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

Y ou probably heard this phrase,   "A tongue six inches long can kill a man six feet tall."   While not a Bible verse, it powerfully illustrates a biblical truth. Words are small, but their impact can be enormous. A careless comment can wound a heart, destroy a friendship, damage a reputation, or discourage a person for years. On the other hand, a timely word of encouragement can restore hope, strengthen faith, and bring healing. This is why Solomon wrote: Proverb 18:21  - The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (NIV The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.(NLT) Words are powerful. They can encourage the discouraged, strengthen the weak, heal wounded hearts, and point people toward God. Conversely, careless words can wound, discourage, divide, and destroy. Solomon reminds us that our words produce fruit, and sooner or later we will live with the consequences of what we speak. ...

Last Saturday at Kairos Community Church, I had the privilege of speaking to the youth on the wonderful subject of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. One of the questions we explored together was this:   How can we discern the voice of the Holy Spirit in a world filled with so many competing voices?   We live in an age of constant noise. Our phones demand our attention, social media shapes our thinking, and the opinions of others often crowd our minds. Yet the greatest challenge is not always the noise around us—it is the noise within us. Our minds can become a busy marketplace of thoughts, emotions, fears, desires, memories, ambitions, and anxieties. In such an environment, it is natural to ask,   “How do I know if it is God speaking to me?”   The writer of Hebrews provides a profound answer: “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and att...