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 29:11 hua,”For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “they are plans for your welfare and good, and not for disaster. They are plans to give you a future and a hope. ”The above verse assures that God will shower us with only success and blessings in life, but it is reassuring that God has a purpose for our suffering. The real context of this reference is part of God’s word to His people and a revelation of how to live in Him for Him and for His glory.
There are many people facing difficult situations today and such people can take comfort in the above verse, knowing that it is not a promise to immediately rescue you from hardship or suffering, but rather a promise that God has a plan for our lives and regardless of our current situation, He can work through it to prosper us and give us a hope. Prophet Jeremiah warned Israel to stop their idol worship, in which they trusted. But God who is loving and gracious, long-suffering and faithful, used His rod of chastening, to correct His people and thus draw them close to Him. And so Jeremiah wrote a message of comfort to the Jews who had been exiled to Babylon. He promised that God’s future plans for His people were rooted in His never-failing faithfulness towards them. He gave them a promise of future peace and wonderful hope.
God was mindful of their restoration from Egypt the land of bondage. His thoughts were concerning the peace and prosperity of the Jews in Babylon and not to hurt them. Even their captivity in Babylon was for their own good. Whatever evil befalls them God means it for good. He cannot think it otherwise concerning His children. Since he has designed so much good for them. He wants to bestow much good upon them. He wants to give them an expected end. He is the Alpha, and Omega. The beginning and the end. God wants to give you also a better end of all your problems and sufferings.
Today God wants to comfort you who are reading this message with the same assurance that prophet Jeremiah was relating the words of God to the captive Israelites in Babylon. He was trying to correct some of the false prophets who were promising the people that God would soon free them. The Israelites were captives in Babylon, for nearly seventy years. You too might be in some kind of captivity or bondage. May be incurable disease, huge debts, court cases, family dispute and children’s disobedience leads you to mental stress. You may be crying over any such issues. To such people God comforts them by saying, “I know the plans, I have for you —plans for your welfare and not for your disaster. Though your current situation seems to be rather hurtful, yet the end will be successful. The plans God has prepared for you, is designed to prosper you and bring you peace and comfort, safety and success. God promises that if you are patient and submit to His words, then you would thrive as a nation, and the city would prosper. The Lord desires the best for His children even though you may stray far from Him. His plan for you is to give a future and a hope. You have an assurance that whatever you may have to face today, God’s thoughts toward you are only good continually “for I know the plans that I have for you”, declares the LORD. “They are plans for peace and not disaster – plans to give you a future, filled with hope”. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You, Lord, for the good plans You have proposed for us and for our children. Enlarge our vision about You and enable us to trust Your word of truth through all the circumstances of our life, knowing that Your thoughts towards us are only good continually. Thank You, Father, that all things work together for good, for those that love You and are fitting into Your plans and purposes. Continue to protect us .
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 Deuteronomy 28:7 “The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”
My Dear Brother and Sister, from the above context we learn that God will preserve your life from the hands of your enemies. As He protected and preserved the life of king Hezekiah from the hands of the king of Assyria who came against him. When you pray, ask God to forgive you of your sins. Say to the Lord, that you will remain faithful to God in all the work of your hands. You will be loyal and sincere before God. You will trust in God at all times. God is looking at you who are reading this message and saying, I have heard your prayer, and seen your tears, so I will preserve your life from the hands of your enemies. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”
My Dear Brother and Sister, God promises to give your enemy into your own hands such that he will not be able to rise up against you for the rest of your life. God says, that He will protect you and your family from all kinds of danger and harm that could befall you. And preserve you from those who are causing trouble to you. God says, “I will support you and your children.” He is asking you, “Who is the person who is causing trouble to you, and interfering you, unnecessarily. Who is the cause for your depression? Who is the one tearing your heart? Who is discouraging you? Today God will meet that person on your behalf and put an end to all your troubles. from your enemy.
My Dear Brother and Sister, those who spoke with raised voice against you will not be able to raise their voice against you anymore. It could be your friend, your neighbour, your close relative. It may be your professor in your college who does not wish that you come up in life and is therefore causing trouble to you and threatening you. Whoever it might be, God is going to take control of them from today and will lift you up, right before their eyes, and magnify your name. All the tears that you have shed because of them has come to an end. Even if you look out for them, you shall not find them anywhere. The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you.
My Dear Brother and Sister, Therefore I urge you to come out of your depression. Come out of your dark room. You are supposed to live and not die. God has many plans for you. So come out of your current situation that God might fulfil His plans in your life. God is uprooting instantly all kinds of sickness that leads to your death. God is turning all your medical reports, upside down. Even doctors will be astonished to see a change in your medical reports. They might wonder how you recovered from Corona. You had BP, Sugar, Cholesterol, and Wheezing but how did you come out of Corona? This will be the talk of the doctors. But you should say, “My God healed me, and has given me life that I may declare the works of God. ”May the Lord nullify every form of fear of death from you. Many had told you that you will die and not live. But the Lord has been gracious to you and has extended your life on the face of this earth. May God’s name be glorified. 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, to come out of darkness and from depression and trust in God. Thank You Lord for Protecting and Preserving our lives from the hands of our enemies. Make us to shine before those who trampled us and considered us cheap and unworthy.
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 you for today is from the book of Isaiah 38:5,6 “ Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.”
My Dear Brother and Sister from the above context we come to understand that God sends prophet Isaiah to inform king Hezekiah that he has been affected by severe disease and that he was about to die because of this illness. He said, “Set your house in order for you shall die and not live.” Hezekiah was very hurt to hear the words of the prophet Isaiah and he turned towards the wall and prayed to the Lord. He cried to the Lord saying, Remember now O Lord, how I had walked before you, in truth and in loyal heart? And have done what is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
My Dear Brother and Sister, those of you who are reading this message, you too might be weeping over someone, in your family who had been affected by Corona Virus, and the doctors might have told, that he would die. And the people around you too might have told you, that there is no chance for him to live. Or you too, might be caught up, in some serious sickness, and you must be immersed in this illness, in such a manner that you are likely to die, and you cannot live anymore. From the time you heard about this heart breaking news regarding your poor health condition, fear of death must have taken hold of you.
My Dear Brother and Sister, in this situation, you think “Well, doctors have forsaken, me, and there is no chance for me to live. You might be thinking that there is no way to survive. Today I would like to bring to your notice, that even beyond this situation, there is Jesus, who can give you life, and deliver you from your bed of sickness. We see that God himself had confirmed the death of King Hezekiah, then what made Him to extend fifteen years of life. You should know this secret only then, you also can be blessed with many years of life. As soon as Hezekiah was reported, about his death, he looked up to God and prayed vigorously. He said. Lord have mercy on me, for “I have been faithful to You, and did all that was good in Your sight.” He reminds God about the testimony of his life. So God not only extended his life but also delivered him from the hands of his enemies.
My Dear Brother and Sister, those of you who are reading this message are you going through such fear of death in your life? You doubt whether you will rise up or not when you go to bed each day. You say, “My heart seems to arrest and I don’t know what is going to happen to me? Look my lungs have failed to function properly. Both the kidneys have been affected, there is some kind of internal bleeding.” And so you are crying. Is your brain affected due to some injury? Is there some kind of skin infection all over your body. Are you getting scared and worried because you have been suffering from one thing or other? Just look to God in Prayer as king Hezekiah. Remind God of your good deeds if any, then God will take pity on you and extend your life on this earth. Tell the Lord, “ I surrender myself to walk faithfully before you in all my ways. I shall be true and honest in all that I do.” God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for showing us through the Life of king Hezekiah, to lead a good and faithful life before God. Teach us to do all that is good in Your sight. Even though you had confirmed his death, yet you took pity on him because of his good testimony and extended his life. Forgive all our sins and trespasses, take pity on us also and help us to live a long life.
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 you for today is from the book of Matthew 7:7 says, “Ask and you shall receive.”
My Dear Brother and Sister, From the above words, we learn that if you ask the Lord with faith what you desire God will answer your request without fail. He wants to set you up on a tower and beautify you. That is how God wants to bless you. He does not wish that you be poor and shabby, but rich and prosperous. So all you need to do is to ask God and obtain it. The Bible says, “Ask and it will be given you. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened for you.”Hence we need to make an effort. to receive what we desire. We are to ask and keep on asking, with full assurance that He hears our cry and answers the prayer that is offered in faith, and in line with His will.
My Dear Brother and Sister, We are to seek – we are to apply ourselves diligently and earnestly, as we search out all the jewels that are hidden in the Word of God, which helps to establish our faith in God. Seeking is designed by God to enable us to grow in the grace and in the knowledge of Christ. For it is the glory of God to conceal a matter; but it is the glory of kings to search it out. We are to seek and we are to keep on seeking, for the one who seeks will not be disappointed but greatly rewarded.
My Dear Brother and Sister, We are to knock – we are to knock with patience, endurance and steadfast perseverance even when the circumstances of life test our faith and seek to sap our strength. We are to knock and keep on knocking even when the prowling enemy Satan, cause our hearts to faint. And even when God’s presence seems very far removed from us we are to knock and knock and keep on knocking, for the testing of our faith develops perseverance, so that we may become mature and complete, lacking nothing, as we tightly cling to His all-sufficiency. To ask is to pray to the Lord. Prayer is the greatest weapon that God has given to His children. When we pray God listens to our prayer and answers us according to His will.
My Dear Brother and Sister, When we ask God for any particular thing God answers our requests. In the Bible there was a man called Caleb, who wholly followed the Lord. As soon as the people of Israel entered the land of Canaan, The man of God, Joshua distributed the land to the 12 tribes of Israel. The Levites were the people who ministered unto the Lord, in the sanctuary. So God said that the Lord Himself will be their portion. Therefore the other eleven tribes received the portion of their land. Then Caleb reminded Joshua that Moses had already promised the land on which his feet treaded upon. Therefore Caleb chose Hebron a fertile mountainous land. He was confident that he could fight the giant Anakims that dwelt in that region and drive them out and capture the land. He had immense faith in God. Moreover he wholly followed God, so Joshua the leader of Israel was pleased with Caleb, and granted him his request. Caleb asked and so received.
My Dear Brother and Sister, Many of you reading this message are badly in need of certain things. May be you are in need of a job, or you, need to settle in life. Some are waiting for many years for the gift of a child. Some wish to settle abroad. You need Visa. God will bless you with all the blessings, provided you walk in all the ways of the Lord. Unless and until you ask the Lord you will not receive, because “ Every good and every perfect gift comes from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation.’’ If you ask God, then He will bless you in a manner that your joy may be full. For it is a trivial thing for the Lord to perform a miracle for you. 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 ask, seek and knock in order to receive what we desire. Help us to pray in accordance with Your will and may we learn to ask in faith, to seek You with all our heart and to knock with patience and endurance, so that we may receive according to Your will.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
My dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of Psalms 34:6, “This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him from all his troubles.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, By saying “This poor man cried” – The psalmist, remembers his own experience. The emphasis here is on the word “this:” “This poor, afflicted, persecuted man cried.” The phrase “This Poor” brings before us at once, his afflicted and miserable condition. The word “poor” here does not mean “poor” in the sense of poverty, but “poor” in the sense of being afflicted, crushed, forsaken, desolate. The word “miserable” would be more suitable than the word “poor.” And the Lord heard him – God regarded his cry, and saved him. “This poor man cried” shows, that people of God, who are poor and afflicted, cry unto the Lord to be rescued from their trouble. This may refer to David himself, who was poor, in spirit; and was much afflicted. And greatly distressed when he was in the court of Achish the king of Gath.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Though David who killed Goliath the Philistine giant, and brought victory to Israel, had opportunities to kill King Saul, but he refused to kill him as Saul was the anointed king of Israel. But Saul kept chasing him to kill him as God had anointed him to be the next king of Israel. Saul and three thousand soldiers were searching for David, so he sought the help of Achish the king of Gath. He took pity on David and permitted him to stay in his land for one year and four months. It was at this point of time that David lifted up his heart and cried out to God. The Lord heard his cry and showed mercy to him through king Achish. Because David feared King Saul and fled to Gath. Achish was pleased with David and agreed to give him protection in his land.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Even though his life was in danger David was worried about his parents. He requested the king of Moab to take care of them, until David became the king of Israel. He was in pain, great distress, and misery while he was running for his life. He was in the strong hold of king Saul. At that point of time he cried unto the Lord and God heard his cry and rescued him from all his troubles. We see how God spared the life of David from the cruel hand of King Saul. Achish king of Gath tells David, “I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me.” David walked wisely before God.
My Dear Brothers and sisters, thus God not only spared David’s life but also saved his because he walked wisely in all his ways. Having experienced much bitterness in his life David tells, that the angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him and delivers him from all his troubles. He makes God his confidence. God will be your confidence too if you rely on Him completely. Even in the most trying period of your life He is more than enough to solve all your problems. Therefore cast your care upon him and He will sustain you. He will not allow the righteous to be moved.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, even you might be going through similar situation like David. You may be chased by your own husband, your son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle or aunty. Why it could be your own parents. They are chasing you, to destroy you for some reason or other. They hate you with bitter hatred. You might have borrowed a huge sum of money from someone and the creditor might be chasing you. You might have been caught by the police for misbehaving, disobeying traffic rules, or for robbery. So you are being chased by the police. Whatever the reason might be you are being chased. And you need the mercy of God. Only He can save you. So you cry unto him. God will hear your cry and save you from your difficult situation. Cling to Him for help. The Bible says, “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.”The God of Jacob will be your refuge. You will be delivered from the hand of your enemy. Just as God made a hedge of protection over Job, and his household, and all that he had, God will put a hedge of covering over you and your household. No weapon formed against you will prosper if you obey the commandments of God and fear the Lord at all times. He will save you from the hands of the violent man. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. We praise you because You spared the life of Your servant David, from the hand of the cruel king Saul. From a poor shepherd boy You rose David, to that of a king. Therefore we praise You. Thank You Lord for being his confidence. Help us also to totally put our trust in you. Spare our lives from destruction. Teach us to obey your commandments, and fear the Lord at all times.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
