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 Genesis 21:17 “What Ails You Hagar? Fear Not, for God has heard the voice of the Lad where he is.”
Dearly beloved, from the above context we learn that God knows our sufferings and our problems how small or big they might be. In the above context we see Hagar in the wilderness struggling with her son Ishmael who was crying for water. Since God had asked Abraham to send away Hagar and her son, he had no other choice but he obeyed the voice of God and took bread and a skin of water, he gave it to her and sent them away. As the Lord God of Israel, had told Abraham, “In Isaac Your seed shall be called. God had predestined that the children of Israel should come forth through only Isaac and not through Ishmael son of the bond woman.
Hagar helplessly departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. And the water in the skin got over and she had no water to drink. And so she placed the boy under one of the shrubs, and she went, and sat down a distance away from the lad as she could not bear the child crying for water. She said,” Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.”And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth you, Hagar? “Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
What are you crying over? Here we see Hagar crying in need of water. She wanted to quench the thirst of her son, Ishmael who was traversing through the rugged wilderness. Many of you reading this message are crying over many things. May be, because of a big loss in your business. You could not fish, as the waters are unsafe for fishing. Due to depression in the sea, the waters roared and the winds blew rough that you couldn’t make it. So you seem to have grown disappointed. You couldn’t make big money. You couldn’t settle your daughters in marriage. They are at the age of marriage, but you are still on the lookout for a proper match. May be your son has turned a drunkard and causes trouble both at home and outside. Because of his bad habit you earn bad reputation in the society and you are unable to stand any longer therefore you are hurt and crying over him as Hagar was crying for her son.
The Lord looking at you says, “Fear not, I will hold you by My Righteous right hand and lead you.” The seas may roar, the winds may blow in your life but fear not, for I am there with you. So cast all your cares upon God for He cares for you. He will create a spring in the desert and quieten your problems. He will cause wind to blow from the earth below and satisfy your needs. For He is a God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which do not exist as though they existed. Just believe that He is able to do what he has promised.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for causing a spring to rise in the desert and quench the thirst of the lad. Thank You for hearing the cry of Hagar. Hear our cry too and answer us speedily when we go through troubles. Take pity on us and help us in times of affliction. Give us the desire to cry out to the Lord while we are in danger. Teach us to cast all our burden upon Him.
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 Jeremiah 31:16, “Thus says the LORD: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; For your work shall be rewarded, says the LORD, And they shall come back from the land of the enemy.”
From the above context we understand about what God says, to Rachel who had the impact of a Jewish Mother. Actually in the above passage Prophet Jeremiah tells or speaks, about the nation of Israel, being taken into exile, and a voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, who became two of twelve tribes of Israel. So when Israel went into exile, she cried for her children, she refused to be comforted, for her children who were absent.
Rachel’s work had been that of bearing and bringing up children, and by their death she was deprived of the joy for which she had laboured: Hence the Lord, says to the Mother of Israel, “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, because, though sorrow on such an occasion may be lawfully right, yet it ought to be controlled, and attention should be given to those things which may serve to be of more importance and when the direction comes from the Lord himself; then you need to stop mourning, and wipe your wet eyes. For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord; in bearing your children, and bringing them into the world, and expressing such an affectionate and tender concern for them; taking the trouble of bearing and bringing them into the world, and nursing them until the time they did live. You should not consider this as fruitless, or meaningless, instead you should see the future of it. You should realize that all this was not in vain, but be assured that your hard labour will be rewarded.
Many of you, who are reading this message, especially sisters, are crying for your children. You have done a good work in bearing your children, and bringing them into the world, and expressing such an affectionate and tender concern for them. It is certain that you have taken great pains in rearing your children, educating them, caring and attending to them when ever, they were in need of your help, And securing them with a good job, and even you might have settled them in marriage, You should not consider this as fruitless, or meaningless, instead you should see the future of it. You should realize that all this was done not in vain, but be assured that your hard labour will be rewarded. Your descendants will inherit the nations, and make the desolate cities inhabited. Your sons may be as plants grown up in their youth, and your daughters may be as pillars sculptured in palace style. Your Children will rise up and shall call you blessed. May the Lord bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for revealing the motherly nature of Rachel. Teach us also to weep and pray for the welfare of our children. May we learn from her to bear with our children in times of affliction. Never to hurt their feelings but handle them gently and without any inhibition or partiality.
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 Hebrews 11:17, “By Faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son.”
We read in the Bible that Abraham had no children, for many long years. But God had promised that He would bless him with a child so he patiently believed by faith that God would bless him with a child. When he was hundred years old, God blessed him with a son, Isaac. But later when the boy was quite young, God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, this trial was given by God to Abraham, to offer up his son Isaac; which lays no foundation for a charge against God. For God’s will is the rule of justice and goodness, and whatever he requires is just and good. The secret will of God was not that Isaac should die, but a command was given to Abraham to offer him up, for the trial of his faith and love;
Abrahamshowed great readiness to do it; as soon as he had the command given to him, he travelled three days’ journey in order to complete the task that was set for him. He took the wood for the burnt offering, and laid it on his son; took fire, and a knife in his hand, with the one to burn the wood, with the other to slay his son; he built an altar, laid the wood in order on it; and bound his son, and laid him on that; and took the knife, and stretched forth his hand to slay him, and fully intended to do it, had he not been prevented: and all this he did by faith; he believed the equity, justice, and wisdom of the divine command; he was fully assured of the truth and faithfulness of God in his promises,
Abraham knew very well that God who had promised to give him a generation, and blessed him with Isaac in his old age is capable of blessing him in the future. He strongly believed that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead. For with God nothing is impossible and age is nothing to him. Abraham had great faith in God. He knew that God had a great plan for him because it was God who called Abraham. The Bible says, Abraham left Ur, in Mesopotamia, because God called him to form a new nation, in an undesignated land known as Canaan. Since God called Abraham with a purpose, he did what the Lord had commanded, without any hesitation. He willingly went to mount Moriah to sacrifice his son.
God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on Moriah. Abraham was about to strike his son with the knife he had taken but just then a messenger from God interrupted him, saying, “ Abraham, Abraham, Do not lay your hand on the lad for now I know that You fear God.” He then saw a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. Thus we see the great faith of Abraham. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. And being fully persuaded that, what God had promised, He was able also to perform.And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
How is your faith in God? When problems come, when you have to go through trials and temptation does your faith waver? May God help you to be strong in faith, like Abraham. Ask God to increase your faith in Him. Believe that God who has called you is faithful. Believe that He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for Abraham who was called the father of faith. Through him we understand how we need to have faith. Teach us to have adamant faith in God. Make us more like Abraham so that we may be able to face all obstacles that come our way. Strengthen our faith in God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brother and Sister, 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 48:17, “The holy God of Israel, the LORD who saves you, says: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.”
My Dear Brother and Sister, The Lord, God of Israel, Who rescued His people from enslavement in Egypt, is the same Almighty God Who graciously redeemed us from sin, when we first believed. “Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, ‘I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go.”He is the One Who promised to teach Israel those things that would benefit them, both in this life, and in the world to come. And He is the same Lord Who has promised to guide us into the way of truth, direct us through deep valleys of darkness and uphold us with His righteous right hand, as we climb the hills of difficulty that pepper our earthly path.
My Dear Brother and Sister, The same Spirit of God Who led the people of Israel through the desert, rained down manna from heaven and opened the Jordan so they could enter the promised land, is the same Holy Spirit Who teaches and trains us in the way we should go. He guards and guides us during our sojourn on earth. The Holy Spirit Who guided the children of Israel through the desert is the same Spirit of God Who guides us along the path that is best for each one of us – even if it is sometimes uncomfortable or difficult.
My Dear Brother and Sister, Many Of you reading this message are struggling in life because of your children. For most of them are disobedient walking in their own ways and they are attracted by their peer groups rather than listening to their own parents. Some have become addicted to drugs while others are engaged in sinful activities. Smoking, drinking, loitering with bad friends, and wasting their precious time, They have become a real nuisance to you. You have lost all your peace because of them. To such parents the Lord speaks as prophesy that the Lord who led and guided the People of Israel will guide and lead your children. God will open their closed eyes to see the reality of life. Your tears have been stored in the pitcher of God. He has heard your cry regarding your children. Just as the words of Isaiah were an encouragement to the people of Israel, during the time of affliction, the word of God will enter into their hearts, and change their frame of mind, and they will surely reason out, properly that they are in the wrong track, and that they have to mend their ways. Then your sorrow will turn into joy.
My Dear Brother and Sister, The Holy Spirit will guide them into good human beings. God will reveal to them the path of duty, and the way of righteousness, and will bear them up on eagle’s wings by causing them to walk through trials and way of affliction, He will lead them to Christ who can grant them real peace while they are in a confused state of mind, and in distress. He guides us into all truth, by teaching us to live a life that’s pleasing to God, through His wise and gentle chastening. He will point us to Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith, Who died and rose again so that we might live forever. Therefore the Holy One of Israel says, ’’I am the LORD your God, Who leads you in the way you should go.”
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day Thank You, Father, that You are our Guide and Defender, our Rock and our Stay. Thank You, that You are the same today as You were when You led the children of Israel through their times of difficulties and oppression. Give us a teachable spirit, listening ears, and an attentive heart so that we may learn all that Your Holy Spirit desires to teach us And continue to guide us in the way that is best for us.
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 65:21, “ They shall build houses, And inhabit them. They shall plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.”
Today the Lord has blessed these words through this message for your family. The vineyard represents families. In the Bible, we read that the vineyard of the Lord of hosts, is the house of Israel, The men of Judah are His pleasant, plants which means our families look like a vineyard, before the Lord.
Now a days, we see that families that started in the Holy Matrimony are being shattered to pieces. Families must be built and not be broken. When a family breaks the father lives in one place the mother in another place and children are left in the care of their grandparents and some stay in the hostels. Parents have failed to show love and care for their children and hence they are forced to stay elsewhere. Such children do not grow as normal, healthy children as the separation of parents causes much injury and pain to them psychologically.
There are many broken families reading this message God says, to such families, that like gathering the broken pieces of the ship, the Lord will gather your family together, and unite you as one flesh. He will be a strong support to the house of Israel. For it pleases the Lord to bless Israel. Like birds hovering over the Lord will defend your family and passing over your family He will preserve you. And what God has gathered and built together no man can destroy or demolish your family or house. That is why God gives a suitable partner to support each other. He desires to gather people together. In case any of you have been the cause for separation then make a call and set right things in your family. Don’t hoard bitterness in your heart, but be gentle and submissive. After all it is your husband or your own wife. Don’t give room for the third person to enter into your family lives.
God is very much interested in bringing about unity in the family. God never likes separation. When you are left alone there will be no one to lift you up. But when you are together then, no one can destroy your family. The Bible says, two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour. When left alone you are tempted to commit sin, and even get the idea of committing suicide. It is said, “An idol mind is a devil’s work shop”. Never give room for misunderstanding or suspicion between your spouses. Never give room for arguments. Never try to live alone and think you can manage everything by yourself. That is why God says, It is not good for man to be alone for loneliness ruins your life. Always be together. Learn to live in harmony. Be happy with each other especially with your children then your family will be like a heaven on earth. Make Jesus the centre of your family. With Jesus a Family is a happy, happy home. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord, for the message on Family Blessing. Thank you for telling us how to live as a family. Teach us to adjust and live together. Help us not to be a stumbling block to our children’s welfare, joy and peace. Let there be no misunderstanding between the spouses. Give us clear mind about them. Teach us to trust each other. Make us to live a victorious family life.
In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
