My dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of 1 Samuel 1:27, “For this child I prayed and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of him.”
Hannah is one of two wives of Elkanah. The other, Peninnah, had given birth to Elkanah’s children, but Hannah remained childless. So one day, Hannah went up to the temple, and prayed with great weeping . Eli the High Priest heard her weeping bitterly at the altar. Hannah was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. She made a vow saying, ‘’Lord if You will give me a mail child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life.” When Eli inquired the reason for her weeping she told him that she was a woman of sorrowful spirit, therefore she had poured out her heart to God. Eli said , “Go in peace, and the God of Israel will grant your petition.” Hannah conceived and bore a son. And called his name Samuel, God looked into her affliction and heard her cry and answered her prayers. God not only heard her prayer but answers everyone who cries out to him in truth and spirit.
I would like to share a testimony about a family in America. I went to Australia in July 2017. And a family came for prayers . When I asked them what I should pray for? They told me about their elder brother who was in America. They had been married for almost ten years but they had no children. So I prayed for them through the phone. I sent God’s word and believed that He will perform a miracle. I said to the Lord, “You are a God of miracles. You hear the cry of the needy. You are a God who does more than what we ask , think or pray. Therefore kindly bless my son with the gift of a child. You are a God at hand and a God afar off”. I sent the word through the phone hoping that God would perform a miracle. The word took a form within her womb, and she conceived three children in her womb. Praise be to God.
God saw her affliction and blessed her with three children. I again went to Australia in the month of July this year 2018, that family came again to meet me. I couldn’t recognize them. I asked them what I should pray for? Then they narrated the entire episode that took place in 2017 in my previous visit. They said that God had blessed their elder brother, after I had prayed with two daughters and a son. They were filled with great joy. They said that they had come to thank me. God sent forth the word and performed a miracle. God will perform a miracle for you too if you wait upon Him.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord I thank you for answering the prayers of my children. When we call You in distress you hear our cry. Lord we praise You for Your kindness. Bless all those who are in need of a child and may they rejoice in You all the days of their lives. 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 1 Corinthians. 10:13, “No temptation has overcome you except such as is common to man: but God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are, but with the temptation will also make the way, of escape that you may be able to bear it.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, From this passage we understand that when you are tempted, God will provide a way out, so that you can endure it. As an ambassador of God, I tell you that God guarantees you, that God is faithful, and will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. The Lord will give you the strength to bear it during the times of your troubles, and as a guarantee, He will also provide a way to escape out of all the problems. Hallelujah! Maybe you are stuck in some kind of trouble. However great your problem might have been, the Bible says, “ No temptation has overtaken you, except what is common to mankind.” Wasn’t Job just a human being? Yet he faced a terrible disaster in his life. He faced his problems patiently. He did not murmur against God. So God changed his sorrow into joy. The Lord gave twice as much as he had before.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, you too might have faced such problems in your life. It might be a huge debt that you cannot overcome. Or maybe a terrible disease that you are suffering from, or It might be shame caused due to some unpleasant, situation. Or you are going through some kind of failure, in your life. The one who keeps the ability to overcome your problems within the mind of a human being is the Lord Jesus Christ. Only who placed the ability within you, knows how much you can withstand or you cannot withstand. The Lord knows very well how much you can bear or you cannot bear. Only the Lord Jesus Christ knows your capacity.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God will permit only the difficulties that are common to mankind. Nothing beyond your capacity will happen in your life. The Lord who promised is truthful. He is truthful enough to rescue you from all your troubles. He will cause a way to escape and deliver you completely from all your problems. Hallelujah. !So make the Lord your confidence. For the Lord says, I am with you to deliver you. For God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are. God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, you know our capacity, as to how much we can bear, and accordingly, you allow difficulties in our life. Teach us to bear our problems patiently and not murmur about it. Give us the strength to tolerate the affliction that we face in our lives. May we consider it a joy while we go through trials and temptation. 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 2 Corinthians 8:9, “ For You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich yet for your sake, He became poor. ”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that Apostle Paul in his letter, to the church in Corinth makes mention of the saints of Macedonia, about their concern and care for others. Because they freely gave to those who were in need. He therefore encourages the Corinthian saints, to help the poor. Paul also taught about the blessings that come to those who cheerfully give to the poor. Grace is God’s undeserved, unmerited goodness to us. By grace, God has saved us from the mouth of the grave and from being a slave to satan. Kindness and Mercy are the most beautiful acts possible to human being. The beauty of Jesus Christ is to draw you close to Him by His self giving love of Jesus. This is what grace is. There is no beauty like giving to others.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, It was grace that led God to send His only begotten son, to die on the cross, that no one should perish but have everlasting life. He loves you and therefore, He is not willing to see you perish. God knows the sinful nature of man. He knew how they had rebelled against His holy laws. He also knew that there were some men who responded to His love and would even give their lives for Him. They would willingly worship Him in truth and spirit. For their sakes, His grace was shown. The Bible says, Though He was rich He became poor. He emptied Himself. He was rich in the glory of the divine attributes, but He gave up His glory for a while and took our nature in all its poverty.
My Dear brothers and Sisters, God chose the lot of the poor, almost of the beggar. And this He did that men might see His life, of self surrender and be partakers with Him in the eternal wealth of the spirit, and find their treasure not only on earth but in heaven too. The Grace is all the more wonderful because of the majesty, and Sovereignty of the Lord. Grace is love that is shown to unworthy and transgressing recipients. For our sake the Lord Jesus “became poor” that He might lift you up into communion, with Himself.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Are you in tune with God? Is there an intimate closeness with God? Have you ever experienced the grace of God? To receive the blessings of God, you need to come out of all the things that
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Thank You for telling us that we need the grace of God to be successful in our lives. Thank You for becoming poor that we might be lifted up in our lives. We praise, you Lord for Your goodness, kindness and mercy. Help us O Lord to fix our eyes on You. and commune with You all the days of our life. Teach us more about You. 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 48:17 “I am the Lord Your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that God’s teachings are all directed to the profit, of those to whom they are addressed. All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable. If Israel had known Jehovah as its faithful guide, and obeyed His commandments, things would have been totally different. But Israel failed to attain righteousness by the keeping of the Divine Law. God tells Israel, “Behold I have refined you, I have proved you, in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake I accomplish it and My glory I give not to another.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Every teachings of Christ leads us to a successful or profitable life. Both spiritually and materially. He teaches you things that will help to further your welfare. God is your conductor and guide. God thought of them as He does His people now, by His providence. His word and His spirit, the way in which they ought to go. At times God teaches through affliction that we may attain profit, at the end. If you do not profit, then it’s because of your own fault and poor discernment. My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The salvation which we received by the grace of God, the effect of the love of God, the doctrine, of His eternal love, the redemption by Christ, justification by his Righteousness, Pardon by His blood, atonement by His sacrifice, and the perseverance, of the saints, in faith and holiness. These are profitable doctrines which serve to display the riches of His divine, grace. For He is the Redeemer, and sanctifier, of those who put their trust in Him. He is their peace, joy, comfort, and salvation. Whom He redeems, He teaches. He teaches to profit, by affliction, and then makes them partakers of His holiness. My
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ Himself was a teacher while He was on the earth. And He still teaches them by His ministers. Thus His teachings leads you by the way you should go. Christ leads his people out of the wrong way into the right way. He takes them by the hand, and teaches them to go in the path of faith. He leads them in the way of truth, and righteousness, in the way of holiness, in the path of duty. And sometimes through a rough way of affliction, yet in a right way to heaven and happiness. May the Lord lead you in the right way and help you to live a life acceptable in His sight. For the Bible says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will guide you with My eye.”God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for this blessed day. Lord we thank you because you instruct us and teach us in the way we should go. You are willing to lead us in the right way. Help us to accept You as our guide and conductor in our life. Teach us to learn the true doctrine of God and follow his footsteps. 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 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. For He who promised is faithful.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters from the above context we learn that God is faithful, in His promises. He is faithful enough to deliver you from all your problems. We have full confidence of protection and provision by our God. He is faithful, to save you to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through Him, since he always, makes intercession for them. We also understand that the above context deals with faith. Holding fast is the first indication of faithfulness. Faithfulness also means reliable or trustworthy, because it is fully convicted of the truth of God. Faith in God corresponds to God’s faithfulness. Gods faithfulness should awaken faith in us. So we can respond in submissive obedience. If He is worth trusting we should trust Him.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Since God is faithful, it has become our responsibility to imitate Him in being faithful by committing our lives to well doing. Our Lord who is faithful in His promises is faithful enough to deliver you from all your problems and to provide the means for a relationship with God. Faith is defined as complete trust or confidence in someone. Having faith in the love and sovereignty of God is the most prevalent concept, of the Bible. Scripture compares us to have faith in God and the commandments of His word.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Faith is confidence in what we hope for, and assurance about what we do not see , because faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ. We need to know that it is impossible to please God, for anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Paul commands them to hold fast to their profession. Paul exhorts them to continue to persevere in the grace that God had already shown.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, We need to exhort one another, in the faith, zeal and diligence and in all works of piety and virtue. They must draw near to God, their conduct should be pure and holy.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord, thank you for teaching us to be concerned about others and to have a close relationship with God. Teach us Lord to draw near to God. Help us to be chaste and Holy. Make us to know how important it is to be faithful to God and hence walk by faith.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
