October 2026

Dearly Beloved in the Lord, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We thank God for the Annual Thanksgiving Fest we had on the 12 and 13 of September which was truly an amazing time of celebration for all that God had been to us and for every blessing we continue to enjoy from Him. The Lord has blessed all our labor of love for Him and His kingdom’s work. The theme for October is ‘Warring Hands’ based on Psalms 118:15 – “The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly”. Psalm 118 is a joyous hymn of thanksgiving for victory. The poem begins and ends with thanksgiving to God for displaying His eternal love in the moment of need of those who trust Him. Joyous Proclamation: As we think of the Annual Thanksgiving, through this season of recollecting God’s goodness and mercies, we are just overwhelmed with the way the Lord had come to our rescue and protected our lives from the jaws of death and the clutches of the evil one. Salvation is not only an internal spiritual reality but something voiced, shared, and celebrated in community. The righteous do not hide their deliverance in shame but celebrate it openly. Their dwellings become places of thanksgiving and praise as they tes fy to what God has done. This is not just a passive and silent belief but joyful proclamation. This creates a community of faith marked by vocal gratitude. The Right Hand of the Lord does valiantly: The reason for the joyous proclamation is that God has done mighty and glorious things. God acts with valor—with courage, strength, and decisiveness. His actions are not hesitant or partial but bold and complete. The Psalmist says it thrice here in verses 15 and 16. The psalmist wants us to know that he was saved by the Lord’s hand. This is a personal encounter with God. He wasn’t saved by his word or decree, but the Lord Himself intervened. He intervenes with his right hand – the dominant and the stronger hand. The right hand is the most skilled and the favored hand. That had been the experience of the Psalmist that God has indeed intervened and had moved on his behalf. Isn’t that the way God has exhibited His power and strength in our own battles and wars. The Song of Salva on and Deliverance: The theme of salva on is repeated here in verses 15, 21 and 25. No matter what David faced in his life, he always turned to the Lord for the answers and for his help. Each time that he was delivered, he would turn in praise to the Lord and give him all the credit. He was never afraid or ashamed to burst into praise or thanksgiving to the Lord for what he had done. Truly the result of the right hand of God doing mighty and glorious things is that the homes and the tabernacles of the righteous become places of song and celebration. Where God’s power works, joy follows. The righteous sing not from denial of hardship but from witness to God’s actual intervention and deliverance. “I will not die, but live’ (118:17-18): The testimony of David was that he faced death and has been surprised to survive. Each one of us has a testimony of God’s miraculous intervention that would empower us to trust Him and testify that ‘I will not die, but live’. Yes, the hands of God are so powerful and mighty for those who trust and obey Him. May our dwelling places and our lives be covered under the hands of Hand and thereby may there be shouts of joy and rejoicing in our homes and community, Amen.

Blessings and prayers,

Rev Sam Sudalaiyandi

Senior Pastor.