Message for you
PG Vargis
Dear friends,
I am glad that I could speak to you through the electronic media. My prayer is that I may be a channel of blessings to each one of you.
But Let us praise the Lord today - NOW. That is what the Bible is teaching us - to praise Him on the full moon and also on the new moon. Whether we are hungry or full. Whether we are sick or healthy. Whether we have a thick wallet or there is only a hole in our pocket. Whether we are in a hospital or walking on the beach smiling at the setting sun. Whether we are enjoying a good home-made-meal with our family or sitting on a bench in the park hungry - and nowhere to go.
The circumstance does not have to control us but we can rejoice and praise God in all circumstances.
We, and the whole world are facing a storm. The problem is that we can’t see the storm, we don’t know from where it is coming and where it is going and when it will go? But we see many trees uprooted in the storm and many other trees are shivering and or falling.
The storm is hitting hard – India, Pakistan, China, Europe, Africa, South America, North America, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia – In short more than 170 countries are in the grip of this invisible corona virus.
Man realised for the first time in the history that we, our mighty American dollar or powerful euro, or the mighty weapons that we thought will protect us, or the great army we trained for the security of our nation are useless and powerless in front of a very tiny, tiny micro virus.
We thought we can conquer the world, the moon, and the Everest. We thought we can tame the Lion – the king of the jungle, the elephant – the mighty power of the animal world,
the horse - the speedy runner of the planet earth and the Dolphin of the sea.
Now we realised for the first time in history that we are helpless, our mighty weapons - like rockets, long range missiles, atom bombs, mighty army, the advanced technology, the fighter jets that can break the speed of sound, the science labs where we can produce anything we can imagine – is nothing but a wave of fear when we consider of this micro virus. We cannot touch anyone; we cannot touch our own face without fear. The poor, the person sleeping on the street,
a person on the welfare of the government or a charity society, the rich, the super-rich, the weak and the healthy are living very cautiously because of the fear of this micro tiny virus that has no life in it.
Now, what we Christians should do? Cry? Weep in anxiety? Give up our faith? Or prepare to die?
I asked God what I should do. Do for myself? Teach those who are hearing my message through my books, TV talk, crusades, WhatsApp talk or other media?
God asked me to go to my notes that I preached on 31st December 2019 at 11 30 p.m to a crowd of 30 thousand in extreme south India.
The Spirit of God took me to the book of Exodus where the children of Israel were standing in front of the Red sea
in fear of the past – Pharaoh and his army behind,
present circumstance – mountains on both the sides
and the future – the vast Red Sea in the front.
There was no hope – not even a ray of hope. They felt that they were destined to die or to be captured by the enemy – the virus sorry the Pharaoh. They were gripped in fear – just like some today.
They turned to Moses, their pastor. Moses said, “stand still and see the salvation of God”. That means – Moses is saying “let us hope against hope in God that He will save us – somehow. Let us trust in Him though I don’t see any outlet – but I believe that the one who brought us out of Egypt by the blood of the lamb will make a way where there is no way.
He was optimistic but he had no solution. No clue whatsoever.
So he sought God. And God told him,
“Why are you crying unto me? Don’t stand still. Tell the 3 plus million people that they go forward.”
But there is no way – the obstacle Red Sea is so big.
Then God is saying to Moses. “What is in your hand? Don’t you have my Rod in your hand? Use it. Stretch it over the threatening red sea.”
A rod? Yes an ordinary dry stick that he cut from the forest. It was the rod of Moses. But one day it became the rod of God.
Exodus 4.20. That is what he took with him when he left on the journey. It was no more his rod but rod of god.
Moses stretched it over the red sea and what happened?
Nothing happened, the Bible says. Did Moses worry, rub his hands, look up at the heavens and ask, “God where are you? Where is your promise?” No, he did what was asked of him. Then he went and slept. Slept on the promise of God.
The Bible says, as Moses was sleeping – God caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea, dry land, and the waters were divided.”
That is what I preached on 31st December midnight to the people as the promise from God for 2020. Let us pass to the other side.
Today God said that He is still asking me to preach it. God will help us to pass this obstacle to victory and dancing.
So let me preach to you that God is asking you to stretch your hand over the problem you have – the corona virus and claim the promise of God. God said to Moses – you stretch your hand and you divide the sea. When Moses will do it, the sea will divide. Now you do it. You stretch the rod – the promise of God towards the virus. It will give way to you. You will pass through your problem and it will be behind you. Every enemy, all of them that are chasing you will disappear. Go forth. Cross over.
You do what God is asking you to do. Rest on His promise and He will work as you rest on the promise.
Let me tell you another story from the Bible. Exodus 9.8. AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES, AND UNTO AARON, TAKE TO YOU HANDFULS OF ASHES OF THE FURNACE AND LET MOSES SPRINKLE IT TOWARD THE HEAVEN IN THE SIGHT OF PHARAO –
MEANS YOUR ENEMY.
When Moses did it, every particle of the ash returned as miracle that God wanted to do. But God needed a man to do the symbolic act.
Dearly beloved friend, what is the ash in your furnace. The burned down finance burned down dream, the burned down business, the burned down relationship – take it in your hand. Not a little – a handful. Throw it to heaven. Give it to God. It will return to the earth as Gods dream, His plan, a means to show His glory, a step nearer to your release. Do it. You do it.
Martin Luther said, “I prayed, and let God worry”. I like that.
You stand with your Moses, your pastor – just like Aaron did. Do what your pastor is telling you as he will hear from God. You will see the glory of God. You and your pastor working together and God creating a miracle at this crucial time.
The virus has to go today or tomorrow. But God wants you and me to act.
Let me tell you a few miracles that I have seen when I or others prayed.
1. Have you heard about Bhopal gas tragedy in India? On 2nd December 1984, there was a gas leak from a factory which killed 3786 people according to the Govt. report. But there are 16000 claims.
Everyone, yes everyone who came out of their house before the sun rose, in the night to go to work or in the early morning fell dead.
But not even one Christian died. Some Christians reported that their alarm did not go off or they did not hear it as they were sleeping under the blanket in the cold winter. I was in that area on 5th and 6th – I know that not even one Christian died though there were hundreds of Christians there. As 16000 died God protected His people. A great miracle.
2. Heard of Latur earthquake in India? On 30th September 1993 at 3.56 a.m. there was a powerful earthquake that killed 32,000 people. The earthquake hit almost 100 villages and some villages were totally wiped out. No house or human being survived. Our ministry had work in 52 villages in this area. But wherever we had an assembly, the earthquake did not kill anyone. Not even one. The earthquake zigzagged around those 52 villages and did not touch the villages where we had an assembly. A great miracle of protection of his people.
3. Have you heard about the Korean War? North Korea attacked South Korea on 25th June 1950 and the war lasted till 15th Aug 1953 – 3 years. 33686 American soldiers were killed and about ten thousand South Korean soldiers were killed too. But Pastor Paul Yongi Cho said that not even one soldier of his church was killed. Not even one. Because the church prayed for every one of the soldiers of their church. It is a miracle.
4. My story. I visited New Zealand in 2011 in the month of August when the weather there will be pleasant. But when I was there the weather forecast was not pleasant. They said that there will be heavy snowfall; storm and all roads in Christ church as well as the airport will be closed because of the snowfall on 15th – the day I was planning to fly from Christ church to Fiji with a stopover and change of flight at Wellington. I used my faith and proclaimed in my every service for a week that it will not be so. Even on 14th night as I was preaching I said from the pulpit that it will be a normal day, roads open and airport functioning, the next morning. When I finished speaking a boy came running to me and said that it did not happen as I said. I went out and saw. There was 18 inches of snow in a flash. Next day when I woke up the river at the back of the house I stay was totally frozen, the whole scenery looked like a Christmas card – snow, snow, snow covered trees. It was a blizzard. Mrs Frew my host said that all the roads are closed, all rivers are frozen and airport closed. But I talked faith and after breakfast I packed my suitcase. By 10 30 Mrs Frew came upstairs running and said, COME QUICK. ONE ROAD IS OPENED WHICH WILL TAKE US TO THE AIRPORT. WE RUSHED TO THE AIRPORT. PASTOR FREW WAS THERE. WE SAW THE TV MONITOR – ALL FLIGHTS ARE CANCELLED – OVER 5O OR MORE FLIGHTS. But then I saw my flight which was supposed to take off at 12 15 was delayed for 15 minutes. Just one flight out of all flights from Christ church on that day. Pastor Frew got my boarding pass and I was rushed into the plane and I flew to Wellington and got my connecting flight to Fiji.
Now the funny part. I don’t know why my travel agent booked my ticket like that – Christ church to wellington and wellington to Fiji? He should have booked my ticket direct from Christ church to Fiji. But God in his foresight saw the problem. Only one flight took off from Christ church that day and that was mine.
Dearly beloved, the next miracle is yours. Claim it.
Protection from this troublemaker virus – claim it.
Now - you may have a question, what will happen if one believer will get that virus? Well, our Lord Jesus can heal.
Second question, what will happen if that person died? Well, he or she will be with Jesus a few days or years earlier – but in God’s time.
But remember both the ways we win. Halleluiah.
Here is my 7 point prescription at this crucial time:
A. Sanctify your house. Ask your pastor to pray over a few drops of oil in a cup that you can hold. He can pray over the phone. Have a family prayer and one of you apply the oil on every member in the house. Then one of you in the house – apply that oil on every exit door of the house. Seal your house with the blood of Jesus Christ. Believe.
B. Have family prayer every day morning and evening. Read Psalm 91 and believe it.
C. Each one may search your heart to see whether there is anything that will hinder the blessings of God. If you find it, ask forgiveness to God and also to men if any person is involved in it. Secret sins must be confessed secretly and public sins must be confessed publicly.
D. Confess Bible promises that guarantee health, wealth, happiness and prosperity. God said it, so it is yours. Believe in it even if it will take some time.
E. Thank God in advance for everything He is going to do for you.
F. Take care of your spiritual life, your physical health, your intake of food in such a way that you will not become sick by eating too much or too much of that you should not eat, and your relationship within the family. Don’t give any opportunity to the devil to attack you through a loophole.
G. If you go out for a walk, which is very good for you, hear a message of faith and holiness on YouTube. Yes, hear at least one such a message every day.
Yes, you can visit my youtube channel, FAITH TODAY.
May God bless you and give you long life, good health and peace as promised in Psalm 91.
God Bless You [Khuda Barkat de],
Yours to count on to see India is evangelized in our lifetime. No one can do it alone. But together we can do it, let us do it - now. together
p.g. vargis
plant a church where there is no church