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 Numbers 24: 5-6, “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, Your Dwellings, O Israel. Like Valleys that stretch out Like gardens by the riverside, Like Aloes planted by the Lord, Like Cedars beside the waters.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that Balaam was delighted to see the tents of the Israelites all arranged according to their tribes and neatly set up in order pitched in the plains of Moab. He breaks forth into admiration of their beautiful order as they lay ranged under their several standards. They look like gardens pleasant and fruitful and secured by a fence. Like sweet-smelling trees in a garden yielding shade and shelter to man and beast. The tents are temporary living quarters while dwelling implies a permanent living space.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Prophet Balaam was hired to curse Israel. Balak the King of Moab said to Balaam, “ I know that whomever you bless is blessed. And whomever you curse is cursed.” He called upon the services of Balaam, who had a reputation for powerful, divining. Balak wanted to put a curse upon the Israelites so as to overpower them and drive them out of Egypt. But God said to Balaam, “ You shall not go with them, you shall not curse the people for they are blessed. ” When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, He raised his eyes and saw Israel, encamped according to their tribes. And the spirit of God came upon him and uttered words of praise over Israel. “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob. Your Dwellings O Israel, Like Valleys, that stretch out like gardens by the riverside. Like Aloes planted by the Lord. Like Cedars beside the waters.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, “ The episode of the defeat of the counsels of Balak and Balaam against Israel, was not by might nor by power but by the spirit of the Lord of Hosts. The Bible says, “The Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.” The Dwellings refer to the house in which you live. God is keen on blessing you and your family. He wants to bless your house with all the good things. If you allow Jesus to enter into your house then your dwellings will be lovely like Cedars beside the waters. And like aloes planted by the Lord. He wants to decorate your house with all the good things. Peace, joy, happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity. God says, “The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and Riches will be in his house and his descendants will be mighty on the earth.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Are you interested in acquiring these blessings, Do you want to live in a house like gardens, by the riverside. Then you need to fear the Lord and walk uprightly, for the faithful man abounds with blessings. The blessings of the Lord makes one rich and does not cause sorrow. God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving Heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, we thank you for turning our curse into a blessing. Help us to live in houses that are like a well-watered garden. May we fear the Lord at all times and walk uprightly to inherit His blessings. Help us to be like sweet smelling trees that spread the fragrance of Christ in our lives. May we be a channel of blessing to others.
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 Psalms 90:15, “Make us glad according to the days, in which you have afflicted us. The years in which we have seen evil.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that Prophet Moses makes a prayer to the Lord regarding the people of Israel. He remembers the pain and agony the people of Israel endured during the days, in Egypt for nearly 430 years under the hands of the cruel taskmasters. Later he recollects the trudging of the Israelites through the wilderness for forty long years. So he pleads with the Lord saying “ Oh! Satisfy us early with your mercy. That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. “Moses cries out to God in the wilderness asking God to gladden the hearts of the people of Israel, according to the days they had seen evil or the days wherein they have been afflicted.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the days of affliction are times of sorrow, and days of prosperity make us glad and joyful. Moses therefore pleads with God to let the people of Israel see better days in life according to the days wherein they have been afflicted. He expected that God should bless them in equal proportion. Both Prosperity and adversity are had in turns and they work together for good to them that love the Lord. Afflictions are evils that one experiences in the form of punishment. So he says, “O Lord thou hast made us sad therefore be pleased to make us glad.” The prayer may be childlike. But full of meaning. Great trials enables us to bear great joy. And may be regarded as the herald of extraordinary grace. Where there are higher hills there are deep valleys. If we have fierce afflictions we may look for overflowing delights. God who is great in justice when he chastens will not be little in mercy when he blesses, he will be great all through. So let us appeal to Him with unstaggering faith.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, you may have been working very sincerely in your office, but suddenly for no reason you have been transferred to a different location. So you are saying, “Lord I have been so good and sincere in my work , why then should I be transferred. ?” As a result you are shedding tears thinking about the unpleasant happenings. But God says, Nothing has happened in your life without the plan of God. Whatever has happened in your life is for your good. In order to avoid being blamed falsely by the authority or co workers God has allowed this transfer, from your current location for a good reason.
My Dear Brothers Sisters, Therefore rejoice in the Lord and thank Him for what He is doing in your life because good things will happen shortly. And then you will realize that the transfer was for your good. God says, surely there is a hereafter and your hope will not be cut off. You shall not see evil anymore. Therefore rejoice and be glad in the Lord. God is about to do great things in your life. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We thank you for letting us know that both prosperity and adversity are had in turns. Help us to accept these two phase of life wisely and enable us to overcome them through the strength of God. Teach us to count it all joy when we go through trials. May we realize that great trials lead us to great joy. Make us realize that nothing happens without your knowledge. Help us see good days in life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has given you today is from the book of Psalm 90:14-15, “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble”. This is a Psalm that Moses took to the Lord as a prayer. In this verse, Moses emphasizes saying, “Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble”. For 430 years the people of Israel were not only bound in slavery but also were tortured severely by the Egyptians. The bible tells that, as their hearts were immensely burdened, they cried out to the Lord. Moses wrote this Psalm to the Lord as a prayer to bring an end to all the tribulation that the people of Israel were facing.
My dearly beloved children of God, you might also have been crying out to the Lord for several years, for the problems that you are facing and might not have got an answer till now. The Lord says that today, He is going to put an end to all your problems. From now on, you are going to be glad, for all the days of your life. The Lord is going to satisfy you with His abundant mercies every morning. He is going to shower you with His new mercies and is going to fill you with new strength every morning. He is going to bless you with His grace upon you every day.
Grace is gift that the Lord gives to you when you are not worthy of it. You might have faced days of tribulation instead of gladness. Today is the day that the Lord has appointed for you to receive a miracle in every aspect of your life. God desires that you may rejoice and be glad. From now on, instead of the days of trouble, you will experience the days of miracle. God is able to do exceedingly great things in your life.
God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father, You have seen the days of trouble and pain in the lives of Your children. I pray that You may fill them with Your abundant mercies and grace every morning and satisfy them with gladness all the days of their lives. Lord, may You turn all their sorrows into joy. Shower them with Your unfailing love. 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 65:19, “I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people. The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her. Nor the voice of crying.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, From the above context we understand that God himself rejoices in his people, as they are considered in Christ. He manifests his love to them and rejoices over them to do them good. He rejoices in the exercise of his own grace in them, as He has chosen them for himself. The Bible says, “’For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.” Therefore He rejoices over them. God’s plan is to make known his secret to his chosen people. This rich and glorious secret which he has are for all people. And the secret is that , Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God further says, that we should be glad and rejoice forever in what He has created. He will create Jerusalem to be a joy, and it’s people to be a delight. Just as God wants to bless Jerusalem, He wants to bless you and your family too. It is not about the city of Jerusalem but the sons and daughters of Jerusalem that is “’you and me.”’ God wants to give you an experience of joy in your life. God does not want you to be in bondage. He wants to liberate you from all your problems and enable you to rejoice in the Lord. Because you have shed tears in the past due to various reasons, God says, the voice of weeping and voice of crying shall no longer be heard in your families. You may be crying as to when your weeping will come to an end. When your debts will come to an end. You are saying, when will my shame and humiliation come to an end. The tears you have shed because of your sorrows has reached heaven and shaken the heavens. God is comforting you through this message. From today onwards the Lord is going to rejoice over you. God very well knows that you who have trailed a sorrowful life, needs a life of rejoicing. God will never test anyone beyond your capacity.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God knows every incident, that took place in your life, the pain, the loss, the agony and the tears you have shed were beyond your limit. And he realizes that you need a period of rejoicing for all that you have patiently endured. You have been too good to have suffered in the hands of those whom you trusted much. You have been despised by your own people, so God wants to comfort you by saying “I will rejoice over you, and there shall no more weeping or crying be heard in your life.”God says, “I will do better for you, and settle you than at your beginning.” God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We thank You because you recognize our life of sorrow. And thereby wish that we rejoice in the Lord. Thank you for promising us that there will be no more weeping and crying in our families. Help us Lord to see better days in life. Grant us a life of rejoicing.
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 Hebrews 13:5, “Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have, For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
“My Dear Brothers and Sisters from the above context we realize that Hebrews chapter thirteen is concerned about the love of money. Apostle Paul says, keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have for He has said, “ I will never leave you or forsake you. ” This command to be free from the love of money suggests that financial pressures were among the special problems faced by the people of that period of time.
We have full confidence of protection and provision by our God. But in no respect does this guarantee that we will enjoy lives of material prosperity. Jesus never promised us an easy life and our hard work may not be rewarded in this life with wealth or luxury. The above context points out that the Lord will provide all that we need for a life founded on faith. Of course, many faithful believers have experienced severe financial hardship and many have died of exposure, thirst hunger disease and worse. Therefore if we have nothing we do not despair, if we have enough we are content. If we have much we share with others.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our desire for riches and an over anxious care for worldly things and discontentment with what is available, shows ways in preferring the world, to religion. Where one lays up treasures for himself, and is not of any use to others. He does not make use of His substance for the glory of God. This a very great evil. It is idolatry. And it is the root of all evil. A man of God’s conversation should be based on honest dealings. He should deal uprightly and not defraud. He should be liberal and communicate graciously on all occasions.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Loves you just as you are. He will never leave you neither forsake you. Earthly friends may fail you. Even though your children do not understand you, He understands you. You might like to have a friend who would never leave you, or forsake you. Always be close by your side, always ready to help. Jesus desires to be such a friend to you. What a friend we have in Jesus.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, do you have a friend? Is your friend honest with you? Can you trust your friend for who he is? You need a friend who will care for you at all times, both in times of sorrow and joy. Make Jesus your friend. He will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, He will guide you with His eyes. He shall preserve you from all troubles. He will surround you with songs of deliverance. He will cause your face to shine. He will strengthen your heart. Even when your father and mother forsake you, He will take care of you. So make Jesus your friend for He will neither leave you nor forsake you. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us to be content with what we have in life. Never to go after worldly things but after things that would lead to Jesus. Not to spend money lavishly but be wise and more economic. Help us to always, enjoy the presence of God in our life, rather than run after earthly things that would perish. Lord be a good friend to us.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
