EMFI DAY OUT !

EMFI day Out will be held on the December 3rd DEC 2011 at Mosia Garden, Sihmui. All emfi members are requested to attent the day out !

Lets have fun.. and proof that with Jesus, we have the  Real Fun !

Have you set your Goals ?

Today, a session on Goal setting was taken by Dr Lalmalsawmi Hmar at an EMFI Mizoram fellowship at Civil Hospital, Aizawl.

The salient points from the presentations were ..

We need to have vision.. 'where there is no vision, people perish.;. Proverb 29:18, start dreaming again and try to find out why God has placed you on this earth, and what is your purpose for life. ?

We need to have a mission.. a personal mission statement..write down what you want to become as a person... specific action, habits attitudes and behaviour.

Set your goals ..

set SMART goals.. that is, Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic  ant Time bound. only 3 % of the people set goals.. and they are the successful peoples.

In our endeavour to serve our Lord Jesus, may be we have become weary.. and does not have  a directions..

Lets start all over again to have a vision to reach as many people possiple with the gospel of Christ, lets make that our Misssion, and set our goals to achieve great things for God.

24th November 2011

GRACE…..SUFFICIENT GRACE

Isn’t it easy to remember and proclaim this word, every time we sin, making mistakes and asking God for forgiveness. We remember, so gladly that we’ve been taught to go to the throne of grace with confidence (Hebrew4:16). But is Grace so cheap that we keep receiving, then again forget the pain of our sins.. turning back to our old life.. and going through the whole process all over, again and again. Through the hard times, I’ve learned that Grace is not something which we can easily buy and sell.. its something more.. something we should embrace with all of our hearts, something we should hold on to, never to let it go, as if we’re holding some precious stones. If the price of Grace were cheap, Christ wouldn’t have to be filled with anxiety.. sweating like drops of blood (Luke 22:44). It was painful what Christ had to choose.. that I might have the Grace today.

Grace….is but with no limits. If it should have, then who is good enough to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. If it should have, the whole world would have been subjected to frustration, because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:10-12). No sin is too much that grace cannot cover. It is by grace, through faith and not by work..that we have been saved, so that no one can boast (Ephes 2:8-10).

Grace does gives hope, it does gives life.. eternal life. But is grace really sufficient (or enough) for us? Is the love of God and His perfect plan to save us from our sins and gain eternal life by the Grace He showed on us really enough? Even if it doesn’t include the earthly blessing along with it? We pray for forgiveness so that…plus something. Each of us can fill up the blank with our own prayers. Prayers do get answered, God is sure to give us all of our needs.. our needs, but not all of our wants. Can we trust God to be in control when He says that “His Grace (and nothing more) is just enough for us (2Cor 12:9).” Will we be content? Will you still worship God like David, after your son’s death, knowing that it was because of your mistake. David fasted and pleaded for his son’s life, the son of his sin…yet unanswered. Wasn’t David forgiven, “Yes”..but he faced the consequence of his sin. Did he complain and blame God for being unfaithful, “No”..He knew God was in control no matter what happen. Therefore, he worshipped Him when his son died, when his prayers were not answered (2samuel 12:17-22).

We plead that God forgives our sins, as well as we also pray that get what we want in life…our career, our job, our marriage etc. But what if God says, “dear, I am forgiving you..but I’m not giving you this. I have given you my Grace, which is enough for you, and you don’t need anything else” Won’t we just collapse and begin to question if God really cares. Tough! But not so tough once you know what Grace truly means.

Grace is “enough” for those of us who know that we deserve nothing than a forgiveness from God. Grace is embraced steadfastly by those of us who know that without it we do not have any hope. Grace is truly sufficient for those who can only trust God that it does is sufficient.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”(2Cor 12:9)

-Dr.Mary, UP

“ I THUIN LENTE KA DENG LEH ANG E”

                                                        Dr Lalmalsawmi Sailo

Luka 5:1-7

            Tin, heti hi a ni a, mipuiin Pathian thu an ngaihthlak a, amah an bawr huai huai laiin, ani chu Gennesaret dil kamah chuan a ding a; tin, dil kamah chuan lawng pahnih awm a hmu a, nimahsela sangha mantute chu an chhuak a, an lente an su a. Tichuan, lawng pakhat Simona ta zawkah chuan a chuang a, a hnenah vaukam ata tlema tawlh luh deuh a dil a. Tin, a thu a, lawng atang chuan mipuite chu a zirtir ta a.

            Tin, thu sawi a ban chuan, Simona hnenah, “Li thuk lam pan la, sangha man turin lente deng rawh,” a ti a. Tin, Simonan a hnenah, “Zirtirtu,  rim takin zankhuain kan bei a, engmah kan man lo a, nimahsela, i thuin lente ka deng leh ang e,” a ti a, a chhang a. Tin, an han den chuan sangha nasa tak an khuh a, an lente chu a chat pheuh pheuh va. Tin, lawng danga an pawlpui awmte chu anmahni rawn pui turin kutin an hui a. Tin, an lo kal a, lawng pahnih chu pil lek lek khawpin an chhung khat ve ve a.

            Chang 1-3 thu ah hian lawng pahnih a ruak a awm thu kan hmu a(lawng atangin sangha mantute an chhuak tih a ni), Simona lawng zawkah Lal Isua hi a chuang a. He lawng hi vaukam (khawmual) leh tui-a a inchiah kawp chhung chuan Isua hian thu a sawi thei tlat lo. Vaukam ata tlem a tawlh luh a dil thu kan hmu. Hei hian, tisa dan leh thlarau dan hamkawp / tham kawp / duh kawp tu nunah Isua hian thu a sawi theih loh thu min zirtir tlat a ni. Lal Isua chuanna tur lawng chu kei leh nang hi kan ni a, khawvel leh tisa-na a kan khah tun chuan, Pathian thu in min luah thei lo – ‘Isua’ a leng thin lo. Simona lawng hi tuiah a tawlh luh veleh Isuan thu a sawi ta ang hian, keini pawh thlarau lam tuipuiah kan in chiah ve leh chumi hunah chuan, amah Lal Isua ngei hian kan lei leh ka hmangin thu a sawi thin dawn a lo ni.

            Tichuan, Simona hnenah, lithuk lam pan la i len te deng rawh a ti a. Simona hian heng lai lui chanchin hi  chu a bel hneh hle ang, a eizawnna anih miau avangin. Sangha tam na lai leh a man awlsam hun tur nen lam a bel hliau ang. A chhanna, “Zirtirtu, rim takin zankhuain kan bei a, engmah kan man lo” a tih hi a dik hle ang. A daw miah lo ang. Zankhuaa rim taka bei a tih hian, a sawi chu, thuthlunghlui dan, tisa dan atanga rim taka, beih ve vak vak na a sawi a ni. Kan hriatsa bel tlat, a coma nen lam a kan tihdik na ringawt hian thlarau bo a man theih loh thu min hrilh a tum a lo ni. Mahse, hetah hian Petera hi a tawp mai lo, “i thuin lente ka deng leh ang e” a tih lai hi a pawimawh ta em em chu a ni. Isua (Pathian) thu a dawng a, a dawn ang ngeiin, a hlawh chhamna lui ngaiah a len ngai chiah hmangin, Petera ngai vekin Isua thuin a len a den veleh sangha tam tak a man ta... a va ropui em, Lalpa chu fakin awm rawh se.

            Kei leh nang ngei pawh kan hlawhchham tawh fona kohhranah, chhungkua-ah, ramthim ram ro-ah Lalpa thu lo thleng a awm apianga kan puanchhuah hian, saltanna hrang hrang atang te an chhuak dawn a lo ni. Pathian hnen ata thu dawn kan neih loh a, dan anga tih ve rikngawt thinna hi a thlawn a ni. Hlawhchhamna kawng a lo ni. Puantur kan dawn lem si loh a, dan anga tih tur anih avang ngawt a tih ai chuan tih loh ngam pawh a Pathian thu zawk ang.

            Hmanah chuan, Petera hian, len tak tak lui tui tak takah a deng a, tunah kei leh nang hian chanchintha len (Pathian thu) kan deng ve thung a ni. Chanchintha len kan dennaah hian, Pathian ‘aw’ a mi tirhna thu kan dawn a va pawimawh em! Hmanah chuan len khan sangha a man a, tunah erawh chuan, chanchintha len (Pathian thu) in a ni thlarau bo te man an nih thin ni. Pathian ‘aw’ ka dawng / i dawng a nih chuan, i Bible chang hriat bel ber pawh ni rawh se, a hriam hraih mai ang. Khandaih hriam tawn anih ang takin a sawitu leh a ngaithlatu te a at thin. Isua thua Petera’n len a den veleh sangha tam tak lawng pil lek lek khawpin an man a, lawng atnaga an pawl puite an mahni pui turn an hui hial ang khan kan buaipui sen loh khawp thlarau bo keimahni kaltlanga man hi Lal Isua hian a duh a ni.

            Isua hian, Petera hi, lithuk lam pan a, len deng turin a ti mauh mai!!. He lithuk hian enge a entir ni ang le? Lithuk sangha te chu an fing a, an lian bawk a, man pawh an har em em thin a ni. He lithuk tak mai hi, Pathian aia kan lo chhuan ruk ve rauh rauh kan that leh fel ve na te leh kan hmangaihna te midangte nen kan in teh a, tling zawk, phu zawk, fel zawk a kan indah tlat na te hi an ni a. A tawi zawngin sawi ila mahni in manna tak tak a ni. Thlarau thianghlim hruaina engah lo chuan, a in man theih loh. Fakhla siamtuin “Chutin an sual chhun ang hriain mipui an lo pakai” a ti a. Keimah ni a kan lithuk theuh, kan thazar / thinlung leikhek ngei mai hi, a thu min tih nun saktu thlarauthianghlim in min mantir ngei rawh se. He mi nun atang hi chuan, midang te nun min chhiar tir lovin mahni ngei in man na a awm thin dawn a lo ni.

            A thu Lalpa’n malsawm rawh se.

Amen.

….BUT JESUS PRAYED FOR ME!!

I have always wanted and tried to be a straight-A Christian. But I fail!! So badly and so often I even doubt myself many times that I’m a Christian. I’d read my bible and pray and be strong for sometime.. then with tides high and low, I’d be carried away and do things as if I’ve never been taught. I knew it.. but then I fall and I just keep falling. Oh! I just want to give up sometimes. I want to stop fighting and waging war against myself. I want to live a carefree life, do whatever my heart and flesh desires as if there is no God. Yes, I’ve tried doing that too. Yet, I’m punished by my conscience and by the love of God, which comes in silence but strong and tough. He loves, therefore he disciplines, breaks my heart.. but then He is not slow to comfort and gives hope, joy and peace.

The question  is where is God when all of these happen? Does He sits still and remains silent?

Peter was one of the most well-known disciple of Jesus. We see how enthusiastic and desperate he was for Jesus. He did many things which none of the other disciples did- walking in the water, using his sword and shedding blood for the love of Jesus, given the privileged to see transfiguration and he promised Him that he will never disown Him, even if he has to die with Him. Yet the very same day he denied Jesus! Not one time.. but three times. Oh Peter! I can understand the feeling. I’ve felt that too. Its heart breaking, shameful, regretful and you just hates yourself. Jesus didn’t turn and say “I told you so” yet the more you have experienced His love, the more it hurts. It hurts.. so badly that unless God enables you to, you may never look up again with hope of forgiveness and love. But God enabled Peter to come back to his senses and turn back. But how? Why?

Jesus knew what was going on. He had been asked by Satan to give him the permission to ‘sift him as wheat’. What did Jesus do? Did he remain calm and silent? No.. He prayed for Peter, long before Peter knew what was going to happen to him (Luke 22:31-32). It was the prayer of Jesus that saved him.

Today, Jesus is still praying for me, and you. He prayed long before we were born, for all the future believers, saying “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory”(John17:20-26) And He is still praying “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express”(Romans 8:26) Not only He prays for me, he groans, cries and grieves with my weakness, much more when I give up and fall.

I had denied Him.. but Jesus prayed for me. He knew it was not going to be easy. I am now able look up and thank Him for still accepting me and love me just the same. But one thing I learned.. that Jesus’ prayer for Peter was not without a purpose.. there is a command that follows.. “ and when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers”(Luke 22:32).

Dear brothers and sisters, today if you hear his voice, do not delay in obeying Him. It can be really painful, if He lay His hands on you. Fear Him, he will do anything to let you know He is your God. Keep denying Him, you will never be happy anyway. And before you say that you do not deny, be sure to see that you are sensitive about everything which God is sensitive. And stop classifying sins. Sin is sin and it leads to death.

And dear broken-hearted, do not fret and say “God, why me”? But rather be thankful and say “who am I that you are mindful of me?” Your life is more important to God than your reputation or your image. He disciplines those He loves, and though the Lord brings grieve, He will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love (Lamentations 3:32). And when we, the broken ones have come together, we will build a new church, with Christ as our foundation. A church in which He takes delight. For He does not delight in sacrifices and burnt offerings. The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart, he will not despise(Psalms 51:17) And the Church will fulfill its purpose- a home for the needy, and God will be worshipped from the depths of heart. Its comforting and peaceful to experience His love, but our relationship with God is not just for our pleasure.. it has a purpose and its God- perfect plan.

                                                     - from the desk of a broken heart