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 Acts: 17:27, “God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us”.
Apostle Paul’s main purpose in preaching was to command all men everywhere to repent of their sins and engage them to seek to know the true God , who has done all this for them, and to fear and serve him, and to glorify his name: Once if they realize the true God then they might be happy to feel for him, and find him; visible in the works of creation and providence, so to find God, as to know that there is one God, who has made all things; and so as to be convinced of the vanity and falsehood of all other gods.
Paul wants to reveal to all his hearers the weakness of false worshipers, yet, at the same time, he strongly intimates, how dim and obscure the light of nature is; since those, who have no knowledge of the true God are like persons in the dark who lack knowledge of the True God. Though he is not far from every one of us; but is found everywhere; and by his power, and by his goodness he is continually communicating the blessings of providence to them/ us.
I wish to indicate the importance of seeking God through the life experience of King David himself. David was once rejected and despised by his own father and brothers. He was tending his father’s sheep as a poor shepherd boy. But he feared God; he sought God even as a shepherd and therefore he was able to kill once a lion and later a wild bear which came to kill his sheep. God was with him, so he had an unknown strength. He killed the Giant Goliath a Philistine, who came against the Israelites. Therefore he rose to that of a king in Israel. He ruled Israel for 40 years. As a result, King David admonishes his son Solomon regarding his reverence to God. David looks at Solomon his son and says, “Solomon My dear son, If you seek God He will be with you. I am saying this, through my experience. That If I have risen up so high in life, from a very low position ,from being a poor shepherd boy to that of a king it is because I sought after God and made Him my portion and wealth of my life.” He tells, Solomon that he made God his portion and inheritance of his life therefore God has lifted him from a lower level to the position of a king. David had made God his wealth and cup of blessing in his life. Therefore he requests Solomon also to make God his portion and Inheritance of his life. He says to Solomon, “ if you seek him you will find him. If you leave him, He will leave you and that will be the end of your life.” This is what King David told his son Solomon.
If you give the first place to God then He will give you the first place in life. If any man, woman, or children who give God an important part in their life, then surely God will make them stand before kings and high dignitaries. The Bible says, But if you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. God says,” I love them that love and those that seek me early shall find me.” Further He says, And you shall seek Me and find Me, when you shall search for Me with all your heart.” So I sincerely urge you to seek the Lord and be found by Him that you may enjoy the glory of God and all the blessings that the Lord had stored for you.. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day . Lord we thank you for telling us through Paul the necessity to seek God. May we really realize the importance of seeking God in our life. We know for sure that when we give God the priority in our life then He will lift us up in life, as He did in the life of David. Be with us, strengthen us and revive our hearts to behold the greatness of God and help us to be worshippers of true and living God.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dear Beloved Brothers and sisters in Christ,
I greet and Bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As I waited upon the Lord with tears, the blessed word that the Lord gave me to bless you this day is from the book of Isaiah 43:18-19 ‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.’
God is about to do mighty things in your life. Do not be worried of the petty issues you face in life. God wants to strengthen you this day. The Lord may take you through rough terrains and troubled waters so as to make you understand all difficulties a person may face in life. This is not to harm you, but to strengthen you in every aspect. The Lord wants to bring you out of all your difficulties and is going to do new things in your life today.
My beloved, new things have begun in your life right now. Rejoice in the Lord for he is going to do great and mighty things in your life. The Lord is going to place roads in the wilderness. My dear children, the Lord is going to open a brand new way in your deserted life today. A new way for your job, way for your income, way to close all debts, way for new things to happen in your life. The Lord is going to bring you out of all your problems today. Do not lose heart. Be of good cheer my child.
God Bless You!
Prayer:
Our Loving Heavenly Father, I thank you for this blessed day. I pray that You may bless Your beloved children with all the new blessings. In Jesus Name we Ask and Pray,
Amen.
Dearly Beloved, 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 Isaiah 45:23,” By myself, I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me, every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’
From the above context we see how the Lord, has sworn from His mouth and what has gone out of His mouth in righteousness shall not return back without fulfilling His purpose for what He had sent forth His word. And until He fulfils His promises He will never leave you or forsake you. For all His promises are yes and Amen in Christ. God gave Joseph a vision at the age of seventeen. Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. The dream was that they were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly Joseph’s sheaf rose and stood upright, while all their sheaves gathered around his sheave, and bowed down to it. “When Joseph shared his dream with his other brothers, they became jealous of him. They did not like their brother Joseph since, their father Jacob had given him a coat of many colours. Moreover Jacob showed special attention to Joseph as he was the son of his dear wife Rachel. Now that he had lost his mother, Jacob showed more love for Joseph than all other elder brothers.
When Joseph shared his dream to his brothers they made fun of him. They said, “You are a small boy, and we are all elder to you. How can we bow before you? And they further said, “ Only if you are alive, your dream will come true.” So they decided to kill him. Of all the sons, Joseph was loved by his father the most. One day, the brothers saw their chance when they were feeding the flock the brothers saw Joseph from afar and plotted to kill him. They turned on him and stripped him of the coat his father made for him, and threw him into a deep pit. Though they thought of killing him they couldn’t. So they thought that they would sell him to the merchants. And at that time there passed by Midianites, merchants; and so they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelite for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt. Thus Joseph was taken to Egypt.
When God gives a vision to a person and if he is sent as an exile to another nation or if he is transferred to another place then even the vision will go along with the person. So when Joseph went to Egypt, then even his vision went along with him. No one could stop the vision that God had given to Joseph. The Brothers knew very well that God had given him the vision, yet they sold him to the merchants. Nobody could harm him until the promise of God, was fulfilled in his life. There in Egypt we see how Joseph rose to the position of a governor, Though Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, he rose to become the vizier, the second most powerful man in Egypt next to Pharaoh. And thereby his presence and office caused Israel to leave Canaan and settle in Egypt. There was famine in the land of Egypt for seven years and other surrounding nations. But Joseph had stored grain in his barn. When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.
The land of Canaan too experienced famine in the land. So Israel ( Jacob) sent his sons to buy grain from the land of Egypt. So all the brothers came to Egypt to buy grain for food. They all fell before Joseph the governor of Egypt for grain but did not recognize him as their brother. Later He brought his father also into Egypt. Thus we see that the vision of Joseph came true. The Brothers realised that what God had promised had been fulfilled. No one could stop the vision of God from being fulfilled. Has God promised you with a vision? Then surely He will fulfil His vision in your life. You ask God to help you in your endeavour. It may be your studies or your business or Your career, You wish to reach the peak in these areas of your life. God might have promised you with a gift of a child. Though He delays He will fulfil His vision in your life. Because any word that has gone out from His mouth will not return without performing the purpose for which it was sent. God is a righteous God and He will keep His word. Believe in God and be blessed.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord we thank you for fulfilling the vision of Joseph. Joseph was faithful to God, in spite of all the difficulties he endured in the hands of his cruel brothers and in Potiphar’s house and in the jail. We thank You Lord for honouring Joseph. Help us to be like Joseph and endure patiently when we go through affliction. Lord fulfil the vision you have given us in our life too.
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 Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; For He who promised is faithful.”
From the above context we see how the Lord keeps his promise. We learn that if God has given you a promise then He will surely fulfil His Promise, because He who has promised is faithful. Therefore we need to confess our hope in God without wavering. Firstly we need to believe with all of our heart that our God keeps His promise. He might take many years to fulfil His promise. You need to wait until it takes place in your life. You should not speak negatively about your life. This shows that you are doubting His power. We need to confess our faith and trust in God. There should be no negative thoughts or negative talks, from your mouth. You need to be strong and adamant in your faith.
Some of you reading this message may have the habit of always speaking negatively about yourself. Will I ever be fine in my life. Will I ever get married ? Is it possible for me to go abroad? Will I be able to conceive and get a child ? Will I ever rise up in my life? Will I secure a Government job? Always doubting about yourself. God doesn’t like murmuring and doubting. The Bible says a double minded man is uncertain in everything. So get rid of negative thoughts and speak always words of faith.
When the angel of God appeared before Mary the virgin, she listened to the word of God and believed in her heart that the promise of God would be fulfilled in her life. She readily accepted the word of God. She did not doubt or question the angel of God. But confirmed how it was possible when she knew no man. When the angel told her that the Holy Spirit Of God will come upon her and the power of the Highest will over shadow her, she just believed. And prepared herself to receive the promise and the baby Jesus in her womb that was to be born. This is the kind of faith that God expects from each one of you. So the promise was fulfilled at the appointed time.
Therefore God honoured Mary the mother of Jesus. Her cousin Elizabeth said, unto her, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”Blessed is she who believed. For there will be a fulfilment of those things which were told her from the Lord. God had a vision for this young virgin. And God fulfilled the vision at the appointed time. No one could obstruct the vision of God from being fulfilled. Joseph the husband of Mary being a just man, not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away, but the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ”So even he couldn’t arrest or prevent the vision of God that was to happen in Mary’s life.
The Bible says, “Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord, had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” If so, did you ever realize what is God’s vision for you in your life? What does God want to do for you, in your education. In your business? In your family life? Do you have any goal in your life? Do you believe that God is operating His plan for the wellbeing of your life. Therefore as children of God, Hold fast the confession of your hope without wavering, For He who promised is faithful. God has given you many promises as he had given to the people of Israel. And just as God fulfilled all the promises he had given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob God will fulfil His plan and His vision in your life also. Just put your trust in the Lord, for the Bible says, they that trust in the Lord shall prosper. You will prosper provided you trust in the Living God. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for the vision you have for each one of us. Help us to find out the vision that you have purposed in our life and work towards it. Teach us to hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. May we place our trust in God completely, like Mary. Enable us to think and talk positively, that we may do well in life.
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 31:20 , “Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? For since I spoke against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.”
From the above context, we see how the Lord remembered Ephraim. God loved Ephraim and wondered, “Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, My inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the LORD’s declaration.It so happened that His beloved son Ephraim did that which was displeasing in His sight. He provoked God to anger and therefore God rebuked him.
Ephraim had forgotten the nearness of the God of Israel to them, and communion with them, which He indulges in them and shows his delight in them. God often dandles them on his knee, and comforts them, as one whom his mother comforts; he carries them in his bosom; he takes them by the hand, and teaches them to go, and lays meat before them; But in spite of his love for them (the tribe of Ephraim ) he hurt the feelings of God. He made God to speak against him and his misdeeds because he couldn’t bear them reject Him and go after other Gods. God spoke against him because of his backsliding, and rebellious childish acts, by way of threatening him with the rod, by way of rebuke. God has nothing against his children. But The Bible says, “Whom the lord loves He chastens.’’
God has many reasons against them for their correction and chastisement; However, God says, I do earnestly remember him still; God constantly as well as earnestly; remembers Him. God never forgets his children, though they may think He forgets them, He never forgets. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. God is ever mindful of his covenant with them, and remembers His promises to them; He remembers both his love to them, and their love to him.
Just as God had a plan and purpose for Ephraim God has plans to do good for you. Provided you are loyal to Him. May be until yesterday, God had ignored your requests for various reasons. You might have provoked him to anger. So He would have restrained himself from doing good to you or failed to listen to your request. But He is a God of forgiveness. We read in the Bible that God called Jonah the Prophet and told him that the wickedness of Nineveh had come before him. God warned the people to repent or He would destroy the city. So Jonah went to Nineveh and spoke to the people. The king arose from his throne covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. The people of the land believed in God and proclaimed a fast. They cried mightily to God. They said, “Who can tell if God will turn and relent and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish.” When God saw that the people had repented of their sins, He relented from the disaster, that He said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. He spared their lives.
When I think of my own life, I must confess that my expectation was small But God’s plan for me was million times more than my expectation. Just imagine, when I was just going out to look out for a job, God made me the owner of car business God’s plan for me has been several times greater than my expectation. Thus God will bless you too when your ways please the Lord. God’s plan for His children is very much greater and higher than our thoughts. Turn to Him, reconcile with Him and you will experience a great change in your life. You will be exalted. God will prosper you before others. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we are delighted to learn that your thoughts towards us, is much greater and higher than our thoughts. We thank you Lord for your kind thoughts. Thank You Lord for sparing the lives of the people of Nineveh. Thank You Lord for Your forgiveness. Help us to realize our mistakes and repent of our sins and turn to God. Bless us oh God.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
