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 55:6, “Seek Ye The Lord While He May Be Found.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that we need to seek the Lord. The great promise to those who seek the Lord is that He will be found if you seek Him, And when He is found there is great reward. Whoever would draw near to God must believe that he rewards those who seek him. My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Bible says, that no man could thus walk with God and please Him unless he had come to Him and no man could come to a God in whom he did not believe. So the facts of Enochs life show that there must have been in him an underlying faith. For God to have translated him to His abode. One must realize that we seek after a living being and that He is the Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Brethren we call ourselves Christians, let us therefore be honest with ourselves and rigid in the thoughts of our hearts. The measure of our seeking God is actually settled by the measure of our desire. But for a man to desire and not to work towards fulfilling his desire is greater misery.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, If we are truly seeking God, we need to bring Him into connection with all our work. We must make an effort to keep by Him as we go about our daily task if we are truly seeking God. Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, says the prophet and immediately goes on to exhort us to call upon Him while He is near as it is the way of seeking Him. He is always near, closer to us than our friends, relatives, near to hear us and to bless us. Those earnestly seeking Him must first believe that He exists. Secondly we must believe that God rewards. Our faith that God is real should move us to action, and we must prove our faith by living in a way, that is pleasing to Him. For those who seek God experience rich blessing with the help of the Holy Spirit, and the wisdom found in His word. They enjoy a rewarding and satisfying way of life.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, You can also enjoy a good relationship with God if you believe that He will reward you when you seek Him with your whole heart. Therefore seek Him while He may be found. Believe that He is a living God and does exist and is near unto all those who call upon Him In truth and Spirit.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for opening our eyes to the truth that God exists and rewards those who seek Him. Teach us to seek you while you are available. Help us to walk pleasing to God in all our walk of life. May we be honest and faithful. Help us to be diligent and seek the face of God 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 Ephesians 2:8 , ” by grace you have been saved. Through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that we have been saved by grace. It is a simple but profound statement about the gift of God. That He has given to humanity. It is the gift of God, and not of our works that we should boast. However God loved us so much that He extended mercy to us while we were yet sinners by mercifully giving us this new life, through Jesus Christ. Like Christ he has raised us up together so that one day we all will sit together in Heaven. Some claim that the gift of God is faith. The Bible says, Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, without the power or grace to believe no man can ever believe that we have been saved by grace through faith. It is certainly true, that faith is the gift of God. It is a process that takes place in the mind. With the help of the Holy Spirit, that produces salvation. We believe that through the grace of God we shall be saved. Grace is the moving cause of salvation, while faith is only the instrument by which it is laid hold of. Grace is love that stoops and that requites not according to desert, but bestows upon those who deserve, nothing of the kind.
So when the Apostle declares that the source of salvation is grace, he declares that the fountain of all our deliverance from sin, and of our healing of our sickness lies in the deep heart of God from which it springs, up not by anything except His own infinite loving kindness. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life. Dear brothers and Sisters, have you received the free gift of salvation. Do you realize that you have been saved freely by the grace of God. Because God has forgiven all your past sins that were previously committed in order to demonstrate His righteousness. For the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. As it is written, The just shall live by faith. May the Lord help you to live in faith.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for helping us to understand that we have been saved by grace through faith. Help us to grow in the grace and knowledge of God. And equip ourselves well in scripture for every good work. Teach us to stand firm in the faith and be strong. Let not our faith rest upon mens wisdom, but on God’s power. 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 Jeremiah 31:14 “I will satisfy the priests with abundance and My People will be filled with My bounty.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that God will satisfy the needs of His people. The Bible says, God, scattered Israel, throughout the land. Therefore He knows where to find them. It is clear and comfortable to observe the goodness of the Lord regarding the gifts of Providence. God promises to satisfy His people with His loving kindness. God further promises to bless the priests, by giving success in their ministry and letting them see the fruit of their labor, and make them rejoice. Hence the priests of the Jews after the captivity kept the feast, of the dedication of the temple with joy. The Bible says The Lord had made the people joyful. And the people were satisfied with the Lord’s goodness.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the Bible says, that there would be no manner of trouble and affliction in those times among the people. Thus the Lord met the needs of the priests. In the same way, the Lord wants to satisfy the needs of His children. God wants to bless you with all good things. We see that many people do not have sound sleep. This is because they are controlled by the evil spirit. Satan does not permit them to live in peace and harmony. Satan wants to make them mad, and let them suffer in their normal lives. They would behave in a peculiar manner and if questioned they would say, they did not have proper sleep the previous night. Such people would not be able to do anything correctly. Sleep is essential to maintain a healthy life. To sleep well you need the grace of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, do you have proper sleep? Are you worried about the issues of your family? Is something worrying you and are you not able to come out of it. The Bible encourages us to put our trust in God as an assurance of peaceful resting. If you are troubled by worries then your sleep will be disturbed. For worries prevent you from sleeping. So you need to cast your anxieties upon the love and sovereignty of God. When deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds, they see dreams and visions at night. Once when Jesus spoke about Lazarus of Bethany to his disciples, He said, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps. But I go that I may awake him up.” But the disciples of Jesus said, to him, “ Lord if he sleeps, he will get better.”Yes if you sleep well you will get better.” Sound sleep provides sufficient rest during the night as we recover our energy, to take on the next day. David in his Psalms says, “ I lie down and sleep. I awake again Because the Lord sustains me.”He says, In peace, I will lie down and sleep, for you alone Lord make me dwell in safety.” God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, we thank you for telling us of the importance of sound sleep. We also thank you for giving us rest through deep sleep. Remove all our worries and troubles that cause distress and disturb our sleep. Give us the grace to sleep well so that we may have a healthy 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 Deuteronomy 26:7-9 , “And when we cried unto the Lord, God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that flows with milk and honey”.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context, we come to understand that the Egyptians mistreated the people of Israel, and afflicted them, putting them to hard labor. So the people of Israel called out to the Lord. The God of their fathers. So the Lord heard their voice and saw their misery, toil, and oppression. In the same manner, our God who hears us respects our voice. Maybe your husband, wife, children or co-workers at your workplace may not respect your voice. But God will hear your voice.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the beginning, the people of Israel, did not realize the sufferings and agony they had to experience in the land of Egypt. But gradually things changed. The treatment meted out to these people began increasing, day after day. The manner in which they were treated was beyond expression. They were ill-treated and oppressed severely. Only then they realized that a change was necessary for their lives. They also believed that only God could bring about change. Therefore they cried out to God. God heard their cry, he quickly prepared a deliverer called Moses, anointed him and sent him to Egypt, to deliver His people. God brought the people of Israel out of Egypt to Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey, under the leadership of Moses, by performing signs and wonders. Thus God delivered His people.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, maybe you are being afflicted in your family. All are treating you with great shame and dishonor. They are causing great distress to you and torturing you very badly. At this point in time, you need to cry out to God like the Israelites and tell out your problems to the Lord. God will come down in a marvelous manner and perform a miracle for you today. He will deliver and rescue you from all your problems with His mighty hand and outstretched arm. He will cause you to shine in your life before all those who ill-treated you. He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill; that He may set him with princes, even with the princes of His people. So cheer up.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Lord, for hearing our cry and respecting our voice. We also thank You for saving us from the hands of the evil doers. Guard us and protect us from all our foes and those who cause trouble to us. Help us to see better days in our life according to the days wherein we have been afflicted.
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 Jeremiah 30:10 , “So do not be afraid, Jacob my Servant, do not be dismayed, Israel, declares the Lord. I will surely save you out of a distant place , your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid.”
The Messiah , who is the Lord God, was raised up to save the people , whom they should serve, and hence they had nothing to fear, from their enemies, nor had they any reason to doubt the salvation and deliverance, because so great a person (the Lord Jesus Christ ) was engaged for them. Through Prophet Jeremiah God comforts Jacob, not to be afraid, or dismayed. God promised Jacob not only to save him from Babylon, but also from far off countries, where they were dispersed east, west, north and south. God also assures Jacob to protect his descendants, from the land of their captivity. And God through prophet Jeremiah promises to extend peace to him after all the calamities that he had to go through in Babylon during captivity.
My dear brothers and sisters, Are you going through some kind of captivity. Are you facing trouble after trouble ? Are you in a tight corner situation not knowing how to go about with your problems. Well the Lord will deliver you as He delivered (Jacob or Israel )from his captivity. God is aware of your problems. He hears the cry of your supplication. The Bible says, Behold the eye of the Lord , is on those who fear Him. On those who hope in His mercy. The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Therefore serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Not only fear Him but also trust Him for blessed are all those who put their trust in Him. God says, “I am God and there is no other. I am God and there is none like Me. My counsel shall stand. And I will bring it to pass. I have purposed it and I will also do it”. Our God is a God who keeps His Promise. Rely on Him. He will save you from all your problems. Just Believe in Jesus.
God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we believe that you will restore your children from all their troubles that they are going through. Help them to come out of their captivity into which they have been entangled. Make them glad according to the days they have been afflicted. May peace be within their walls and prosperity within their palaces. In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
