My dear Brothers and sisters 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 Exodus, 34:10 , “Then the Lord said, I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people, I will do wonders, never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord, will do for you.”
Dear Brothers and Sisters from the above context, we see how God of Israel wanted to make a covenant with his people Israel who had violated the covenant by their sin. They had alliance with other foreign gods and strange people who dwelt with them. They gave their children in marriage to the idolaters, they made molten images, and caused displeasure to God.
The above context suggests that God wants to live in the midst of His children, and do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth. He dried up the rivers of Jordan, He made the walls of Jericho fall, He destroyed the great army of five kings who rose up against His children, by hailstones and performed many such wonders.
My dear Brothers and Sisters, in the same manner, God will perform wonders and miracles, for you and exalt you before those people who abused you, despised you and cursed you for no reason of yours. He will lift you up before those people, and exalt you. God will do all this in your life, as He has promised if you remain true to Him in all your ways. Him alone you shall worship. Make no idols for yourself. Never go after money or any other form of worldly pleasure.
Instead be holy , be perfect, and sanctify yourself. Then the Lord will be pleased with you and bless the work of your hand, as he has promised. God changed the plain water into sweet tasty wine. He divided the Red Sea into two and made the people of Israel pass through. He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea. Such a God is able to perform miracles for you too. He will honor You in all your endeavors. May God help you to experience the wonders in your life.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We realize that you are God of wonders. You have promised to do wonders in the midst of us. Help us to trust you completely and believe in your promise. Lord help us to be blameless and spotless in our life so that you can perform wonders in our midst. 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 37:18-19, “The Lord knows the days, of the upright. And their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil times. And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”
My dear Brothers and Sisters, It is destined for man born in this world, to pass through three stages of his life. The period of harvest, the problematic period, and the summer season or period of prosperity. While a person is going through a glorious period of harvest, he is likely to face at times certain problems too. But while crossing through a period of trial, God comforts His children by saying, When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. And through the rivers they shall not overflow, you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned. Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God. The Holy one of Israel.
The summer season begins after the autumn. So is the life of a man. After he faces problems or trials then he goes through a period of prosperity. The above context refers to the Psalm where David, explains the contrast nature of the upright, and the unrighteous. He says that the Lord knows the days, of the upright. His foreknowledge made him laugh at the proud; but in the case of the upright he sees a brighter future. This is our comfort, always, that all events that take place in our life are known to God. And nothing in our future can take him unawares. No arrow can pierce us by accident; no danger can smite us by stealth, neither in time nor eternity can any unforeseen ill occur to us.
The futurity of a person trusting God shall be a continual development of the good things, which the Lord has laid up in store for him/her. And their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time. Calamities will come but deliverance will come also. The righteous will never be disappointed. They will cast their burden upon the Lord. For God is not a friend in the sunshine only. He is a friend indeed and a friend in need. And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
David says, the righteous have that which is better than wealth, peace of mind, peace with God, and peace in God. Not one days work shall go unrewarded. Their days on earth are numbered but their heavenly happiness shall be forever. So my dear Brothers and Sisters, do not lose hope in God. Trust Him at all times. He will perfect all things in due time.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for encouraging us through thy word that You will fulfill all things perfectly in our life, in its time. We give you all the glory and praise. Lord you protect the righteous when he goes through troubles and rescues him from all danger and harm. Lord continue to help us as we pass through various stages of life. In Sorrow and in joy. Lord strengthen us each day of our life. 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, 2 Kings 4:16,17 , “Then He said, About this time, next year, you shall embrace a Son. And the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come of which Elisha had told her”.
About this season according to the time of life, which means about this time next year, The Shunammite, woman would embrace a son. The Shunammite was from a place called Shunam. She was a notable woman. Whenever the prophet Elisha passed her town, she constrained him to eat some food, at her place. And therefore the man of God, often turned in there to eat some food. With the consent of her husband, she made a small upper room, and placed a bed for him there, and a table, and a chair, and a lamp stand. Then as usual Elisha came up to her upper room, and while he was about to leave he wanted to do something in return for the hospitality she had shown to the prophet and his servant. So he called for her and learnt through Gehazi his servant, that her husband was old, and she did not have a son. This was the only thing that she lacked in her life. Then he spoke the above words to her as a blessing. The Shunammite woman had received this prophet in the name of a prophet, and therefore she received a prophet’s reward. The mercy of God was shown to her in answer to a prophet’s prayer.
My dear Brothers and Sisters, how do you consider a prophet? Do you give pre-eminence to the prophets? The Bible says,“ Believe in the Lord your God and you shall be established”. Believe his prophets and you shall prosper.”
The Bible clearly emphasises that we should, honour a prophet. The Shunammite woman honoured the prophet and so she was blessed.
My dear brothers and sisters are you going through some sort of misunderstanding with your spouse? Are you busy looking out for a permanent job? Have you lost your loved one and therefore burdened in your heart? Has your spouse forsaken you? Are you troubled because of a serious financial crisis? Or is your business a failure? Well it’s high time for you to look up to God and His servant the prophet. Cheer up my Brothers and Sisters, for the Bible says, O You who hear prayer, To you all flesh will come. Asa Cried out to the Lord and He answered him. Jonah said, “I cried out to the Lord, because of my affliction. And He answered me. Jabez cried out to the Lord, and God granted him what he had requested. God will grant your request, if you seek Him diligently. He is a God who hears your supplications. The Lord takes pleasure in His people, He will beautify the humble, with salvation. He will fulfil the desire of those who fear Him. He will hear their cry, and save them.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord You are a God who will do all things perfectly in due time. Our times and seasons are in your hands. Lord be our fort and refuge. Lord without You we have no other way to go. Lord make our harvest ready, take pity on us one more time and open the doors of the treasures of heaven. And pour out Your blessings. 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, Luke 21:30, ” When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near”.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, in the life of every individual, one event comes after another. We see a pattern of events repeating themselves. After a period of harvest, there comes a period of adversity, and thereafter emerges the period of summer (the time of prosperity). Usually the summer season comes after the autumn season. May be you are passing through the autumn season. But soon your summer season will begin, and you will shoot up in all aspects of your life.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In case you think that nothing good has happened in your life so long, or you are like a dry and parched tree. Or maybe you feel like a withered tree then never forget that good days are ahead of you. Summer season will surely come in your life and you will bloom. The Bible says, In the days, of prosperity be joyful. But in the days of adversity consider. Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other. The Lord is able to change the evil days of your life into good days. From days of poverty to days of prosperity. If you have been living a life of distress, and trouble, God will change this period into good and pleasant life. God expects that his children live happily during the time of their life. God has given us the freedom to enjoy all things during the course of our life time according to the scripture.
In order to encourage you in your faith I would like to share the testimony of a sister who attended our “Fasting Prayer Meeting” . She said that her daughter was an assistant professor and she tried several proposals for her daughter but nothing happened. So she came to me for prayer. I placed my hand on her head and said, “A boy by the name of Sam will come to propose your daughter, and she will soon get settled.” That sister came back and said, that within a few days a proposal came by the name of Samuel called Sam and her daughter got married on the 12th of May. Isn’t it a miracle? See how faithful God has been to her ? Won’t this God who did a miracle for this Sister do wonders in your life? Just Believe. He will surely perform a miracle for you. God answered her prayers after many years of waiting. Therefore God does everything perfectly in its time. From today, you will see a change in your life. Whether it is regarding to your education, marriage, job or obtaining a Visa. Whatever it may be the Lord will do all things, perfectly in its time. So cheer up in the Lord . He will bless you in due season.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord help us to see days of prosperity during the course of our life. Bless us according to the days wherein we have been afflicted. Enlarge our territory. Let your hand be with us. Keep us away from evil. So that we may not experience pain in our life. May we see days of prosperity. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My dear brothers and sisters 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 Ruth 1:16, But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
The above context shows the intimate relationship between Ruth and Her mother in law Naomi. Naomi went with her husband and her two sons to Moab from Bethlehem as there was a famine in the Land. Suddenly her husband died and she somehow managed to live with her sons peacefully. She got them married with Moabites women. During the course of time her two sons also died leaving their young wives as widows. It was a miserable and painful moment for Naomi. So she decided to leave Moab and return back to Bethlehem. She was so frustrated in life that she called her daughter in laws and asked them to return to their father’s house.
Orpah kissed her mother in law and went to her home. But Ruth refused to return to her father’s house. She held on to her mother in law firmly and said, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” She held on to Naomi because she loved Jesus. Since she came along with Ruth, God blessed her abundantly. She worked for Boaz a rich man, in his farm and found grace in the eyes of Boaz. Later she got married to him. God rejuvenated her life once again. She was like a dry parched tree but God made her bloom. God rewarded her for her faithfulness to her mother in law. God is a righteous God. Orpah’s story ended after she left Naomi. But the story of Ruth continues. The book of Ruth in the Bible, speaks volumes about her goodness. Therefore God blessed her with a son Obed, through whose genealogy Jesus was born. Thus God blessed the latter part of their life, both Naomi and Ruth.
Dear Brothers and Sisters I urge you to hold on to Jesus the way Ruth held onto her mother in law. Then your life will be prosperous. He makes all things new. God says, I will gird you, though you have not known Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other, I make peace. I the Lord do all these things.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for teaching us to hold on to Lord Jesus Christ. Help us to be like Ruth who never forsook her mother in law even in her old age. May we share the love of God with others in our life. Teach us to be humble and long suffering so that we may attain God’s grace. In Jesus Name we pray.
Amen.
