June 1, 2020
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 Titus 3:5, “He saved us not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit”.
From the above context we understand that by the grace of God we have been given a rare and wonderful opportunity to rise above the rest of humanity. We are heirs of God, possessors of the hope of eternal life, and of the knowledge of God’s purpose. We are, as Jesus said, to be the lights shining in the darkness of this evil age. So Paul says, it is our responsibility as God’s children in this world to fight the evil human nature within us and instead display the nature of God, in all of our actions, towards one another.
We were not saved from our sins and brought into the family of God, because of our good works, righteous deeds, important heritage or exemplary behaviour. But the whole matter is exclusively based on the kindness and love of God. It all centres on his grace and mercy towards us. It is because He is rich in mercy and not willing to perish, but that all should come to repentance, and turn from their sins.
Those of you reading this message may have lent money to others or you might have borrowed money from others. That’s fine. But just to get the money back from the person, who borrowed from you, kindly don’t squeeze them or torture them because God will not be pleased with you. You need their blessing and not their curse. When you trouble them they might curse you in return. They may not have the required money to pay you back. So treat them gently and not go to their house and abuse them with harsh words rather deal with them more kindly and give them sufficient time to repay the money or exempt them from major payments. Help them; if possible be kind to them. Then the Lord will bless you.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Suppose you have signed any document saying that you will make payment to someone then be sure to be honest and repay the amount as you have signed in the document. Suppose you have the required money and you don’t want to return the money from whom you have borrowed then it is a curse to you. So be careful to pay back the dues you owe to someone. Don’t be slack concerning your payment. One who lent you the loan may be a financier or a millionaire but that does not matter to you. But you need to pay back the money you have borrowed promptly. Hallelujah!
I would like to share an incident that took place with one of my friend. I had a call from him, and he said that one of his friend who borrowed some money from him was dodging him, and refusing to make his payments. Moreover he was not picking up calls. They were in good terms as long as the other had not borrowed money from him. But after he had borrowed a great change came upon his behaviour. He stopped calling my friend and would avoid him. So my friend called him on another number and that person immediately picked up the call. Then my friend spoke to him saying, “Never mind, if you don’t pay the money but you do one thing, you watch the Tamilan channel on Wednesdays at 7am every week. And if possible get an appointment with that Brother Stephen and pray with him.”
My friend knew very well that if they watch the programme then they would be touched by the message and they will receive deliverance. They would have better understanding and would repent of their error. And God might open the doors of prosperity and they may not suffer from further debts. ”Therefore that brother came to meet me for counselling with his family and by God’s grace and through prayers that family has been set free from all their debts and now they are living a happy life far from troubles. God of grace and mercy had been merciful to this family and liberated them from their captivity. Halleluiah! God knows how to twist and turn the minds of the people so that both will not be offended and God will make it in favour of you. Just as God was merciful to this family God will be merciful to you. For the Bible says, “All those who wait for him will be blessed.””Wait on Him and be blessed.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank you for being so merciful to us, and for forgiving our sins. Lord we pray that we will owe no man any dues. Help us to be honest with all our dealings. May we follow God’s teachings and remain honest in all that we do. May we be willing to repent of our sins. Lord be merciful to us just as Your Father is merciful.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
