In His Time.......... with P.Ramachandran

  This evening I had the privilege to attend the Haggai India AGM.  My presence at the meeting was nothing short of a divine appointment. On the morning of May 26th, as Jeya and I were going through the security check at the Chennai domestic airport for our flight to Tuticorin, something remarkable happened. Standing just ahead of me in the queue was none other than Brother Bastian from Haggai India. I was taken aback—pleasantly surprised—and quietly whispered,  “Wow, what are the odds?” As we exchanged greetings, I soon discovered that both Bro. Bastian and Bro. Dilip were en route to Hyderabad for their Annual General Meeting. What seemed like a mere coincidence was, in reality, the sovereign orchestration of God. It became clear that our paths had not crossed by chance, but by His design. They warmly and insistently invited us to attend the AGM, and in that moment, I sensed the hand of God nudging us into something beyond our own plans. Truly, He orders our s...

Isaiah 42:3  –  “A bruised reed He will not break, and a  smouldering  wick He will not snuff out.”   The book of Isaiah, penned by the prophet during a time of profound political upheaval and moral decay in 8th century BC Judah, reflects a nation teetering on the edge of divine judgment. The people of God had turned from Him—entrenched in rebellion, idolatry, and spiritual unfaithfulness. In response, the warnings of exile, ruin, and suffering echoed through Isaiah’s prophecies.    Yet, amidst the thunder of judgment, Isaiah’s voice also carried the melody of hope. Interwoven through the warnings are radiant promises of restoration and redemption—foretelling the rise of a Servant unlike any other.    This Servant, the Messiah, would not only bring healing to Israel but extend justice and salvation to the nations. Isaiah 42:1–9 marks the first of four profound “Servant Songs” (Isaiah 42:1–9; 49:1–6; 50:4–11; 52:13–53:12), each revealing the c...

At the gym Psalm 31:15 – “My times are in Your hands.”   Today, I mark my 66th birthday — how swiftly the years have flown. I now find myself well within the ranks of senior citizens, a season of life that invites deeper reflection and gratitude.   As I pause to look back on the road I’ve travelled, the words of King David resonate with striking clarity and relevance:  “My times are in Your hands.”   (Psalm 31:15)   David penned these words amid seasons of peril, betrayal, personal failure, and deep sorrow. Yet, they were not the cry of a defeated man, but the confident confession of one who had anchored his soul in the sovereignty of God. Despite the swirling threats around him — from enemies seeking his downfall to the inner storms of regret — David rested in the unshakable truth that   his life was not at the mercy of men, but securely held in the hands of his God .   He understood something profoundly liberating:   no one could cut short what...

Psalms 18:29  - With  your help   I can advance against a troop;   with my God I can scale a wall. (NIV)   In my earlier devotion I considered the first part of this verse which related to external “armies” that we need to conqueror with the help of the Holy Spirit. I looked at three important areas that we often face in our lives: The army of Dread The army of Discord   The army of Devastation In this devotion, I wish to focus on the second part of the verse:   “By my God I can leap over a wall.”   The   “wall”   here symbolizes not external opposition, but   internal strongholds —those   invisible yet potent barriers of the soul   that impede our sanctification, spiritual maturation, and obedience to God's will. These are not adversaries that confront us from without, but entrenched realities within: distorted identities, unresolved wounds, entrenched fears, or besetting sins that subtly resist the transforming work of t...