March 29, 2019
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 Deuteronomy 8:17,18, “Then you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth. And You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth. That He may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers as it is this day.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above verse we come to understand that it is God who gives you strength and opens new door to obtain your lively hood. And you dont achieve anything through your own effort. We always think that earnings mean money alone. This is not true. When you earn appreciation from others for your good performance then it is a kind of income that you have achieved. Some children behave so well that it earns the appreciation of others then we say the child has earned reputation. Because he does not cry or trouble anyone. Brilliant children score good marks, that is a kind of income that he earned. It is God who loads us with benefits or talents. So all the credit goes to the Lord. The Bible says, Blessed be the Lord who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God wants you to earn name and fame. God says, I will appoint them for praise and fame among all the peoples of the earth. He is interested in lifting you up in life. He does not want you to live a base and low profile life. He is a God who raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap in order to set them among princes, and make them inherit the throne of glory. You need to earn name and fame, wealth and family , good friends and good relationship all the good gifts and above all, we need to earn for the kingdom of God.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God is going to bless you like that of a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth fruit in its season. God will help you to be fruitful, according to your age, strength and potential. Therefore keep praising the Lord because, all that you have achieved is because of Gods grace. For God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in good work. For grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christs gifts. It is through our Lord Jesus Christ, that we have obtained grace in which we stand and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord You are the Sun and the Shield. Lord You have bestowed upon us favour and honour. No good thing have you withheld from those who walk uprightly. Lord fill us with grace and power that we may perform wonders and signs among the people.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
