Prayers and Praises for the Lord's Coming - 6

· Oh! men of independent spirit, stop for a while and listen to me. The Lord Jesus, the
Saviour of the world, will come riding on the clouds and take his faithful alive to the mid
skies. Such faithful will not taste death. We urge you to pray and prepare from now. ‘O
Lord, send this message to the whole world.
· Some years ago medical researchers prepared some medicine in tablets to get rid of mice.
Those who bought them kept in their rooms. Some mice swallowed them which caused
terror in them, they did not return any more. So, this became an effective method to
drive out the mice. In the same manner, O Lord, dictate to our prayer group waiting upon
Thee, the message of Thy Salvation and coming, which we would print and publish in
English and distribute it, around the five continents. Then those who are literate will
experience great fear, worry and confusion. The skeptics will have mental aberration.
This is fearful, but still it paves the way to Salvation. This is the new final appeal that we
make to Thee. This will create tremors in human hearts. Then all will cry aloud
entreating Thee to save them and prepare them for Thy coming. Or they will at least
prepare themselves for their own Salvation. We praise Thee for Thou art going to cause
this tremor.
· When people are busy with their jobs, we see that on hearing about the arrival of
somebody, announced by some others, they stop their work and listen to the message.
So also do the people in this world when they hear us proclaiming that the Lord Jesus is
coming again, soon. As our declaration rings in their ears, they will listen carefully.
Some may believe and some may not. Yet, we should not mind. Lord, send the message
of Thy coming in this manner, loud and clear.
· Our dear Lord, how can Thy salvation and Advent message reach the cannibals? If
preachers go to them they kill and eat them. Such people live in Assam, Naga hills and
forests in Africa. Some live naked. Some have assumed the form of gibbons. They have
no intellect. How can the salvation and Thy advent message reach them ? Some
missionaries went for the purpose and were consumed by them who also ate up their
clothes. How can we make them hear this Gospel?

 - by Father M Devadas

Prayers and Praises for the Lord's Coming - 5

· If a great dignitary the like the Governor of a State is expected to visit, people keep the
area decent and presentable by cleaning up the houses, white washing them and keeping
the roads well-trimmed. If the King of Kings is expected, should we not do much better?
Lord, grant us Thy grace to prepare ourselves suitably.
· When the first railway train passed through Rajahmundry, people came out of their
houses, fields and markets and ran to witness the new wonder. In the same way, people
should get ready from all the directions-- East, West, North and South, to join the Lord’s
train.
· Lord Jesus, as Thou art the Divine person anointed to bring Salvation to us, Thy people,
we give Thee eternal praises.
· Jesus, our Lord, it was prophesied in the Old Testament that Thou wouldst come in the
human incarnation into this World. They were all unique promises concerning Thy first
coming which became fore-runner of the ensuing Advent for which we praise Thee.
· Our Lord, Thy birth was unique among the human beings. It is a prelude to Thy second
coming. Hence our praises to Thee.
· Moreover, the life Thou didst lead in this world was great history. It points to Thy
second coming and we praise Thee.
· Our Lord, Thy death on the cross was something exclusive, not experienced by anybody
else. This points to Thy second coming. So, we exalt Thee.
· O Lord, Thy resurrection was glorious never known to anybody else. We see Thy second
coming in it, and we laud Thee.
· O Lord, Thy ascension is not only beyond the comprehension of people, but also a unique
one, unlike that of Enoch and Elijah. It is a sure sign of Thy second Advent.
· Thy expected coming generates desire in awaiting you in great suspense, and thus it is a
peculiar ascension of the Church. It is the solemnizing of the divine marriage. Thy
coming, riding on the clouds, is one that draws the Church to itself. It’s also a coming,
confusing the World. Therefore, our thanks to Thee. Prepare us for such a strange advent.
We salute Thee.
· Ever since the earth was formed, Thou hast been coming whenever Thy devotees are
calling upon Thee. If we count them, they would be many occasions of Thy coming
meant for each one. Therefore, we glorify Thee.
· When certain officials are expected to visit a village, the village munsif makes a
proclamation and orders the people to keep the streets clean, removing garbage and other
obstructions, white-wash the houses with frontage on the street, at their own cost. The
people obey without protest. Likewise, signs are proclaiming the coming of Lord Jesus
Christ. The preachers exhort you to clean up your hearts and prepare yourselves
confessing your sins. They don’t enter into your hearts to do the job. You have to do at
your own initiative. You have to offer prayers and praises spontaneously. You have to
learn the lessons of his coming by yourselves. Lord, create in us the ability and the
possibility to prepare ourselves for Thy coming. So we laud Thee.
· Even the saints and angels in heaven are eagerly waiting for the Lord’s Advent, although
they are not in need. How much more eager should we be, knowing that we need
salvation ?O Lord, the people around us are asking when Thou art coming. Answer
them on our behalf.
· O Lord, we are informing the world about the salvation and thy coming in our own
manner. Now we entreat Thee to instruct us to proclaim Thy salvation and coming in
Thine own manner of Thy manner we are ignorant. As Thou art going to give the
message of Thy coming, we praise Thee.

 - by Father M Devadas

Prayers and Praises for the Lord's Coming - 4

· In a certain village there were many clashes. A man came to see his ailing daughter and
found the depraved situation of the village. He felt that it was not safe to keep his
daughter there, and took her away. Likewise, this is a filthy world, a world steeped in
sin, a world of troubles caused by sins, a world of famines, diseases, poisonous reptiles,
devoid of hope, a world of death and evil spirits and a world of men under the direct
influence of devil. So, the Lord will take us to the heavenly abode and that is the second
coming. Would the daughter decline to go with her father? Similarly, we also should not
hesitate go into the clouds with the Lord. We should declare to God ‘I am ready’ my
God and my Lord, and for declaring thus, we trust Thou wilt grant us Thy grace and we
praise Thee.

· The billowing waves in a sea make noise caused by strong winds, both day and night.
Like that wind, God’s Holy spirit is moving the hearts of the faithful without ceasing.
Then they praise God for receiving the salvation and rejoice in the coming of the Lord
with praises. O Lord teach us both such kinds of praises.

· Our Lord, the sun, the moon and the stars, Thou didst create in the beginning of the
creation are still shining in the firmament. They are moving in their appointed spheres.
In the same way, bless us to walk steadfastly with the lights of joy and prepare us for
Thy Advent. Grant us Thy grace to glorify Thee for Thy Salvation and the hope of
Advent.

· O Lord, make our spirits Thou hast placed in us keep on meditating upon Thee. Grant us
Thy grace to make our spirits one with Thee. Enable us to praise Thee with our spirit,
and we trust and believe that Thou wilt give us the mind to praise Thee regarding the
Salvation and Thy coming till the time we reach Thy cloud of Shekhina. And for this we
offer our grateful thanks.

· Lord, transform our written praises into praises which are true and acceptable to Thee.
What is written may be erased; but the praise received through the help of Thy spirit
remains indelible. We magnify Thee for granting us such praise.

· O, God, grant us Thy grace to make our praises as sure and genuine as the written
document.

· The Lord’s coming is as certain as the Salvation, Make our exaltation and preparation as
certain.

· While attaining to the glory of heaven we discard our mortal coil. Similarly, enable us to
shed our shortcomings which maybe in our praises. Advent preparation and faith.

· The praising prayers written on paper with pen may be blotted out. But the praises
written by the spirit on the parchment of heart shall not be removed. We beseech Thee
to write thus.

· A certain young man, by name Jesudas, migrated to Rajahmundry from the nearby
district. He started roaming on the roads and also dancing while preaching to people
about the second coming of Christ and urging them to know, to pray and to prepare.
People would come running in groups and listen to him out of curiosity. He did not
have any salary for doing it. He was an illiterate. He would go into the streets in the
morning and preach till twelve noon. Then he would sit under a tree and ask God to feed
him as he had done his service. Somebody would come, and finding his need, give him
some food. One day he went to Dowleswaram, a village near Rajahmundry, and started
preaching. The police put him behind the bars. There, from the prison he preached to the
constables and the inspector. Then they let him off saying that he was God’s servant.
Those who are educated have to do the Lord’s work still more in preaching about his
coming. Let us pray that God may raise such preachers. This man got his food through faith. In
another incident, he happened to be walking through a forest, and saw a tgiger sitting on the way.
He started ringing the cymbals and jumping, and told the tiger that as he did not come to harm
him, he also should not. So saying, he jumped in front of the tiger, and the tiger fled. Such
people with deep faith can be ready for the coming of the Lord. They can defy the devil. O Lord,
grant us Thy grace to have such faith to defy Satan.

 - by Father M Devadas

Prayers and Praises for the Lord's Coming - 3

· In the present day world, some people are printing the Gospel tracts and distributing
them to a large number of people. They are doing this inspired by the Lord. Among
the tracts, (1) some refer to the modern times, 2) some others speak of the second
coming of the Lord and (3) the rest speak of the prophecies. These tracts are being
sent gratis. As these are being blessed by the Lord, may He be praised.
· It is twenty centuries since the birth of Christianity and during these twenty
centuries, what things happened, how many accepted Christ, how many signs of the
Lord’s coming were manifested, what kind of glory was given to the Lord thorugh
them and what things were happening in the World, were all recorded by Father Deva
das in a book which he preserved carefully. Subsequently somebody took it,
promising to return it. He has not sent it back till now. If the book can be traced, all
the signs of His coming will be known, and any amount of God’s work can be done.
Please pray for the retrieval of the book. It will help us to know how the heathen
turned to Christ and how they were blessed.
PRAYER: Gracious Father, some people are preparing themselves for Thy coming and
some are not.. Some are intending to prepare and some are making efforts to prepae, but they
are unable to prepare. So, help us all prepare fo r Thy coming and have the privilege of joining
Thee into the Final Dispensation.
· King Saul, despite being anointed, and receiving the spirit and being victorious in
battles finally went astray. In the same way, some Christians remain steadfast almost till
the end, and get dispirited and lose themselves at the eleventh hour. We thank Thee, for
Thou wilt keep us from falling victim to such situations.
· Those who have never heard about the Salvation nor the Second Advent, may succeed in
being accepted in the last moments, just as those who reach the railway station late, may
be able to catch the train as it is in motion. Did not the thief on the cross have a change
of heart in that last moment? We believe that Thou wilt give us grace to partake of Thy
coming in that manner, for which we express our grateful praise.
· Some people experience the change of heart while on death bed, and very few of them
get prepared for Thy coming, and that is out of Thy grace. We implore Thee to grant us
that grace, and we give our thanks.
· Some believers are in the process of completing their good works when the Advent
happens and some who are ready for Thy Advent, may join Thee even if they are having
their food. We trust that Thou wilt grant us the grace of being Ruptured in whatever
state we are at the time, and for that we express our thanks.
· Some of Thy faithful are raised into Thy Rapture even while sleeping and for that our
heart-felt gratitude.
· Some believer might be mourning the death of another person elsewhere. Yet, he may be
Raptured.
· One would like to return to native home as in the case of a daughter going to her father’s
place. So also the faithful await the coming of the Lord as the bride waits for the
bridegroom’s arrival. So, the Church like the Bride shall meet the Bridegroom Jesus as
He comes. Those who fail to ‘wait’ shall miss it. We praise Thee, Lord, because Thou
wilt help us become the ‘Waiting Church’.

 - by Father M Devadas

Prayers and Praises for the Lord's Coming - 2

· Some people take upon themselves manifold responsibilities, and getting engrossed
with them, forget about the coming of the Lord. Meanwhile, He comes and takes
with Him those who have waited and kept themselves ready. Those who first
complete all their jobs and then wait for the Lord will find that the Event has
already happened. Similarly, those who are obsessed with their worldly interests
will eventually fail to meet the Lord. O Lord, grant us Thy grace not to be guilty of
neglecting Thy coming in such manner and trusting which we praise Thee.

· Those who are not mindful of the Advent prayers, scriptures and thoughts can not
be a part of the Lord’s coming. Hence, we must keep our minds on these, whatever
be our regular obligations, in order to have access to the Lord’s glory. O Lord, we
trust Thou wilt keep in us the thoughts of Thy coming; and for it accept our eternal
praises.
· Just as a farmer, cleanse the grains of the stones in a threshing floor, sieving and
sifting the grain from the chaff, we also have to discard our sinful thoughts and evil
ways. Then only can we turn into worthy grain tube lifted at the Lord’s advent. O
Lord, Thou canst help us purify ourselves and we give Thee our eternal praise.
· A certain woman had a girl baby. The baby crawled around and soiled herself. The
mother washed her. Again the baby did the same thing three to four times and every
time the mother washed her. Likewise, we have to cleanse our minds of evil thoughts
and regularly sanctify ourselves with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. If we fail to
do so instantly, it will be too late. The moment we fall in sin, we must purify
ourselves with the Lord’s blood any number of times and make the assertion ‘victory
in the blood of Jesus, a constant refrain in our lives. O Lord, we glorify Thee
because Thou wilt give us Thy grace to partake of Thy coming.
· Those who go on a long journey can not travel comfortably unless they have
breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee both morning and evening. So also, unless we
enjoy the spiritual food of the Lord’s Body and Blood, we can not make the journey
of this life. Only by taking the Lord’s communion can we enter into the Lord’s
Rapture. O Lord, we believe that we are strengthened to join Thy Rapture by being
nourished with Thy’ Holy Eucharist’ thou hast kept ready for us, and we offer Thee
our exaltations.
· There are some in the Christian congregations who say that the second coming is
near at hand. Only some believe in it. Some others do not. O Lord, if those who do
not believe have a change of heart, prepare them for Thy Advent. Let those who
have believed be strengthened in their faith. Create the faith in those who are
skeptical. Prepare all those who do not believe, who can not believe and have already
believed in thy coming. We trust that Thou wilt make Thy Church ready for Thy
coming, and we give our salutations.
· Among the heathen, there are people who have accepted the Lord and also those who
remain in their unbelief. How can they be prepared for the Rapture ? Somebody has
to guide and instruct them, or else they will be lost. Whether they are prepared or
not, we pray that they be helped to prepare.
· Christians avow that the ‘Second Coming’ will follow certain signs. But we have to
pray for those who make light of this belief saying that these very signs have already
been there, and there is no perceptible change even today. Hence, we have to pray
that the believers record the various signs manifested at different times, in different
countries, and which are yet to be revealed, and also the extra signs outside the
Bible. We have to pray that these be written soon, in order that the whole world may
become aware of them. O Lord, we trust Thou wilt raise such devout followers to
write and show to the world the signs of Thy coming and we express our grateful
thanks to Thee.

 - by Father M Devadas

Prayers and Praises for the Lord's Coming - 1

· A young man from a distant land informed his people that he was coming home.
Would they not feel happy on receiving the message and await his arrival? Likewise,
the Lord also promised to come. Would the young man fail to come after his
message ? Would he not come some time or the other ? In the manner his people
waited for him, if we also wait for the coming of the Lord Jesus, then we can fly back
with him to the promised land. We believe this O Lord, and praise Thee.

· A certain young man wrote home that he was arriving by a particular ship. So, his
people went to the port at ‘Kaakinaada’, to receive him. The ship arrived; but, for
some reason the young man did not turn up. His people went home disappointed.
But, the young man arrived by the next ship. Seeing that his people were not there
to receive him, he went back. Similarly, many people just leave, finding the coming
of the Lord delayed. As the young man arrived by the second ship unexpectedly, the
Lord also will come and take with Him those who are ready. So, let us pray to Him
to prepare us to go with Him, even if His coming is delayed. O Lord, even if Thy
coming keeps us waiting, grant us Thy grace to be ever prepared to go with Thee,
without joining those who remain unprepared and deny themselves Thy eternal
presence. With this faith we offer our praises.
· A certain man wrote to his wife that he was arriving by a particular train and that she
was to receive him, failing which he would never more come home. The wife
prepared the food and went to the railway station in time. That day, it so happened
the train was late by two hours. So, she went home, intending to come back by the
expected time. But, when she was away, the train arrived, the husband alighted the
train, searched for his wife all over the place and finding that she was not there, he
felt sad and disappointed, and left by the same train to another place. In the same
way, if we wait for the Lord and become complacent about His Advent, He may
come unexpectedly and we can not join with him. So, it is imperative for us to be
waiting for him prepared, so that we may accompany him. O Lord, grant us Thy
grace to wait for Thy advent well prepared, for which we offer our praises.
· A certain passenger, on reaching the Godavari railway station was informed that the
train had already left. As the train was to stop at the Rajahmundry railway station, 3
km away, for half an hour, he immediately engaged a jatka and reached the station,
bought his ticket and boarded the train. In the same manner, we also should use our
discretion, complete our earthly responsibilities in time to prepare for the Lord’s
second coming. Even if delayed by any chance, we must, by any means, receive the
Rapture cloud. O Lord, we believe that Thou shalt bless and guide us to use our
intellect like the passenger so that we may partake of Thy advent.
· A certain weaver was weaving a blanket, just before his scheduled departure by a
train. As there was just a little work to be completed, he asked his people to go in
advance and buy tickets including for him. He completed the work quickly, set up
everything properly and went to the station. But as he arrived late, the train had
gone. So also, we may fail to catch the Rapture as in the case of the inadvertent of
the passenger. O Lord, prepare us not to fall victim to such delay at the time of Thy
second coming. We praise and glorify Thee for Thy care.

 - by Father M Devadas

Maxims to rebuke Satan - 3

· O Satan, you are unworthy to accuse anybody of crimes, as you are yourself criminally
involved and prompt others to do similarly. So we rebuke you not to be an accuser.

· O Satan, if a boy knocks down another one, who is the guilty ? Is the one who has
knocked down the other or the other who fell down, guilty ? As you are the one who
knocks others down., know surely that you are the guilty one. God forgave Adam and
Eve for having fallen down from His grace and blessed them. But God did not forgive
you, Satan, but He cursed you, God’s act of justice continues the same even today. You
made our patriarchs such as Judah, and David to fall into sin. They are forgiven, saved
and blessed, and they did great service to God. You are not willing to serve God, but are
a stumbling block in God’s ways. So we command you to get out of our ways.
· O Satan, you approached Dr. Martin Luther with a big list of his sins, with a view to
accuse him. He was not frightened at that, but he rebuked you saying- “ Lord Jusus has
wiped away all my sins, satan, and so you can not accuse me of these sins”. So you fled
away from him. So also, we rebuke you to run away from us as a coward.
· O Satan, it is written in the Book of Revelation that satan carries tales of every one’s
sins. Therefore you are dubbed as the accuser by our God. You are a habitual liar to
accuse others who are not guilty, because those whose sins are forgiven can not be
called guilty. You accuse the saved ones of their sins. Hence you are guilty of
falsehood, and so the accused one. So be afraid of the consequent punishment you are
worthy of your evil.
· O Satan, our Father has given the title, accuser, for you. You are in the habit of carrying
tales against the believers of God. The Lord says- “O Satan, when you trouble the saved
ones they come to me and report against you. Then I have to drive you away. Besides, I
will wipe away the entire list of sins you hae levelled falsely against them.” So we
command you to forsake lying.
· O Satan, as your period of freedom is fast coming to an end, you are trying to seduce men
‘into sin. But the Lord says- “I will not judge believers on the basis of your report”(Job
35:13,14). Hence, O satan, be ashamed and begone. You need not overhear our secrets.
God gave us power to crush you and rebuke you. Hence we abuse and rebuke you and
your entire retinue to flee from us.
· O Satan, we are aware of the destruction that awaits you. You don’t seem to understand
well that your down fall is not far off. We are strengthened by our Lord to smash your
face and break your jaws. You will never know the secrets of our strength because it is
the Lord Himself (Judges 15:14). You come to us only to be abused by us and put to
shame. These rebukes we announce are not only for you but for your entire hosts. Our
prayers are like electric shocks that burn you to ashes. Are you not hurt badly enough for
you to run away in defeat ?
· O Satan, you don’t want us to intercede for the world. It is only because you have not
created it. Our Almighty and Loving Father made it for us and so we pray for it. We
know that God created hell fire for your sake; and so you are not our equal. Since you
are sure to suffer hell fire, be afraid of the punishment awaiting you and run away from
us.
· O devils, though we were sinners, we are the forgiven ones because we are redeemed by
the blood of Jesus shed for our sins. Since you have not repented of your sins, you
deserve only the wrath of God. So be afraid of the God whom we adore.
· O Satan, our Father would not let you go free of the punishment reserved for you. Your
punishment is at hand. Recall to your mind all the harm you have done to the creation and
mankind since the creation of the earth and heavens. All the accumulated sin will surely
be accounted on you and accordingly punished. You are already cursed. Therefore we
have strong authority to crush you again and again.
· O Satan, our Father blesses His creation every minute. At the same time He pours out
His judgements on you and your followers. When God blessed Adam and Eve. He
cursed satan the serpent to lick the dust of the earth, a humiliation to you. But God gave
two promises to Adam and Eve. Firstly, He gave bread earned with hardwork and
secondly, the Redeemer through their family line. By this we understand that what God
gave to man, you are deprived off, and that a Redeemer would be born from among men
and not from among your hosts. All victory for the Redeemer Jesus Christ and
everlasting hell fire for satan and his followers.
· O Satan, hell is prepared for you and your followers, but not for us (Math 25:41).You
have deceived many saying that hell is meant for men. Since our God has revealed the
truth, you need not gloat over your act of deception. You often frighten men that they
have to suffer eternal fire. But we know that the hell has been made and reserved for
you and your followers long before the creation of Adam. But afterwards it has been
allotted to man who follow you. For this reason, your affliction and sufferings will be
made greater and unbearable to you. So, we rebuke you to let this fear keep you away
from us.

 - by Father M devadas