My dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of 1 Peter 5:5, “All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, God resists the proud. But gives grace to the humble.”
Humbleness is a quality of being modest. True humbleness is characterized by humility. As children of God you need to put on the garment of royal majesty. You should possess the quality to reign because you are children of Jesus Christ, The king of kings and Lord of Lords.
Your humbleness does not remain in your dressing or apparels but in maintaining dignity and honour. You should behave modestly wherever you go, because you are representative or ambassador of Christ. Our God who is Holy, inhabits eternity and dwells in the high and holy place. He has a contrite and humble spirit.
In the Bible we read about Mordecai. He lived in Sushan. He adopted his orphaned cousin Esther whom he brought up as if she were his own daughter. In spite of the kings decree that all should prostrate themselves before Haman who was a Vizier( A higher official) in the Persian empire, Mordecai refused to bow before him. So Haman hated Mordecai, a humble Jew. He looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people.
Since Haman was a favoured minister of Ahasuerus, he misused his power and according to his plan the king commanded that all the Jews be put to death. Esther who became the queen of Sushan, interceded for her people. At one point of time Mordecai, sat within the kings palace gate. He was mocked by Haman. Haman was a proud man and expected everyone to bow down before him. Mordecai, refused to bow down before him. Therefore Haman was filled with wrath when Mordecai refused to bow down to him.
The Lord honoured Mordecai, who sat at the front gate with sack cloth and ashes and mourned for the Jews, with fasting and wailing. Haman planned to honour himself, by suppressing Mordecai and his people. He cunningly set up gallows to hang Mordecai as a revenge. But God who looked at the heart of Mordecai, changed the situation in favour of him. On the day when the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them the opposite occurred.
In that the Jews themselves over powered those who hated them. The fear of the Jews fell upon the inhabitants of Shushan. Mordecai became great in the kings palace. And his fame spread throughout all the provinces. The king honoured Mordecai for his good act of saving the king’s life from death. But Haman was hanged in the very gallows he had made for Mordecai. God expects His children to humble themselves. They that humble themselves shall be exalted. Therefore humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. God bless you.
Prayer: We thank you Lord for this blessed day. Bless my children to be humble in their life. Help them to walk in the fear of the Lord. May they be wise and diligent. Cause them to walk with integrity. 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 Psalms 68: 9,10. “You O God sent a plentiful rain, whereby you confirmed your inheritance when it was weary. Your congregation dwelt in it, You O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.”
From the above context we understand that our God wants to bless us abundantly. Rain represents blessings. God will therefore send a plentiful rain and provide from His goodness not only for you but also for the poor. Everyone who is reading this message is expecting some kind of blessing in your life. Won’t God provide some new blessing, some new grace in my life is your question. Well He is ever mindful of you . So God has made rivers upon the earth to make it moist and fruitful; but the fertility of the greatest part of the earth does not depend so much upon the rivers below, but the rains from above.
God visits the earth . He goes round the earth, as a gardener and surveys his garden, and gives water to every plant that requires it, and that not in small quantities, but until the earth is drenched and soaked with a rich supply of refreshment. He causes the dry and parched earth that withers due to dryness with His showers of rain and makes it moist that it might grant yield in due season. God prepares the earth to bear an abundant harvest, and then He gives that harvest. The harvest could not be without the previous rain, and neither the rain nor the harvest could be without God. He gives abundant showers, and refreshes His weary inheritance that His people may settle in it, and enjoy from His bounty.
God wants to pour abundance of rain upon you that you may prosper and do well in life. God always wants to bless you more than you can think, ask or imagine. For He is your heavenly Father and knows what you are in need of. God has planned to do great and mighty things for you. He will give a good conclusion to all your problems. He is going to pour an abundance of rain upon your business and your family even your ministry that you may thrive in all the efforts you take to expand your ministry. When God pours His blessings upon your family, your business or in your ministry, then all the dry and parched area of your life will be transformed to that of a fertile ground that yields fruit in due season. The Bible says that the land of Israel and Canaan have the capacity to suck plenty of rain water and store down in the earth and when necessary the land will supply sufficient water to areas that lack water. It’s amazing to learn of the fertility of the soil in these places. That is why they are rich in plantation.
May be in the past you might have experienced a very dry and parched phase of life. God is putting an end to all your fruitless life and a life of famine and poverty. God is uprooting every form of poverty’ that lies at the door step of your house, and instead God is pouring down like a river, the rain of blessing from heaven, upon you, your family, your business, your education, your career, your family life, and your ministry, so that God might irradiate poverty from your house and prosper you in every area of your life. He is granting new blessing as you desired. So be cheerful in the Lord. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for uprooting the state of poverty and making us prosperous in our lives. We thank you for the plentiful rain that causes moist and fertility and brings forth fruitful yield in due season. Lord we remain grateful to You for being so mindful of us. Help us to remain faithful to You and acknowledge Your greatness.
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, Luke 10:42 “But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Once when Jesus went to Bethany Martha demonstrated hospitality by welcoming Jesus into her home. She then kept herself busy with her task of serving her guest. May be she was preparing a meal in her home for her family. In the meanwhile her sister Mary sat at the feet of Jesus and was busy listening to His words rather than helping her sister Martha, with domestic chores. Martha was interested in serving the Lord Jesus with food and delicacies. While Mary was interested to sit at the feet of Jesus like a student learning at the feet of a Rabbi. But Martha was distracted by many task. And therefore she asks Jesus, “Lord do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”
Many may empathize with Martha’s resentment of her sister for leaving her to do all the work. But Jesus responded to Martha, saying “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part which will not be taken away from her. The Problem with Martha is not that she was busy serving and providing hospitality but she was worried and distracted about many things of this world. Martha’s worry and distraction prevent her from being truly present with Jesus. Martha had missed out on the “one thing needed” for true hospitality. There is no greater hospitality than listening to your guest Jesus. So Jesus says, that Mary has chosen the better part which will not be taken away from her.
Are you worried over things of this Earth. Or have you set your mind on Jesus ? Learn to spend time at the feet of Jesus through prayer, Bible reading and singing. Jesus Himself had said, that Mary had chosen that good part which would not be taken away from her. Mary did not care about the things of this world. She was more attracted to Jesus. If we abide in Him, He will abide in us. The Bible says, He who is of God hears God’s word. And if anyone keeps Gods word he shall live forever. So if you seek God you shall be richly blessed.
Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord may we have the desire to sit at your feet, and not in the counsel of the ungodly. Nor shall we stand in the way of sinners. But help us to delight in the law of the Lord. Teach us not to set our heart in the things of this world, but in the things of God. So that we may prosper in all that we do. 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 Matthew 10:30,31, “But the very hairs of your head, are all numbered. So do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.”
From the above context we understand that God knows all your needs and He cares for you more than anyone else. He says the very hairs of your head are all numbered. You may not know the number of hair that falls from your head each day but He knows. So how can God not know all that is happening in your life. For you are of more value, than many sparrows. Nothing will happen in your life without the knowledge of God. He has engraved you in the palm of His hands and your walls are ever before Him.
During times of testing and tribulation you should submit your problems in the hands of the God, and trust that He will solve all your problems at His appointed time. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think or pray. The Lord upholds all who fall, and to all who call upon Him in truth.
Many of you who are reading this message are worried, that you are unable to prosper in your life. You are in distress because you are struck with poverty and poor state of life. You seem to think, “’when will God lift your position in life.” Yes Jacob too was in a similar state of life before he went to his uncle’s place. But God was with him and so he prospered. Is God there in your life? This is more important than having anything else in your life. The Bible says, “For what profit is it to a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” The Bible further says, “Seek you first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.”
I remember while I was working, friends used to ask me if there was a space in between my fingers. And not finding a space between my fingers, they would say that I will save much money as there is no space in between my fingers. There was such a belief, that if you have a space then you would be a spend thrift and will hardly save any money. Whether there was a space in between my fingers are not, God was and is with Me. God being with me is more important than having anything else, in my life. For everything, will one day pass away, but He is eternal. He says, “Lo I am with you always even to the end of the age.”This is God’s promise. He will preserve your going out and your coming in. He is more concerned about you. So don’t worry if there is a in between your fingers. You got to worry only if God is not with you.
Make an effort to draw Him close to you. Because God was with Jacob He made him a wealthy man and prospered his life. He even made him to have partnership with his uncle in his business. He started his career with a small beginning, but his latter life increased abundantly. God not only blessed him but also his father Isaac. Many men of God were blessed because, God was with them. Abraham, Joseph and Mordecai, and even Job. Therefore if God is with you, then you will surely prosper. This is the secret of becoming prosperous.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord, for teaching us the secret to become prosperous. Help us to draw close to God. May we possess Him in our lives, so that we may be successful in all that we do. Make us efficient and skilled in our work. Give us the wisdom and knowledge to deal well with our boss. Fulfil the desires of our heart.
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 Genesis 31:1,3 “And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.”
The Lord whom we worship is the Lord who fulfils whatever He says, He is the Lord who does not go away from us until whatever He had spoken in the past has been fulfilled in our lives. For what He speaks by His mouth He fulfils through His hands. We see that God had already met Jacob and had spoken to him. He had also blessed him. He said to Jacob “I am with you, I will protect you in the place where you go to settle or survive.”He said, I will bless the work of your hands. You shall earn well become wealthy and also return to your Fathers place. And he will not leave him until He had, fulfilled His promise. God was faithful in His word. Likewise Jacob went to his uncle Laban’s house in Paddan Aram and made his living. He worked under his uncle very sincerely and increased day by day. Though his wages were changed ten times, he endured patiently in his uncles place until the Lord directed his future.
Just as God had instructed him he went to his uncles place for his living. But one day Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favourable toward him as before. Truly Jacob had not taken anything that belonged to Laban. Rather, it was that his wealth was increasing in proportion to Laban’s wealth.
Envy will distort the truth. Jacob had not taken anything of Laban’s, but he was falsely accused. The envy of Laban’s sons poisoned Laban’s heart against Jacob. Though previously Laban was entirely pleased with the agreement with Jacob . For he had prepared a business partnership with his uncle. Envy is bad not only on its own, but also for the company it keeps:
So God told Jacob to return to the Promised Land or back to his fathers place. Even though Jacob never knew it, God prepared him for this time. First, God gave him the desire to go back home. Then, his present circumstances became unbearable. Finally, the LORD gave personal direction to Jacob. Today, God may lead you too after the same pattern. God said to him, “And I will be with you. This was the most important aspect. If God were with Jacob, he could be at peace and confident in any difficult situation.
So Jacob called his wives Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock, and said to them, “I see your father’s countenance, that it is not favorable toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me. And you know that with all my might I have served your father. Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me. But the God of my father has been with me: Jacob not only believed that he had acted properly toward Laban, but he also believed that his wives knew of his righteous conduct and Laban’s unfair treatment of him.
When God wants to implement His plan, in your life, certain confusion and doubts might arise. God knows that only when there is pressure you would leave that place. The pressure mounting on you is an indication or sign that you need to leave that place. But when such signs happen in our lives we get scared. Some problem might arise in your work spot, then you begin to weep not knowing what to do. You might not know that God is working from behind.
Many such people caught up in a tight corner situation are reading this message . Only in such situation you need to be more cautious. You must remember that God is about to do something good for you. For nothing will happen to you without the knowledge of God. And you need to believe this truth. Well I wish to tell you to be aware that God’s presence is always there with you if you have lived an honest life like Jacob, in spite of the hard situation and the envy of his own uncle. He was successful . We see that Jacob crossed river Jordan with an empty hand and staff. But now he was a wealthy man with two companies. You will also be successful in your life if you fear the Lord and be sincere in everything you do. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we remain grateful to you for teaching us through this message that we need to be sincere like Jacob. Help us to be obedient to God’s word and act accordingly to His plan for a successful life. May we endure all our problems patiently, and face the challenges boldly. Make us prosperous.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
