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 54: 11,12 “ O you afflicted one Tossed with tempest and not comforted, Behold I will lay your stones with colourful gems. And lay your foundations with Sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of Rubies your gates of Crystal. And all your walls of precious”
The above words speak about Jerusalem. God promises that His kindness will not depart from Jerusalem. By saying, “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed. But my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed says the Lord who has mercy on Jerusalem”. These verses promise us that God will transform our tempest into His treasure. He will give us beauty for ashes. He will rebuild our broken walls. He promises that our ruins will be rebuilt. Our desolations raised up. And our ruined cities repaired. He also promises to fill our empty places. These verses demonstrate that Jesus Christ Himself will be our foundation and our walls, for He is the chief corner stone. He promises to restore our broken places such that we radiate His glory and beauty. He uses everything, precious and valuable to build us according to His pleasure. In fact He uses His very own self to be sacrificed for us.
The above passage actually speaks about the abandoned state of Hebrew nation for they were in exile for nearly seventy years, in Babylon. They were tossed and most afflicted in a comfortless condition. The people then, were far away from comforts, which they had enjoyed in their own land and they were apparently forsaken by God. They were afflicted and tossed with tempest. God asked them to return back to their land and promised to make them exceedingly beautiful and pure, stable and glorious. The above verses expresses the beauty, purity, strength, magnificence and solidity. The passage describes the New Jerusalem in the same oriental, manner. For Jerusalem shall be built with sapphires, and emeralds and precious stones. And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and stones of Ophir. God tells Jerusalem, “ I will make thee exceedingly beautiful and glorious, by a plentiful effusion of excellent gifts and graces.’
God said, about His people, “For a brief moment I had forgotten you, But with great compassion I will gather you.” God was very particular about the establishment of the new Jerusalem, While describing the New Jerusalem most men do not view Gods church in such magnificently entity colours. But this is Gods view. For the church is the most beautiful, sublime, glorious and magnificent entity upon the planet earth. Hence the external beauty of the kingdom of God is described in the above verses. He not only defended his people, but also wanted his church to rise with great beauty. May the Lord reveal the importance of church and also the power of God in expressing the revelation of the new Jerusalem.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day, Lord help us to know more about the New Jerusalem. To learn about the greatness of the church and be involved in it. Lord teach us to realize the difficulties that the Hebrews faced during exile and also to be thankful to God who delivered them and blessed them with a land flowing with milk and honey. Thank you Lord for building our broken walls with colourful gems and lay our foundations with Sapphires. Thank You Lord for Your goodness and mercy extended to the people of God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved, 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 Numbers 23:23, there is no divination against Jacob, no evil omens against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’ People would have asked you. What has your God done to you? But today God is going to make you count all the good things that He has done for you.
If you are not able to list down His goodness or you are not able to rejoice in God’s work due to some satanic bondage you would have lost God’s blessings. Some satanic bondage is stopping you to rejoice God blessings. You may be worried that you don’t know what is happening in your life. You may think that you have lost everything in your life. Today God says that “There is no Divination against Jacob and no evil Omens against Israel”.
Whatever evil bondage has chained all your blessings until now, God is going to break those chains as said in the book of Isaiah 54:17, “ No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,” declares the Lord.
Sometimes you may suffer great sickness in your body because of evil bondage.
In Luke 13:10- 13, Jesus was teaching in the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. In the same manner God will cure you today, of your sickness that is due to curse or evil spirit.
God will rebuke all the evils that brought you shame. Your failures, your debts, or your diseases would have brought shame to you, whatever it is. The Lord is your King He will not allow your heads to be put to shame.
Be of good cheer. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, bless my children with your goodness for whatever the goodness that your children are waiting for. Lord you shall bless them with all the goodness. Break all the chain and deliver them and make them free from all the bondages. 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 Numbers 23:21 The Lord His God is with him. And the shout of a king is among them. It pleased the Lord to bless Israel. So He changed their curse into a blessing. Though Balak invited Balaam to curse the people of Israel the Lord intervened; He changed the heart, of Balaam, he obeyed God. Firstly Balaam blessed their tents and dwelling places. Secondly, God exalted the kingdom of Israel which included the twelve tribes. God brought them out of Egypt and strengthened them like a wild ox. Balaam said, “Blessed are all those who bless thee.” Israel will do valiantly and a star shall come out of Jacob. A Sceptre shall rise out of Israel.
Jesus was born into this world to save the people. They accepted Him and made him walk as a royal king on the streets of Jerusalem. People spread their own garments on the road. And as He went the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen. Saying “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.”
This king of kings and lord of Lords is visiting, your homes today. When Jesus lived in this world He went about doing good. He preached the good tidings to the poor, healed the broken hearted, and the sick, liberated the prisoners and comforted all those who mourn.
If this King comes into your homes then you will be relieved from all your sorrows, misery, pain, sickness, whatever may be your situation God will set you free. The son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. The thief (Satan ) came to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus Christ came that you may have life and that you may have life more abundantly. Jesus took the form of a man humbled Himself to death in order that you might reign. God gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. He wants you to reign with honour, and dignity. Only then can you suppress all those who rise up against you and be victorious. Moses built an altar, called Jehovah Nissi, to celebrate their victory over the Amalekites. God was with them during the battle. If this Jehovah Nissi, leads you in your battle , you will never be a failure. Therefore choose to have Jesus in your life. You will be victorious.
Prayer: We thank you Lord for this blessed day. Bless my children with power and strength. May the king reign in their hearts. Cause them to be victorious in their life. Give them the strength of the rhinoceros, in order to overcome every evil situation in their life. Lord change their curse into a blessing. 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 Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
From the above context, we learn that Jesus Christ is the Living Word of God, The Word of God is living, and the Word of God is active. It is dynamic and miraculous. It is vigorous and lively because the Spirit of the living God is the eternal Source of power. His Word of Truth exposes everything in us that does not belong to the nature of Christ:
The Word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. It can differentiate between words, actions, thoughts, and motives, that are pertaining to Jesus and words, actions, thoughts, and motives, of man that is selfish, faithless, immoral, greedy, and egotistic. The Word of God, which is penetratingly piercing has the ability to separate the soul of man, from the lust of this world. The Spirit of God is able to judge the deepest thoughts and intentions of the heart of every man. Every Word spoken from the lips of Christ are Life and Truth.
The small words that Jesus spoke while he walked on the face of this earth 2000 years ago performed great miracles. Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was once crying out to Jesus. On hearing his insistence cry, Jesus called him over and asked him what he wanted. Bartimaeus asked Jesus to restore his sight. Immediately Jesus heals him and says, “Your faith has made you well.” Again Jesus said to the paralysed man, “ My son, your sins are forgiven.” Jesus wanted to prove to the people around Him that He had the authority on the earth to forgive sins” and then proves it by healing the paralysed man.
Jesus while teaching in one of the synagogues came across a woman who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her: “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.”When the woman with faith touched the hem of His garment Jesus said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”’ Jesus was asleep on a cushion in the storm and the disciples woke him and asked, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” Then Jesus woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. The Bible says, “For He spoke and it was done. He commanded, and it stood fast. “Thus we see that the word of God has power and authority. Let us embrace the everlasting truth that God’s Word is living and active, powerful and sharp. May we rejoice that God’s WORD is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts deeply into the soul and spirit, for our eternal good and for His greater glory. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Father, for the living, powerful Word of God. We pray that Your word would continue to convict, convert, comfort, and conform us into the image of the lovely Lord Jesus so that we become the person You want us to be. Root out all that is not of Christ and use us for the glory of God, that we may be a channel of blessing to all those around 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 Hosea 14:2, “Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.”
From the above context we see an appeal to the people of Israel, by prophet Hosea, calling for their repentance. The prophet not only bids them to return, but he also tells them what to speak to God. And we see the response of God, to the people of Israel saying, that if they obey the call of God, spoken through the voice of the Prophet Hosea, God will graciously forgive them. The People of Israel lived among the heathen people. They were surrounded by the Canaanites, the Philistines, Babylonians, and therefore they began to worship the strange Gods like the Balaam, called Baal and the Ashtoreth. Therefore the God of Israel, Yahweh was displeased with His chosen people. God states that He will withdraw from his people until they admit their guilt and return to Him. Hence Hosea, advises them saying, “Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity. And receive the good: and we will render the praises of our lips.”
By offering their praises and worship they will show that they have put away from them all that displeases God. They decided to forsake all other strange Gods and return to Yahweh, the God of Israel. And also they decided not to consider the work of their hands as their Gods. They will no longer seek the help of other nations like Assyria or the Philistine or the Canaanite or worship their Gods anymore.
To those of you reading this message I would like to tell you that Idol worship also indicates your desire for something more than God Himself. Many worship the creations of God rather than worshipping the true and living God. Some may desire to make a better life by acquiring wealth through bribe or through wrong means of income. They grab others land property by issuing wrong documents. Others may be interested in soaring high in status, through wrong means. Craving for something by hook or by crook is idol worship. God wants such people to repent of their sins and return to God.
If you desire to return back to this living God then His wrath against you will be turned away. He will heal you of your disease. He will rejuvenate your lives. May be until yesterday you had been a failure. But from today you will witness a great change in the development of your lives. You will receive a promotion in your work spot. Your long pending court case will come to an end in favour of you. Your children, who were waiting to be settled all these years, will soon settle in life. God will expand the borders of your territory in your business, in your financial status, when you make a decision to return to God with all your heart. Will you surrender your life to Jesus? Will you obey His commandments and walk in His ways and give up all the idols of this world? Then you shall be blessed. The Blessings are on the head of the righteous. The Blessings of the Lord makes one rich and He adds no sorrow to it. May the Lord help you to make the right choice. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We praise You Heavenly Father, for giving us an opportunity to repent of our sins and return to You Oh! Lord. Help us to give up all our idols that we most desire and serve you with our whole Heart. May the Blessings of God be upon us.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
