2014 VOL 20 ISSUE 2

o to the ant, you sluggard! Consider The ant works from instinct, and we which we consider as a positive sign her ways and be wise, which having must admire the wisdom of the great from the Lord. Gno caption, overseer or ruler, provides maker, who has taught it unconscious We are aware of the fact that some of her supplies in the summer, and gathers habit of providence. But we are our brethren might find offence in her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6–8 endowed with powers of looking before such schemes citing the faith principle. This portion had been interpreted and after and therefore are left to our To such we do not want to argue; in several ways by renowned Bible own will to be deliberately provident. rather we do honour their stand and scholars. But the one I like the most It is strange that many people have conviction. The reality is that many and found more applicable is the notes no prudence in temporal things. In of our workers are really struggling to of Mr W F Adeney. Let me adapt few prosperous times they are recklessly find enough to pay their medical bills lines from his writings. self-indulgent. In harder times they are and some refrain from seeking medical in destitution. These abuse Christian assistance due to lack of funds and this Go to the ant, and learn lesson of work. charity; and unwise Christian charity He suggests four lessons to learn. leads to severe problems. In most other is guilty of indirectly encouraging countries, service organizations of the 1 Work according to ability : The ant their improvidence. Thus they lose assemblies provide such insurance and cannot build a cathedral. But it can independence, self-reliance, and are mandatory for every worker. We make an ant-hill. “Whatever your hand the wholesome discipline of present believe this is not contradicting any finds to do, do it with your might” restraints for the sake of future need. Biblical principles, but rather is in line (Eccl. 9:10). Prudence is the greatest lesson we must with the principle of being prudent, 2 Work in the face of danger: One learn from this metaphor. expressed in Proverbs 6:6–8. careless footstep may demolish a whole Operation Barnabas had been serving Our proposed scheme offers insurance city of ant-life, and crush hundreds of the commended workers in for coverage up to `200,000 per family its inhabitants. Yet the little creatures the past two decades. One of the major toil on without heeding to a danger per year. The yearly premium would areas of our concern had been of the ` which they cannot avert. be around 6000 of which the bene- medical need. GMI helped us to set ficiary will have to pay one third of it 3 Work perseveringly: Anyone who up a Medical Fund and this had been and ob will cover the rest. If we get has watched an ant struggling with a a help to many. Last year we gave out more sponsors and funds we will be heavy load may well be rebuked by nearly `20,00,000 through this scheme. able to reduce the portion paid by the patient insect. If the ant-hill is Yet we could only do a nominal help the beneficiary. So we also encourage destroyed, the ant soon sets to work to the requests coming to our office. brethren to consider sponsoring this and commences mining and building, We found that the need is great, and scheme and help our workers avail and reducing the chaos to order again. began to think of better ways to reach 4 Work harmoniously: It is the union out to more, and use our funds more of great numbers that enables the efficiently. This led us to think of a The Evangelists of 2 ants, though very small, to effect very Medical Insurance scheme. As we ABC of Godliness 5 considerable results. The church can do prayerfully considered this option, the what surpasses the power of individuals, Lord opened ways before us and some, Sunny Bhai 6 but only when the individuals are each including a couple of Indian believers, Lessons from Elijah’s life 6 doing their share of labour. have offered to sponsor this scheme, better medical help without having to worry about meeting the expenses. Let me bring before you some of the pitfalls of the present ‘system’ if you may call it so. Recently one evangelist made an appeal through another influential person using modern media and he got more than double the amount of `200,000 required for the treatment, overnight. On the other hand, I met the wife of an evangelist (Keralite) working in North India at CMC Vellore recently. She had a stroke a few years ago and did not seek proper medical assistance due to lack of finances. That led to many other Binu PJ & Renju (224) Joseph P Antony & Soosan (262) complications and she can now hardly My family is from an RC background. My father was an I was raised in an RC family. In 1988 while working in care for her children. Now she has alcohol dealer and he got saved through a tract he received Dubai I came to know the Lord. In the following year I come to Vellore under compulsion of from some gospel workers. He joined a Church Of Christ came back to and was in fellowship at Meenthulli another evangelist’s wife who is being fellowship. I accepted the Lord at the age of 12 and was assembly. At a missionary conference in 1993 I committed in fellowship in the same church. They sent me to their my life for the ministry. Then for three years I worked with treated there. Again finance is a big annur district is one of the problem for her. Why this disparity? Bible school and I became a pastor with the Church of Perumpatti assembly, and in 1999 came to Kudiyanmala. fourteen districts in the state of Christ fellowship. The Lord provided a life-partner from The assembly here was formed in 1989. Now 18 families are The second case mentioned is a ‘less KKerala. Kannur town is the district the assembly fellowship, and then on I began to study the in fellowship. Several of them came through my ministry. known worker’, though very effective, headquarters. This district is bounded teachings of the Assemblies. After some time we began to I am doing outreach in different places. Brother Jomon is but has no influential friends around by Kasargod district on the north, fellowship at Vellara assembly. They commended us and helping in the outreach work. The Lord is also giving me and hesitant to make a public appeals district to the south and we continue to serve there. A new outreach work had been opportunities to minister in many other assemblies and through modern media. If they had to the south-east. It started at Edappam which is 7km away from here. We have among the youth. medical insurance they could have is guarded by the Western on its some contacts there and Bible classes are being conducted in (M: +91 94479 54746) gone to a good hospital in time for east and the Arabian Sea on the west. different houses. As part of outreach we also conduct anti- treatment without knocking on the It also borders the state of addiction counseling for adults and school students. Pray that door of an ‘influential’ person who to the east. the Lord may deliver many from the clutches of drugs. may or may not help them. Many (M: +91 97493 44505) choose to suffer rather than going to an influential person for help. We cannot let our evangelists live on the mercy and handouts of others which will only erode their morale and which will in turn destroy their ministry and families. This district was established in 1957, It is easy for one to preach on faith and is the most urbanized district in Manoj KU & Soni Paul TE & Sisily (279) principles but when the hard reality Kerala with 50% of its population Kulathinkal House, Eruvessi PO, Kannur 670632 bites, not many can overcome it. I came to the Lord from an RC background in 1981 living in urban areas. Its population, My mother came to the Lord first from an RC background continued from Vol 20 Issue 1 and joined in fellowship at the local assembly. As I was What I have mentioned above is not at 1.2 million, is second only to and others in my family followed. I accepted the Lord at participating actively in the ministry of the assembly I was an isolated case. In my two decades of . the age of 14 and we were in fellowship at Poovaparampu called by the Lord for full-time ministry. Led of the Lord, I ministry among the workers, I have Kannur is known as the land of looms Late brother Poulose Thudian, brother assembly. After high school I joined a Bible college and it came to the Meenthully assembly to serve. After ten years, I seen many such cases. Let us not forget and lore because of the handloom P M Mathew and brother T S John was there that I got baptized. I had a strong desire for the moved to Pulingothu in and later on moved that even the evangelists are human industries and the temple festivals. were some of the pioneer ministers in Lord’s work from my very young age and also felt the calling. to Chittarickal in Kasargod district and started new work beings with flesh and blood like you Communism has its deep roots in the Kannur. At present there are twenty- Yet due to my family situation I continued doing some in both these places. By the grace of God, in both of these and me. The Lord says, be prudent and soil of Kannur, and political violence is four Brethren assemblies in this secular work. But the Lord worked in my heart three years places there are assemblies today. We as a family continue gather up your resources from where frequent. Hundreds of people have lost district. Since it is a high-range area, ago and after much consideration I surrendered to the Lord to serve at Pulingom and are engaged in different outreach and when available and store it for the their lives for their political ideology. evangelistic activities are not easy. and dedicated my life for full-time ministry. I have a burden activities. Pray that the Lord may continue to give fruit and rainy days. Kannur, in recent years, has become The majority of the population are of for my own people and will be concentrating my ministry bless our labour. famous for its homemade bombs, and Hindu, Muslim and Roman Catholic around my place. House-visiting is the main outreach work. (M: +91 94951 47199) bomb blasts have made many martyrs communities. Response to the Gospel of their political parties. is very poor. Yet there are many young Good news of Love came to this red evangelists faithfully working in fort through believers who migrated Kannur. Most of the evangelists have from (Central Kerala). no support from any of the funding Kannur Assembly is the earliest agencies and some of them even do assembly in the district. daily labor to support their families. continued from Insight India Newsletter Vol 20, Issue 1 but they were well provided for. Their To demonstrate this we may take an path had often been dreary but their example from Australian statistics. Johny MV & Aleykutty (255) Philipos AP A devotional study from Psalm 119 shoes had not worn out. They had also These state that each Australian spends We are in fellowship with Eruthukadave assembly Kannur Angamalil, PO, Kokkadavu, , by Stewart McNaught learned that as their days were, so was about 30% of his weekly income on District. Having realized the call of the Lord, I resigned Kannur 670 511 (former missionary to India) their strength. There is always daily drugs, drink and dice, or gambling. my job in 1978 and started serving the Lord. The first few I came to the Lord at the age of 30 from an Orthodox Chris- grace for daily living, no matter how When a person is converted, such a one years were spent in Vizhinjam and in Trivandrum tian family. I was one of the first seven believers baptized in difficult the day may be. district, and later on in and Palapur in our area and was in fellowship at Mazhukeer assembly. Soon Instruction for the Godly is immediately better off. The converted district. In 1979 we came to Ullickal and started working a new assembly was formed. Then the Lord called me for His Psalms 119: 65–72 Jacob said that God had dealt well with one begins to prosper. Affluence has with the assembly here. This assembly was founded by late ministry in Kannur and I came here in 1972. I was the first him after he had been reconciled to his many dangers; the most important one th brother PM Mathew. Both I and my wife received Christ assembly worker in Kannur and the gospel spread from here he 119 Psalm is full of prayers and brother Esau. He had been afraid to is apathy. Like Nebuchadnezzar of old, th through his ministry. When we reached here there were only and many assemblies have been established in this district. Tpraises. The 9 section is no different. meet Esau and had wrestled all night there is always the tendency to attribute nine families in fellowship. The Lord blessed our work and Now I am 92 years old and still sharing the gospel. I go to It begins with a note of praise and with God as he tried to run away from prosperity to personal industry rather added families to the assembly. Now 23 families are in fel- the nearby junction where people gather for a chat over a cup continues with a strong appeal for Esau. He had asked for deliverance than to God’s goodness. The warning instruction. “Teach me good judgment from his brother but God had changed is repeated over and over again in the lowship. This assembly has commended four evangelists and of tea, and talk to people there. they are working in different places. We mostly concentrate and knowledge.” As the child of God the wronged brother into a gracious Bible, “Beware lest you forget the Lord on personal evangelism as it is difficult to have any public begins to appreciate the goodness and friend. God had dealt graciously with which brought you out of the house outreach in this area. Please pray for the expansion of the kindness of God he wants to learn Jacob, Genesis 33:11. The Hebrew of bondage.” Apathy or indifference to assembly and for the edification of the new believers. more of the grace and the greatness midwives in Egypt had saved the the things of God produces affliction (M: +91 99479 11187) of God. It is an indicator of spiritual sons of the Hebrews from death by for this is the only way in which God growth and a most positive mark of Pharaoh’s decree and so honored God, can restore his people. “Before I was spiritual maturity when the believer and God dealt graciously with them, afflicted I went astray” v67. C H wants to learn more and more about Exodus 1:20. David learned this truth Spurgeon points out that by affliction God and his ways. There is something as well when he was running away from God can work a great change in the Thomas VJ & Bindu (317) Thomas Mathew % Selin (312) tragic when a mature Christian feels jealous Saul who wanted to kill him, Christian’s life. Heb. 12:11 says that that there is nothing more to learn, that 1 Samuel 25:11. it will “produce the peaceable fruit of My parents came to the Lord from an RC background and I came to the Lord from an RC background. I became he knows everything. righteousness unto them who have had been in fellowship at Mukkuzhi assembly. I accepted interested in spiritual matters through the Charismatic God’s gracious dealings with every been exercised thereby.” the Lord at the age of 13 and later joined in fellowship. I movement within the RC church. Then I happened to attend One obvious remedy for such a dis- believer are seen in the Psalms. They had a desire to study the Bible and so joined a Bible school. a YMEF camp where I heard the gospel and accepted the tressing situation is “to count your cover three vital areas of experience. When one has been trained or inst- During my time in the Bible school the call of the Lord Lord. After that some brethren from the assemblies began blessings” and to discover something of With the question of our sins, God ructed in this way one knows that came to me and I committed my life to serve Him. Having to come to our place for regular Bible classes. Then I joined the goodness of God. David had passed does not exact a due punishment but affliction will be beneficial. “All things completed my course in the Bible school I went to work at a Bible training centre to study the Bible. During that time through some form of affliction and in graciously forgives, Psalm 103:10. In work together for good to them that Oolathanny near Trivandrum. After two years I got married I attended a Missionary C0onference and was challenged that distress he had called upon God the matter of our failure and defeat, love God” Romans 8:28. Such a change from Meenthully assembly and moved to Meenthully. to commit my life to serve the Lord. In 1983 an assembly and his cry had brought strength into God restores and removes depression is immediate, it is a present effect. The Later Meenthully assembly commended us and we started fellowship was started at Kudiyanmala where I joined in his soul. “Whom have I in heaven but by giving us joy, Psalm 13:6. Then for change is permanent, for the lesson working at Poovam. In 2002 the Lord enabled us to begin fellowship and became very active in the ministry. Twelve thee?” Psalm 73:25. He could say as he our fears and foolishness, God delivers, will never be forgotten. The change is an assembly fellowship. It was a team effort and many other years ago we started a Christian library as part of a new had counted his many blessings, “Thou Psalm 116:7. “God delivered me from an inward apprehension rather than a brethren helped us in that. We continue to minister with outreach at Mandallam. Through that we got some new hast dealt well with my servant.” all my fears” Psalm 34:4. These gracious superficial alteration of conduct, the contacts which led to establishing an assembly later on. Some that assembly. Outreach work is still going on with the help “To deal well” or to load with blessings dealings are the same today and we attitude to God becomes more confi- new believers are coming to the assembly now. I am also of other brethren around this place. Pray that the Lord may seems a fitting way to describe God’s should always praise the Lord for his dent and trustful. When a person visiting Kudiyanmala assembly to help them in the ministry. give us fruit and save many souls. dealings with His children. At the end goodness, Psalm 107:8. proves in experience that the Word of My daughter was a cancer patient and that led me to open up (M: +91 94466 55353) of the Israelites’ journey through the The history of Israel and also of the God is true and effectual a real trust in a ministry for cancer patients in this area. The Lord has given wilderness, the Sinai desert, Joshua church points out one important God is developed. This inward working us some new contacts through that. My uncle and brothers said, “Not one thing has failed of all lesson. When a person or group will bring the individual nearer to God also came to the Lord. the good things which the Lord your of people trust God and obey his and the real fruit of affliction is found (M: +91 95948 65792) God spoke concerning you.” Their commandments, God blesses them and in our appreciation of God and his goodness. experience had not been very pleasant, they become prosperous, Deut. 28:11. continued on page 8 thing! But God has His own ways of Sunny Bhai: A drink-offering supplying the needs of His servant. Oftentimes it will come from the most unexpected and humble means. At Zarephath he was sustained without for Odisha any want for two and a half years. We Rajan Thomas, Bahrain are not to be anxious about our future, but to trust in Him who is “able to do postle Paul summarized his ministry exceeding abundantly beyond all we Alife as “For I am already being poured ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20). out as a drink offering...” (2Tim. 4:6). The portrait is also more or less the 3 God reveals our way step by step same as far as brother Sunny T Daniel Elijah was sitting by Cherith. He ere Prophet Elijah is is concerned. Well brought up in a family noticed that the water level was going introduced to the Old down day by day under the draught. of spiritual legacy, Bro. Sunny has Testament readers. There He did not know what he would do been involved in evangelism and other is no mention of his birth or H next. But he waited trusting God and ministries right from his student days. about his parents. His name means praying. It was only when the brook During the early 70s when he was a “Yahweh is my God.” Through his was completely dried up that the word graduate student in Trivandrum, everyday life and ministry he proved that of the Lord came to him. “Arise, go to immediately after class he set out for Yahweh is the only true God. The Zarephath.” God does not reveal the tract distribution and preaching in the purpose of His ministry was to future to us; instead He often draws a streets, amidst his college mates’ mocking bring the people of Israel to the veil across it. He does it only for our and bullying. His devoted life that he conviction that Yahweh alone is advantage. It saves us from lot of spent with the OM team during summer God. Let us look into some of the Adapted and edited from the writings of Tom Westwood sorrow and sin. If we knew all that he vacations had been inspiring stories to me lessons we can learn from this would have to endure, the extent of personally, and I joined OM later on for a prophet’s life and ministry. our losses, the valley of the shadow of short period. Those days I only heard of death through which we have to walk, him but we did not see each other. 1 Any mission is possible with God we will fail. But if we have confidence that is all we are taught to pray for. of the assemblies in this state, especially His first duty was to announce to in the Lord who delegated us to As days went by, Elijah noticed to his our burden would be greater than we During the second half of 1982, Bro. of Koraput district, predominantly a King Ahab that the true God was that task, we can accomplish it. Any dismay that the water level had fallen. could bear. If we know our life was Sunny determined to separate himself backward area comprised of native tribes, about to send a judgment upon mission is possible if we have the He knew full well that the streams going to be long and comfortable, for full-time ministry. That rainy July, Bro. will have volumes to share on their “Sunny him and the land. Elijah was to assurance of God’s presence with us, throughout the land dried up long ago we would grow absorbed in worldly Sunny returned to to change his Bhai’s” dedicated life, his humility, soul- announce that judgment straight and if we only depend on Him. and that it would be a very long time occupations. On the other hand, if job. We were staying together in Bethel winning, assembly planting and inspiration to his face. It was not an easy The strongest and mightiest enemy before rain would come. we know our life is going to be short for few days and used to go out during given to other Lord’s servants coupled will fall at our feet and the Lord we would become despondent and task, but Elijah was not afraid. He Is it possible that God who promised those wet evenings for tract distribution with immense integrity and faithfulness in will have the honour and glory. On spiritless in work. Another advantage went to the King and made that to supply his needs was going and also for snacks together, which was the Lord. He spent his years, months and the other hand if we seek glory for in not knowing much about our future announcement. What was the back on His promise? Surely not! a real time of fellowship. After processing days identified with the natives and he ourselves and are trying to achieve is that it fosters in us the trust in God, secret of his courage? Though he What would be our attitude in such all documents to go back to Muscat to “ceased not to warn every one night and some things which are not in the and prayer. If we know nothing of was an insignificant man, he gained a circumstance? Elijah knew his take up his job as the Finance Manager day with tears” (Acts 20:31), the Pauline will of God, we will lack resources, the future ourselves and cannot feel his courage from God. He had Lord and knew that his trust in Him of a reputed establishment, he returned style. Thus he became a drink-offering strength and courage. confident about our plans, we are led confidence in his God. Note what was not in vain. When the supply at to Kerala to visit his family members. that poured on the sacrifices offered for to confide in Him in prayer for daily he says here: “As the Lord God of Cherith failed, other resources were Subsequently I heard that he sacrificed Odisha. 2 God provides for the needs of His guidance and support. God will not Israel lives, before whom I stand...” servants opened. He was sent to Zarephath his lucrative position in Muscat and No doubt, dear Sunnychayan’s life speaks He drew his resources, strength allow us to feel self-complacent. dedicated his life for full-time ministry in The judgment of God was a prolonged to a widow. What can you expect volumes and will remain as a testimony and courage from where he stood. From Cherith, Elijah was led to a a YMEF conference there in Kerala. His draught. When the heavens are shut from a poor widow? The seclusion in to the generations to come, and I wish a He was a man who stood before widow in Zarephath. Was there only beloved wife, Rachel, a Sister-Tutor then up by the word of the Lord, what will which oriental women lived in those biographical sketch is drawn out without God. That assurance was his one widow in Zarephath? How then at a Nursing training college in Mumbai, become of the prophet who declared days made it difficult for a widow to which the history of Indian missionary strength. That is what helped him to was he to discover the right one? who also had tremendous prospects in that word? Will he not suffer from the find a livelihood. They were sustained movement would not be complete. accomplish the purpose for which God knows her, and that is enough for the Gulf, accompanied her husband to the draught just as the sinners on whose mostly by the generosity of others. the Lord had appointed him. He the prophet. Let us follow the light we remote village of Odisha. account the dew and the rain are That is why the Scripture often did not have the strength of a great reminds God’s people to remember have and God will give us more as we army; not much fame, no influence. restrained? God already had made Three decades of his active missionary provision for Elijah at Cherith. Elijah them. That is why special provisions put our steps forward one by one. It service in Odisha has been the story of But he was not afraid to face the were made for widows in the early is necessary on our part to take each wicked king with God’s message. only received a small supply of food Paul’s experience as he stated in 2Cor. From the Suviseshakan, at once. But he had his daily bread. church (Acts 5:1). Now Elijah was step forward in faith and in obedience 6:3–10. Believers, evangelists, and elders May 2014 God will sometimes ask his children He had to walk by faith and learn to told that he was to be sheltered and to see the hand of God moving and to accomplish some difficult tasks. take no thought for the morrow. Daily sustained by a widow. Humanly working all things for good for us. If we depend upon our strength bread is all that is promised to us, speaking the most impossible 4 God uses what we would despise and count worthless continued from page 5 The thought given in this portion is At the brook Cherith God used Turn now to the vital element in the that of arrogance, that is those who ravens to feed His servant. When petition of this section, “Teach me claim some special privilege or position. the famine is so great in the land your statutes.” There is no thought of The Hebrew word is used seven times how can a raven find bread, in the Psalms and six of these are in the acquisition of some quantity of th needless to say, to be given out? knowledge such as may be necessary to the 119 Psalm (see verses 21, 51, 69, Even the raven, a bird considered to win a competition in Bible learning, or 78, 85, & 122). The arrogant or proud be ugly, insignificant and despised perhaps that knowledge necessary to oppress the godly. The presumptuous by men, in God’s hand, is an quote appropriate verses on the suitable cannot tolerate a humble or sincere instrument to accomplish His plans occasion. There is expressed here the person. “The proud have risen up and purposes. It is the God almighty earnest desire to be trained by God against me,” Psalm 86:14. This was the that controls nature and all that is to become competent in the field of psalmist’s experience and all who live in it. It is He who commanded a Christian endeavor. It is a request to godly will find that this is true. whale to swallow Jonah, it is He who be a disciple and taught in the school The proud treat godliness with scorn, directed a fish to pick up a coin from of Jesus Christ. Paul has given us the Psalm 119:51. They manufacture lies the bottom of the sea and hook it up sense of this prayer in Philippians 4:12, against the righteous, v69; they set on a fishing line. God used a Gentile “In any and every circumstance I have traps for the upright, v85; and they widow to rebuke the apostasy of learned the secret of being content.” oppress the godly, v122. In spite of all Israel. The widow only had enough “Godliness with contentment is great this the godly do not need to be afraid, flour and oil for one meal, but the gain,” 1Timothy 6:6. This secret is the Lord will protect and preserve them Lord made it last for two and a half not gained by a negative approach, an from all evil, v78. The lesson we must years and sustained three people acceptance of one’s karma of the Hindu all learn is that the Lord is our helper with that. Only God can feed five philosophers. It comes only to those and we never need to be afraid of the with the positive attitude. “This is my thousand people with five loaves of evil that man may do, Hebrews 13:6. Father’s will and I will learn the lesson God is good, v68 and does good. bread and two fishes. He can and He wishes to teach me. I am certain He does that even today. Those who train in the school of God that in the end it will be for my good learn good judgment and are enabled 5 God rewards our consecration of what and His glory.” to do good. They learn that God’s we give to Him Affliction may come in various ways. discipline is for their good and so Elijah asked the widow to fetch little There is a bodily affliction, such as Paul they can rejoice. They learn to delight water and a piece of bread for him. experienced from his thorn in the flesh, themselves in the vast treasures of the The poor widow did not hesitate. 2Cor. 12:7. Affliction can come from Word of God, the Bible. It was a generous act towards a family, friends as well as from foes, as stranger to fetch the water which David learned when some of his most was so costly and scarce, and to trusted counselors left him, Psalm 41:9. be willing to share with him what The most difficult form of affliction to appears to be her last meal. She did endure is that which comes from doing not expect any reward from Elijah. the will of God. John, the Baptist, tasted this cup to its dregs. He had She recognized him as a prophet come to prepare the way for the Lord of the living God and because of Jesus Christ and he faithfully completed that she gave. We are to give not his ministry. He had also to warn his for the sake of applause or rewards, generation to flee from the wrath to but as unto God. She gave him come. In his faithfulness he rebuked from the last meal she had, in the king Herod and was imprisoned. At the name of a prophet, and received a whim of a wanton girl he was put to prophet’s reward (Matt.10:40–42). death. The training we need is to enable Insight India is published by Jesus commended a widow when us to endure hardness as good soldiers Operation Barnabas she offered two mites, not because of Jesus Christ. ‘Benaiah’, 421 Palm Peak Layout she gave a lot, but because she Kalkere Road, Ramamurthy Nagar David expresses one special form of Dooravani PO, 560016 gave all that she had. Though the +91 94483 51166 affliction in this portion when he +91 96321 23163 amount was very little, the desire said, “The proud have forged a lie [email protected] and willingness to consecrate what against me.” The word proud is used Edited by she had to the lord was greatly to translate several different Hebrew Roy T Daniel commended by the Lord. How is words and each of these words expresses our habit of giving? Often we excuse a special aspect of pride. There are the Printed at Good News Printers ourselves for not having enough to arrogant, the haughty, the boastful and Hennur Road, Bangalore give. May this widow of Zaraphath those who are bloated in self esteem. be an example to us.