Dearly beloved 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 us today is from the book of Ezekiel 36:11, “I will increase the number of people and animals living on you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the Lord”. The first blessing the Lord gave to Adam and Eve was to multiply and fill the Earth. God had placed the blessing of multiplication for His people from the beginning of creation.
It is the will of God that people should not stay at the same level, but move to different levels. It is the will of God that His people should multiply in everything.
God does not want to see your shrink in life. He wants to multiply you. Some of you may say that your family members are waiting to suppress you and not allow you to excel in life. When you stumble in life, God will encourage you and make you come up amidst the struggles. He is going to make you victorious in all that you do. Even today you might have backslid in your business, or even got de-promoted at your workplace; the Lord is going to put an end to all your problems. God is determined to change your situation and make you multiply. You will start witnessing a day-to-day improvement in your life.
Today is the day of multiplication. If you want to be multiplied day-by-day in the worldly things, you must edify yourself spiritually. When you edify yourself, you will experience the multiplication. It is not the will of God for you to be stuck but to multiply. When you increase your time of prayer, you will see the blessings of God in your life.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. I pray that You may bless Your dear children in all that they do. Father, may You multiply the works of their hand. Give them an increase in all that they do. Lord, make them the head and not the tail. Give them the courage and strength to accomplish the works of their hands. 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 Psalms 119:9 , “How can a Man Cleanse His Ways? By taking heed to God’s word.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that we can keep ourselves clean by seeking God with all our heart. David said, to the Lord , “I seek You with all my heart.”He sought God and found Him. David was a man who loved the Lord. He says, One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek. That I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life. To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in the temple. David thus sought God and found Him.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, We need to desire Him, want Him, Need Him above anything else, every other desire, want or need. We need to love the Lord God, with all our heart, with all our soul and mind. We must keep our heart, pure, by hiding God’s word in our heart. Memorize many verses from the word of God. Then the Holy Spirit will bring it to your remembrance when you are in need of it. Then you will be comforted, corrected, and guided by the Holy Spirit.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, When God’s word is hidden in your heart, praises come out of it. When God’s word is hidden in your heart, you speak of God and His word. When God’s word is hidden in you, rejoicing flows out of you.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God wants you to live a pure life because, by doing so it glorifies God. It honours him. Not simply morality being nice, But pleasing God because you love Him and want to honour Him. God expects you to live according to His word. To seek Him with all your heart and to meditate on the precepts of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, If you follow these principles in your life God will be pleased with you. You will be triumphant in your Christian life. You will receive the reward at the end of your journey. And during your journey in this life you might go through trials and troubles when you walk faithfully with God. But If you continue to walk faithfully with God and stand for His good cause, and maintain a good relationship with God throughout your life span then you will receive a crown of Glory. May God help you to follow these principles and cleanse yourself by the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ? Make an effort to be pure and holy. David says, Behold I was brought forth in iniquity. And in Sin my mother conceived me. Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for revealing the truth to us. That we need to be holy and pure. Wash us thoroughly with Your precious blood. Though our sins be like scarlet make them white as snow.
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 Ecclesiastes 12:1 says, “Remember now Your Creator in the Days Of Your Youth. Before the difficult days come and the years draw near. When you say, I have no pleasure in them”
From the above context we realize that the above passage is an exhortation, to young people, to be religious and not to put it off to old age. It is a call to young people to think of God and mind their duty to Him while they are young. Remember now your creator, in the days, of your youth.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, King Solomon exhorts the young to enjoy the bright, brief, blossom time of their youth because spontaneous action is more characteristic of youth. The advice is especially suitable for them for what is begun early is likely to last and be strong. It is hard for older men, to turn to God if they have forgotten him in early days. It’s a shame to plan to give God only the dregs of life. The important lesson of this passage is a combination of hearty youthful glee and true religion. Solomon wants you to consider that God is your creator your loving and affectionate father.
My Dear Brother and Sister, Solomon says, that in youth memory is strong and tenacious. And young people can remember anything. So He encourages young people to remember God in their youth. So that they may have long and blessed life, so that they may be saved from the corruption and misery of this world. It would prevent them from the evils they entail upon themselves by giving way to sinful practices of their own hearts.
In youth faith, hope, and love will be in the best tenor, and their greatest vigour. And it will be easier for youngsters to believe hope, pray, love, obey and bear their cross. Now you are young but you have no certainty of life. Tomorrow may not be yours. Therefore there is very little time left when you grow old. The evil days, will come and the years in which you will be obliged to say alas we have no pleasure in them. And the worse thing is that the heart has become hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, are you thinking whether to turn to God or not. Have you considered about yourself at any point of time that you should seek the Lord while you are young enough to serve Him. Don’t postpone the time of your calling. You need to give your priority to God. God says, they that seek Me shall find Me. When you give importance to God, then He will turn His face towards you and start blessing you. He will answer all your prayers. The Bible says, David walked wisely before God. And therefore he increased more and more. As the Lord of Heaven was with him. David was known to be a man near unto Gods own heart. So God blessed him to be the king of Israel for 40 years. God will bless you too in a similar way if you offer yourself to the service of God. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for cautioning us that we need to seek God at an early period of time and not serve Him when we are old and have lost all our strength and good health. Teach us to look up to God when we are energetic. And smart. Help us to utilize our time carefully and usefully. Bless us Oh Lord according to your mercy.
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 Exodus 18:9 , “ Then Jethro Rejoiced for all the good which the Lord had done for Israel. Whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. ”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters from the above words we see how Jethro was happy over all that the Lord had done for the people of Israel, and Jethro said, “Blessed be the Lord who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of the Pharaoh. Jethro the man of God praised Him When he heard all about the doings of God. And Jethro said, “Blessed be the Lord who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh.” Jethro praised the Lord when he heard all the good things that happened to Israel in the midst of Egypt
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Jethro was Moses’s uncle. He was delighted to hear about all the good things the Lord had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the Egyptians. When Jethro heard that God provided Manna, the heavenly food from above, and also provided them with water to drink while they were thirsty and he turned the bitter water( waters of Marah ) into sweet water. He praised God . Moses actually met Jethro His father in law after he received the Ten Commandments, from mount Sinai. Jethro was pleased to know how the people, of Israel, found favour in the sight of the Egyptians. For they borrowed gold, silver, and jewels, bringing them out of Egypt with a mighty hand. He was excited to know how God guided them as a pillar of cloud during the day. And as a pillar of fire during the night. How God divided the waters of the Red Sea for them to pass through dry ground. He gave them victory over the Amalakites. One must realize that the joy of Jethro was not merely on account of the goodness of God done to Moses just because he was married to his daughter Zipporah; but because of the great things God had done for Israel, God’s special and chosen people. The worshippers of the true and living God for whom Jethro had an affection. And therefore he rejoiced in their prosperity.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Just as Jethro was happy on hearing the good things which God had done for the people of Israel, in the land of Egypt, You also shall be happy to hear, all the good things that God is about to do for you and your children. God is good. He is good all the time. He will be good to you also. You might have experienced hardship in your work spot or in your business. You might have faced a lot of loss but God has turned your loss into gain and has brought peace at your work spot. Therefore you need to rejoice in the Lord and praise Him all the days, of your life like Jethro. God does not wish that you suffer always. He wants to bring about a great change in your life situation.
For, just as God had prepared a land flowing with milk and honey for his people God wants to give you the best in life. He lifts the needy. He raises the poor from the ash heap to set them among princes. And makes them inherit the throne of glory. God exalts the horn of His anointed. He wants to bless you with grain, new wine and oil. This represents prosperity. God wants to make you prosperous.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for helping the people of Israel with food and water. You guided them with your presence. Meet all our needs too. Guide us through this dry and scorched wilderness. Lead us to Oasis where we can rest near Elim and drink of the waters of Oasis. Help us to depend upon you O Lord. May we rejoice in you and praise you all the days of our life.
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.
