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.
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.
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.
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 Psalm 119: 49.50, “Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that Your word has revived me.’’
From the above context we find that the focus of Psalm 119 is the wonderful Word of God. The Psalmist has discovered that the word of God, is a lamp to his feet and a guiding light to direct his pathway. He expresses sheer delight that God’s Word is forever and is firmly established in the heavens. No wonder he pleads, “Quicken me, according to thy Word, O Lord.”The Psalmist discovered that the unfolding of God’s Word gives wisdom and understanding to the simple and becomes a hiding place in times of trouble. It is a shield through life’s difficulties, sweeter to the taste than honey, and God has placed His Word above His holy name. Knowing the value of Scripture, the Psalmist has wisely hidden God’s Word deep within in his heart, meditating upon it day and night – that he might not sin against the Lord. He says, “Lord Remember your words to your servant, for you have given me hope.” God’s word had given him hope.
The written Word of God is food for the soul, for man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God. And Scripture unfolds God’s amazing, redemptive plan to save His people from their sin. Indeed, it is the Bible that reveals to us that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and that by believing on Him we may have eternal life – for He is the Word made flesh, and dwelt among men, and He willingly became the sacrifice for our sin. The Psalmist reveals the great consolation and comfort that comes from reading the Word of God. He tells us that God’s Word has become a solace in times of difficulty and distress, and that it refreshes and revives him when weary and discouraged:
“This is my comfort in my affliction,” he confesses, “that Your Word has revived me.” It was by faith in God’s Word, that saints in the past were reckoned by God as righteous.
We are to be filled with the Spirit of God. We are exhorted to meditate on His Word, day and night – teaching, admonishing, and comforting one another in all wisdom. We are to sing God’s Word with psalms, in hymns and spiritual songs – and by His grace, we are encouraged to make melody in our hearts to the Lord. We live in a world, where we are increasingly compelled to face difficulties, dangerous afflictions, and persecution. Let us never forget the comfort and solace that can be received, moment by moment from the Word of God, as we abide in him and him in us. The more we read, mark, learn, inwardly digest, and meditate upon the Word of God, the more real His love towards us becomes and the closer, His presence within us is known. The more we abide in Christ – Who is the living Word, of God, the more He is revealed to us through His written Word, It is only as we walk in spirit and truth that we will increasingly discover the beauty and wonder of “God’s Word,” as expressed, so eloquently, in Psalm 119. Zgod bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, we thank You for the wonderful written Word of God and the great comfort we receive from it. Help us to use our time wisely and delight to read, mark, learn, inwardly digest, and meditate on the Scriptures, night and day. Thank You that Your Word is light and life, comfort and joy, refreshment and sustenance, to all who are oppressed and weary.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved in Christ, 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 Exodus 3: 7, 8, “The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey. ”
From the above context we learn that God has come in the midst of you to redeem you from the hands of those who persecute you, like the Egyptian task masters, who tortured the people of Israel for 430 years. You may have gone through bitter experiences and God wants to deliver you from such kind of people and liberate you from fear and threat. Some of you have been troubled by your own husbands. Instead of keeping you happily they have tortured you. And you have suffered much in their hands. Today many wives torture their husbands. Many men are suffering silently in their hands, because of family prestige, family respect, and because of their good nature. Both husband and wife should love each other and respect each other, for what they are. Only then you can enjoy a peaceful family life. Where there is no unity there arises several problems and as a result the children suffer.
Often I have heard the husband or the wife complain about one another. The husband will say, “I have been sick but my wife doesn’t care for me.”There should be better understanding between each other, to lead a happy family. The wife might say, “I have been coughing from morning but my husband has ignored me.”My dear children of God, any one may ignore you, but the Lord knows what you are going through. The Lord says, “I will see it.”It does not matter who sees or does not see your problems, God sees your affliction. He hears the cry you make, while you struggle, in the hands of cruel people. There was a man called Jonah, he was in trouble, so he cried out to God, from the belly of a huge fish in the deep sea. He says. “Lord I cried out from the belly of hell, You heard me.”That means God will hear you from wherever you cry out for help. It does not matter if you are in the middle of the deep sea, or you are caught up or stuck in some deadly trap. Since Jonah was inside the belly of the fish, no one could see him. But the Lord saw him. And having heard his cry, he caused the fish to vomit him on the shores of the sea.
God in the same manner will hear your cry and answer you speedily. No matter how big your problem might be, He is able to save you to the uttermost. The Lord says, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me.’’ Again, He says, ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ God will solve all your problems. Just as God solved the problem of Jonah, God will solve your problem too. But you need to cry unto the Lord just as he cried from the belly of the fish. He will not only hear your cry but also rescue you from the difficult situation that you are caught up with. For with God it is a very trivial thing to do for you. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, we thank You for saving Jonah from the belly of the fish. Teach us to cry out to God when we are in distress. We also remain grateful for saving the children of God from the hands of cruel people. Lord save us from being tortured by our own people. We are unable to share our affliction with others. You are God who hears our cry and also sees our brokenness of heart. Rescue us from those who torment us.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
