I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Psalm 69:29,30 “But I am poor and sorrowful; Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.”
From the above context we see the Psalmist making petition to God to draw near to Him. He confesses his state of life to God. He says, “Lord I am poor and sorrowful; therefore Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high. Then I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.”When God does what we ask of Him then we immediately need to thank God, for His Mercy and abundant grace which He has bestowed upon us. We read of Daniel, whom God set him on high. Daniel lived in captivity in Babylon along with his friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Though they faced pressures to conform to Babylonian society and give up the ways of their people, they stood strong in their faith, and God blessed Daniel with wisdom and the ability to interpret dreams. Daniel was successful in every administration he served in. I’m not sure if you have ever given any thought to this, but Daniel– served different types of kings – from Nebuchadnezzar to Belshazzar, to Darius – all the way to Cyrus. With every one of these leaders, Daniel always seemed to move to the top of the organization.
May be you are thinking about our country which is facing recession. We are facing all kinds of shortages. Some people have all kinds of excuses for why, they are not doing well in life. But when we see the life of Daniel , the Israelites were all sold out to the Babylonians according to the will of God! There are some other attributes they possessed that helped them to always end up on top. Firstly Daniel was not the most educated person. He was educated, but he wasn’t the most educated. Daniel was fortunate, but he wasn’t the most fortunate. He had friends in high places, but so did other people. However, Daniel was singled out by every administration as one who operated in excellence.
We read in the Bible that the king interviewed them; and among them all, none was found like Daniel, Out of all that the king reviewed there was none like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding interpreting of dreams, and dissolving of doubts, were found in Daniel, who was later known as Belteshazzar: The King said, “I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.” He has an excellent spirit, he has excellent wisdom, he can explain difficult things and he can solve difficult problems. Daniel demonstrated 5 distinct attributes that I believe we need, in order to be successful in our own lives. They were commitment, competent, courageous, compassion, and creativity. Even though Daniel came in as a slave, he still worked and did his best and step by step he kept being promoted. Though he never asked to be promoted.
Daniel was committed. He had the skills to contribute, which means he was competent. He was bold and courageous. He had the heart to serve. He was compassionate which indicates that he had the love to meet the need of the hour. Moreover he had sense of creativity. He had the ingenuity to change and to produce change. These are the traits that is expected of every believer to excel in his studies or his career. To those of you who are reading this message, I wish to say, that life was not so easy for Daniel and his friends in Babylon. They were taken as captives. They had to undergo several tests before they could be exalted. They endured patiently every torture they had been put into, with great faith in the God of the Hebrews. Therefore they emerged successful. God not only set Daniel at a higher post in the Babylonian Government but also upgraded his friends to a higher level. God exalted them. If you remain true and faithful to God then He will exalt you also, like Daniel. You will excel in all that you do. You will have recognition among the people of authority. God will honour you and magnify you. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father we pray that You will help us with wisdom, understanding, excellent spirit, and knowledge, as You had blessed Daniel. May we apply the five attributes of Daniel in our lives to be successful. Teach us to have adamant faith in God and also exhibit them before others. So that the Lord’s name may be glorified.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Isaiah 30:19, “For the people shall dwell in Zion, at Jerusalem, You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When He hears it, He will answer you.”
From the above context we learn that the people of God will dwell in Zion, at Jerusalem. God will be gracious to you, when you cry up to Him; He will hear your cry and answer you immediately. Today the Lord looks at each one of you who are reading this message and is saying that you shall not be crying anymore. You have cried enough in your life, due to various reasons. But in future you shall not cry. You might have incurred a great loss in your life. You might have made an error that cannot be amended. You might have failed in your business and your own customer could have cheated you. May be You are suffering from severe disease. Some kind of shame has covered you. You are unable to share your problem with anyone. And so you cry out your sorrows. You are in tears while you are reading this message, God sees you crying and is saying, “You should not cry anymore. For a God who wipes your tears is there besides you.” In whatever matter you are going through and that which is causing much stress, distress, and pain in that particular matter, God is going to do a miracle for you and help you, come out of it and live peacefully. For those who come in search of this Living God will not lack any good thing. You may have everything in life but you may lack one thing. God is dealing with you in that particular matter, through this message.
In the beginning of this verse we read that, those who belong to Zion will dwell in Jerusalem. We the people of God belong to Zion. As we come from Zion the city of God we are heavenly people. We are heavenly dwellers, called to dwell in Jerusalem in the near future. Jerusalem is a beautiful and an important city in Israel, surrounded with mountains and cannot be easily attacked by the enemies. Just as the city of Jerusalem is surrounded with mountains, we the children of Zion are surrounded by the mercy and grace of God. Just as Jerusalem is well protected by the mountains, God will provide you with His heavenly protection. Satan has already planned to destroy the peace and joy of your life, and that of your family. He has already prepared a chart as to how and when he should implement his plans over you. How satan can bring about destruction upon you. How Satan can waste all your hard earned money by your squandering nature is his wicked scheme against you. Thus satan has planned several wicked schemes, against you and your family. Since you have joined the city of Zion, God of Israel will provide you with a covering of protection.
God will send his angels, as flame of fire to guard and protect you from the hands of your enemies. His angels are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister unto those who belong to the city of Zion. God wants to nullify all the plans of the Satan, and grant you His perfect protection. Hereafter He will not allow your foot to be hurt. Many unpleasant incidents could have happened in your life, during the past years. But in future, you shall see no more disaster. God will not allow any destruction on your boundaries. God Himself will be a glorious light for you. The Sun shall not be light during the day, neither will the Moon be light during the night. But God Himself shall be the glorious light on your way. He will be direct light for you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father God, we have suffered much in the hands of various people. We have cried because of the misery and pain caused by others. God help us to bear all the pain we have borne in our life. Bring peace into our lives. Teach us to be careful and wise while dealing with such people. Never forsake us Lord. Save us from cruel hands. And brighten our days. May we see joy and happiness in our life.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Deuteronomy 32:9 says, “For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance.”
Many of you are reading this message with much burden, in your heart. The Lord spoke to me saying that My children are My treasure. Therefore I will be their treasure too. This message is basically to promote good relationship between your family members, Your husband, your children and your in laws. It’s too painful to hear many incidents regarding sisters who after being married are prone to suffer in their husband’s house. Those sisters are saying that their in laws are thinking very cheap about them. They don’t respect them for what they are. They are often treated as servants or slaves. Jesus says, it does not matter how others think about you, since you belong to God, you are precious in His sight.
And you are His greatest treasure. Through this message the Lord wants to bless you and keep you as the apple of His eyes as you are the portion of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible says, “He found him in a desert land, and in the waste land a howling wilderness, He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept Him as the apple of His eyes. In this passage God assures to bless Jacob and prosper him. Likewise the Lord wants to bless you so that you remain cheerful and happy in your family. God is so mindful of you and the members of your family. It pleases God to bless Israel. Who is this Jacob the Lord is talking about in this message? Well he is the Lord’s favourite. He respected the anointing of the Lord that was upon him. Isaac the father of Jacob was blessed with two beautiful sons. The eldest was Esau and the youngest was Jacob. Having well grown, the eldest son turned out to be a wild hunter. And Jacob was a homely boy who was his mother’s favourite. Once Esau returned from hunting, He was very hungry so he asked Jacob for a cup of porridge. Jacob agreed to give him his porridge provided he sold his birth right to him. They were twin brothers. Esau was so hungry and tired that he happened to forget the worth of his anointing and gave it off for a cup of porridge. This is considered to be a grave mistake of Esau. So he lost the blessings of God.Thus we see that Jacob got the way or passage to inherit the blessings of God.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father God we thank You for granting four blessings as prophesy to us through this message. We have been blessed by this message on family relationship. Thank You Lord for changing the attitude of our husbands towards us ( the wives) that we may lead a quiet and happy family life. Thank You for opening the wombs of those, whose wombs were closed until today. Help them conceive and beget children and make their husbands happy. Make us to be joyful mothers. Give us the wisdom to deal wisely in all our family matters and be a help mate to our husbands and good mother to our children.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
My Beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Ruth 3:10,11, He said, “May ADONAI bless you, my daughter. Your latest kindness is even greater than your first, in that you didn’t go after the young men, neither the rich ones nor the poor. And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you everything you say, for all the city leaders among my people know that you are a woman of good character.”
God who sees you in secret will bless you outwardly. From the above context, we learn that Boaz blesses Ruth and shows kindness to her. The conduct of Boaz calls for the highest praise. He attempted not to take advantage of Ruth; he did not disdain her as a poor, destitute stranger, nor suspect her of any ill intentions. He spoke honourably of her as a virtuous woman, made her a promise, and sent her away with a present to her mother-in-law. Boaz made his promise conditional, for there was a kinsman nearer than he, to whom the right of redemption belonged.
Naomi asked Ruth to behave wisely with her distant relative, Boaz who was the owner of the field in which Ruth went to glean barley and wheat till the end of the harvest season. Ruth behaved well as she was instructed by her mother in law. Therefore she found grace in the sight of Boaz. And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. The Lord, repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” Ruth had shown much love to her husband while living and dying, and to her mother-in-law, in leaving her country Moab, and kindred to come with her into a strange country, Bethlehem, and in labour to support her, as she had done, all which was great kindness, but the kindness she now showed exceeded all the former, in that she was desirous, according to the law of God, to build up her husband’s family, to marry the next near kinsman, eventhough an old man, to raise up seed to the name and memory of her husband.
Now Boaz mentions this as an instance of her virtue, and of her great respect to her husband’s family, that a woman of such amiable qualities, virtuous, young, and beautiful, who doubtless might have been married to a young man in her own country, or in Israel, but chose to marry the nearest of kin in her husband’s family, to perpetuate his name and memory. When Ruth left her home and followed her mother in law to Bethlehem she did not expect that God would give her another opportunity to live her life. Though she had returned as a widow, to Bethlehem, God rewarded her for her faithfulness towards her mother in law. Moreover she accepted her God as her God and the people of Naomi as her people. This pleased the Lord. Though she was a young Moabites woman a forsaken widow, Boaz did not despise her, nor did he underestimate her in any way. Instead he called her blessed. God will bless you too and give you another opportunity to live your life provided you remain faithful to your parents or you’re in laws. God who sees you in secret will bless you outwardly. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Heavenly Father, thank You for showing to us the unique character of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. You helped them to be honest and faithful to each other. Enable us to learn from them the art of good behaviour. Kindness, long-suffering and bearing with one another. Reward us too, as You rewarded Ruth and Boaz and Naomi.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of 2 Samuel 28:17,18 “ And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of Your hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord, nor executed his fierce wrath upon Amalekites, , therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.”
From the above context we understand that our God takes vengeance on those who disobey him and fail to please Him. So the Lord took away the kingdom from the hand of Saul and gave to David who was a shepherd boy. Moreover king Saul spared the king of the Amalakites and took for himself the best of sheep and cattle after the battle. He was supposed to destroy everything but he disobeyed Gods command. So the wrath of God fell upon king Saul.
Saul was physically impressive. He was a big and strong man. He had a great feature for leading an army into battle. It was at this time when the people of Israel rejected God and wanted a king for themselves. So God’s word came to Samuel the prophet, to select Saul as the king of Israel. Therefore Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it upon Saul and anointed him as the king of Israel. He was the first king of Israel. God was pleased with him. But gradually Saul’s disobedience and foolishness brought down his downfall.
God commanded King Saul to completely destroy all the people, men and women, and all the cattle, while fighting the Amalakites. But Saul spared the life of Agag the king of Amalakite , and took some of the best sheep and cattle for himself. When he was warned by prophet Samuel that his kingdom was about to be taken he sought the help of the witch or Endor the woman who spoke with the spirits as to what he should do to continue as king. He failed to inquire of God what he should do and did not even have the courtesy to ask pardon from God for all his wrong doings. He forgot God who made him the king of Israel. God regretted for making Saul the king.
As long as Saul obeyed God, he prospered. But when he went away from God, Satan easily brought about his downfall. Satan waits to trap you and destroy you completely. So it is always necessary for us to remain with God and not get away from God. When Saul was accused of sin his first instinct was denial and blame shifting. He was unwilling to accept his mistake. Therefore while in battle field against the Philistines, along with his three sons against the Philistines, he was badly hurt by an arrow. The Philistines were chasing after him, he did not want to die in the hands of his enemies so he took his sword and fell upon it and died. Even his three young sons died in the battle.
Let us examine ourselves and see where we stand. With God or with the Devil who walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Saul was admired for his personality and bravery but he fell because of his pride and disobedience to God. You too might be trudging in series of failures one after the other, or may be going through a great loss in your business or caught up in a huge debt. May be you are stuck with serious health problem or going through a shameful situation because of your own children. Whatever may be the reason for your affliction, check if you have troubled anyone in your life or ill-treated someone for petty reasons. Reconcile with God. Renew your relationship with God for a better future. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we pray that, we belong to You always and not the devil. Forsake us not Oh God. Keep us always at Your side. Teach us to do the right thing in our life. Help us to be obedient and pleasing unto You. Correct our mistakes and lead us in the right track that we may receive greater blessing from the Lord. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
