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 8:1, “Then God Remembered Noah and every living thing. And all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth. And the waters subsided.”
From the above context we learn a blessed lesson that even in the widest sweep of the most stormy weather, there are those who abide safely fearing no evil. Though the waters surge furiously there is a rock on which we may stand safe above the highest wave. And yet God remembered Noah. Not because of favouritism but because he obeyed God. Noah was bid to build the ark for he was righteous in a world of evil doers. Therefore God remembered Noah while he was in the ark with his wife, his three sons and three daughter in laws. God who closed the door of the ark, and brought forth strong winds, and heavy rains, now opened the door for Noah and his family and the wild animals and other living things, to come out of the ark. God spoke unto Noah, saying “Go forth. —And Noah went forth.”
As a sacrifice, Noah built an altar unto the Lord as soon as he came out of the ark along with his family and all other living creatures. Thus all our deeds should be set with a heart of thankfulness. After the floods the whole race of mankind was dead. Only Noah and his family were alive in the ark. When God remembered Noah, it means that God remembered the whole of mankind and had mercy upon them.
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, the Lord saw, that the wickedness of man was great upon the face of the earth. And that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man and beast.” And Behold, I myself, am bringing the floods of waters, on the earth to destroy all living things.” Therefore God instructed Noah to build an ark to protect Noah and his family. The Bible says, Noah did according to all that God commanded Him. And being obedient to God he built an ark. His family entered into the ark along with every living creatures and God closed the door of the ark such that no one could open it. After that there was a heavy rain. There was a great turbulence, among the deep. And waters covered the earth. Floods of water sprang forth from every corner of the earth and gushed with great force forming fountains of water all over the earth. The flood was on the earth for forty days.
In the midst of all these stretch of waters, like storms, cyclones, and floods and all the uproar, the ark floated safely and steadily above the waters since it was built according to the plan of God and rested on the mountain Ararat. God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. God then opened the doors of the ark for Noah and his family to come out of the ark along with all the living creatures, and occupy the earth peacefully. God said to Noah and his sons, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” God blessed Noah and his sons, because Noah obeyed God and walked according to the plan of God.
When you walk as per the will of God, then God will bless you and your family, for He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Jesus, Himself will be an ark and protect you from all hurdles that you face each day of your life. Though the storm may rage and the wind may blow in your life, He will carry you through. So obey His voice and follow His plan, however hard it might be, and then He will bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for telling us that you not only protect the righteous like Noah, but also bless our family from the disasters to come. Help us to obey Your voice and fulfil Your plan in our life. Bless and multiply us, as you blessed Noah and his family.
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 51:3, For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places. He will make her wilderness like Eden. And her deserts like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in it. Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.”
From the above context we understand that our God is a God of comfort and wants to comfort you with His word. He will comfort all your waste and ruined places of your life and change your life of wilderness like a Garden of Eden a fertile and fruitful plantation.
God wants you to share your sorrows with Him because only He can solve your problem. The Bible says, “Until now you have asked nothing, in My name. Ask and you will receive that your joy may be full.” He is a God who fills the empty space of your life. There was a widow in the Bible whose life was almost dry like the wilderness. She was the wife of a prophet. He had served the Lord very diligently but unfortunately he died, leaving behind his wife and two sons in huge debts. And the creditor had come to take away her two sons as slaves to work in the farm yard. Firstly she was a widow; secondly her two sons were all her wealth that she had. How could she part her sons away from her, as slaves? So she ran to the Prophet, Elisha, and told him of all her struggles and her problems.
Elisha asked her what shall I do for you? Tell me what do you have in your house? And she said, “Your maid servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” Then he said, go borrow vessels, from everywhere, from all your neighbours. –empty vessels. As many as you can. And when you have come in, you shall shut the door, behind you and your sons, then pour, it into all those vessel, and set aside all those full ones. So she went and did as she was instructed by Elisha. Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, she asked her son to get another vessel. But he said, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil in the jar stopped flowing. Then she went and told Elisha all that she had done. He said to her “Sell the oil and pay all your debts, and you and your sons live on the rest. ”
Thus she shared her problem to the man of God, as a result he advised her how to manage her financial situation and therefore she paid her debts and her sons were safe and secure. God delivered her from the cruel hands of the creditors. You too must share your problems with God, only then He can help you. He says, Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. Again He says, Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you and you shall glorify Me.
The Bible says, “ A joyful heart shall do good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Elisha showed kindness to the widow at the right time. He never hurt her or despised her as people commonly do when they come across a poor widow like her. His comforting words encouraged her to obey him and so she and her children were blessed. She proved to be a wise woman.
There are many mothers and even fathers who are reading this message with much sorrow and grief regarding their children. They are worried about their education about their future and their settlement. Today it seems so difficult to bring up children because they are exposed to a lot of unnecessary things. As a result their mind is distracted. Very few children are obedient to their parents in this current scenario, because there is no proper understanding about parents and their own children. They never sit together to sort out their problems. Hence many parents are grief stricken and children are a burden to parents. But the widow set a good example, her sons were obedient to her. They went out to the neighbours and collected all the empty vessels as many as possible. And shut the door behind them and helped the mother to pour the oil in all the empty vessels. Therefore they were blessed.
God changed their wilderness or desert like situation into that of a fertile garden, and also brought gladness into their hearts. Joy and gladness was found in their house. There was Thanksgiving and the voice of melody just as God promised in His word mentioned above. God will also bring gladness into your house if you humble yourselves before the mighty God. The Bible says, “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.” God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for comforting us through your Word. We thank You for Elisha who helped the widow and her sons in times of adversity. Likewise we pray that You will help us also during times of trouble and distress. Help us to grow our children rightly in the ways of God. Help us to humble ourselves, in the mighty hand of God, that You might exalt us in Your appointed time.
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 Joshua 1:9, “Be strong and of good courage, do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you, wherever you go.”
From the above context we come to understand that after, the children of Israel had wandered for 40 years, Joshua, the newly called Prophet, was charged with the daunting task of leading them into the Promised Land. This challenge included claiming the land from the current inhabitants, fighting battles and providing spiritual leadership for millions. Joshua may have felt the overwhelming weight of the task before him. And so the Lord offered these comforting yet encouraging words. “Be strong and of good courage, do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you, wherever you go.” Joshua was one of the most successful of all ancient leaders. He was one of the twelve spies of Israel, sent by Moses, to explore the land of Canaan. He was not afraid of the situation but bold in the Lord.
After Joshua was encouraged by the Lord, he boldly led the people of Israel into the land of Canaan and also distributed the land as an inheritance, allocated to the tribes of Israel as promised by the Lord God. In the same way, today the Lord tells you also, that He will go before you and make the crooked places straight. He will go before you and level the mountains that stand before you as blockage to your progress in life. Some of you are scared to take up responsibility. You seem to be so timid in nature. But God expects you to be bold and strong when you face challenges in your life. God will be with you and direct your steps. He says, this is the way, you walk in it. God is willing to instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. He will guide you with his eyes. Amen.
Therefore take up the responsibility boldly. For the Lord says, be bold, do not be discouraged. God who promised Joshua, did not forsake him. So when the Amorites attacked the Israelites, he prayed to the Lord. And asked God to let the sun stand still over Gibeon and Moon in the valley of Aijalon. Both the sun and the Moon stopped till the people had revenge over their enemies. The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not, hasten to go down for about a whole day. And there has been no day, like that day, before it or after it. God was with Him. So God answered his prayer. He would have been a timid person, until Moses was the leader of Israel. But after his death God called him and strengthened him to carry out his task boldly. God not only gave him the leadership but also made him bold and strong.
Similarly the Lord will strengthen you and make you bold if you will depend upon Him for all your needs. Make Him the master of your life. Joshua was a good follower of Moses. He learnt all the precepts from his leader Moses and walked in his footsteps. He was one of the most successful of all ancient leaders. God will make you a leader too. God will not only lead you but also perform miracles for you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for showing us the good nature of Joshua. May we learn from him the quality of leadership. Strengthen us to be bold and courageous in the task that is set before us. Help us when we call you . Teach us to obey You like Joshua did.
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 you for today is from the book of Psalms 34:6,7 , “This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him from all his troubles. The Angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them”.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, People of God sometimes go through poverty and are afflicted. And in their affliction they cry unto the Lord for support. Especially the people of Israel cried unto the Lord whenever they were in captivity. The Lord heard their cry and delivered them. “This poor man cried, ” can also be referred to that of David himself. He was poor and afflicted much in spirit especially when he was chased by Saul the king of Israel. He ran to Achish the king of Gath. But he was afraid of Achish. So he changed his behaviour, before them, “feigned madness” in their hands. He scratched on the doors, of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. Then Achish said to his servants, “Look you see this man is insane. Why have you brought this man to me?” Thus David is regarded as the poor man who was being chased by King Saul. But his men recognized him as the anointed king. So again to save his life he fled from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam.
When all his brothers and fathers house heard about it they went down there to meet him. Even though his life was in danger David was worried about his father and mother. So he requested the king of Moab to let them, live with them all the time that David was in the strong hold of King Saul. He was in pain, great distress, and misery while he was running for his life. At that point of time he cried unto the Lord and God heard his cry and rescued him from all his troubles. We see how God spared David from fighting King Saul. Achish king of Gath tells David, “I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me.”
Thus God not only spared David’s life but also saved his father and mother because he walked wisely in all his ways. Having experienced much bitterness in his life David tells, that the angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers him from all his troubles. He makes God his confidence. God will be your confidence too if you rely on Him completely. Even in the most trying period of your life He is more than enough to solve all your problems. Therefore cast your care upon him and He will sustain you. He will not allow the righteous to be moved.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We praise you because You spared the life of Your servant David. From a poor shepherd boy, You rose him to that of a king. Therefore we praise You. Thank You Lord for being David’s confidence. Help us also to totally put our trust in you. Spare our life from destruction. May we make You the Lord of our life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us. The blessed word that God has given for you, today is from the book of Exodus 33:14, And God said to Moses, “ My Presence will go with you, And I will give you rest. ”
From the above context we understand that God assured Moses that His presence would go before the people of Israel thus leading them safely into the Promised Land. Many of you are reading this message expecting something good to happen in your life because all these years, you had to pass through rough and crooked ways in front of you. You never could pass on smoothly. There were many hurdles and barriers that you had to cross over. So you are looking out for God to help you in your journey. Your people could have laid snare, to trap you. They could have done evil deeds, like witch craft, sorcery, and black magic against you that you should not do well, in life. Even the Israelites, were looking out to God to redeem them from the cruel hands of the Egyptians. While Joseph the son of Jacob, was the Governor of Egypt, Jacob and all his sons and their families went to settle in the land of Goshen, it was a land suitable to rear their cattle. After the death of Joseph the people of Israel were mistreated by the Egyptians. They were made to build huge construction and buildings; They had to make bricks without hay. The Bible says, that God knew the sorrows of his people suffering in Egypt. God said to Moses, “I have surely seen the oppression of My people, who are in Egypt and have heard their cry, because of their taskmasters. ”
God sent Moses to deliver his people from the land of Egypt, to the land of Canaan. The Israelites set off on their journey to the Promised Land. God provided manna from heaven to sustain them and water from the rock, yet the people complained and murmured against the Lord. Nevertheless, God in His grace revealed Himself at Mount Sinai through thunder, lightning, and dense cloud. His presence was very much felt by the people of Israel. Despite all the miraculous things that were performed by Yahweh, the people of Israel grew weary of waiting for Moses from the mount Sinai. They urged Aaron to make a golden calf for them to worship, by offering to him their gold jewels, and they began to make merry, saying, “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!” On seeing this the Lord told Moses, “Go down at once, for your people have corrupted themselves, and made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it.” Then The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people. Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
Israel’s shocking display of obstinacy, and unbelief caused God’s furious anger to burn against them. Although He had promised to give Israel their promised land the Lord told Moses, “I will send an angel before you and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, and lead you into the promised land. So You go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way”. Actually the Lord God Yahweh went before them in a pillar of cloud during the day and as pillar of fire during the night. The People of Israel, were a stubborn and rebellious people. Moses knew that the destruction of Israel, would discredit the Lord’s character before their Egyptian enemies. And so we find this godly man interceding for his stiff-necked brethren and pleading for God’s mercy and grace.
Moses pleaded with the Lord, that if he had found favour in God’s eyes, He would not cut off His people Israel. Moses had been faced with a tremendous challenge and interceded with boldness on behalf of his people. Moses knew that without the Lord their journey into Canaan would be futile and their lives would be fruitless. And Moses also knew that if Israel failed to enter the land, God’s name would be disgraced and His character would be dishonoured among their pagan neighbours. Moses’ heart’s desire was that God’s presence would be with them and that the Lord would be glorified through His people. So he interceded on behalf of His people. He requested God, to accompany them into their promised land. He pleaded with the Lord to consider this nation, as “His People. “He also said, “If your presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.” And the Lord graciously replied – “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”
I wonder if we would intercede so passionately for others who wronged us or defend the character of God with such fervour, as Moses did. I wonder if when tested like Moses we would be prepared to put aside our own welfare to defend the integrity of God and for the benefit of others. If you learn from Moses these principles I am sure the Presence of the Yahweh, will surely go before you, and He will set right all the crooked ways of your life and help you to achieve the desires of your heart. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in. From this time forth, and even for ever more. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You that You are a God Who is faithful and true, and Who has promised to be with us as we journey through life and give us Your rest – just as You did for Your people Israel. Thank You for the godly example of Moses, who was jealous for the honour of Your name, and was quick to intercede for Your people when they became obstinate and stiff-necked. Thank You that I have the indwelling Presence of the Holy Spirit to lead and to guide me through the journey of life and thank You, Father, that my rest and redemption is secure in Christ.
In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.
