Showers of Blessing!

“Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! Zechariah 4:7.

As we move on in our daily lives it might occur at times that out of nowhere a mountain suddenly pops up. Although, in our eyes, it seems to be a mountain, God does not see it the way we see it. Well, He has given us the power and the anointing to make this mountain into a plain.

No mountains can make any adverse effect in your lives if you have a solid foundation in God. See what Jesus says in Luke 6:48, “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.”

We read in Exodus 14 that the Red Sea was a “mountain” for Moses and the children of Israel. Moses was a little shaken when he heard their cry and their rebellious words. In Exodus 14:15 God asks Moses a question, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.” God had already anointed Moses to do all the signs and wonders in Egypt. But for a moment he forgot who he was. In Exodus 7:1 we read, “So the LORD said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.” In Exodus 14:16 God himself gives Moses the solution to the problem he is facing, “But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.” Now they are marching right through the problem and on dry ground too.

God does not put you through trials and tribulations. Remember, HE IS A GOOD GOD, FULL OF COMPASSION AND LOVE. He does not gain anything by making you suffer. So who brings all these troubles? I know for sure you are aware of it. God had a plan for the children of Israel even before they started out of Egypt and we read about it in Exodus 13:17. The crossing of the Red sea was the second plan because God did not want the children of Israel to be scared of wars.

In Mark 9:23 Jesus says, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

And believe, “For with God nothing will be impossible” Luke 1:37. With God on your side, all mountains will turn into plains.

Be Blessed!

Showers of Blessing!

“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever. For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous… Psalm 125:2-3.

Every born again child of God is protected by the Lord from the evil one. As we read in Job 1:10 see what Satan says to God, “Have you not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? Do we have such a protection during these days? Yes, even now we have the hedge around us as Job had in his days. And the hedge is the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.

God protects His people wherever they are. Do not think that God does not see you because you live in a remote area or in a land where you do not have the freedom to worship the LORD. You might be in a situation where there is none to help you out of your present condition. Do not worry, He sees you and is watching over you. The Word says, “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.” Psalm 34:15. “The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth” Psalm 145:18.

In Exodus 12:13 we see how God protected His people before the great judgement on Pharaoh and the Egyptians. “Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”

As you rise up in the morning plead the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ upon your family and yourself and whatever belongs to you. No evil shall ever touch you. Satan will flee when he sees the blood of Jesus.

Dear brother/sister you are precious in the eyes of the LORD. He has seen you and He knows what you are going through. Psalm 139:5 says, “You have hedged me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me.” The supernatural protection of the Lord is upon you.

Be Blessed and remember Jesus loves you!

Showers of Blessing!

“But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it” Numbers 14:24.

Twelve spies representing twelve tribes were sent out of the Israelite camp by Moses per the command of the Lord to spy out the land which the Lord had promised the Israelites as an inheritance. We read about this in Numbers 13 and two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb brought a good report of the land which they saw. The Lord had already given the land into the hand of the Israelites. But ten of the chosen spies rebelled against God.

These things happen in our daily life too. God needs people like Joshua and Caleb who have a different spirit during these days. And it is only by such people God can bring about a change in the world in the coming days. When we read Joshua 14:6-15 we find Caleb who was eighty five years old ready to inherit Hebron from Joshua. He waited forty five years to inherit Hebron and it still was occupied by the giants. Nothing was a problem for Caleb because he had a different spirit.

We find so many characters in the Holy Bible who had a different spirit. God could do mighty things and miracles only through such people. In Numbers 25:9 we read of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest who stopped the plague which spread through the Israelite camp. In Numbers 25:12 the Lord says, “Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace; and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.”

My dear readers, God expects the same from you and me. In Acts 17:6 we read how the people of Thessalonica responded when Apostle Paul and Silas reasoned with the Jews during three Sabbaths. They said, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.” Apostle Paul was one of those men of God who had a different spirit which enabled him to do much more than the disciples.

Be Blessed

Showers of Blessing!

“For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him with a shield” Psalm 5:12.

Prophet Elisha was a righteous man of God and the Shunamite lady and her husband had supernatural favor upon him. “And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly” 2 Kings 4:9. They made an upper room for Prophet Elisha with all that he needed. Elisha believed with all his heart that God was his source and did not accept any gift from man as we read in 2 Kings 5:16.

Daniel was one among the several young Hebrew men carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon. He was chosen to serve in the king’s palace. We read in Daniel 1:9, “Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs.” We know how great Daniel was among the men of God who did not want to defile himself with the king’s delicacies.

In Luke 1:28 we see how angel Gabriel greets Mary, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” When the angel found that Mary was troubled and amazed by the greeting, he went on to say, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God” Luke 1:30. God chose Mary because He knew that she was not rebellious and that she loved the Lord. Moreover, she accepted the prophecy from the Lord with all her heart and replied, “Behold the maid servant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”

The Philippian Jailer treated Paul and Silas just like any other prisoner. But things turned around when Paul and Silas started to pray and sing hymns to God (Acts 16:25). The result was an earthquake which turned the attitude of the jailer into supernatural favour as we read in Acts 16:30, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” The jailer took Paul and Silas to his house and washed their stripes and food was set before them. Above all, the jailer and his household accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Dear readers, I encourage you to be strong in the Lord. I do not know what your present circumstances are but I know there is a good God in heaven whose eyes are on His people and is looking for ways to bless you in a supernatural way. He will let people have supernatural favor upon you. And nothing is impossible for Him.

Be Blessed!

Showers of Blessing!

“Please let me go to the field and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” Ruth 2: 2.

While going through the second chapter of Ruth we find out that Ruth was going to glean the field of Boaz for the first time. She came to know about Boaz from Naomi. In her own words she expects to find favor from Boaz whom she has never met in her life.

The return of Ruth and Naomi from Moab to Bethlehem was at the perfect appointed time of the Lord. They reached Bethlehem at the time of the barley harvest. Now Boaz, the owner of the field, came to his fields at the same time for harvest. The supernatural favor of the Lord started working in favor of Ruth. As you read, you will find everything worked for her as God had planned for her. This is how God works for His children. Although nothing seems to be seen in the natural realm, things are working for us in the spiritual realm. Do not be disappointed if things are not working in your favor. The God of heaven is right there for you. He has arranged someone to meet your needs. “For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him” Matthew 6:8.

In Esther 2 we read about Esther who found favor with Hegai, the King’s custodian (Esther 2:9). Esther was an ordinary girl but obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her Esther 2:15. In Esther 2:17 we read, “The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”

Now how did this happen? Have you ever wondered about it? Did queen Vashti do anything wrong? The only thing she did was that she refused to appear before the king and his friends who were drunk. You might be thinking, “Is it fair?” Of course not, there was nothing wrong about the queen’s decision. But it was Just in the eyes of the Lord to favor Esther.

My dear readers, you and I are in the same position of Esther. “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” Proverbs 3:34. “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” 2 Peter 5:6-7.

Out of my own experience, I have seen supernatural promotions recently. Now, this had begun to happen in places where I had worked before. People working in high positions disappear in no time. If you are highly favored He will promote you to positions for which you might not be eligible.

Keep praying. Let His favor be upon you.

Be Blessed!

Supernatural Favor!

“And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians” Exodus 12:12:36.

Supernatural favor is from the Lord and we are enjoying it from the day we were born again. Wherever the Lord took us we enjoyed the supernatural favor of the people whom God had arranged for us. These people had some sort of affection, kindness and compassion towards us and had gone out of the way to help us. Dear reader, you might be enjoying the same supernatural favor wherever you are right now.

Throughout the Holy Bible we find God had given supernatural favor to His children wherever they went. In Exodus we find the Israelites were given favor by the Egyptians who gave them a hard time while in slavery. But when it was time to leave Egypt, they loaded the Israelites with silver and gold and the word says that they plundered the Egyptians.

In Genesis 39:4 we read how Joseph found favor in the sight of Potiphar and how he made him overseer of his house and eventually he put everything under Joseph’s authority. Now when Potiphar turned Joseph into prison, the keeper of the prison had supernatural favor on Joseph. We read in Genesis 39:21 “But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” Eventually the keeper of the prison handed him over the supervision of the prison. This is how God’s children will be shown favor and in due course of time they will be elevated.

How does this happen? Isn’t it surprising? Well this was much amazing to us too. But this is now a daily affair for us. People whom we have not met in our lives come running to help us. I remember once when my wife was about to board a bus to catch a flight a man came running towards her out of nowhere and got hold of the two suitcases she had and put them into the bus for her. Well, she was wondering who would help her and here comes a guy to help her.

I pray that wherever you are, may you be highly favored by the people around you. If you find a supervisor who is not in your favor pray to the Lord and I am sure that today the Lord is going to touch his or her heart in your favor.

Be highly favored and be blessed!

Promise of the Day

 Isiah 41 : 10-20
  Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
   Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
   Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
   For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
   Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
   Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
   Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
   When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
   I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
  That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.