Sreedhar's Journey

The social media today is filled with incredible amount of fake news. I have mentioned before that when it became easy for people to forward messages through SMS, we discovered the meaning of something going viral. The term coined by the medical fraternity had suddenly found new meaning. It takes effort to verify something and that is what we must do before we circulate new information that we receive. Likewise, the disciples were very unbelieving when told the news that Jesus had risen from the dead. They needed to verify its authenticity.  But, should they have been surprised? Mark 16:6-7 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.” Many times over Jesus told the disciples that He will be killed but He will rise again. He even told them that t...

There have been stories of people seeing dead men alive.  Some faked their death and therefore they were never dead in the first place.  I have been told that I look like many different people in the past.  I hope I don't get labeled looking like a person that is dead and gone.  It would be both funny and troubling.  It would be very perplexing and you do not know how people perceived the "other" person, and now how they view me as someone they just met.  Jesus had the same challenge. Matthew 28:16-17 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. This chapter moves very fast. Ever seen a dead man walking? Ever saw an angel and hear him speaking to you? In the midst of all this, people seeing and hearing but not accepting. Even trying to hide the truth. Wow, this chapter is loaded. If you have doubts about the existence of a man called ...

It can be very depressing to see a losing team, especially if it is a team that you are supporting.  Some can take it so personally that they go to extreme measures to mourn the loss.  The team could have worked very hard, but not hard enough.  The tactics and plans could have been well rehearsed, but the other team had better ideas and/or better execution.  Some would attribute their loss to "luck".  Ultimately, God is in charge. Isaiah 15:3 In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. The Moabites whose territory was modern day southern Jordan were one of those kingdoms that came against Israel. The entire chapter is devoted to show how the Moabites would cry out to their gods till their cry is heard far away when they are overcome. Indeed those that oppose God will face His wrath that was prepared for Satan. Like the Moabites, Satan must...