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 Matthew 17:17 “ O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The above passage pictures a lesson on faith and power. This incident happened on the day after the transfiguration of Jesus Christ. Jesus and his three disciples had gone up to the mount of transfiguration. And they were coming down to rejoin the others. There was a crowd at the bottom of the mount waiting to meet Jesus. Just then a man cried out to Him. He was pleading Jesus to heal his son. He said that his son was an epileptic and suffers severely. He said to Jesus, that his son, often falls into the fire and often into the water. Mark, in his Gospel, speaks of his foaming mouth, grinding teeth rigid body and not being able to speak. Luke mentions his crying out, convulsions bruises and so on. The boy was actually demon possessed. He had an evil spirit that tried to kill him by causing him to fall into the fire and into the water.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, actually Jesus had given to his twelve disciples the power to overcome unclean spirits, and to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of diseases. But in this particular case, the disciples could not drive out the demon. Hence the man tells Jesus very pathetically that he approached his disciples but they couldn’t cure the boy. Then Jesus answered and said the above statement. “ O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall be with you. How long shall I bear with you?” Then Jesus moved with compassion towards the boy, rebuked the evil spirit out of his body. Immediately the boy was cured. Jesus restored him and set him free from his bondage.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Some of you like this boy must be suffering from such kind of bondage. You might have tried different ways and means, to overcome this bondage. But may not have succeeded. And hence you might be in a dilemma as to what you should do about it. The Bible says, then they shall call and the Lord shall hear, they shall cry, and He shall say, here I am.
Which means the Lord is ready to answer your call. The Lord says, when they call on Me I will answer. I will be with them in trouble I will be with them and deliver them. When you have such a wonderful God, the Lord Jesus, why don’t you turn to him and be healed? For God says, “For I am the Lord who heals you.” Do not delay, This is the day of salvation, Or this is the time of favor. So turn to him and be healed. God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord help us to realize your power of healing. Teach us to exercise our faith in a useful manner. Give us the strength to overcome all our weaknesses. Help us to walk in wisdom. Thank you, Lord for healing us and setting us free from bondage.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 Mark 10:47- 49, “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
Today, I would like to introduce to you a person who respects and helps the beggars and the poor people whom others make fun of. He is my Lord Jesus Christ. He is willing to bless all the people of this Earth. Lord Jesus came to this Earth to help humanity. He came to do good things for them. Have a close relationship with Him. You will be able to taste and see that He is good.
2000 years back, Jesus was going to a place for His ministry. On His way, He saw a blind man who was begging. He had to stretch his hands for money just to fill his stomach. Many people humiliated him. Just to fill His stomach, he tolerated every humiliation. He tried all possible medication for his eyesight but was not healed. At that time, some people told about Jesus to this blind man. They said that he could taste the Lord for he was doing good things for all the people. If only he could get an opportunity to see Jesus, then he would be healed from his sickness. At that time, he heard that Jesus was passing through that way. He was crying out saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy upon me.” The people told him to be quiet. But he called out to Jesus even louder. Jesus heard and stood there as He respected his voice. Jesus stood still and called for him. So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
My dear children of God, do not lose this opportunity that the Lord has given for you to taste who Jesus is. Jesus is asking you, “What would you want me to do for you! What is it that you want to accomplish through me!” The Lord is telling, “All that you have asked in my name has been granted to you. Be at peace.” Jesus respects each and every move of your heart. He hears every cry of your heart. He is a God who gives answers to your prayers.
Today, the Lord is breaking all your bondage. He is giving you all that you desired for. You do not have to stretch your hands before any human. Jesus says that He will be your provider in all ways. Go with faith for you will see the glory of God.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly father, we thank You for this blessed day. I submit my dear children into Your hands of protection. Lord, You have said that You will be their provider. They will not have to stretch forth their hands to any human for help. Lord, I pray that You may help Your dear children in all their difficulties and bring a breakthrough in their lives. Be with them and bless them 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 “I Corinthians 13:10 “For we know in part, and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes the partial will be done away.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, From the above context we understand that, the Corinthians prided themselves in doing charity rather than giving gifts. We actually find a great difference between children and grown up men. What narrow views ,what confused ideas do children have when compared to grown up men. Such is the difference between earth and heaven. As men of this world we accumulate a lot of earthly gifts. But the gifts of this world which we consider so precious will lose its value when we go to heaven.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, At present all things are dark and confused, they seem to be like, reflection in a mirror but in future our knowledge will be free from error. Only the light of heaven will remove all clouds and darkness that hide the face of God from us. To sum up, the excellences of charity, is preferred not only to gifts, but to other graces, to faith and hope.
Apostle Paul speaks about various spiritual gifts in the book of Corinthians. But there will be a time when these gifts will cease, because something better will replace them. Perfect means “ complete” the incomplete will be replaced by the “complete.” It must be accepted that when we get to heaven the ‘partial,” things will give way to the ‘perfect.’ And preaching and teaching will no longer be needed.
My Dear brothers and Sisters, In the similar manner when God begins to bless you then all your problems will come to an end. All the curses will be turned to joy. Instead of shame God will grant you name and fame. May be you are facing storms in life, regarding your finances or you may not have a proper job, your marriage life seems to crumble down. Or you are going through court cases and waiting for a favourable judgement. The Bible says “God calms the storm so that its waves are still.” The period of darkness will be erased and then your light shall break forth like the morning. And the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. In heaven love will be made perfect. There we shall perfectly love God. And there we shall love one another. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God. God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for teaching us that Charity is better than gifts. Moreover we understand that all the spiritual gifts will vanish away but love alone will remain forever. Teach us to love one another and abide in God, for God is love. Lord help us to enjoy the heavenly life on earth by living to the expectation of God. May we exhibit the love of God to others all around us. 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 Psalms 1:3, ” He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf also shall not wither, And whatever he does shall prosper.”
My dear brothers and sisters, from the above verse we do understand that whatever the blessed man does God causes him to prosper. The Psalmist says, “And he shall be like a tree planted, or chosen, or considered as property cultivated and secured. But if the plant which the heavenly Father hath not planted shall be uprooted.’’ The Psalmist goes on to say, that “He is like a tree planted by the rivers of water.” This means that the water in the river never goes dry. It refers to the rivers of grace, the rivers of promise, and rivers of communion with Christ. they are never-failing sources of supply. The tree is expected to bring forth fruit in its season. The man who delights in God ’s word brings forth fruit of patience, in the time of suffering, the fruit of faith in the day of trial, and holy joy in the hour of prosperity. Fruitfulness is an essential quality of a gracious man. And that fruitfulness should be seasonable. “His leaf shall not wither’’ which means, that even his little deeds of love shall be in remembrance. He shall neither lose his beauty nor his fruitfulness.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Maybe all these days, you have been like a tree planted in dry parched land that does not bring forth fruit in its season, and all that you have done may not have been prosperous. And even the leaves from your tree might have withered and fallen off. Which means that every effort you had taken to prosper might have failed. There would not have been any fruit so far in your life. You have been an utter failure or may have been a waste until this time. But God is going to change the very course of your life. He is going to pluck you out of this dry and parched land and replant you in a very green and fertile land by the side of still waters or rivers that would never run dry and you shall be prosperous and you would bring forth fruit in your season.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Your effort in achieving your goals will never become a failure. All the work of your hands shall be prosperous. For the Lord, your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty to send rain, on your land in season and to bless the work of your hands. To prosper you need to meditate on the word of God day and night. Such people will be blessed. Then the Lord your God will prosper you abundantly in all the work of your hands. May the Lord help you to be like a tree that brings forth fruit in its season.
God bless you
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord thank you for planting us in the fertile place and for making us be fruitful in the season. Lord, Let all our efforts be successful and help us to establish the work that God has entrusted to us. Lord bless the work of our hands. In Jesus name, we pray.
Amen.
Dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As I waited upon the Lord, the blessed word that the Lord gave me to bless you today is from the book of Isaiah 32:4, “The fearful heart will know and understand.” Here God speaks about an important organ of the body-The heart.
About the Heart-The Lord says ‘The fearful Heart will understand’. We see many people taking quick decisions because they are hasty in their heart. They do not make wise decisions. By doing things in haste, they put themselves into trouble. Today, thus says the Lord, “You will realize what you are doing and will do things with patience.” Whatever you do, you must wait at the feet of the Lord and ask for His guidance. Do things with the guidance of the Lord and you will succeed. By doing so, you will prosper in all that your hand finds to do.
Do not be too quick in making decisions because, eventually you will put yourself into problems. Be careful of what you do. Ask the Lord for His guidance in your life.
Patience is very important in a persons’ life. Our God is a God who has lot of patience. We must also learn to be patient. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Only if you have the patience in your heart, you will be able to do things wisely. May the Lord help you to be patient and bear with one-another.
God Bless You.
Prayer:
Our Loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. I pray that You may bless Your dear children. Father, help Your children to be patient. Let them not take any decision without thinking wisely. In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
