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 31:3, “The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.
This beautiful passage, speaks about God’s love towards the people of Israel, that God has loved them with an everlasting love. It states that the Lord will certainly fulfil His pledge to re-gather His chosen people, back into their own land. It is a reminder that He drew them to Himself in love and His love for them is everlasting. It has given them confidence that He will fulfil the promises He made to their forefather Abraham, and His seed forever. Yes, God says, in His proclamation to Israel, “I have loved you with an everlasting love therefore, with loving-kindness I have drawn you.” God’s Word is true. His promises are sure and His faithfulness endures from one generation to the next. His eternal commitment to Israel stands fast forever and His sacred word is unchanging and unchangeable.
We have been experiencing the love of Jesus in one way or the other. His love is an everlasting love. Firstly He opens the eyes of the blind. Secondly He lifts those who are bowed down. Thirdly He builds up the ruined places of your life. Just as God had chosen Israel for Himself, He has chosen you to be His dear child of God. He has redeemed you from the bondage of sin and curse and from the mouth of the grave and gathered you to His heavenly kingdom. He has met all your needs according to His riches in glory in spite of your unbelief and rebellious nature. He wants to restore the joy of your salvation. Because, He has chosen you to be His special people.
God is holy and God is just, but the very nature of God is love. The rich and abundant mercy of God is not only poured upon you but upon all those who believe on His name. For the Lord makes poor and makes rich. He brings one low and lifts up the other. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. To set them among princes, and make them inherit, the throne of glory. God’s eternal character of love, is a multiplicity of godly attributes and divine graces, for He is good and gracious, He is patient and kind, He is long-suffering and abundant in truth. He is infinitely unchanging and perfect in all His ways. And by His grace and goodness we discover ourselves to be His beloved children by faith in Christ.
It was not just because of our sorry state that He demonstrated His unconditional love towards us. God’s love rests upon His eternal, unchangeable, divine character. God has a unique and unfathomable love for all mankind, which was demonstrated toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Jesus paid the price for our sin so that His unconditional love could be demonstrated through Him. God’s love is the only love that never falters and never fails. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” God loves you simply because He loves you. You don’t have to work for his affection. For God absolutely loves you. It’s hard to get our minds around, but it is true. This is where the faith journey starts: understanding that God loves you. If you do not have an assurance of God’s love, your faith journey will not last long. Fortunately, reading the Bible can help to strengthen your faith in God’s love.
Apostle Peter was one of the twelve disciples who talked and walked with Jesus while He was on this earth 2000 years ago. This Peter professes in front of the other disciples at the Last Supper that he would willingly die for Jesus. But Jesus knew the heart of Peter. He predicts Peter will deny Him three times. When a servant girl pointed out that Peter was one among the disciples, Peter denied. As the weather was cold there were people warming themselves in the fire and suddenly they looked at Peter and said, “’ Are you not also, one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, “I am not.”Then again another man whose ear Peter cut off, said, “’Did I not see you in the garden with Him? Peter Denied again and immediately a rooster crowed. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
God loved Peter even though he betrayed Jesus three times. He was afraid to speak the truth as the soldiers might also catch hold of him. But Jesus not only loved him but built the church upon Peter the rock. The Bible says, that Jesus looked at Peter and said, “And I say, unto you, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” This is the kind of love Jesus has for you also. Even though you reject Him He gladly accepts you as His beloved child. Jesus was wounded for your transgressions. He was the One Who was bruised for your iniquities. He did not die because of who you are, but because of His everlasting love towards the children of men.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord though we are unworthy You love us with unconditional love. Lord you are God of wisdom and love. God of authority, yet because of your mercy, and love, You picked us up out of the miry clay and set our feet upon the Rock and put a new song into our mouth. Thank You Father for Your everlasting love for us and we thank You that in loving -kindness You drew us to Yourself and made us Your children. We thank You for your unfailing love.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless everyone in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Psalms 90:14,15 “ Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.”
From the above context we understand that the above passage is all about the sufferings of the people of Israel and how Moses feels that God should gladden the people according to the days, of their affliction during their journey through the wilderness. The Psalmist considers that the recognition of human finitude and fallibility is not really the cause for despair, and hopelessness but rather an occasion for prayer. And in humble, honest, faithful prayer, the psalmist arrives at the good news that the hope of the world is grounded in God’s “compassion” and “steadfast love.”
This psalm is more like a prayer, of Moses for the people of Israel. For it is called a prayer. It is supposed that this psalm was written when the sentence was passed upon Israel in the wilderness for their unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion, and that none of them that were, then of age should enter Canaan. Probably Moses penned this prayer to be used daily, either by the people in their tents, or, at least, by the priests in the tabernacle-service, during their tedious fatigue in the wilderness.
When Moses considered the frail nature of humanity and the righteous judgment of God, it made him to ask God for the wisdom to understand the shortness of life. So he says, “ Lord teach us to number our days. to consider the shortness and miseries of this life, and the certainty and speediness of death, and the causes and consequences thereof ’’ So he cries to the Lord, “ O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Lord satisfy us, early and do that quickly for we are unable to bear the affliction that we go through. Lord Show us your mercy.”
Moses cries out to God with utmost faith that God would satisfy their longings. He says, “Satisfy us early with” with your divine “mercy;” for Your mercies, are everlasting mercies. For there was no peace there was no safety, there was restlessness all over. So he offered a prayer and this prayer, was a prayer of manifestation. He wanted to know if all that happened to the people were from the hand of God. He says, “I care not what it will be, I had rather have God’s vinegar, than man’s oil, God’s wormwood, than man’s manna, God’s justice, than any man’s mercy; for he took everything that came, by the right hand, of God. Even afflictions are welcome when we see them to be from God. Moses would choose, the way that this prayer entreats, be only merciful, “Satisfy us early with thy mercy.” He wanted God to show mercy to the disheartened people.
Life is always full of challenges. Just when we think that everything is going smoothly and according to God’s plan, we are faced with a challenge, something that causes us to feel inadequate once again, something that causes us to seek God’s direction and strength. It didn’t take very long for God to give Moses and the children of Israel some challenges that would stretch their faith and patience. Yes, similarly you too must be facing certain challenges in your life. You might have lost your job during the Lockdown period and now though it has been unlocked yet because of joblessness and financial crisis, you would have borrowed money to manage your expenditure or to pay your children’s fees, from your own relative but now you are unable to pay back. As a result you feel ashamed, to face them. You are filled with shame and remorse, over the consecutive happenings. Are you grumbling and complaining like the Israelites, or do you wait upon God to stretch forth His compassionate hand to help you in this critical situation. Cry out to God like Moses, who cried for the people of Israel. Go to Him with your problems and allow Him to minister to you as Jehovah- Jireh, God who provides. For the LORD your God, is the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we see the sufferings of Israel in the wilderness. We also see that Moses cried to the Lord on their behalf for mercy. Help us to cry unto the Lord when we are afflicted. Teach us to know that God allows such trials to expand and strengthen our faith in Him. Lord be good to us and show Your tender mercies that we may regain stability in our journey in the wilderness.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
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 John 8:3-11,
“Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say? ”This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
So when they continued asking Him, He] raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
From the above context we understand that Jesus had driven off every single one of the men who called for her death. Jesus does not tell the woman, “you did nothing wrong.” He does not say, “Don’t worry about what you did.” Instead, Jesus simply states that He does not condemn her. Jesus showed this woman spectacular grace, while still holding firm in calling her adultery what it was: a moral failure which should not be repeated. Thus we see that neither Jesus rebuked her for her sinful act, neither did he punish her. Instead He gave her another opportunity for her to live a better life in the future.
This incident serves as a useful example for us. The adulterous woman was morally and legally guilty while Jesus remains perfect. No one on earth had greater justification to kill her, for her sin than Jesus did in that moment. And yet, Jesus chose not to kill her. Thus we see that Our God is a God of compassion. He cares for us. He is mindful of us. He always prefers that we live an exemplary life. God says, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things, and be in health just as your soul prospers.” He tells us that we will prosper if our soul prospers, that is to be in tune with God, walk spiritually and not be worldly. When we have a close relationship with God then we will surely prosper. We shall be like the tree planted by the rivers of water. That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf shall not wither and whatever he doeth shall prosper. A life of prosperity.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for being gracious to the woman who had committed sin. You did not kill her according to the law of Moses. But you forgave her. We remain grateful to You for giving her another opportunity to live a better life in the future. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to lead a life pleasing to You. We praise Your glorious name O Lord.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
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 John 8:3-11,
“Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say? ”This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
So when they continued asking Him, He] raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
From the above context we understand that Jesus had driven off every single one of the men who called for her death. Jesus does not tell the woman, “you did nothing wrong.” He does not say, “Don’t worry about what you did.” Instead, Jesus simply states that He does not condemn her. Jesus showed this woman spectacular grace, while still holding firm in calling her adultery what it was: a moral failure which should not be repeated. Thus we see that neither Jesus rebuked her for her sinful act, neither did he punish her. Instead He gave her another opportunity for her to live a better life in the future.
This incident serves as a useful example for us. The adulterous woman was morally and legally guilty while Jesus remains perfect. No one on earth had greater justification to kill her, for her sin than Jesus did in that moment. And yet, Jesus chose not to kill her. Thus we see that Our God is a God of compassion. He cares for us. He is mindful of us. He always prefers that we live an exemplary life. God says, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things, and be in health just as your soul prospers.” He tells us that we will prosper if our soul prospers, that is to be in tune with God, walk spiritually and not be worldly. When we have a close relationship with God then we will surely prosper. We shall be like the tree planted by the rivers of water. That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf shall not wither and whatever he doeth shall prosper. A life of prosperity.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for being gracious to the woman who had committed sin. You did not kill her according to the law of Moses. But you forgave her. We remain grateful to You for giving her another opportunity to live a better life in the future. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to lead a life pleasing to You. We praise Your glorious name O Lord.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
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 48:17 ““The holy God of Israel, the LORD who saves you, says: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.”
From the above context we understand that our God teaches us to be wealthy. He teaches us how to make profit in all walks of life. May be in your business, to work brilliantly at your work spot, and excel in your education, progress in any profession. He also leads you by the way you should go. In the Bible God says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will guide you with My eye.”What more do you want? If you make such a God as your portion then you can obtain whatever you expect from him. The God of wonders is within you. And so you have a great wealth that you could not afford to lose it. He is Jesus Christ. He operates in you through the Holy Spirit. Un seen God present within you is a comforter, Jesus sent after his resurrection.
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, who rescued His people from enslavement in Egypt, is the same Almighty God who graciously redeemed us from the slavery of sin, the moment we believed in Him. “Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, ‘I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. He is the One who promised to teach the people of Israel those things that would benefit them, in their daily life. And He is the same Lord Who has promised to guide us into the way of truth, direct us through deep valleys of darkness and uphold us with His righteous right hand, as we climb the hills of difficulty that crop up in our earthly way.
The same Spirit of God who led the people of Israel through the desert, and rained down manna from heaven and opened the river Jordan so that they could enter the promised land, is the same Holy Spirit Who teaches and trains us in the way we should go. He guards and guides us during our sojourn on earth. The Holy Spirit who guided the children of Israel through the desert is the same Spirit of God Who guides us along the path that is best for each one of us as we tread along the journey even if it is sometimes uncomfortable or difficult. The Spirit-filled words of Isaiah were an encouragement to the people of Israel, who were suffering affliction during their journey to the Promised Land. And it is the same Holy Spirit that speaks to us and gently leads us through the peaks and pitfalls of this worldly system.
God convicts us of our sin and saves and sanctifies our souls, guiding us along the path of duty, and instructing us on the highway of righteousness, and bearing us up on eagle’s wings through times of exhaustion. He is the One Who protects us in the way of affliction, He guides us into all truth, by speaking to us through the word of God, and He is the One that unveils the gracious character of God, teaching us to live a life that’s pleasing to Him. It Is the Holy Spirit, who points us to Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, ‘I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.'”
You might have lost your house or your job, or all that you consider as wealth during this period of lockdown. Many would have lost your dear ones and still grieve over their demise. They were all the wealth you possessed. Now you seem to be left alone. But you have not lost the one who grants all the wealth. If God is with you then you are blessed. 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 have begun to search for God, it is an indication that God is within you. He is your wealth and He is your portion, as long as you have not lost Him. And since he is within you, it is possible for you to get all that you desire in life. The Bible says, You shall remember the Lord, your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Father, that You are our Guide and Defender, our Rock and our Stay. Thank You, because You remain the same even today as You were when You led the children of Israel through their times of difficulties and oppression. Give us a teachable spirit, listening ears, and an attentive heart so that we may learn all that Your Holy Spirit desires to teach us. And continue to guide us in the way that is best for us.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
