I greet and bless everyone in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of Psalms 90:14,15 “ Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.”
From the above context we understand that the above passage is all about the sufferings of the people of Israel and how Moses feels that God should gladden the people according to the days, of their affliction during their journey through the wilderness. The Psalmist considers that the recognition of human finitude and fallibility is not really the cause for despair, and hopelessness but rather an occasion for prayer. And in humble, honest, faithful prayer, the psalmist arrives at the good news that the hope of the world is grounded in God’s “compassion” and “steadfast love.”
This psalm is more like a prayer, of Moses for the people of Israel. For it is called a prayer. It is supposed that this psalm was written when the sentence was passed upon Israel in the wilderness for their unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion, and that none of them that were, then of age should enter Canaan. Probably Moses penned this prayer to be used daily, either by the people in their tents, or, at least, by the priests in the tabernacle-service, during their tedious fatigue in the wilderness.
When Moses considered the frail nature of humanity and the righteous judgment of God, it made him to ask God for the wisdom to understand the shortness of life. So he says, “ Lord teach us to number our days. to consider the shortness and miseries of this life, and the certainty and speediness of death, and the causes and consequences thereof ’’ So he cries to the Lord, “ O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Lord satisfy us, early and do that quickly for we are unable to bear the affliction that we go through. Lord Show us your mercy.”
Moses cries out to God with utmost faith that God would satisfy their longings. He says, “Satisfy us early with” with your divine “mercy;” for Your mercies, are everlasting mercies. For there was no peace there was no safety, there was restlessness all over. So he offered a prayer and this prayer, was a prayer of manifestation. He wanted to know if all that happened to the people were from the hand of God. He says, “I care not what it will be, I had rather have God’s vinegar, than man’s oil, God’s wormwood, than man’s manna, God’s justice, than any man’s mercy; for he took everything that came, by the right hand, of God. Even afflictions are welcome when we see them to be from God. Moses would choose, the way that this prayer entreats, be only merciful, “Satisfy us early with thy mercy.” He wanted God to show mercy to the disheartened people.
Life is always full of challenges. Just when we think that everything is going smoothly and according to God’s plan, we are faced with a challenge, something that causes us to feel inadequate once again, something that causes us to seek God’s direction and strength. It didn’t take very long for God to give Moses and the children of Israel some challenges that would stretch their faith and patience. Yes, similarly you too must be facing certain challenges in your life. You might have lost your job during the Lockdown period and now though it has been unlocked yet because of joblessness and financial crisis, you would have borrowed money to manage your expenditure or to pay your children’s fees, from your own relative but now you are unable to pay back. As a result you feel ashamed, to face them. You are filled with shame and remorse, over the consecutive happenings. Are you grumbling and complaining like the Israelites, or do you wait upon God to stretch forth His compassionate hand to help you in this critical situation. Cry out to God like Moses, who cried for the people of Israel. Go to Him with your problems and allow Him to minister to you as Jehovah- Jireh, God who provides. For the LORD your God, is the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we see the sufferings of Israel in the wilderness. We also see that Moses cried to the Lord on their behalf for mercy. Help us to cry unto the Lord when we are afflicted. Teach us to know that God allows such trials to expand and strengthen our faith in Him. Lord be good to us and show Your tender mercies that we may regain stability in our journey in the wilderness.
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 8:3-11,
“Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say? ”This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
So when they continued asking Him, He] raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
From the above context we understand that Jesus had driven off every single one of the men who called for her death. Jesus does not tell the woman, “you did nothing wrong.” He does not say, “Don’t worry about what you did.” Instead, Jesus simply states that He does not condemn her. Jesus showed this woman spectacular grace, while still holding firm in calling her adultery what it was: a moral failure which should not be repeated. Thus we see that neither Jesus rebuked her for her sinful act, neither did he punish her. Instead He gave her another opportunity for her to live a better life in the future.
This incident serves as a useful example for us. The adulterous woman was morally and legally guilty while Jesus remains perfect. No one on earth had greater justification to kill her, for her sin than Jesus did in that moment. And yet, Jesus chose not to kill her. Thus we see that Our God is a God of compassion. He cares for us. He is mindful of us. He always prefers that we live an exemplary life. God says, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things, and be in health just as your soul prospers.” He tells us that we will prosper if our soul prospers, that is to be in tune with God, walk spiritually and not be worldly. When we have a close relationship with God then we will surely prosper. We shall be like the tree planted by the rivers of water. That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf shall not wither and whatever he doeth shall prosper. A life of prosperity.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for being gracious to the woman who had committed sin. You did not kill her according to the law of Moses. But you forgave her. We remain grateful to You for giving her another opportunity to live a better life in the future. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to lead a life pleasing to You. We praise Your glorious name O Lord.
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 8:3-11,
“Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say? ”This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
So when they continued asking Him, He] raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
From the above context we understand that Jesus had driven off every single one of the men who called for her death. Jesus does not tell the woman, “you did nothing wrong.” He does not say, “Don’t worry about what you did.” Instead, Jesus simply states that He does not condemn her. Jesus showed this woman spectacular grace, while still holding firm in calling her adultery what it was: a moral failure which should not be repeated. Thus we see that neither Jesus rebuked her for her sinful act, neither did he punish her. Instead He gave her another opportunity for her to live a better life in the future.
This incident serves as a useful example for us. The adulterous woman was morally and legally guilty while Jesus remains perfect. No one on earth had greater justification to kill her, for her sin than Jesus did in that moment. And yet, Jesus chose not to kill her. Thus we see that Our God is a God of compassion. He cares for us. He is mindful of us. He always prefers that we live an exemplary life. God says, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things, and be in health just as your soul prospers.” He tells us that we will prosper if our soul prospers, that is to be in tune with God, walk spiritually and not be worldly. When we have a close relationship with God then we will surely prosper. We shall be like the tree planted by the rivers of water. That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf shall not wither and whatever he doeth shall prosper. A life of prosperity.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for being gracious to the woman who had committed sin. You did not kill her according to the law of Moses. But you forgave her. We remain grateful to You for giving her another opportunity to live a better life in the future. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to lead a life pleasing to You. We praise Your glorious name O Lord.
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 48:17 ““The holy God of Israel, the LORD who saves you, says: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.”
From the above context we understand that our God teaches us to be wealthy. He teaches us how to make profit in all walks of life. May be in your business, to work brilliantly at your work spot, and excel in your education, progress in any profession. He also leads you by the way you should go. In the Bible God says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will guide you with My eye.”What more do you want? If you make such a God as your portion then you can obtain whatever you expect from him. 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. He operates in you through the Holy Spirit. Un seen God present within you is a comforter, Jesus sent after his resurrection.
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, who rescued His people from enslavement in Egypt, is the same Almighty God who graciously redeemed us from the slavery of sin, the moment we believed in Him. “Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, ‘I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. He is the One who promised to teach the people of Israel those things that would benefit them, in their daily life. And He is the same Lord Who has promised to guide us into the way of truth, direct us through deep valleys of darkness and uphold us with His righteous right hand, as we climb the hills of difficulty that crop up in our earthly way.
The same Spirit of God who led the people of Israel through the desert, and rained down manna from heaven and opened the river Jordan so that they could enter the promised land, is the same Holy Spirit Who teaches and trains us in the way we should go. He guards and guides us during our sojourn on earth. The Holy Spirit who guided the children of Israel through the desert is the same Spirit of God Who guides us along the path that is best for each one of us as we tread along the journey even if it is sometimes uncomfortable or difficult. The Spirit-filled words of Isaiah were an encouragement to the people of Israel, who were suffering affliction during their journey to the Promised Land. And it is the same Holy Spirit that speaks to us and gently leads us through the peaks and pitfalls of this worldly system.
God convicts us of our sin and saves and sanctifies our souls, guiding us along the path of duty, and instructing us on the highway of righteousness, and bearing us up on eagle’s wings through times of exhaustion. He is the One Who protects us in the way of affliction, He guides us into all truth, by speaking to us through the word of God, and He is the One that unveils the gracious character of God, teaching us to live a life that’s pleasing to Him. It Is the Holy Spirit, who points us to Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, ‘I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.'”
You might have lost your house or your job, or all that you consider as wealth during this period of lockdown. Many would have lost your dear ones and still grieve over their demise. They were all the wealth you possessed. Now you seem to be left alone. But you have not lost the one who grants all the wealth. If God is with you then you are blessed. In case God is not with you then your conscience would be spoilt, and your days would have come to an end. But when you have begun to search for God, it is an indication that God is within you. He is your wealth and He is your portion, as long as you have not lost Him. And since he is within you, it is possible for you to get all that you desire in life. The Bible says, You shall remember the Lord, your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Father, that You are our Guide and Defender, our Rock and our Stay. Thank You, because You remain the same even today as You were when You led the children of Israel through their times of difficulties and oppression. Give us a teachable spirit, listening ears, and an attentive heart so that we may learn all that Your Holy Spirit desires to teach us. And continue to guide us in the way that is best for us.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, 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 66:13, “As One whom his mother comforts so I will comfort you, and You shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
“My Dear Brothers and Sisters from the above context we know that Pastors and Ministers are instruments of God and are of great comfort to those who are grief stricken. Yet God is the sole efficient cause of comfort to mankind. Since He is an immense and infinite Being possessed of all perfections and yet revives the spirit of the humble and contrite; as He is the Maker of heaven and Earth and all things and those whom He comforts are, ordinary dust and ashes, moreover, He is just and righteous. Though people are ungodly and guilty of backsliding and sometimes revolting against God Himself. Yet He comforts them as He has loved them with an everlasting love, and has given His only begotten son, for them and quickens them though they remain dead in sin.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, we read that just as a Father pities his children So the Lord pities those that fear Him. Today God says, I will comfort you just as your mother comforts you. In the worldly sense, there is no other greater character who can comfort us more than a mother. Because a mother carries her child within her womb for ten long months and also suffers from pain while begetting her child. During her pregnancy she cannot sleep peacefully. She suffers from vomiting and she is not even able to eat what she desires during the time of her pregnancy. She cannot run about and do her work as she likes. Sometimes she struggles to breathe. Some suffer from giddiness. She patiently goes through all these issues before she delivers her baby. She is cautious about her baby in the womb and takes great care till she brings forth her baby.
My Dear brothers and Sisters, Passing all these hurdles she sacrifices almost ten months to give birth to her child. Similarly after the baby is born she is not able to bear any problem that her child undergoes. Sometimes the baby might fall down from the bed or cradle she immediately runs to pickup her child, carries in her arms and hugs and kisses the fallen child. That is the love and comfort a mother shares. There is much more one could mention about a mother. In the same manner our God takes great care of us and comforts us throughout our lifetime. Our God is the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our troubles. He says, “ Look I shall not leave you as orphans. I will come to you.”David says, Lord when I was troubled within my heart, Your consolation brought me great joy. God further consoles us by saying, “I even I am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid, of a man who will die? And the son of man who will be made like grass?
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, What more do you need when you have a God on your side. I know many who read this message are going through various troubles, in your life. Apostle Paul encourages us by saying If God is on our side then who can be against us? This is the assurance you need to have as a Child of God. Remember in this world you will have tribulation, but take heart God has overcome the world. May the Lord comfort you. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for revealing to us the greatness of a Mother. And that You comfort us as a Mother comforts her child. We praise You Lord for comforting us at times of troubles. Give us the strength to overcome our grief and sorrow by holding on to You. Help many to be good mothers to their children. Grant them the grace to grow their children in the fear of God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
