Vision Alive

Safety is no more a personal choice; it is rather a universal concern. From helmets to seat belts, from awareness drives to compulsory health insurance, from child safety services to financial safety, measures are taken and rules are being laid to assure safety of people, lives and belongings. Are these efforts winning their fight towards protection? Although these measures are welcome, they have their own limitations. But did you know there is a place that offers you round-the-clock guaranteed safety and protection? One psalm that Christians would have read over and over again, but still find new hope every time it is read is Psalm 91. A lovely psalm that talks about the 24-hr protection in God’s presence, across the length and breadth of your existence! Protection during day time, protection during night time Protection from pestilence, protection from destruction Protection when you’re alone, protection when you’re surrounded by wicked Protection from evi...

"Look, even if the LORD should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" 2 Kings 7:19 These words by the officer echo the valley of hopelessness he was going through. The entire city of Samaria was facing acute famine. So horrendous was the famine that pigeons’ dropping was unaffordable and a donkey’s head was a luxury. More so, a mother wouldn’t mind boiling the child she begot, so that she could eat him and fill her growling stomach. Are you going through a similar hopeless situation in your life. Do you say it is impossible for a miracle to happen. How could this be? Even if God would open the floodgates of heaven, my life wouldn’t change. My disease wouldn’t leave. I can never achieve this. The whole lot of people were going through a hopeless situation. When all hope of survival was lost, here comes the words of the prophet Elisha. "This is what the  Lord  says: About this time tomorrow, a seah   of the finest flour will sell for a shek...

At different points in time, we seek the counsel of friends, relatives, neighbors or acquaintances. Counsels are sought for several reasons – for simple matters such as finding the best place to host a party or making the right investment plan to more important issues such as choosing the right career, getting into a right job or working out a good marriage. Whatever the reason! Counsels come in handy and are greatly sought after. But remember the times when we look back and say “Had I not listened to his words!” “My life would’ve been better if I only I had not heeded to…” Such expressions are common and often play a part in everyone’s life. Although they are easily forgotten in case of trivial matters,  when it comes to more important things in life, a wrong counsel can end up in a wrecked life – failures, broken marriages, failing relationship – things that shatter one’s  faith and break one’s spirit. Here is when we need a counsel that never fails, counsel th...