That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:10)
The Lord is aware of the temptations that befall us. He has already passed through the sufferings that we are facing. The Bible says in Hebrews 4:15 and 2:18 that, "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted."
Jesus Christ knowing that His children have to go through such temptations says, "Let me traverse the same path so that I may help those who backslide, offer them necessary strength to overcome and heal their wounds." He traversed that path to help us out in our temptations.
Many years ago, when my father was in prayer, the Lord showed him the happenings that took place in the Garden of Gethsemane. It was a time just before Jesus would have to bear the cross. For three and a half years, He had been speaking to the people who surrounded Him words that were filled with divine love and spent time in healing the sick. He knew that only by giving His life on the cross mankind could have deliverance from sin, sickness, and curse.
But when that hour approached, he found it very difficult to pass through it. Jesus thought, "Not having known death and having full authority over death yet the time has come for Me to face the cross at last" and this thought troubled Him greatly. Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death." As told in the Scriptures, Jesus Christ was greatly troubled and sorrowful. He looked at His disciples and said, "The hour of darkness is engulfing. My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. The will of My Father is that I should face the cross but My mind is unable to completely comply with His purpose. Please pray for Me."
When our Lord Jesus Christ was in such a frame of mind in the Garden of Gethsemane, satan stood beside Him. Satan who saw the sufferings that Jesus Christ went through would have thought, "Surely He will not obey the commandments and teachings of the Almighty but would backslide and say, 'I will not go to the cross.' Therefore He cannot destroy me and I will continue to have the authority that I now enjoy."
An angel descended and tried to comfort the Lord but could not offer any help because the sufferings, temptations and the sorrows that He would have to bear made Him tremble. He fell to the ground. Big drops of blood fell from His face and body. Fear and physical weakness took charge of Him.
In this world, just as our soul is crushed when we face trials, tribulations, go through physical agony, bear sorrows or struggle with temptations our loving Lord passed through a similar path. In order to know the path in which we travel, He gave Himself willingly after being thoroughly crushed to such an extent that big drops of blood came out of His body.
The Scripture says in Hebrews 9:14, that Holy Spirit descended and comforted Him. As it is told in Acts 1:8, "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you" when the Holy Spirit comes upon us He grants us His consolation and our power increases. Holy Spirit consoled Jesus Christ saying, "Lord Jesus, if You humble Yourself and become obedient to the point of death and willingly accept the cross then God the Father will exalt and give You the name which is above every name, and at the mention of Your name every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10). Therefore please submit Yourself to His will."
On hearing these words of comfort, Lord Jesus said, "I came here not to fulfill My will but I came into this world just to do the will of My Father. I will follow His commandments and submit to His will." The glory of God descended and strengthened Him. At that time, satan fell to the ground saying, "I am finished. He has accepted to take up the cross and now He will destroy me." With the power that descended upon Him, He had no fear or trembling before people or leaders and boldly took up the cross. As a result, He was exalted and now all confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
The Lord says "My dear children, you who are heavy laden come unto Me, I will heal all your wounds and enable you to lead a life which is according to My will. Therefore give your heart to me." The Lord has done this in our life and He is waiting and willing to do the same in your life also.
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
I praise and thank You because You swallowed death up in victory. Help me to look up to You always whenever I happen to backslide or if temptation approaches me. Give me the grace to know that I will not be tempted beyond the ability to withstand but also know that You have already paved the way for escape. Heal my wounds and make me whole. I give You all glory, honour and praise.
Amen.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Make Your Money Count!
God is on your side!
The Word of God says, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31).
He is our salvation. He is our strength. He is our Source.
My friend Dr. Kenneth Ulmer joins me this week on This Is Your Day! to remind us how God wants to bless each of us!
It’s a Matter of Choices
In a day of shifting economics, what Dr. Ulmer shares on the program is both timely and crucial.
Whether you have a little money or a lot, it is time that you move into a greater dimension of kingdom blessings, and Kenneth has been anointed especially for this day to show you how to make your money count!
It all comes down to choices.
Your choices are crucial, but God doesn’t make a secret about how He wants you to make those choices. He says, “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).
God wants to pour out great blessings upon you, but just believing in prosperity and financial success is not enough. You must go through a process to achieve biblical prosperity.
What is often called “the gospel of prosperity” is faulty when it ignores the biblical process.
God is a God of order, not chaos. There is an order to achieving what He wants you to have, and it is time that each believer puts this process into financial success.
What is this process?
God Is Your Source
On This Is Your Day! Dr. Ulmer tells us that the words money and riches appear more than 215 times in the Bible. God obviously wants us to know about finances. He wants us to know how to handle money.
The process must start with the knowledge that God is your Source: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
“My God” requires a personal relationship with Him, an acknowledgement that He is Savior and Lord.
Then, and only then, will He supply all your needs according to His riches in glory.
Then you can begin following His process into all the blessings He has in store for you.
True Prosperity
The next step in the biblical process is understanding whether God wants believers to have wealth or not.
God says:
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 1:1-3)
The happy, blessed, and prosperous person does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, but he chooses to follow the law of the Lord.
What does God Himself have to say about prosperity?
· “He who trusts in the Lord will prosper” (Proverbs 28:25, NIV).
· “Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest” (Joshua 1:7).
· “Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper” (Deuteronomy 5:33, NIV).
· “Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do” (Deuteronomy 29:9).
· “The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive” (Deuteronomy 6:24, NIV).
· “A generous man will prosper” (Proverbs 11:25, NIV).
· “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:18).
I love Dr. Ulmer’s definition of prosperity: “To prosper means to succeed to the point of excellence—to the highest level.”
All we have to do is put His process into play: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11). Another version of this verse tells us that the Lord “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (NIV).
True prosperity is simply success God’s way!
We see many examples of people living by this principle throughout the Bible—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, and so many more.
In fact, Jesus talked often about money and finances, offering the parable of the talents: “So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back’” (Luke 19:13, NIV). The master gave the money to his servants with these clear instructions: “Do business until I return.”
This is not a suggestion. He gave money with a command.
The master in the parable was a businessman who earned some of his money by having others invest it on his behalf. He expected his servants to behave the same way with his money.
When the master returned, he rewarded the two who were faithful in business. The one who hid his money set himself up for strict judgment.
The master had commanded action. Nothing less was accepted. Fear of failure was not accepted as an excuse.
And today there is much to be done before our Lord returns. Our job is to conduct business with the resources He gives us until He returns.
More importantly, the goal is not just to work more to make more money. Instead, on This Is Your Day! Dr. Ulmer teaches to make your money work for you, as in the parable of the talents.
God’s Five Blessings of Money
God’s desire is to bless you. He wants to pour out wisdom and power that will allow you to make your money count.
God has a system, a process, to pour out His blessings upon you:
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work… Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God. (2 Corinthians 9:8, 10-12)
God has ordained five blessings of money:
1. As seed for the sower
2. To provide bread
3. To multiply the seed that is sown
4. To increase the fruits of our righteousness
5. To give
God’s Principle of Multiplication
The seed that God multiplies is the seed that has already been sown. He doesn’t multiply the seed that you keep. You have to sow it first, then it is multiplied.
You only reap what you sow!
You only reap after you sow!
You always reap more than you sow!
God’s kingdom operates through giving and receiving, as opposed to the world’s system which operates through buying and selling.
In the world you get addition from interest, but in God’s kingdom, interest isn’t just added. It is multiplied!
God gives us seed for our need, but He wants to move us into supernatural abundance that comes through the principle of multiplication.
The Purpose of Abundance
God is not concerned as much about the size of your bank account or the amount of seed that you plant, but He is mostly concerned about the size of your heart!
Doing kingdom business must always point to the spreading of God’s Word.
God does not need your money. He wants your heart, for that is the great indicator of what you treasure.
As you follow God’s process for sowing and reaping, He will pour out abundance. But the purpose of God’s multiplication must always be focused on expanding God’s kingdom and taking the Gospel to the nations.
It is not to be hoarded or hidden.
God’s heart is to bless you. If you will seek His heart and follow His ways, He already has great abundance stored up for you!
Get ready to receive from Him.
Plant into good soil.
Expect a return on the seed that you plant. In fact, plant it with a specific expectation!
God’s goal is not merely to meet your need. His goal for you is abundance so you can shower your overflow onto others.
This Amazing Season
God is moving mightily today. He is shaking the nations. We have a great work to do
At the same time, God wants you to be blessed in every area of your life!
He has promised to supply whatever we need to accomplish all that He has called us to do:
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:12-14)
God wants to bless you richly in all that you do for Him in the days to come, for He says: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen” (Ephesians 3:20-21).
This is an amazing season, and I want you to be a part of what God is going to do.
Send your most generous seed today. Be part of what God desires to do in your life.
Your seed-gift, no matter what size, is an act of faith that you place your offering on the altar!
Above all else, plant your seed in faith, acknowledging that God is your Source and that He wants to bless you supernaturally, for it is “not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6)…
Preaching the glorious Gospel,
teaching the unchanging Word,
and expecting the mighty and miraculous,
The Word of God says, “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31).
He is our salvation. He is our strength. He is our Source.
My friend Dr. Kenneth Ulmer joins me this week on This Is Your Day! to remind us how God wants to bless each of us!
It’s a Matter of Choices
In a day of shifting economics, what Dr. Ulmer shares on the program is both timely and crucial.
Whether you have a little money or a lot, it is time that you move into a greater dimension of kingdom blessings, and Kenneth has been anointed especially for this day to show you how to make your money count!
It all comes down to choices.
Your choices are crucial, but God doesn’t make a secret about how He wants you to make those choices. He says, “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19).
God wants to pour out great blessings upon you, but just believing in prosperity and financial success is not enough. You must go through a process to achieve biblical prosperity.
What is often called “the gospel of prosperity” is faulty when it ignores the biblical process.
God is a God of order, not chaos. There is an order to achieving what He wants you to have, and it is time that each believer puts this process into financial success.
What is this process?
God Is Your Source
On This Is Your Day! Dr. Ulmer tells us that the words money and riches appear more than 215 times in the Bible. God obviously wants us to know about finances. He wants us to know how to handle money.
The process must start with the knowledge that God is your Source: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
“My God” requires a personal relationship with Him, an acknowledgement that He is Savior and Lord.
Then, and only then, will He supply all your needs according to His riches in glory.
Then you can begin following His process into all the blessings He has in store for you.
True Prosperity
The next step in the biblical process is understanding whether God wants believers to have wealth or not.
God says:
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 1:1-3)
The happy, blessed, and prosperous person does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, but he chooses to follow the law of the Lord.
What does God Himself have to say about prosperity?
· “He who trusts in the Lord will prosper” (Proverbs 28:25, NIV).
· “Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest” (Joshua 1:7).
· “Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper” (Deuteronomy 5:33, NIV).
· “Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do” (Deuteronomy 29:9).
· “The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive” (Deuteronomy 6:24, NIV).
· “A generous man will prosper” (Proverbs 11:25, NIV).
· “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:18).
I love Dr. Ulmer’s definition of prosperity: “To prosper means to succeed to the point of excellence—to the highest level.”
All we have to do is put His process into play: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11). Another version of this verse tells us that the Lord “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (NIV).
True prosperity is simply success God’s way!
We see many examples of people living by this principle throughout the Bible—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, and so many more.
In fact, Jesus talked often about money and finances, offering the parable of the talents: “So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back’” (Luke 19:13, NIV). The master gave the money to his servants with these clear instructions: “Do business until I return.”
This is not a suggestion. He gave money with a command.
The master in the parable was a businessman who earned some of his money by having others invest it on his behalf. He expected his servants to behave the same way with his money.
When the master returned, he rewarded the two who were faithful in business. The one who hid his money set himself up for strict judgment.
The master had commanded action. Nothing less was accepted. Fear of failure was not accepted as an excuse.
And today there is much to be done before our Lord returns. Our job is to conduct business with the resources He gives us until He returns.
More importantly, the goal is not just to work more to make more money. Instead, on This Is Your Day! Dr. Ulmer teaches to make your money work for you, as in the parable of the talents.
God’s Five Blessings of Money
God’s desire is to bless you. He wants to pour out wisdom and power that will allow you to make your money count.
God has a system, a process, to pour out His blessings upon you:
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work… Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God. (2 Corinthians 9:8, 10-12)
God has ordained five blessings of money:
1. As seed for the sower
2. To provide bread
3. To multiply the seed that is sown
4. To increase the fruits of our righteousness
5. To give
God’s Principle of Multiplication
The seed that God multiplies is the seed that has already been sown. He doesn’t multiply the seed that you keep. You have to sow it first, then it is multiplied.
You only reap what you sow!
You only reap after you sow!
You always reap more than you sow!
God’s kingdom operates through giving and receiving, as opposed to the world’s system which operates through buying and selling.
In the world you get addition from interest, but in God’s kingdom, interest isn’t just added. It is multiplied!
God gives us seed for our need, but He wants to move us into supernatural abundance that comes through the principle of multiplication.
The Purpose of Abundance
God is not concerned as much about the size of your bank account or the amount of seed that you plant, but He is mostly concerned about the size of your heart!
Doing kingdom business must always point to the spreading of God’s Word.
God does not need your money. He wants your heart, for that is the great indicator of what you treasure.
As you follow God’s process for sowing and reaping, He will pour out abundance. But the purpose of God’s multiplication must always be focused on expanding God’s kingdom and taking the Gospel to the nations.
It is not to be hoarded or hidden.
God’s heart is to bless you. If you will seek His heart and follow His ways, He already has great abundance stored up for you!
Get ready to receive from Him.
Plant into good soil.
Expect a return on the seed that you plant. In fact, plant it with a specific expectation!
God’s goal is not merely to meet your need. His goal for you is abundance so you can shower your overflow onto others.
This Amazing Season
God is moving mightily today. He is shaking the nations. We have a great work to do
At the same time, God wants you to be blessed in every area of your life!
He has promised to supply whatever we need to accomplish all that He has called us to do:
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:12-14)
God wants to bless you richly in all that you do for Him in the days to come, for He says: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen” (Ephesians 3:20-21).
This is an amazing season, and I want you to be a part of what God is going to do.
Send your most generous seed today. Be part of what God desires to do in your life.
Your seed-gift, no matter what size, is an act of faith that you place your offering on the altar!
Above all else, plant your seed in faith, acknowledging that God is your Source and that He wants to bless you supernaturally, for it is “not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6)…
Preaching the glorious Gospel,
teaching the unchanging Word,
and expecting the mighty and miraculous,
These message by Pastor Benny Hinn, for more details you can logon to website - https://www.bennyhinn.org/donate/default.cfm
Friday, February 22, 2008
World renowned evangelist Dr.DGSDhinakaran has entered into glory, the Holy man is no more with us.
Admitted to a private hospital here following heart and kidney ailments, 74-year-old Dhinakaran died around 6.30 am. According to relatives, all his close family members were with him when he passed away.
Chief Minister M Karunandhi was among those who went to Dhinakaran’s house to pay last respects. Professing “deep shock” at the missionary’s death, he recalled how lakhs used to throng to his meetings to hear him speak.
“Today, he has departed leaving all those people in tears,” the Chief Minister said.
When Dhinakaran started the Jesus Calls Ministry, it was a one-man outfit. But it gradually grew and drew followers from across the world, “irrespective of their caste, creed, race or language”.
According to the website, Dhinakaran has “healed” people with illness and revealed the past, present and future of followers.
The mortal remains of the evangelist would be kept for public homage at the Royapettah YMCA grounds in the city and the funeral services would be held on the same premises at 10 am on February 22, said David Emmanuel Raj, press co-ordinator of the Jesus Calls Ministry.
LIFE HISTORY OF BROTHER DGS FOUNDER OF JESUS CALLS WORLDWIDE MINISTRY,PRAYER TOWER,KARUNYA UNIVERSITY,INDIA.
Bro.DGS( Duraisamy Geoffery Samuel Dhinakaran )was born on July 1, 1935, in a village called Surandai of Tirunelveli in South Tamil Nadu, India. He was an obedient son his parents, and his parents were very fond of him, being their only child.
His father Duraisamy was a school teacher. He loved to wear white at all times. Bro.Dhinakaran fondly remembers those unforgettable days when he would be playing in the soil as his dad returns back from the school after a tiresome day of teaching. He recollects the love with which his father would hug him unmindful of the dirt all over his body and unmindful of his clothes getting spoilt.
His mother Hepsibah was a housewife. She used to take great care of him, though she was an epileptic patient. Bro.Dhinakaran often remembers the agony that she used to undergo as she would be tormented by the fits which left her only at her old age when the Lord graciously touched and healed her with His miraculous hand.In the year 1955, Bro. Dhinakaran's life was heading on to a point of no return. The pressures that were upon him at that point of time was too much for him to handle. He had to provide for a sick mother, find ways through closed doors for an employment opportunity and above all, his studies were heading nowhere. He took a look at his life and decided that these problems have no solution and that there would be no light at the end of the tunnel. Suicide seemed to be the only solution.
On February 11, 1955, after taking a long last loving glimpse of his beloved mother, knowing that he would see her no more, he walked towards the railway track so that the oncoming express train should take away his life and crush him beyond identification.
En-route to the track, he ran into his uncle, a Police Officer, through whom the Lord spoke in a way that would change his very outlook on life. He explained the immeasurable love and compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ, of His supreme sacrifice on the cross, and he pointed out to that the Lord Jesus was the only solution there ever was and is, to any problem that a man would be having or would ever have to face in future.
Bro. Dhinakaran asked him three simple questions:
"Can God heal my mother?
Can He help me in my studies?
Can he help me find a job?"
His uncle gave a "Yes" to all of these questions.
Then he sincerely asked him, "what should I do?"
All he said was to kneel and cry out to the Lord Jesus.
He returned home, and quickly entered his room, shut the door, dropped on to his knees and cried out to the Lord. The Lord, in His mercy, descended and revealed to him, as in a movie, the life that he had led for the past 20 years.
Tears welled up in his eyes and he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he begged the Lord for forgiveness and pleaded with Him for a cleansing. He asked Jesus to take charge of his life.
From that moment, his life spun around. Every night, Lord Jesus would come down and sit beside him and help him with his lessons; The Lord Himself would write his exams and gain him success. He granted an employment opportunity with the State Bank of India, India's largest banking network.
Thus, that one encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ had turned his life that was heading on to suicide towards a greatly successful one. Ever since Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran surrendered his life to our gracious Lord Jesus on February 11, 1955, he begins each day reading several chapters from the Bible and meditating upon them. Whenever he reads the miracles recorded in the Bible, he prays that he should also be granted the divine power that was manifest in Jesus. He is encouraged in this by the following verse:
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him." (Acts 10:38)
On October 9, 1962, he tarried at the feet of the Lord Jesus in prayer till midnight. He pleaded persistently: "Lord! Hear my prayer and now grant me Your power! Or else, slay me! I don't want to live as a powerless and phony Christian!".
Next day dawned. October 10, 1962!
After exacting work in the bank, he returned home at 9.30 in the night. After supper, he joined the family prayer. There arose in him the usual longing for the blessed vision of Jesus. The very next moment, a divine Presence descended on him! He was thrown into an ecstasy of joy. As he wondered from where this flood of joy was overflowing into him, the Lord opened his spiritual eyes. He saw a divine form standing before him with a radiant face, addressing him with a smile.
"My beloved son, I am Christ! Because you have been seeking Me diligently, I have come seeking you, to bless you."
That day, his seven years of longing was rewarded. He received the anointing of the Holy Spirit by which he set forth to fulfill the divine commission that he received from Christ.
Having received the fire in him, he passes on the fire to all those who wish to do the Lord's work by conducting the Institute of Power Ministry, which was instituted according to the Lord's will for this purpose.
Chief Minister M Karunandhi was among those who went to Dhinakaran’s house to pay last respects. Professing “deep shock” at the missionary’s death, he recalled how lakhs used to throng to his meetings to hear him speak.
“Today, he has departed leaving all those people in tears,” the Chief Minister said.
When Dhinakaran started the Jesus Calls Ministry, it was a one-man outfit. But it gradually grew and drew followers from across the world, “irrespective of their caste, creed, race or language”.
According to the website, Dhinakaran has “healed” people with illness and revealed the past, present and future of followers.
The mortal remains of the evangelist would be kept for public homage at the Royapettah YMCA grounds in the city and the funeral services would be held on the same premises at 10 am on February 22, said David Emmanuel Raj, press co-ordinator of the Jesus Calls Ministry.
LIFE HISTORY OF BROTHER DGS FOUNDER OF JESUS CALLS WORLDWIDE MINISTRY,PRAYER TOWER,KARUNYA UNIVERSITY,INDIA.
Bro.DGS( Duraisamy Geoffery Samuel Dhinakaran )was born on July 1, 1935, in a village called Surandai of Tirunelveli in South Tamil Nadu, India. He was an obedient son his parents, and his parents were very fond of him, being their only child.
His father Duraisamy was a school teacher. He loved to wear white at all times. Bro.Dhinakaran fondly remembers those unforgettable days when he would be playing in the soil as his dad returns back from the school after a tiresome day of teaching. He recollects the love with which his father would hug him unmindful of the dirt all over his body and unmindful of his clothes getting spoilt.
His mother Hepsibah was a housewife. She used to take great care of him, though she was an epileptic patient. Bro.Dhinakaran often remembers the agony that she used to undergo as she would be tormented by the fits which left her only at her old age when the Lord graciously touched and healed her with His miraculous hand.In the year 1955, Bro. Dhinakaran's life was heading on to a point of no return. The pressures that were upon him at that point of time was too much for him to handle. He had to provide for a sick mother, find ways through closed doors for an employment opportunity and above all, his studies were heading nowhere. He took a look at his life and decided that these problems have no solution and that there would be no light at the end of the tunnel. Suicide seemed to be the only solution.
On February 11, 1955, after taking a long last loving glimpse of his beloved mother, knowing that he would see her no more, he walked towards the railway track so that the oncoming express train should take away his life and crush him beyond identification.
En-route to the track, he ran into his uncle, a Police Officer, through whom the Lord spoke in a way that would change his very outlook on life. He explained the immeasurable love and compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ, of His supreme sacrifice on the cross, and he pointed out to that the Lord Jesus was the only solution there ever was and is, to any problem that a man would be having or would ever have to face in future.
Bro. Dhinakaran asked him three simple questions:
"Can God heal my mother?
Can He help me in my studies?
Can he help me find a job?"
His uncle gave a "Yes" to all of these questions.
Then he sincerely asked him, "what should I do?"
All he said was to kneel and cry out to the Lord Jesus.
He returned home, and quickly entered his room, shut the door, dropped on to his knees and cried out to the Lord. The Lord, in His mercy, descended and revealed to him, as in a movie, the life that he had led for the past 20 years.
Tears welled up in his eyes and he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he begged the Lord for forgiveness and pleaded with Him for a cleansing. He asked Jesus to take charge of his life.
From that moment, his life spun around. Every night, Lord Jesus would come down and sit beside him and help him with his lessons; The Lord Himself would write his exams and gain him success. He granted an employment opportunity with the State Bank of India, India's largest banking network.
Thus, that one encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ had turned his life that was heading on to suicide towards a greatly successful one. Ever since Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran surrendered his life to our gracious Lord Jesus on February 11, 1955, he begins each day reading several chapters from the Bible and meditating upon them. Whenever he reads the miracles recorded in the Bible, he prays that he should also be granted the divine power that was manifest in Jesus. He is encouraged in this by the following verse:
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him." (Acts 10:38)
On October 9, 1962, he tarried at the feet of the Lord Jesus in prayer till midnight. He pleaded persistently: "Lord! Hear my prayer and now grant me Your power! Or else, slay me! I don't want to live as a powerless and phony Christian!".
Next day dawned. October 10, 1962!
After exacting work in the bank, he returned home at 9.30 in the night. After supper, he joined the family prayer. There arose in him the usual longing for the blessed vision of Jesus. The very next moment, a divine Presence descended on him! He was thrown into an ecstasy of joy. As he wondered from where this flood of joy was overflowing into him, the Lord opened his spiritual eyes. He saw a divine form standing before him with a radiant face, addressing him with a smile.
"My beloved son, I am Christ! Because you have been seeking Me diligently, I have come seeking you, to bless you."
That day, his seven years of longing was rewarded. He received the anointing of the Holy Spirit by which he set forth to fulfill the divine commission that he received from Christ.
Having received the fire in him, he passes on the fire to all those who wish to do the Lord's work by conducting the Institute of Power Ministry, which was instituted according to the Lord's will for this purpose.
Bro. Dhinakaran knows the importance of the anointing and is always filled with the Holy Spirit. That is the secret of the power in his ministry.
Now his JESUS CALLS ministry comforts the heart broken souls everyday,
and his KARUNYA UNIVERSITY plays a vital role in studies but THIS IS THE DAY THAT GOD PLANNED TO REST HIS SOUL WITH EVERLASTING JOY AND PEACE ON THE LAP OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.
LETS PRAY THAT GOD COMFORTS HIS WIFE STELLA DHINAKARAN,AND HIS SON PAUL DHINAKARAN AND HIS GRAND CHILDRENS SAMUEL DHINAKARAN,SHARON AND SWEETY.
This is the short version of his life story published by SWEETIE_J in www.prayabout.com
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