This Week With Jesus

"The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace". Exodus 14:14 KJV God Sees Your Silent Battles. Not all of the time do we have the energy to speak up, push back, or defend ourselves, which is sometimes the right way to do it. We can be so overwhelmed in life, emotional or physical pain, that silence and shutting down are what the body craves, and that’s okay. After all, God sees the quiet battles no one else does—the ones in our hearts, behind closed doors, in the moments when silence feels safer than explaining. But.   Know that you are not alone in the fight of life.   You are not overlooked. You are not ignored. The truth is that you are fiercely defended by a God Who fights for you even when you whisper prayers through your tears. Keep your peace. He’s already moving on your behalf. Let us thank God for fighting for us even in ways we don’t perceive. Help us rest and be still in His presence when we are tempted to react.  May His victory speak louder ...

In Numbers 15:39, the word "fringe" (Hebrew: tzitzit) refers to tassels that the Israelites were commanded by God to wear on the corners of their garments. The primary meaning and purpose of these fringes are clearly stated in the verse itself: "It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot." Just like the Israelites, we too can become easily distracted by the things around us. We can get caught up in our own wants and desires, leading us down a path away from Gods will for our lives. That’s is why t is important for us to have reminders of gods commandments so that we can stay on track with His plan for us. We can find these reminders in different ways such as reading our Bible daily, praying or even wearing jewelry with across or other religious symbols. Whatever works the best for us. The important thing is that we hav...

Read : Matthew 9:21 The faith of this woman, mentioned in the quoted verse really needs to be commended. She knew that a simple physical touch of His garment would heal her. Today while Jesus does not walk this earth in His physical form, He did leave behind the Holy Spirit for us, to touch, to be filled and to help us understand His word and connect. In Christianity, "touching" the Holy Spirit isn't a physical act in the way you might touch an object. Rather, it refers to experiencing the presence, guidance, and transformative power of the Holy Spirit in our life. This experience is often described through various spiritual and emotional sensations, as well as by observable changes in a person's character and actions and the various activities around us. Here's how we can be "touching" the Holy Spirit: 1. Receiving the Holy Spirit: Acceptance of Jesus Christ: The foundational step is often believed to be accepting Jesus Christ as your Saviour and askin...

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, popularly known as FUD, is a common sales strategy that really top sales professionals excel at. It involves deliberately disseminating negative or alarming information about a situation, in order to make a someone feel uncomfortable or insecure about their current choices or future prospects. In order to counter or check FUDs, one has to look at the present and past evidence to be able to reach a rational decision. FUD is also a strategy used by the Master of Deception , Mr. Satan. He excels at it - creating situations where people can start doubting themselves and even God. He uses the dangers and storms that come our way, to plant fears in our heads. We start thinking, will God bring me through this storm? Will I make it? Do I need to look for alternatives? And that is exactly what Satan wants. He wants us to look for alternatives. But God hates that. Our God is a jealous God. And thus shuts the gates of blessings till we come back to God. It is natural...

"Learn in the little daily things of life to delay action until you get my guidance. So many lives lack poise. For in the momentous decisions a d the big things of life, they ask My help but into the small things they rush alone. By what you do in small things those around you are most often antagonized or attracted" . (God Calling) When we think of God, we picturize the word awesome - which conveys something grand and unimaginable, so psychologically we associate everything big with God and tend not to bother Him for smaller, everyday life things. But the fact is that not only is God not limited to the extraordinary, but He also wants to be part of and help in everyday small issues and activities of life. For example- when we pray for an important meeting, do we also mention that we need His help to reach on time? Or choice of clothes? Or when we want to buy a home item, do we ask His opinion? A good way to start could be to discuss the days plan with Him when we pray first ...

(References of sermons by Pastor Jolly Raj of Bethel Church Noida, India and Pastor Rajiv) Christians all over the world are a mixed lot. Some are fiery, some lukewarm, some extremely committed and some very regular church goers. But we all love our Hymns for sure. We all sing our Hymns and pray every Sunday and wonder and discuss what's it's like up there. Once such Hymn is "Stand Up for Jesus". How do you do that? How do you stand up for Jesus? Or are they just empty words? To understand this question, we need to delve into what is "not standing up for Jesus." Pastor Jolly Raj, in his sermon of the 22nd of June, 2025, talked about how the environment we live in, can slowly and innocuously creep into us and slide us into a situation where we compromise basic principles of Christianity. Such a compromise can end up even in us breaking core commandments and tenets of our faith and justifying it to ourselves in the name of humanity or integration or, as the mo...

There us a story in Africa which goes like this: "In Africa, when the sun comes up, the gazelle wakes up early, ready to run her fastest or she will be hunted, killed and be eaten. At the same time the lion also gets up, also ready to run the fastest, faster than the gazelle, because if he doesn't, he will go hungry. The point is this: it does not matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running". Our lives as Christians are exactly the same . Except that we are not hunters; we are being hunted. Unlike the gazelle who runs away from the lion, we need to run away from satanic forces and take refuge in and surrender to God. We are called to a Daily Surrender of the way we live our lives, to our creator and Lord, and to do His will. The rest He will do as He has promised in Psalm 91. In this context, Jesus said - And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. L...