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 Ruth 2:12, “The Lord Repay your work, and a full Reward be given to you, by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings, you have come for refuge.”
From the above context we understand how Boaz blesses Ruth, a Moabites. who returned to Bethlehem along with her mother in law Naomi, in search of livelihood. Boaz encouraged Ruth, as she was a woman who had a good testimony by saying the above words, “ The LORD repay your work and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel”. We see a new change had come upon her after the death of her young husband; she put her trust in the God of Israel. She gave up all her former associates, now she had come to live in among strangers. She felt very low in her own eyes. So she found protection under the wings of God.
Boaz, the citizen of Bethlehem, saluted her with words of tender encouragement; for though he was much older to her, yet he was humble enough to exhort her goodness towards her mother in law. God wants to give her another new life in the strange land , as she had come under the wings of God, for refuge. Boaz knew of Ruth’s commitment to the God of Israel. Wings of God, represents trust and security. And Ruth was overwhelmed by his kindness, and was polite enough to say, “Let me find favour in your eyes.”
Many of you are reading this message with a desire to have a new life. You seem to ask for yourself will it be possible for me to restart my life again. I have lost my life. Will God give me another opportunity? Surely God will bless you with another new life provided you make certain corrections in your life. You need to maintain a good testimony like that of Ruth. Speaking about her, Boaz says, “Blessed are you my daughter, For you have shown me more kindness at the end, than at the beginning. And you did not go after young men whether poor or rich.”’ Now my daughter, “I shall do for you all that you, request, for all the people in the town know that you are a virtuous woman.”
How do the people in your neighbourhood consider you.? How do you converse with them? Is your testimony spotless? If your ways are acceptable and worthy of praise surely God will give you another life which you are looking out for. For He is good to all those who put their trust in Him. God is concerned about your life. He wants to comfort you through this message. There is a secret in the life of Ruth, as to how her life that had almost ended. began to shoot up again. It was her sacrifice. She had left her father, her mother, and the land of her birth, and came with her mother in law to a land and people unknown to her. Are you willing to sacrifice all that is unwanted in your life for the glory of God. Ruth not only maintained a good testimony but also fell under the wings of the Lord God of Israel, for refuge. And so God had already prepared a relative who came forward to give her new life.
Ruth’s commitment to the God of Israel, was the cause for her to rebuild her life. The Bible says , “ I will repay your work.”A reward according to your work will be given to you. May be you are reading this message in the midst of agony and broken life. God wants to rebuild your life, re establish your life that has been uprooted or plucked out. For God says in the Bible, For I will set My eyes, on them for good, and I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.”’ May the Lord help you to set a good testimony.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for rewarding Ruth according to her work. Help us to be like Ruth and hold a good testimony before others. To mend our ways and also practice, self sacrifice in our lives. Teach us to live for others and not be self oriented.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Kings 1:48 And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.”
King David thanks God, in his last days, with a grateful heart for blessing him with a son who could sit on his throne after him. He thanks the Lord for helping him to see his own son Solomon sit on his throne. Though David had to face many battles in his life, God did not bring an end to his life. God had increased the number of his years. He extended the days of his life in order that he might see his son seated on his throne after him. With great satisfaction David thanks God. On the day when his son sat on the throne, David made a long prayer of thanksgiving to God. The Lord was pleased with David and blessed him. Are you thankful to God for all that God has done for you in your life?
No matter what our circumstances may be, we should not let a day go by when we don’t thank God for his mercy and grace. God is worthy of our thankfulness and praise. He who receives all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious. David says in Psalm 116:12, what shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits? I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we pray that you will grant to us a heart filled with praise and thankfulness. We bless your holy name. Help us to offer unto God thanksgiving and pay our vows. Help us to remember to thank you for all the great works You have done in our lives.
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 54: 11,12 “ O you afflicted one Tossed with tempest and not comforted, Behold I will lay your stones with colourful gems. And lay your foundations with Sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of Rubies your gates of Crystal. And all your walls of precious”
The above words speak about Jerusalem. God promises that His kindness will not depart from Jerusalem. By saying, “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed. But my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed says the Lord who has mercy on Jerusalem”. These verses promise us that God will transform our tempest into His treasure. He will give us beauty for ashes. He will rebuild our broken walls. He promises that our ruins will be rebuilt. Our desolations raised up. And our ruined cities repaired. He also promises to fill our empty places. These verses demonstrate that Jesus Christ Himself will be our foundation and our walls, for He is the chief corner stone. He promises to restore our broken places such that we radiate His glory and beauty. He uses everything, precious and valuable to build us according to His pleasure. In fact He uses His very own self to be sacrificed for us.
The above passage actually speaks about the abandoned state of Hebrew nation for they were in exile for nearly seventy years, in Babylon. They were tossed and most afflicted in a comfortless condition. The people then, were far away from comforts, which they had enjoyed in their own land and they were apparently forsaken by God. They were afflicted and tossed with tempest. God asked them to return back to their land and promised to make them exceedingly beautiful and pure, stable and glorious. The above verses expresses the beauty, purity, strength, magnificence and solidity. The passage describes the New Jerusalem in the same oriental, manner. For Jerusalem shall be built with sapphires, and emeralds and precious stones. And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and stones of Ophir. God tells Jerusalem, “ I will make thee exceedingly beautiful and glorious, by a plentiful effusion of excellent gifts and graces.’
God said, about His people, “For a brief moment I had forgotten you, But with great compassion I will gather you.” God was very particular about the establishment of the new Jerusalem, While describing the New Jerusalem most men do not view Gods church in such magnificently entity colours. But this is Gods view. For the church is the most beautiful, sublime, glorious and magnificent entity upon the planet earth. Hence the external beauty of the kingdom of God is described in the above verses. He not only defended his people, but also wanted his church to rise with great beauty. May the Lord reveal the importance of church and also the power of God in expressing the revelation of the new Jerusalem.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day, Lord help us to know more about the New Jerusalem. To learn about the greatness of the church and be involved in it. Lord teach us to realize the difficulties that the Hebrews faced during exile and also to be thankful to God who delivered them and blessed them with a land flowing with milk and honey. Thank you Lord for building our broken walls with colourful gems and lay our foundations with Sapphires. Thank You Lord for Your goodness and mercy extended to the people of God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved, I greet and bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Numbers 23:23, there is no divination against Jacob, no evil omens against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’ People would have asked you. What has your God done to you? But today God is going to make you count all the good things that He has done for you.
If you are not able to list down His goodness or you are not able to rejoice in God’s work due to some satanic bondage you would have lost God’s blessings. Some satanic bondage is stopping you to rejoice God blessings. You may be worried that you don’t know what is happening in your life. You may think that you have lost everything in your life. Today God says that “There is no Divination against Jacob and no evil Omens against Israel”.
Whatever evil bondage has chained all your blessings until now, God is going to break those chains as said in the book of Isaiah 54:17, “ No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,” declares the Lord.
Sometimes you may suffer great sickness in your body because of evil bondage.
In Luke 13:10- 13, Jesus was teaching in the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. In the same manner God will cure you today, of your sickness that is due to curse or evil spirit.
God will rebuke all the evils that brought you shame. Your failures, your debts, or your diseases would have brought shame to you, whatever it is. The Lord is your King He will not allow your heads to be put to shame.
Be of good cheer. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, bless my children with your goodness for whatever the goodness that your children are waiting for. Lord you shall bless them with all the goodness. Break all the chain and deliver them and make them free from all the bondages. 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 you for today is from the book of Numbers 23:21 The Lord His God is with him. And the shout of a king is among them. It pleased the Lord to bless Israel. So He changed their curse into a blessing. Though Balak invited Balaam to curse the people of Israel the Lord intervened; He changed the heart, of Balaam, he obeyed God. Firstly Balaam blessed their tents and dwelling places. Secondly, God exalted the kingdom of Israel which included the twelve tribes. God brought them out of Egypt and strengthened them like a wild ox. Balaam said, “Blessed are all those who bless thee.” Israel will do valiantly and a star shall come out of Jacob. A Sceptre shall rise out of Israel.
Jesus was born into this world to save the people. They accepted Him and made him walk as a royal king on the streets of Jerusalem. People spread their own garments on the road. And as He went the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen. Saying “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.”
This king of kings and lord of Lords is visiting, your homes today. When Jesus lived in this world He went about doing good. He preached the good tidings to the poor, healed the broken hearted, and the sick, liberated the prisoners and comforted all those who mourn.
If this King comes into your homes then you will be relieved from all your sorrows, misery, pain, sickness, whatever may be your situation God will set you free. The son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. The thief (Satan ) came to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus Christ came that you may have life and that you may have life more abundantly. Jesus took the form of a man humbled Himself to death in order that you might reign. God gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. He wants you to reign with honour, and dignity. Only then can you suppress all those who rise up against you and be victorious. Moses built an altar, called Jehovah Nissi, to celebrate their victory over the Amalekites. God was with them during the battle. If this Jehovah Nissi, leads you in your battle , you will never be a failure. Therefore choose to have Jesus in your life. You will be victorious.
Prayer: We thank you Lord for this blessed day. Bless my children with power and strength. May the king reign in their hearts. Cause them to be victorious in their life. Give them the strength of the rhinoceros, in order to overcome every evil situation in their life. Lord change their curse into a blessing. In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
