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“Miracle Is Redeemer's Awesome Capability Loving Each! (M.I.R.A.C.L.E)”
Ramesh C. Reddy
SCRIPTURE:
APPROACH QUESTION:
OBSERVATIONS:
OBSERVATIONS:
INTERPRETATIONS:
IMPLICATIONS:
I ask you now dear friend, why expect a miracle
in your life this season?
I say chooses to because the Lord has his own purposes and timing
that we cannot understand. What I do know is that He loves you and
me very much and wants to always be our Mighty
God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, and Wonderful Counselor.
He wants you to believe that miracles do happen even in this time
and is not limited to 2000 years ago. This Christmas season, the
greatest miracle of all in your life will be when you accept the
Lord Jesus Christ in your life. It will be a miracle because when
you do that, your life will change dramatically and others will
notice the difference. When they cannot explain why you have changed
so much for the good, the arrow can point to the Lord Jesus Christ
and how the Holy Spirit is transforming your life by His grace. When
they cannot explain why you have been healed, the arrow can point to
the work of the Lord Jesus Christ in your life by His lavishing
grace. These are just two examples. The miracle starts with the Holy
Spirit which I have experienced in my life.
Many years ago, I had severe asthma and was even admitted to the ER.
There were times I even felt like I would die. I lived through
that for many years. Slowly, I was learning about Jesus and what He
has done in people's lives through the Bible stories my mommy would
read to me. One day, I was watching the 700 Club and
Pat Robertson was talking about
'accepting Jesus Christ into your life.' I did not know what that
meant so I went and asked my mommy. She took me to my bedroom and
explained to me what it meant and wrote a 'sinners prayer' for me to
pray to ask Jesus Christ into my life. It went something like this
which I believed with all my heart:
"Dear Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I am so sorry for all my sins.
Please forgive me of all my sins. I repent of all my sins. Please
cleanse me with your precious cleansing blood and I will be clean
again. Wash me and I will be whiter than snow. Thank you for dying
for my sins and coming back to life on the third day to save me.
Please Jesus come into my heart and make my heart your home. Live in
me Jesus and I will live for you and serve you the rest of the days
of my life. Thank you for coming into my heart and making my heart
your home. Thank you for living in me Jesus so now I can live for
you. I acknowledge you as my Lord and Personal Savior accepting you
into my heart. Please be my Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you for
being my Lord and Personal Savior Jesus. Thank you that you have
heard my prayer and answered me. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
I thought to myself if Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and
tomorrow as the Bible says He is, then what He did in those days, He
can even do right now. That means, Jesus can even heal my severe
asthma. So, coming from a Hindu family background, I believed in
Jesus accepting Him into my heart to be my Lord and personal Savior.
When I believed in Jesus, the Holy Spirit not only healed me of my
severe asthma but my life was also transformed. I was almost failing
the first 3 quarters of a semester but after accepting Jesus into my
life, I made honor roll the final quarter. Other than being healed
of my asthma completely and being able to do things I could never do
before, I was also so ecstatic that my beloved dad who was a Hindu
at the time would ask my mommy, "Ramesh is so
different, what brought the change in him?" My dad would even
ask me and I got to share about Jesus with my dad. My dad did not
become a Christian right away but I praise the Lord that He gave his
life to the Lord Jesus Christ right before He went to be with the
Lord. This too was a miracle including everything that happened
before that.
You see in October 2007, my dad went into cardiac arrest after
battling renal kidney disease for more than 6 years. On the day he
went into cardiac arrest, my prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ was,
"Lord Jesus, please don't let Satan take my
daddy, for he does not know you yet." The Lord Jesus heard
our prayers and my dad was able to be resuscitated and spent the
next 70 days in the ICU, etc. During that time, everyday we prayed
for a miracle. The Bible verse that came to my mind was Jesus'
response to Martha when Lazarus had died: "The
purpose of his illness will not result in death but for the glory of
the Lord." In those 70 days, almost every minute
my mommy was by my dad's side. She would read to him the Psalms and
New Testament everyday from Matthew to Revelation. On Dec 17th right
before he died, my beloved dad gave his life to the Lord Jesus
Christ. In those 70 days we saw miracle after miracle happen. But
the greatest miracle of all is that my beloved dad was called to be
Jesus' very own and resides in Heaven. So, even though my daddy died
physically, spiritually his illness did not result in death but life
with the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you Jesus!
My precious wife Chandraleela's marriage to me is a miracle in
itself including how the Lord Jesus made everything fall in place in
the right time for my precious to be with me in the states after a
painful 1.5 year wait. But more than that, our daughter's birth was
a miracle too. Because of complications during the pregnancy, a
C-section had to be done. When baby Esther was delivered she had the
umbilical cord wrapped twice around her neck. We praise the Lord
Jesus for a healthy baby Esther that Jesus gave us. She is 10 weeks,
2 days old today.
We know if the Lord Jesus wanted to, He could have kept our dad
alive physically and completely heal him but we cannot understand
His ways always. What I do know is through the power of the Holy
Spirit, our family has experienced miracles. Thank you so much
Jesus. You too can experience miracles and the greatest of them all
can be a transformed life from how you were to how you are now when
you allow Jesus to touch your heart.
To be continued....
May you come to experience a miracle this Christmas season knowing
Jesus is the reason for the season.
"Miracle Is Redeemer's Awesome Capability Loving Each!
(M.I.R.A.C.L.E)"/"Why expect a M.I.R.A.C.L.E in your life this
season?"
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, You are my all in all. You are my Prince of Peace,
Rock, Savior, and Friend. You are my Holy Father guiding me through to live a
life of righteousness, holy righteousness. Oh God, I need you more than ever. I
need to feel your hands around me holding me tight. I need your love to surround
me so that you can glow in my life. Help me please Jesus. I desire in your
presence. Thank you for guiding me to live a life of righteousness. Oh God you
love me more than ever. You hear my voice when I cry out to you. When I seek
your face, you fill me up. You are my all in all. Thank you Jesus so much for
your help no matter what I face, your grace is available and you take my case.
Thank you for hearing us and answering us. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! AMEN!
(Most of the prayer is from a vineyard song called “All in All”)
If you would like to
invite Jesus Christ into your heart and make Him a daily part of your
life, you can this very moment. You will never be alone. You can claim
God's promises for you in the Bible and see them come true, before your
eyes, in His wonderful timing. You don't have to wait for a special time
to come to the Lord. You can come right now as you pray the prayer
below, meaning it in your heart.
No matter what you feel in your heart, know that Jesus has come
in and resides with you! You are not alone! To make your walk strong
with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him as you would to a
friend. You don’t need special words to talk to the Lord. Spend time in
His Word reading Psalms and turning them into prayer. Next allow God to
heal you and speak to you through the Gospel of John or Gospel of Mark
before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord show
you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important
to be part of a body of believers to help you grow in the faith. Find a
Bible believing church that preaches the Word of God from Genesis to
Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our crucified and risen Lord who
brings us hope, healing, and help!
No matter who you are, it is not ever too
late to join a Bible-believing church or a college fellowship. I highly
encourage each of you to come to Transformers Small Group on Friday
nights at 7:00 p.m. and Oakland International Fellowship on Sunday
mornings at 9:30 a.m. for prayer, 11:30 a.m. for worship, 10:30 a.m. for
Sunday School, and 12:30 p.m. for fellowship lunch.
May the Lord's presence and peace fill you
with His love now and forever! Amen!
Feel free to email me at
reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com
if you want to meet
to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever
is on your mind! My number is 412-641-9426
"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty
energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
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 ADVENT 2012 DEVOTIONALS: Matthew 1:20: "What has a D.R.E.A.M revealed to you in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Dec 08, 12, 11:42 a.m.) Matthew 1:19-20: "Why W.A.I.T through conflict in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Dec 08, 12, 11:40 a.m.) Matthew 1:18-19: "How has your L.O.V.E influenced others in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Dec 01, 12, 11:32 a.m.) Matthew 1:1-17: "What does God do with your G.E.N.E.A.L.O.G.Y in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Dec 01, 12, 11:32 a.m.) 2012 DEVOTIONALS: "What place do you give T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G in your life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Nov 22, 12, 9:05 a.m.) "Who are you campaigning for and V.O.T.I.N.G for in your heart: Jesus Christ or Satan?” By Ramesh C. Reddy (Nov 04, 2012, 11:41 a.m.) "What is your view of T.I.M.I.N.G in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 24, 12, 11:02 a.m.) Mark 1:12: "How do you handle T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 22, 12, 10:10 a.m.) Mark 1:12: "What determines your G.R.O.W.T.H in the Lord?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 19, 12, 08:46 a.m.) Mark 1:9-11: "Who will you P.R.A.I.S.E publicly in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 13, 12, 06:16 a.m.) Mark 1:9: "What do you S.T.A.N.D for in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 08, 12, 07:59 a.m.) 1 Thessalonians 1:3: "What does your L.A.B.O.R show in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 03, 12, 06:30 a.m.) Mark 4:4-8: "Who do you P.O.I.N.T to in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Sept 01, 12, 10:10 a.m.) Mark 1:1-4: "How seriously do you T.E.S.T.I.F.Y about prophecy?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Aug 29, 12, 09:57 a.m.) Mark 1:1: "Why bother with the G.O.S.P.E.L when you see yourself as a good person anyway?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Aug 28, 12, 09:00 a.m.) Mark 1:40-42: "How do you deal with the L.E.P.R.O.S.Y of sin?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Aug 07, 12, 11:21 p.m.) Mark 10:10-12: "When have you become an A.D.U.L.T.E.R.E.R in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Aug 02, 12, 12:54 p.m.) Mark 10:6-9: "What should your take be for M.A.R.R.I.A.G.E in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Aug 02, 12, 12:54 p.m.) John 6: "What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat to live forever?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (Aug 02, 12, 12:48 p.m.) John 10:9: "What D.O.O.R is the only Door that will save you?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 31, 12, 09:08 a.m.) John 8:12: "How can the L.I.G.H.T impact your life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 30 12, 08:28 a.m.) Matthew 25:14-30: "What are you doing with the T.A.L.E.N.T the Lord Jesus has given you?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 28, 12, 10:38 a.m.) Matthew 22:36-40: "How are the dimensions of L.O.V.E in your life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 27, 12, 09:13 a.m.) Matthew 18:12-14: "What hope is there for the L.O.S.T in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 26, 12, 09:50 a.m.) Mark 4:22-23: "What happens to a sin you C.O.N.C.E.A.L in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 25, 12, 07:23 a.m.) John 15:18-21: 'Is it better for you to experience H.A.T.E or love, why or why not?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 24, 12, 01:01 p.m.) John 10:14-16: "Who will you make your S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 19, 12, 06:03 a.m.) John 15:10-14: "What does it mean to remain in the V.I.N.E always?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 18, 12, 10:13 a.m.) Matthew 18:21-22: "What stipulation do you put to F.O.R.G.I.V.E. someone?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 17, 12, 09:17 a.m.) Philippians 4:20-23: "How do you see F.A.T.H.E.R in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 13, 12, 07:39 a.m.) Philippians 4:19: "What are your N.E.E.D.S in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 12, 12, 08:51 a.m.) Philippians 4:15-18: "Who will you F.I.N.A.N.C.E in ministry?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 11, 12, 05:42 a.m.) Philippians 4:14: "How do you S.H.A.R.E in others troubles?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 10, 12, 08:30 a.m.) Philippians 4:12-13: "Where do you need S.T.R.E.N.G.T.H in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 09, 12, 08:59 a.m.) Mark 5:24b-29: "Where do you need F.R.E.E.D.O.M to move on?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 07, 12, 10:43 a.m.) Philippians 4:10: "Why show C.O.N.C.E.R.N for others in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 03, 12, 09:18 a.m.) Philippians 4:9b: "How do you know your P.E.A.C.E is real?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (July 02, 12, 08:33 a.m.) Philippians 4:9a: "What kind of S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 30, 12, 09:58 a.m.) Philippians 4:8: What is your T.H.I.N.K.I.N.G based on?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 30, 12, 09:56 a.m.) Philippians 4:6-7: "How do you handle A.N.X.I.E.T.Y in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 28, 12, 08:05 a.m.) Philippians 4:5: "What measure of G.E.N.T.L.E.N.E.S.S do you have?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 27, 12, 08:57 a.m.) Philippians 4:4: "When do you R.E.J.O.I.C.E in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 26, 12, 09:26 a.m.) Philippians 4:3: "How have you C.A.M.P.A.I.G.N.E.D for Jesus in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 25, 12, 08:58 a.m.) Philippians 4:2: "How do you respond to a P.L.E.A.D in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 23, 12, 10:45 a.m.) Philippians 4:1: "Where do you S.T.A.N.D on love in your life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 23, 12, 10:40 a.m.) Philippians 3:20-21: "What C.I.T.I.Z.E.N.S.H.I.P should you desire the most?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 21, 12, 07:28 a.m.)
Philippians 3:18-19:
"Why shed T.E.A.R.S for others in
life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy
(June 20, 12, 08:37 a.m.)
Philippians 3:15-17:
"Who or what are you willing to P.A.T.T.E.R.N your life after?" By Ramesh C. Reddy
(June 19, 12, 07:30 a.m.)
Philippians 3:12-14:
"How can you deal with the P.A.S.T in your life?" By
Ramesh C. Reddy
(June 18, 12, 11:43 a.m.)
Philippians 3:1-11:
"Why for R.E.F.O.R.M.A.T.I.O.N do you need the transaction of the
cross?" Philippians 2:25-30: "When will your H.O.M.E.C.O.M.I.N.G begin?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 15, 12, 6:43 a.m.) Philippians 2:19-24: "How can you Q.U.A.L.I.F.Y well in other people's lives?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 14, 12, 8:18 a.m.)
Philippians 2:17-18:
"How do you live out your F.A.I.T.H in life?" By
Ramesh C. Reddy
(June 13, 12, 6:58 a.m.) Philippians 2:13: "How do you W.O.R.K out your Salvation?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 11, 12, 8:36 a.m.) Philippians 2:12-13:"What path have you taken for S.A.L.V.A.T.I.O.N in your life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 09, 7:50 a.m.) Philippians 2:12-13: "What is the point of O.B.E.D.I.E.N.C.E in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 08, 7:51 a.m.) Philippians 2:9-11:"How do you handle the N.A.M.E of Jesus in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 08, 7:47 a.m.) Philippians 2:8: "Why should you make a C.R.O.S.S transaction in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 06, 7:26 a.m.) Philiippians 2:5-7: "How do match Jesus' A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 05, 9:09 a.m.) Philippians 2:3-4: "How do you respond to C.O.M.M.A.N.D.S in life?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 03, 6:19 a.m.) Philippians 2:1-2: "What C.O.N.D.I.T.I.O.N are you in?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (June 02, 6:52 a.m.) Philippians 1:29-30: "How do you handle S.U.F.F.E.R.I.N.G in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (June, 01, 6:52 a.m.) Philippians 1:27-28:"How do you C.O.N.D.U.C.T yourself in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 31, 12, 7:32 a.m.) Philippians 1:22-26: What are your C.H.O.I.C.E.S based on?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 30, 12, 6:27 a.m.) Philippians 1:21: "Why D.I.E for Christ?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 29, 12, 4:59 a.m.) Philippians 1:20: "Where do you need to have C.O.U.R.A.G.E in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 25, 12, 8:08 a.m.) Philippians 1:19:"Who do you C.A.L.L often in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 24, 12, 8:32 a.m.) Philippians 1:19: "What reason do you have to R.E.J.O.I.C.E in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 22, 12, 8:21 a.m.) Philippians 1:15-18: "How are your M.O.T.I.V.E.S in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 22, 12, 8:21 a.m.) Philippians 1:13-14:"What have your C.H.A.I.N.S done to others in your life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 21, 12, 9:04 a.m.) Philippians 1:12: "How can you feel so S.P.E.C.I.A.L when things are going so wrong in your life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 18, 12, 8:20 a.m.) Philippians 1:9-11: "What is your L.O.V.I.N.G response in life based on?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 18, 12, 8:20 a.m.) Philippians 1:8: "How can your A.F.F.E.C.T.I.O.N grow towards others in life?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 17, 12, 6:32 a.m.) Philippians 1:7: "Why cannot you be saved by G.R.A.C.E. alone?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 16, 12, 9:55 a.m.) Philippians 1:6: "Where are you C.O.N.F.I.D.E.N.T in?"By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 15, 12, 10:54 a.m.) Philippians 1:3-6: "How can you attain a P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S.H.I.P in the Gospel?" By Ramesh C. Reddy (May 14, 12, 08:38 a.m.) Philippians 1:3: "How will others R.E.A.C.T towards God when they remember you?" (May 11, 12, 09:53 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy Philippians 1:1-2: "When do you B.L.E.S.S others in life?" (May 09, 12, 7:30 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy Philippians 1:1: "Why bother to let others T.R.A.I.N you when you are already a leader?" (May 10, 12, 9:01 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy Philippians 1:1: "Why should you believe you are H.O.L.Y instead of being a sinner?" (May 08, 12, 8:05 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy Philippians 1:1: Who will you be a S.L.A.V.E to in life? (May 07, 12, 7:06 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy
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