April 16, 2025
Beloved children of God in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Bible says in Isaiah 53:4, “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.”
Yes, dear ones, our Lord bore every sorrow and pain on the cross. The burden He carried was not just the weight of the wooden cross, but the heavy load of our grief, sin, iniquity, injustice, and curses. That burden caused Him to fall—not once, but three times—as He walked the path to Mount Calvary. Even today, if you visit Israel, you can still see the exact spots along the Jerusalem streets where He fell, where He met His mother, and where Simon of Cyrene helped carry the cross. These sacred places remain as powerful reminders of His sacrifice.
He didn’t fall because the cross was too heavy. He fell under the weight of your sorrow—your tears, your suffering, and your shame. He bore it all, and He completed that journey for you. And when the time came, He gave up His life—not because anyone could take it from Him, but because He chose to. He submitted His spirit into the hands of the Father and died for you and me.
Today, the Lord is reminding you: “I have already borne your sorrow.” Are you burdened with debt? Troubled by illness? Worried about your children’s future? Distressed because of joblessness, financial instability, childlessness, or lack of your own home? Whatever your sorrow may be, know that Jesus has already carried it on the cross. You no longer have to carry it yourself. He has finished the work. Now, He desires to turn your sorrow into joy and your mourning into dancing. The very areas where you have shed tears—God is about to perform miracles and make you live again with hope and victory.
Testimony:
Sister Malar Selvi from Chennai shares her powerful testimony. She was suddenly struck by a high fever, and due to its intensity, both her hands and legs became paralyzed. As we know, in some cases, fever can lead to loss of sight, hearing, or mobility. For Sister Malar Selvi, it resulted in full paralysis of her limbs, leaving her bedridden and dependent on her family. In this condition, she was brought to the God’s Love Ministries Prayer Centre. On that day, a preparatory prayer meeting for “Anbarin Paathathil Oru Naal” and “Aruthali Thedi Oru Naal” was taking place. She joined the prayer, and later met Brother Stephen and received personal prayer from him. Miraculously, at that very moment, the Lord heard the prayer and healed her completely. She later attended the fasting meeting and testified of her healing, glorifying the name of the Lord.
Prayer:
Loving Lord, we thank You for bearing our grief and carrying our sorrows. We thank You for speaking to us today. You are the one who prospers our ways and finishes every matter in our favor. We offer You countless thanks and bring our thanksgiving offerings before You. May Your name be glorified forever. Lord, we pray that every shame, disease, and crisis faced by Your children be turned into testimonies. Bring them into a spacious place. Let every closed womb be opened, and let job opportunities and sources of income be released in Jesus’ name. Open closed wedding doors and financial doors, and bless Your children to multiply and increase. In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray. Amen.
