Pastor Manoharan's powerful exhortations on the Work of the Holy Spirit @ Tambaram Faith Home

Pastor Manoharan recalled his experiences in Sri Lanka and also exhorted the Children of God at Tambaram Faith home to continue steadfast in the Holy Spirit and His Guidance. Pastor Manase did the Tamil translation for him.

His message in a gist with the salient features, is as follows:

A young sister in Church used to prophecy mightily exhorting and edifying others. She had two teeth in the front projecting out. One day someone had said something commenting on those two teeth and so for a week she didnt come to church. When I asked the reason, her mother told me, that she's growing rabbits at home. Just because someone said something, a mighty prophet has stopped coming to church and started rearing rabbits at home.

Sometimes, even people close to you may trouble you. You cant share your burdens with them. But God's there to help you out.

Some college girls approached me and said, Pastor, its difficult to wear simple clothes to our college as our friends may think wrongly of us. I didnt give them an answer for three days on that question. But on that particular Sunday, I spoke on the Christ of Calvary and the Cross and the visage of Jesus. That afternoon, after the message got over, the students came sobbing and repented to me, and said they'll stand for Christ forever. Look at the Cross, not at College.

I had long hair till the day i committed myself to the ministry. The next day after i committed myself to the ministry also I had this long hair on me. The worker sister said, no Manoharan, you'll have to go cut your hair. I went to the salon and the hair dresser asked me what type of dressing I wanted. I was confused. Before I could give him an answer the little boy accompanying me told him loudly, "he has become a (saamiyaar) priest. So just (mottai) tonsure his head. The people assembled there laughed at me.

We should have full control over our body in everything.

Phil 1: 29.
The early apostles and their sufferings cannot be equated to the present time. There's a nice song in Malayalam which goes like this: Dhukathinde bhanapathram...

I was just singing the first two lines, and stopped when the word Sandosham came. But GOD asked me to sing the next line too. "It's difficult Lord" i said. How can a person have a vessel of suffering and receive it with rejoicing. But that's the life of the Saints and Children of God. If we suffer with Him we shall also reign with Him. Then, I joyfully began to sing the song fully. ANy problem, any sadness, now, He's granted me the grace to be glad. Anything that comes in my life, I surrender myself happily to go through it.

O God whatever way you lead me I'll not murmur, but go the path with rejoicing, as Rebeccah said, not only for you but also for your camels." That's the joy of the true child of God. We need that Spirit.

In this anointing there's a root. It goes deep down. Is 45: 15. How much ever the Lord blesses you, exalts you, hide yourself. The more you hide yourself, the more you can go deep down.
A person who gave Rs.3000/- tithe got into a trial. He said that he wont give the money from that month as he thought the workers will suffer without his tithe. So a worker brother went to his house and told him, it's not your tithe alone that runs the ministry. One believer gives Rs.25,000 each month, but he doesnt reveal his name. He remains hidden. The hen which lays only one egg cackles the most.

You should also be careful of one root - the bitter root.

One servant of God said, I didnt do any mistake but I've been wrongly punished. Dear Child of God, most of the time, we have a hidden bitterness in our hearts. Throw it away. It affects you as well as the others around you.

The more exposed to the sun, the more green the leaf becomes. Similarly, If you behold the Father's face often, and the Sun of Righteousness, He will arise with Rays of Healing in His wings and you'll be green always. To be contd...