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 Psalms 11:4 , “The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.”
From the above context we see how the Lord is mindful of us. His eyes beholds us all the time. That means He keeps a watch over us. His eyelids test the sons of men. Which means God searches our hearts and minds to see if we are in tune with God. Often many people go to other men when they are in trouble. But they might be disappointed. They may not be able to help you according to your expectation. But when you look up to God then He will do exceedingly abundantly, above all that you ask, think or pray for. What is your expectation about your eldest son or your younger son? What is your expectation about your husband or your daughter? What is your expectation about your job or your business? God knows all your expectation and your desires. The Bible says, Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed. He will answer him (you) from His holy temple with the saving strength of His right hand.
May God grant you according to your heart’s desire. God’s plan for you is to make a good path for your life. Therefore there is a guarantee that all your negative thoughts will be made positive, because His promises are yes and Amen in Christ Jesus. God will go before you and set right all your plans in favour of you. In spite of the many difficulties and dangers that are a part of our everyday lives – our confidence must be in the Lord, for He cares for the afflicted and He refines the righteous in His mercy and grace. Let us never forget that the Lord brings righteous judgement upon evil men and He confounds their plans and catches them in their own nets. Our strength should be found in Him alone, for His grace is sufficient for every eventuality in our everyday lives. The Lord is faithful and true to the precepts and promises that He has made to those that trust in His holy name. The Word of God stands fast forever and His promises endure from one generation to the next.
The Lord is indeed in His holy temple and His throne is in the heavens. He sovereignly rules in the kingdom of men and His eye closely examines the acts and activities of all humanity. Those that trust in His holy name discover Him to be faithful, trustworthy, long-suffering and of great goodness. Those who hold fast to the truth of His Word rejoice because He is the only secure shelter from the storms of life. David is the Biblical example of a man after God’s own heart, for despite his faults and failings he held fast to the truth of God’s holy Word. Despite the pressure and pain that he endured during his earthly journey, David knew that God has placed His Word even above His holy name.
Like us, David was faced with wars and violence, crimes and corruption, terrors and temptations, rejection and betrayals. Like David we too are faced with several problems. The Covid 19 destroyed the lives of many of our loved ones. The rise in price affects our economic condition. Many of us have lost our jobs. We have witnessed a great fall in all our undertakings. But when we look to God in prayer we have been encouraged by the word of God. We have been able to flee from the advancing danger, and take shelter in the shade of God as birds take shelter under the shade of a tree. That is why David could confidently say, “ The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.” Let us therefore follow in the footsteps of king David, who is a man who lifted up his eyes above the circumstances of life and placed his confidence in the Lord – for he knew that there is no safer refuge than to be under the shadow of the Almighty.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we have placed our confidence in You alone. As we see the inevitable economic collapse, great political struggles, outrageous atrocities, national and international unrest and the spread of virus Corona that still exists and causes horror amidst the people, and we find a move to outlaw all that is good and righteous, our eyes are fixed on You and our trust is in You – for You are our Defence and Defender, our Rock and our Fortress – and we will trust in Your unfailing Word.
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 1:5, “For Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.”
From the above context we learn that Job was more concerned about his ten children. He wondered if they walked in the fear of God. For Job was from the land of Uz and he was blameless, upright, fearing God, and turning away from evil. People usually have a tendency to focus on outward things: knowledge, reputation, ministry, education, looks, wealth and contacts. Job had many of these things if not all of them. Perhaps he had many things that others would admire and want for themselves. Job was a famous man. He was the ‘greatest man in the east.’ His large family made a big statement especially the fact that he had seven sons. He had great influence among the people around him. He could easily become his own nation, because of all his possessions. In those days the list of animals was one of the easiest ways to characterize a person’s wealth. Many animals meant provision. And of course, he had a lot of servants to care for, such a great amount of livestock.
Many people would be very content with these things. But it wasn’t that way with Job. He also had a spiritual life that outshined others. Notice how spiritually sensitive he was. Every time his children would party, he would always be there to offer a sacrifice. “For Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed god in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.” How many fathers really ever get to think about the consequences of their children’s sins? They are often too busy counting their gains or mourning over their losses. Most people cannot think about success in any terms but by the outward signs of success. They do not recognize that true success comes from ‘inner’ success. We do not at all mean by this a spiritual inclination but a true heart response to God’s ways. When man’s inner life is driven by God and His purposes, then his whole life is lived out in accordance to God’s ways.
How is your focus about life ? Are you like Job or is your life all about amassing wealth, and filling your house with goods. You don’t seem to be content with what you are blessed with. Is your family as large as that of Job ? We do not know a lot of things on how he reached the zenith of life. He might have worked hard to become a wealthy person. If you want God to bless you like Job then you need to spend more time in prayer. We learn from his character that he prayed for his ten grown up children. He always feared that some harm might befall them so he prayed for them.“For Job thought that “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed god in their hearts.” Thus Job prayed continually for his children. He prayed for the forgiveness of their sins. He also prayed for his friends and therefore, God delivered him from his captivity.
God in the scripture says, “I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” we need to present ourselves worthy of God. We need to persistently ask, “Am I a godly man at heart?” “Do I just serve God because of His good treatment towards me?” “Is my heart fully committed to the LORD?” though Job was a great man, and possessed immense wealth, we know that these possessions did not ‘make’ him. But his inner qualities distinguished him despite his great wealth. With such position, he could have chosen to do many wrong things as his friends intimated. He could have gone beyond the law and got away with it in the eyes of man. Yet, he constrained his behaviour because of his fear of the Lord. Job sets a great example for us as he breaks through the cheap materialistic view of the world and dares to live before God’s presence. His possessions did not make him great but his character, that is, his inward godly commitments that shaped his decisions. He did not strive to be wealthy but to be acceptable before God and live rightly before men and women. May God help you also to live like Job. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord teach us to pray for our children, and the forgiveness of their sins. Help us to follow the good principles of Job. Help us not to strive, to be wealthy, but to be acceptable before God and men. May our inner qualities distinguish our character. Teach us to adopt the good spiritual nature of God. Remind us that God searches our hearts and our minds. And therefore let us walk in the fear of 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 for you today is from the book of Psalms 41:1 “ Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.”
The Bible says, blessed is he that considers the poor. The poor intended, are such as are poor in substance, weak in bodily strength, despised in repute, and desponding in spirit. These are mostly avoided and frequently scorned. The sick and the sorry are poor company, and the world deserts them as the Amalekite left his dying servant behind, during the battle. Those who possess divine grace receive a tender nature, and are not hardened against the poor, they undertake the cause of the downtrodden, and turn their hearts and minds seriously to the promotion of their welfare. They do not toss them a penny and go on their way, but enquire into their sorrows, sift out their cause, study the best ways for their relief, and practically come to their rescue:
Far above all others, one who considered, in tender compassion for the needy, is our Lord Jesus. For He remembered our low estate, that though he was rich, for uplifting our life. He weighed our case and came in the fullness of wisdom to execute the wonderful work of mercy by which we are redeemed from our destructions. Our wretched state of life caused Him to take pity on us. Our misery moved his mercy, and blessed be the Lord, for his attentive care and wise action towards us. He still considers us; his mercy is always available to us. So let our praises be unto Him.
The Lord will deliver those who consider the poor, in times of trouble. The compassionate friend of the poor thought of others, and therefore God will think of him. God measures to us with our own bushel. Days of trouble come even to the most generous. The promise is not that the generous saint shall have no trouble, but that he shall be preserved in it, and in due time brought out of it. And this is very true of our Lord Jesus Christ. God expects us to be considerate towards the poor. The hard hearted soul knows nothing of selfishness bears in itself a curse, it is a cancer in the heart; while liberality is happiness, and makes fat the bones.
We see how God honoured Cornelius and his family. Cornelius was a Roman centurion who is considered to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as told in the book of Acts. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. He sent men to visit Apostle Peter. And the men told Peter, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. “Cornelius was expecting the men and had called together his relatives and close friends. As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. Cornelius and all his family were baptized. Thus we see how God blessed the house of Cornelius because he considered the poor and gave alms. May God help you also to be kind generous and consider the poor, the orphans and the widows . God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord for teaching us through this message the importance of helping the poor. Give us a heart to consider the poor and the down trodden. The widows and orphans. Thank You Lord for helping us in trouble because we show kindness to the poor. May we not toss them a penny and go on our way, but enquire into their sorrows, sift out their cause, study the best ways for their relief, and practically come to their rescue
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
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 Jeremiah 29:11, “ For I know the thoughts that I think towards, you thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
From the above context we see how the Lord, thinks about us and his thoughts towards us is different from ours and His thoughts are of peace and not of evil. He wants to give you a future, and a hope. Many of you reading this message are having great expectation and desires and want it to be fulfilled. So you are reading this message with much plans in your mind, regarding the future of your children and your that of yours too. Every individual has problems in life. And therefore you expect God to do something for you or your children. It is true that each one of you wants to do well in life.
You are looking for a change, you are expecting some kind of blessing to happen in your life. You are reading this message with great faith that God would, do something good for you. Therefore God, who is able to read your mind set and also understand your thoughts afar off, has decided to come down and give you the desires of your heart, according to your expectation. May be you are thinking how nice it would be if God did what you wanted to have concerning your family, your children, your business, your future. Every individual has plans. The children, youngsters, women, men of all age be it young or old. You may be even senior citizens, or preachers or someone in the ministry, but all have plans, desires and wants that need to be fulfilled. Some hope and have expectation within your mind and your heart. And God is fully aware of your plans and intentions. God says, “I know the thoughts that I think towards you. They are thoughts of peace and not of evil. ”He who knows your frame and has drawn you in the palm of His hands will he not know your thoughts?
God knows what you have been thinking over many months, many years, may be over a period of sixty years, or for the past six months and what you have been thinking six hours ago or even six minutes ago. He is aware of all your thinking. He knows all your thoughts. There is nothing hidden from His sight. You are saying, “Will anything good happen in my life? Or will my life go a waste? Will I pass my days like vapour? or like smoke? What will God do for me a worm and reproach of all men? Well our God is an awesome God. He is Bigger than all your problems, He does things beyond our thinking. Saul, he was an ordinary man and was out in search of his ass, or donkey, met prophet Samuel on his way. God had already spoken to the prophet, about Saul who was well built, tall and handsome and God had chosen him to be the first king of Israel because the people of Israel wanted a king for themselves like all other nations. And Saul who went in search of his donkey was anointed as the king of Israel. Saul never thought of becoming the king, But God had a plan for him that was for his good and not for evil. Thus we see that God has a plan for each one of us that will be for our good and not for evil. Believe in God with all your heart and mind then He will change the situation of your life within a moment. Believe and receive the blessing of God.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord we thank you for your thoughts towards us, thoughts of peace and not of evil. You have thoughts about us, to give us a future and a hope. Help us to lean on God and trust Him at all times. Believe that He will do all things well for us and our children. Make us to know Your will for us in our lives and not be hasty in our decision and come to wrong conclusion about God’s plan for us.
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 Psalms 90:14,15, “ Oh Satisfy us early with your mercy. That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days, in which You have afflicted us. And the years in which we have seen evil. ”
This is a prayer of Moses offered to the Lord during his journey in the wilderness. In this verse, Moses emphasises his desire to the Lord regarding the people of Israel. He wanted the people, who came along with him, with a hope of living a life of freedom in the land flowing with milk and honey. He says; make us glad according to the days, wherein we have been afflicted. The People of Israel had lived a cruel life in the land of Egypt. They were in bondage for nearly 430 years. They were not only in bondage but also were tortured severely by them. The Bible tells, that they were so burdened and crushed down that they cried out to the Lord. Moses actually pleads the Lord on their behalf to help them see better days. Moses desired that God would bring an end to all their tribulation.
Dearly Beloved, you too might have been crying out to the Lord for several years, regarding your problems that you are facing. And you might not have received an answer to your prayers. The Lord is saying that He is going to put an end, to all your problems. From today, you are going to be glad all the days of your life. But you need to beg to the Lord through the help of the Holy Spirit; for comfort and joy in the returns of God’s favour. You must pray for the mercy of God. The Bible says, you cannot do anything without the help of God. Unless God shows His compassion, you cannot see better days in your life. Moses realized this truth, so he calls upon the name of God. For he knew that God’s favour would be a full fountain of future joys. It would be a sufficient balance to former grief’s. Let the grace of God in us produce the light of good works. And let Divine consolations put gladness into our hearts, and lustre upon our countenances. He cries out to God, saying Lord establish the work of our hands. Instead of wasting our precious, fleeting days in pursuing fancies of the world, help us to seek the forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance in heaven. Let us pray that the work of the Holy Spirit may appear in converting our hearts, and that the beauty of holiness may be seen in our conduct.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Just as God sent Moses to deliver the people of Israel from their bondage, the Lord is going to satisfy you with His abundant mercies, that will cause you to rejoice in the Lord. He will wipe away all the tears from your eyes. He will put gladness in your heart. He will set you on the rock and fill your mouth with His praises. He will change your sorrow into joy and place new grace upon you every day. Grace is the gift that the Lord gives to you when you are not worthy of it. You might have faced a lot of disappointments in life, and hence filled with sorrow. Today the Lord is about to perform a miracle for you. God wants to grant you gladness according to the days in which you have suffered in your life. For our God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you ask or think. He will do great things in your life.
May be until yesterday all the things were against you. Nothing seemed to work as you had desired and therefore you had to go through very hard and difficult times in life. Your own relatives whom you trusted would have come against you and has brought you down to this poor state. They would have blocked all your progress in life. They would have exploited you for their benefit, and would have thrown you out. They might have caused deep wound or scars in your life. They are jealous of your hard work. But God will neither leave you nor forsake you. He will hold you by His righteous right hand and lead you. He will never fail you. He will help you to get back all that you have lost in your life. All you need to do is to cry out to God and tell Him of your condition, as the people of Israel cried unto the Lord. He will immediately respond to your cry and help you see good days in life. May the Lord help you to cry out to God for help. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving Heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord you have seen our troubles and pain that we have endured all these years. Lord we pray that you may fill us with your abundant mercies and grace every morning and satisfy us with gladness all the days, of our lives. Lord let the days of disaster come to an end in our life and help us to see good days in our life. Shower your unfailing love upon us.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
