Sunday 31 August 2014

His Government Purely Seeks Our Welfare

"Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end.."
Isaiah 9:7

The power and authority in the hands of God (v.6) for governing the heaven and earth for the welfare of His children, and the peace of the Prince of peace will be maximizing day by day to us, the citizens of His kingdom. He governs evreything with the well-being of His children in mind.

Thursday 28 August 2014

Our Best And Our Least

"..he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that lives.."
Revelation 1: 17, 18

The hand of Jesus that blesses and restores us (Lk.24:50,51; Mt.17:7) is laid upon us to assure that He is our everything - from our best to our least, from our former days to our latter end, and that He is the One that lives forever and is the Source of our life.

Wednesday 27 August 2014

His Abode With Us Gives Victory And Rest

"Arise, O LORD, into your rest; you, and the ark of your strength."
Psalm 132:8

To be assured of God's presence in us with all His grace and power is so much inevitable, so that when we set forth for a purpsoe, all our barriers will abscond (Josh.3:14-17), all enemies will scatter and retreat before Him, and when we rest, we will have an intimate fellowship with the King of kings (Num.10:35,36).

Tuesday 26 August 2014

His Word Is Our Guide And Rest

"Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my justice to rest for a light of the people."
Isaiah 51:4

Let us diligently learn to live by His Word that proceeds from His mouth, because it is the light of revelation, unfolding all mysteries of our future, guiding our every step, relieving us from all our anxieties and giving us rest.

Monday 25 August 2014

Be Filled With His Glorious Resources

"I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit."
Ephesians 3:16

To be empowered with divine strength to face and overcome any situation, and to be filled with the fulness of God and to be strongly rooted and grounded in His love, let us be strengthened in our entirety with the glorious perfection of the Holy Spirit

Sunday 24 August 2014

Mindful Of Us

"God saw the Israelites and took knowledge of them and concerned Himself about them [knowing all, understanding, remembering all]."
Exodus 2:25

Men at their best can observe but cannot help us out of all our situation. But God perceives with compassion, hears our graoning, understands our slightest feelings, remembers His promises, comes down to set us free(Acts 7:34), acknowledges us as His own and transfers our pain on to the tormentor (Isaiah 51:23).

Saturday 23 August 2014

Confirm Your Ownership On Us, Lord

"..grant unto your servants, that with all boldness they may speak your word, By stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of your holy child Jesus."
Acts 4: 29, 30

May our Father God grant us the gift of 'boldness of speech' (vs.13), and may He be with us as a mighty, terrible one (Jeremiah 20: 11), and confirm His ownership on us by way of signs and wonders through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Friday 22 August 2014

Talking Of God Confounds The Roaring lion

"And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long."
Psalm 35:28

Let us treasure God and His Word in our heart, for our mouth speaks out of the abundance of our heart (Ps.119:11; Mat.12:34). Whenever we declare His praises, our every cell rejoices within us and every evil force against us will be humiliated and be put to shame(Ps.71:23,24).

Thursday 21 August 2014

Helps Us Walk In Honor Of His Renowned Name

"And I will strengthen them in the LORD, And in His name they will walk," declares the LORD.
Zechariah 10:12

As the Lord turns our captivity, He will make His power work in all our weaknesses (2Cor. 12: 9), making us strong in Him, guiding us to acquire His authority, grace and wisdom and helping us to live forever under His protection, doing His perfect will.

Wednesday 20 August 2014

Be Filled With Him To Be All-sufficient

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
Lamentations 3:24

If we have the Lord as our portion and we have our heart filled with Him, then we surpassingly have everything with us more than we need, i.e. we will be all-sufficient, that no trouble can agitate us, and we will be at ease because our total confidence, our share and inheritance is our Maker (Num.18:20).

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Vaild Versus Counterfeit Wealth

"The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin."
Proverbs 15:6

Though not very rich in worldly revenues, the house of the righteous will be filled with valid favor like joy that the world cannot give, peace beyond understanding and a solid hope beyond the grave. But though there is constant cash flow in the house of the wicked, he will never be content but remain vexed and will cause misery to himself and his family.

Monday 18 August 2014

Sow The Best Words And Deeds To Reap The Best

"A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a man's hands will return to him."
Proverbs 12:14

The words we say and the works we do are the seeds we sow. Let us confess words of faith from the Scriptures and go around doing good as Jesus did so that we will be staisfied and filled with it's fruit (18:20,21;Acts10:38).

Sunday 17 August 2014

Rich In Everything And Rich Unto All

"For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;"
Romans 10:12

There is no partiality with God (2:11). Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame (10:11) and whoever calls on 'the Lord of all' will be liberally blessed out of His bounty. Let us be blessed by Him who is rich in all that we need and moreover rich towards anybody.

Saturday 16 August 2014

Peace, Health And Joy In His Presence

"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High."
Psalm 46:4

When we are in His divine presence, we can still be at ease and be glad, amidst all the commotions, outbreaks and threatenings around us. We can flourish and enjoy perfect health, and nourish and refresh others when we make the stream flow through us (Ezek.47:9).

Friday 15 August 2014

Manifests In His Own Method And Time

"After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper."
1 Kings 19:12

God may not manifest Himself in the method that we expect. We often anticipate fierce and terrible exaltations of God but fail to recognize His work in daily commonplace observations. His gentle, gracious dealing in His time is more influential and dominating than His terrors.

Thursday 14 August 2014

God's Intervention In Our Impossibilities

"He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers."
Psalm 78:16

In whichever area of our life we have lost hope and is dry for years (for example - our finance, health, peace, job, studies, etc.) let us not expect a natural supply but divine providence. Where there seems an impossibility for man, God Himself intervenes and refreshes the weary soul with His own goodness.

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Do Good; Silence The Slanderer

"For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people."
1 Peter 2:15

We live in a world where the evil ones hunt to find grounds for charges against us and frame untrue accusations on us (Dan.6:4). Let us not become weary in doing good deeds, living good lives and keeping a clear conscience, for in the right time, we will reap our rewards and make the slanderers ashamed, shut their mouth and glorify God(Gal.6:9;Tit.2:7,8;1Pet.2:12).

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Seek His Acceptance

"Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws."
Psalm 119:108

Our heavenly Father, the Maker of the heaven and earth is all-sufficient and He does not require anything from us. It is our privilege if He is willing to receive something from us, and let us offer our best whole-heartedly. The more we are taught by Him, the more we become concerned to offer even more precious sacrifices abundantly and cheerfully.

Monday 11 August 2014

Endure For The Sake Of Eternal Bliss

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
Romans 8:18

All the storms that we are going through at present are considered as nothing when compared with the jubilant, blissful payback waiting for us in the future. Let's happily endure and bear the brunt, fixing our focus on the joy that awaits us (Heb.12:2).

Sunday 10 August 2014

His Infinite Presence With Us

"I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever."
Ezekiel 37:26

As we reconcile with God, He makes a covenant with us that can never be undone, establishing His everlasting presence among us to bless us until we reach heaven.

Saturday 9 August 2014

Invigorates The Knocked-out

"For I have fully satisfied the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul."
Jeremiah 31:25

Our God is determined to overfill our discouraged souls with His amplitude, promising to give us serenity and gratification in all those areas of lives for which we have been craving all these years, according to His good will.

Friday 8 August 2014

Exhaustion To Surprise

"You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, by which you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary."
Psalm 68:9

God, at times shakes the heavens to shower His goodness upon His people, so much such that the recepient is awe-struck and recovers rapidly after being weary in his spiritual, physical and financial progress. Through such favor, He endorses our faith and stabilizes our hearts.

Thursday 7 August 2014

Meditate Of Him To Have A Bright Future

"My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD."
Psalm 104:34

When we meditate of the glory, grandeur and the beauty of His creation, redemption, guidance and providence, and when we delight and be soaked in the promises, truth and doctrine of His Word, our soul will be satisfied as with marrow, fatness and wisdom about the future, and our hope will not be cut off (Ps.63:5,6;Pro.24:14).

Wednesday 6 August 2014

Take Care And Tend His Treasure

"Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you."
2 Timothy 1:14

As we entrust our entity to God, He entrusts something precious (His gospel, grace, favor, gifts,etc.) with us (vs.12). As He keeps, preserves and guards what we have committed into His hands, so should we, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. Let us hold fast with determined faithfulness, lest we lose it (Rev.3:11).

Monday 4 August 2014

Their Curses And Plots - Not A Matter At All

"Let them curse, but you bless: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let your servant rejoice."
Psa.109:28

The outcome of the curse of our adversary will be of no concern to us, as the blessing of our Almighty God will surpass it, engrossing us with His grace and divine favor. When they wait to see the aftermath of their evil plan on us, they will see their own ruin, while we will be enjoying His goodness and glory.

Sunday 3 August 2014

No Woe But Wonder

"The LORD has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in your midst: you shall not see harm any more."
Zephaniah 3:15

The grace, love and mercy of God forgives our sins and removes all chastisements. He casts out the foe that held us captive and He Himself takes the reign of our lives, and there will be no more failure or woe but joy and victory.

Friday 1 August 2014

Our Reproachers Will Now Recognize

..'This former wasteland is now like the Garden of Eden! The abandoned and ruined cities now have strong walls and are filled with people!'
Ezekiel 36:35

God will restore, renovate and renew our blessing, make us flourish and be fruitful, fence and fortify us with His almighty power, and make people befriend us, so much so that those who once reproached us will now acknowledge God's favor on us.