My Dear Brothers and Sisters, 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 Deuteronomy 26:7-8 “Then we cried out to the Lord the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice, and saw our misery toil and oppression.”
From the above context we learn that Jacob went with his wives and children, cattle and sheep to settle in Egypt when his son, Joseph was the governor there. Then they were few in number, and there Jacob became a great nation mighty and populous. But the Egyptians mistreated them and laid hard bondage, on them. They were poor, despised, oppressed, people in Egypt. So they cried unto the Lord, God of their fathers, and the Lord heard their voice and looked on their affliction, and their labour and their oppression. With great terribleness, and through the plagues that were inflicted on them, especially the slaying of their first born, God delivered his people who faced tremendous misery and treated as slaves in the land of Egypt. The Lord brought them out of Egypt, with a mighty hand, and with an out stretched arms, with great terror, and with signs and wonders. He brought them to a large land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Just as God saw the affliction of the people of Israel, He has seen your misery and has heard your cry. He will bring you out of all your problems. When you share your problem with others they may laugh at you. You will not get any good solutions to your problem through them. They will only confuse you all the more. But when you call upon the name of the Lord, He will hear your cry and answer you speedily. You are precious in Gods sight. When you call unto Him in the time of your misery God will send forth His word, and deliver you. God says, Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you and you shall glorify Me.
When the Israelites cried out to the Lord He sent forth His servant Moses to deliver them from their captivity. Similarly the Lord will send His angels to attend on you and rescue you from all your problems. God is always beside you, to save you, protect you, and keep you from all your woes. If you have Jesus by your side, nothing can shake you. All you have to do is to trust in the Lord, as the people of Israel did. They trusted in the Lord their God and cried out to Him. So the Lord delivered them from the hands of the cruel task masters. What is your problem that you are going through? Call upon the name of the Lord. He will answer you and you shall glorify Him.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord You know all our problems, our tears, and sorrows. Help us Lord when we call upon Your name. We will be thankful to you, when you hear our cry and rescue us from all our woes. Teach us to glorify your name and be grateful to You for the good things you have done in our life. Keep us as the apple of Your eye.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Isaiah 60:5, “Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you. The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.”
God wants to make your life radiant. Therefore You must not be lukewarm. There are some who are neither cold nor hot. God does not want His children to live a half hearted lifestyle. There is a plan and purpose for your life on this Earth. You have been called to fulfill that plan and purpose. You have to set a goal in life and strive to achieve it. The Lord will make you radiant and change your heart that is weary and sorrowful. You need to rise and shine for the Lord because Your light that reveals the way to Christ is here.
While Jesus walked on the face of this earth along with His disciples, He spoke to the People saying, “I am the light of the world, whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness.” If not darkness will cover the people. Isaiah admonishes the people to arise and shine and not to grope in darkness. Isaiah the prophet actually focuses the attention of the people to seek the glorious light of God’s kingdom. For those in Christ are no more in the dark. This is the assurance that God gives to His children. Because the light has come upon them. The True Light “Jesus” is risen upon the people of God.
Until Jesus comes into your life, you seem to live in darkness, you may live a life displeasing to God. There is a great difference in the life of a believer and the unbeliever. When a believer walks in the ways of the Lord, he humbles himself before God and obeys the commandment of God then the glory of God will be seen upon them. The Lord will arise over you only if your ways are right in the presence of God. God will exalt you in life such that others will have respect for you. And the wealth of the unbelievers will be inherited by you. The Bible says that the wealth of the sinners is stored up for the righteous.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters there is no greater Light besides Jesus. Either you live for Jesus or remain in darkness. Its either life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve. Satan keeps most people in spiritual darkness. The Bible says, Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the gospel of Christ who is the true image of God, May the Lord enable you to see the true Light and enjoy the glory of Christ. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord give us knowledge and the insight to know You better. To walk in the Light and not in darkness. Remove all negative thoughts from our mind, and help us to acquire positive nature that would lead to light. May we inherit the wealth of the unbelievers. May the True Light shine upon us.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, 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 Proverbs 23:18. Surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off.
Let us learn to fix our hope on the Lord Jesus Christ. King Solomon in his proverbs expresses our necessity to put our hope in the Lord. And also says, that a bright future is ahead of you. Therefore do not lose your hope in God or become frustrated in your life when you go through afflictions, trials or problems. Because God is in control of your life.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The power of expectation is a very powerful force in the spirit. Today I want you to know, that whatever you are expecting will surely come to pass. If you expect it, you will surely get it. And if you are not expecting it, you will not get it. If you will be all that God wants you to be in life you must not just believe God for his promises you must also begin to consciously expect those promises. There is a supernatural, force that draws whatever you are expecting towards you. If you expect something that is right, based on the promises of God, then you will soon have it. The Bible says The expectation of the poor shall not be forgotten.
Instead of having negative expectations we should practice expecting things that are aligned with God’s plan for our life. If your expectations are directed towards what God has promised you in his word you will always have God’s promises come to pass in your life.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father we pray that Your Holy Spirit will remind us to maintain a positive expectation every time and in every situation of our life. We thank you, because there is a hereafter and our hope will not be lost. Teach us to put our hope in God who richly provides us with everything.In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of 1 Samuel 1:27 “For this child I prayed and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.”
From the above passage we come to know about Hannah who is one of the two wives of Elkanah. The other wife being Peninnah, had given birth to Elkanah’s children, but Hannah remained childless. So one day, Hannah went up to the temple, and prayed. She wept with great sorrow of heart. Eli the High Priest heard her weeping bitterly at the altar. Hannah was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. She made a vow saying, ‘’Lord if You will give me a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life.” When Eli enquired the reason for her weeping she told him that she was a woman of a sorrowful spirit, therefore She had poured out her heart to God. Eli said, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel will grant your petition.”
Dear reader, Hannah conceived and bore a son. And called his name Samuel, God looked into her affliction and heard her cry and answered her prayers. During those days there was a general neglect of religion in the nation. Some of them worshipped other gods. But Elkanah kept his integrity. His resolution was that he and his house should serve the Lord. So God honored this zealous spirit and blessed him and his wife Hannah with a son “Samuel. God not only heard the prayer of Hannah but hears everyone who cries out to Him in truth and spirit.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to share a testimony about a family I met when I went to Australia in July 2017. And a family came to pray with me. When I asked them what I should pray for? They told me about their elder brother who was in America. They had been married for almost ten years but they had no children. So I prayed for them through the phone. I sent God’s word and believed that He will perform a miracle. I said to the Lord. “You are a God of miracles You hear the cry of the needy. You are a God who does more than what we ask, think or pray. Therefore kindly bless my son with the gift of a child. You are a God at hand and a God afar off. I sent the word through the phone hoping that God would perform a miracle. The word took a form within her womb, and she conceived three children in her womb. Praise be to God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God saw her affliction and blessed her with three children. I again went to Australia in the month of July 2018, that family came again to meet me. I couldn’t recognize them. I asked them what I should pray for? Then they narrated the entire episode that took place in 2017 during my previous visit. They said, that God had blessed their elder brother after I had prayed with two girls and a son. They were filled with great joy. They said, that they had come to thank me. God sent forth the word and performed a miracle. God will perform a miracle for you too if you wait upon Him. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord I thank you for answering our prayers. You are in heaven and You do what you please. When we call You in distress, You hear our cry. Lord we praise You for Your kindness. Bless all those who are in need of a child and may they too rejoice in You all the days of their life for blessing them with a gift of a child.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly beloved, I greet and bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of–-1 Samuel 15:29 “And also the strength of Israel, “will not lie nor relent” for he is not a man, that He should relent.”
God supported Israel as a nation and strengthened, them against their enemies, and gave them deliverance and salvation to them. God was the author of Israel’s victories. He kept His promise to David, by making him a king over Israel. Thus He gave them spiritual strength, victory over their enemies. The Bible says, “Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
My beloved, men are weak, and feeble, and cannot perform what they purpose or promise and therefore repent. Men are changeable in their minds and repent of their first thoughts. But God is unchangeable, and never alters his counsels, or breaks, His covenant. He never reverses His blessings or repents of his gifts that he has promised to give us, nor changes his affection to Israel.
With regard to King Saul, there were several signs of hypocrisy in Saul’s repentance. He sought prophet Samuel only to know about his future by consulting the woman who was a medium at En Dor and seemed most anxious to stand right in his own opinion. All his care was to save his kingship and preserve his interest in the people. Men are fickle and alter their minds, feeble and cannot effect their purpose. But with God it is not so. For the “Strength of Israel will not lie.” What God has purposed He will bring it to pass. For He has all power in the heavens and in the earth and He will not change His purpose concerning you.
In case God has promised to do certain things in your life, He will surely fulfill His promise. The Bible says, For all the promises of God in Him are yes and in Him Amen to the glory of God, through us. Therefore if you remain true to Him you shall not miss any of His promises to You. God promised Abraham that He would multiply him like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. He kept his promise after 25 long years, by blessing him with Isaac through which his generation increased. God promised Moses that He will fight for him and his people. God saved his people from the hands of the Egyptians. God kept his promise. God promised Joshua that he will enter into the land of Canaan. Similarly God led him to the land of Canaan. He promised Jacob,” I will protect you wherever you go. I will never leave you until I have done what I have Promised ”. Likewise blessed him.
What do you expect God to do for you? He will fulfill His promises to you. Only fear Him and walk with Him daily. For all they that trust in the Lord shall prosper. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We thank you because You keep Your promise. You kept the promises made to Abraham. Jacob, Moses, Joshua and all the men of God. We pray that you will be faithful to us also and help us experience the power of God in our lives too. Teach us to put our faith in You as these men of God who trusted you under odd circumstances. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
