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 11:28 , “Come to Me all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle, and lowly in heart. and you will find rest for your souls.” For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that God wants us to take rest in Him. He wants us to carry His yoke which is light and easy. He wants us to learn from Him, for He is gentle and lowly in heart. Have you ever had a time in your life where you felt overwhelmed by the things of this world? Where life seemed so hard and no matter, what you did, things just wouldn’t go right. At such hard times the first thing that Jesus says, to us is , “ Come to Me.” We need to come to God personally; there is nothing between Him and us. Secondly He is inviting us to come. God wants you in fact, He wants you so much that Jesus died on the cross just to prove it. God’s love for us is so great and He wanted us so much that He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Thirdly God knows those who need rest. It is those who labour and are burdened. But what does that mean? All those who labour means, those who are striving to do it on their own effort. And failing to accomplish it.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I know that in my life, when I try to do everything with my own strength, it does not turn out well. “’When you are heavy laden,” means, when your spirit, mind, and emotions, fail to function, properly because there is this weight on you that you try to lift by yourself. It causes you to feel down, depressed, anxious and those negative, things that we do not want in life. So God says, He will give us rest, when we grow weary and He even tells how to derive rest from Him. We need to take His yoke upon us and learn from Him. When we take up His yoke and begin to learn from Him, then we enjoy rest for our souls, our mind, and emotions. God gives us rest from fear, hopelessness, addictions and depressions.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God drives out our fear, because he is with us, and supernaturally protects us. God has good plans for your life and you can rest, knowing that no matter what your life is now, if you trust God, it will get better. God wants to set you free and give you rest, from the torture you are going through by consuming alcohol, or smoking, and taking drugs or indulging yourself in pornography. If you let God to crush the addiction by which you are enslaved, God will gladly and willingly heal your heart, of the things that caused addiction in your life. Finally depression robs you of the ability to enjoy life and not only hurts you mentally but physically as well. It is not God’s will that you suffer from depression But God wants you to live a full life and is able to heal your mind, as you take those steps of faith to find his rest. Therefore learn to find God’s rest. We need to become more like Jesus through the help of the Holy Spirit. It is only as we experience God ,that we become more like Jesus and can rest in Him. May the Lord help you to take rest in Him. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord thank You for providing Rest for our souls. Thank You for calling us to come and Rest under your wings. Teach us to carry your yoke upon ourselves, which is light and easy. Help us to learn from you, as you are gentle and lowly in heart. May we have the desire to become more like Jesus.
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 Ecclesiastes. 3:11, “ He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts. Except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.”
God has made everything beautiful in its time. God made everything and there is a beauty in them all. He upholds all things; He governs and orders all things according to the counsel of his will. Some things are done immediately by Him. Some He does when its need arises. But whatever he does there is a beauty and harmony and all are ordered to answer the wisest and greatest purposes, and everything is done in the time in which He wills, that it should be done. And He does it in the time most fit and suitable for it to be done.
All natural things are beautiful in their season; things in summer, winter, spring, and autumn; frost and snow in winter, and heat in summer; darkness and dews in the night, and light and brightness in the day; and all that He works together for good; are like Joseph’s coat, of many colours, extremely beautiful, as are all the providences of God to men. The capacity of men is so small, and life so short, that they cannot find out all the works of God. In fact they do not live to see them finished, and therefore cannot find them out, For God has put something “hidden”, so that they cannot be perfectly known. Such is the greatness of God and His creation. History and science has divided man’s life into three divisions. Namely the past, the present and the future. We actually see several ages or phase of life that one experiences within a particular span of life. But God says, it does not matter how long the period of ages might be. But He has made everything beautiful in its time. Hallelujah!
Dearly Beloved is there anything undone in your life? Are you expecting for something to happen in your life? Well remember that the Lord will perfect that which concerns you. Nothing is too hard for the Lord to perform. He will perform a miracle for you. Therefore kindly put your faith on Him and He will fulfil the desires of your heart. For He performs what is appointed for you. Prophetically God says, that you feel, as if there is nothing perfect in your family. So you seem to say, “ If only my husband was perfect my children would have been fine. But because he drinks and uses bad language, now even my children have become bad and they use bad words. Since there is no perfection in my family I am suffering so much in my life.” Saying so, many of you are reading this message in tears.
Instead of producing the fruit of the spirit, they are living in their own ways, and as they wish. They don’t even come to church. But today God will change them, even your husband. From today God is going to perfect everything in your family, in your life. He will set right all the ups and down in your family. He will straighten all that is crooked in your life. God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think or pray, according to the power of the Holy Spirit that works in us. He heals the broken hearted and sets the captive free. Therefore turn to God and be blessed.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for having made everything beautiful in its time. You are the creator of all things, a great and mighty God. For by You all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible. Lord perform what is appointed for us that we may lack nothing. Help us to enjoy the creation of God and live in harmony.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved, 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 Numbers 24:8, “God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn, he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.”
From the above context we learn that God brought the people of Israel out of Egypt, who were in bondage for nearly 430 years, as slaves under the Egyptian task masters. The very word “Egypt”’ reminds us of slavery. God gave his people the strength of an unicorn so that they will be able to fight all the nations that came up against them on their way to the land of Canaan. God gave His people an unknown strength so that they would break their bones and pierce them through with his arrows.
The term “Egypt” denotes slavery and oppression. Today even you are subjected to some kind of slavery. You may be a slave under your master or your boss or some person, from whom you have borrowed some money. You may be a slave to some type of character, or cult or habit, of yours, or to some kind of sinful activities. You may be addicted to drugs or you might be a chain smoker, and you are unable to free yourself from, such bondage. You may be bound by huge debts, and you are not in a position to pay back your dues or you may be a slave to some kind of illness.
Today while you are reading this message, I wish to say, that whatever type of slavery you may be bound by, God is going to deliver you. Set you free and liberate you. When God liberated the people of Israel from the land of Egypt, He blessed them with strength, of the Unicorn, and brought them out, so that no one could prevail against them. The Egyptian task masters treated them very badly. So these people looked up to God in heaven, and cried up to Him. The Lord called Moses the Deliverer and said, to him, I have surely seen, the oppression of My people, who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry, because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.”Similarly God knows your sorrows too. He has seen you crying within the four walls of your house. Do not be worried or dismayed. Be strong and of good courage, because the Lord will deliver you out of all your hurdles. He will deliver you, your family and also your children from slavery and oppression.
God is delivering you from all your misery and obstacles through this message. God wants to comfort you by His word. You seem to be asking God, when all these problems will come to an end. Will I not be able to come out of my debts, Will not my child give up his bad habit. Will he not come out of his sinful activities? God wants to wipe away your tears, so He is taking every step to deliver you and your children from all your troubles. You are rather scared as to what might become of you, since there is no one to help you. If God decides, He can save you in a second. He will open the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places. He will gird you and make peace in your borders.
May be until today people from whom you borrowed money might have been threatening you, but hereafter they will be in good terms with you. God will grant you favour in the sight of others, He will open ways and means for you to close all your debts. Your problem which seemed to be huge and disastrous will end up peacefully. God is speaking to you prophetically, through this message that you trusted someone and gave a blank cheque for having borrowed very meagre amount of money, or you had given a blank promissory note, but now he has filed a case in the court, against you saying that you have borrowed very huge sum of money, and have failed to repay the loan. Do not be afraid. Just hold on to Jesus. For God says, “Present your cases. Bring forth your strong reasons. I will do justice for you.” When you totally surrender you life and your problems to the Lord, He will rise up for you. He will defend you. He will fight for you. So put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you through. Though the storms may rage and the winds may blow He will keep you sailing on. So do not fret or fear. Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord thank you for such an encouraging message. Thank You for speaking words of comfort. We bless Your Holy Name. You have delivered us from all our debts, sickness and other problems. You have set us free from bondage and liberated not only us but also our children from every evil practice. Give us the strength to hold on to You when we go through trials and tribulations.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Genesis 28:20, 21, “Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way, that I am going, and give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on, So that I come back to my father’s house, in peace, then the Lord shall be My God. “
From the above context we learn that Jacob was leaving his fathers house, to make a better life in Padan Aram his uncles place. His mother’s brother Laban was living there with sheep and cattle, so Jacob decided to go there and make a better living. Before leaving he received the blessings of his father Isaac and his mother Rebecca and started on his journey. He left his father’s house without any big investment. All he had was the blessings of his parents and the blessings of his Father’s. God was very pleased upon this young lad who was going out to make a better life. God loves those children who are very responsible and are ready to move to distant place to help the family make a better living. Such children are always blessed by God.
Those of you who are reading this message may have young sons or daughters and if such children decide to go out to distant place to improve the status of your family then God would support such children who shoulder the responsibility of the family. God supported Jacob; He also loved him because his journey to a distant place was for a purpose of great achievement. He who went to his uncles place with empty hand and with only a staff, returned to his father’s house after a long period of twenty years, with two companies as a rich and wealthy man. He had plenty of sheep and cattle, men and women to serve him. God will help your children similarly. On his journey, Jacob was sleeping in the night. The Lord met him in the lonely wilderness; God loved Jacob because he was taking a journey with a great zeal. God doesn’t like lazy people. Therefore God descended upon him in a marvelous manner, and also spoke to him saying, “Behold I am with you, and will keep you wherever you go. And will bring you back to your fathers land, for I will never leave you, until I have done, what I have spoken to you. I will be with you wherever you go. I myself will protect you, You will go and earn money and become rich and you shall return back to your fathers place safely.
The Bible says, God is not man that He should lie. He is a God who keeps his promise. All His promises are yes and amen in Christ Jesus. You can rely on His word. So I encourage those of you who are making an effort to go for an onsite job opportunity or for settlement abroad or any part of the world to go out boldly. The Lord will be a guide to you and help you in your endeavor. You also shall go and make better a life and return to your home town safely. But you need the blessings of your parents and God, Only then you can achieve great things in your life. Many of you would have completed your studies and about to start your career. The Lord is saying, “I will be a strong support to you, in the journey of your achievement. I will be favorable to you, guide you, and help you, achieve great things in your life. ”I will be with you wherever you go and help you in your effort to make a better living. You may not have sufficient money for your investment to start your business. Do not worry because your parents may not be in a position to give you money for your journey. Trust in the Almighty God. He will meet all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. So all you need to do is to take the blessing of your parents and start your journey. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father God we bless your holy name. We will put our trust in You and begin our journey. Be with us and help our journey to be successful. We rely on your promises. We believe that You will take care of our needs. Give us the strength and boldness that Jacob had, to take up a journey for the well-being of our family.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has kept for you today is from the book of Isaiah 35:10, “And those the Lord has rescued, will return. They will enter Zion, with singing; everlasting joy will be on their head. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. ”
From the above context we learn that the children of God will return from their Captivity in Babylon. And they will enter Zion, with singing and rejoicing, Everlasting joy will be on their head, they will be filled with joy and gladness since they had been set free, and all their sighing and sorrow will flee away. The good news is that the God of Jacob does not abandon God’s people to their despair. Their sorrow will come to an end, and on a day when the sick body will find new life in God: Silent tongues will be loosened to sing songs of joy and freedom. Formerly feeble knees will walk themselves to Zion. Fearful hearts will look to the future with faith, hope and courage, while sorrow and sighing will be on the run.
What does the Lord expect from you to attain everlasting joy? Firstly if a person wants to attain eternal joy he must have union and fellowship with his church. God is very particular about our spiritual fellowship with God, through the relationship we have with our fellow believers in the church, which we go to. You must be known by the pastor who is the head of the church. You need to have active participation in other church activities. Some will just come to the church, attend service, give their offerings on Sunday and that is the end of their fellowship. This is a wrong attitude of a child of God. God is watching your attitude and your participation in the church. If not very big, at least in little things, you need to stretch out your contribution.
We read about Hannah in the Bible. She was tormented by her husband Elkanah’s first wife Peninnah, who kept nagging at her and rebuking her and wounding her with words, and criticising her and hurting her in such a way that caused Hannah to cry all the more. She wouldn’t eat for many days, because of her ill treatment she endured in the hands of Peninnah. She felt rather ashamed of herself for not being able to conceive and bring forth a child. She was childless. And this led her to frustration. But she did one good thing. She went in search of God. She did not lose her hope. She went to the temple of God and began to pour out her heart. She sat in the temple weeping. Being grief stricken she could not, utter words but her lips were mumbling with shivering. Eli the priest in the temple, who watched her odd behaviour, asked her if she had drunk wine.
Hannah replied saying, “Not so, my lord,” “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”She said, “May your servant find favour in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast. Since Hannah went in search of God in the temple, God heard her prayer. So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
God gave her heart’s desire. Hannah’s rival, Peninnah could not further ridicule her or rebuke her anymore. God took away her shame and gave her joy and gladness. Where do you go when problems crop your way. Do you go in search of God like Hannah or do you go in search of soothsayers, fortune teller, or one who performs black magic, and sorcery. Think well for yourselves. Choose to go to God in prayer rather than go after, crystal gazer, or those who do witchcraft. Never ruin your life by taking wrong methods to solve your problem. Some for silly reason commit suicide. This is also wrong attitude. Let Hannah be your role model. The Bible says, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you. The Young lions do lack and suffer hunger, But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. “God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Teach us to go in search of God when we are in trouble rather than run after, soothsayers and fortune teller. Help us to interact in church activities. May we give our priority to church and fellowship with godly people. Help us to be like Hannah who sought God and went to the temple and prayed to God. Teach us to pray without ceasing.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
