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 Colossians 3:23,24, “ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
From the above context we learn that whatever we do we should do sincerely and not be careless with our work. We should work, not to please men but God for He watches all our work. For the Lord is in Heaven and does what He pleases. He is a God who gives you wealth. Such a God has become your inheritance, since you have made Him the master of your life. Many tell me that they have lost everything in their life. They would request me to pray. I would pray and tell them that they have lost everything, but they have not lost the God who gives all things. Don’t lose God at any point of time. Hold on to Him for He will be your shield and shelter.
The God of wonders is within you. And so you have a great wealth that you could not afford to lose it. He is Jesus Christ. You might have lost your house or your job, or all that you consider as wealth. But you have not lost the one who grants all these to you. That is why you are reading this message with great enthusiasm to know what God has in store for you. In case God is not with you then your conscience would be spoilt, and your days would have come to an end. But you have the desire to search for God, that itself is an indication that God is within you. He is your wealth He is the portion of your life and as long as you have not lost Him, He will sustain you, keep you and protect you. Since He is within you it is possible for you to get back all that you have lost in life.
Today, God is saying, I will give you all that you have lost in your life. The Bible says, “ For the son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. ”So in case you have lost everything in your life God is able to give you back all that you had lost in life. God has a plan for your life. No one can separate you from God. Therefore do not separate yourself from God just because you have lost everything in your life. Apostle Paul says, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Therefore throw away all that separates you from the love of God and hold on to God and never let go of God from your heart. We need to be careful and alert not to lose Him, as He is the most important wealth of your life. Some might say, “This person is the inheritance of my life.” He might have been someone who brought you to this great status in life. So you think and consider him to be ( may be your friend, well wisher or relative ) great in life.
Today God is telling one thing very clearly to you. If God did not permit, then even your children could not have helped you. No one could have helped you. If you say this person or that person has been the cause for you to do well in life or grow to a higher level in life then you need to remember that God has allowed that person to help you or be gracious to you or show favour to you. It is good to honour such a person and be grateful to him but above all you should honour God who has been the instrument behind all this, and had introduced that person in your life and through that person God has blessed you.
Since God has been the portion or wealth of your life, God in order to promote you has brought such a person in your life. Jesus has shown favour to you through some person to raise your status in life. This is God’s favour. So you need to give God the first, and the best place in your life, for it is only because of God you have received favour from any person in your life. The favour shown to you by someone is from God himself. So you have to glorify God for showing favour in the sight of God and men. If you work hard and be sincere in all that you do then you will receive a portion of blessing from the Lord as a reward. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for showing favour and kindness through someone in our life. Help us to be grateful to you all the days of our life. Never to be separated from You. Teach us to walk with wisdom and prudence. May we glorify God for His merciful kindness shown to us through others.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dear Beloved , I greet and bless each and every one of you, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Creator and Maker and ever unforgettable God. The Blessed word that God has given for you today is from the Book of James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. And comes down from the Father of Lights, with whom there is no variation, or shadow of turning.”
From the above words we learn that every gift which we receive is from God, who shows no partiality. You are blessed with many good gifts every day of your life, which you may not realize. The Bible says. God loads us daily with many benefits. God blesses His children with several gifts. Almost every day we experience the blessings of God, in one way or the other. Count your many Blessings and see what God has done for you. He has blessed you with good family, Father, Mother, Brothers and Sisters. Isn’t it a great Blessing ? Many in this world have no parents. They have no one to take care of them. They take refuge in the orphanage homes. Likewise many couples, have no children to love them. So you need to be grateful to God for having blessed you with good family. God has blessed you with good education, good job, good spouse, good children , wealth and above all good health. Unless God blesses you, You cannot be blessed.
The word gift denotes the act of giving. The emphasis is on the giver. God who gives gifts is the author of every good gift. Whatever is good is from God. Whether of nature, providence or grace, or any spiritual blessings, is from God. Every such gift that comes from God, is the best gift, and is perfect. Such gifts are Salvation, Righteousness, Forgiveness Of sin, and Eternal life.
Have you received the gift of forgiveness of all your wrong deeds. If not you please ask God to forgive your sins. The Bible says, If your sins are as dark as scarlet God will make them white as snow. Cleansing of our sin is also considered as a gift from God. The sun, the moon, and the stars, are all considered as gifts of God. The air we breathe and the water that we drink are gifts of God. And God being the Father of lights, there is no darkness in Him. He is the fountain of Lights. The Bible says, that all those who looked at the face of God became radiant. Similarly those who are struggling in the darkness are brought to light through our Lord Jesus Christ. Privately given gifts pacify wrath, and payments made secretly appease great anger. So however it may be, gifts play an important role in the life of a person. But one must remember that every gift and perfect gift comes down from the Father of Lights. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for all the gifts you bestow upon us, each day of our life. Help us to be careful and grateful for all the gifts you provide. Teach us to realize that every gift is not because of our own effort but they come from God the Father of Lights. Help us to understand the value of all the gifts and make use of it in the best possible way.
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 John 2:10 , And he said to him, Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then that which is inferior, but you have kept the good wine till now.
From the above context we understand that the guests at the wedding of Cana expressed their gratitude to the owner of the house saying that it was surprising to notice that he had kept the good wine till the end of the wedding party that no one returned without tasting the wine. We know that there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus his mother and his disciples were invited to the wedding banquet. And when the owner of the house ran out of wine the mother of Jesus said to Him, “ They have no wine.” When the appointed time came, Jesus said to his disciples, fill the six water pots of stone, with water. “And they filled the water pots with water. And they filled the water pots up to the brim. And He said to them, Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast and they took it to him. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from. Then he called the bridegroom and said to him the above statement. John 2:10, “And he said to him, Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then that which is inferior, but you have kept the good wine till now.”
This was the first miracle that God performed during His ministry. The Lord Jesus Christ obeyed His mother when she cautioned him saying that the wine was running out at the wedding of Cana. He not only obeyed his mother but also he waited for the appointed time to perform the miracle. When the time came the Lord Jesus changed the ordinary water into tasty wine. Serving wine at the wedding was considered as a prestigious custom in those days, for the Jewish people served tasty wine during the wedding occasion. And if they failed to serve the wine it was a great humiliation to the master’s house. Hence by performing this miracle God prevented the master of the house from being put to shame. God changed his shame to praise.
The Bible says, I will appoint them for praise and fame, where they were put to shame. I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth. God wants you to be blessed. He says, I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. God does not want his children to be put to shame in any way. He wants to give you beauty for ashes. Yes, God cares for you. Today God is serving you HIS WORD as the tasty wine that you might drink of it and be blessed. Because He sends His word and heals you. He opens His hand and satisfies every longing soul.
Look to Jesus who is the author and finisher of your faith. He will solve your problem right now. He will wipe away your tears. He will change your sorrow into joy. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for revealing to us the importance of family life, by performing your first miracle at the wedding of Cana. Thank you Lord for changing our shame into praise. For answering our prayers and, blessing us with your powerful word. Teach us to increase our faith and believe that you are a God of Miracles. Help our family to grow like the vine tree.
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 Job 14:14, “If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service. I will wait for my renewal to come.”
From the above context we come to understand, that Job speaks to God, He stopped speaking to his friends as it did not serve any purpose. He pleads with God for his mercies. He says, man’s life is short and sorrowful. He thought that God was too strict and severe with him because during his early days, Job lived a glorious life. But a day came when he lost all that he had. His children, his cattle, his wealth and he had boils all over his body. Even his friends doubted his righteousness. They thought that he might have committed some serious sin in his life to suffer such affliction. Even his wife asked him to curse God and die. But Job says, “I will wait till my change comes.”
All Job’s expressions here show his belief in the great doctrine of the resurrection. Since his friends proved miserable he consoles himself with the expectation of a change. He says, “All the days, of my appointed time, I will endure with patience.” How the change will be, he does not know. But he thinks that it might be relief from his sufferings, or it might be happiness in some future state. He was certain that life was to be passed over and that man could not go over his youth or his age again. Job says that he would wait for the day of his renewal will come. Job knew there will be an end to all the days of hardship and affliction. But he was prepared to wait for a change to come in his life. God is able to change your bad time into good time as He did it for Job. Because he waited with patience for that spectacular day, God blessed Him.
All the blessings that you enjoy today are given by God. He gives and takes away. And what He takes away He is able to give it back to you. The Lord will give you back all the blessings that you have lost in your life, your job, your house, all your wealth, happiness, and peace in your family life. God will give you double portion of blessings. The Bible says, the Lord restored Job’s losses, and the Lord gave twice as much as he had before. He will bless you with the same measure if you wait on the Lord patiently for a change until it comes.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for encouraging us with your word. That if we wait patiently on you, You will give us back all that we have lost in life. Help us never to sin or charge God with wrong. Teach us to seek God during bad times. And commit our ways to God.
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 Exodus 15: 23, 25, “Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet.’’
The Waters of Marah were bitter. The people of Israel could not drink the water. They had been without water for three days. Since the waters were bitter it was called Marah. Moses led the people of Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the wilderness of Shur. To survive in the desert is not an easy or comfortable journey especially when there is limited or no supply of water. It’s a deadly place to be in when one has to live away from the land. Therefore we see that God led His people from the waters of Marah to waters of Refreshing. God has already planned His provision for your trials. This experience will encourage if you are going through a season of dryness or a bitter experience. From bitterness God leads His people to the wells of Elim. When they came to Elim, there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees. So they camped there by the waters. Both cattle and people drank water to the full.
Moses had a painful experience while leading the people of Israel through the wilderness before they could reach Canaan, the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. At Marah people could not drink the water as they were bitter. Hence they murmured against Moses. So he cried out to God, for help. And the Lord showed him a tree. Moses threw it into the water and the water immediately turned sweet. Whenever the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, God would appear before them and relieve them in their distress. Moses knew the power of God and trusted in His faithfulness.
You too must have experienced such bitterness in your life and must have been saddened at heart. You might have selected a good college for your children but they would have gone through a miserable time in the college. May be you would have secured a good job for your son with much recommendation, but it turned out to be a great disappointment. It may be that you would have selected a good proposal for your daughter, but for various reasons, the marriage of your daughter turned out to be a bitterful experience. Therefore you are very dejected in life. Please look up to God He will come down and solve all your problems and relieve you of your distress. For God’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save, Nor his ear heavy that He cannot hear. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for changing the bitter water into sweet water for the children of Israel. You are mindful of Your children. We praise you God for Your faithfulness and power. Bless your children who have been dejected in their life. May their future be brightened. Help them Lord to seek You as the Lord of their life. Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
