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 2 Kings 18:6,7 , “For He held fast to the Lord, he did not depart from following Him, but kept his commandments which the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord was with him, he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and did not serve him.”
From the above context we come to understand that Hezekiah feared God and kept his commandments. He held on to God for all his needs therefore he prospered wherever he went. Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty five years old. And he did what was right in the sight of God, according to all that his father, David had done. He removed the high places, and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden images, and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made in the wilderness.
He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him, there was none like him, among all the kings of Judah. For he held fast to the Lord, he did not depart from following Him, but kept his commandments. Which the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord was with him and therefore Hezekiah prospered wherever he went. He also refused to serve the king of Assyria, He was even known for preserving antiquity like the golden pot of Manna, and Aaron’s rod. that budded, and the tablets of the covenant. Thus Hezekiah obeyed the commandments, of Moses which were laid down for the people of Israel.
Many of you while reading this message seem to be so worried, and perplexed as to why things are not working the way you expect, and you are not successful, like Hezekiah. You are broken in heart with much disappointment; You seem to have been a failure, all this while. You begin to do something, but you end up in failure. You go to distant places in order to look out for a bride or bridegroom, but you return disappointed. You always, get a negative reply, a negative response to all your queries. As a result you have sunk in depression. Because you are so disappointed that nothing is working as per your desire. You seem to be a total failure. You seem to say, “Look if I take one step forward then I fall four steps backward.”No never think that way, for God is more concerned about your life. He will enlist you in the order of Hezekiah, and cause you to be successful in life, provided you acquire the quality of Hezekiah.
To be successful, you need to do two things, firstly you should not depart from God, and secondly you should live a dependent life on God. You should never backslide and join the devil in any way. If a man has the character, of the devil then he is of the devil, and does not belong to God. May God help you to analyse for yourself, where you have fallen short, of the glory of God. and repair the damages caused in your life. David repented of his sins therefore God exalted him. Similarly God will exalt you and cause his face to shine upon you. The Bible says, David prospered in all his undertakings for the Lord was with him. And He continued to prosper in all his ways. Likewise Isaac sowed in that land during famine, and reaped in the same year, a hundred fold. They were successful because God was with them. If God is with you then you will be successful. Hold on to God like Hezekiah. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for showing us the way to success. Teach us to hold on to God, and not to depart from Him. May we do that which is right in the sight of God. Make us to prosper in all our ways like Hezekiah.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
I greet and bless you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of 1 Samuel 26:24,25.
And indeed as your life was valued much this day, in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the Lord. And let Him deliver me from all my tribulations. Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed my son David, you shall both do great things, and also still prevail.” So David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.
From the above context we come to understand that David was running for his life from the cruel hands of King Saul. And even though he had an opportunity to kill King Saul, David spared his life. Yes, being scared of king Saul, David hid himself along with his bodyguard, Abishai in the hills of Hachilah. But Saul continued his hunt for David. He was jealous of David because he killed Goliath the Philistine giant and brought victory to the army of Israel. God had anointed David to be the next king of Israel. So King Saul was seriously searching for David, to kill him. He gathered well armed, three thousand warriors and surrounded the hill and Saul encamped
in the hill of Hachilah.
King Saul had done much injustice to David. He had given away David’s first wife Michal, to another man Phalti in marriage. And also with held his kingship from appointing David as king of Israel. David therefore sent out spies and came to know that Saul and his men had surrounded his hide out. But David and Abishai had been trapped inside the hill. David did not know how to escape from there. He knew for sure that he would be killed if he went outside. Therefore he cried out to God to save his life. And so, that night, God sent a deep sleep among the three thousand warriors including king Saul and Abner the commander of his army.
That night while all were in deep sleep both David and Abishai, came to the place where the warriors encamped and found Saul sleeping with his spear stuck in the ground, by his head. Then Abishai the body guard of David, said to him, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand, this day, permit me to strike king Saul, at once with the spear right to the earth. And I will not have to strike him a second time.” But even though David was afflicted by king Saul, he refused to kill him while he was asleep. He said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless. David further said, As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike, him or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to the battle, and perish.”And David refused to strike Saul. He only took the spear, and the jug of water, that was found by Saul’s head, and they both got away. And no man saw it or knew it. For they were all asleep because a deep sleep had fallen, upon them.
Then David went to the other side, and stood on top of the hill, afar off, at a great distance. David, cried out to Abner, the body guard of king Saul saying, “You are worthy to die as you have not guarded your Lord the king and he showed him the king’s spear, and the jug of water, that was kept by the side of king Saul’s head. King Saul immediately recognized the voice of David, and said, “Is that your voice my son David?’’’And David said, “Here is the king’s spear, let one of the young men come over and get it.”Then David said, to king Saul, “May the Lord repay everyman for his righteousness, and his faithfulness. For the Lord delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. And indeed as your life was valued much this day, in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the Lord. And let Him deliver me from all my tribulations”. Then Saul said to David, “’May you be blessed my son David, you shall both do great things, and also still prevail”. So David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.
As David says, let God be the judge. Let Him deal accordingly to the mercies of God. The Lord will repay every man for his righteousness, and his faithfulness. Cast all your burdens upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you. The righteous shall never be moved. For whoever pursues righteousness, and love, finds life. David was very righteous; therefore God did not give him into the hands of the wicked. Instead he saved him from all his troubles and set him above all, as the royal king of Israel.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank you for teaching us to be more righteous. Help us to be faithful like David. May we endure troubles patiently like David, and bring honour and glory to God. Teach us to look up to God at difficult times rather than men who are undependable and unreliable.
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 Genesis 8:1, “Then God Remembered Noah and every living thing. And all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth. And the waters subsided.”
From the above context we learn a blessed lesson that even in the widest sweep of the most stormy weather, there are those who abide safely fearing no evil. Though the waters surge furiously there is a rock on which we may stand safe above the highest wave. God remembered Noah. Not because of favouritism but because he obeyed God.
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, the Lord saw, that the wickedness of man was great upon the face of the earth. And that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man and beast.” And Behold, I myself, am bringing the floods of waters, on the earth to destroy all living things.” Therefore God instructed Noah to build an ark to protect Noah and his family. The Bible says, Noah did according to all that God commanded Him. And being obedient to God he built an ark. His family entered into the ark along with every living creatures and God closed the door of the ark such that no one could open it. After that there were heavy rains for forty days and forty nights. There was a great turbulence, among the deep. And waters covered the earth. Floods of water sprang forth from every corner of the earth and gushed with great force forming fountains of water all over the earth.
My Dear brothers and Sisters, in the midst of all these stretch of waters, like storms, cyclones, and floods and all the uproar, the ark floated safely and steadily above the waters since it was built according to the plan of God and rested on the mountain Ararat. God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. God then opened the doors of the ark for Noah and his family to come out of the ark along with all the living creatures, and occupy the earth peacefully. God said to Noah and his sons, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” God blessed Noah and his sons, because Noah obeyed God and walked according to the plan of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, When you walk as per the will of God, then God will bless you and your family, for He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Jesus, Himself will be an ark and protect you from all hurdles that you face each day of your life. Though the storm may rage and the wind may blow in your life, He will carry you through. So obey His voice and follow His plan, however hard it might be, then He will bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for telling us that you not only protect the righteous like Noah, but also bless our family from the disasters to come. Help us to obey Your voice and fulfil Your plan in our life. Bless and multiply us, as you blessed Noah and his family.
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 Jeremiah 32:4 says, “I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good. And I will put the fear of Me in their heart, so that they will not turn away from Me.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, From the above context we understand that our God makes an everlasting covenant, with his children, saying that He will not turn away, from them to do them good. He may withdraw His gracious presence for a while, but he never turns from His love and affection to His people. He does not utterly leave them or forsake them, or cease to do them good. Instead he puts fear in their hearts, in order to keep his people along with Him, and not allow them to depart from Him. It is sin and sinful deed that separates one from God, and ruins them.
God doesn’t rest when it comes to you and your growth. He puts everything into place to help you grow, thrive and experience transformation. Ultimately God is in control. He allows the good and bad things in life and we can trust Him to work all things, together for good in the lives of those who love Him. There is always a question, “When bad things happen, can God use them to accomplish good?” Yes God can. He turned the evil days of Job, Joseph, David, Mordecai and Ruth into prosperous days.
Once a government officer, came up to me for prayer saying, “’Brother I have been very honest in life, very frank of speech, and straight forward in my work but the authorities have transferred me to a dry and deserted place. A very remote and distant place. Why did this happen to me? Kindly pray for me”. I told that brother that nothing will happen to him without the knowledge of God. Not a single hair can fall off his head without God’s permission. If one is honest in work then he should be promoted to higher grade or post but if he has been transferred to a distant place then God has a plan for him.
I told this brother, “ God has taken you there with a purpose.”For those who transferred you , it would seem to be a place of punishment for you, but God has taken you there with a definite purpose. So take up the transfer and join the duty in the place you have been posted.”Firstly he hesitated and refused to move. But God said, “ Am I not the person, who is sending you there. I have a plan and purpose for you. I will do great and mighty things for you in that place”. Accepting the plan of God, he joined the duty and began to serve the down trodden people there. He became a person of love in the surrounding place. Even the people there began to show love and concern for him. As a result people did not allow him to go out of that place. He became their favourite officer, He did great many things for them. It was actually a sick unit in that province but God turned it out for him as a blessing.
My dear Brothers and Sisters, when you surrender your lives to the will and plan of God then a great honour is awaiting you. Later when that brother came to meet me again, he said, “ Though I endured sufferings many people have been blessed through me and this gives me great joy.” He said, “The joy I received serving them cannot be measured.” He couldn’t explain the joy of his experience that he had amongst those people. May be some of you are being squeezed, at your work place. or you are crushed and thrown out as a waste material by your authorities, endure patiently then you will be exalted in that same place where you have been despised. God’s plan for you will be fulfilled in that place. For He will neither leave you nor forsake you. Adhere to God’s word then, He will bless you. Never worry about the problems that you may have to face in that situation, for the end will be rewarding. It would turn out for your benefit. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord we lift up our heart towards you. Help us to adhere to your words. Make us responsibile persons. Always to be focused on God and His guidance, and not lean on our own understanding. May we surrender our lives to the will and plan of God. Teach us to fully believe that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
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 Isaiah 52:7 , “ How lovely are the mountains, are the feet of him who brings good news. Who announces peace, and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation. And says to Zion, Your God reigns. They immediately spread the joyful tidings.”
“My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that the Gospel proclaims liberty to all those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears and loose themselves from those bonds. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold or corruptible things, but His own precious blood. Do we seek victory over every sin? Then God requires holiness in us.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The good news is that the Lord Jesus Reigns. Christ Himself brought these good tidings first. His ministers proclaim these good tidings to all mankind. They keep themselves clean from the pollutions of the world. God calls all to use the liberty Christ has provided from the bondage of sin and Satan. Thus all those who serve the Lord God Almighty are kept under special protection. And those who believe this will not suffer from fear.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the above verse describes the return of the Jews to their own land. Prophet Isaiah sees in vision the heralds announcing their return to Jerusalem running on the distant hills. A herald bearing good news is a beautiful object and he says, that his feet are beautiful. And his running to convey the message is all the more beautiful.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, In those days it was the custom of placing watchmen on the walls of the city who would caution the people about the approaching enemy or about the coming of the messenger from a far distance to announce good news. When the herald brought in good news from distant hills there was great rejoicing. They rejoiced at all the tokens of favour showered upon his people. They not only rejoiced but also sang together lifting up their voices with praises and thanksgiving.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, just as the herald brought good news to the Jews about their return to their own land, God will bring good news to you. The Visa, for which you had applied long time back, will be granted for you to settle abroad. Likewise God will bring in the good news of your promotion. Or maybe you might be transferred to the location you are looking forward. You will be offered a brand new job with a good package. The news of your marriage is getting fixed. God sends His angels as spirits to attend on His children and meet all their needs. These are in a way like the heralds who carry good tidings to the children of God. The feet of such heralds will be beautiful as they carry message sent from God. For the Bible says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of Lights, with whom there is no variation Or shadow of turning.” God bless you..
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for sending in the messenger to announce the good news of peace and joy. Thank you Lord for being so mindful of us, and bringing in all the good news for our family and our personal life. Help us to enjoy the gifts that God grants us and also teach us to rejoice over it.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
