January 4, 2023
My dearly beloved in Christ, I greet and bless you in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Are you obedient to your parents and family members? Our Lord Jesus Christ obeyed His parents in everything (Luke 2:51). When you obey God’s word in everything, He is mighty to bring about marvellous miracles in your life. In case you have been disobedient, God’s wrath will come upon you (Ephesians 5:6). When Apostle Paul writes about obedience, he says: “submitting to one another in the fear of God.” (Ephesians 5:21).
When we obey His word, He changes adverse circumstances in our favour, Perhaps all the circumstances in your life are unfavourable and against your progress. But when you obey God’s word and submit yourselves to Him, He is mighty to change the hostile situations in your favour! (Mark 10:27).
We read in the Bible about the grim state of Jacob’s plight. Laban tortured Jacob. But since God was with Jacob, he became exceedingly prosperous (Genesis 30:43). The Bible says:
“ he deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me.” (Genesis 31:7).
Even though Laban put Jacob through many calamities and catastrophes, God did not allow Laban to crush Jacob because He was with Jacob. When Laban intended to destroy Jacob, God appeared to him in a dream and warned Laban to leave Jacob alone (Genesis 31:24). With a grateful heart Jacob says:
“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.” (Genesis 32:10).
Jacob was victorious because of his obedience to God’s word. Young man/woman reading this Mangala Vaarthai, are the circumstances in your life unfavourable? Hold tightly to this Lord! He will change the adverse situations in your favour! Do not be worried!
Secondly, When you obey God’s word, He will do wonders and miracles in our life. The first miracle that Jesus did in the Bible was at the marriage at Cana where he turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). As soon as Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water” they immediately filled them to the brim. And when Jesus instructed them, “Now draw some out and serve it”, they instantly complied knowing quite well that it was still water. As a result, they were able to witness that the wine was the best wine served. Since they obeyed God’s word, they witnessed this miracle.
My dearly beloved young brother and sister when you continually obey God’s word, He will do wonders in your life! For He is a God of miracles! (Luke 1:37). Do not be worried!
Thirdly, When we obey His word, we receive His protection. When we read about Daniel in the Bible, we see how the high officials and the satraps were looking for some pretext to condemn him. But they could not find any fault with him. So, they established an ordinance, that whoever makes petition to any God or man for thirty days, except to the king, shall be cast into the den of lions. The Bible says: “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open win his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.” (Daniel 6:10).
Because they threw Daniel in the lion’s den with a wrong motive, God sent His angel, and shut the lions’ mouths (Daniel 6:22). God gave Daniel complete protection. When you depend on God like Daniel, He will do mighty miracles for you!
My dear children of God are you lamenting like this – “When will the problems of my youth end? When will I be healed of my sickness? When will I find success in the exams? There is darkness all around me!” When you make a commitment to obey the Lord’s word, He will gladden you with countless miracles! He will clearly show you the way you should go! So be bold!
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father, I implore you to be with my children as you were with Jacob and Daniel in the Bible. Help them to be obedient to you and others. Make all the things favourable to them. I believe that You can turn any circumstance in their favour. Guide them to live a life of obedience to You.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
