POWER TO THE WEAK

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  Isaiah 40:29, ”He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.”

From the above context we learn that God gives power to those who are very weak and increases the strength of those who have no might. Weakness is a special weapon that the devil uses to spoil the lives of the children of God.   Weakness is a tool which the devil instils in the lives of the children of God, that they do not advance in their life, and therefore they cannot be victorious too. When a man becomes weak he cannot work properly and neither can he concentrate on anything in particular. He falls into depression. His heart is pushed towards weakness; He loses his health and even his trust on himself. As a result he becomes sick that leads to severe disease. He loses all his sleep. The Lord wants to strengthen those of you who are weak and heavy laden. God wants to give strength to all those who are weak. 

The strength of a person is not in the body but in the heart of a person. When the heart grows weary then the person does not feel like eating or drinking. He is engrossed in his worries, so he is not able to enjoy anything around him.  He doesn’t even feel like talking to someone. Weakness cripples a man from all his activities. The organs in his body fail to cooperate with him. They will not be able to do anything. In some families they would have lost their dear one in their family, as a result they would be filled with sorrow.  Relatives might comfort them and ask them to eat and drink something so as to keep their body healthy. But they wouldn’t listen to them because of the sorrow they go through.  They will   not have an appetite to eat anything. Instead they would cry out their sorrows. They would think as to, what is the next step they have to take. Or how will they be able to bring up their children, having lost their   husband. These are the fears that would keep troubling them   at that particular time. Worries will encroach their mind, and they will think of the struggles they would have to go through in the future. That is the time when they will lose their faith in God. But children of God should be careful during such times. They should not shift their faith on anything else but the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible says, Cast all your burden upon the Lord Jesus Christ, And He will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

God says that He gives power to those who are very weak and increases the strength to those who have no might. He refers to the spiritual weakness of the person. The Lord not only wants to stabilize the physical weakness of your body but also wants to stabilize the weakness of your spiritual life. Once a spiritual life of a person, becomes weak, then his prayer life gets hindered. They will not be able to pray properly. They will not like to meet others or speak with others. They will look as if they have been shattered in life and have no interest in anything whatsoever.  Today Jesus is going to give strength, to such depressed and sorrowful people.   God will give you strength to regain stability in life. That they may focus on their future, and carry on their regular or routine chores In life. How will God strengthen them? He will make some alternative for the thing that they have lost in their life and, make them joyful in life. We read about Isaac. He was the son of Abraham. He was born when Abraham was 100 years old. He was thus the son of his old age. His mother was fond of him. He too loved her much. But she died and she did not see the marriage of her son.  Isaac was filled with grief. He couldn’t bear the loss of his mother Sarah.

Abraham was worried about his son Isaac. He sent his servant Eliezar to his own people to select a bride for his son.  But   Isaac went to the fields to meditate on the word of God during the evening time. He remembered the past memories of his mother and was kindled with grief all the more.  On one such evening he saw camels coming towards his tent. Eliezer had found a beautiful bride for him and she mounted from the camel, on seeing Isaac.  Isaac was filled with great joy. The Bible says,”And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel; for she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself.  And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.  God substituted Rebekah in  the  place of  Sarah his mother. God will do the same for you also. God will grant you, peace and joy in your life when you meditate on the word of God as Isaac meditated every day in the evening, to forget his sorrow. God will change your sorrow into joy. God bless you. 

Prayer:    Our   loving    heavenly Father, we thank   You   for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for giving   power to the weak and increasing the strength of those who have no might. Help us not to become weak physically or spiritually. May we be strong and sturdy in life so that we may not fall in depression or give up our prayer life. Teach us to be healthy in mind and body even when we go through hard times. Give us strength to overcome all the difficulties that we face in our day to day life. Grant us peace and joy.

In Jesus Name We Pray.

Amen.

The Master Appoints!!

My  dearly Beloved 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  Matthew 24:45,   “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

From the above context we learn that the master,  usually  appoints   the  faithful and  wise  servant to  take charge of all things in his household, so that he might provide food for them  at the proper time. Christians  must be faithful and  wise  in all that they undertake.  We are to faithfully carry out the good work that God has given us to do. It might  be  your job or business or your ministry.  There are however two types of people : the spiritual type and those that are worldly.  The spiritual person,  is here identified as a wise and faithful servant. The faithful servant obediently carries out the instructions of their Master.  Similarly, let us faithfully heed the instructions of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and obediently carry out our duties for His  glory, knowing that such a servant will receive a wonderful reward.

While talking about a faithful servant I wish to relate  an incident that  took  place in my own life many years ago.  A  brother by name   Rajendran  was our neighbour in  Kanyakumari.  He wanted  to  purchase a car so he enquired the   church pastor in our town as to where he could purchase a good car for his budget. Immediately the pastor referred my name , as I was doing car business then  in Chennai. Those days my business was flourishing in chennai. The pastor told Mr Rajendran that there is  a young man  very honest and faithful in his business. If we approach him he  himself will do all necessary things  and we shall be able to buy the car from his company  “Stephen Cars.”So they came to my office.

Mr Rajendran did not know that I was the proprietor of the Stephen Cars  Company. While negotiation  was going on,  suddenly he saw my mother coming out   from our house. He rushed up to her and asked her,   “How is it that you are here, have you also come to buy a car ? ”  Then my mother told him,   “The owner of this company is none other than my son Stephen.”Mr Rajendran was shocked , he thought that Stephen was someone else.  He couldn’t believe his eyes, because he had seen us in Kanyakunmari  as a poverty stricken family.  He then asked me a good question, “Who was your back up? Which Sait, Marwadi or business magnate   helped you  in your business?” I told him, “My Back Up  was  JESUS”.  Yes my dear children ,  when  we remain faithful in little things then God will make us ruler over many things. This happened in my own life.  God exalts those that humble  themselves  before God. May the Lord help you to be faithful in little  things.  God  Bless you.

Prayer:  Our loving heavenly Father, we thank  You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, We pray that we may faithfully fulfil all the work that You have called us to do in a cheerful way.  Help us to be honest and faithful in little things and not be careless about our work.  Be our backup Lord in our lives. We cannot trust anyone, not even our own people they often forsake us and betray us. So help us to stand tall before them. Guard and protect us.  

In  Jesus  Name We Pray.

Amen.

THE DIVINE PEACE

Dearly Beloved 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   Daniel 10:19 , “And he said, ‘O man greatly beloved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage.’ And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

From the above context we learn that the angel Gabriel spoke to Daniel addressing him as “Greatly Beloved.” Peace be unto thee; all prosperity of body and soul; inward peace of mind, a freedom from all hurry of thought, and commotion of the passions, and eternal peace and joy in the world to come: The Angel told Daniel not to fear, as He is the Beloved of the Lord.  Not to fear men or devils. The Angel encouraged Daniel in his times of trial to be strong, “; Yea, be strong;  take heart, pull up the spirits, be of good courage, be strong in the Lord,  and in his grace, and fear nothing: “ and Daniel says, “ When the Angel  had spoken unto me, I was strengthened: divine power going along with his word; the prophet found his bodily strength renewed, his spirits revived, his heart cheerful, and his soul comforted, and all fear and dread removed from him; which was owing to the energy of divine grace; for otherwise not only men, but angels too, would speak in vain:

Daniel,  having been strengthened, by the Angel, asked Him to continue speaking. for the Angel had strengthened him.   Daniel was  able to bear the sight of Him, support in his presence, and hear his words, and take in what He said, which before he was unfit for; so an Angel may be an instrument of strengthening a saint,  a prophet, and  even our Lord Jesus Christ himself as man. So today, I pray earnestly that an Angel would   comfort   you as He had comforted Daniel. Dear children of God, there are many names given to our Lord Jesus Christ. “Many years ago before the birth of Jesus, Prophet Isaiah had mentioned several names in his book. And one of them was “Prince Of Peace.”That Prince of peace has come down directly to give you His peace. The Psalmist says,   The Lord gives strength to his people;   the Lord blesses his people with peace.  So you   shall receive double blessing today. Both  strength and peace.

In whichever area you have lost your peace due to financial crisis, or lack of securing a good job, or because of marital problem or because your wife has deserted you, or maybe  you are suffering from some kind of disease, or maybe you are caught up in huge debts and wondering as to how you could come out of it, God is looking at you and saying He will perform a miracle for  you  in the area where you lost your peace. God will establish peace into your heart. The Lord Jesus Christ, before his death called all His disciples and told them not to be perturbed because of His death  on the cross, but that they should remain in peace. He admonished them not to fret and fear. He said to them, “Peace I leave with you,   My peace,      I give unto you: not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” God is assuring the same peace to you also. So be cheerful. God Bless You.

Prayer:  Our loving heavenly Father, we   thank   You   for   this   blessed day. Dear Lord,  we thank you for sending the angel Gabriel, to comfort Daniel during his trial period. Thank You Father,  for strengthening him through the angel. We also suffer from want of peace. Please send your angels and comfort us through You word. Strengthen us and bless us with peace,  that we may live a happy and  content life.

In  Jesus Name We Pray.

Amen.

Be Faithful In Few Things

My dearly beloved 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  Matthew 25:21, “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

From the above context we learn about being faithful in few things. If you are faithful in few things then God will make you in charge of many things. God is looking at you this morning and saying, you have been faithful in few things. So I will put you in charge of many things. May be some of you are saying, “I have very little.  What can I do with the little I have. ” The Lord is going to make an   increase     in your life.  This message as such has come to confirm God’s Blessings upon you, in this New Year.  Although you have very little with you the one who is within you, is much greater. And He does great things   in your life. It is said that one can identify who you are, by the friends you hold. Or what sort of books you read.  If you are in Christ then people will identify you as a child of God.

While making a covenant with Moses the Lord told him that people will see the works of God through him. He said, “The people with whom you live will see how awesome is the work that I, the Lord will do, in the midst of you. “God used ordinary and stammering Moses to perform mighty   works among the people of Egypt and Israel. Moses struck the rock and water gushed out from the rock. The Red Sea was split in two by his rod. When he struck the rock water sprang forth.  When the people asked for meat God sent a wind in the lower parts of the sea, and caused many number of quails on the shores of the sea. Thus Moses performed mighty miracles and wonders in the midst of the people of Israel,   and it was said that there would not be another prophet like Moses after him.

Moses had just a rod or staff in his hand, with which the great and awesome God used him to perform many great miracles. Moses had very little in his hand but the Lord who was with him caused him to do a great many things. God was his back up or support. In the same way to those of you who have very little with you, God will be your back up and help you achieve great things in your life.   God will do unimaginable things for you. All you need to exercise is   your strong faith   in God.   Don’t trust man or expect help from unworthy people. Some will say he became great because of this person or that person.  He gained name and fame, because of my friend, or my uncle, or my cousin who is abroad. But in future God   says, He will be your strong support. He will be your backup. So put your trust in the Lord. For the Bible says, “They who put their trust in the Lord shall prosper.” God Bless you.

Prayer:  Our loving heavenly Father, we   thank   You   for   this   blessed day. Dear Lord, we thank  You for telling us that you will be our backup. As you were with Moses an ordinary, stammering man,  and performed many miracles,    please be with us also and help us to see  and achieve great things in our lives.  May others see the work of God in our lives. 

In  Jesus  Name We Pray.

Amen.

PRAYER HAS POWER

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  Daniel 9:23,  “At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:”

My Dear Brother And Sister, Here in the above context we see how the angel, Gabriel announces that he had come to bring Daniel an answer to his prayer. At the beginning of his supplications, we are not informed at what time Daniel began to pray, but as remarked above, it is most natural to suppose that he devoted the day to prayer, and since he was a man of prayer, God revealed to Daniel the stewardship of the revelation of the seventy weeks prophesy.  Daniel was the object of God’s love because he was a man of Word and prayer.  He based his prayer on the Word.  He understood the principle of fellowship with God and how to get into fellowship by confession.  God revealed many things to Daniel.  Both Daniel and the Apostle John were noted for their love-relationship with God. Both Daniel and John were also noted for receiving amazing prophetic messages. The Bible says, “ No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.  Now there was one leaning on the bosom of Jesus, a disciple whom Jesus loved.   He was none other than John the disciple to whom Jesus entrusted His mother before his death.

An answer was immediately sent to Daniel’s prayer, and it is a very memorable one. We cannot now expect   that God would send answers to our prayers by angels, but if we pray with fervency for that which God has promised, we may by faith take the promise as an immediate answer to the prayer; for He is faithful that has promised. Daniel had a far greater and more glorious redemption discovered to him, which God wanted to work out for his church in the latter days. Those who would be acquainted with Christ and His grace, must be much in prayer. Daniel’s prayer was accepted; and for the sake of that, this glorious discovery of redeeming love was made to him. The seventy weeks   prophesy   was revealed to Daniel. About the end of this period a sacrifice would be offered, making full atonement for sin, and bringing in everlasting righteousness for the complete justification of every believer, refers to the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. All blessings bestowed on sinful man comes through Christ’s atoning sacrifice, who suffered once for our sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. Thus   paving   our way of access to the throne   of grace, and of our entrance to heaven.

We need the discipline to walk with God.  A regular habit of prayer will strengthen our spiritual life. Select a particular place of worship in your house where it will be comfortable to communicate with God without any disturbance. Business should not blunt our prayer life.  Daniel held a high position in Babylon, yet he found time for prayer and Bible reading. The Bible says, Daniel prayed three times a day. As Daniel’s prayer focused on the character of God, so should our prayers do the same.  God’s righteousness is His absolute integrity.  He always conforms to His own attributes and character.  He is faithful to His covenants (contracts) with His people.  We should never ask God in prayer to renounce His righteousness, for the goal of intercessory prayer is God’s glory.  All prayer should contribute to God’s glory and His name.

To those of you reading this message must realize that God answered the prayer of Daniel as soon as he called on the name of the Lord. Prayer has power.   How is your prayer life? Many Christians find it helpful to have resources (the Bible and other   materials) to supplement their prayer lives. These help us to keep ourself away from distraction, engage our minds, and enrich the content of our prayers. Consequently, as our prayer life grows, so does our worship and learning of Christ. As our relationship grows, our gifts and skills grow,  our meaning and motive for prayer develops. When you pray God hears your prayer as He heard the prayer of Daniel and   blessed him with extraordinary wisdom, understanding and gave him visions. When you pray God will reveal Himself to you. He will teach and instruct you in the way you should go.  He will bless you with offspring. He will meet all your needs according to His riches in glory by  Christ  Jesus. He will teach you to be content in life. You will have a close  relationship with God then no weapon formed against you will prosper. No tongue will rise against you. No one will be able to stand against you,  all the days of your life. God will protect you from the hands of your enemies. You  will  triumph  in  all that you do. God Bless you. 

Prayer:   Our   loving    heavenly Father,  we  thank   You   for  this blessed day. Lord we praise and exalt Your holy Name. You are in heaven and do what pleases You. We are the workmanship of Your hands. Help us to be like Daniel who had separated time for prayer though he held a high post in the Babylonian Government. Enrich us with Your Word. Refine our thoughts, attitude and intentions of our heart according to Your will.

In Jesus Name We Pray.

Amen.

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