May 27, 2022
Dearly Beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The auspicious life giving word of the Lord, for today is from the book of Isaiah 62:12, ‘And you shall be called Sought out, a city not forsaken’.
All of us have been given names by our parents. However, today, the Bible calls you by a special name, called ‘ A city not forsaken’. It means that the Lord is crowning you with the name, ‘ No longer forsaken’. Perhaps all these days you had been forsaken by others. But God does not want you to be called as forsaken. The Bible says,”you shall no longer be termed as forsaken’. But you shall be called, Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; and your land shall be married”.
The Lord is going to perform immeasurable miracles in all that you were forsaken. Many say, my husband has forsaken me, my children have forsaken me, My boss with whom I worked for many years has forsaken me, and sent me out of work. You may be distressed thinking about your forsaken state of life. You may say, the doctors have forsaken me. It is difficult for me to survive any more. In this manner you may be in the fear of death. But today, the Lord is giving you another name called ‘Not forsaken’.
In another context the Lord says, “I will not leave you as orphans. Sometimes you may feel lonely as you don’t find support in your life. We start thinking that we are like orphans and no one is there to care for us . But remember our God has promised to never leave us nor forsake us.
We read about Hagar in the bible. She was forsaken by Abraham. She along with her son wandered aimlessly in the desert. When the water she had exhausted, she put the boy in the wilderness of Beersheba. She did not want to see her child die in front of her and burst out in tears. But God saw her and provided them with water out of spring and blessed Ishmael to become a great nation.
Today like Hagar we may be forsaken and helpless but remember God sees your plight. He will help you and you will be called sought out.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we thank you Lord for telling us that you will not forsake us. ‘. Stretch out your hand and bless My children, in all that they have been forsaken. ‘Stretch out Your hand and lift them up in their life. Stretch out Your hand and cause them to live. From this day, let them see blessings in all things, in their work place, in their business centre and in their ministry. Let them be blessed, in all that they do and wherever they go.
In Jesus’ Name we pray,
Amen!
