My Dear Brother and sister, I greet and bless every one of you in the Mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of Joel 2:26 b “ Praise The Name Of the Lord, your God. Who has dealt wondrously with you. Then My People shall never be put to shame. ”
My Dear Brother and Sister, “God Inhabits the Praises of His People” For God is holy, and therefore inhabits the praises of Israel.” We feel God’s love most keenly when we are focused on His will and have devoted ourselves fully to His praise and purpose for our lives. When we praise and sing unto the Lord then, God brings victory in our lives. When you acknowledge God as the giver of all things, and when you ascribe it entirely to the grace of God, who has done wonders for you especially in setting you apart for Himself, in Christ; and in calling you out of darkness into His marvellous light; and in calling you as His children, God will never put you to shame. You shall not be ashamed of your faith and hope, and expectation of good things that God has promised you.
My Dear Brother and Sister, God gives victory to those who praise the name of the Lord. You need not fight with your enemies instead praise the name of the Lord. Then God will fight for you. Hallelujah ! Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, then appointed men to sing unto the Lord, and some of them to praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying “Praise the Lord, For His mercy endures forever.” And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who came against Judah the children of God.
My Dear Brother and Sister, When the three nations came against the tribe of Judah, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, knew he couldn’t fight against the three nations with his army. He needed help from the Lord so he went into the temple of God and prayed for the protection of his people, and victory over these nations. The people of Mount Seir were rough and crude people to fight with, Jehoshaphat alone could not, attack the three nations. He knew that with his army he would not be able to fight his foes, who came against him. So he lifted up his face unto the Lord, because he believed that help came from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth. He approached God seeking for help.
My Dear Brother And Sister, God expects us to come to the church and tell Him our problems then He will take care of our needs. He will neither leave us nor forsake us. He is Ebenezer, the God who helps. See king Jehoshaphat he went to the temple of God, when he was in trouble. He cried unto the Lord and God heard his prayer and fought for His people. For the battle belonged to the Lord. Since the tribe of Judah sang and praised the Lord, The Lord of Hosts was in the midst of Judah and fought for them As a result they won the battle. The three nations fought among themselves and killed each other and died in the battle. When the army of Jehoshaphat, looked toward the multitude, they saw all the dead bodies fallen on the earth. No one had escaped. Thus God brought victory to His people since they praised the name of God and sang the beauty of His Holiness. If you who are reading this message will also praise the name of the Lord, God will honour you and bring victory unto you in your business, in your education, in your family life and God will bless the work of your hands. The Psalmist says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Therefore praise the Lord and be blessed. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord teach us to approach God when we are in trouble. Help us to seek the Lord in prayer. And may we praise and glorify His name, in order that we may be victorious in all the battles that are set before us. Lord give us the understanding to be like king Jehoshaphat who sent his team of worship leaders before the army to gain victory. Help us to be victorious in our life.
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 Isaiah 43:2 “’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.”
The Lord has promised never to leave us nor forsake us, no matter what life may throw at us. We are redeemed by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. We have been bought with a price and we belong to the Father and His favour is upon all His children. He has promised to cover us with His gentle arms, and protect us by His perfect peace, when our hearts rest in Him .We have an assurance that the promises of God’s protection and His help are available for all who trust in His name. The children of Israel walked through the Red Sea on dry ground, because the Lord was with them, and yet the same waters submerged the enemies of the Lord. The flames that were heated seven times hotter did not singe a single thread on the garments of Daniel’s three companions – and yet the fire consumed those that threw them into the flames.
When the children of Israel faced their enemy God protected them. Thus we see that His protection and help is equally sure and steadfast for all who are called by His name. Let us trust God at His word – let us believe what God has said and rest in the knowledge that it is the God of the universe, who says to each one of us – When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you. When rivers of difficulty swirl around, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up and the fiery flames will not consume you. The truth of God’s Word has been tried and tested by multitude of saints down through the centuries, who not only trusted Him for their salvation but continued to trust Him through all the circumstances of life, for He has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us, so let us trust in the God of our salvation in all the things we do.
God is mindful of you. He loves you. You are precious in His sight. Therefore He always sends his angels to protect you that your foot may not slip. He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. God has put a mark on your foreheads, and since the seal of God is on your forehead. He remembers our frame. He calls us by our names and says, “You are mine.” If you belong to Him He will take care of your problems. He will be with you when you pass through the waters. The waters will not over flow you. Which means no problem can exceed you. The spirit of God will help you to overcome any difficult situation that you go through. In the songs of Solomon, The Shulamite addresses the king as “My Beloved.” Israel is regarded as the bride of Yahweh. Shulamite says, I belong to my beloved and my beloved is mine. You should also make the Lord your beloved. He should be yours and you should be His. Jesus tells His heavenly father “All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to Me. So they bring me glory.” Therefore we need to bring glory and honour to God Almighty, in every aspect of our life.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord as we face the storms and flames of life that appear to be so overwhelming – may we remember Your Word of truth. Help us to recall, Who You are and what You have promised to us. Help us to secure our hope in You. Thank You that You have promised to be with us in all the scenes and circumstances of life, for You are the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-gracious God, Who loves us with an everlasting love Therefore we praise Your holy name. Accept us as your beloved children.
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 Daniel 3:17,18, “If that is the case, our God whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand O king. ”But if not let it be known, to you O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”
From the above context we see how strong and determined the three friends were when the Babylonians took the opportunity to denounce the Jews. The officials complained to King Nebuchadnezzar, “that there were some Jews namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—that they disobeyed the king’s orders for they refused to worship the Babylonian gods or bow down to the statue of Nebuchadnezzar that was set up by the king. On hearing this, the king flew into a rage and ordered the three men to be brought before him. The king called the three friends and asked them to worship his statue while, they heard the sound of the trumpets, lyres, harps, and all the other instruments. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered, “Your Majesty, If the God whom we serve is able to save us from the blazing furnace and from your power, then he will.But even if he doesn’t, Your Majesty be sure that we will not worship your god, and we will not bow down to the gold statue that you have set up. So we see that Daniel’s three friends were accused of disobedience.
Listening to the three men, Nebuchadnezzar lost his temper, and his face turned red with anger at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So Daniel’s three friends were sentenced to Death. The king, ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual and he commanded the strongest men in his army to tie the three men up and throw them into the blazing furnace. So they tied them up, fully dressed—shirts, robes, caps, and all—and threw them into the blazing furnace. Suddenly Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement. He asked his officials, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the blazing furnace?”“Then why do I see four men walking around in the fire?” And “they are not tied up, and they show no sign of being hurt—and the fourth one looks like an angel.”
Nebuchadnezzar went up to the door of the blazing furnace and called out, “Shadrach! Meshach! Abednego! Servants of the Supreme God! Come out!” And they came out at once. All the princes, governors, lieutenant governors, and other officials of the king gathered to look at the three men, who had not been harmed by the fire. Their hair was not singed, their clothes were not burned, and there was no smell of smoke on them. The king said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own. And now I command that if anyone of any nation, race, or language speaks disrespectfully of the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, he is to be torn limb from limb, and his house is to be made a pile of ruins. There is no other god who can rescue like this.” And the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to higher positions in the province of Babylon. The Three Men were not only released but also were promoted.
How about you? Are you strong in your faith in God when temptations come your way. Will you be strong like these three men or will you give up on God who gave His very life for you on the cross. Think for a moment. What a testing time it would have been for the three friends. Yet they stood for God. Therefore God honoured them. They were not only released from the furnace of fire but they were promoted to higher posts in the province of Babylon. If you remain determined for God you too will be elevated in your life. You will get a better promotion in your working spot, or you will get settled or you may be placed abroad by your company. God might bless you with a gift of a child or bless your business in a way that your life would be prosperous. When you take a stand for God then He lifts you up in your status and gives you fame and name among all the people of the land. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for instilling an urge to remain true to You in our life, in spite of the difficulties we face. Give us the knowledge to seek Your counselling in all that we do. Lord reveal your plan and purpose for us in our life. Help us to be like the three friends of Daniel who stood the test, and rose victoriously to greater heights. Help us also to remain firm in our decision, and never give up our faith, that we have on our living God, for any reason.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless every one of you in the Mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Blessed word that the Lord has given for you today is from the book of John 14:12, “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these.”
The miracles of Christ were supernatural signs to prove His claims to be the Messiah of Israel, but the WORK that Christ referred to was very different from walking on water, feeding 5000 men with bread and fish, raising people from the dead or casting out demons. Jesus did not say that we would do greater miracles but greater WORKS and He told us, that the work of God is that you believe in Him Whom the Father has sent – and for all who have believed in Him God has prepared many works for us to carry out, in His strength. All who believed would be empowered to do good works. The work to which Christ was referring was not walking on water or stilling the sea. it was not feeding the masses with tasty food or raising dead people back to life but feeding the soul with every word that proceeds from the mouth of God and helping to raise spiritually dead souls into newness of life by the grace, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The work that was carried out by the apostles was to save the dying souls of the lost sinners who are dead in their trespasses and sins, and thereby separated from God and His fellowship. Such people should hear the good news of the gospel of grace, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, become a new creation in Him – and receive forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. When Peter preached, his first sermon, on the Day of Pentecost, 3000 souls were saved. This was considered as a greater work. As Christ had earlier said , “Verily Verily I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these.”
While Jesus lived on the face of this earth, Jesus had performed number of miracles, Yet many people would ask this question in their mind. Can such miracle happen today? Can a man of God perform such a miracle in the present time? If you just believe you shall see the Glory of God. To relate this I wish to present before you an incident that took place in the life of Sister Shirly’s son. Her only son Samson, met with an accident while crossing the road from his school bus. He was hit down by an Omni bus and his skull broke and was hospitalised. After 15 days, he was announced dead. I was broken in my spirit when I heard the news about her son. He was her only son. And immediately I asked her to keep her phone in the ears of her dead son and I cried out to the Lord. saying, “ O Death where is your victory ? O Death where is your sting? Lord You heard the prayer of Elijah and brought back life into the dead body of the widow’s son. For the Bible says, “Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah and the soul of the child came back to him and he revived.”I asked the Lord can only Elijah the prophet bring back life to the dead boy. Will You not revive the spirit of Samson again into his body and wipe away the tears of his mother? Lord You brought back life into the body of the widow’s son of the city of Nain, and wiped away her tears. In the same way Lord take pity on this boy Samson and revive his dead body to life. I cried to the Lord earnestly, for I believed that the prayer of the righteous avails much”. Suddenly the mother burst with a shout of joy saying, “Brother, Samson opened his eyes and his feet is moving”. They rushed the boy to the hospital. Doctors were amazed and after 20 days, in the ICU, he was discharged. The Lord heard my prayer and brought life into the body of Samson. Jesus is alive even today.
The Prayer warriors in the prayer tower were praying and were constantly in touch with Sister Shirley. Once while I was fasting and praying, I called up to Sister Shirley, she said that all was well with Samson except that he will never be able to speak for the rest of his life. She further said that she was glad to see her son alive. I was very disturbed in my heart. So I asked her to keep the phone again in his ears and prayed to the Lord. I reminded God about the incident of the deaf man who had an impediment in his speech and how the Lord Jesus 2000 years ago looked up to heaven and said “Ephphatha” and immediately his ears were opened. And the impediment of his tongue was loosened, and immediately he spoke plainly. I too pronounced the word “Ephphatha’’ which means “Be Opened” with a loud voice and called upon the Holy Name of the Lord God of Israel, the Maker of the Universe to perform a miracle for Samson. I said, “Lord release his vocal cord that had been damaged in the accident and let Gods mighty power be revealed through Samson. Let every dead cells be revived in the name of Jesus. Lord, please undo the knot that has tied up his tongue from speaking. Loosen the bonds of his speech. Just then, the Lord heard my Prayer. God loosened his tongue and Samson said, “Amma “, the mother was surprised to hear the voice of her son and so rushed him again to the Doctor. There was joy in her voice when she called up to thank me. The doctors were surprised as to how Samson could speak. It was a miracle that happened through fasting, and by fervent prayer with faith. Samson who called out to his mother on that day continues to speak for ever. God is alive. He performs miracles even today. Praise the Lord. Believe in His name and you shall see the miracle of God. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank You for hearing our prayer, even during hard times. Thank you for giving us the heart to trust in You at all times. Teach us and our children to completely depend upon You. May People realize that Jesus is still alive and is able to perform miracles even today for those who cry out to Him. Help us to carry out the work that You have designed for us to do. May we win souls for the kingdom of God.
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 Joel 2:26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God.”
From the above context we see the promise of God assured to His people through Prophet Joel. This is a prophetical word to all those of you who are reading this message, as to what the Lord is about to do for you after these days. The Lord says, “You shall eat in plenty.” I have heard some people say, “I was unable to provide food for my child. My son has gone to school without taking any food, or you might say, “My Son has gone to college without having his food,” and so you are very distressed to think about your poor state of life that you could not provide even food for your children. But today the Lord is saying, “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied.”
Today we see how the Lord has given, us much growth and advancement during these days, while our grandparents and elderly people are still alive with us to see the vast development and prosperity of our days, that they had missed in their earlier days. These days God has blessed us so much that we compel our children to eat well to the full. We see mothers running behind their children to feed them. The Lord has provided such abundance, these days. Our children are going to see much more than these in the days to come. Hallelujah! Our God is one who will lead us in a wonderful way. We often think what is the Lord doing for us? Just look back and see the past days of life, as to how we were brought up.
But we see how wonderfully the Lord is leading us. The children of God are advancing day by day. In those days there were only huts made of mud and bricks, every side we turn to. People made bricks by themselves. But today a large quantity of baked bricks is brought by lorry trucks, to help them construct their houses. In those days, the mother, father, and their children would get together to make mud bricks. Children would go a long distance to locate hand pumps, to bring pots of water to help their parents. They in turn would stamp the mud like clay, with their feet, and make bricks by themselves. There was no proper roof with tiles. But they would take the leaves from the palm trees, weave them and use them as roof for covering their mud huts. Once in two months they would change the roof. But look at the development we have today. The lifestyle has changed considerably in these modern times. The Lord is leading us miraculously.
May be you too have been going through tough period, in feeding and growing up your children. You might have been caught up in debts, or you might have taken huge loan for paying the fees for your children or for medical treatment of someone sick in your family, as a result you would have been unable to feed your children properly with good food or meet their expectation. But prophetically God is saying that you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied. God will open ways and means for you to meet all your financial needs. For the Bible says, “My God will meet all your needs according to His Glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” So believe in Jesus for your sustenance. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for making us understand how, You have changed our times to see better days. Lord we praise You and also uphold You for helping us to eat well and be satisfied. Enrich us to meet our financial needs according to your promise.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
