Sin is like an epidemic. If you don’t take prevention at the proper time it will enter the veins of the country and destroy the entire nation or society.
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Let’s discuss an incident.
Consider an aristocratic family with parents and five children. They had a business and a well-settled family. With lots of happiness and dignity in the society, their life was beautiful.
At that time, the father started consuming alcohol for the sake of his friends. Because of this, as months and years passed by, their business was in loss. Their house and his properties were in jeopardy because of debt. They lost everything. At the end they even had to sell their clothes. They were depressed; they lost their health.
The face of the mother became thin. The marriage of their daughters became a mere dream for them.
Soon the father’s aged parents left this world because of the extreme mental pain. The family didn’t have any means to live. They were fed up of scorn and taunts from others.
With no other way left, the man’s brothers came and sold all his belongings. So the family left the place and went away.
Why did all this happen? Because of one person’s mistake, the deed of a single person in his private life. His folly broke many lives and ruined many people. An entire family ends up standing in the problematic, ruined Valley of Achor. They are stoned by scorn and disrespect. If this was not enough, they are burnt alive in the fire of their problems.
Dear friend, will you ever become responsible for a disgrace like this? Think.
How many people might have advised you? How many speeches have you listened to until now? In your church, in your parish, you ignored the words of servants of God, clergy and pastors. People of the Lord, believers—everybody—is in sorrow because of you. They sigh. Can you look into the eyes of your children who are burnt alive in your destruction? Are you sad because of the pain which you give to your wife? Think.
Brother, how about your deals, stubbornness, vengeance, alcohol addiction, womanizing, illegal activities or spendthrift nature?
Through our lives, can we put a smile on the face of others, console others, or help somebody to grow to a further level? If so, our lives are blessed.
No lives should be ruined because of us. Ever. Let this be a strong decision of ours, a pledge.
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K.P. Yohannan ( - Present)
Dr. K.P. Yohannan, the Metropolitan Bishop of Believers Church, was born and brought up in Niranam, Kerala. Niranam has immense historical significance in the tradition of Saint Thomas, a disciple of Jesus Christ who planted the first church there in AD 52. K.P. Yohannan dedicated his life to God at a young age to serve the needy and downtrodden. He prayed, “Oh my Lord, let my heart break with the things that break Your heart” and his life was never the same. It’s his belief that one can only demonstrate God’s love by loving people. After over four decades of selfless service, he says, I have no regrets in praying that prayer for I know God has touched millions through what He did in and through me. It is all God’s grace.He spent the early years of his service in North India and traveled to the remote villages sharing the love of Christ and doing charitable works. Through numerous encounters during those years, he was instilled with an increasing passion to bring hope, peace, and comfort to the needy and deprived. His sacrificial commitment, farsightedness and aptitude to perceive helped him to lead a life of unhindered devotion to serve Christ and His church. K.P. Yohannan is also the voice of Athmeeya Yathra, touching millions through his daily radio and TV broadcasts. His 250 books offer practical and spiritual guidance on hundreds of subjects.
Recommends these books by K.P. Yohannan:
Living in the Light of Eternity: Discovering God's Design For Your Life by K.P. Yohannan
The Beauty of Christ through Brokenness by K.P. Yohannan
Crisis in Leadership by K.P. Yohannan
K.P. Yohannan is the founder and president of Gospel for Asia, a mission organization involved in evangelism and church planting in the unreached regions of Asia. Currently Gospel for Asia supports thousands of church planters in the heart of the 10/40 window.
Born in a remote village of South India, K.P. Yohannan's personal journey toward spiritual reality began at the age of eight when he gave his heart to Christ. While he was still a young boy, his mother began fasting each week, praying God would call one of her six sons into full-time gospel ministry. Her prayers were answered in 1966 when 16 year-old K.P., her youngest, volunteered to serve in North India with Operation Mobilization.
From 1974 to 1979 K.P. attended Criswell Bible College in Dallas, Texas, where he earned his B.A. in Biblical Studies. He was also awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Hindustan Bible College in Madras, India. During the time he attended Criswell, he pastored a local church in Dallas. However, he was unable to forget the millions still lost without Christ in his homeland of India, and knew God was calling him to reach his own people. In 1978 K.P. resigned his pastorate and he and his wife, Gisela, organized what is now Gospel for Asia.