PUT ON THE NEW SELF

"But now you must rid yourself of all such things as these: anger, rage,malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips... and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its creator" (Collosians 3:8 - 10 NIV)

One day a scorpion wanted to cross a river that was very wide and fast flowing. By that time a large frog came hopping. The scorpion called him and asked him to carry him across the river and prmissed to show the place where there were many insects to eat. The frog said, "No, I know all about you, you are a treacherous creature and you kill everyone with that powerful sting in your tail." But the scorpion pleaded and persuade him. The scorpion climed on the Frog's back and the frog leapt into the water. thu current was strong but the frog swam hard and managed to battle his way through. They reached half way before the scorpion suddenly decided to break his promise and with a flash of his tail stung the frog with his deadly poison. The frog became paralized and was unable to fight against the current. As they both started to drown and sink the frog gave a final questioning glance at the murderer as to ask why he did this for he didn't see any reason. The Scorpion apologizes to his victim with his final breath - "I could not help it, It is my nature".

It is such a nature that needs to be refined. The human nature, as seen in the Bible portion unless refined by the blood of Jesus, is like that of the scorpion. The sweter they speak, the nature that is not refined or changed by the power of God, becomes more perilous. We cannot help ourselves but Jesus can. Submit yourself to him without any reserve and allow Jesus to renew your soul and your whole life. He will change you and you will never be the same.

VANTIRHKOHTEN AN CHHAN SAK CHE

Tlangval pakhat sual ve tak mai hi a awm a. Thuhriltu hmingthang tak pakhat thu sawi atangin a piangthar hlauh mai a. A pianthar hnu chuan thuhriltu chu a zui ve ta a. Engemaw chen an in zui hnu chuan ni khat chu khaw pakhat, chu tlangval lo tal hrep tawhna chu an lo thleng a. Chu khuaa mi pakhat chuan chu tlangval an hmuh chuan 'E he, nang khan Thuhriltu ka zui e, i tia maw, i zak chai nang e, i bawlhhlawhzia leh i sualzia leh tenawmzia te kha ka hre vek asin!! a ti ta phiar phiar mai a. Chu tlangval chu a ngawi reng a, Thuhriltu nen chuan an ding dun a. A nakinah chuan a thin a rim ve ta a, a chhang let ve ta, 'nang pawh enge i nih bik, ka hre ve tho che a lawm......' a ti ve ta. Chu veleh Thuhriltupa chuan a kalsan ta a.

Reife an in hauva an in hnial hnu chuan an in thathen ta a. Chu tlangval chuan a Thuhriltu zui chu rawn zawngin a rawn zawm ve leh a. Thinrim tak mai hian 'Mi rinawmah ngaiin ka zui che a, engtinnge kha mi sual pain min rawn hau lai khan min tanpui miah lohva i ngawih reng theih?. engatinge min tanpui lova min kalsan ringawt a'? a rawn ti a. Thuhriltupa chuan 'I NGAWIH CHHUNG ZAWNG KHA CHUAN VANTIRHKOHTEN AN CHHANSAK CHE A, I CHHAN VE CHIAH KHAN AN KAL TA VEK SI A, CHUVANGIN KA KAL VE TA MAI A NI' a lo ti a. Chu tlangval pawh chuan a dik lohna in hre chhuakin, Pathian hnenah leh Thuhriltupa hnenah chuan ngaihdam a dil ve leh ta a ni.

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

"Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven - for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little" Luke 7:47 (NIV).
Bishop John Sellwyn, was teaching in a Christian School where a boy from barbarous society of South Sea Island was a student. One day Bishop had to rebuke this boy sternly for his behaviour. The boy instantly flew into a passion and struck the Bishop with a cruel blow on the face. The Bishop said nothing, but turned and walked away quietly. The boy returned to his own Island as his behaviour went from bad to worse.

Many years later, a Missionary, working in South Sea Island was called to visit a sick man who was dying and wanted to be baptized as a Christian. It was Bishop Sellwyn's old student. When the baptismal ceremony was over the Missionary asked the dying man whether he wanted to take a new name to mark his conversion. "Call me John Sellwyn" the dying man replied, "because he taught me what Christ was like that day when I struck him"

We are often impatient to see the power of forgiveness. And we neither believe it. Therefore, we often go along with the law of this world taking revenge of sin and call it justice. It is forgiveness that changed the life of a sinner and turned him to be a good man. We are taught by our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive one another. He knew that we will be persecuted and suffer countless miseries. But, His teaching is to bless those who curse us and to forgive those who sin against us. Forgiveness is a key to live together peacefully for family, church and community. We are told to bear each other and forgive whatever grievances we may have against one another and forgive as the Lord forgave us. (Collosians 3:13 NIV)

It was the forgiveness of Stephen towards his persecutors that produced Appostle Paul who wrote most of the New Testament books for us. When he was being stoned to death Stephen prayed "Lord do not charge them with this sin." Paul was watching Stephen when all his friends were stoning him to death. This would surely have had an impact on his life and his search for the Lord revealed Himself to him on the way to Damascus. The forgiveness of Joseph straightened his brothers and make them humble. A sinful woman was made whole by forgivenss and she loved Jesus very much.