June 6, 2021
I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has kept for you today is from the book of Isaiah 58:14, “Then you will find joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph, on the heights of the land, and to feast on the inheritance of Jacob your Father. The Mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
If you delight yourself in the Lord, in preserving the Sabbath and glorify the God of Sabbath, in his goodness and faithfulness and in the assurance of his love and favour. God of Jacob will cause you, to ride in triumph. Thou shall be safe, far from danger and God will feed you, with the heritage of Jacob. Thou shall enjoy the good of the land of Canaan, which God promised as a heritage to Jacob and his Children. Thou shall enjoy temporal as well as spiritual blessings. The Lord will not withhold from you, any manner of thing which He sees to be for your prosperity and happiness. For the Lord has spoken through His mouth. The promise is sure, and shall be fulfilled, having proceeded from the mouth of God. Even in Old Testament times the Sabbath day was called as the Lord’s Day. If we thus remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, we shall have the comfort and profit of it, and have reason to say, it is good to draw near to God because God will cause us to ride in Triumph.
I know of an uncle who was a good Christian. His name is Joel He was very pious and God fearing. He followed the Sabbath Day with great fear and in obedience to God. His only daughter Priscilla got married to a boy in Canada. I attended her wedding and blessed her. She left to Canada with her husband Sherin. He was a good boy very simple and humble. After few years, I happened to visit the USA. When Priscilla heard that I was coming to Chicago, she decided to visit me with her husband. He was an ordinary Truck driver. So they decided to travel by truck and visit me. As they could not afford to fly by airways. They travelled nine days by truck and reached Chicago. Knowing that they had come to meet me, I went with my friend to see them. I was surprised to see Priscilla all so pale and weak. She had lost all charm and beauty. It was three years since she got married but she did not have a child. She did not get a good job to survive there in that foreign land. Life was miserable to her. I couldn’t bear to see her in that state. I told her that God had a plan and purpose in meeting her.
I pleaded before the Lord on behalf of them. I cried unto the Lord in prayer. I asked the Lord three things. Firstly to bless Priscilla with a government Job. Then secondly I asked the Lord to bless her with a child so that she can at least spend her time with her child and be happy. Thirdly I prayed that God should bless Sherin with a good job. Because as a truck driver he will not be able to make money and will not be able to manage the family in that great land Canada. I prayed very earnestly for them and having blessed them I returned to Chennai. After a month I received the news that Priscilla had secured a government job. Twenty days later uncle Joel called up to say that Priscilla was pregnant. And after another twenty days, Priscilla called up and said, that her husband Sherin had been blessed with a good job, in a transport company. God granted all the three requests within two months. This shows that God answers prayers, and that the righteous shall never be forsaken.
If you want God to answer your requests, then you need to be righteous and observe the Sabbath Day. Be blameless before God. The God whom you worship is truthful. He keeps His promise. God answered Moses and Aaron when they called upon God. When king David inquired of the Lord He answered him. Abraham pleaded for Abimelech, and God heard his prayer and healed both Abimelech and his wife. When Moses pleaded for Miriam, God heard his prayer and healed her of her leprosy. Hannah prayed to the Lord and God blessed her with a son. Hezekiah prayed and the Lord extended the years of his life. Thus we see that the blessings of the Lord rest upon the righteous. The Bible says, Blessed is the man, who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His Commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth. The generation of the upright will be blessed. May God help you to fear God and be righteous and blameless, before the Lord. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we thank You for revealing to us the importance of fearing the Lord. Help us to observe the Sabbath Day reverently and with much dedication, that we may be blessed. May we thus feast on the heritage of Jacob, and ride in triumph on the heights of the land. Teach us to be more righteous and blameless before God.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
