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 Psalm 102: 16 , “The Lord Shall Build up Zion. He shall regard the prayer of the destitute. And shall not despise their prayers.”
My dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that God wants to rebuild Zion. And when the Lord builds Zion, He shall appear in His glory. God was pleased with the building up of Zion, So He wanted to manifest His glory. The Lord appears thus glorious in His work because it is a work that pleases Him. Yes, He wanted to deliver His people from bondage, for once Zion was in ruins. In rebuilding Zion and restoring the splendour of the place where He had been worshipped so long pleased Him. So, He wanted to display His true character, as a God of Glory, truth, power and goodness.
It is commonly said that the rich join with the rich while the poor go along with the poor and destitute. In other words money joins hand with someone who is rich, wealthy, and pompous in character. After all we are mortal creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector, of His children. When we consider our darkness, our own vileness, we have a reason to fear that our prayers will not be received in heaven. But God who is rich in mercy is always, willing to hear the cry of the poor. We have an advocate who intercedes on our behalf and answers our requests.
The Bible says, for the needy shall not always be forgotten. The expectation of the poor shall not perish. Therefore God approves the prayers of the destitute. God never neglects your request and will perform a miracle today for you. God will build a house for you. God wants to build a house and establish you. Many of you are struggling in your life without own house. You are living in rented house and often you are shifting from place to place in search of a new house. God has promised to build a house for the deprived. For He wants to be the Father to the Fatherless. “Fatherless” does not mean one without a father, but those who are suffering. They are known as Fatherless. God will meet the needs of those suffering and fatherless people. God wants to be a Father to the Fatherless, He wants to be a defender of the widows. He will bring justice to them. For the Bible says, He sets the solitary in families and brings out those who are bound into prosperity.
My dear Brothers and Sisters, God who promised David, that he would build him a house would surely build a house for you if you wait on Him. As children of God approach Him as your Abba Father, and ask Him to provide a house for you. He will fulfil the desires of your heart. He will build a house for you as He built Zion. For you are sons and daughters in Christ, therefore you are no longer slaves but a son. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we are thankful to know that You are the Father to the Fatherless. Lord we praise you because You will meet all the needs of the Fatherless, and deliver us from all bondage and lead us to prosperity. May we learn to cry up to God as Abba Father, and plead our cause. We will remain grateful to You as you hear the prayer of the destitute and not despise our prayers.
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 Luke 2:30 “For My Eyes have seen Your Salvation. Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples. A Light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the Glory of Your people Israel.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that there was a man Simeon from Jerusalem, he was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon Him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death before he had seen the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. So he was led into the temple by the Spirit of God. And when the parents Joseph and Mary brought in the child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, Simeon took the baby in his arms and blessed God and said, the above words, “My Eyes have seen Your Salvation. Which You have Prepared before the face of all peoples. A Light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the Glory of Your people Israel. ”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Simeon who awaited the birth of Jesus Christ says, My eyes have seen the Redeemer whom God has sent, to spread the Gospel, for the Gentiles. To give them a bright light to those who sat in darkness. Jesus was that Bright Light. Simeon derived hope and joy on seeing the infant child, ’Jesus Christ. He was so excited to see the baby Jesus and therefore declares,”My eyes have seen thy salvation. ”He saw in that infant child, the means, of deliverance for the world.” This child in his arms was the Saviour, the Salvation itself, the salvation of God’s appointing. Holding Christ in his arms he felt very comfortable. He says, how comfortable is the death of a good man, for he departs in peace, with God, peace with his own conscience.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Joseph and Mary marvelled at the things that which were spoken of. My Dear Brothers and Sisters, those of you who are looking forward to that Great Light need to receive Christ into your heart if you need that light. God wants to bring you out of darkness into that marvellous Light. Darkness refers to satan, and Light refers to God Almighty. Gods wants to give Bright Light to the gentiles. So open up your heart today, that He might enter into your heart and bring Bright Light into your life. Allow God to dwell inside of you. Then darkness will disappear, and a Bright light will emerge in your heart, Bright Light will shine all around you. God appeared as the glory of Israel in order to perform glorious things in your life. He will take you to great heights in the days to come. He will give you fame, and praise, among all the peoples of the earth. God will bring honour and glory and magnify His name through you. During this season, help others, do good to the poor and needy especially to the widows and the fatherless. For there is nothing better, than being zealous of good works, both spiritual and evangelical. God will be pleased with you and will bless you all the more. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for bringing Light into our lives and dispelling all the darkness. Help us to open our hearts and receive Jesus as our Saviour. Teach us to see Christ as the Redeemer and Deliverer of mankind from the curse and bondage of this wicked and cruel world.
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 2 Kings 3:18 , “You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water. So that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters from the above context, we come to understand that God performed miracle for His people when they were facing a severe crisis. When king Ahab Of Israel died, Mesha, the king of Moab, rebelled against the king of Israel. Three kings namely Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went against Mesha, king of Moab. They marched on the roundabout route for seven days. At that time, there was no water, for the army nor for the animals, that followed them. So they decided to inquire of the Lord. They found the prophet Elisha, the son of Shaphat. Elisha called for a musician. And when he played, the hand of the Lord came upon him and said, “Make this valley full of ditches”. For the Lord says, “You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink. God also promised to deliver them from the hands of the Moabites.
“My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our God is a promise keeping God. He does what He says. Next morning when they offered the grain offering, suddenly they found the water gushing by way of Edom. And the land was filled with water. When the enemies, the Moabites, saw the water gushing out over the land, they saw the water like blood shining in the bright sun light. On seeing the blood like water, they came to a conclusion, that the three kings struck one another, and were all killed. So when the Moabites came against the Israelites, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites. The Israelites empowered the Moabites, and they entered their land, killing the Moabites. Then they destroyed their cities, they cut down all the good trees, and they stopped up all the springs of water. Therefore Mesha the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce, for him to face, and having failed in his attempt to seize Israel, offered his eldest son as a burnt offering and returned to their own land.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Thus we see that God punishes severely all those who come against God’s children. Goliath came against the Israelites but he was killed by David. Likewise when the king of Moab came against the people of Israel, God stood on behalf of them and protected them. Even though there was no wind or rain yet God filled the valleys, with sufficient water, so that the three kings could provide water for their army and cattle. He is a God of miracle.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God will perform miracles in your life too. Nothing is too hard for the Lord to perform. All things are possible to them that believe in His name. Jesus Christ did many mighty miracles during His times, and even mighty miracles were wrought by the hands of the apostles. God who is the same yesterday, today and forever is able to perform miracles for you even today. You too might be facing a lot of problems , may be due to your children or because of your physical ailment or due to financial deficit. You are not able to manage your family, but I tell you that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think or pray if you approach Him whole heartedly. For God will deliver the needy when he cries, the poor also and him who has no helper. God will redeem their life from oppression and violence. God will rescue you from your enemies. He remembers you in your lowly state. Trust in God. He will perfect all things concerning you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for your strong support to your children. We thank you for your eyes that move throughout the earth, to behold those whose heart is loyal to you. Teach us to put our trust in You Oh Lord. Make us to be honest in all our dealings. Because a faithful man abounds with blessing. Help us to be always reverent to you.
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 Isaiah 43:19, “Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth. Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and Rivers in the desert.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that God wants to do something new in your life. God promises to do something that has not occurred, some unheard of and wonderful, event. That shall far surpass, all that he had formerly done.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God says, that it shall spring up as the grass does from the earth. Or it shall bud forth like the opening leaves or flowers. This denotes the manner in which the events of divine providence come to pass. God says, “I will even make a way in the wilderness.” By this the prophet describes the care which God would show, in protecting His people and providing for them in conducting them to their promised land. While they were walking through the dry desert, the poor and needy sought for water, but there was none to provide. Their tongues failed out of thirst. God heard them. He did not forsake them. He provided them water from the rock. God says, “I will open rivers in desolate heights and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water. And the dry land a springs of water. ”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, not only did God provide them water in the wilderness, but He also provided them with Manna, food from heaven. He gave them during the forty years, of their travel in the wilderness. Secondly he provided quails in the evenings for the people to gather, as they wanted meat for their food. These are the new things that God provided them while they travelled through the desert.
God says, that he did all these things that they might know, that the hand of the Lord had done this. And the holy one of Israel has created it. Thus all the former things which He had foretold had come to pass and by this He proves that He alone was God. He had foretold all the events through the prophets, to His people, which had all been fulfilled. Hence the wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them. And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice. Even with joy and singing. They shall see the glory of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our God is a God of wonders. He does wonders beyond numbers. Just as God performed many new things for the people of Israel, in the wilderness, God wants to do new things in your life. He wants to set right all that is crooked in your life. He wants to uplift the status of your life. All these years, you might not have been able to succeed in your life. He has seen all your hardships all these years. But God wants to put a stop to all your misery and lift you up. He has turned His face towards you. He wants to bless you with a good job, a good family. He wants to prosper your business and increase your investments. He always desires to bless the work of your hands. So cheer up. Await a miracle to happen in your life. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for seeing our sorrow and our poor state of life. Thank you for causing your face to shine upon us. Make us to understand your goodness towards us. And help us to do well in our life and be successful in all the efforts that we take.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved, I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and wish you a Happy & Blessed Christmas. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Luke 1:74-75, To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of Our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In Holiness and righteousness, Before Him all the days, of our life.
From the above context we understand that Zacharias the High Priest called Jesus as the Horn of Redemption, since God of Israel, born as Jesus in the city of David, has come to meet the people and redeem them from all the bondages they had been trapped into. God has raised up a Horn of Salvation for us, in the house of His servant David. The spirit of the Lord descended upon Zacharias and He prophesied over the birth of Christ saying that God has visited and redeemed his people from sin, bondage and has raised up a Horn of Salvation, for His people.
Jesus was born to meet the people and to save them from their enemies namely the satan, and from those who (rose/rise) up against them. He came to deliver mankind from the hand of their enemies. All that we understand is that God came to the Earth to save His people. The Heaven calls us, as His children and celebrates the birth of Christ. During this season Heaven calls you and me as Children of God. God the Father sent the Lord Jesus Christ, the only Begotten son, that whoever believes on His name shall never perish but have everlasting life. God loves the people of this world and did not wish that any should perish. So He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, down to the Earth in the form of a Child, to meet us and redeem us from our enemies. And deliver us from all our problems.
God came into this world to separate us from the spirit of darkness and bring us into His Marvellous Light and give us new life. He came to the Earth as Horn of Salvation. Are you trapped by satanic powers of darkness or witch craft, or sorcery and black magic ? Or the cunning nature of Satan? Are you caught up by the evil spirit, and the plans of wicked people? At this time of the Birth of Jesus, born from the lineage of David, God wants to liberate you from the hold of evil spirit, and His cunningness and all evil forces that has bound you over a long period of time. God is delivering you from your deception, depression, shame, humiliation, sin and all kinds of bondages. Thus you are going to start a liberated new life, during this Christmas Season.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters you have all neatly decorated your houses, with festoons, balloons, streamers, stars, serial lightings etc. But what about your hearts have you cleaned up your hearts. Have you purified and kept it Holy and Perfect? God wants to come and dwell inside of you therefore open your heart and allow Him to enthrone your hearts. Receive Him as the Lord and Saviour of your life. For God expects a change from within you, during this Christmas festive season. If you give your heart as a gift to Jesus, He will beautify the meek and exalt you to be seated in the Heavenly realm.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God expects a change in you. He wants to remove your stony heart and give you a fleshy heart in order that you may accommodate Christ the King, in your heart. Make it clean and pure and perfect in all aspects then you will be accepted by the Lord God of Israel, and He will dwell inside of your heart. Once He comes into your heart, you will find a great change in your life. All the old things will pass away and behold all things will become new. God will take complete charge of your life. He will destroy all your enemies, and deliver you from the hands of wicked and cruel people. He will surround you with His mercies and grace and perfect all that concerns you. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for sending Jesus, Your only Begotten Son, to redeem us from the hold of Satan and deliver us from our enemies. Help us to serve the Lord without fear, in Holiness and Righteousness, all the days of our life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
