The Truth that Prevented Suicide
Paul, a native of Chavara, Kerala, is a family friend of mine. Now he lives in Rajasthan, with his wife and two children.
He was a journalist once, but his life was filled with miseries and sorrows. He started seeking happiness in alcohol and drugs. But those things did not give him happiness and his life was unchanged for years. He concluded that he would never get peace and happiness in this life. He started thinking about suicide. He bought a bottle of poison and before consuming it, he wrote letters to his family and to the police.
Before he ended his life, he happened to read an article which talked about Jesus Christ. He said to himself, “To find peace in my life, I traveled to all the places, prayed to all gods, but in vain. Now I will call on Jesus’ name as a last try. If Jesus is my Savior, if He died on the cross, was buried and resurrected, then he should forgive all my sins, give me peace, and remove my guilty conscious.” The moment he said these words, his life changed. His heart filled with peace. He got a new life.
How to Find Peace
If we believe in Jesus, the Lord promises that He will give everything we ask for. The name of Jesus is given to all of us.
When a person believes in God and becomes His child; he is delivered from Satan. He is no longer cursed or under the work of Satan. He is a member of God’s kingdom. This is possible because we know that Jesus Christ was crucified and died for us, was buried and resurrected after three days and sits on the right hand of the Father.
In history, many people died for their country or for good deeds. But Jesus is the Son of God who created everything. This Creator took the image of His creation. To forgive our sins, He died and on the third day he was raised from the dead.
Not only that, He is now our mediator in heaven.
The name of Jesus is above all names. God became human. The holy man became sin. His relationship with God was removed. “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” he cried out in a loud voice as He carried all the sins of the world on the cross and died. But the Lord opened the chains of death and resurrected him. From death, He rose again.
For those who believe in Jesus, He promises eternal life, peace and happiness. Are you ready to receive all these things?
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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.