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 55:11, “ So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. ”
From the above context we come to understand that through this verse God speaks lovingly and truthfully to His people. He desires that you come to Him and be restored back into His grace and favour. The Lord offers all those who are weary, heavy- laden, hungry and in need of refreshment to come to Him and taste of His gracious provision. He calls you to come freely to the great table of blessing, He has prepared for you. If only you would listen to His voice and listen to His Word, you would have all that you need for life and godliness. The Lord is ready and willing to save you from your sins. He is slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. But you must listen to His voice, hear His word, partake of what is good, and delight your soul in the abundance of His blessings.
Man’s perspective is so limited. Therefore, it would be unwise to ignore God’s instruction. It would be dangerous to disobey His Word of truth and His offer of blessings. It would be prideful of us to follow our own imperfect imaginations instead of relying on the wisdom of God. For God says, “My Word, which goes forth from My mouth, will not return to Me empty.” “My Word will not go out without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”The Bible says, All authority has been given unto Me both in heaven and on earth. “When God utters a WORD, miracles will happen. Halleluiah!
For with God nothing will be impossible. Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Jesus said to his disciples, “Our Friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”Now Bethany was near Jerusalem. Many women who saw Jesus stood crying and some were saying” Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept this man (Lazarus) from dying? Jesus came to the tomb, It was a cave and a stone was laid over the cave. Jesus took pity on the sisters, Mary and Martha, and with a loud voice Jesus Cried out “ Lazarus , come forth.”’ And Lazarus who was dead and buried and was in the tomb for four days, came out, bound hand and foot with grave clothes.” All the people including the Pharisees and the multitude marvelled at the resurrection of Lazarus. Jesus spoke words that had power and authority that raised Lazarus from the grave. Therefore If you believe you shall see the glory of God. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you for Your Word. Thank You that the Scriptures will not return to You void, but will accomplish all that You have determined. Thank You Lord for Your plan of salvation, and for the forgiveness of sin by trusting in Jesus. Stir up our faith and kindle afresh the gifts in us, knowing that the time is short. Renew our desire to share the Truth with all those who are lost in this world, and help us to bring them to faith in Christ.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
My dear Brother and sister in Christ, 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 Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. “
My Dear Brother and Sister, from the above context we understand that when you don’t get what you desire then your heart becomes sick. But when you get what you long for then your heart is filled with joy unspeakable. You desire something very much. You want it so much. Because Others have it. Why can’t you have ? You aren’t asking for much, are you? You just want what so many other people have. They take it for granted! You don’t! You treasure it! It is priceless! It is precious to you! But, you are unable to get it. No matter how much you pray for it, you can’t have it. No matter how much you work for it, you can’t achieve it. No matter how much you value it, you can’t take it home and make it be yours.
My Dear Brother and Sister, When you don’t get what you desire, It makes your heart sick! I mean sick. Discouraged, Despair. Absence of any joy. Nothing gives you pleasure. Nothing gives you joy. A friend of yours may try to pacify you by trying to get your mind free from your pain. So you can put a smile on your face only as long as they sustain the effort. As soon as they depart, the gloom appears quickly back in to your soul, and causes pain because you are unable to get what you really desire. Some call it depression. Others call it grief. Still others may call it envy, the green-eyed monster. Whatever it is called, it is your experience now. We understand your feeling.
My Dear Brother and Sister, The first part of this verse is more sensible to us. Hope deferred does make the heart sick. But the second part is hard to imagine. So what must you do? You Should keep on longing and maybe someday it will be fulfilled? We need to understand that God sees things differently than we do. He teaches. He guides. He even lovingly disciplines. The thing we are hoping for, just might not be what is good for us. So he delays in giving us what we desire. God knows what is best for you. He has something better for you. Something better than what you really hope for.
My Dear Brother and Sister, what are you longing for? Are you so dejected that nothing good, is happening in your life. Have you been waiting very long for something to happen? Are you looking out for a good job, a suitable lifepartner, or do you wish to construct a house? And you are unable to get the loan from the bank? What is your desire? Do you want to settle your son or daughter? And you are not able to find suitable partner. Has someone fallen ill and in a serious condition, What is your problem? God knows what you are longing for. He will hear your cry and help you to get what you need provided you desire to seek God and keep His commandments. God says,” I am the God of all creation. I can give you everything you need. Whatever you desire in the core of your being, I can deliver it better than anything or anyone else. But I want you to long for Me I want you to desire Me. More than anything else. If you long for Me (JESUS), your desire will be fulfilled! If you think of anything else that you want, you desire will fade away, and will become pale in comparison to what I will deliver you.” May the Lord help you, long for Jesus that your desire might be fulfilled. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for teaching us, to long after Jesus, so that we might receive what we desire in our life. Help us to seek God and obey His commandments. To please God at all times. Never to get disappointed when we don’t receive what we need. But to realize that it is not God’s will for us to get that particular thing. Rather teach us to wait patiently for His time to receive what we desire. And when the thing that we desire comes, it will be like a tree of life.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
Dearly Beloved in Christ, 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 Matthew 4:19 says, “Then He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
From the above context we come to understand, that Jesus’ spoke these words to Peter, for John and James as well, who were present and also obeyed His word. These men were commercial fishermen, and they were wonder struck by the miracle done by Jesus. They obeyed His word and threw their net into the sea, as directed by Jesus. Because the previous night they had been fishing the whole night and could not find a single fish. Though it was the middle of the day and in deep waters, the catch was miraculously large, and the fishermen marvelled at the great number of fish.
Jesus looking at them said unto them “ All these days, you were catching fish in the sea, but if you follow Me you shall become fishers of men.” By the grace of God, they laid down their nets and followed Jesus . The fisher men immediately believed that there was an unknown power in Jesus. So casting off their old nets and leaving behind their home they quietly followed Jesus. Today Jesus is calling you in the same manner. Many hesitate to believe Jesus. They wonder ,“What will it benefit if I follow Jesus.” Some, even today are looking for a sign or wonder in their lives to believe in Jesus. Still, others live through experiences that drive them to the Saviour who, is gracious and compassionate to save, those who follow him. No matter how one comes to see Christ as Lord and Saviour, the invitation must be accepted. Christ was always moving forward, and his invitation was always to follow Him on His way. So today, if you will accept the invitation, and “follow Jesus, then you will become fishers of men.
Today God is calling you to follow Him. Are you willing to give up the things of this world that is so enticing, for the fulfilment of God’s plan in your life. If you submit yourself in the mighty hands of God then He will exalt you in due season to a higher and purposeful life. The Bible says, “ The Lord is not slack concerning, His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to the saving knowledge of God. ”During those days, they caught fish with nets especially during nights. They used a very powerful and effective method “Light” to catch fish. Fishes were attracted to the light. God wants you to be a light. The Bible says, “ Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven.”For you are the Light of the world.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for telling us that we need to follow You in our life. Give us the knowledge and wisdom to humble ourselves and submit to You, like these fishermen. May we be acceptable in your sight to accomplish your task that You have designed for us. Make us fruitful in our lives for the glory of God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My dearly beloved in Christ, 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 13:34 “ A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.”
From the above context we learn that we should love one another as God has loved us. Christian love for one another is the outward manifestation of the invisible God in our world today. The life that rests, remains and abides in Christ is the one that demonstrates godly love for one another. As God abides in us and His love is perfected in us, we become a channel of His love to each other. God manifests Himself to the world today through the love we have for one another – but this is only possible if we love Him in truth and Spirit. May we become channels of blessing that we may pour out the love of God on others.
We see how God intervenes in the life of Esau and helps him to show love to his brother Jacob. Since Jacob had taken all the blessings from Isaac his father Esau was angry with him and wanted to kill him. But after many years Jacob was returning with all his wives children, cattle and goods to Canaan to see his father Isaac. On hearing the news of his return Esau his eldest brother comes with four hundred men to meet him. Jacob and Esau’s eventual meeting was according to God’s commandment. God wanted to bring about unity between the two brothers Esau and Jacob. So He urged Jacob to return to his home land, to his father’s place. So Jacob having become a wealthy person decided to return to his father’s place, along with his wives, children and cattle. He was on the other side of Jordan. He came to Haran with a staff, but now God had blessed him with two companies. He was a wealthy man of God. He was afraid to meet his brother Esau, who was beyond Jordan with four hundred men. If he crossed Jordan and went to meet his brother he knew that trouble awaited him. There was a breach between him and his brother. Their enmity lasted for years. Because Jacob had cheated his elder brother twice. Once he had taken away Esau’s birth right cunningly and later he had grabbed all the blessings of Esau from his father Isaac. Therefore he was afraid of meeting his brother.
Jacob had stayed with his uncle Laban for twenty long years. Now he was on his way to Canaan, his hometown. He was very scared to meet his brother Esau, who came with four hundred men. Now Jacob was prepared to lose anything in order to renew his relationship with his brother. So he divided the flocks and herds and camels into two companies. He prayed to the Lord to deliver him from the hands of his brother. For he was afraid that he would attack him and his family. He put the maid’s servants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last. Then Jacob crossed over before them and bowed himself seven times and he came near his brother. But Esau ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. God expects that His children love one another and dwell in unity and harmony. To such people God would command his blessing, even life for evermore.
Thus God reunited the brothers. Jacob said to Easu, “If I have found favour in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God”. It was a moment of great rejoicing..This is what God expects of His children. Relationship is so important in one’s life. You cannot afford to lose relationship for it causes deep pain. The Bible says, “A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city.” Therefore remove all bitterness from your heart. In case there is some misunderstanding between you and your siblings then take immediate steps to reunite with them. When you renew your relationship with your siblings and dwell in unity then God will bless you abundantly from heaven.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us through this message, to love one another as God loves us. Heavenly Father, make us a channel of Your love and blessing to others, and may we rest, remain and abide in You so that Your love may be perfected in us. Lord take away the spirit of separation from our children. Help us to live in oneness of mind and unity. May we renew our relationship with others. Help us to be humble and submissive to each other.
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 29:11 hua,”For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “they are plans for your welfare and good, and not for disaster. They are plans to give you a future and a hope. ”The above verse assures that God will shower us with only success and blessings in life, but it is reassuring that God has a purpose for our suffering. The real context of this reference is part of God’s word to His people and a revelation of how to live in Him for Him and for His glory.
There are many people facing difficult situations today and such people can take comfort in the above verse, knowing that it is not a promise to immediately rescue you from hardship or suffering, but rather a promise that God has a plan for our lives and regardless of our current situation, He can work through it to prosper us and give us a hope. Prophet Jeremiah warned Israel to stop their idol worship, in which they trusted. But God who is loving and gracious, long-suffering and faithful, used His rod of chastening, to correct His people and thus draw them close to Him. And so Jeremiah wrote a message of comfort to the Jews who had been exiled to Babylon. He promised that God’s future plans for His people were rooted in His never-failing faithfulness towards them. He gave them a promise of future peace and wonderful hope.
God was mindful of their restoration from Egypt the land of bondage. His thoughts were concerning the peace and prosperity of the Jews in Babylon and not to hurt them. Even their captivity in Babylon was for their own good. Whatever evil befalls them God means it for good. He cannot think it otherwise concerning His children. Since he has designed so much good for them. He wants to bestow much good upon them. He wants to give them an expected end. He is the Alpha, and Omega. The beginning and the end. God wants to give you also a better end of all your problems and sufferings.
Today God wants to comfort you who are reading this message with the same assurance that prophet Jeremiah was relating the words of God to the captive Israelites in Babylon. He was trying to correct some of the false prophets who were promising the people that God would soon free them. The Israelites were captives in Babylon, for nearly seventy years. You too might be in some kind of captivity or bondage. May be incurable disease, huge debts, court cases, family dispute and children’s disobedience leads you to mental stress. You may be crying over any such issues. To such people God comforts them by saying, “I know the plans, I have for you —plans for your welfare and not for your disaster. Though your current situation seems to be rather hurtful, yet the end will be successful. The plans God has prepared for you, is designed to prosper you and bring you peace and comfort, safety and success. God promises that if you are patient and submit to His words, then you would thrive as a nation, and the city would prosper. The Lord desires the best for His children even though you may stray far from Him. His plan for you is to give a future and a hope. You have an assurance that whatever you may have to face today, God’s thoughts toward you are only good continually “for I know the plans that I have for you”, declares the LORD. “They are plans for peace and not disaster – plans to give you a future, filled with hope”. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Lord, for the good plans You have proposed for us and for our children. Enlarge our vision about You and enable us to trust Your word of truth through all the circumstances of our life, knowing that Your thoughts towards us are only good continually. Thank You, Father, that all things work together for good, for those that love You and are fitting into Your plans and purposes. Continue to protect us .
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
