Dearly Beloved in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us. The blessed word that God has given for you, today is from the book of Matthew 4:19 says, “Then He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
From the above context we come to understand, that Jesus’ spoke these words to Peter, for John and James as well, who were present and also obeyed His word. These men were commercial fishermen, and they were wonder struck by the miracle done by Jesus. They obeyed His word and threw their net into the sea, as directed by Jesus. Because the previous night they had been fishing the whole night and could not find a single fish. Though it was the middle of the day and in deep waters, the catch was miraculously large, and the fishermen marvelled at the great number of fish.
Jesus looking at them said unto them “ All these days, you were catching fish in the sea, but if you follow Me you shall become fishers of men.” By the grace of God, they laid down their nets and followed Jesus . The fisher men immediately believed that there was an unknown power in Jesus. So casting off their old nets and leaving behind their home they quietly followed Jesus. Today Jesus is calling you in the same manner. Many hesitate to believe Jesus. They wonder ,“What will it benefit if I follow Jesus.” Some, even today are looking for a sign or wonder in their lives to believe in Jesus. Still, others live through experiences that drive them to the Saviour who, is gracious and compassionate to save, those who follow him. No matter how one comes to see Christ as Lord and Saviour, the invitation must be accepted. Christ was always moving forward, and his invitation was always to follow Him on His way. So today, if you will accept the invitation, and “follow Jesus, then you will become fishers of men.
Today God is calling you to follow Him. Are you willing to give up the things of this world that is so enticing, for the fulfilment of God’s plan in your life. If you submit yourself in the mighty hands of God then He will exalt you in due season to a higher and purposeful life. The Bible says, “ The Lord is not slack concerning, His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to the saving knowledge of God. ”During those days, they caught fish with nets especially during nights. They used a very powerful and effective method “Light” to catch fish. Fishes were attracted to the light. God wants you to be a light. The Bible says, “ Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven.”For you are the Light of the world.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for telling us that we need to follow You in our life. Give us the knowledge and wisdom to humble ourselves and submit to You, like these fishermen. May we be acceptable in your sight to accomplish your task that You have designed for us. Make us fruitful in our lives for the glory of God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My dearly beloved 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 John 13:34 “ A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.”
From the above context we learn that we should love one another as God has loved us. Christian love for one another is the outward manifestation of the invisible God in our world today. The life that rests, remains and abides in Christ is the one that demonstrates godly love for one another. As God abides in us and His love is perfected in us, we become a channel of His love to each other. God manifests Himself to the world today through the love we have for one another – but this is only possible if we love Him in truth and Spirit. May we become channels of blessing that we may pour out the love of God on others.
We see how God intervenes in the life of Esau and helps him to show love to his brother Jacob. Since Jacob had taken all the blessings from Isaac his father Esau was angry with him and wanted to kill him. But after many years Jacob was returning with all his wives children, cattle and goods to Canaan to see his father Isaac. On hearing the news of his return Esau his eldest brother comes with four hundred men to meet him. Jacob and Esau’s eventual meeting was according to God’s commandment. God wanted to bring about unity between the two brothers Esau and Jacob. So He urged Jacob to return to his home land, to his father’s place. So Jacob having become a wealthy person decided to return to his father’s place, along with his wives, children and cattle. He was on the other side of Jordan. He came to Haran with a staff, but now God had blessed him with two companies. He was a wealthy man of God. He was afraid to meet his brother Esau, who was beyond Jordan with four hundred men. If he crossed Jordan and went to meet his brother he knew that trouble awaited him. There was a breach between him and his brother. Their enmity lasted for years. Because Jacob had cheated his elder brother twice. Once he had taken away Esau’s birth right cunningly and later he had grabbed all the blessings of Esau from his father Isaac. Therefore he was afraid of meeting his brother.
Jacob had stayed with his uncle Laban for twenty long years. Now he was on his way to Canaan, his hometown. He was very scared to meet his brother Esau, who came with four hundred men. Now Jacob was prepared to lose anything in order to renew his relationship with his brother. So he divided the flocks and herds and camels into two companies. He prayed to the Lord to deliver him from the hands of his brother. For he was afraid that he would attack him and his family. He put the maid’s servants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. Then Jacob crossed over before them and bowed himself seven times and he came near his brother. But Esau ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. God expects that His children love one another and dwell in unity and harmony. To such people God would command his blessing, even life for evermore.
Thus God reunited the brothers. Jacob said to Easu, “If I have found favour in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God”. It was a moment of great rejoicing..This is what God expects of His children. Relationship is so important in one’s life. You cannot afford to lose relationship for it causes deep pain. The Bible says, “A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city.” Therefore remove all bitterness from your heart. In case there is some misunderstanding between you and your siblings then take immediate steps to reunite with them. When you renew your relationship with your siblings and dwell in unity then God will bless you abundantly from heaven.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us through this message, to love one another as God loves us. Heavenly Father, make us a channel of Your love and blessing to others, and may we rest, remain and abide in You so that Your love may be perfected in us. Lord take away the spirit of separation from our children. Help us to live in oneness of mind and unity. May we renew our relationship with others. Help us to be humble and submissive to each other.
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 of Jeremiah 29:11 hua,”For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “they are plans for your welfare and good, and not for disaster. They are plans to give you a future and a hope. ”The above verse assures that God will shower us with only success and blessings in life, but it is reassuring that God has a purpose for our suffering. The real context of this reference is part of God’s word to His people and a revelation of how to live in Him for Him and for His glory.
There are many people facing difficult situations today and such people can take comfort in the above verse, knowing that it is not a promise to immediately rescue you from hardship or suffering, but rather a promise that God has a plan for our lives and regardless of our current situation, He can work through it to prosper us and give us a hope. Prophet Jeremiah warned Israel to stop their idol worship, in which they trusted. But God who is loving and gracious, long-suffering and faithful, used His rod of chastening, to correct His people and thus draw them close to Him. And so Jeremiah wrote a message of comfort to the Jews who had been exiled to Babylon. He promised that God’s future plans for His people were rooted in His never-failing faithfulness towards them. He gave them a promise of future peace and wonderful hope.
God was mindful of their restoration from Egypt the land of bondage. His thoughts were concerning the peace and prosperity of the Jews in Babylon and not to hurt them. Even their captivity in Babylon was for their own good. Whatever evil befalls them God means it for good. He cannot think it otherwise concerning His children. Since he has designed so much good for them. He wants to bestow much good upon them. He wants to give them an expected end. He is the Alpha, and Omega. The beginning and the end. God wants to give you also a better end of all your problems and sufferings.
Today God wants to comfort you who are reading this message with the same assurance that prophet Jeremiah was relating the words of God to the captive Israelites in Babylon. He was trying to correct some of the false prophets who were promising the people that God would soon free them. The Israelites were captives in Babylon, for nearly seventy years. You too might be in some kind of captivity or bondage. May be incurable disease, huge debts, court cases, family dispute and children’s disobedience leads you to mental stress. You may be crying over any such issues. To such people God comforts them by saying, “I know the plans, I have for you —plans for your welfare and not for your disaster. Though your current situation seems to be rather hurtful, yet the end will be successful. The plans God has prepared for you, is designed to prosper you and bring you peace and comfort, safety and success. God promises that if you are patient and submit to His words, then you would thrive as a nation, and the city would prosper. The Lord desires the best for His children even though you may stray far from Him. His plan for you is to give a future and a hope. You have an assurance that whatever you may have to face today, God’s thoughts toward you are only good continually “for I know the plans that I have for you”, declares the LORD. “They are plans for peace and not disaster – plans to give you a future, filled with hope”. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Lord, for the good plans You have proposed for us and for our children. Enlarge our vision about You and enable us to trust Your word of truth through all the circumstances of our life, knowing that Your thoughts towards us are only good continually. Thank You, Father, that all things work together for good, for those that love You and are fitting into Your plans and purposes. Continue to protect us .
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My dear Brother and sister in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us. The blessed word that God has given for you, today is from the book of Deuteronomy 28:7 “The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”
My Dear Brother and Sister, from the above context we learn that God will preserve your life from the hands of your enemies. As He protected and preserved the life of king Hezekiah from the hands of the king of Assyria who came against him. When you pray, ask God to forgive you of your sins. Say to the Lord, that you will remain faithful to God in all the work of your hands. You will be loyal and sincere before God. You will trust in God at all times. God is looking at you who are reading this message and saying, I have heard your prayer, and seen your tears, so I will preserve your life from the hands of your enemies. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”
My Dear Brother and Sister, God promises to give your enemy into your own hands such that he will not be able to rise up against you for the rest of your life. God says, that He will protect you and your family from all kinds of danger and harm that could befall you. And preserve you from those who are causing trouble to you. God says, “I will support you and your children.” He is asking you, “Who is the person who is causing trouble to you, and interfering you, unnecessarily. Who is the cause for your depression? Who is the one tearing your heart? Who is discouraging you? Today God will meet that person on your behalf and put an end to all your troubles. from your enemy.
My Dear Brother and Sister, those who spoke with raised voice against you will not be able to raise their voice against you anymore. It could be your friend, your neighbour, your close relative. It may be your professor in your college who does not wish that you come up in life and is therefore causing trouble to you and threatening you. Whoever it might be, God is going to take control of them from today and will lift you up, right before their eyes, and magnify your name. All the tears that you have shed because of them has come to an end. Even if you look out for them, you shall not find them anywhere. The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you.
My Dear Brother and Sister, Therefore I urge you to come out of your depression. Come out of your dark room. You are supposed to live and not die. God has many plans for you. So come out of your current situation that God might fulfil His plans in your life. God is uprooting instantly all kinds of sickness that leads to your death. God is turning all your medical reports, upside down. Even doctors will be astonished to see a change in your medical reports. They might wonder how you recovered from Corona. You had BP, Sugar, Cholesterol, and Wheezing but how did you come out of Corona? This will be the talk of the doctors. But you should say, “My God healed me, and has given me life that I may declare the works of God. ”May the Lord nullify every form of fear of death from you. Many had told you that you will die and not live. But the Lord has been gracious to you and has extended your life on the face of this earth. May God’s name be glorified. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us through this message, to come out of darkness and from depression and trust in God. Thank You Lord for Protecting and Preserving our lives from the hands of our enemies. Make us to shine before those who trampled us and considered us cheap and unworthy.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
My dear Brother and sister in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us. The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of Isaiah 38:5,6 “ Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.”
My Dear Brother and Sister from the above context we come to understand that God sends prophet Isaiah to inform king Hezekiah that he has been affected by severe disease and that he was about to die because of this illness. He said, “Set your house in order for you shall die and not live.” Hezekiah was very hurt to hear the words of the prophet Isaiah and he turned towards the wall and prayed to the Lord. He cried to the Lord saying, Remember now O Lord, how I had walked before you, in truth and in loyal heart? And have done what is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
My Dear Brother and Sister, those of you who are reading this message, you too might be weeping over someone, in your family who had been affected by Corona Virus, and the doctors might have told, that he would die. And the people around you too might have told you, that there is no chance for him to live. Or you too, might be caught up, in some serious sickness, and you must be immersed in this illness, in such a manner that you are likely to die, and you cannot live anymore. From the time you heard about this heart breaking news regarding your poor health condition, fear of death must have taken hold of you.
My Dear Brother and Sister, in this situation, you think “Well, doctors have forsaken, me, and there is no chance for me to live. You might be thinking that there is no way to survive. Today I would like to bring to your notice, that even beyond this situation, there is Jesus, who can give you life, and deliver you from your bed of sickness. We see that God himself had confirmed the death of King Hezekiah, then what made Him to extend fifteen years of life. You should know this secret only then, you also can be blessed with many years of life. As soon as Hezekiah was reported, about his death, he looked up to God and prayed vigorously. He said. Lord have mercy on me, for “I have been faithful to You, and did all that was good in Your sight.” He reminds God about the testimony of his life. So God not only extended his life but also delivered him from the hands of his enemies.
My Dear Brother and Sister, those of you who are reading this message are you going through such fear of death in your life? You doubt whether you will rise up or not when you go to bed each day. You say, “My heart seems to arrest and I don’t know what is going to happen to me? Look my lungs have failed to function properly. Both the kidneys have been affected, there is some kind of internal bleeding.” And so you are crying. Is your brain affected due to some injury? Is there some kind of skin infection all over your body. Are you getting scared and worried because you have been suffering from one thing or other? Just look to God in Prayer as king Hezekiah. Remind God of your good deeds if any, then God will take pity on you and extend your life on this earth. Tell the Lord, “ I surrender myself to walk faithfully before you in all my ways. I shall be true and honest in all that I do.” God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for showing us through the Life of king Hezekiah, to lead a good and faithful life before God. Teach us to do all that is good in Your sight. Even though you had confirmed his death, yet you took pity on him because of his good testimony and extended his life. Forgive all our sins and trespasses, take pity on us also and help us to live a long life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
