My dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless you. The auspicious word that God gives you today is from the book of 1 Samuel 2:30, “For those who honor Me, I will honor.”
My dear brothers and sisters, everyone expects to live an honorable life, and this is not wrong. Nobody should despise or dishonor you. All should honor you. This is what many of us desire. It’s not wrong to think that way. But if you want what you expect to come to pass, then you need to follow the formula given in the Bible, as found in today’s word: “For those who honor Me, I will honor.” In other words, when you honor the Lord first, you will find favor from God and receive honor from others. The verse emphasizes that only if God honors you, people will honor you. Therefore, honoring the Lord is of great importance. Some people may seek worldly honor for money or even buy degrees for status, but you cannot buy honor from God with money.
One way to honor God is by sharing what He has done in your life as a testimony. Your testimony honors God. Additionally, when you walk uprightly, others will notice and say, “This is how a Christian should be.” In that way, you honor God with your life. However, when you follow your own desires and live in a way contrary to God’s will, people will say, “Is this person a Christian?” Their words will dishonor God. On the other hand, if people speak highly of your good character and behavior, God will be honored. You should strive to honor the Lord through your actions and lifestyle.
In some families, children may earn a bad name, and in turn, the family’s name is dishonored. People may say, “This person has brought shame to their family.” In the same way, God should not feel dishonored by your actions. From now on, make a change in your life so that God will not be put to shame or disgrace because of your behavior. Honor the Lord by giving Him priority and importance in your life, including church activities. Give importance to attending church. If you say you honor the Lord but don’t go to church, your attitude is wrong. This brings dishonor to God. God clearly says, “Do not do anything for your personal pleasure on this Holy Day of Mine.” Do not walk in your own ways. Instead, seek the Lord and come to His house of prayer. Go to church to worship the Lord in truth and spirit. Don’t stay home because there is no ministry to do. Failing to honor the Lord on Sundays, the Lord’s Day, is dishonorable. If you honor Him on this day, God will honor you in return and place you in an honorable position.
Prayer:
Dear Lord, we thank You. You have said, “For those who honor Me, I will honor.” I pray for those children who have distanced themselves from their relationship with God and from church activities. May they change their attitude and turn back to the Lord, restoring their relationship with You and participating in church activities. As a result, may they receive honor from You, Lord. Grant them worldly honor and all the blessings of this life. Lord, let them not be put to shame. Honor them in the very places where they were once shamed. Lift their heads high, make their name great, and fill their lives with pride and honor. In Jesus’ Name, we pray.
Amen.
My dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless you. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the Word from Isaiah 60:3, “The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.”
My dear brothers and sisters, when the God of light is with a man or woman, even kings will come seeking them. When God said, “Let there be light,” light shone on the earth, which was previously covered in darkness. Today, God is speaking to you, saying, “Let there be light.” At this moment, brightness is beginning to shine in your darkened life. God is bringing you out of the dark room, and from now on, He will lift you up and transform you into a rich and wealthy person, to such a degree that even kings will come in search of you. Not only that, but “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.” This means that God expects you to reflect His light like a mirror and become a vessel carrying Jesus Christ within you. Looking at my own life, I was nothing, but gradually I became a successful businessman. Later, I accepted God’s calling and entered the ministry. When I was in business, people came to me to buy vehicles, but not for counsel or life direction.
However, once I entered the ministry and the God of light came into me, His brightness began to shine within me. The anointing of His light and the gift of the Holy Spirit filled me, and people began to come, not for business, but to find solutions to their life’s problems. They would say, “This man is not ordinary; God is with him.” They sought good counsel, prayer, and deliverance from the challenges they faced. They believed that if they came to me, the mysterious knots in their lives would be undone, the curses would be revealed, and they could confess and seek God’s deliverance.
In this way, nations came to the light that was shining brightly, drawn to the place where God’s gifts were at work. As they received deliverance, I felt joyful knowing that God was using me. You too should retain God in your heart so that kings will come to you. God’s light must shine within you, and that brightness should radiate to those around you. Others should benefit from your life. Surrender yourself to God so that He can use you, and your life will be blessed. As the verse says, “Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.” People will be drawn to you, and God will lift you up in a glorious way, just as He did for Isaac.
Isaac’s growth in his business was beyond anyone’s imagination, even though the natural circumstances were against him. Since God favored him, he reaped a hundredfold during a time of famine and became a very wealthy man. Kings who heard of this came to make a peace treaty with him, saying, “God is with you, and you are blessed by Him. That is why we want to make peace with you.” In the same way, God will bless you with such growth in your business, job, or ministry that even kings will come to you.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, we thank You. Thank You, Father, for taking us, though we were unworthy, and anointing us with Your light. You have placed Your brightness upon our faces and transformed us into Your likeness. We praise You for displaying Your power in us so that kings and nations may come to our light. From now on, let there be no darkness in the lives of those reading this. Pull them out of the power of darkness and make them children of light. Let their lives rise and shine for God. I bless them to be so. In Jesus’ name, we pray.
Amen.
My dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless you! Let us take and read from the book of Psalms 92:12: “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, and they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”
My dear brothers and sisters, to those children who desire good growth and a steady life, God is giving you an answer through this auspicious word. If you need growth, the verse says, “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, and they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.” To flourish and grow, you must become a righteous person. Perhaps until yesterday, you may have been living a wicked life, following your desires, and not considering the needs of others. Maybe you had the attitude of “What does it matter if something happens to others?” Such attitudes are not the characteristics of a righteous person. A righteous person should be helpful to others, partake in their difficulties, and treat others’ hardships as their own. A righteous person should be useful to others and do good for them. These are the qualities of a good and righteous person.
In this world, there are both righteous and wicked people, but only the life of a righteous person will be steady. Though the wicked may grow and appear prosperous, their lives will be turbulent, and their legacy may not last. I have seen wealthy lords who lived luxurious lives, but their descendants struggled, even losing their homes to debt. Such people did not experience steady growth or steady lives. However, if you are righteous, your life will be steady, and you will enjoy steady growth. The Bible says, “I was young, and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken, nor their children begging for bread.” No matter how fierce the storm, God will give you strong and steady growth and bless you.
Prayer: Dear Lord, we thank You. If there are any who are living a wicked life, as they listen to this auspicious word today, let them put an end to their wicked ways. May they commit themselves to righteousness, change their character, and grow strong and steady. May they gather virtues that will bless their children. I bless them from the bottom of my heart. Though they may have struggled in poverty until now, may they grow rich, prosper, and multiply in the future. Let them lend to others instead of borrowing. May they be admired for the positive changes in their lives, and may they prosper in all they do. In Jesus’ name, we pray,
Amen.
My dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. On this day, the 7th of September, I am pleased to meet you directly through this Mangala Varthai message. May the Lord bless you. Let us take and read the auspicious word the Lord has kept for you today from the book of John 10:9: “I am the door; if anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”
My dear brothers and sisters, this is a very auspicious word. “I am the door.” I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I am the door. I am everything. Whoever enters through Me, that is, if anyone does something through Me or is ready to do something through Me, God is telling us that they will come in and go out and find pasture, and surely, they will be saved. In short, you cannot do anything without God. If you think you can do something with your strength, intelligence, wisdom, or talents, even then, you will not be able to succeed. God says, no matter what you do, “I am the door.” The door is very important—whether to enter a house or to leave it. This is why people pray when they install the door during the construction of a house, a tradition that has been followed since Old Testament times. Even now, pastors are called to pray when the door of a house is laid.
Today, God is saying, “I am the door.” If one enters through Me, that is, if you put God in the first position, and enter the house through Him or leave the house through Him, that person will come in and go out and find pasture. To come in and go out means you will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out through the door. This means you will be blessed within the city and blessed outside the city. If you come into the city with God, there will be blessings inside; if you go out with God, there will be blessings wherever you go. You need to visualize that God is standing there, and you need to leave through Him. This means you must take His blessing when you leave and take His blessing when you come in. This is what it means to come in and go out.
Another blessing in this context is the idea of coming in and going out, referring to both worldly and spiritual blessings. “In” refers to spiritual blessings, and “Out” refers to worldly blessings. Both can be attained only through God and only when you go through Him. When you do any activity through God, give Him the first place, seek counsel from Him, and take Him with you in whatever you do, then everything you do will prosper.
Prayer:
Dear Lord, we thank You. You have said that You are the door. You have promised that if we enter and leave through You, we will find pasture, receive salvation, and experience spiritual and worldly blessings. Today, You have declared, “I am the door.” May these children respect You and, through You, be united. Whatever they do, being united with You, let them gain victory. I bless them and pray that they will retain their victory and receive spiritual and earthly blessings in abundance. From today onward, let there be no failure, loss, or disappointment in their lives. Do great things for them. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
My dearly beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On this day, the 6th of September, I am happy to see you reading this Mangala Vaarthai message. May the Lord bless you. Let’s see what auspicious word the Lord has kept for you today. Let’s take from the book of Matthew 5:5, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”
My dear Brothers and Sisters,
For children who are saying, “I still couldn’t get a permanent job, I still haven’t possessed a house, I haven’t been able to receive a good spiritual gift until now.” For those children who say, “I did not get this, I did not get that,” God is teaching you a good way to receive all these things. God says, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” This means, being calm is the opposite of anger. By anger, you will lose everything, but with meekness, you will gain everything and achieve great things. The Bible says about Moses that he was the meekest person. People may say, “Oh, he is a short-tempered husband, filled with anger,” or “The wife who came to be with me is a short-tempered wife, filled with anger.” Even the children in the house may be described as short-tempered.
The Bible tells us certain ways to attain blessings. If a person is meek, he will not only inherit the earth but also prosper. A person with a meek character will be blessed on this earth, which means their curses will be broken, and they will live a blessed life. This meek character helps you do everything steadily. Those who are meek do not rush into things. They don’t speak hastily. Look at a person with a meek nature—they decide steadily, speak steadily, have steadiness in their speech, steadiness in their sight, steadiness in doing things, and steadiness in decision-making. This steadiness will lead them to a successful life and help them inherit what they were unable to before. They will inherit the earth.
The reason for failure in your life may be anger, a hasty attitude, or making decisions without steadiness. You need deliverance from these behaviors. Meekness is the nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, known for His long-suffering, meekness, and fullness of mercy. God expects a meek nature from you. When you cultivate this, whatever you were unable to inherit until now, God will give you everything.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, we thank You. Lord, You are a very meek and humble God. Please give this meek nature to Your children. Help them live steadily, think steadily, decide steadily, and receive everything on time, according to Your plan and purpose. According to this verse, please bless those who are meek. You said that the meek will inherit the earth. Therefore, whatever Your children are crying for, which they have been unable to inherit so far, please give them all those things as they change and grow into meek children.
In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.
