February 17, 2021
I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us.The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Zephaniah 3:20, “For I will give you fame and praise, among all the Peoples of the earth.”
From the above context we learn that God will give you fame and praise and make your name great before others. God will honour you when you obey His commandments and fear the name of God. May be until yesterday you did not get honour and name from among the people, for your good deeds. But God has a reward for you. God says, “’ I will set you on high.”A lamp cannot give light to others when placed under a table. It must be kept upon a lamp stand, then it will give light to all those who surround it. When the Glory of God is revealed then you shall receive fame and name.
May be you couldn’t do well in your exams. You have failed several times. So you have been badly discouraged and you think why should I go to college? And you start cutting classes. This is because Satan has got hold of you. And does not permit you to excel. Satan causes you to lose faith in yourself. You will gradually lose your confidence. Satan who is a liar comes to steal and to kill, and to destroy. So he will make you useless and discard you in such a way that you will never be able to receive fame and name. Satan will suppress you and you will never be able to rise up again in life.
Those of you who are reading this message are worried about your children and their future. The Lord will not forget your good works and He will not forsake you. He will descend upon you just as the dew descends on the green grass. Usually many will come to me for prayer. They will share all their problems with me. But I will just tell them positively that all their problems can easily be solved. People with huge debts worth lakhs of Rupees will cry over their debt. They will cry before me. But I will tell them that their problem is too trivial for God to solve. Our God is bigger than our problem. I will never discourage anyone who came to me. But I will speak words of comfort. Soon they will become cheerful and return home happily believing that God will perform a miracle for them in their life. I will tell them Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay. It may take a long time, but keep on waiting–it will happen. God will hear your cry and answer you speedily.
We read about Mordecai in the Bible. He was a Jew. His cousin Esther found favour in the eyes of king Ahasuerus and became the Queen of Persia. But Mordecai sat at the gate of the king’s palace. Being a Jew he did not bow to Haman who was the head of all the princes. Haman hated Mordecai, so he plotted to kill him and also destroy all the Jews who lived in the kingdom. He cunningly planned to pass a decree against the Jews. While Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate he overheard two men discussing about their plan to kill the king. This was reported to the king. The queen fasted and prayed for her nation, being a Jew. When the king came to know about Haman’s cunning plan to destroy the Jews, he put him in the gallows which Haman had prepared for Mordecai.
In a moment the position of Mordecai was changed. He who sat at the king’s gate was made to sit in the palace. The Decree was abolished and the Jews were delivered. Mordecai was dressed with a royal robe. He was made to ride on the king’s horse. And a royal crest was placed on his head. The king took off his signet ring which he had given to Haman and gave it to Mordecai, Esther appointed him over the house of Haman. Thus we see how God changed the position of Mordecai in a moment and made his name great among the people. You too will receive name and praise if you walk in the fear of God. Don’t worry about the future of your children. Commit your ways unto the Lord trust also in Him and He will bring it to pass. So think positive and work hard with what you have in your hand and the Lord will make you successful and you shall receive name and praise among all the people. God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for encouraging us through this message, that some day we too like Mordecai will receive name and fame among our people. Until then teach us to trust You with all our heart and work steadily with what You have entrusted us with. May we have a positive attitude towards our life.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen
