” The Lord will indeed give what is good and our land will yield its harvest ” Psalm 85:12.
India’s 63rd Republic Day is celebrated today, the 26th of January to commemorate the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect. Once, the Father of our Nation Gandhiji went with his friend to listen to the sermon of a famous preacher in a Cathedral in Transvaal town in South Africa. He went there before the Service and sat at the last bench. The sexton came there and said,”Sir, this is not the Church where Asians worship. Asians are not allowed to worship with the English here. There is a separate Church for you. So, please get away from here “. On hearing this, Gandhiji told his friend that he was surprised to hear that there was no place for Jesus Christ in that Church. The sexton got angry and said.”This is a Cathedral. How can you say there is no place for Jesus Christ here?”. Atonce, Gandhiji said,” Jesus Christ was born in the Continent of Asia. Isn’t it? Only you said that there is no place for Asians here “. The sexton was ashamed and lowered his head. How nice it would have been if Gandhiji accepted Jesus Christ as his Personal Saviour! The mean-minded people with caste feeling were a hindrance for him to accept Jesus Christ. Do our speech and behaviour attract people towards Christ or repel them away from Christ? In this Republic day, let us think about it seriously and take decisions to bring as many people as possible towards the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. As God’s people, we are Christ’s ambassadors sent with His Message of reconciliation to our country. We darenot take this responsibility lightly. How well are we fulfilling our Commission as Christ’s ambassadors?
” Dear Lord, help me to spread everywhere the fragrance of the Knowledge of Christ by my words and deeds and bring many people unto Your Fold .Lord heal our Nation. In Jesus’Name I pray “.–Amen.
INDIAN REPUBLIC DAY
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