Wheel Wing General: May 2025

In continuation of the Model Church vision the Lord gave a sevenfold agenda for the Churches on 27.10.2014.

One among the seven was that servants of God have no right to demand money from any believer.  Everyone should work for their livelihood and do ministry like Apostle Paul.

The time of full time ministry is over. (Jer 16:16) The Church has entered into an era of marketplace evangelism. In the ENHF Vision “ India 2020” ,  the Lord had made it very clear.

While  pouring this “New Wine” (Marketplace evangelism strategy) into new vine skins, let us meditate on its biblical background.

Bible presents a silent man  called Joseph from the place  Arimathea in Judea. He  was a member of the Jewish council during the time when Jesus lived.

Mar 15:43  Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 

Joseph of Arimathea is said to be an “honourable counsellor” who waited for the kingdom of God. He was in the Jewish ruling council (member of the  Sanhedrin) in Jerusalem. Specifically, he was a member of the council that played a role in condemning Jesus. Despite being part of this group, Joseph opposed their decision and was secretly a disciple of Jesus and  awaiting the kingdom of God.

All through the public life of Jesus,  Joseph  would have been in the council of the Jews as counsellor. We can imagine how miserable and agonizing it would have been for him to present himself in the council every time when they brought the issue of Jesus. How hard to remain there and execute his duties.    All the decisions about Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trials, scourging,  sentence to death, crucifixion, burial would have come to this council for discussion and decision. Joseph is  known as an “honourable counsellor” . What opinion he would have given about Jesus? His opinion was respected by all.

Joseph was waiting to see the kingdom of God. He would have identified Jesus as the Messiah sent to  the world.  As a human being, many times he would have faced the temptation of quitting the Sanhedrin because it was against Jesus.  

Majority of the counsellors would have  condemned and talked  ill about Jesus all the time. Joseph went on listening, speaking very little . But his heart would have been torn every time he attended the council. But God kept him unaffected and protected  there for a purpose without allowing him to quit.   

Bible presents Lot also in the same condition.

2Pe 2:7 -8 And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers.    Because the soul of that upright man living among them was pained from day to day by seeing and hearing their crimes.

Another example for marketplace evangelism from Bible is Nicodemus.  

Joh 7:50-51  Nicodemus—he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them—said to them,  Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done? 

He would have been facing the same agony and pain like Joseph every time he attended  the council. Look at the way  they insulted him.

Joh 7:52  This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee?. 

But God allowed them to be there  for a purpose.  He was also of help to Joseph in burying the body of Jesus.

Joh 19:39-40  And Nicodemus came he who had first come to Jesus by night with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.  Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest. 

All the problems we see in the Church today is because of its  failure in accomplishing the mission of “Evangelizing” the world. 

The institutional Church encourages the believers to withdraw from taking up the challenges of shining in the dark places. Whenever, wherever they saw darkness, instead of fighting with the enemy and driving him away, believers are encouraged to quit,  to resign and shrunk  into the snail shell, a comfort zone. The false theology of the Church  encouraged the believers to be only  inside the walls of the Church. The enemy  projected the walls of Church building as the safest place to hide from all the problems;  “clapping and singing” leaving the world in pitch  dark.

Bible never asks the believers to withdraw from workplace, where there are challenges, but face them boldly, reflect the image of Jesus till the work of darkness  are reproved and exposed to light.

Eph 5:11-13  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.   For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.  But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.  

In the Book of Esther, the gentile king Ahasuerus seems to have a council.

 Est 1:13  And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, for this was the king’s way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions: 

According to the counsel  he received from his councillors  the king made a decree and circulated it throughout his empire in all the languages and to all the people groups. They did not  have the code of Moses’ Law since they were not Jews.  But they followed the law of Human Government given by God during the time of Noah.  They counselled him so well in the laws put forward for the family by God, which is the basic unit of a society.

Est 1:18  And this day the princesses of Persia and Media shall say the same to all the king’s princes who have heard of the deed of the queen. And there will be contempt and strife. 

Est 1:22  For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people in their language, so that every man should bear rule in his own house, and published according to the language of every people. 

The Lord wants His people to be in every walks of life to give counsel, to be ambassadors, priests, kings and prophets. The worldly position you hold in this world is not important. Even by being a house maid, like the servant of Naman,  you can change the destiny of a Nation, by being  a light shining in darkness.

Dear soldiers, SMPs, SMLAs, try to enter into the dark fortresses of the enemy, break it open, and take the plunder!

Mar 3:27  No one can enter into a strong one’s house and plunder his goods, except he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.

Identify the strong man in your constituency,  tie him up, and plunder it. Victory is yours!

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Wheel Wing General: April 2025

Isa 61:4, 6 And they will build the old wastes, they will raise up the ruins of former times. And they will repair the waste cities, the ruins of many generations.   But you will be named the priests of Jehovah; it will be said of you, Ministers of our God; you will eat the riches of the nations, and you will revel in their glory. 

The message the Lord gives to the SMPs, SMLAs and others soldiers who are involved in the shadow systems for the month of April, is the above.

It is a description of the task (ministry) which the Lord is going to  entrust you with, Dear soldiers,  Let us meditate on it.

1. You will build the old wastes
2. You  will raise up the ruins of former times
3. And you  will repair the waste cities .
4. You will repair the ruins of many generations
5. You will be named the priests of Jehovah
6. You will be named Ministers of our God;
7. You will eat the riches of the nations,
8. You will revel in their glory. 

1. AOJ Soldiers will build old wastes

When  the Lord took me to visit the Churches in the big cities of Paris,  Koln Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland etc in 1984, I watched a  phenomenon  different far from Indian Churches. People came to the Church  to watch its artistic value was great in number compared to those who came to worship. In fact some of the huge buildings  were almost empty during worship but other times it was full of tourist  spectators. AOJ soldiers are called to build up these “old waste” (spirituality deteriorated to traditionalism)  of  the  countries in Europe, USA & Australia.

2. AOJ will raise up the ruins of former times

There was a time when England, Ireland, Scotland , France, USA etc  sent missionaries to many  unevangelized countries of the world. Now they have almost become ruins. AOJ has to prophesy life to these dry bones. They will come back to life and will stand up as an Army. Similar to the Army in India, we have to raise Armies on other countries too!

3. And you  will repair the waste cities

Nehemiah received a strategy from God to repair the compound walls of Jerusalem Temple. He proceeded tactfully and completed the work. They had to face great oppositions.

Neh 4:1  But it happened when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and greatly displeased, and mocked the Jews. 

Neh 4:3  And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox goes up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 

Neh 4:8  And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and do harm to it. 

Neh 4:11,12  And our foes have said, They shall not know, or see, until we come in the middle of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease. And it happened when the Jews who lived near them came in, they said to us ten times, From all places where you shall turn to us, they will be against us. 

Neh 4:14  And I looked and rose up, and said to the nobles and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of them. Remember Jehovah, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. 

Neh 6:1  And it happened, when Sanballat, and Tobiah and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no break left in it (though at that time I had not set the doors on the gates), 

Every time they used a new cunning strategy.

Neh 6:2-5  Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me harm.  And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?  And they sent to me four times in this way. And I answered them in the same way.  Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, in which was written……, 

 Dear AOJ Soldiers, You will repair the waste cities like Nehemiah. When the Lord takes you to a waste city, waste land, waste unit or firm, a sick (waste)company or plant, a waste institution, a waste street, etc you should understand that you are going to build up that waste city into a new , beautiful,  spirit filled city where everybody would like to come and settle down. After you settle down there the land value will go high.

4. You will repair the ruins of many generations

Your generations would have brought many curses on children, families, on health in body, on business, on the land, on the Church etc. You will bring a great deliverance in the above. Even though the curses were of many generations old, you will easily drive them  awayl

5. You will be named the priests of Jehovah

All the rights and authorities the priests of  Old Testament enjoyed are granted  to the believers of New Testament. Offering sacrifices at the altar, interceding for the people, mediating between God and people, reconciling the world to the Father, being Ambassador, maintaining holiness among the people  etc.

6. You will be named Ministers of our God

We are familiar with the executive duties of Ministers in a government. What all law are passed by the Legislature are executed by the Ministers. The believers of New Testament are entitled to stand in the Court of Heaven and to participate in all the negotiations of the heavenly Court. Their main duty is to  bring  the decisions taken in the heavenly Court of heaven,  and execute them on the earth.

7. You will eat the riches of the nations  & will revel in their glory

The last two items are the reward heaven grants to the believers who sincerely, faithfully implement the above said 6 duties. Eating the riches of the nations can be physical and spiritual.

Today the migrated Indians of the Continents of USA, Europe and Australia are  enjoying the riches of these nations.

The riches of :

A strong Economy, high standard of living, job market, cultural diversity, world class education, research opportunities, scholarships, quality healthcare, advanced medical technology, health insurance, personal freedom, safety, infrastructure, innovation etc.

These are all the results of their rich Christian culture which these countries own. Because their ancestors feared the  Lord, they received all these blessings.  When we are  sent there for the Lord’s work, the Lord shares His glory with us.

Regional Meeting, March  2025

Isa 55:5  Behold, You shall call a nation that You do not know; a nation that did not know You shall run to You because of Jehovah Your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified You. 

2025 March is the month of inheriting nations!

We are going to inherit the nations of the World this month as we inherited the land of India in 2020 Jan & Feb.

Is 55:5 is the signal the Lord has given to us for this.

In the above verse the Lord gives us clear instructions how to inherit.

1. You may call any Nation that you do not know

The Lord taught us in 2020 the strategy of inheriting the land. It is a 2 hours prayer. As we obeyed, we started seeing the results wherever inheriting was done.

There are 195 countries in the world.  You may call any nation which you do not know you. It will come to you,  the Lord says.

If the nation has to come to you when you address it, first it should have been inherited by you in the name of Jesus.  Inheriting is releasing the nation from the grip of satan and washing it with the blood of Jesus so that all the damages satan did to it will be rectified.

Inheriting involves 5 steps.

1. Curse breaking

2. Sanctifying & inheriting

3. Prophesying

4. Blowing the trumpets

5. Writing Laws

When we (those who  exercise the authority in the name of Jesus Christ) do all the first 4 steps, the  nation will become the purchased property of Jesus Christ. After that one can  address the nation and it will come to you. Then you can write decrees and laws according to the requirement of the particular nation in the name of Jesus Christ.  It will become valid.

Isa 49:9  that You may say to the prisoners, Go out! To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves! ………….

Every single human being imprisoned in it will come out of all the prisons. You will get every right over the people, land, soil, water, forests, mountains,  hills, rivers and ocean and all in it. You will be able to subdue them. They will obey you. The command given to Adam in Gen 1:28 will be fulfilled in you.

Gen 1:28  And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it. And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth.

1. Because of Jehovah Your God….; for He has glorified You

Can you give command to a nation? To its authorities? Yes. We will get right over a nation. They will listen. Not only the people, the land, water, air,  soil, animals  and everything in it will listen to your voice.

Isa 49:10-11  They shall not hunger nor thirst; nor shall the heat nor sun strike them; for He who has mercy on them shall lead them; even by the springs of water He shall guide them.  And I will make all My mountains a way, and My highways shall be set on high. 

Mountains which seem to be barriers for  your onward journey,  will become ways for you!

Jesus said

Mat 5:13-14  You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.   You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 

The meaning of the Word “Salt to the earth” and “Light to the world” is deeper than it looks  at first sight.

Earth represent the planet earth.

Matthew 5:14. You  are the light of the world.

Here the Earth represents the planet earth,  our  common  home for all of us, human beings.

This home of ours, the planet  Earth  is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system.

It is diverse  in geography, atmosphere,  climate and continents. The planet  Earth comprises of   Mountains,  Rivers,  Deserts,  Islands etc.  The Earth also includes Mountain ranges and peaks, Rivers and lakes.

Jesus  did not  say, “You  are the light of the earth”  & “You are salt of the world”

But  “You  are the salt  of the earth”  & “You are light of the world”?

Earth should add taste to human life  like salt 

The whole planet earth with its land, soil, oceans, all its  riches like minerals, forests, were created for man’s sake. He was made the ruler and the Lord commanded him to subdue everything . (Gen 1:28) . Every good thing we see on this earth was created for human beings.

But the creation and the nature lost its sweetness and taste when it went to the hands of the enemy. The land, nature and the whole creation  became tasteless and non enjoyable by  human beings due to our forefather’s sin.   It became like food without  salt.

Instead of fruitful  trees and plants, the earth  gave birth to thorns, briers, and  thistles as the result of the sin of Adam. 

Those who have  land in their possession  could not enjoy it.

Those who possess cattle and  animal husbandry could not  earn good income out of it. Forest became dangerous because of wild animals which attack human beings.

The minerals have  to be explored out of the earth for its generative power of income but it is not possible in many countries because of various reasons, due to  the work of the enemy  which manifests itself through political parties, corruption, discrimination on the basis of races, caste, religion etc. 

The  land is dedicated to and ruled by  evil spirits. They have to be driven away from the land  by the overcomers. ( Believers).Then the land & all its riches can be inherited & be  enjoyed.

That is why inheriting becomes necessary.

You are the light of the world

The world, denotes  the human population & its achievements in the areas of

1. Internet

2. Space exploration

3. Medicine and healthcare

4. Renewable energy

5. Transportation and infrastructure etc.  & with its

a.  Population, Approximately 7.9 billion people (as of 2023)

b.  Languages: Over 7,000 languages spoken worldwide

c. Countries: 196 recognized sovereign states

d.  Religions: Over 4,000 religions practiced globally

e. Currencies: Over 180 currencies used worldwide

The Lord made believers light of this  world.

They have to enter into all areas of human life like

1. Business
2. Banking
3. Education
4. Judiciary
5. Administration etc.

And remove all the darkness satan has created there.

After inheriting the land, (being salt) we have to become light in all areas. This will help establish Jesus Christ’s Government in those nations.

Let us march ahead dear soldiers! 23 days more! Let’s finish inheriting the nations this month itself!

Any country(ies) you can select. Allot time for inheriting. Gather soldiers! Do the inheriting! It’s the command of the Lord.

Psa 2:8  Ask of Me, and I shall give the nations for Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the earth for Your possession. 

Let’s bring testimonies in abundance of inheriting next month!

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Regional Meeting -Feb, 2025

Is 34:10c “And all the people in whose midst you are, shall see the work of Jehovah”

The Lord gave this promise to us during CRFC. Within 2 months we see the fulfilment of it.

Let us thank God AOJ Soldiers for the mighty works the Lord did in our midst.  

Just after the CRFC the Lord started taking  AOJ Soldiers to unreached States of India and new countries.

In November AOJ Soldiers went to visit the State Manipur. The whole world knows  the ethnic problems that are going on in Manipur for the past one and a half years. As soon as the AOJ Soldiers stepped into the land, it took a different turn. The same day the Lord rekindled the fire which led  the people to make great exploits. 

Eph 5:11-13  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.   For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

All the shameful acts that are done in darkness were  reproved and brought to light . Through the FRP Level 1 conducted there, the believers became aware of their spiritual authority. They started exercising it, and it  brought tremendous changes in the land. Let us thank God for this.

In the New Year again the same soldiers were invited there. 5 Churches together were conducting  a fasting prayer.  AOJ Soldiers participated the last days. FRP was conducted there too. It created a new chapter in the history of Manipur. AOJ Soldiers visited the most sensitive areas and met the targeted people. They were greatly encouraged. From Manipur, the Lord opened another highway to the State Mizoram and to another country Myanmar.

In Mizoram they could witness the dark phases of the institutionalized Church. A Christian State for name’s sake torn with drug addiction, abortion, homosexuality and all immoralities! But the Lord made AOJ soldiers inherit the land even with the police officers joining in the inheriting ceremony. The Police officer sang the victory song at the end! Let’s glorify the Lord.

In the first month of January, the Lord showed His favour towards AOJ by revealing His plans. On 9^th January two revelations were given.

1. Start a Core Team for USA . It was made possible in 20 hours. The AOJ Core Team of US meets every week and is studying about inheriting the land. Let us thank the Lord.
2. Conduct a 2 hours worship in preparation for the swearing in ceremony of the US President. It was organized by the AOJ India but conducted by the AOJ Core Team US. 360 members participated in the worship!. Let’s glorify the Lord.  

On February 1^st the Lord took AOJ Soldiers of Goa and Arunachal Pradesh to Myanmar for the first time to inherit the land. 6 days they spent there in the land which is torn apart by military Government. They saw the pathetic situation of military rule – people’s life have come to a standstill – All the educational institutions, industries and offices closed down for more than 3 years! The Lord used them to sow the seeds of FRP 1there. Let us pray that the seeds grow and bring fruits!

February 7^th 2025- AOJ Soldiers from Tamil Nadu, Goa and Arunachal are conducting FRP in Nagaland! Let’s pray for it. A new State where AOJ has not stepped in yet! May the Lord use the Soldiers mightily.

OTP Miracles

On 27^th January OTP 30 days Batch 3 started . 13 students are attending at Palakkad. This OTP stands as a strong testimony for AOJ Troop Church, its various branches and its multiplication. The students of the first batch served as student Coordinators for Batch 2 and  3.

All the students of batch 2 came from one State Maharashtra. 4 of them went as missionaries to Masoorie, Uttrakhand. One student of OTP went back to his place to introduce AOJ in his native place. Within 2 months the Lord used him to conduct two batches of BFF, one batch in Chennai and another batch in the native place , all new believers. Out of the 2^nd batch students, 8 are sent to Palakkad for Batch 3 OTP.

Some testimonies from OTP:

Swapnil Chawhan: A bank employee who was affected by a deadly disease gangrene. He was taken to Sadhus, witchcraft, black magic, temples for healing. After all went futile, an AOJ soldier  introduced Jesus to him. When he started believing in Jesus, his whole family turned against him. Along with the Bajrangdal people they manhandled him and he still have unhealed scars in his body. He was led to BFF where he was healed completely. Immediately he committed for OTP. A one month old believer, enjoys the classes of OTP. He lost his job because of his sickness.  He was sharing his burden the other day. “In my State Buldhana, there is a huge temple which attracts people from  many other State even from South India.. One lady whom I know rolls on the ground for 3 kilometers to reach the temple. I feel pity for such people. My only aim in life is to bring such people to Jesus Christ.

Pro 24:11,12  Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.  If you say, Behold, we did not know; does not He who searches the heart consider it? And the Keeper of your soul, does He know? And He repays to a man according to his works. 

Mithilesh: He was with a Sadhu. His wife a believer even before marriage.  She used to attend Church services which he did not like. He could not arrest his wife from going to Church. So he approached the Sadhu seeking  the power of satan to stop her from going to Church. But his Sadhu told him that he cannot do that and it is beyond his power. He got angry and left the Sadhu annoyed by his inability to act against the power that prompts his wife going to Church. The Church his wife attends was AOJ. When he came to know the name of the leaders of AOJ he became angry toward them and gave a command to AOJ soldiers not to talk to his wife and have no touch with his family. After  some time, both his children went sick and became very serious. They took them to different hospitals without any result. One day his wife asked in a very soft voice, “Can we invite the AOJ Soldiers to pray for the children? This  is the only hope I have now”. MIthilesh had to say yes since all the other measures he adopted seem to fail.

The AOJ Soldiers came, prayed and children were healed. Glory to God. MIthilesh became a believer, Attended BFF and became a coordinator for BFF.

Each student in OTP has a long history and many  miraculous stories to tell. Yes dear soldiers! You can add yours also!

Exo 34:10  And He said, Behold! I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation. And all the people in whose midst you are shall see the work of Jehovah, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you. 

These are the results of the covenant we made with the Lord. Let us renew the covenant every day so that we can see still more miracles.

Wheel Wing Meeting Nov, 2024

In the book of Nehemiah in 9^th chapter, we see Nehemiah signing a covenant with the Lord.

Neh 9:38  And because of all this we are cutting a sure covenant, and write it, and our princes, Levites, and priests are sealing it.

The immediate reason why Nehemiah made a covenant with the Lord is given below.

Neh 9:36-38  Behold, we are servants today. And the land that You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit, and its good, behold, we are servants in it. And it yields much increase to the kings whom You have set over us because of our sins.

And they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 

Nehemiah makes a long supplication to the Lord Almighty on behalf of the Israelites.

He confessed all the sins of the people and narrated in the presence of the Lord the reason why they have come to make a covenant with the Lord.

He knew that

Making a covenant,

Writing it, &

The  princes, Levites and priests, signing  it will bring  an end to all their misery.

Let’s join with  the prayer of Nehemiah . We live in the same situation today.

First he acknowledged all the blessings that Israel received from the Lord and for the mercy He showed to them.

1. And forty years You sustained them in the wilderness. They   lacked nothing; their clothes did not become old, and their feet did not swell. Neh 9:21 

2. And You gave them kingdoms and nations, and divided them into corners. And they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. Neh 9:22 

3. And You multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens, and brought them into the land concerning which You had promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it. Neh 9:23 

4. And the sons went in and possessed the land, and You humbled the people of the land before them.. and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, so that they might do with them as they would. Neh 9:24 

5. And they took strong cities and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards and olive- yards, and fruit   trees   in abundance. And they ate and were filled, and became fat, and delighted   themselves in Your great goodness.. Neh 9:25 

Then Nehemiah confessed their sins too.

1. But they were disobedient and rebelled against You, and cast Your Law behind their backs. And they killed Your prophets who testified against them to turn them to You, and they worked great blasphemies. Neh 9:26 

2. And You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who troubled them. And in the time of their trouble, they cried to You, and You heard from Heaven…  Neh 9:27 

Then Nehemiah confessed their sins too.

3. But they were disobedient and rebelled against You, and cast Your Law behind their backs. And they killed Your prophets who testified against them to turn them to You, and they worked great blasphemies. Neh 9:26 

4. And You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who troubled them. And in the time of their trouble, they cried to You, and You heard from Heaven…  Neh 9:27 

  5. And many years You had patience with them, and   testified against them by Your Spirit, by Your prophets, but they   would not give ear. And You gave them into the hand of the   people of the lands. Neh 9:30 

  6. But for Your great mercies, You did not completely destroy   them nor forsake them. For You are a gracious and merciful   God. Neh 9:31 

  7. Neh 9:32  “Now, therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and   the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let   not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us,   upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our   fathers, and all your people, since the time of the kings of   Assyria until this day. 

  8. But You are just in all that is brought upon us, for You have   done right, but we have done wickedly. Neh 9:33

  9. And our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers, have   not kept Your Law, nor listened to Your commandments and   Your words with which You testified against them. Neh 9:34 

  10. For they have not served You in their kingdom, and in Your   great goodness which You gave them, and in the large and rich   land which You gave before them, and they did not turn from   their wicked works. Neh 9:35 

11. Behold, we are servants today. And the land that You gave to our fathers to eat its fruit, and its good, behold, we are servants in it. Neh 9:36 

12. And it yields much increase to the kings whom You have set over us because of our sins. Neh 9:37 

13. And they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.  Neh 9:38 

This is also the condition of our nation today.

In this land even after  2000 years of the existence of Church still we remain as minority.

Behold, we are servants in this land today. And the land in which we live to eat its fruit, and its good, we are servants in it. Idol worshippers rule over us.  

 And the land’s yield, productivity  is unduly taken from the people. It yields much increase to the rulers  whom You have set   over us because of our sins.

 And they rule over our bodies, and over our labour,  at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 

This is also the condition of our nation today.

In this land even after  2000 years of the existence of Church still we remain as minority.

Behold, we are servants in this land today. And the land in which we live to eat its fruit, and its good, we are servants in it. Idol worshippers rule over us.  

 And the land’s yield, productivity  is unduly taken from the people. It yields much increase to the rulers  whom You have set   over us because of our sins.

 And they rule over our bodies, and over our labour,  at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 

This is why we, AOJ  make this covenant in all the States and because of all this we are cutting a sure covenant, and write it,   and our princes, Levites, and priests are sealing it. Neh 9:39

This is why we, AOJ  make this covenant in all the States and because of all this we are cutting a sure covenant, and write it, and our princes, Levites, and priests are sealing it. Neh 9:39.

October, 2024

The principal covenants God made with men are 2.

Covenant of works – God promising to save and bless men on condition of perfect obedience to Him. All the spiritual, material, physical, mental blessings follow as the consequent effect of a covenant made with God. 

Covenant of grace –  God’s promise is to save men on condition of their believing in Christ and receiving him as their Master and Saviour. By this, not only you are qualified to receive all the blessings, but  you are elevated to the status of God’s  heir. All that belongs to Him become your own. You become the legal son of God.

The first is called the Old Covenant. The second is called the New Covenant, or New Testament. By this covenant we become  eligible to all the blessings which Adam enjoyed before sin.

In a covenant there are two parties.

They come together to a common platform.

 Last year during the 25^th IBJ Celebrations, we, AOJ  made a covenant with the Lord for the first time.

This year  we are going to renew the  covenant with the Lord on behalf of our Nation India so that  Nation India becomes eligible to enjoy all the blessings which Jesus Christ brought to this earth.

The Covenant demands certain requirements. 

1.There should be two parties. They should assemble in a place.

2. There will be certain conditions as well as blessings. The benefits of the covenant will proceed from the observance of the conditions. 

3. The clauses should be written down for future reference.

4. The articles of the Covenant  should be agreed upon by both the parties. 

5. It should be sealed with a sacrifice .

Let us see an example from the Old Testament.

Exo 24:1,2  Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.  Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him.” (Condition 1)

Exo 24:3  Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the LORD has spoken we will do.”

(condition 2)

Exo 24:4  And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. (condition 3)

Exo 24:6  And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. (Condition 4)

 Exo 24:5  And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD. 

(condition 5)

Exo 24:9-13  Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up,  and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. The LORD said to Moses,

“Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. 

Many of you might be wondering why I am not able to keep a friendly relationship with God?

 Why am I not able to hear His voice?

 See Him?

Be with Him all the time walking, talking with Him just as Adam and Eve did before sin?

Let us  see what happened after making the covenant.

Exo 24:15-16  Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 

Many of you might be wondering why I am not able to keep a friendly relationship with God?

 Why am I not able to hear His voice?

 Not able to sense His presence?

Be with Him all the time walking, talking with Him just as Adam and Eve did before sin?

Let us  see what happened after making the covenant.

Exo 24:15-16  Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 

We are going to prepare for  our Covenant Renewal Preparation Celebration, 

 Preparation are at  3 levels.

   1. Individual level, (personal preparation)

   2. State level,

   3. National level

All should be completed before  Nov 12, 2024.

State level celebration can be between October 12 & November 7.

National level will  be on 9,10 & 11, 2024.

State Level Preparations

State Level- Giving access to all the soldiers of the Army of Jesus (including children, senior citizens)  of the State to participate.

    State level – Steps to follow

All the AOJ members of the State will  come together in a selected place.

It will be a one day celebration – 8 hours

Participants will  gather the previous night so that we can start the celebration early in the morning between 7.00-8.00 am and conclude by 4.00 pm and disperse early . Or if they start late by 10.00 am, can conclude by 6.00 or 7.00 pm. In both the cases,  there should be accommodation facilities for those who come from far off places   to stay that night and leave early in the morning.

Personal Preparation

Blessings I have Received through AOJ

Personal preparation : Let’s do now.

All of us can take their notebook and pen.

1.How long I have been in AOJ – How many years?

2. How I happened to join AOJ – Who introduced me to AOJ – Context?

3. My attitude towards AOJ family

4.  The trainings I have undergone in AOJ

5. All the blessings I have  received from  the Almighty God through  AOJ – the closeness I have today with my Heavenly Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit –

6. The maturity and growth I achieved  in AOJ – (spiritual, material, emotional, mental, professional,  personality level etc. etc. you have achieved in AOJ – write 5 of them. Eg.

   a.  Growth from childhood  to sonship

  b.  The solid food I am nourished with,  in AOJ

  c. Opportunities I got to preach, teach, worship, prophecy in AOJ

   d. Awareness of my authority to cast out demon and to heal sicknesses

  e. My identity as a priest, king and  as His ambassador etc. etc.

My mentors in AOJ

7.  Can you remember 2 or more persons who were mentors for you in AOJ? The ones through whom you grew in the Lord? – Let us  send a thanking note  to them before this celebration-

How they

Encouraged you

Edified you

Comforted you

Let us invite them to participate in this function

My duties as a soldier of AOJ

8. How many disciples have I made for Jesus through Troop Churches?

9. How many Troop Churches have I started? How many of them have multiplied?

10. How many soldiers have I added to AOJ family through my testimonial life and preaching?

11. How many gifts of he Holy Spirit  have been  activated in me? (Deliverance, healing, prophecy, Administration, other  languages, gift of tongues, computer, making ppt, Hospitality, giving, prayer, spiritual warfare etc….

My failures as a soldier of AOJ.. Lord forgive me!

12. Can you ask the Holy Spirit to show your failures and weaknesses in 2 areas, repent and ask for mercy and more grace to overcome.

13. Have I been faithful in executing the responsibilities given to me in AOJ?

As Speaker,

Deputy Speaker,

Coordinator,

Secretary,

Coordinator for Gift Schools,

Coordinator for other AOJ Operations,

SMP,

SMLA ,

National/State Core Team member

Any other

Let us repent and ask forgiveness from the Lord.

14. Have I ever grumbled, murmured, complained against the beautiful family of AOJ to anyone at any time? Let us repent.

My Role Models in AOJ

15. Let us thank God for the great dedication of certain soldiers in AOJ who have done great exploits for the Lord  out of their love for  God, for their fellow soldiers & others.  

16. Let us thank God for the thousands of soldiers in AOJ who have set their lives as role models for the forth coming generations. When thrown in the furnace of persecution from Churches, families, friends and the society for their calling and  dedication to  AOJ, they did not withdraw.

They were the frontline warriors. Sr. Roger, Sr. Susan, Sol. Gracy, Sol. B.M.Reddy, Sol. Dhanaselvi, etc.  A long line those who went to be with the Lord and who are stil running the race along with us .

17. Let us repent and ask pardon from the Lord on behalf of all the soldiers of AOJ for their 

  a. failure in duties toward their life partner, children & family, 

  b. for violations  of the commandments of God

  c. shortcomings,

  d.  Remaining ignorant in the Word of God,

  e. for being selfish, not engaging ourselves in warfare 

  f. slothfulness

  g. backslidings

  h. betrayals,

  i. unfaithfulness

  j. ungratefulness

  k. disbelief

  l. lukewarmness

  m. Compromising with the institutional Church

  n. Wrong motives in serving God

  o. dishonesty &

  p. Misusing the opportunities given in AOJ

  q. all other sins committed against God and their brethren.

17. Let us thank God for those who helped in the growth & expansion of AOJ

Let us ask forgiveness for the failures of the family of AOJ

  a. By prayer

  b. By Words of encouragement,

  c. Those who opened doors for Gift Schools

  d. Provided land & building for conducting trainings

  e. Provided vehicles, food, provisions for AOJ Soldiers where they were       strangers

  f. All those who have attended AOJ Schools

  g. Opening doors for sharing the Visions of India & Model Church

  h. Other ways

Let us gather joyfully for the State level & 

National Level Meetings

Wheel Wing General Meeting -04.09.2024

Joh 12:24  Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 

Our Lord Jesus very often spoke  in parables and in a language which ordinary people could understand. In the gospel of John, we see how people came to hear from Jesus, receive miracles from Jesus and slowly came to believe in Jesus. Jesus Christ’s name and what all  He did spread in and around the place. It went even beyond Israel and Greeks came to meet Him. In John 12:20 we read it.

Joh 12:20-22  Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks.  So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”   Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 

This was a sign for Jesus to realize that His time to depart from this world has come. Because He knew His destiny was that of a seed . A seed to be sown on earth, to go hidden from human eyes, to die so that many will get eternal life through Him.  So He said the example of the seed.

Example of a Farmer

As soon as the harvesting is over what will a wise farmer  do? He will  segregate the best quality of the crop from the rest of the grain. This will be used for seed for future. He will prepare it with much care.

Grain will go to the barn for food or market for sale. It will be used for food. He gets his profit for the year out of it. Regarding the grain part of the farmer’s duty is over.  Now all his concentration will be on the seed part. He has to prepare the seed grain very carefully so that it would yield 100 percent or even more. He will start working on it.

The Lord showed me how He  has established  The Army of Jesus  with the only purpose of collecting seeds from different Churches, prepare them and prepare also the ground to sow them. All cannot join AOJ. Only the seeds are collected in AOJ. All those who are used as food, to supply food are in other places, like institutional Churches and in hierarchical, organizational  Churches. Every Sunday they distribute food to many.  People come there to get deliverance, healing, etc. They get their ration every Sunday which is needed for minimum survival.

But the Lord did not create Adam to live on a  ration. He was to become the ruler of the earth, owner of all the resources and  assets He created. The new Adam, Jesus Christ has made us kings who are to rule over the country’s  supplies and  resources of the nation to all the people according to their needs. Each member of the Church (Troop Church) should be the wise and faithful steward  who supplies food to the workers in his /her Constituency.

Mat 24:45  “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 

We are compelled to live in a generation in which the Church has failed even to distribute the ration to those who rely on it. Why such shortage for food with the Church? It is due to the mistake of the Church for the past half century!

The Indian Church

The Indian Church failed to be a wise farmer who segregates  seed from food grain during harvest time. India had such a splendid harvest time during the 7 years 2007-2013! The Lord had alerted us to collect 20% of seed (instead of 10%) of this fantastic harvest!

 The global Church

For so many years, (may be for the past 50 years)  the Church, (global Church) did not care about seeds; It failed to separate seeds from the food grain during harvest , prepare  it, to prepare also the ground for sowing it. Hence there is famine in the world for “Truth”  a severe famine, as severe as one about which we have never heard or never witnessed in history.

Jesus gives the example of a seed. Regarding the seed of a grain, there are many things we have to study.

1. It has to fall into the earth.
2. It should die
3. Should not remain alone
4. Should bear much fruit

1. Fall into the earth: There are different ways of a seed grain falling  to the earth.  For eg. A seed  of mango. Any one after eating  the flesh part of the mango,  will throw it away to the waste box. If it reaches the ground (earth)  it will grow into a tree.

Dear Soldiers of AOJ,

Were you thrown to a dustbin at any time in your life? If not your desire to become a seed will remain only as a dream. Unless thrown away, unless you fall to the earth, you will never  become a seed. After squeezing the pulp (all the essence)  from you,  you have to be thrown away by your own family, friends, Church, wife/husband, or children, the institution/ company & so on.. Then You will get an opportunity to reach the ground.

Another opportunity to fall on the ground  is somebody identifying your calling should prepare you as a seed and sow you on the proper ground.

• It should die:

Grain used for food will be carefully protected.   It will go to posh secure places,  The consumer will see that  it never comes into contact with the earth or ground, gets mixed with mud, sand, etc. It is stored in safe cupboards, storage houses, godowns, etc.  Before using, we clean it, wash it, remove all the mud, sand etc.  But the seed has to go to the mud. In the above example, if it is mango seed, it has to be trampled by someone so that it disappears from the surface, goes to the underground not to be seen by anyone. If it remains there  for days, weeks, months together, it dies,  decayed  loses  all its originality!

• Should not remain alone:

Suppose the seed which is thrown falls on the ground and  remains there alone without any contact with  mud or sand, it will remain there alone. It will never become a seed. Unless united to a fellowship a Christian cannot live alone. He needs a fellowship to grow. That is called Church.

• Should bear much fruit. Jesus wants every believer to give much fruit. The institutional Church failed to collect seeds for the past so many years. Now in order to make reparation for that, the Troop Churches have to make all the soldiers seeds and send them to various countries of the world, especially to the European countries, USA and Australia where there is severe famine for both food and seed.

Shall we take up this challenge?

God will bless us!

Sr. Angelica AJ.

10.08.2024

1Pe 1:1,2  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, of Galatia, of Cappadocia, of Asia, and of Bithynia,  according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you. 

This letter of Apostle Peter is addressed to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, of Galatia, of Cappadocia, of Asia, and of Bithynia.

 Let us read it in another version. 

1Pe 1:1  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of dispersion ….

Elect exiles:

For the word ‘exiles’   the meaning given is outcasts, refugees, expatriates, deportees

The opposite of it is ‘Natives’.

Natives will have all the rights in a nation. Exiles will have no rights at all, even the fundamental rights which one enjoys  just by the fact that you are  born in a free country which is not colonized by anyone,  will be denied .

In the early Christian Church, Christians were considered as exiles. All their rights were taken away just for the reason that they accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. They were ostracized from the society of Jews. We see an example in the gospel of John.

Joh 9:20, 22  His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.

AOJ soldiers does not have any credentials to get the approval of  the society they are living in  or  of any organization. 

The only  identity they hold  is the victory they achieve in everything. Nothing can knock them down. Any number of trials, temptations, separations, betrayals, infidelity, can’t separate them from Jesus Christ.

They will come out as victorious!

They will be obedient & faithful to the Word of God!

In the midst of tempests that come against them from, family, children, workplace, relatives, friends, society, Church, media etc. they will not be shaken.

In many countries in the world today Christians are in exile.  In  our country India in some of the States,  like Chattisgarh,  in certain places, Christians  are in exile.

They are not allowed to bury their dead in their own land.

In Uttrakhand they  attach divinity to the earth and soil. They say, because earth is holy, dead body cannot be buried in it.

In certain States anti Christians  made declarations that they will make it a Christian free land. The enemy  said, since Christians are converts from idolaters, they have lost their rights to live in India. But the Lord proved it to be false.

Let us meditate this verse.

1 Pe 1:1  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 

The identity of the children of God is that while they are on earth, they are 

  1.In exile

  2.Banished

  3. Ostracized,

  4. Refugees

  5. Expatriates

  6. Sojourners

And also they are dispersed.

Dispersal:

The Apostles dispersed from Jerusalem to other countries like Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia and preached gospel there. That is why Peter wrote to them letters.

This dispersed Church possessed  tremendous power. 

They gathered in houses, did not have any possessions, land , separate place  for worships.

But since this Church was abounding with miracles, all  were in great fear. People were added day by day to the Church.

Troop Church is the only Church existing on earth which possesses these two qualities

It is high  time the Troop Church  crosses the border of our nation  India and go to other Countries.  The Lord has given  a wonderful strategy to the Troop Church – that of dispersal after 2 months .

Every Troop Church soldier is expected to start a new Troop Church after 2 months of becoming a soldier for Jesus Christ.

The Church cannot be in one place lifelong. The members are to be dispersed.

In history wherever the Church (Jesus Christ’s body,) manifested the tendency of non dispersal, it died or the Lord allowed a persecution.

The Lord allowed persecution in India after 2013 because the Church was caught up in the institutional set up. During  Covid 19, the Lord closed all the Churches  throughout the world to  teach people to pray and worship Him in their houses without the help of any pastor, priest or other Church leaders.

During Covid 19, all the denominational Churches proved that it is possible that believers can survive  without pastor, priest or leader and  believers can  conduct burial, wedding, Lord’s supper, dedication, baptism and all other services without the help of a Church Leader..

Duty of sojourners and exiles:

1Pe 2:11  Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

Since Christians are strangers and sojourners in this world, they should keep up their identity card with them 24 hours. That is holiness. In order to be holy, they have to keep themselves away from all passions of the flesh which always war with their soul and spirit.

Heb 11:13  These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

The early Christians proudly acknowledged that they are sojourners and strangers on  this earth and they wanted to be so since they had  the citizenship  of heaven.

Php 3:20  But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 

Our second characteristics, DISPERSAL  enable us to  reach new members and places with  gospel.

All the twelve tribes of Israel went in dispersion to other countries so that they could preach the Word of God and take true worship to the other parts of the world.

Jas 1:1  James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. 

Let Troop Churches be promoted  and taught to other countries, people groups throughout the world so that Gospel will reach all the nations and the world will be prepared for Jesus Christ’s 2nd Coming.

Let us  take a decision today that

I will reach … people a day and will start ……Troop Churches this month.

God bless your efforts.

07.08.2024

“Psa 60:12  Through God we shall do great things; for it is He who shall trample our enemies. “

We, each soldier of the Army of Jesus is  called to do great exploits for the Lord Jesus Christ while we are living on  this earth.  

Bible characters were ordinary men  those  lived among  ordinary people who worked hard to make both ends meet. But at one point of their lives,  they differentiated  themselves from others by taking  crucial  decisions.

 This was due to the calling and anointing poured upon  them  even before the foundation of the world. They cooperated with the grace to fulfil what was written  in their destiny book. Let’s take a few examples.

1. Moses

Moses  led a casual life enjoying all the privileges of a prince in the palace of the Pharaoh of Egypt. He was moved in his heart when he saw an Egyptian beating an Israelite. He struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

This operation became  a turning point in his life.  The Lord took this as a proof for his fidelity towards His people, recruited him into His Army to fight against His enemies. Moses was sent for further training to the land of Midians.

Seeing  Egyptians beating Israelites would not have attracted anybody’s attention since in  slavery these are very common incidents.  No one would have  dared to speak for Israelites. Supporting a Hebrew would even  put their life into risk. But this  incident provoked Moses into action.

The Lord needs a soldier to fight for the cause of the oppressed in the Churches which is the worst system of slavery in the world in the name of Jesus.

2. Nehemiah

Nehemiah was an ordinary man who was employed with  a menial job of serving at king’s table. He enquired  about the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said to him,  “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire. As soon as he heard this, he

 “sat down and wept and mourned for days, and  continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.”

The Lord saw the burden in His heart for the broken walls of Jerusalem. He  recruited him into His Army to fight against the enemies (Neh 2:19), disclosed His plans to him, alerted him how strategically and secretly he should move, get the support of the king, people and rulers so that he could complete the work of repairing the walls of Jerusalem with in the prescribed time.

In Nehemiah’s  time there would have been  many who heard about the destruction of Jerusalem walls, but nobody was  bothered about it except Nehemiah. The Lord used him to bring a solution to the problem.

Dear soldier, what are you burdened with today? Is it something concerned with building His Kingdom on earth? If yes, please know that the Lord has put this burden into you.

He wants to bring a solution to this problem through you.

 Can you surrender to the Lord right now?

3. Ruth

Ruth  belonged to the tribe of Moab.  Moabites was a  tribe cursed by God. (Neh 13:1, Gen 19:37,38) For generations they were oppressed by all others and even by the people of God.  The Moabites as a tribe would have  prayed  to God to remove the  curses. But a widow  called Ruth, at one time took a different decision which changed the whole tribe’s  whole destiny.

Rth 1:14-16   Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.  And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”   But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you.

For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 

This decision of Ruth changed the destiny of Moabites. Her name was entered into  the genealogy of our  Lord Jesus Christ. (Mat 1:5)

Dear Soldier, you  are  recruited  into the AOJ to fight with the enemy and liberate a particular nation, a State, a village, a street, a tribe,  people group  or a language group. Ruth clung to her Mother –in-law through whom the promotion had to happen even at zero hope. 

4. Daniel

 Daniel  was a boy of  royal family and of nobility, a youth  without any blemish, of good appearance and skilful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace.   But he was taken as a captive, brought to a different land to serve a king who declared himself as God. (Dan 1:3-4, 6:12)

He took a decision to be different from others. To a young boy, any food served at king’s palace would have been an attraction. But he decided to forego them.

 Dan 1:8  But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. 

God used this boy  to change the heart of the  king Nebuchadnezzar to accept the true God.

Dan 2:46  Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him. 

Pro 21:1  The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will. 

If the Lord wants to turn the heart of a  king wherever He wants, he needs a person to work on earth on behalf.

Dan 1:20  And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom. Therefore he stood before the king.

For Daniel the training period was three years. After that he was brought before the king.

 You are the one recruited by God for this purpose.  You have been trained in the Army for so many years with the same purpose.

Are you ready to surrender yourself to be used by Him?

Dear soldier,

All the above heroes of Bible sacrificed either their lives or the most precious thing in their lives in order to become the most amicable vessel in the hands of  God.

Heb 11:24– 27  Having become great, Moses by faith refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,   choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,   esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.  By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 

What sacrifice have you made to get  entry into the Throne of the Heavenly King in  order to turn the hearts of the earthly king who is ruling your country, your State, your adopted country?

What have you done to make you different from others?

If you say nothing is happening in my Constituency, it is because you have not proved yourself different from others.

The Lord has seen you different and has written your name  in the book of destiny. But since you have not stepped  into the trading floor of heaven, the trade has not yet taken place.  Price is not paid, the redemption of the land (your Constituency) has not yet come.

Your  calling makes you different

The anointing on you makes you different

Your recruitment into the Lord’s Army makes you different

The way you take decisions  makes you different

The way you obey makes you different

Continue to be different

Dare to be different!