September 26, 2023
My beloved children in Christ, I greet and bless you all in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I am delighted to meet you all on this day, September 26th, through this daily Auspicious Message. let us read Isaiah 25:4 “For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat.” A beautiful verse.
Firstly, He says, a strength to the poor. Wealth is not a source of strength for the impoverished. Neither is authority. Only God is the strength of the poor. Today, don’t say that I am poor; I don’t have anything. God says He will be the strength of the poor. He will be your strength and make you strong. The Lord made Jephthah who was driven out from the house into a mighty man. His family drove him out saying we don’t want you. God said I want you and took him, strengthened him, and made him a mighty warrior. The family that drove him out now saw that the Lord was His strength and invited him to be the head of their family. Same way, you will experience a miracle. God is your strength. Even if you are poor God, is your strength. Secondly, He is a strength to the needy in his distress. He is a strong tower to those who are crushed and afflicted. When a person is crushed, he loses hope at that time God gives him strength, and courage and encourages him.
Moreover, ‘A refuge from the storm’. When a flash flood strikes however strong he is, or good swimmer he is he cannot manage it. But when we have a God who is a refuge from the storm, He will protect you and deliver you. Next, ‘A shade from the heat.’ There are many names for God in the Bible, one of them is He is a shadow that protects us. I have seen some places where it is very hot, but in those places, I have seen the Lord come and be a shadow for His children. Even today we had to record a lot of programs in the morning. During this time even though it was sunny on one side, God was like a shadow and helped us to shoot a lot of programs enthusiastically. He is a shade from the heat. The shadow that protects us. Because God the protecting shadow was not over the Canaanites, the Israelites who had God the protecting shadow over them won over them. If God is your shadow, you will win. You will not be defeated. God has come as a shadow over many who are defeated or afflicted. ‘A shade from the heat.’ No more defeat, victory is assured.
Prayer: Dear Lord, we thank You. “For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat.” These great blessings which you have given us. Today arise as the strength for your children. Grant them the grace to accomplish great feats because they can do all things through Christ who strengthens them. Be the strong hope for the afflicted children, deliver them from all afflictions, and bring them to a spacious place. My children who are caught in the flood of debts, Lord you be their refuge. Rescue my children from the flash flood of debts and make them people who lend to many. Be a shade from the heat for my children and transform all their failures into victories. I bless them to live and be well in all things. In Jesus Name. Amen.
