My dearly beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the blessed word for today is from the book of Isaiah 54:3, “For you shall expand to the right and to the left.”
Growth is very important for a man. It may be physical growth or mental growth and also, we need growth in all spheres of life. Today the Lord is telling you that your growth will expand to the right and the left. When we say the word expand, the first thought that comes to our mind is the expansion of money and wealth, but not only in wealth, God will bless you with an expansion of your generation, in your family life, in wisdom, in anointing, in spiritual gifts and power of proclaiming the gospel.
God in the gospels refers to the servants who received the talents from the master. The servant who got the five talents multiplies double the amount and gave his master and made him happy. Likewise, the one who received two talents also made a profit. This is what God expects of us. They worked hard to get profit for the Lord so they were blessed. The one who received five talents did not receive and simply sit down. He invested his money for profit. He multiplied the talents that his master gave him, by trade. Even the one who received the two talents invested the money and multiplied it into four talents. His master was happy about him. He said good and faithful servant enter into my rest.
Some may say that “I work day and night, but I do not see any increase in my life. I remain the same. There is no progress in my life”. But believe that from today onwards, this verse will begin to become true in your life. Begin to read your Bible and pray every day, exercise your faith in all that you do, with the little that He has given you learn to be honest and work hard to increase in it be it talents, education, finances then in all areas of your life God will bless you abundantly. You will begin to expand to a great extent.. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. You told to Noah, when he came out of the ark, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” Lord bless us, in the same way, to expand to the right and the left. There must be an increase in our generation, an increase in our income, in our business, in the life of our children there must be an increase in their education, in their wellbeing. So, Lord, I pray that my children will expand to the right and the left. I bless all of them wholeheartedly that they may live in peace and be blessed in all phases of their life. Give an expansion in all the areas they have been expecting and give them all the blessings, they are looking for.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
My dearly beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Living word for today is from the book of Leviticus, 26: 12 “I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people”
The Lord who created this entire universe, says, “I am your God and you are my people.” Usually, one is so proud to belong to a family of a higher dignitary. They consider it a great joy and pride that he or she belongs to a family of high society. Children exalt themselves, about their parents. But today we need to exalt someone of higher authority. A powerful God who created the whole universe. He is the Lord and He is the one who created you and me. Such a powerful God is looking at you and saying, “ I will walk among You and be your God.” Our Lord hovers over the holies. He moves with us.
Even today, it does not matter in which city your children are living, God hovers over them. Wherever your husband is working, God is hovering over him. The Bible says, The Lord is in Heaven and does what pleases Him. It does not matter what situation you are in, maybe you are admitted to a hospital for medical treatment, or you are about to undergo surgery, God is hovering over you in that particular place. Even you might have gone out for a checkup God is revolving there. He is at your side to help you and comfort you. If you have gone for an interview God is hovering over you. Earlier at the beginning of the creation, we read that the Spirit of the Lord was moving all over the earth. Now He is hovering over your midst.
Why is the Lord hovering? Because He wants to inherit all the blessings He has in store for you and to give you good things. He will hover and break through all the knots that surround you and release you from the entangled situation. The Bible says He goes before you to break all the barriers that stand against all your progress. He will enter through the door and break all the obstacles in your life. He will hover over your family, your business, your children, in the college where they study, in their work spot. He will come along with you wherever you may go to guide you, protect you, promote you and thus help you to progress in your life. You will be able to hold the hands of the Lord and walk freely on the face of this earth.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Mighty Lord, you who created the entire universe, You are with us we thank You Lord. Jesus, You have the power to break all the obstacles that stand in our way and solve all our problems. Today in Jesus name we pray that You will break all the bondages that are hindering us from receiving our blessings. We thank You for making a way to inherit our blessings.
In Jesus Name We Pray
Amen
My dearly beloved of God, I greet and bless you all in the matchless name of our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Warm Easter greetings to you and your household from the Stephen family and God’s Love Ministries!
“He is not here; for He is risen….” (Mathew 28:6). According to this verse, Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and rose again on the third day just as He had promised. God demonstrated His love toward us when Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8).
According to the Bible verse (1 Corinthians 15:55) O Death, where is your sting? O Hades where is your victory? – death was swallowed up in victory and He rose alive! He bore all our curses and sins on the cross. Therefore, there is no need for us to be burdened with them and let us live our lives in complete submission to Him.
We face a lot of challenges in our life like disputes, debts, and diseases! But we have a God who will do a miracle for us by obliterating them with His word. Even as you read this message His power will descend on you like dew on the grass and revitalize your body, soul, and spirit.
“I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah 57:15).
Our Lord Jesus desires to dwell in each one of your hearts with the power of resurrection. Once the Lord took Prophet Elisha in the spirit to a valley of dry bones. He asked him to prophesy for the dry bones to come to life. After he prophesied, when he opened his eyes, he saw the bones came together, bone to bone, the sinews, and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over but there was no breath in them. Once again Elisha prophesied to the lifeless bodies and breath came into them, and they lived and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army (Ezekiel 37: 1- 10).
If God could use a Prophet to bring the dry bones to life surely, He can revive any dead situation in your life by these prophetical words. For He is a God of miracles (Jeremiah 32:27).
May our Lord’s resurrection power revive every area of your life! “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins..by grace you have been saved.” (Ephesians 2:1,5). Your life, your future, your job, your occupation would bloom and blossom according to the above verse. Do not be worried. He will miraculously supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19). He will fulfill all your expectations (Jeremiah 29:11).
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, we thank you for having died for us on the cross of Calvary and having been buried. You rose again alive on the third day. And You have given us the assurance of eternal life. God will revive all that has been dead in your life through His resurrected power. He will revive your family, your finance, and your health. Lord, help your children to be patient to receive the gift which you have bestowed upon them. Bless them with happiness and peaceful life.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
My dearly beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are going to celebrate Easter! Many of you might have fasted during the lent season. Several of you would have strengthened yourself spiritually during this season. While some people do not bother at all. But our Lord desires to be connected with us always. This is what we read in John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
It is our Lord’s desire that none of us should perish but inherit eternal life. He died for our sins and rose again on the third day. There is no recompense for this unconditional love in this world.
We read in the Bible in John 8:1-11 about a woman who was caught in adultery. The scribes and pharisees brought her to Jesus and set her in the midst of everyone and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Moses in the law has commanded that such should be stoned. But what do you say?” Jesus looked at them and said, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one. At last, Jesus was left alone with the woman. Jesus looked at her and asked, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you? Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.” Dear children of God, just look at the unconditional love God had for this woman! He removed the darkness from her and made His light to shine in her!
He shed His precious blood on the cross demonstrating His redeeming love so that we might prosper. Jesus transformed the life of the woman caught in adultery. We read in Romans 5:8 that “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
While we were yet sinners, He revealed His unconditional love for us. In Romans 5:11 we see – We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved by His life. Moreover in 2 Corinthians 5:17,18 we read, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Jesus gave the woman caught in adultery a second chance by forgiving her sins. He reconciled with her and opened a way for her to walk in the light. Similarly, He is giving us a second chance – He is calling us to forsake the life of sin and come to the cross. Arise out of your depression. He will transform us into a new creation.
Beloved children of God, Jesus died and rose on the third day so that we do not perish. So great is His love for us. He desires that we live a holy life and inherit eternal life. So, let us reconcile with God by confessing our sins to experience salvation. Let us not sin anymore!
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. The wage of sin is death, but you desire to give us eternal life. Make us worthy to receive it. Hide us in your unconditional love. Have mercy on every young person just like you had mercy on the woman caught in adultery. Show them your mercy. Obliterate all their shackles and bring them into light. Let every person afflicted with depression and considering suicide find freedom today! Lord especially remove anything that you detest from our lives. Forgive us and transform us into a new creation.
In Jesus name
Amen
My Dearly beloved, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you on this Good Friday is from the book of Isaiah 53:5 “ But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. And by His stripes we are healed.”
From the above context we learn that Jesus was wounded for our transgressions. The Bible says, For He made Him who knew no sin, to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. When he was hated, he did not hate back in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. Jesus did not die on the cross, for any sins of His own, but for our sins. For our rebellious nature against God. These were the procuring and meritorious causes of His sufferings and death. His sufferings and especially His being wounded to death and by bearing the sins of His people He removed the guilt, from them, and freed them from the punishment due unto them.
My Dearly beloved, Jesus was bruised for our iniquities. To be bruised, is to be broken to pieces, completely. Or to be crushed. Jesus was crushed to the core for the sins of all mankind. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him. “’The chastisement for our peace’’ means, the chastisement by which our peace is effected or secured was laid upon Him. He took it upon Himself and bore it in order that we might have peace.
With His stripes –indicates the mark or scars, on the skin or body of Jesus are described through different words such as wounds, stripes, weal, bruises, hurt, blueness etc. These scars, would be caused because of being beaten or scourged and this was applicable to Jesus. Isaiah predicted seven hundred years before, that Jesus would be scourged. This prediction furnishes the fullest demonstration that the prophet was inspired by the Holy Ghost. He has mentioned as if he had seen, what was going to happen to Jesus.
That is why He says, ’By His Stripes we are healed’. We are healed –by this we mean that By His death on the cross, healing has happened to us. The healing referred to is the spiritual healing or healing from sin, pardon from sin and restoration to the favour of God. The Bible therefore says, “Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.”The idea is that the Messiah would be scourged and by that scourging health would be imparted to our souls.
We see that the sufferings of Jesus the Redeemer, on behalf of all mankind, is adapted to save the world. And will in fact arrest, reclaim, and redeem, all who shall enter into heaven. Are you prepared for the eternal life? Then receive Jesus as your personal Saviour, a good friend, a shepherd, a comforter, a King and so on. He died for you that You might reign with Him forever. Will you receive Him as you are. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we know that we have healing through your stripes. You took the pain and relieved us from all stress and strain. By your death we have life eternal. While we were yet sinners You died for us. You humbled yourself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Help us to be faithful to the very end, to live a life for Jesus alone.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
