embrace Him and never leave Him.

Rejoice in Him and celebrate Him.

His heart is full of love and tenderness;

You may know, Father God is waiting to give you that Kiss of Compassion.

But are you ready to run back?!!! In His presence there is fullness of joy

and in His right hand there are eternal pleasures.

4.The kiss of separation

In the book of Ruth we see a kiss of separation. Ruth 1:14

Orpah kissed her mother in-law a kiss of good bye

and went back to her own people and their idols.

She chose not to worship the living God.

But Ruth the other daughter-in law left Moab

and clung to her mother-in law to worship the Living God and got blessed.

Heb 3:12 says "Take care brethren that none of you has a sinful,

unbelieving heart that turns away from the Living God".

In the book of Genesis (19:1-28) Lord came to destroy

the head-quarters of sexual immorality,

the Sodom and Gomorrah. But the compassion of the Lord

was upon Lot's family who lived there.

Even though Lot was hesitant to escape from there,

Lord brought them out of those cities.

Angels of the Lord said "Escape for your life! Do not look behind

you and stay any where in the valley, escape to the mountains".

Lord over threw those Cities and its inhabitants.

But the heart of the Lot's wife's was craving for Sodom.

She disobeyed the instruction of the Lord and got cursed.

It is written "His wife from behind him looked back

and became a pillar of salt" (Gen 19:26).

Many people's spiritual lives are standing dead as a pillar of salt.

They are reluctant to escape the corruption of this world by lust.

Part with the sinful pleasures and flee from sexual immorality.

Love the Lord with all your heart. Obey Him and never grieve Him.

Partial obedience is disobedience.

"If any one does not love the Lord, he is to be accursed" (1Cor 16:22).

"It is a terrifying thing to fall in the hands of the living God" Heb 10:31.

We see a heart-breaking Kiss of separation in Act20:36-38 .

"The brothers in Christ wept aloud and embraced Paul and

kissed Him again and again, grieving especially over the word he had spoken,

that they would not see his face again" .

Before the three days of the demise of my beloved dad in Kochi,

I was called for an urgent assignment of Recording in Mumbai.

As I left, our eyes met for the very last time

and I embraced Dad and kissed him good bye.

Deep down in our hearts we both knew that was our last kiss in this life time.

Dad was in the last sinking stages of lung cancer.

After a week I finished my work in Mumbai and I was coming back home,

While I was in the train Dad passed away in the hospital.

But he left something beautiful for me to remember all my life,

a sweet kiss of separation.

But I will meet up with him in eternity.

I have a hope that never disappoints,

because my hope is in Jesus.

Our Lord Jesus is the Hope of Glory. Amen

5. The Kiss of Deception

Deception convinces people to believe the wrong or incomplete information,

deception keeps the wholesome truth invisible and it reveals the half-truths.

Adding or deleting anything from the Word of God is deception.

In the Garden of Eden, Eve was deceived

by the half truths interpreted by the deceiver.

Devil twisted the instruction of God

and contaminated the purity of God's commandments.

The lack of the complete obedience of faith

in the absolute truth of God resulted in the fall of the mankind.

Pro 27:6 says "The kisses of the enemy are deceitful".

In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus was in pain,

His body was sweating blood, His Spirit was in agony.

His disciple Iscariot Judas is coming to betray Him.

Deception breaks the trust between relationships.

And it produces moral and deep psychological conflicts.

Betrayal is the act of supporting the rival group.

It bites like a cobra and paralyzes like a python.

In Luk 22:47-48 Judas approached Jesus with an evil intention to kiss and betray.

Jesus said "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?".

The thirty silver coins conquered and hardened the heart of Judas.

Judas kissed the King of compassion with a kiss of deception.

So Heb 3:13 warns us, not to get hardened

by the deceitfulness of the passing sinful pleasures of this world.

Apostle James wrote "Do not merely listen to the Word

and deceive yourselves. Do what it says (Jam1:22)".

In Rev 2:10 Jesus tells us, "Be faithful until death,

and I will give you the crown of life".

We read "Blessed is the man who stands the test,

he will receive the crown of life " (Jam1:12).

"Bad company corrupts good character" (1Cor 15:3).

God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, he will reap (Gal 6:7).

For this reason we must pay much closer attention

to what we have heard, so that we do not drift from it (Heb 2:1).

6. The Kiss of worship

In these days of loveless acts of worship

Psalms 2:12 says you better passionately "Kiss the Son".

Without an encounter with God you cannot do it.

So you need to earnestly seek Him like deer pants for water to see Him face to face.

An earnest seeker becomes a lover

and a true lover becomes a passionate worshiper.

Like Ruth who came near Boaz and secretly expressed her availability for marriage, let your heart demonstrate your love to Jesus (Ruth 3:7).

In 2Cor 11:2-3 Paul wrote "I have betrothed you to one husband,

so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness,

your minds will be astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ".

Fix your eyes on the author and finisher of faith (Heb 2:2).

Lord is adorable, more glorious and handsome than ten thousand lovers.

Your Kiss of worship bonds you with Christ

and unites you in one Spirit with Him (1Cori 6:17).

How deep is your love???

True love will make you deny yourself and follow Him.

You will die daily and escape the corruption of this world

and partake in His Divine nature (2Pe 1:4).

You will joyfully say "I have been crucified with Christ;

it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me"(Gal 2:20).

The God pleasing act of worship sanctifies the worshiper

to meet up with God face to face.

"Without sanctification no one can see God"(Heb 12:14).

Even if you sing the finest worship songs,

even if you do the greatest worship dances

or even if you worship in the biggest Churches,

worship without transformation is totaly unacceptable to God.

Trust in God and resist 'the mind of the flesh' (Rom 8:5).

"Walk by the Spirit, so you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh" (Ga 5:16).

A vessel of honor keeps itself holy and pure like this (1Tim 4:5).

Remain thankful and rejoice in the Lord, remember what has Lord done for you.

"You have been bought with a price,

therefore you should glorify God in your Body"(1Cor 6:20).

Without going for the masters in the Theology of Worship,

a passionate lady earned her degree in true worship

and was honored by the Lord Himself.

We see this true story in Luke 7:36-50.

"Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with Him,

and He entered the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table.

And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner.

She learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house.

So she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

She started to weep and began to wet His feet with tears.

She wiped Lord's feet with her hair and anointed them with perfume".

Here this praise worthy lady broke an alabaster jar full of expensive perfume

as an expression of her love and devotion to Jesus.

Simon the leper who invited Jesus was a Pharisee;

He never even did the basic Jewish customs to welcome Jesus the Guest of Honor.

And when Simon saw what the devoted lady was doing,

he grumbled at Jesus regarding the reputation of that woman.

But Lord accepted her true devotion and said to Simon the leper,

"I came into your house and you gave me no water

and you gave me no kiss unlike this woman, so her sins have been forgiven".

When your sins are forgiven your illnesses could be healed.

Today by the stripes of Jesus we are healed.

But Simon the leper refused to give Him Glory,

He denied to kiss Him with a kiss of worship.

What a pity, Simon remained a leper,

even though the Great Healer was in his own house to dine with him.

The Healer couldn’t heal because the sinner couldn't repent.

Psalms 2:12 says, "Kiss the Son!" or He be angry and you perish on the way.

7. Kiss of the Bride Groom

The Song of Solomon begins with a desperate cry for love.

It is written, "Kiss me with the kisses of your mouth".

Church, the Bride of Christ is deeply craving now for a passionate kiss from the Lord.

Nothing else will satisfy the Church

more than the glorious encounter with Christ the King in the sky.

Jesus said, I will build my Church

and the gates of hades cannot overpower it Mat16:18.

For more than 2000 years the Lord was building His Church

and the glorious Church always defeated the gates of Hades.

The Bride of the Lamb has kept herself ready for the wedding of the Lamb.

Psalms 45:13 says the Royal daughter is all glorious within the palace.

Song 6:11 says, She looks like the dawn,

She is fair as the moon and she remains pure as the sun.

And Love burns like a blazing fire,

it burns like a mighty flame, many waters cannot quench love,

neither can floods drown it, love is stronger than death.

Jesus proved this on the cross. Shadrak, Meshak and Abednego proved their commitment and passion for God was stronger than the fire of human judgment.

The zeal for the Church consumed the heart of Jesus (Jn 2:17).

Our Lord God is a Consuming Fire.

His blazing flashes of Fire destroyed the works of all evil.

He conquered the power of sin and death for ever.

All authority has been given to Him in Heaven and earth.

He is the Alpha and the Omega.

Jesus said "I am the first and the last and the living one.

I was dead and behold, I am alive forevermore,

and I have the keys of death and Hades" (Rev 1:17-18).

The bride said to herself "I am my beloved's and His desire is for me" (Song 7:10) .

In (Rom 8:35-39) Paul the bond servant of Christ says,

"Who will separate us from the love of Christ?

Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,

or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Just as it is written, "FOR YOUR SAKE

WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG;

WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.

"But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life,

nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present,

nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,

nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us

from the love of God, which is in Jesus our Lord.

Day after day she is growing from strength to strength and glory to glory.

She constantly gets deep rooted in Christ Her King.

She fans into flame the gifts of the Holy Spirit

and produces the fruit of the Spirit in all the seasons of life.

She is awake like a violent warrior to fight a good fight of faith in her battles.

The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence

and the violent one take it by force (Mt11:12).

By His love this violent lady remains a triumphant conqueror (Rom 8:37)

And she is awesome as an army with banners (Song 6:4)

She says "let no one cause trouble for me,

for I bear the brand-marks of Jesus in my body (Gal 6:17).

God the Father has kept her blameless and Holy.

She tells the King of love "Kiss me; kiss me with the kisses of your mouth".

She says "draw me, let's hurry".

The time is near for the second coming of Jesus the King of Glory.

Are you ready? Devote your heart to a life of adoration and worship???

Stay blameless, lovable and kissable till the Lord comes.

With all your strength guard your heart and keep His word.

Pray and fellowship with His Saints.

Greet them with a holy kiss; give them all a kiss of love.

Jesus says in Rev22:12 "I am coming quickly

and My reward is with Me to give every one according to his work".

In Song 2:14 the King says "Oh my dove

who sits in the cleft of a rock, let me see your face, and let me hear your voice,

for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.

Here I pray, Lord Jesus, come soon and kiss me with a sweet kiss of love. Amen

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 9

2007-08-31T02:05:00.000-07:00

The Golden Key.

God gifted Adam the seven great blessings which people on Earth toil hard to earn. To posses and enjoy the great blessings in life continuously, God expected Adam to keep God's commandment consistently. If you first seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, then the goodness and mercy of God will follow you all the days of your life. Adam clearly heard the instruction from God about the tree of knowledge of good and evil. But when it came to applying the word of God, he preferred to listen to his woman and pleased her more than obeying God. When we trust in the schemes of our own flesh rather than pleasing God, it never turns out like what we have expected. So Adam blamed his woman and his woman blamed the snake who deceived her with his demonic doctrines. Even today we see the clear sign of irresponsibility in blaming others when we ourselves have to be blamed.

Adam failed to please God by doing His will. His testimony was "For me and my house we will please ourselves". He didn't keep his house in Godly order. Perhaps he said I know how to run my home with out taking instructions from someone else. If you don’t have a God occupied heart, you will have a devil occupied house. His disobedience led him to loose the glorious image and likeness of God which he carried from the beginning. After sinning the glory of God left him and he felt naked. Adam also lost his habitation; he was kicked out from the Great Garden of Eden. From the abundance of fruits, now Man needed to sweat hard to earn his bread. Through deception the devil took over the authority and power of man to rule over the Earth. Adam lost his dominion to subdue the Earth. He also lost his freedom and access to the tree of life. Now to be fruitful in the workplace he needed to toil over the soil. God cursed even the ground because of man's ignorance. God multiplied the pain of his companion through painful childbirth; she lost her freedom in her own house and came under the dominion of man. Except the true image of God, rest of the goodness may be duplicated on Earth. Devil is a duplicate, he is a fake angel of light.

What is the golden key to inherit the seven great blessings??? "Love your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your spirit and all your resources". Worship the Giver not the gifts. Once Jesus did a Great miracle and blessed Peter with a catch of 153 big fishes. He then asked Peter "do you love Me more than these"??? Because once devil said to Jesus "I will give you all these if you fall down and worship me". There Jesus replied to Satan "Go Satan! For it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only". We are created to love and worship God more than every thing.

Willfully submit to God and resist the devil. The fear of God makes you depart from all evil. True submission and worship originates from deep passion. The Father is finding true worshipers through a life of worship, than a song of worship. Complete obedience is the best sacrifice that pleases the heart of God. He exists without our human worship. In fact the Lord is seeking an everlasting companionship through our worship in truth and spirit. The constant communion with God is the one golden key that opens the celebration of life on Earth. In His presence there is fullness of inexplicable and glorious joy. The true companions delight in the inseparable communion. Bond with sweet Jesus for ever and celebrate your life with Him. The metal sodium is bonded with the gas chlorine in the compound named Sodium Chloride [NaCl]. His Spirit in our flesh make that salt. You are the salt of the Earth. Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 8

2007-08-24T06:33:00.000-07:00

Blessing No: [7] The Companion

The Companionship is a great and desperate need of a human being. The life of human genealogy hangs on it. And when the man was created, his companion was hidden inside of him. Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for Him". Giving the freedom to respond God brought all the animals and birds before man. Adam looked at every beast and every bird, but found nothing was tailor made for him. He watched them all and named them all, but nothing matched him at all as a companion. Nothing was found suitable, because he was created in the image of God. In today's perspective the Elephants were too big; Snakes were deadly and poisonous, Lions were very wild and loud, Eagles flew too high, Cheetahs were fast and untouchable, Hippos were ugly, Rhinos looked untamable and in the end Adam came up with no spontanious response. Then Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man and then He took one of his ribs and created Eve "the crown of creation". The solution was right there within the bones of Adam. The man said "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man".

In the New Testament Jesus Christ the Son of God came looking for a companion. Jesus came to choose you and me as His Companion. He came to mold you and seat you next to Him in Heaven . Jesus fell in love with us even though we were not lovable and holy. We were carnal, dark and violent in nature like animals without the likeness of God. But Jesus was the radiance of the glory of God and the exact representation of His being. We were not a match to the matchless One. And that didn't stop Him from loving us. To demonstrate His deep love for us, Jesus died for us. On the third day Jesus rose again and lives for us. He shed His Holy blood on the cross of Calvary as the price for His Companion. He was wounded for our sins and His strips and scars heal His Companion forever. His Holy word sanctifies us and His Holy Spirit anoints us to remain spotless as His Companion. Jesus said to His beloved "I will never leave you nor forsake you till the end of the world".

If you want God as a companion you may give your life to Jesus through true submission and confession. The true Companions are yoked together for ever. They are never separated by the power of death. Jesus conquered the world, the sin and the death for ever. If the Resurrected Jesus is your companion to eternity, then you have the hope that never disappoints. Your companion Jesus rose again from the dead and He will never die again. If you believe and stay bonded with Him inseparably, then you will live again even after you die. Your Lord will send His power of resurrection on your whole being to be Gloriuosly transfigured like Him.

The Bride of the Lamb is absolutely busy preparing herself for the wedding of the Lamb. The Heaven and earth is waiting for that awesome and glorious day. Humanity is empty without the companionship of Jesus. Our eternity hangs on it for ever. Have you become a suitable companion??? In your encounter with Jesus, will He say this is the bone of my bones and the flesh of my flesh??? Man was created in the image and likeness of God. Our sins made us fall from that Glory of God. But Jesus came to restore the image of God in His Companion. Like Eve was taken out of Adam's rib in a deep sleep, God raised Jesus and His Companion from the death after the three days of deep sleep inside the tomb. Lord God raised Jesus and His Companion together. If we have become united in the likeness of His death, we shall also become united in the likeness of His resurrection.

Even on the cross, Jesus protected His bones by bleeding every drop of His blood and sweat, the layers of His skin and flesh was torn to keep the bones untouched. God kept us unbroken when He left His Son broken. We are wonderfully and fearfully made for Him by Him to become His beloved Companion. For us it is not good to be left alone. Like the bones are covered by the flesh and blood let's clothe ourselves with Christ our beloved One. Demonstrate your love and bond with Him for ever. The King of Glory is coming!!! Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 7

2007-08-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

Blessing No: [6] Freedom.

When God created Man, He gave him the total freedom to have his personal preferences. Freedom is the state of not being imprisoned or slaved. Which means God wanted man to be totally responsible for his personal decisions and actions. God rewards according to what every man has done out of his own freewill. Every thing under the sun is in the dominion of God, but God gave man the freedom to choose. Without any outside control, on his own if man denies himself and willfully obey the word of God, it pleases God. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life". The Word of God is the absolute Truth; every opposing argument raised against it are the lies of the adversary designed to deceive. So Jesus said, "when you know the Truth; the Truth will set you free".

God spoke His commandment to Adam. But Adam was free to assume any thing, desire any thing, decide any thing, speak anything, follow anyone or act anything regarding his response to the Word of God. When it came to choosing a companion Adam didn't chose animals, he was extremely wise and God was pleased. God rewarded Adam with the very best. Eve "the Crown of Creation" was given to him as a great gift.

God gave man a mind of his own, and God didn't control man's mind to make him forcefully obey His will. So this reveals a mystery, even the devil cannot control your mind to make you forcefully do what is sinful; he can only suggest and deceive. Devil is a liar and he is the father of lies. If you buy His ideology and apply it, you will be judged for your actions. That's how the devil deceive you with his traps. Jesus came to destroy these works of evil and set you free from all the unrighteous yokes. You have the freedom to know the truth and live the truth. Entertaining the whisper of the demonic doctrines can corrupt you mind. To experience the true freedom, fight a good fight of faith and defeat the power of lies. The Kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

We need discernment and self-control to overcome the evil one. Believe in Jesus and willfully obey God, so you will resist the the devil and he will flee. Cast down the dark and evil imaginations and do the will of God. Let your life get illuminated by the splendor of God's Glory. God is a Spirit and where the Spirit of God is there, there is freedom [Rom 8:21]. You are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Obey the Spirit of Truth and triumphantly sing the Anthem of God's Kingdom in the enemy occupied territories. We are called to be free, do not use your freedom to indulge in the sinful nature [Gal 5:13]. "It's for freedom Christ has set us free!!! Stand firm; do not yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" [Gal 5:1].

Freedom is doing what you should do than what you can do. If you believe in what Jesus has done through His sacrifice, your spirit will not remain as a slave to the sinful flesh and blood. Jesus has set you free to do what you should do now. Please God not yourself. Hello!!! Are you free??? Or are you in bondage??? Jesus died and rose again to set the captives free. Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 6

2007-08-17T14:10:00.000-07:00

Blessing No:[5] The Habitation.

In Genesis 2: 8, we read "The Lord God planted a Garden toward the east, in Eden and there placed the man whom He had formed". People dream to own a house, but from the very beginning God placed the man in a very beautiful Home. Ex15:13 says, "In Your loving kindness You have led Your people, in Your strength You have guided them to Your Holy Habitation". In Ps 26:8 David said I love the Habitation of Your House and the place where Your glory dwells.

In Mat 12:43-45, we see Jesus speaking about the unclean spirits. The unclean spirit goes out of a man and later returns to see the condition of the place it left. If it finds the house unoccupied, it goes and brings along seven other spirits more wicked than itself and goes to live there. If you give a foothold to the devil through sin, it will make a stronghold in you. Your sin gives the devil a legal authority to occupy your life, and that makes the last state of that man worse than the first. Submit to God and resist the devil. Welcome the word of God and the Holy Spirit to come and occupy your life, then you'll be transformed into a Temple of the Holy Spirit.

When we invite Jesus into our lives, He comes to abide in us as our Lord and King. A Father to the fatherless and a judge for the widows is God in His Holy Habitation. Eternal God is your dwelling place. Jesus redefined the word habitation. He said in Jn15:7, If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask what ever you wish and it will be done for you. 1Jn 2:24 says, if what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. 2Jn 1:9 says, anyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching has both Father and the Son. What a privilege we are getting by truly obeying the word of God!!! Ps 132:13 says, the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His Habitation.

The touch of the Holy Spirit during an alter call is a temporary visitation of God. It is just the beginning of the process to bless you and occupy you as a permanent habitation of God through your constant communion with the Holy Spirit. But sometimes we receive the touch of God and get satisfied with out moving with the Spirit into the deeper things of God. The seven great ingredients cooked together in our every day lives will produce the sweets aroma of God pleasing worship. [1] The Sanctification of our body, mind and spirit with the blood of Jesus. [2] The Transformation of life through the listening and doing of the deep rooted word of God. [3] The Meditation through prayer and Bible study to focus our every day thought life on God. [4] The Revelation in our spirit through seeking God earnestly with all our heart. [5] The Manifestation of God's power in our body as Jesus baptize us in the Holy Spirit and Fire. [6] The Habitation of God being built in our whole being through inseparable communion.[7] The Commission and empowerment to move every day in the Spirit as the spotless bride of the Lamb who makes Disciples of Jesus all over the world. Our King Jesus is coming soon.

My friend at what point is your worship standing right now. Ps 24: 3-4 says, "Who may stand in His Holy place? He who has clean hands and pure heart, this is the generation of those who seek Him". Amen...VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 5

2007-08-16T10:10:00.001-07:00

Blessing No:[4] Food and water

When God created man He expected every member in the man's family to work faithfully and eat joyfully. An idle man will suffer hunger, but a worker's appetite works for him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any thing. The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger. They will not hunger and thirst, for the one who has compassion on them will lead them and will guide them to the springs of water. God originally designed man as a fruitarian. The great tree of life was also planted in Eden for the man to eat its fruit. But God commanded not to eat the fruit from the knowledge of the good and evil. But man and his wife ignored the fruit of life and they ate the forbidden fruit of death. Man became a law-breaker and earned his degree in curses through terrible ignorance. Adam could have eaten the fruit from the tree of life and could have been blessed, but he made the wrong choice. Every one needs food and water and from the very beginning God provided that in abundance for the physical wellbeing of man. There were also four rivers in Eden for water.

Our God is the greatest Provider in the universe. So Jesus redefined the meaning of food in the New Testament. In Lord's encounter with the devil in the desert devil brings to Jesus the same temptation of food that made Adam fall from grace. And Jesus said to the devil "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word proceeds from the mouth of God". On other occasions Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and accomplish His work". Later He said "life is more than food and the body more than clothing". Lord said the words of comfort to the ones who are depressed, "do not be worried about life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink". Jesus said "I am the bread of life, he who comes to Me will not hunger and he who believes in Me will never thirst. My flesh is the true food and my blood is the true drink". Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Hello, what are you hungry for today. Taste the Lord and praise the Lord. Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 4

2007-08-14T14:39:00.000-07:00

Blessing No [3]: Employment or Missions

Lord God created the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and protect. Man was accountable for the life in the Garden till he was deceived. The presence of evil can disturb the peace and destroy the beauty of the life in Eden. God expected productivity out of responsibility from the life of man. There is no authority without responsibility. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet, provided you remain faithful to God.

From the story of talents spoken by Jesus we see God entrusts His possessions and He gives us the image, authority and power expecting productivity from us. Our life and time are resources given to us. The one who received five talents went and worked hard and produced five more talents. And he received praises and rewards from His Master. But the guy who received one talent dug a hole in the ground and brought it back without productivity to the Master and got cursed badly. God blessed the man He created by saying "be fruitful and multiply". If you are lazy and produces nothing you will never bring joy in the Heart of your Master. To enlarge your territory let your authority produce productivity out of accountability. Give God a chance to bless the work of your hand. If you are faithful with the few things you got, Lord will put you in charge of many things. Unfaithfulness leads to fruitlessness.

Adam failed to protect Himself and his wife in the Garden from the evil one. He didn’t stay submitted to God; he didn’t discern the words of Eve and he didn't resist the devil. So man made himself flee from the great blessings. As a result two bellies and the unproductive ground got cursed. Adam loved his wife and he listened to her and pleased her more than God. Adam lost his job because of unaccountability. God rewarded Adam according to what he has done and appointed cherubim with flaming sword to guard the way to the tree of life in the Eden.

All over the world people are trying to equip their children to get the best possible employment in this world. But here the resurrected Jesus gave every born-again child of God an appointment letter for joining the great commission. All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and Earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations. Later He said "behold I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give every man according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end". God has blessed you with a Mission even if others are fruitless, do the very best you can. Remain faithful and make the Lord rejoice in what you produce from your life and Mission. Be blessed on earth and receive a glorious reward in Eternity. Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key - Part 3

2007-08-14T06:11:00.001-07:00

Blessing [2]: The Authority and Power

Holy God is the Supreme Authority and when God created man, He gave man the power to subdue the Earth. Today the world is running to accomplish the power through corrupt short cuts. But right from the beginning, God wanted man and woman to rule, so that God's will could be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Man was appointed to rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and the animals in the land.

A saint is a King under the authority of Christ the King of Kings. After the resurrection, Lord Jesus told His disciples "all Authority has been given to Me in Heaven and Earth". Power refers to the ability to accomplish specific tasks and the authority refers to the legitimacy, justification and right to exercise that power. When Jesus spoke, people heard a voice of Authority and Power. He commands the unclean spirits and they came out. Jesus gave His Disciples the authority over the unclean spirits, He said in my name you will cast out demons and will heal the sick. From God, the authority comes as a blessing to those who run to please the heart of God. Resurrected Jesus said to the Disciples, "you will receive the power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and then you shall be My witnesses…"

Without abusing the authority which is given to us, in worship we should submit it before the Supreme Authority and make His Praise glorious. To fulfill the purpose of authority People in Power should worship God with all their heart, mind, spirit and resources. After triumphantly witnessing the testimony of Christ through the word of God with signs and wonders we should still humble ourselves and say "we are unworthy servants, we have only done what we are supposed to do". If we fail to glorify God, we will develop the pride of power that leads to total spiritual disaster. God hates pride and arrogance.

Friends, let's stay humble and hungry to have the abundance of God's Power by receiving the anointing of the Holy Ghost. But if you continue staying powerless, then may be you are staying prayer less. God pleasing prayer fills you with the power of God because the power is the inheritance promised to a saint. Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden key -PART 2

2007-08-12T12:51:00.000-07:00

Blessing No:[1] The Image of God

When God created Adam, he was created in the image and the likeness of God. Today when we are born-again, we are born in the Spirit to be raised in the image and the likeness of Christ. By the power of the Holy Blood of Jesus that washes the stains of every sin, we enter into the genealogy of God. When we believe and accept Jesus, we have to truly repent our sins and decide to sin no more and please God by doing His perfect will in the mind of Christ.

We willfully obey God's commandments to joyfully participate in the Divine Nature and maintain consistently the spotless and glorious image for ever. When we reach an age to hear the word of God and believe, without any compulsion from outside, to please God we should exercise our own free will to get baptized in the water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Christ is the most radiant image of the invisible God and those who commune with Him are predestined to become conformed to the image of God. When we become desperate for the communion with God, Lord sends His Spirit on our flesh and baptize us in the Holy Ghost and the Fire. With that glorious clothing and we cloth ourselves with Christ the King of Glory. There the image and the likeness of God in us shine as the Glorious light. We are appointed as the light of the world.

All over the world people are image conscious. What costumes to purchase? Which place to eat? What watches to buy? What colors to choose???…the list is endless when you have more disposable money to spend. In the corporate advertising, billions are spend on Brand building. Brands are the little gods in the modern world. Here in this world every born-again one gets the most secure image from God, as the Divine inheritance provided we continually keep God's word with all our strength and run till the end to finish well in His glory. The born-again children of God are a brand of people made for praise, fame and honor. They carry the brand-marks of Jesus in their body. They commune with God and joyfully give Him all the glory of the praise, fame and honor, they posses as a blessing in their lives on earth. Friends, if you have nothing to give, then give yourself to Christ, He will bless you and make you fruitful through His image and likeness. Amen…VJ Traven

Seven Great Blessings and a Golden Key- PART 1

2007-08-10T13:26:00.001-07:00

Intimate and Holy Communion with God is the purpose of the creation of man. God is the Creator of man and his genealogy. But sin separated us from God and kept us in darkness that made us remain far from Him. God is the Unapproachable Light; He has no communion with darkness. The One who created us gave us the freedom to choose Him or reject Him. And we did not walk in the light of life; we ignored the One who created us. We ran after the pleasures of the sinful world and got deceived by the devil, who has no inheritance in the Salvation of God.

We grieved the heart of God who created us. Still God loved us all and longed to bring us back in communion with Him. The same God who created us needed to save us by buying us back for Himself, because we sold our souls to the devil by living in the pleasures of the sin. Jesus the Son of God came down to set us free from the captivity of sin. His Holy Blood and the sufferings for us on the cross became the price for us. He paid the price and redeemed us. Do you want to turn back to God and commune with Him in truth and spirit??? Then part with all your sinful ways and come to the Lord Jesus. Without the sanctification of the blood of Jesus, the word of God and the Holy Spirit no one can commune with God. If you truly believe in the Savior Jesus and His sacrifice, then confess your faith before God and man. When you confess that Jesus died on the cross for you and God raised Him from the dead on the third day, man…God will consider you as a born-again child of God through His Son Jesus.

When Adam was created God blessed him with seven incredible blessings. God said be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Today the world is running for this blessings with all their heart, mind, spirit and resources. For the born-again child of God the seven great blessings are his inheritance in the earth through Christ Jesus. The seven great blessings of God are:

[1] The Image.

[2] The Power.

[3] The Employment or Mission.

[4] The Habitation.

[5] The Food and Water.

[6] The Freedom of choice.

[7] The Companion.

And to inherit the seven great blessings one commandment was given to man from God. If man communes with God, all the seven blessings will follow man like mercy and grace all his life. Communion happens through worship and worship originates from true love. True love is the essence of total submission and complete obedience to God's word. In that case the one golden key is the worship in truth and spirit. To inherit the seven great blessings, man only needed to love God and please God.

Enjoy the Garden of Eden the place of great abundance and the seven great blessings free, but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, the day you eat you will surely die. When you obey God you love God. When you disobey His Commandments you loose the sweet communion with the Holy Spirit. Disobedience is a sin that gives birth to death. God is the creator of life. Without His communion, you loose the breath of life in your spirit. Love your Lord God and worship Him with all your heart and all your mind and all your Spirit and all your resources. Commune with God and live for ever. Amen…VJ Traven

The number one Heroes - PART 7

2007-08-09T02:12:00.000-07:00

In all the eternity the Almighty Trinity exists in Great Unity. But at the Calvary when Jesus cried "My God My God, why have you forsaken Me?" the Holy Trinity was shaken and was broken because of you and me. The Body of the Creator of life remained lifeless in the tomb for three days until God raised His Son from the dead. The Resurrected Jesus conquered the sin and death for ever. The number ones die every day by crucifying the carnal and sinful natures to become perfect in Christ. They carry the brand-marks of Jesus in their body to stay Holy! Jesus left His Glory and died on the cross to make us Holy with His Blood and His Testimony. To enter the Kingdom of God we should flee from the wrong belief systems, idolatry, greed, ungodly club meetings, pornography, alcohol and drug addictions, time wasting TV shows, adult Movies, filthy jokes, gluttony, revenge, sexual immorality, pride, head banging rebellion etc. The number one parts with a ten thousand lovers to bond with the Radiant Lover. The humble donkey willing to carry the body of Jesus from the tomb will carry His Glorious Resurrected Body. If we unite with Him in the likeness of His death, we will also unite with Him in the likeness of His Resurrection. Jesus demonstrated God's love through His sacrifice for you and me. But by the fear factor poor Peter denied Jesus three times and he fell from his first love. But after the resurrection, Jesus appeared to restore Him back as the number one. The Divine romance makes Peter fall in love with the Lord again. A visitation from the Lord is to make you the permanent Habitation of the Lord. Jesus did a miracle and made His disciples catch 153 big fishes and asked Peter, do you love me more this fish and the sea. With all the blessings you have received, do you love Me more than these? Lord asked Peter three times till Peter grieved deeply. Hello, why are you weeping? whom are you seeking? The demonstration of passion is a sacrifice through the obedience of faith. Bond with the crucified One, carry the brand-marks of the most Radiant One and become a spotless Number One! Amen…VJ Traven

The number one Heroes - PART 6

2007-08-07T09:09:00.000-07:00

Jesus asked Mary Magdalene "Woman why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" she thought he is the gardener; she said "Sir if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away". She declared her commitment to the One who conquered the death. The first name spoken by the Risen Christ was "Mary", the name of the number one. The sheep recognized the Shepard's voice. With reverence and awe she said "Rabboni". Mary fell on His feet, clinging on to Him with out leaving Him. One passionately spoken word of adoration, a crushed spirit with desperation for God, a broken and pure heart, a face wet with tears mixed with the fullness of joy and a body language revealing deep devotion produced the sweet aroma of intimate worship in truth and spirit. A rigid unrepentant heart will never cry Holy and worship God face to face and lip to lip. The death of Jesus was a public affair but His resurrection was a private matter. He wanted to give the number one the privilege to proclaim the Good News. After being risen Lord first appeared to the one who never left Him alone even after three days of His death. We should love God with all our heart, mind, spirit and resources, the number one did it all her life. Jesus said, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go to My brethren and say to them, I ascend to My Father and My God and your God". She hears that Glorious Revelation. The Holy Blood of Jesus connects the believers to the Genealogy of God. The God gave the authority to those who accept Jesus to become the sons of God through faith in the name of His Son. The true confession about the Lordship of Jesus over our lives brings the salvation of God. The number one unites with Jesus in His death and resurrection and gets the first assignment to preach the Gospel. Hello friends, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking? A number one Hero said "The Lord is my Shepard, He is my portion, I will wait for Him and I will carry Him".Amen…www.vjtraven.blogspot.com

The number one Heroes - PART 5

2007-08-06T00:43:00.000-07:00

The absence of Jesus in the open tomb made the disciples feel nothing, but it made the worshiper cry Holy. They came as spectators but Mary Magdalene came as a worshiper. She is a committed worshiper and God loves her. She is deeply grieved by the absence of Jesus as she is desperately seeking His Presence more than anything in life. She wanted to worship God; she has seen the Lord Jesus worthy to be praised as He has demonstrated the love of God on the cross of Calvary. She knew He died in her place to redeem her eternally. She knew His blood was shed to cleanse her from her sins. A heart of worship burns with the passion for the crucified One. Many waters cannot quench that flame of love. A heart of worship is tormented and broken here by the agony of love. No one can console her, because God alone is a worshiper's comforter. Someone mad about Jesus will worship Him with passion till the end. The deep is calling the deep. She is weeping, she has done every thing to be with Jesus, there is nothing more to do now as an act of worship. Many women did noble things but the number one surpasses them all. Your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual presence, time and sincere efforts matters in worship. Time is life. If you don’t give your time for God, you don’t give your life to God. The Angels asked her why she is crying; she said "I don’t know where they have taken away my Lord and where they have laid Him". Number one is not ashamed to confess that Jesus Christ is my Lord. What will others do to His crucified body, she express her concern. Now Jesus appeared and asked "why are you weeping, what are you seeking?" And she said "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him and I will take Him away". She is determined to carry Him regardless of the condition of the body after three days. A number one is united with Jesus in His death and His resurrection. Now Jesus is calling the number one her name "Mary". Hello, have you heard Him lately. Worship is a face to face and lip to lip conversation with God and his true worshiper. Amen...VJ Traven

The number one Heroes - PART 4

2007-08-05T11:49:00.000-07:00

On the first day of the week early morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb of Jesus. Disciples and the rest of the world slept without a dream. But she stayed awake by a dream to chase the Lord. Plan your walk and walk your plan, the number one walked out. Many seeds of the Eagle are living comfortably inside the egg shell. But those who wait upon the Lord will break the shell and come out to fly in the sky. The number one is driven by a burning passion to see a new revelation. So after the Crucifixion she saw the first sign of Resurrection. The number ones keep expanding their vision to see the new horizon. She reached the tomb first and saw the stone in the tomb removed. When others don’t have a vision, she is illuminated by what she saw and ran to Peter. The Number ones are humble and has a great sense of urgency. She associates with the right people at the right time to be in the right place. Number ones make others wake up and make them catch up. She imparts the inspiration and made the sleeping disciples wake up and run to see a great vision. They came to the tomb, entered the tomb and believed the vision and but returned home to sleep again. Without scriptural understanding you see nothing beyond a vision. When they went back, the number one stayed back crying. A number one is deeply broken without Jesus when others are not. She analyzed what she saw and missed Jesus in the vision. A number one has focus on Jesus more than the vision. A number one will only bond with Christ in a vision. Number ones are desperately hungry and thirsty for the manifest presence of God. So now she gets a second vision, and we see angels speaking to her, but she is only keen to find her Lord Jesus. A number one is a hard core God chaser. She is not fascinated by the Angels, a number one doesn't believe in substitutes. More than seeking a visitation from God, number one is seeking the permanent habitation of God. My friends, how desperate are you for Jesus. Are you the Temple of the Holy Spirit??? Lord God is watching our action. Amen...VJ Traven

The number one Heroes - PART 3

2007-08-01T03:20:00.000-07:00

Before the death of Lord Jesus, the Roman soldiers stripped the Son of God, spat on His Holy face, beat Him on His head, crowned Him with a crown of thorns, knelt down before Him and mocked at Him saying "hail, King of the Jews". They nailed the Holy One and crucified Him. From the face of the Earth, the Light of Life was about to disappear. From the sixth hour to the ninth hour darkness started to appear in the land. Then He cried out in a loud voice Eli Eli lamma shabackthani, that is My God My God why have You left Me? His pain became our gain. His blood became our price. His breath became our life. God made His beloved Son die to bring home the prodigal sons. He cried out loud again and gave up His Spirit. The Curtain of the temple was torn, the Earth was shaken, the Rocks were split, the tombs of the saints opened and their bodies resurrected. The crowds were beating their breasts. The Lion of Judah is dead. But Peter was no where in the picture. He denied his hero and became a zero. When someone has fallen, someone has risen. God enabled few godly women to witness the vision of the crucifixion. The righteous ones are bold as a lion. Peter gave up his chance to unite with Jesus in His death. Peter was shaken; the spirit of fear killed the heart of a young lion. The courage is not the absence of fear; it is doing what you are afraid to do. Number ones are unshakable; they have an inseparable communion with God. The godly women followed Lord's body to the tomb, later they prepared the spices and perfumes. Number ones prepare themselves and carry what they need to serve God. In John 20:1, two thousand years ago when it is still dark, Mary Magdalene visited the tomb of Jesus early in the morning all alone. Number one is brave and daring. Fear of death could not separate her from the love of Christ. Number ones are mad about Jesus; they chase God even in the dark unfavorable circumstances. What about you and Jesus, how deep is your love??? My friend wake up, the time is near. Amen...VJ Traven

The number one Heroes - PART 2

2007-07-30T10:57:00.000-07:00

One day Jesus said to His disciples, "I am the bread of life". It created a heart breaking response. Many said, this is hard teaching and they left Him. Leaving Jesus is the easiest option for the losers. Lord asked "you do not want to go away also, do you"? And Peter said "to whom shall we go; you have the words of eternal life, You are the Holy One of God". A number one remembers God eternally when others forget eternity. Jesus is the true God and Eternal Life. Some other day people were talking about Him, some said He is John the Baptist, some said Elijah, but Peter said You are Christ, the Son of the living God. Number one receives a revelation from God. Unless you live the vision, you will fall from your position. In the very next paragraph [Mat16:13-21] Peter rebuked Jesus about Lord's suffering and death to save the world from the consequences of sin. Peter was deserting Christ for a different kind of Gospel. Jesus turned to him and said "Get behind me Satan, you are a stumbling block, you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but mans." A number one should focus on God's purposes and should get deep rooted in Christ, or we may be deceived by the lies of the adversary and will speak as the mouthpiece for evil. A number one uses all his strength to remain in God's word without denying Christ. Prophet Isaiah spoke "Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He was despised and forsaken by men. He was the man of sorrows from whom men hide their faces. He was pierced for our transgressions. All of us like sheep gone astray, turned to his own way, but Lord caused the iniquity of us to fall on Him". Peter had a decision and a revelation, to follow Jesus till the death brings a separation. But Peter lost his position as others witnessed the vision of the cross. Friends, don’t be the fallen one, stick to your decision and live the revelation and stand in a position to see the vision??? Jesus looked at Peter when he denied Him, now He is watching us. Amen…VJ Traven

The number one Heroes - PART 1

2007-07-29T11:42:00.000-07:00

The Holy Bible speaks about the true stories of the number one heroes in all generations. Lord Jesus is the Greatest Hero this world has ever seen. On the cross, He demonstrated love is stronger than death. Many waters failed to quench the burning fire of passion in His belly. His love for us exploded like a violent flame in Calvary, when he cried and died in our place. His love had the power of Resurrection. God is love and the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. He is the Lord of life and resurrection. As the Greatest Number One, His life and principles inspire others to please God first in every thing. There is only one life to live and we have to overcome every test to receive the crown of life. You are wonderfully and fearfully made. You are the original master piece of God, you cannot remain a duplicate. God did not create you as a clone of another man. Some thing about you is different; let your free will decide to follow Jesus the Hero. God has given this opportunity called life to every single person to run his own race and win. One Enoch walked with God, one Noah built the Ark designed by God, one Abraham became a friend of God, and one Moses lead the nation Israel, one Apostle John received the great revelation for the New Testament which is written in the blood of Jesus. God doesn't want a Moses Second. Let your life and worship stay original and acceptable before God. Fulfill the purpose of God and be an overcoming number one. God created you and has enabled you through His Son Jesus to be seated in the Heavenly position. As Heavenly Citizens, we should hold on to our Crown till we finish well in glory. Number one has a holy calling. This triumphant victory is your calling, can you hear that??? Are you ready??? Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee and saw Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. He told them "follow me". A number one willfully denies himself to take up his cross and truly follow Jesus till the end. Commitment is the trademark of a Hero. Amen…VJ Traven

The Power of Praise

2007-07-26T12:13:00.000-07:00

God made His people for praise, fame and honor [Deut26:19] . God said "people whom I formed for Myself will declare My praise"[Isa 43:21] . [Ps 51: 15] says, "Oh Lord open my lips, that my mouth, may declare Your Praise". Praise is very relational, because it originates from love. You never praise a total stranger. Praise proclaims who God is and it ridicules the devil all the time. Praise describes the awesomeness of God to all generations. Praise is a glorious spark from our inner man's life with Christ. Hallowed be Thy name. A God pleasing prayer begin and end in praise. Praise is very personal. No lips are capable of shouting some other heart's praise. In Truth and Spirit when your heart praise, your mouth will speak it, your hands will clap it, your legs will dance it and your body will swing it for the glory of God.

Praise crushes the devil under your feet and reminds him about his reward in the lake of fire for ever. Praise is the key to the Throne Room of God. Praise signifies your momentum in approaching God for intimate worship. Praise is the public act of the triumphant Christian warriors. Praise declares nothing is impossible for God. Praise is a proof of your tongue's submission to God. Praise is a bold application by the undistorted and undivided minds. Praise shows that you truly love to give God the glory. Praise is about uplifting your thought life to God. [Ps 71:7] says, "My Praise is continually of You". Praise is a proof, that you don't focus on selfish ambitions and steal the glory due to God alone. Praise frightens the enemy camp because Praise can demolish the walls of demonic resistance. But loveless Praise is a powerless Praise. God abides on the praises of His people. Praise is a thunderous shout of astonishing faith. In the deafening sound of Praise and we see the mighty sheen of unapproachable light. Praise destroys the power of darkness. Praise also means 'shine' in Greek and Hebrew. Hallelujah is the combination of two words, 'praise' and 'Yah'. Yah is the short form of 'Yahweh'. Yah abides in the unapproachable light, Yah is the Consuming Fire. So when you shout Hallelujah, in fact you are saying 'shine Yah'. In this way it says " the Consuming Fire, the LORD who lives in the unapproachable light shine". So a loud 'Hallelujah' can make God's glory shine and make the darkness flee in Jesus name. Praise is an explosive weapon in the spiritual warfare. Because every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord [phil 2:9].

Praise is the evidence of your absence in the enemy camp. Praise is the display of the inner joy flowing from a heart that is engaged with Jesus. If your heart stays far from God, the sacrifice of praise with your lips will be unacceptable to Him. Praise is the mark of a saint. [Ps 51:14] says, My tongue will joyfully sing your righteousness. Praise proclaims God and His people are not dead. Praise invites God to fight your war. In war Praise brings victory against the enemy and destroys all the lies of the devil. Praise proves that you don’t quench the Spirit of worship. Praise is not the meaningless clichés spoken by fake worshipers, Praise is the sincere act of the saints [1Pet2:9]. Praise signifies the unity in the Church Worship. Grumbling people fail to produce joyful Praise. United Praise fills God's glory in the Temple [2Ch5:13]. Praise is a great celebration of joy and it shows you are not a stumbling block in the Congregational Worship. Praise is lovely, when we kiss the King of Glory. A loveless heart fail to produce God pleasing praise. Saints of God, with all your heart come together in song and dance, let's make His praise glorious all day long [ps 71:8,150:4]. Amen Amen...VJ Traven

Delight in Sweet Jesus and let God delight in you !

2007-07-24T02:01:00.000-07:00

Jesus came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home for Him. Her sister Mary sat at Lord's feet listening to Jesus. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. Martha came to Him and asked "Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by my self? Tell her to help me!". "Martha, Martha" the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her". The story of two sisters and Jesus reveals many spiritual mysteries. 1: Martha opened her house for Jesus; Mary opened her life for Jesus 2: Martha showed her self dependence; Mary showed her God dependence. 3: Martha prepared nourishment for Jesus; Mary sat at the feet to be nourished by Jesus. 4: Martha was boiling with her own point of view; Mary was blessed by the Lord's point of view. 5: Martha was distracted by many things, but Mary was focused on one thing. 6: Martha gets angry and defends herself; Mary's gets quiet and the Lord defends her. 7: Martha's self-righteous instinct made her instruct Jesus what to speak; Mary's self-denial produced the sweet aroma of worship. 8: Martha projected herself as the boss; but Mary found Jesus as the boss. 9: Martha got worried and got upset with Jesus, but Mary showed reverence and was happy with Jesus. 10: Martha's deeds found unworthy, Mary's deeds found praiseworthy. 11: Martha's solutions ran into problems; Mary's solutions came from Jesus. 12: Martha left Jesus to please herself; Mary left Martha to please God. 13: Martha invited and ignored the presence of Jesus; Mary sat down and celebrated the presence of Jesus. 14: Martha took herself seriously, Mary took Jesus seriously. 15: What Martha found as ministry lost its glory, but Mary chose Jesus more than ministry. Hello my friend what's your name, Martha or Mary?!!! Delight in Sweet Jesus and let God delight in you. Amen…VJ Traven

King Jesus is coming !!! Are you ready ???

2007-07-22T12:44:00.000-07:00

Watch your thoughts, they become words, watch your words they become actions, watch your actions they become habits, watch your habits, they become character, watch your character it decides your destiny. 80% of what we hear we forget, 40% of what you meditate retains in us, 60% of what you write may remain in our hearts. Fear God and hear God. Between you and your destiny you have a long journey. Remembering the sacrifice of Jesus you begin with a thankful heart. The Truth sets you free for the good works that accelerates the momentum in the journey. Regular righteous training by God's word develops Divine nature that keeps the ship of faith from sinking. Wow! If our destiny is the glory of Christ, where we are now? Are you building your house on the sand or on the Rock? Are you separated or are you still partying in the pride of life without parting with the lust of the world? Unless we crucify our sinful nature with Christ, we remain as slaves of sin in the port of darkness. Our faith with no action and partial obedience to God's word anchor our ship in the port of deception. In most cases the break-journey don’t resume because people act like Lot's wife. Lack of hunger and thirst for God empties our fuel tanks. Small sin sinks big ships. Complete obedience makes a man perfect in Christ. Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit who navigates the daily routine for every traveler's journey to glory. The demonic doctrines and evil works will lead your ship to the lake of fire. Before it is too late you may know the time is near. The Righteous Judge says "Behold I am coming quickly and My reward is with Me to render every man according to what he has done" [Not according to what he has heard]. "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong and let him who is holy continue to be holy". Guard your heart and your ship with all your strength. With reverence and awe worship God. Jesus Christ the King of glory is coming. Amen…VJ TRAVEN

One man, his life and vision : Part VII

2007-07-21T01:20:00.000-07:00

In 2006 Viju launched United Adoration under VJ Traven ministry.In the last five years, thousands got touched by the Holy Spirit through Viju's albums and testimonies.Hundreds of backsliders returned to the Lord, thousands of broken people were healed, more than two thousand people responded to the alter calls for baptism, again hundreds committed their lives to serve the Lord full time. God is using Viju powerfully to restore the glory in the body of Christ through building inseparable intimacy with Jesus. Today Viju is driven by a vision to win billions of souls for Jesus in this generation and next through his Praise and Worship Crusades. He did two super hit Gospel albums in Malayalam Yeshuve Karunamayane and Ente Yeshuvin Ormmackai. Next album Aaghosham is ready to record, waiting for God's answer for financial resources. Viju has composed and written more than thirty contemporary Malayalam Gospel songs and many English Worship songs. He did two world class music videos which was played in MTV, God Channel and is still playing in Christian and mainstream channels. In English and Malayalam he writes,sings, leads worship, teaches and conducts worship seminars,preaches in youth meetings and leadership conferences, Church Conventions in

India

and abroad. Viju's dream is to globally launch world-class English Praise and worship productions and tour all over the world to magnify the name of our Lord Jesus.He is praying, writing and waiting for the time of the Lord to launch his passionate worship thoughts in the blend of contemporary sound with rich Indian flavor . Now Viju and Junie has three little sons, Johnnie, Dannie and Nathen.This blog is his new avenue in the ministry.

Hello, do you want to know more to partner in this vision from God to heal and win the nations of the world??? Write to us ! Come together, let's flood this world with the Light of Life in Jesus name !!!

Let King Jesus be glorified.Amen Amen !!!

One man, his life and vision : Part VI

2007-07-21T01:17:00.000-07:00

During this time, the founders of the Exodus were back in Cochin together after a long time and started growing in grace day by day. Exodus did their fourth anniversary as a Festival of Praise and Worship in September 21st 2001 and then started a Sunday evening fellowship. God led Abe, Reji, Viju and Mathew, to Church ministry.Afterwards Viju started constantly getting affected by Laryngitis, a disease that is a nightmare to singers and preachers. Various treatments done were
ineffective, medicines failed to heal. His voice was in trouble every now and then. This depressing experience tormented him and broke him inside. He told his wife "I'd rather die than living without my voice". In the midst of his agony, he learned to spend time alone with God, and it made him write six devotional songs in Malayalam. Holy Spirit made him understand he should earnestly seek the purpose of God in his life, more than the restoration of his voice.Somewhere he needed to get right with God more meaningfully than before. So for seven days he fasted along with Exodus church, and he said "Lord I am available if you need me to be back in the full time ministry, but you have to heal me and restore me". He also said, "I need to record my songs with the best musicians in the finest studios in India". Lord was kind to Viju.Lord answered the fervent prayers of His people. God healed Viju completely and also blessed him with a breakthrough in his career. Hope Givers International and Northfields Corporation stepped in to promote him. His debut album was recorded in 2002 at Chennai and Mumbai with the best musicians in the finest studios. In his twenty two year old career in music,what was impossible by man was made possible by God.Today he stays passionately committed to the Lord's Ministry full time.

One man, his life and vision : Part V

2007-07-21T01:14:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile Reji, became a strong committed believer through Sharon Fellowship and was working in the Middle East. God called him for full time ministry and he together with Abe was waiting and praying for God's opening in the ministry. They thought about their roots in music and came to 'Exodus' again. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit in 1997, they started a youth ministry. Viju started singing in Exodus meetings. The fellowship with his old friends restored Viju's relationship with Lord Jesus. His friends introduced him to one Pastor named Jacob Ninan who headed the new English worship of Highlands Pilgrims Church in Cochin. Lord started drawing Viju nearer to him. Lord started blessing him and Viju got married to Junie in 1998.

In 1999, Exodus was growing as a prominent youth movement in Cochin. Viju went back to Bombay to work as a composer and singer for the National and International advertising industry. His most outstanding works were Wipro corporate, Healthy world, 7UP, Britannia, Lux, etc etc. In Bombay, Viju was attending the Bandra New Life fellowship. Whenever he is back home in Cochin, he sang in Exodus. One year later God blessed Viju and Junie with their first son. Little Johnnie was born in Junie's home town Cuttack. Those days Viju was getting established in Bombay, but then suddenly his dad got sick with lung cancer and was in hospital for six weeks. He passed away in 2000 July. Ever after the demise of his beloved father who dreamed about his son to be a full time minister, Viju felt the intense need to get right with God more intimately than ever. He came back to Cochin and started totally involving in the ministry of Exodus

One man, his life and vision : Part IV

2007-07-21T01:11:00.000-07:00

Meanwhile, Mathew and Abe, came to the Lord. Abe took his degree in Bachelor of Theology and later became a Pastor of the "Full gospel Church of God" where Mathew was also ministering with Abe.During this time Viju became a celebrity in the Indian Rock music scenario. Everything was going fine till he finished three great years with Shiva. Then suddenly one day he was down with high fever while Cerebral malaria was spreading in Calcutta. The preventive medicines prescribed by a doctor left Viju half dead. By the side effect of the medicine taken, he had a hallucination where Viju almost lost his mind. In three weeks time he totally regained his mental and physical
health. But after this episode the saddest thing happened, the celebrity of Rock lost his job. Shiva refused to take him back after that frightening one month. They said, "we cannot have a lunatic singing in the band". Viju was totally rejected and broken, he parted ways with Shiva and left Calcutta in September 1994. He didn't realize God was patiently waiting for Viju to return to Him regardless of all these terrible set backs in life. When he came back home, he found no band was good enough for him to join. He had few guest appearances with bands like Firefly in Cochin and Stonecold in Banglore. With long hair, no Church was ready to accept him in Cochin and he
refused the idea of attending the traditional Malayalam fellowships because of the bitter experiences in the past.

In 1995 Viju re-invented himself as a composer for T.V. Commercials. His jingles won gold and silver awards. His most popular works in Kerala were "Johns Kuda" (Unnikkinnuoru kuda venam), Sabari Tea, VNM Jewelers, Malabar Cement, Medifresh Soap, Kaveri Facial Cream etc. He joined "Living theater" and started composing music for major English plays in Cochin, which won a lot of critical acclaim from the mainstream media for Viju's music. During this time the Hollywood actress Persis Khambatta hired him for the launch of 'Pride of

India

' her coffee table book about Miss

India

's. He composed and recorded three songs and also performed the same with nearly 60 Miss

India

's on stage for the launch program at Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay.

One man, his life and vision : Part III

2007-07-21T01:06:00.003-07:00

Later in Bangalore, he started a new band 'Rock Clef' with Sash George his drummer friend. There he was becoming popular as the new vocalist. He stayed in Bangalore till he met one of the most outstanding bands in the Indian history,'Shiva'. In1991 September he joined Shiva in Calcutta and started performing in the biggest arenas all over India. Shiva became the most popular band in the college and club circuits with Viju as their front line vocalist. In major events, more than thirty thousand spectators used to attend the 'Shiva' concerts all over the country. In the midst of all this glamour and glitter, Viju somehow regularly attended the Sunday services in Park Street A.G.Church.

He released his own composition 'In your arms' through Rock Street Journal,which became a big hit. His career as Rock singer peaked in Calcutta and he had a tremendous fan following all over the nation. His own compositions received great reviews in national and international magazines like Cutting Edge in US. Viju even received a fax message from Peter Jenner, the ex-manager of Pink Floyd, appreciating the quality of his voice and music.All this responses made him very serious about discovering more of his own original sound.

One man, his life and vision : Part II

2007-07-21T01:00:00.000-07:00

For next three years he walked with God like the young Timothy. Time passed by and all things were fine, but when he slowly discovered the hypocrisy within the community, it broke his heart badly. He lost his focus on Jesus and it led him to walk out from the traditional Pentecostal Church. Young Viju couldn't stand the leaders who preached only for their own benefit.

Viju was left alone and didn't know what to do. He felt, he lost five long golden years, which made him a specialist in nothing, as he was twenty years old by then. He found solace in a box guitar and would spend time strumming it. He thought God send music to rescue him. In 1985, he chose music and took it seriously as a career for rest of his life. Then one day he met two musicians playing drums and guitar and liked them and he started visiting them frequently. He started his first band Exodus with Reji, Abe and Mathew.

After two years 'Exodus' was not functioning as a band, musicians got involved in other avenues of life. Viju formed a new band 'Break Chambers'.Later he left in search of better musical opportunities in Bombay. Viju was not successful in making a break through there. In the midst of setbacks, he was getting drawn back to the Lord little by little. He shifted to Bangalore trying for new avenues in music and also started attending Pastor.Paul Thankiah's A.G Church.

One man, his life and vision : Part I

2007-07-21T00:41:00.000-07:00

Born and raised in a middle class Roman Catholic family in South India, Viju Jeremiah Traven was the only child born to his parents Varghese and Gracy.His father was a broken businessman, who got healed miraculously from cancer in 1978. After that his father Varghese Kattapuram (Kattachayan) became a very committed Christian, he attended a traditional Pentecostal Church in Cochin. From the childhood, Viju used to paint and was very musically inclined and he used to listen to various forms of music seriously.Viju was never interested in seeking the face of God and refused to worship God along with his dad. But one Saturday night during the early college days, Viju heard God asking him " Where are you going away from me? "Next day morning what Viju told surprised his dad,"I am coming withyou now for Sunday worship".Viju accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and soon got baptized in water and was filled with the Holy Spirit. He became passionate about learning the word of God and was powerfully anointed with the Spirit of vision and prophecy. He studied under Pr.P.K.Chacko, who wrote the first Malayalam Bible dictionary and spend a lot of time in prayer with Variyapuram Yohannachayan, one of the greatest prophets ever lived in Kerala. He learned many deep spiritual truths from these great men of God and later he gave his life for ministry as they laid hands and separated him for the call of God in his life.

2007-07-20T16:18:00.000-07:00

Are you winning or are you loosing ???

2007-07-18T14:47:00.000-07:00

These are the days of the outstanding stars in the Global Entertainment Business. Thousands of young people are running with a burning desire to become a super star in the American Idol, Indian Idol, Super Star Global etc etc. Many of them are so immensely talented, even great judges get frustrated making the right decisions. The contestants labor so excessively to produce the highest degree of excellence. Every single area is meticulously examined, eye contact, body language, costumes, singing styles, vocal tone, voice texture, vibrato, range, spontaneity, originality, creativity, emoting ability, breathing capacity, communication skill, dancing skill, stage presence, screen presence, attitude, charisma…wow it's a long long winding road leading someone to success. But in the first round itself thousands stumble and fall regardless of their untiring efforts and gifts they posses. When kids get rejected it breaks their heart deeply, it even hurts the passionate audience who hate to see people loose. Everybody is after the winner in the showbiz. The Righteous Judgment is impartial. Hello, it's time to judge ourselves, are you running for the crown of life or are you loosing it. Some times we sing songs of love, without sharing our lives with Jesus. Love is focused attention and life is time. Worship leaders can pretend in worship and can get lost in singing songs to entertain people like showbiz. The unquenchable flame of passion burning for Jesus separates the winner from the loser. Have you lost the spark of your first love to your beloved? Lord is pleading like a sweet romantic, come back my child!!! Do you really love me more than these words and music??? Do you love me more than these fame and position? If yes then enter my throne room and stay. See my face, hear my voice, know my heart and follow me. Tend my sheep and walk with me, share your life and worship me. Keep my word and abide in me!!! Are you winning His love or are you loosing that crown??? let your answer please Him forever. Amen…VJ TRAVEN

Speak God's word for a miracle.

2007-07-17T14:23:00.000-07:00

Holy Bible is the true evidence of what God has done than what God has spoken. To defeat the power of death with the abundance of life, we need to exactly do what the Lord did. "Speak His word". What ever God speaks will be done. God and his people speak the same word; it is a double edged sword. When Saints takes the sword of the Spirit, with pure motives and deep conviction, it accomplishes the purpose of God fruitfully. The centurion who came to Jesus knew its power. He told Jesus to"speak the word" to heal his servant and he was healed. Jesus said, "be still" to the wind and the sea and they obeyed. When we keep the word and show obedience of faith, we walk with God and carry the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of Prophecy. When disciples were filled by the Holy Spirit, they began to speak the word with boldness. God always fulfilled what was foretold by the Prophets. Nearly two years ago in my Church, a young man named Vinod met with a bike accident in Cochin. His condition was very critical and he was in coma, doctors said if he doesn't improve within few hours we will loose him in the bargain. Church came to pray for him. With all our heart we prayed, suddenly God reminded me about Lazarus. When Jesus cried out with a loud voice and called his name to come out, life came back on his dead body. Lord spoke His word. This time it was our turn to speak His word. With sincere faith and deep conviction we cried out together with a big loud voice, "in the name of Jesus Vinod come out of the ventilator, by the stripes of Jesus you are healed". In the ICU his body regained its power, with his broken leg he kicked the sides of the ventilator. Doctors need to plaster his leg once again in the Medical Trust Hospital. He had nearly forty stitches on his head, his shoulders and one leg was fractured. But God showed mercy, He send His word and healed him. Next Sunday He came to the Church for worship. Friends, today your problem finds a solution, submit to God and resist the devil. Speak God's word. Amen…VJ TRAVEN

Speak God's word for a miracle.

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Are you struggling, kindly read this ?!!

2007-07-13T13:26:00.000-07:00

Five years ago after the writing and composing of songs, I needed a financial miracle to record my first Malayalam album Yeshuve Karunamayane. By faith I booked the Studio dates in Chennai. Miraculously I got a call to produce an English album for US release. As a reward its Promoter was ready to pay for my malayalam album. On the proposed date no trace of the sponsor was seen and I had fifty thousand rupees with me, instead of 8 Lakhs. After reaching Chennai and I prayed, my Father in Heaven, I should finish the first round in twelve days with your help. Lord you are a great provider. You provide for the sun and the moon and the stars. The birds in the sky and the fish in the sea depend on you and are fine. Here I am your son depending on you. On the tenth day, God showed a vision, I saw the famous Guitar player John Antony playing my 12 String guitar 'Talkamine'. He was the session artist for my album. I knew what God wanted! I went inside the studio and saw John playing my Japanese Guitar which was costing forty thousand Rupees, which I paid with great strain. It was my best companion in the award wining recordings in Mumbai, Chennai and Cochin. With that I went inside the offices of the CEO's of the big corporations in Mumbai and won project approvals for major TV commercials like Wipro Corporate. That fine instrument was a part of my history. I said John, please give my guitar for a minute. I kissed the guitar the last time and told, "this is all yours, it is no more mine". He was suddenly broken, he wept and he cried. When he was young he was tied to a tree and was beaten up by the jealous musicians of his time. But here he is honored with a Takamine. I was parting with an object of worship. My pain was somebody's gain. It hurts to bless to somebody. But miraculously the same day I got a call from my wife Junie, she said we have received a cheque of Rs.3 lakhs. Friend, are you struggling? By faith bless somebody. In Gethsemane Jesus was in pain. He sweats blood to bless us. By His stripes we are healed. The great Indian poet Tagore said, "all that is not given is lost". Jesus died on a cross and rose again.Amen…VJ TRAVEN

Wake up and commune with God

2007-07-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

A recent research among all the denominational Christians attending the Sunday services revealed few frightening facts. Right after the service the People were asked to recollect the main sermon point. In response only 5% gave the right answer. From Egypt millions were delivered through the Red Sea and was led through the desert, still only two made it to the destination designed by God. The Truth may look merciless, but it can set you free if you respond. Today if Christians were asked about them experiencing God on a Sunday, we may still get frightened!!! Hello, does this worry you? May be not, may be you are all right. The awakening doesn't bother losers. The winners who reached the destination were different and determined; one of them later said, "for me and my house we will serve the Lord". These are the days souls carry a casket to the Church, because right in the midst of the service or later they bury their bodies in some kind of a sleep. Church is a womb of life not a tomb of death. Many Christians are comfortably sleeping inside the coffins of complacency with no communion with God. We are the citizens of heaven, but if don’t commune with God in the desert you'll never cross the River Jordan alive. If your congregation is dead; God still anoints the true worshiper who is desperate to commune with Him in secret. Bad company will corrupt good character. Fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, will make you commune with the demons. We reap what we sow. The Greek word for 'communion' is 'koinonia', which means fellowship, joint participation, intimacy, intercourse, a gift jointly contributed. Joint participation through oneness in heart with God makes a man perfect in Christ. If you miss this process in your daily walk, look at the meaning of one Hebrew word for worship 'atsab' which means to hurt, pain, displease, vex, fashion, to make form, to stretch into shape, worship. Hey…are you listening to the voice of the Spirit of God?...Wake up and commune with God today. Amen…VJ TRAVEN

9 Steps of God pleasing Worship

2007-07-10T04:53:00.000-07:00

The unquenchable flame of passion for Christ burning in the hearts of the saints spreads a sweet aroma of worship before God in Heaven. A true worshipper's heart and head is deeply engaged with God uninterruptedly. Worship always sanctifies the true worshipper, with great joy he redefines his commitment to God by always seeking and obeying the perfect will of God in his life. The more deeply you worship like this, the more Christ like you becomes. You can write a thousand books about worship in truth and spirit and can still completely fail to please God in your personal worship. If you are driven by a desire to stay in love with Jesus for ever, your worship will always stay in the glory of God. A true worshipper will always connect and enter the throne room of God to celebrate His presence. When churches fail to do this, God stops rejoicing in them, there the house of prayer becomes a den of thieves.

Thankless hearts do loveless worship and create lifeless churches. These days, on a Sunday you see more pretenders than worshippers. The manifest presence of God never visits such places and people, because their hearts stay far from GOD, they worship in vain without meeting up with God face to face. If you have lost your joy in worship, you can return to God with true repentance and rebuild your worship as a lifestyle.

* Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
* Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
* Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
* Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
* Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
* Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
* Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matt 5:3-12

Meditating the beatitudes in Matthew chapter 5, I found nine spiral steps that takes you higher and closer to the presence of God. Nine steps complete one circle and takes you to the top of one floor and you see step one in the next floor again.

The first step: Climb With A Humble Heart

Blessed are the poor in the spirit. In worship people never meet up with God, if they ignore the first step humility. If our hearts are filled with pride and arrogance, we will fake worship. Without humility, you will worship yourself and get deceived. To receive God’s favor and grace, humble yourself, give God the glory and now make His praise loud and glorious. Thank God with all your heart, remember God exists without your worship, but your existence depends on worshiping Him. Jesus said "take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart"... [Mathew 11:29] . Humility is about denying yourself to live the mind of Christ till the end.

The second step: Climb With A broken Heart

Blessed are those who mourn. A broken heart about disappointing God can renew your mind to please God as you climb step two. A hard hearted Cain will only produce unacceptable worship. Remember Jesus and His sacrifice for you. Come to Him; let your love and devotion produce the thanksgiving tears kissing the nail pierced feet of Jesus. Break the alabaster jar of worship, let your Lord rejoice in you. To bear the fruit of repentance, stay broken. Brokenness is the key to enter into deeper intimacy in worship. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart [Ps 51:17]. Ps 109: 22 says "my heart is broken within me".

The Third Step: Climb With A Gentle Heart

Blessed are the meek. Gentleness is the outward expression of the true inner humility. Gentleness is also power under control. Gentleness is your commitment to stay humble without misusing your position in Christ. Gentleness is the fruit of awareness about your citizenship in heaven so you stay calm or stand still and show maturity even in trouble. Gentleness will give God the glory regardless of what you are going through. Climb step three gentleness with sensitivity, because worship can be loud and explosive or calm and silent. A gentle heart is filled with peace that surpasses all understanding, it makes you inherit the earth. A calm and undisturbed heart is health to the body [Pr14: 30].

The Fourth Step : Climb With A Hungry Heart

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. In the presence of the living God there is fullness of joy. Lack of hunger and thirst can lead you to emptiness and dryness because there is no filling with the indwelling presence of God. Worship is a real encounter with God. Be aware of God's promises to a worshiper.
"Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires let him take the water of life freely [Rev 22:1.7Listen, believe and claim your inheritance from GOD. The kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force. Climb step four hunger and thirst to receive more of Him every time when you worship. Lord sets a grand full course meal before the worshiper's enemies .Are you hungry?!!!

The Fifth Step: Climb with a compassionate heart.

Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. A embittered person should renew his mind to put on a heart of compassion and kindness [Rom 12:1, Col 3:12]. Bitter and unforgiving nature disconnects you from God, it distorts your focus on Jesus badly. Staying longer like that with a hard and stubborn heart can kill your sensitivity to feel the tenderness of the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit. Forgive and reconcile with your brother before you start your worship. Climb the fifth step to receive the fullness of God's mercy and grace.

The Sixth Step: Climb With A Pure Heart

Blessed are the pure in heart. Unclean thoughts can blind you. It can block your vision against seeing the beauty of His holiness, remember God is holy and He has called you to live holy. You are the temple of the Holy Spirit; flee from sexual immorality and all impurity .Guard your heart with all your strength, and worship GOD with reverence and awe. Climb the sixth step with a pure heart and clean hands.

“Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart…” Ps 24:3-4

The Seventh Step: Climb With A Peaceful Heart

Blessed are the peace makers. A quarrelsome person cannot worship God, because his heart is continuously disturbed. Lord Jesus said "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give it to you, do not let your heart be troubled" [Jn 14:27]. Peace has a major role in worship. Your heart will not condemn you when you stay right with God. You keep peace with every one as much as you can. The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, the greatest peace maker became our peace by carrying all our sins on the cross for us. Peace is your security. Peace is the fruit of your commitment to stay silent even when you are absolutely right and your persecutor is completely wrong. You have peace when you know deep within you are hidden in Christ. Peace making has a price, its about giving away your rights willfully. Gospel reconciles the listeners with God and gives them peace.

The Eighth Step : Climb With A Persevering Heart

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness. We need to put on a heart of gentleness and patience [Col 3:12].Impatient people never enter the throne room of God and kiss the Son. Persecution is there inside and outside the church. Have mercy, show patience, do God’s will and earnestly wait upon the Lord, don’t give up till he shows up. Climb step eight patience with a persevering heart. Imitating someone is the greatest form of worship. While showing patience you imitate Jesus and worship Him in truth and spirit.

The Ninth Step: Climb With A Joyful Heart

Blessed are those who rejoice in their sufferings for the kingdom of God. Jesus said "you too have grief now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice and no one will take you joy away from you" [Jn16:22].When you are mocked, criticized, persecuted or rejected you consider it as a blessing to partake in the sufferings of Christ. Paul and Silas when locked up in prison, in stead of complaining, in distress they rejoiced in the Lord and worshiped Him. A joyful heart makes a cheerful face [Pr 15:13]. Climb the ninth step with a rejoicing heart even in unfavorable circumstances. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad [Ps 105:3].

Going Higher

Climbing these nine steps in true worship can change life and take the worshiper face to face with God . These nine attitudes of the heart can bear the fruit of the Spirit with its nine attributes like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control [Gal 5:22]. True worship always renews your mind. It sanctify you and make you do the perfect will of God. In Proverbs we read, "Give me your heart son and let your eyes delight in my ways" [Pr 23:26]. By the grace of Jesus let your worship eternally remain acceptable and pleasing to the heart of God. True worship makes every man perfect in Christ. Amen Amen.

Temple of God and the Five Gates

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In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things came into being through the Word, He said "let there be light" and there was light. He is the light of life. He gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist. He sustains all things by the power of His word. There are three witnesses in Heaven, the Father, the living Word and the Holy Ghost. Two thousand years ago, right in this world the same living Word manifested in flesh. The power of God Almighty came on Virgin Mary, she conceived and gave birth to Jesus the Son of God. In Jesus we saw the radiance of the glory of God. He came to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself to rebuild the Temple of God.

The first manifestation of His glory and power turned water into wine in the wedding of Cana. Later Jesus came to Jerusalem the city of the King; there He entered the man made temple of God. It took 46 years to build that beautiful Temple. But Jesus saw the presence of sin degraded the house of prayer into a den of thieves. Jesus could not stand the degradation of His Temple. The burning zeal for the temple inside Him exploded, Jesus said "destroy this degraded Temple, in three days I will build it again".

Lord kept His word; at Calvary the sinless Christ carried the sinner's shame. He died on the cross to save you from the eternal consequences of sin. When your heart believes and mouth confesses that God raised His crucified Son from the dead in three day's, you are saved. You are justified and considered righteous by God through your act of faith in the sacrifice of Jesus. The Holy blood of Jesus cleanses you and brings the forgiveness of sins and healing. By the stripes of Jesus we are healed.

Resurrected Jesus is the builder of the Church, so the gates of hell cannot destroy His Church. Christ did not die for a building; His Church is not a building. His Church has left the building. When Jesus died on the cross, the old Temple curtain was torn into two. And Jesus became the corner stone of the New Testament Temple of God; there God dwells in the hearts of His saints. God abides on the praises of His Holy people. Now you are the temple of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God dwells in you. You are the only creation God bought back for Himself with the blood of Jesus. Remember now you are no more your own.

But you can destroy the temple, by continuing your life in sin. Presence of sin can degrade your body. A sinful heart fails to obey and worship God in truth and spirit. And God will always convict you about your sins. God's voice sanctifies those who truly reconcile with Him. Paul said "If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is Holy, and that's what you are".

For the last two thousand years King Jesus is building His glorious Temple. Ps 24: 7… says "Lift up your heads, oh gates, And be lifted up ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in ! Who is the King of glory, the Lord Strong and Mighty, the Lord Strong and Mighty in the battle"… After the resurrection of Jesus, we became the temple of the Holy Spirit. And our senses became the gates of the Temple.

Through these gates the King of glory can enter your heart and abide in you. Under the dominion of the Holy King you can sin no more. Let your senses be always open for God and let it stay forever closed to all the shades of evil. If you give a foothold to the devil, that can become a stronghold that destroys you.

Five Gates

Human beings are created with many senses like sense of time, speed, balance, heat…etc etc. Here we are looking at the 5 senses responsible for our spiritual lives in this world.

1. The Eye Gate

The sense of sight deals with our visual perception.

When your eyes read, perceive and believe God's word, and God's glory enter and illuminate you through the eye gate. Jesus said, you are the light of the world. The eye is the lamp of the body, if your eye is clear your whole body is full of light. In Job 31:1…To stay as a glorious light that shines in this world you should remember what Job said, "I have made a covenant with my eyes, how then could I gaze at a virgin".

Every one who looks at a woman with an evil desire has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Lucifer's sin was committed in his mind. So Jesus said "If your eye make you stumble, tear it out or this can make your whole body end up in hell". Guard your heart with all your strength, sin can contaminate your visual perception through an impure eye gate and give a foothold to the devil who steal, kill and destroy. Don’t let the Temple degrade into a den of thieves. Remember you are the temple of the Holy Spirit, you are bought with a price and Jesus won’t die once again for you.

First stage of temptation came to Eve through the eye gate, the forbidden fruit looked good. Mt 13:15 says …if you close your eyes without seeing the word, you will remain in darkness. Mt 6:23 says …if your eye is bad your whole body will be full of darkness. Ps 34:5…but "those who look unto Him are radiant and their faces will never be ashamed"…. Like Heb 12:2 says... Fix your eyes on the resurrected King, the author and finisher of faith.1Jn 2:15-17 says ….Do not love the world or the things of the world. Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and boastful pride of life is not from the father, but it is from the world.

2. The Ear Gate

The sense of hearing gives you the perception of sound.

Your Ear gate is another entry point for the King of Glory. God is a Spirit; Jesus said the words He spoke are the Spirit and life. In EZE 2:1-2 God says "son of man, stand on your feet that I may speak with you…as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me "… Rev 3:13 says ….He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. Ex 10:2…Tell in the ears of your sons what I have done. Rom 10:17 says…Faith come from hearing and hearing by the word of God. Without hearing the good news of Jesus, salvation of your soul is not possible. Grace and truth came through Jesus. Faith in the truth sets you free, but ignoring it puts you in the lake of fire with the father of lies.

So Ps 1:1…..says "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked…he will be like a tree planted by the streams of water". Eve's second stage of Temptation came through the Ear gate. She gave foot hold for the devil by listening to His demonic doctrines. She meditated the words of the deceiver and rejected what God spoke and got cursed. Apostle James says, Jam 1:22… Do not merely listen to the word, do what it says. Beware of the false teachers.

Pro5:1 says…My son, give attention to my wisdom, incline your ear to my understanding. Pr 1:23 says…Turn to my reproof. I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. God's wisdom, His understanding, His reproof, His Words and His Spirit keeps His sons pure and Holy.

In Jn 15:3…Jesus said," you are clean because of the word I spoke to you "… No other word has the power to cleanse your whole being. To remain glorious as a temple, in…Jn 15:7…Jesus said, if you abide in Me and My words abide in you, what ever you wish; it will be done for you. Again Jesus said… in Jn 14:23…If any one loves me, he will keep My word and My Father will love him and We will come to him and abide with him.

You are called and appointed for a predestined purpose of God. For its fulfillment in your life, listen to the word, believe and do what it says. Let God's word manifest in your flesh, every day. Apostle Paul said " I die daily, I am crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me and I live in the body, by faith in the son of God".

3.The Lip Gate

The lip gate deals with your chemical senses and speech.

The third stage of temptation came to Eve through the chemical senses in the lip gate. She disobeyed God's instruction and failed to resist the Devil. The first act of sin was then committed in the Garden of Eden.

Regarding the lip gate, Jesus said [ Mt 15:11, 18-19], evil thoughts from the heart spoken by the mouth makes you unclean. But there is hope. Pr 28:13 says…He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses his sins will obtain mercy. IJn 1: 8-9 …If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He will forgive us and purify us. Without purification no one can see God. The purification is the fruit of your confession and obedience of faith. Your faith confession and obedience of faith enable you to receive salvation. Rom 10:8…says the word is near you in your mouth. Every tongue will confess and acknowledge that Jesus is the Lord. Christianity is more than a "think so'' or "believe so" experience …it is a "speak so and do so" experience. Your lip gate welcomes the King of glory to enter the Temple of God. Be careful, Jam 3: 10, 11 says….out of the same mouth, the blessing and curse can come, so… 1Pet 3:10…says refrain your tongue from evil.

In…Dan 10:12, Angel of God tells Daniel, I have come because of your words. Pr 22: 11….He who loves purity and whose speech is gracious, the King is his friend. Saints devastate the devil with their testimonies and over come satan by the power of the blood of Jesus. Your communion with God has conversation. So keep your heart pure and lip gate holy, to do God pleasing prayer and worship. May the Bride groom say… Song 2 :14…"My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding place on the mountain sides, show me your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely''.

4. Nose Gate

Nose gate is also a door for your chemical senses.Nose gate is the 4th entry point for the King. Your nose gate can sense the presence of God. Job27:3 say…as long as I have life within me, the breath of God is in my nostrils. The glorious temple is always filled with God's presence. Song1: 3 says…pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes, your name is like perfume poured out…. Take a deep breath, Jesus is the breath of life. If you come close to God, God will come close to you. Intimately listen to the deep calling the deep, get intoxicated by the pleasing fragrance of your beloved and stay in love with Him.

In Jn 20:22… Jesus breathed on His disciples and said receive the Holy Spirit. In Gen 2:7…God formed the man from the dust and breathed into His nostrils the breath of life. In Gen 7:15-16… We read the pairs of all that have the breath of life, came to Noah and entered the ark. Every thing outside the ark which had the breath of life died. With out Jesus the breath of life you are dead in eternity. Jesus is the oxygen of our spirit, with out oxygen we die.

5. The Skin Gate

The skin gate gives you the perception of pressure. God's glory and power can enter the Temple through skin gate, the sense of touch. Lady with the blood disease said to herself, if I touch the garment of Jesus I will be healed and it happened. In Luk 6:19…the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. In Acts 8:17….Apostles laid hands on the people who heard the word of God in Samaria and Holy Spirit came upon them. Apostle wrote in 1Jn 1:1-3…we have heard, seen and touched the word of life.

To keep the skin gate holy, you need to keep your body holy, your mind holy and should live your life holy. Do the perfect will of God and celebrate His presence in the fullness of joy. Sexual immorality can degrade your body, and if you grieve the Holy Spirit, the Temple can get destroyed. There is no sin committed with out corrupting the senses of the human body. Only the training in righteousness by God's word can keep your senses spotless and pure before God. Heb12:4...says resist sin to the point of shedding blood. God says be holy as I am holy.

Apostle Paul wrote in Thessalonians 5:23…now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of Lord Jesus. Faithful is He who calls you and He also will bring it to pass.

The Lamb of God loved his bride with a love that is stronger than death. The resurrected King is building His glorious Temple. Yes His bride is preparing herself ready for the marriage to the King. One kiss opens all the senses of two bodies coming together as one flesh and one mind. In Song 8:3,1:1…the bride said…let His left hand be under my head and His right hand embrace me. She said "kiss me with the kisses of your mouth". Till you stand blameless and glorious for the King, kiss the Son and remain in Him. Be blessed. Amen

Believe and see GOD'S glory

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Dear Friends,all things are possible for God.Through Christ the KING of glory, all things are possible for those who worship Him in truth and spirit.Believe in His grace and mercy and see His glory today.....

VJ Traven

Stay in love with Christ today

2007-07-09T12:12:00.000-07:00

A true believer is a true lover who burns to fulfill his God's desire.
Only a lover becomes a worshiper, a true worshiper is a God chaser
running after God's desire. Come what may, you walk with God today,
deviate not from His way, stay in love with Christ today. until He comes.....

Hope in His love song

2007-07-09T12:04:00.001-07:00

The holy act of Worship is a predestined encounter with Jesus and His lover face to face and lip to lip. True worship brings mutual delight to God and His worshiper as it engages your heart and soul with Him deeply and intimately. The love of Jesus was stronger than death. His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary was the greatest love song ever sung to you. And you are the sweet song Jesus died to listen. We read "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, let me see your face and let me hear your voice; for your voice is lovely and your face is sweet". If you are in love with Jesus, let your heart sing "kiss me with the kisses of your mouth, for Your love is better than wine". Delight in Jesus today, nothing will go wrong, there is hope in His love song...VJ Traven

God pleasing prayer

2007-07-09T11:58:00.000-07:00

God is not interested in your half-hearted commitments, partial obedience or the leftovers of your time and resources. He desires your full devotion, full focused attention. Our prayer should assure that we prefer God more than anything or anyone, because prayer is the time of fellowship with God, He desires deep intimacy and communion with His people. Prayer is the soul's secret desire so it should have more heart than head and tongue. When people in prayer appear truly as one with God in word, in deed. in mind and in motive it pleases God. Please God in your prayer today.......VJ Traven

Broken heart

2007-07-09T11:42:00.000-07:00

Broken heart is the state of a human being suffering indescribable emotional damage or physical loss. This can lead you to tormenting emptiness or never ending loneliness. Medical science and technology fail in handling this hopelessness of human condition. They say time is a healer. When man is helpless, he becomes a miserable comforter. Brokenness is the death of personal identity. Here body and soul set the spirit free to return to God. If you are broken then Jesus is near to rescue. He was left all alone on the cross because He came to save you. He is the Hope of glory. In Jesus we have hope that doesn't disappoint us. But even if you are broken, your sin can still separate you and God. Brokenness alone cannot make you a saint. But blood of Jesus can wash you and make you stand before God in righteousness. Get back, search your heart and find where did you grieve the Holy Spirit. Renew your mind to do God's perfect will. Repent now get healed and return to life in abundance today.Jesus said He will never leave you nor forsake you Amen...VJ Traven

Today please God and praise Him

2007-07-09T11:38:00.000-07:00

Hallowed be your name. God pleasing prayer and worship begins with PRAISE. Praise proclaims who God is, joyful praise is the fruit of your undistorted focus on Jesus the author and finisher of faith. High praises declare that God and His people are not dead. Praise frightens the enemy camp because Praise invites God to fight your war. Praise is an ear deafening declaration of astonishing faith, which says my God is able all the time. Praise demolish the strongholds of the enemy, it brings God's glory iSavedn your body, the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Praise is the seal of your oneness with God in truth and spirit. But God hates empty praises. God abides only on the Praises of HIS PEOPLE who walk the talk round the clock. Unfortunately praise can be mocked by the ungodly. Bad company corrupts good character. Hello where you ??? with your lips you can sing songs and praise but where is your heart and your head? God seeks a true worshiper who is never separated from the love of Christ. Is your voice a thankless loveless noise ??? then it will produce a lifeless,heartless praise. Walk with Him, stay in love with Him.Today you obey Him, please Him and Praise Him Amen....VJ Traven

Life is a test, you better pass the test

2007-07-09T11:27:00.000-07:00

Life is a test and the choices in life make us win or loose the test. You have the freedom to choose between the imperishable seed of life and the perishable seed of death. If you believe in life, follow Jesus the sinless seed of life. He is the Lord of life and resurrection. Sin is the seed of death. You reap what you sow. The devil is a hopeless creature; his grand finale is in the lake of fire. The initiator of sin has no hope in salvation, he cannot repent any more, his reward is fixed in the burning sulfur. The Judgment of God will fall on him at the appointed time. Till then this frustrated creature is tempting and misleading the people who are appointed for life. Are you struggling??? Hang on!! don't give up, crucified Jesus is the hope for the hopeless. Today your submission to God and the faith in the power of the blood of Jesus overcomes the evil one. If you follow Jesus faithfully till the end, He will crown you with the crown of life. If you accept Him, He will accept you, if you reject Him, He will also reject you. Wow this is cool!!! Dear friend, what is your choice??? Submit to God and resist the devil. Live to enter God's eternity, let the sin and death flee. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. Today life is a test, now you better pass the test. Amen........VJ Traven

Worship of the bride

2007-07-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

Our God is an awesome God full of love and kindness. He keeps watching us like someone who is deeply in love with us. When we felt like fatherless orphans with no self esteem,God came to rescue us like a father. When we felt lonely in the midst of a million people He appeared like your best friend from no where. Recently I was chatting with a friend online and was writing insights on worship. Suddenly another friend came to chat and then like a miracle he was simply writing the same things to me from another nation. I was so amazed by the awesome presence of God coming closer and touching me very intensely. Overwhelmed by His presence, I told what happened to my friends and just took few minutes to worship God. Once again I remember worship is your life with God, it is your sweet secret communion with God. Songs and music can help to engage our hearts with God, but we should know Jesus didn't die for a song list, He died to restore our communion with Him. When I truly worship, between Jesus and me what I see is the inseparable love only. If your spirit, soul and body is engaged with Jesus intimately then you will be love sick with out His company. Every thing else will loose its significance, nothing else can fascinate you. Like a bride If I become His beloved, He will rejoice in me like a bridegroom radiant with Glory. Here worship becomes the celebration of mutual delight. Here we cry Holy Holy Holy, You alone are worthy worthy worthy ...VJ Traven

Prayer finds hope in God today

2007-07-09T11:20:00.000-07:00

Prayer is a system of spiritual communication originating from the thought life of a man. It trains his mind to focus on God. Perception of life through the human senses may gather a distorted imagery of spiritual reality. If your prayer is pure... God will hear you and heal you through His Son Jesus who destroyed the tormenting works of evil. By the stripes of Jesus on the cross of Calvary we are healed. But... give God a break, multiplicity of words don't please God. Prayer is not your monologue, prayer is a dialogue with your Heavenly Father who knows your deeds and needs before you stand on your knees. Listen to Him when you pray.....there is hope in what He say....there is hope in God today ......vj traven

let our lives match our speech

2007-07-09T11:12:00.000-07:00

11pm,25th june 2007.When our lives don't match our speech, we loose our credibility before God and man. To match our inner life with God's mind, we need training in righteousness by God's word. A seed predestined to produce fruit will fall on the good ground and die. Then the next move of life brings out the root from the seed. Your positive response to God's will can get you deeply rooted in Christ. The will of the Father God was to save the entire world from Judgment of sins. And to become the only Saviour of the world, Jesus His Son was willing to take our place and die for you and me. From His birth to the death on the cross His life was matching His speech. Your willingness to die as a seed enables you to produce the fruit of the Spirit. This molds your character every day in the Divine nature of Christ. This process cannot be fast forwarded and there is no short cut. The consistent training of your senses by the clear instruction of the God's word in all circumstances produces Christ likeness. God pleasers always do what God says. Your unwillingness to change makes you rigid and unproductive; it kills your sensitivity to live by the Spirit. Be broken, God is not a speech, He is a Person and a Holy Person. Be Holy as He is Holy. Lack of credibility comes from the lack of integrity. Renew your mind and worship God. Today let our lives match our speech Amen…..VJ Traven

One last kiss the sweet unforgettable kiss

2007-07-09T10:45:00.000-07:00

[ 4.55 pm, 28^th June 2007 ] Death is the permanent end of the life of a biological organism. But for the man who believes in God death is not a permanent end. In the year 2000 my dad (Kattachayan) was in the last stage of lung cancer, doctors said he will depart any time. I asked him, what is going on??? Like a warrior of faith he said war… if this is a test of faith I'll overcome. But if it is time to depart I'll fly home. To complete an urgent assignment of music, I had to reach Bombay. Speechless and broken, I went near dad, embraced him and kissed him goodbye. In our hearts both of us knew, in this life that was our last kiss, the sweet unforgettable kiss. After two days, while I was in my return journey to Kochi he passed away. For him death was just a small passage to glory. When I came back to my earthly father, he went back to his Heavenly Father. For God, death of His saint is about his precious child coming home. Yesterday I was in the ICU of the Lakeshore Hospital Kochi, I went to donate blood to Mary John, the widow of one of the greatest prophets ever lived in Kerala [Variapuram Yonachayan]. In the valley of the shadow of death, she was sleeping with no worries like a new born baby. I saw her face glowing with a quaint smile saying, "Lord, draw me to You let's hurry… take me away with You". Like a jet plane she is all set to fly. There I looked at others struggling in the ICU, like wounded and fallen soldiers their depressed faces reflected the distress of death. The one who fear God is fearless. Perfect love demolishes the tower of fear. Death cannot kill a saint for ever. Saint Paul said I die every day. Hey my dear friends when the God appointed time comes, how do you want to fly??? Those who finished well kissed the son till the end. Jesus has conquered death forever; He is the hope of glory. Today as I write this now, our beloved Mary John is just passing away. Here I say good bye... someday, I 'll see ya in God's glory.Amen.

Kiss of Life

2007-07-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

The name of the Lord Jesus is like a poured out perfume. When God blew His breath in the nostrils of Adam, the chemistry of life began in the body of man. When Adam received the kiss of life from the Spirit of God, the sense of taste and the sense of smell got connected in the breath of life. The fragrance of life made the Garden of Eden into a place of great abundance. If you are broken and depressed, lonely and rejected, tired and confused, then there is someone to look at !!! Jesus, the son of God who became a sacrifice for you on the cross. He says "come to me all who are weary and wounded, I will comfort you and I will give you rest". With all your heart, if you seek Him to love Him and kiss Him, He will come nearer to you as you go nearer to Him.When your spirit breath Him and your eyes see Him, bow down and adore Him, let your heart and soul tell Him, "Lord kiss me with a sweet kiss of life". Today my friends, you kiss the son and dance with Him in the fullness of life. I pray let death depart forever in shame, let your pain and sorrow flee in Jesus name . Amen...............VJ Traven

Sex and Holiness a matter of great concern.

2007-07-09T10:40:00.000-07:00

[1am,27th June 2007] Sex and holiness is a matter of great concern in the Bible. God created man in His image and likeness. His image and likeness imparted in man was Holy. In the beginning man's body was seen in God's glory. God created sex holy, but man perverted it by taking it outside the purity of marriage. Sexual immorality degrades your body. When God blessed Adam and Eve, He said "be fruitful and multiply". God designed sex as a process to create new life through physical intimacy in marriage. He expects us to enjoy it with responsibility because it expands our genealogy. It binds the past, present and the future in the chords of love for creating a fruitful family. Our God is a God of order. Sex outside the marriage is an act of disorder done for pleasure with no responsibility for its emotional, mental, physical and spiritual consequences. Here in sin two bodies become one and end up in the bondage of soul ties. Then that sexual imagery will stick inside your memory all your life. It keeps you shameful before God and there will be nothing to cover up your nakedness. Condoms cannot prevent the emotional and spiritual damages done by devil the accuser. Give me a break you won't die without sex, but you will die soon if you catch aids. To restore God's likeness, Jesus is kind to rescue even if you are a maniac. Today if you truly repent and confess your sins, God will forgive and heal your memory. The blood of Jesus will sanctify your whole being and set you free. Let your curses be broken in Jesus name. Every one wants to be free??? Use your freewill. But one question??? Are you ready to handle freedom??? Fear God today and sin no more. Amen…..VJ Traven

Today what are u looking for???

2007-07-09T10:33:00.001-07:00

2 years back I went to Kuwait to pray for my friends who had a travel ban for 6 months. In need of a miracle, I interceded for them in fasting. In a house with no telephone, tv, news papers, servants and music I was alone. There my deepest desire was to meet up with God aface to face. My heart and my flesh craved for that. But nothing happened for 3 weeks. Then the Travel ban got lifted, my friends were back in business. But I was down with Chicken pox, what a suffering! I learned to do thanks giving and worship in the beauty of silence. Sickness was the only reward for this unworthy servant. Then suddenly few brave brothers from Manna Ministries came and said we won't allow a servant of God to suffer here like this. They took me to the hospital for contagious diseases. There beloved Jacob Mathew the man of God from ICPF came to visit me and said my son, "life is a test". I had severe Chest infection; things were getting complicated, Egyptian doctors behaved like military generals. They were simply unapproachable. In the midst of all this I wrote a song and cried to see the glory of my Lord. One night as I was sleeping, a nurse came to check fever, I coughed so badly I Iost my breath and became lifeless. My heart beat stopped for few seconds and I saw the Angels standing near me. They looked like huge white pillars...beyond them I saw the vision of God's glory. But in the room nurse shouted my name so much I returned back soon with a smile on my face. I asked the nurse what happened, shivering she said you packed your bags for awhile. One Pakistani and a Bangladeshi was there in the same room, they looked so pale, they said they thought they were witnessing my death. After few days I was discharged from the hospital and I came back Home alive. You see I got rejected; was broken and lonely, sick and tired in a desert test…umm I don't remember the test. By His grace I crossed the lines and saw what I was craving for, my God and His glory. O my dear friend, today what are you looking for???God bless ya VJ TRAVEN

God's voice and your name. Does it match?

2007-07-09T10:26:00.001-07:00

Last Friday early morning, Mary John the widow of the great prophet Variyapuram Yonachayan passed away. In the same day evening I went to see her body and walked inside remembering the sweet hours of prayer which went up for me there. The very first word of God I heard was through the prophet who told me about the God who calls you by your name to fulfill His purposes through a generation. The Scripture was about God's encounter with Samuel, "God's voice and Samuel's name". The pebbles on the ground and the old green trees around gave me a warm welcome in the drizzle. My Spiritual father and his beloved who loved me and blessed me has left me. I was drowning in a stream of memory. The last time I spend in their prayer room, he laid his hands and prayed over me a long time. I received a glorious impartation in the early hours of the morning. The presence of God was so thick and tangible. He said tell me what u saw when I prayed for u? I said, I saw a new steam engine moving between 2 older steam engines. Now the new engine gets activated and comes in the front and the older engines pushes the new one in full power. The increasing speed turns the steam engine into a new diesel engine. The old 2 steam engines kept pushing it forcefully till I saw the transfiguration of the diesel engine to a big jet plane which takes off from the rail track in the end. He heard what I said and asked me an unforgettable question. Like a sword piercing my flesh and bones, that question still reminds me about the call of God. "Are you in the track?" The prophet knew my future. After his death, I lost my focus on God and lost my first love for Him. But Jesus was waiting, He left the other 99 jet planes and came to rescue this lost one. Before the burial of the beloved one, once again Lord made me answer the prophet's question right where it was asked. I said, Lord "here I am back in your track, ready for take off ". Friends, may I ask you the same old question,"are you in the track ?" God's voice and your name. Does it match???-VJ TRAVEN

Stay in love with Christ today

2007-07-09T10:23:00.000-07:00

deviate not from His way, stay in love with Christ today. Until He comes.....

Today let there be light in Jesus name.

2007-07-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

[4th july 2007] Holy Bible is the book written with God's power to transform lives. Before we read and comprehend, it reads you and me. It is the mightiest bondage breaking word ever spoken; it gives freedom from sin and death. The God's instructions make every man perfect in Christ. When you believe and practice it sincerely, God will see the reflection of His likeness in our character. He sustains His Divinity in us through the power of His word that reveals the mind of Christ which fulfills God's desire. Christ the King of glory died to build our bodies as the Temple of the living God. From the darkness He delivered us to illuminate us; He filled us with His Spirit and made us the true light of the world. Today, we have great responsibility; the darkness will remain if we fail to shine as the light. But if Teachers teach, Preachers preach and Singers sing without participating in the Divine nature, man…some thing is terribly wrong. We cannot make Jesus visible without the fruit of the spirit, its time to redefine, re-measure, re-analyze, refine and restore the light. Let's get back to the basics. If we don't live the word, we loose the power and intensity of the light we produce. Without Christ we are just darkness. Before we see the darkness outside, take a look at what is going on inside and evaluate the quality of the light we produce. Quality is the essence of the excellence without deficiency. Today let's ask ourselves; are we truly keeping His word without denying His name? are we the pure and the spotless light? or are we compromising on the purpose of God? Wake up, the true light does have the power and intensity to conquer darkness. Our God is the unapproachable light, He is the light of life. In Him there is no darkness. Let's pray... Lord, sanctify us with the truth, illuminate us again with your word, Oh its time to rise up and shine like the blazing sun in the afternoon. Now for a change, let's walk the talk round the clock. Today let there be light in Jesus name. Amen…VJ TRAVEN

Bow down and worship God

2007-07-09T10:11:00.000-07:00

These days the word 'worship' seems to be confined to the Sunday morning singing sessions. Music produces a colorful atmosphere. Worship leaders do their best to inspire the people with their skills. The book of Psalms says, play skillfully, praise Him with the tambourine and dance. King David wrote songs, designed instruments and appointed skillful musicians and trained singers for the Temple of God. During Solomon's dedication of the new temple, in unison trumpeters and singers performed in one voice along with the musical instruments. In the awesome celebration of praise, the house was filled with a Cloud. The ministers could not stand to minister because of the glory of God. The worship that is acceptable to God is a living and holy sacrifice presented in the life of a true worshiper. The sacrifice you do to renew your mind according to the perfect will of God sanctifies your life and makes your worship acceptable to God. Music without anointing is a mood-altering drug that entertains people; it cannot make your life Holy. Are you worshiping to please yourself? Without your heart and flesh craving for God, your worship fails to fascinate Him. Hello…where is God and His Glory inside the Church? Compromising leaders don't worry about Glory. Even with the state of the art sound and music equipment, world class musicians and participating multitudes, without the manifest presence of God, your worship is empty. The fullness of joy is only in His presence, a musical performance cannot match it. When the Lord came you were too busy. When He spoke you were not around. When He left you didn't know, and you didn't give Him a kiss. The act of worship is going on, but God is standing outside knocking at the door. Will you stop the empty sound of music for one minute to welcome Him. Enthrone Jesus first, now with all your heart, soul, spirit and musical resources glorify Him!!! Songs can express your love for God but it cannot replace your intimacy with God. Humble yourself, bow down, worship God. Amen...VJ TRAVEN

Today let King Jesus be glorified

2007-07-09T10:06:00.000-07:00

Worship begins in the heart of a man where he is deeply fascinated by something or someone worthy to love eternally. When Moses saw the spectacular burning bush, he was curious to find more about the bush and the holy fire. God the consuming fire saw a murderer coming near. "Moses, Moses", God called the one who is seeking the mystery of the glory with no renewal of mind. Moses was a murderer, but God has appeared here to sanctify his future leader. Without the mind of Christ the Deliverer, Moses was a bush, burning with anger. The Sovereign Lord is the Deliverer, if you take pride in your strength without obedience of faith and true dependency in God, you'll end up as a looser. God called Moses and asked him to remove the sandals of a sinful walk and made him stand on the naked feet in the Holy ground. Lord builds Moses as a God fearing leader. When a man is born again by accepting the Lordship of Jesus, he becomes a new creation participating in the Divine nature. God's encounter with man brings purification in his life. Or else you will stay in the sandals of sinful walk. Are you worried about the act of worship??...then God is concerned about the object of worship!! A saint sacrificially sanctifies himself and pleases God by presenting his body pure and holy. A born-again soul has received priceless heavenly gifts from God and he always sings praises to God in his heart. But these days we see Godless leaders who take worship as a warm up for preaching. Without focusing on leading people to commune with God, worship leaders degrade the congregational worship into an entertainment by ignoring the unction to fulfill the purpose of worship. No flesh is worthy to become an object of worship. In entertainment man becomes the object of worship. God alone is worthy to receive Glory. My friend, the communion with God can set you on holy fire. In true worship you cloth your self with Jesus the King of glory. It transforms you into a glorious being. Through our life of worship, let King Jesus be glorified. Amen…VJ TRAVEN