My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 2 Corinthians 8:9, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”
From the above context we come to understand that Jesus became poor in order that you and I should, become rich. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is beyond expression. The Bible says, Grace abounds for forgiveness of sins. More than that, there is abundance of grace to bring us to a life of overcoming sin. God saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages, began. And since grace has been given to each one of us, Paul in his Epistles instructs us to excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness and see that we excel in this act of grace also.
Paul had been commenting positively on the good works that were being carried out by the Corinthian believers – and the motive behind the generous things they were doing. Perhaps it was to stem the possibility of unfounded pride in their own generosity or to encourage an explosion of grace within this Christian community that Paul began to draw a stark and astonishing comparison with the great and generous grace that God had bountifully poured out upon all humanity through our Lord Jesus Christ – for though He was rich beyond all measure, yet for our sakes He became poor, so that by His poverty He could make us rich, beyond our wildest imaginings. What Love! What Grace! What a God!
In His perfect divinity and divine nature dwelt all the fullness of the Triune God head and in whom resided all the glorious, infinite, eternal attributes of God in all their fullest measure. Our minds cannot conceive of the infinite riches of the eternal Son of God, in the majesty of His existence. Because all things were made by Him – all the riches of the earth and the wealth of sky – the treasures of the oceans and the bountiful resources of the vast universe – all things were made by Him and all things were made for Him. All these unimaginable riches and the glories of His elevated heavenly status were laid aside simply because of His GRACE towards us. All the inconceivable and vast riches of His glory were set aside for your sake and for mine and He stripped Himself of everything – becoming so poor that He did not even have a place to rest His head.
Though He was the Creator of the universe He was born into a human race that had rebelled against their creator – He came into a fallen world that was lying in the evil one – a world that was in bondage to the evil governance of Satan a created being who rebelled against His Creator God. and the Son of God did all this for love of you and for love of me – so that by His deep poverty we might become rich. Gods children should always be the best. Even our speech should be seasoned with grace. We should be smart looking. Our dressing should impress others. People should say, He is God’s dear child. God’s children should look good in appearance, both in dressing and mannerism. When others see you, they should be able to identify you as God’s Children. Your dress, your laughter, your words and style if everything is fine with you , then God will place you in the best possible place.
God’s children will never lack any good thing. God does not prefer that we should suffer. Or live in pain and agony. Instead he wants you to be blessed in every way. In order to make you rich He became poor. That is why Jesus suffered on the cross of Calvary at Golgotha. Because He wanted all of us to become rich. God gave Job a double portion of blessing in life. To get God’s blessing we need to throw away all the dirt from our lives. If you displease God in anyway, you will not get the blessings that He has kept for you in your life. You should be perfect in all things in your life. God Bless You.
Prayer : Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Loving Lord and heavenly God – how great is Your grace and love towards us– that You would strip Yourself of all You had and all You were to live a life of humiliating poverty, so that we could be saved from our sin and become a son of God. We Praise Your holy name, Lord give us victory in our life. Help us to live without failure in our life. We should be victorious in our spiritual life, too. We should be able to overcome the world, flesh and Satan. Let us shine in the Lord.
In Jesus Name.
Amen.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 Proverbs 22:29 “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
From the above context we see how the diligent man is successful in his life. By his hard work he rises to the top position and thus secures a high place before the king. He will not be found among mean and lazy men. He will thrive hard to become an achiever in the field in which he works. When, he does it all to the glory of God. He truly honours the Lord by his hard work. Being skilled at something, requires hard work and focus. God desires us to work hard, to work with skill and excellence. The Bible records many hard workers like Chenniniah and Asaph who served God with excellence. Even Obed Edom was known for his excellence as a door keeper in the house of the Lord.
When a man has developed skill and excellence above all others we are told that he will serve before kings and important officials. Such a skilled man will not serve or stand before ordinary men. His skills will make a way for him, and he will be known widely. In a day where people look out for the right people to get forward in life, this is a welcome call to hard work and excellence. It Is a reminder that time and time again men and women, have distinguished themselves by being the very best at what they do. That is the way to true success in business or in some skilled profession.
Any other way to make it to the top will only leave the one gaining the position very vulnerable. Therefore it is better to let your skill talk for you, than to trust in your ability. We should be known for our willingness to serve with skill and excellence, for the glory of God. That is the way to get ahead. Do you see a man diligent in his business? Well such a man, whether he works for himself or his master; is swift, ready, and expeditious at his work. He industriously pursues it, cheerfully attends it, does it at once, and is not slothful in it, nor weary of it; and when you have observed and taken notice of such a man, which is not very common, you may, foresee that such a man will rise in the world; he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men, or “obscure persons”, He shall not continue in the service of ignoble persons, or keep company with them; but he shall be taken into the service of princes and noble men, and be admitted into their presence, and receive favours from them; as Joseph, who was industrious and diligent in his business in Potiphar’s house, was in process of time advanced, and stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
While reading this message you need to understand, that You have come to a wonderful God who grants wonderful things in your life. May be until now you haven’t received anything wonderful in your life. Hereafter you shall receive all good things in life. God will give you a permanent job. You will work peacefully in your work spot. God is going to open some new doors for you. For some He is going to grant you excellent business. Many of you have gone on a loss in your business and you have lost all your wealth and you are reading this message with much distress. Many mechanics are finding it difficult to secure a proper job, since big business men have opened up big workshops and are operating in big level with the help of a computer. Many liners, mechanics, many electricians, and those who do tinkering are all badly in need of jobs. Many are looking out for driver jobs, to maintain their families at this critical period of time.
God is saying that hereafter God is going to bless you with good income . God is informing all those , who are doing business through me that you need to be in peace, and not be worried as to what might happen tomorrow. God is about to change every situation. You are worried as to how you should do the business or where to do the business or from where to get the needed resource for the business. God will never fail you. God will lead you. You need not go anywhere for counselling. God is your wealth. He lives inside of you. God who is inside of you talks to you. He spoke with Abraham, Isaac, with Jacob, with Moses, with Paul , wont He speak to you? He is a God who speaks, and since you have come to God, He will satisfy all your needs. He is a God who will fill all the empty places in your life. God will place you in an excellent position and help you work with much freedom. Some ministers of God may be finding it difficult since they are not doing well or progressing in their ministry as they used to do before or during the earlier period of their life. They may be passing through dull and difficult passage in life. I encourage you not to lose hope in God or lose heart. You will find a supernatural growth in your ministry God is speaking this to you as a prophesy. There will be a blessing in the place where you are working. There will be promotion and increment in your salary. God will honour you in your family. God will make you inherit name and fame within your family. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will prosper. God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for encouraging us through this message and teaching us that only a diligent man will be successful in his life. By his hard work he rises to the top position and thus secures a high place before the king. Lord help us to be skilled in our profession and work with excellence in our business. May we do it all to the glory of God.
In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 Colossians 3:23,24 “ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
From the above context we learn that whatever we do we should do sincerely and not be careless with our work. We should work, not to please men but God. For He watches all our work. For the Lord is in Heaven and does what He pleases. He is a God who gives you wealth. Such a God has become your inheritance, since you have made Him the master of your life. Many tell me that they have lost everything in their life. I have nothing left in my life. They would request me to pray. I would pray and tell them that they have lost everything, but they have not lost the God who gives all things.
The God of wonders is within you . And so you have a great wealth that you could not afford to lose it. And that treasure is Jesus Christ. You might have lost your house or your job, or all that you consider as wealth. But since you have not lost the one who grants all the wealth is with you. That is why you are reading this message with great enthusiasm to know what God has in store for you. In case God is not with you then your conscience would be spoilt, and your days would have come to an end. But when you desire to search for God, that itself is an indication that God is within you. He is your wealth He is your inheritance. Since he is within you it is possible for you to get back all that you have lost in life.
Today, God is saying, I will give you all that you have lost in your life. The Bible says, “ For the son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. ”So in case you have lost everything in your life God is able to give you back all that you had lost in life. God has a plan for your life. No one can separate you from God. Therefore do not separate yourself from God just because you have lost everything in your life. Apostle Paul says, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Therefore throw away all that separates you from the love of God and hold on to God and never let go of God from your heart. We need to be careful and alert not to lose Him, as He is the most important inheritance of your life. Some might say, This person is the inheritance of my life. He might have been someone who brought you to this great status in life. So you think and consider him great in life.
Today God is telling one thing very clearly to you. If God did not permit, then even your children could not have helped you. No one could have helped you. If you say this person or that person has been the cause for you to do well in life or grow to a higher level in life then you need to remember that God has allowed that person to help you or be gracious to you or show favour to you. It is good to honour such a person and be grateful to him but above all you should honour God who has been the instrument behind all this, and had introduced that person in your life and through that person God has blessed you.
So you need to honour the Lord God Almighty. Since God has been the inheritance or wealth of your life, God in order to promote you has brought such a person in your life. Jesus has shown favour to you through some person to raise your status in life. This is Gods favour. So you need to give God the first, best place in your life, for it is only because of God you have received favour from any person in your life. The favour shown to you by someone is from God himself. So you have to glorify God for showing favour in the sight of God and men. If you work hard and be sincere in all that you do then you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for showing favour and kindness through someone in our life. Help us to be grateful to you all the days of our life. Never to be separated from You. Teach us to walk with wisdom and prudence. May we glorify God for His merciful kindness shown to us through others.
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 Acts: 17:27 “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him though he be not far from everyone of us.”
Here we see Apostle Paul preach to the ungodly people, who worshipped false gods, and did not know the true God. , His business was to lead his hearers by prophecies and miracles to the knowledge of the Redeemer, and faith in him; He was to lead them, by the common works of providence, to know the Creator, and worship Him.. Soon the people thought there was another god of whom they had no knowledge. And that there were those who called themselves Christians, who were zealous in their devotions. Apostle Paul’s main purpose in preaching was to command all men everywhere to repent of their sins and engage them to seek to know the true God , who has done all this for them, and to fear and serve him, and to glorify his name: Once if they realize the true God then they might be happy to feel for him, and find him; visible in the works of creation and providence, so to find God, as to know that there is one God, who has made all things; and so as to be convinced of the vanity and falsehood of all other gods.
Paul wants to reveal to all his hearers the weakness of false worshipers, yet, at the same time, he strongly shows us how dim and obscure the light of nature is; since those, who have no knowledge of the true God are like persons in the dark. who lack knowledge of the True God. Though he is not far from everyone of us; but is found everywhere; and by his power , and by his goodness he is continually communicating the blessings of providence to them/ us.
I wish to indicate the importance of seeking God through the life experience of King David himself. David was once rejected and despised by his own father and brothers. He was tending his father’s sheep. as a poor shepherd boy. But he feared God, he sought God even as a shepherd and therefore he was able to kill once a lion and later a wild bear which came to kill his sheep. God was with him, so he had an unknown strength. He killed the Giant Goliath a Philistine, who came against the Israelites.Therefore he rose to that of a king in Israel. He ruled Israel for 40 years. As a result, King David admonishes his son Solomon regarding his reverence to God. David looks at Solomon his son and says, “Solomon My dear son, If you seek God He will be with you. I am saying this , through my experience. That If I have risen up so high in life, from a very low position ,from being a poor shepherd boy to that of a king is because I sought after God and made Him my portion and wealth of my life.” He tells, Solomon that he made God his portion and inheritance of his life therefore God has He lifted him from a lower level to the position of a king. David had made God his wealth and cup of blessing in his life. Therefore he requests Solomon also to make God his portion and Inheritance of his life. He says to Solomon, “ if you seek him you will find him. If you leave him, He will leave you and that will be the end of your life.” This is what King David told his son Solomon.
Give the first place to God and He will give you the first place in life. If any man ,woman, or children who give God an important part in their life, then surely God will make them stand before kings. and high dignitaries. The Bible says, But if you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. God says,” I love them that love and those that seek me early shall find me.” Further He says, And you shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search for Me with all your heart.” So I sincerely urge you to seek the Lord and be found by Him that you may enjoy the glories of God and all the blessings that the Lord had stored for you.. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day . Lord we thank you for telling us through Paul the necessity to seek God. May we really realize the importance of seeking God in our life. We know for sure that when we give God the priority in our life then He will lift us up in life, as He did in the life of David. Be with us, strengthen us and revive our hearts to behold the greatness of God and help us to be worshippers of true and living God.
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 Psalms 133:1,3, ” Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe. It is as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore”.
The Bible tells us to rejoice in the Lord always. According to Psalm 133:1,3, God emphasises the importance of unity. Especially for a family to have good things happen in their lives, there must be unity among the brethren. Only then can peace prevail in that family. When the brethren dwell in unity there will be harmony, joy and peace in the family.
This is the same when it comes to any husband and wife. When they live together in unity God will create pleasant situation in the family. When we speak of living in unity then there is no room for separation. God is always looking out for the peace and harmony of your family. Because He is a peace loving God. Learn to respect and treat your siblings lovingly irrespective of age or position. It is not necessary that only younger people should respect the elders. But even the elders should be humble enough to respect each other. God is pleased with such people. God’s children should always be first in extending help to others or reaching out to them your love and affection. Children of God should be first in getting reconciled with your dear ones. Godly people should be quick in extending love or help to someone who is badly in need of help.
A couple living together but if they do not have proper understanding then there will be no real joy between then. Their heart must be in tune with each other. There should not be any ego between them. Moreover misunderstanding separates families and gives room for many evil things. Satan easily enters into such families and destroys the joy of that family and brings sorrow and enmity between the members of the family. But unity helps in reconciliation and peace in the family.
The Bible says when you are alone you can chase only a thousand but when you are together you can fight against ten thousand. Today God is expecting oneness and unity among His children. Being alone you may have to encounter several problems in your life. Therefore God expects husband and wife, parents and children and brothers and sisters to live in unity and harmony. If you live in unity God will bless you abundantly all the days of your life. God will cause His Blessings and extend your life for evermore.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord I thank you for having blessed my children to live in peace and harmony. May they realize the importance of unity within the family. Teach them to be humble and loving. Help them to forgive others and reconcile with their loved ones at the earliest. In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
