My 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 Proverbs 13:23, “ Much Food Is In the Fallow Ground Of The Poor. And For Lack Of Justice there is waste.”
From the above words we learn that hard work brings profit, but it can be lost by foolish decisions. The poor may labour hard at farming, with much increase from their Creator. Their focused labour on a small plot of land bears good reward for their table. But other poor men, because of their foolishness, may squander greater gain by following foolish schemes that take it away. Tillage is the tilling and cultivating of ground for raising crops. Farming was the first and basic profession in the world. Farming depends directly on God’s blessing; seeds are placed in the ground to wait for His increase. And God does give increase!
My dearly beloved, want of judgment is the lack of good sense. Some farmers listening to vain persons and their schemes get entangled in troubles. It is a lack of discretion and prudent management. It is the rejection of critical thinking and cautious pessimism. It is wishful thinking instead, trusting more in hopes and dreams than careful analysis. The farmers fall into debts and other financial deficit. Want of judgment is hasty decisions, poor choices, lack of foresight, and risky presumption. It believes everything it hears. It is the dream that there are shortcuts that can lead to wealth, though the wealthiest, man King Solomon, denies the idea.
This proverb deals with poor farmers. They have plenty of food, for they labour at a godly trade day after day, year after year. But there are other men who may not even have enough to eat. What happened? They gave away their increase by foolish decisions. The lesson here is the value of hard work and the importance of wise financial management. Hard work is an easy lesson. Diligent labour at a useful service will bring results, especially in a needed industry like farming.
Dearly beloved, how do you carry out your farming or your business? How do you work at your work spot? Are you skilful, smart and capable at work or do you feel lazy and lethargic with your work? If you are slow and incapable then how can you expect any profit? All you need is discretion, prudence, wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. And a man must have much of it, to avoid the vain ideas that will steal his productive labour and leave him financially poor. Only strong men, those with good judgment, retain riches. Many men want to be rich, so they are vulnerable to get-rich-quick schemes. If someone offers them “their own business,” they gladly pay the promoter and sign up. But later they will, know that they have done this without any profit, and they realize that they had lost much of their time rather they could have been tilling! The Bible says, “ He who tills His land will be satisfied.”And he who gathers by labour will increase.” May the Lord help you in your endeavour to strive and to achieve. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us that we need to work hard for our living. Help us to realize how important farming is and teach us to help the farmers who till the land, grow crops and satisfy the needs of the citizens. May the farmers have proper discretion, wisdom and understanding to execute their operation or mission successfully.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
Dearly Beloved, I greet and bless everyone in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of Psalms-33:9, ”He Spoke and it was done. He commanded and it stood fast.”
From the above context we learn that 2000 years ago while Jesus was preaching the Gospel along with His disciples, He spoke small words but performed great miracles. Even today when God speaks few words, to us through the Holy Spirit, then miracles that never happened all these years in your life, will suddenly begin to happen. Hallelujah! When God brings certain matters, in the midst of us, then He will also execute commandments for us to obey. May be all these days, nothing good had happened but from today the Lord is sanctioning, all your petitions, for you to be blessed.
If God speaks one small word through His mouth, great things will happen in your life as there is great power in His word. When we contemplate the true power of God’s words, we cannot doubt Him? But believe Him and His promises. We see that God spoke words and made our universe. God’s words will never pass away. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but God’s words will never pass away.” The Bible says, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of the Lord stands forever.”So we see that God’s words are so powerful. When God speaks a word over your life and you listen through your ears, then you need to understand that the Lord has come into your hearts, through His word. When the Lord comes inside of you then there can be no lacking in you. You shall lack nothing. All the blessings are in His Hands.
2000 years ago, there was a loyal centurion. He was a man of great influence and had power to extract work from his subordinates. He was a man of great authority. But in spite of all these qualities, he couldn’t heal his servant whom he loved much and cared for. His servant was seriously ill and was at the verge of death. He decided to approach Jesus for he believed that Jesus would surely heal his servant. Firstly he consults with the headmen of Jesus, if they could bring Jesus to his house. So they reported the matter to Jesus. They also informed Him that he had built a church for them. On hearing all about the centurion, Jesus followed his disciples to the centurion’s house.
Then the Centurion thought that he was not worthy to receive Jesus into his house or meet Him personally. He felt he was not eligible, to meet such a great person. So he sends word to Jesus through one of his servant that If Jesus spoke one word from the same place where He was, his servant would be healed. Hearing this Jesus said, “I have not seen such faith even in Israel.”How much faith do you have in Jesus ? If Jesus spoke one word over your life, then all your problems will be solved. Your sickness will disappear. Your debts will be cleared. You shall be blessed with a child. You will get a good government Job. Your children will get settled. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us through this message that we need to have faith in God. And to believe His word which is powerful. For the Lord spoke and it was done. He commanded and it stood fast. Help us to realize the value of God’s word and cherish it for our benefit.
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 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.
