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 2 Thessalonians. 3:3 , “But The Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you, from the evil one.”
From the above context we understand that the Lord is faithful, and He shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one. It was necessary for Apostle Paul to teach the believers that lawlessness was already in the world and that the enemy of our soul seeks our downfall. But he joyfully reminds us that God is greater. God is faithful, and He has promised to establish us in the faith and guard us against the evil one.
I am posting this message in order to project the True and Living God before you. Why should you know this God? If you get to know Him, then your life will be established. If you know Him then not only in this world, but also in Heaven, a greater glory is awaiting for you. The above word of God says, The Lord who is faithful, will stabilize your life.
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Many who are reading this message, are worried because, your life has not been, stabilized or well settled. You seem to say, look I have no permanent job, I don’t even have a good business with which I can support my family. I am not able to stand firm in my business or job.” There is no stability in your life. You seem to be shaking in everything you do. Be it your education, your job, your business and this causes uneasiness in your family life. You are not able to please your spouse and children as well. You think you will fall. Only when a person, stands firm, he can stabilize himself. You should not be a person who will fall. The Bible says, one who stands firm, till the end will be saved.
We serve a good and faithful God, Who has promised to work His good works in our lives and establish each one of us in every good work and word. But we must be aware that we have a powerful enemy, who desires our downfall and seeks to weaken our faith. No wonder Paul was keen to remind the believers that God is faithful to guard us against the evil one who is called the devil and satan. It is this evil one that does not allow you to be smart, and active. You tend to be lazy, you expect others to do everything for you. You cannot stand on your own. The satan, suppresses all your ability and capacity and makes you feel that you are good for nothing. You are unfit to do anything for yourself or for your family. He discourages you to do anything good in your life, then how can you establish yourself? Seek God and His Mercy then He will strengthen the weak areas of your life and help you to stand firm and steady.
The faithfulness of God streams throughout the pages of Scripture, His promises of grace; His wonderful words of warning and His amazing gift of salvation. Man may be faithless and false – But God is faithful despite our inconsistencies. And He expands this promise of grace to strengthen and establish you in the truth of His Word. He works in us and through us, for His good purpose. For, God knew you even before the foundation of this world. He knows the number of hairs on your head and keeps your tears in His bottle. And if has God predestined, you, called and chosen you, then, He undertakes to justify and to sanctify and to glorify you. And He is faithful to do everything that He has promised you in His Word. For our God is Faithful and True. He vows to keep His children from, sin and the plans of the evil one, who seeks to sift us as wheat and to pollute our witness. God will not allow us to be tested above that which we are able to bear, but will provide us a way of escape. God knows our weakness, and He understands that our faith may fail, but the Lord is faithful, Who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one. Look to Him and be saved.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You because you are a God who is faithful, to keep your promises. Namely to strengthen, establish and protect us, even when our faith falters and we prove faithless and false to You. Keep us ever mindful of this truth and guide us in the choices that we make in our life. Use us as an instrument of Your grace and keep us from all evil, so that we may grow in grace and in a knowledge of You, and in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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 Isaiah 61:7, “Instead of shame My people will have a double honour. And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land, they shall possess double.”
From the above context we learn that the Lord comforts His chosen people with a double inheritance or reward. He wants to comfort his people who have been put to shame. They had experienced humiliation and sorrow which they had to go through in the strange land because they had not walked wisely, before the Lord. It will not be vain on the part of anyone who seeks God. And today His word is calling us to make a change in our lives. We need to alter not only our ways, but we need a change of mind. We must alter our judgements about others, our own dear ones. We need to understand their mind set Instead of being profane, selfish, we need to be patient, humble, kind, and peaceable.
When you change your mindset towards others, then you shall rejoice -in your portion – That is, you shall be permitted to rejoice in the privileges which you shall receive from the Lord. They will be more than a compensation for all the calamities which you have been called to endure in that strange land. When they realise their mistake and return to their own land ( Bethlehem ) which provides bread then they would restore their former privileges and blessings there.
When we alter our ways, we will receive fullness, freeness and greatness of the rich mercy in Christ and remove from us all narrow views of sovereign grace. Usually a sinner whose sin has been forgiven finds peace in his conscience and love constrains him to devote himself to the service of the Redeemer. There shall be no more shame or humiliation. God wants to provide for those who grieve in sorrow, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
There is one such incident in the Bible which records about Naomi, who went with her husband and her two sons to Moab. As there was famine in Bethlehem her family moved to Moab. But there in that strange land Elimelech , Naomi’s husband died. And she was left alone with her two sons. So she got them married. They took wives of the women of Moab. They were Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years. Then both the sons of Naomi, namely Mahlon and Chilion died. Her sorrow mounted high and she was grief stricken to see her daughter in laws as widows. So she advised them to return to their father’s house. The elder daughter in law Orpah went back to her father’s house. But Ruth remained Noami. She bluntly refused to leave her. She said, to Naomi, “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
Now the two of them returned to Bethlehem, the house of bread, at the beginning of barley harvest. And Naomi had a close relative Boaz who was a wealthy man. Naomi was very concerned about the future of Ruth so she sent her to work for Boaz in his fields. So Ruth went to glean until the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest, and dwelt with her mother in law. She taught her how to behave with Boaz. Ruth found favour in the eyes of Boaz who was considerate toward her. Boaz also inquired of Ruth and he learned that she was a Moabite woman, who came back with Naomi. Just as Naomi expected Boaz married Ruth and she bore a son. Then the women in the neighbourhood, said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not, left you this day without a near kinsman, and may his name be famous in Israel.” Then Naomi took the child and laid, on her bosom, and became a nurse to him. Thus we see how God blessed Naomi through her daughter in law who sacrificed her youth and instead of going back to her father’s house, like Orpah, she followed her mother in law. This moved the heart of God. He not only provided a new life for Ruth but also blessed her with a son. Instead of shame they were blessed with a double honour. Return to God and then you will also be blessed with double honour. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for revealing the character of Naomi who was blessed with double honour instead of shame and humiliation. We also realize the sacrifice of Ruth. Lord help us to consider the feelings of others rather than being profane and selfish. Help us to consider the mindset of our dear ones instead of injecting in them our own ideas and motives. Give us the grace to understand others better than ourselves.
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 you for today is from the book of, John 10:9, “I am the Door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved. And will go in and out and find pasture.”
The above context actually refers to the sheep and the shepherd. In order to protect the sheep from the wolves and other wild animals, they had their sheep folds or sheep farm within the backyard of their houses for the safety of the flocks. The sheepfold lies much exposed to thieves and robbers. The shepherd safeguards the sheep from the cruel hands of such thieves and robbers. The sheep hears the voice of his shepherd and enters the door of the sheepfold and are therefore safe. They go in and out under the watchful eyes of the shepherd and are led to green pastures where they find food and rest.
According to the above reference, each one must enter through Jesus because He is the only door to heaven. All those who believe in Christ will be saved. And their souls are safe and secure. Jesus is the protector of the sheep. He saves from both sin and damnation; people will be saved from the means and the end. This is the result of being saved. Jesus will provide daily needs for the spiritual sustenance of believers. They will be nourished and refreshed. Beyond salvation of the soul, those who enter eternal life by Christ will have access to God’s operating assets.
God’s sheep will find lush, green pastures for their nourishment. God’s people will find many divine provisions beyond salvation itself. Jesus provides divine operating assets for life with God.
We are living in a dangerous world. Any where we turn, we are surrounded with terrible disease like Cancer, heart attack, Diabetes, Arthritis, Corona and so on. There is a question that rises in our minds. Who will save me from this situation? There is no remedy for certain disease and even before we could diagnose the disease the person dies of illness. Such is the state of our current life.
That is why God says, I am the door. I alone am the healer. I am the one who sustains you. Anyone who enters the door will be saved, will be healed. Take Jesus along with you where ever you go. He will never fail you nor forsake you. God wants to protect us from the adversary the devil that walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. We are likely to meet with accidents, disease and many such dangers. God does not want to put us to shame. The sheep fold represents the church. When one enters the church he will be saved. One must realize that Jesus is the door of the kingdom of God. Anyone who enters through the door will be rescued. He will be saved from sin, curse and condemnation, from wrath to come and would be kept safe in the hands of God. Then no one can pluck them you out of His hand. May the Lord help you to enter the door and be safe. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly, Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for assuring us with your hand of protection. Thank you for preserving our lives, from sickness, from disease, and from causing shame. We thank you for protecting us from accidents and many such dangers. Teach us to enter the church and be saved. Please help us to enter the door through Jesus and be safe.
In Jesus Name we pray.
Amen
My 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 84-11, “For the Lord will be a sun and shield, The Lord will give you grace and honour, No good thing will He withhold, from those who walk uprightly.”
From the above context we learn that the Lord God is a sun, that conveys a striking and impressive truth, when we think of the sun as a source of light and heat. Christ is “the sun of righteousness.” The Sun signifies light. God created the Sun to rule the day and the moon and stars to rule the night. The Lord during the creation separated the day from the night and caused the sun to brighten the day for the people to carry on their daily work and rest during the night in the moon light. The Lord is mindful of the animals also which He created for man to have authority over it. So the animal rests during the day and goes in search of food during the night in the moon light.
The Lord gave the sunlight as a blessing for the people. But we see that many people are still in the dark. And they always keep thinking as insane people as if they have been possessed by some evil spirit or they have been obsessed by demonic spell. Today the Lord is delivering such type of people and is helping them to walk in the light. Halleluiah! Some of you who are reading this message may be going through depression due to stress at work spot or you may be burdened with debts. May be your children are causing distress due to shameful activities. They seem to be disobedient, to you and are neglecting their time in things that are useless. They may be listening to the peer groups, and thus ruining their life. And this may be the reason for your depression. The Lord is visiting such people who are in distress, and wants to comfort them by His word. The Bible says, “The Lord sent His word and healed them and delivered them from their destruction.”
The Lord will help your children to come out of the darkness into the bright light and give them a better future, to walk in the path which He has ordained for them. He is not only the sun but He stands as a shield, to protect you from all harm and danger that could befall you at any moment of your life. You might have fallen sick and unable to do anything, You are not able to go to office or attend to your family and this must have been due to some curse or witchcraft, brought on you through some of your own relative or your enemy. This incident could have snatched away your peace. We witnessed at the time of Corona, how people protected themselves with face mask, to keep them away from being affected from this disease. The sunlight kills all the germs that constantly surrounds us and causes diseases. Yet this particular virus was spreading all over the universe unseen by human eye. For some the system in the body was high so this virus could not affect them. But for those whose immune system was low they were easily affected and they even died of this harmful disease.
So our immune system must be strong always. And this is possible only when you are strong spiritually. Your spiritual life must be strong. Then no disease can attack you. When a man has spiritual strength, then all his weakness will be made whole, through the blood of Jesus Christ. You need to put on the armour of God to be safe from the worldly vices. The Bible says, “Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil…” The full armour of God that you are called to put on comprises the Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. If a person puts on the armour of God and walks daily in his life then he will be able to withstand all the evil of this world and no sorcery or witchcraft can take possession of his life. Satan will be defeated. God will be honoured. Halleluiah!
Prayer: Our Loving heavenly Father, We thank you for this blessed day. We are thankful for the Sun that gives light during the day and the Moon that helps us to sleep peacefully at night. Thank You Lord for teaching us through this message how we ought to put on the armour of God. And be spiritually oriented in order to sustain ourselves in this world. Lord protects us from all worldly vice. May we walk in the path God has ordained for us in this life.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
