Thursday 31 October 2013

Exorbitant Favor For Us

"He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you."
Psalm 81:16

God has 'out of this world' favors in store for them who obey Him. He longs to satisfy us with all bottom-line requirements as well as enhance our comfort and well-being. He will bless us out of His fulness. Once we belong to Him, no blessing is extravagant or high-priced that He will withhold from us.

Wednesday 30 October 2013

Tends His Garden With Care

"Take care of what your right hand planted, the son you strengthened for yourself."
Psalm 80:15

God will never suffer the loss of His children, who are the work of His hands. With all zeal will He defend and guard us. It is He who chose us, made us His offspring and helped us abound for His own use. He will let no power to prevail against us, but tend to us with all care, expecting us to bear forth fruit in due time.

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Ever Feasible God

"Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where is your zeal and your strength, the yearning of your heart and of your mercies toward me? are they restrained?"
Isaiah 63:15

The eyes of our heavenly Father are always upon us though we are not always sensible about it. His fervent love, compassion, mercy and zeal for us are never withheld. Let us not imagine for ourselves that His heart is hardened for us. His tender concerns and strong passions for His people are always within our reach.

Monday 28 October 2013

Who Else Can Win?

"Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
"1 John 5:5

None other is the conqueror of this world than he who believes in Jesus Christ, the Savior. We can easily beat down and overcome anything or anyone, beyond any doubt, because we are born of God and our faith in Him helps us subdue all forces(vs.4).

Sunday 27 October 2013

An Open Door

"I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut"
Revelation.3:8.


We may be weak & weary in our run, we may have little spiritual & physical strength. Amidst all that for every success we need, we have to ask Jesus to open the door so that He'll be with us in every step we take & strengthen us & His words will be a light to our path.

Saturday 26 October 2013

Be Glad For All That He Has Done

"The LORD has done great things for us; and we are glad."
Psalm 126:3

Let us first learn to be glad and rejoice in the Lord for all that He has done for us, rather than still brooding over what we do not have. Let our souls be filled with joy for the swelling grace of God that chose to bring us out of our captivity into His kingdom. Let us burst into songs of joy, for the Lord's redemption and comfort to us who were just wretches (Isaiah 52:9).

Friday 25 October 2013

Purifies And Then Blesses

"Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities."
Acts 3:26

Sin begets woes. When we accept Jesus and be His own People, He redeems us from all wickedness, purifies us (Titus 2:14) and then blesses us with His richest blessing and makes us a blessing to others.

Thursday 24 October 2013

Wait With Hope

"I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope."
Psalm 130:5

It is worth waiting for the Lord to show up in His time. This downtime tests our faith, breeds patience, cultivates obedience and makes us fit to cherish His blessing when it comes. Let His promises be the source of our hope and strength when we wait, for without hope we can never wait. God waits for the set time to arise and be gracious unto us (Isaiah 30:18).

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Expect His Sudden Glory

"At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, with hailstones and coals of fire."
Psalm 18:12

We serve a miracle-working God, who for the most part veils Himself and seems invisible (vs.11). But there will be a sudden manifestation of His glory in our lives like that of a lightning, going before us, parting asunder all the glooms, burning up all barriers and lighting up our lives (Psalm 97:3,4).

Tuesday 22 October 2013

In Covenant With Us

"He has given food unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant."
Psalm 111:5

God is always our Provider for our body and soul, even in times of extreme deficiency. He will never let any of His promise to fall to the ground, but is always aware and on His toes to fulfill His covenant with us and with the generations to come.

Monday 21 October 2013

Lend And Reign

"For the LORD your God blesses you, as he promised you: and you shall lend unto many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you."
Deuteronomy 15:6

God wants us to be blessed with earthly wealth so that we shall be able to lend and never have any need to borrow and with heavenly affluence so that we shall reign over situations and not be captives.

Sunday 20 October 2013

No Evil Plan Against Us Will Succeed

"Thus says the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass."
Isaiah 7:7

As God is with us, all evil strategies against us will be thwarted and no vile plan will stand (8:10). Men will be made to obey God either by themselves or by force, because God's counsel will stand forever and none of man's rebellion will ever stand.

Saturday 19 October 2013

Recognize Your Responsibility

"..This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us.."
2 Kings 7:9

We need to recognize the responsibility of spreading the good news of the abundance of grace, salvation and favor that we enjoy from God, not failing to observe the people around us dying for want of peace and salvation.

Friday 18 October 2013

All Will Be Well

"Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds."
Isaiah 3:10

It can be boldly declared unto the righteous that all would be well with them, for when they receive the reward for their work, it would be sure joy. The Judge of all the earth will never treat the righteous and the wicked alike (Gen.18:25).

Thursday 17 October 2013

Always Says Yes To His Promise

"For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
2 Corinthians 1:20

Every promise of God is 'Amen' in Him, meaning 'it's already done'. We can always hear a 'YES' when we claim His promises, how many it may be (vs.19), because it is His glory to keep up and fulfil His Word. By embracing His promises by faith, we too say Amen to the glory of God.

Wednesday 16 October 2013

Do The Best & Leave The Rest To God

"Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The LORD will do what is good in his sight."
2 Samuel 10:12

If we are the ones seeking the welfare of our children or people, we need a strong will to react without any strain when they are in trouble, willing to do the maximum and leaving the result to God, on whom alone the success counts.

Tuesday 15 October 2013

Esteem Others To Us

"Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves."
Philippians 2:3

Let us never even intend to gain something or overtake others by way of our strength, intellect or talent. Let not our motive be to show us off. Let us always be aware of our blunders but be reminded of the perfections of others so that we can esteem others to us.

Monday 14 October 2013

The Set Time For Favor Is Come

"You shall arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come."
Psalm 102:13

Let us be plugged in to the promises of God and keep praying for His mercies, when we feel put down. Let us be assured that His time of redemption is at hand. God will enact His authority and unfold His favor, because the set time is come.

Sunday 13 October 2013

Blesses His Legacy

"Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever."
Psalm 28:9

Blessed are we who have taken the Almighty for our God and He has taken us for His inheritance. Being our Shepherd, God will keep us from all harm and give us all that's good, plentifully supply all our needs, carry us in His arms on the earth and one day lift us up to His seat in heaven.

Saturday 12 October 2013

Visions Will Not Delay After The Prescribed Time

"For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay."
Habakkuk 2:3

Let us not be impatient or doubt over the visions, prophecies and promises given to us. It will surely be accomplished hastily in it's appointed time, bursting out as a blast. It will no longer delay but will rush to get executed when it's time is fulfilled. Let us happily wait for the Lord with all hope.

Friday 11 October 2013

From Rock-bottom To Mountain-top

"You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side."
Psalm 71:21

At times we feel submerged at rock-bottom, buried under sore troubles (vs.20). But God here promises to help us grow in every grace, elevate us to the peak of His grandeur and comfort us in every possible way- through His promises, mercy, grace and favor.

Thursday 10 October 2013

All-sufficient To Make All Things

"Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb, I am the LORD that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;"
Isaiah 44:24

We serve a God who made every single thing in the universe out of nothing. He made everything through His Word. Just a word from Him is all the more sufficient to change the tables in our life, rebuild all broken areas, transmute our status and glorify us.

Wednesday 9 October 2013

Sow To Reap

"Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him."
Genesis 26:12

God blesses our talents and skills only when we put them to work. We have to be active and hard-working, making use of all opportunities (Ecc.11:6), and the Lord will bless our little into a multitude within a short span.

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Beat Down Your Involuntary Reflexes

"Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Matthew 26:41

If we are not able to withstand small wear downs while there is still no real agony, how can we endure towering tests? We therefore need to be vigilant to pray, yielding completely to our Father God. Let us not allow the involuntary reflexes of our body to overpower our appetite for God.

Monday 7 October 2013

Sorcery And Soothsaying Nullified

"Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel.."
Numbers 23:23

As we are a generation blessed by God, trusting Him and seeking His glory, no charm, sorcery or soothsaying can win over us. Any magic spell will mean nothing to us because we are under the shelter of the Most High. Whatsoever men may ploy against us, the counsel of God alone shall stand.

Sunday 6 October 2013

God Orders His Creations To Yield For Us

"..O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people.."Ezek.36:8

God commands His creations to produce their fruitage, not willing to withhold anything that is good for His own people. More than a father or mother who would love to provide for their children, God longs to furnish us with all earthly and heavenly favor.

Saturday 5 October 2013

Being Unafraid Itself Is A Win

"..don't let your opponents intimidate you in any way. This is God's way of showing them that they will be destroyed and that you will be saved."
Philippians 1:28

Fear is the gate we open for our foes and all problems to defeat and overtake us. Being unafraid terries the rival. When we stand assured in the strength of God, He will interpose in due time to destroy our adversary and save us.

Friday 4 October 2013

Wait Until He Uncovers Himself

"I will wait upon the LORD, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him."
Isaiah 8:17

Though at times God may seem to keep His presence scarce from us, all our favor proceed from Him alone and from nowhere else, and He will bring to completion all His words one day for sure. So let us not be weary but eagerly await with joy and expectation for His appointed time, for His promises to be fulfilled.

Thursday 3 October 2013

Hail Him To Harvest

"Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before."
Joel 2:23

God is waiting to vindicate us, restore all our wreckages and be gracious unto us. But He demands that we should rejoice and be glad in Him. He is already willing and available not only to sow but also to reap His blessings in and through us. Let us celebrate Him with gratitude.

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Triumph Goes Along With God

"..the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them."
Numbers 23:21

Nothing else but the presence of God can bring us better joy, peace, protection and above all, victory in all our endeavors. Let us therefore always be aware of the presence of the triumphant King with us and make joyful acclamations, singing and rejoicing, anticipating to subdue and excel in all that we confront.

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Face The Giants With Our Captain

"With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles."
2 Chronicles 32:8

Let any dignitary be our opposer and however ghastly may be his hostility (Deut.20:1-4), but his strength is just frail and mortal, nothing in analogy with the Lord who is with us for our Captain (2 Chronicles 13:12), with the regiment of heaven at His dictum.Let us always walk with our heads lifted up.