PROMISE DECEMBER 2022
We have arrived at a time of the year when one becomes very busy making preparations for celebrating the Birth of Christ and also to welcome the New Year. Well, we have 31 more days to go, but the shops are already arrayed with Devotional Books, Calendars and Diaries for 2023! How these remaining days of 2022 is going to be?
The theme with
which we began this year was ‘Hope’ and having coming thus far, we may boldly
say that notwithstanding the ebbs and flows and highs and lows, our hope
remains anchored in Lord Jesus Christ!
Surely, the one who began a good work in us will perform it until the
day of Jesus Christ (Phil 1:6). This is
our hope and in that we remain steadfast even as we step into a new season of
our life!
Years, months and days
Psa_102:11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am
withered like grass.
Perhaps, even as we
approach a new month, some of us may be meditating on how the future is going
to be with several challenges, so many questions and threats looming large like
Goliaths! Feverish job conditions, fragile health, fighting loved ones, falling
financial wellness and what not? Even though God’s abundant grace has brought
us thus far, each one every one of us will have a story to share about the
roller-coaster ride they have had.
Wasteful to Wonderful
Psa_102:24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my
days: thy years are throughout all generations.
The Promise of God
as we end this year is going to be a prophetic prayer seeking God’s mercy, so
that we rejoice and be glad not only in this month, but even in the coming
months. Psalm 90, written by the Man of
God Moses is a picture of a person who pleads God to restore peace and
prosperity in his/their life! The writer
does not hide the fact that the yesteryears were trouble, tear, terror-filled
days and admits that even the days ahead are going to disappear like a
smoke. Yet he places his resolute faith
in God and makes a specific petition for the Lord to grant him grace and
enablement to look forward to the coming years!
In one line, He humbly, yet earnestly prays for the restoration of joy
and wellness! He wants to leave the
wasteful days behind and latch on to the wonderful years of God!
I will satisfy him
Psa_91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my
salvation.
During the past years, many of
us waded through waters of utter dissatisfaction and disgruntlement. Be it our income, our relationships, our
career or even our ministerial pursuits we suffered great discontentment and
disappointment. We have enough money,
but no peace; we have a big house, but no love; we have world-class facilities,
but no health. Whatever happened to the
promises of God? Is it not the promise
of God to satisfy our soul in drought (Isa 58:11)?
FIVE POINT PRAYER
1Jn_5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if
we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us
Moses, on that day, did not
pray for food, for riches or for any material thing. He prayed with a revelation and we know that
God is pleased to answer our prayers, if placed rightly!
If only we pray, in the name
of Jesus, I trust and am confident that the Lord would grant them in abundance.
1. Supply your wisdom
Psa 90:12 So teach us to
number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Perhaps the reason for all our
failures and fallacies was the lack of wisdom in taking the right steps. May the Lord grant to us His wisdom to walk
circumspectly in the will of God.
2. Send your mercy
Psa 90:14 O satisfy us
early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
The blind man did not yell at
Jesus, “Lord, why have you made me blind?”.
Rather he pleaded “Son of David, have mercy on me”. The Lord did show mercy to him. This is the right way to approach our
God! In fact, all our prayers should be
laced not with works or lamentations, but mercy and grace.
3. Shower your gladness
Psa 90:15 Make us glad
according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we
have seen evil.
In
the Old Testament, it was Joy of the Lord. And in the Kingdom of God, it is joy
in the Holy Ghost. Jesus said, I have
told you all these things to make your joy full. Not men, money, positions or even pleasures
of this world. None of them can cause joy
in our lives! Only Lord Jesus Christ can fill our life with meaningful joy.
Only a life in the spirit, can gladden
us.
4. Strengthen our hand
Psa 90:17 And let the
beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands
upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Whenever men of God, saints of God, ministers
of God felt weak, wearisome and worried, God intervened in their life to
strengthen them. God strengthened
Prophet Elijah in his moment of weakness. God strengthened Lord Jesus in his
moment of weariness. God will strengthen
your hand.
5. Sanctify our children
Psa 90:16 Let thy work
appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
Who in this world is not bothered or concerned
about the welfare of their children?
From a Prince to a Pauper, we all labour, dream and make many plans to
secure the future of our children. It is
God’s promise that “Your children shall be taught of the Lord and their peace will be
great (Isa 54:13)”. Yes, God will
not only teach them but he! will cause His glory to be seen on them. Amen
Having come to the end of this
year, if we commit our lives in the hand of God and approach his throne of
grace with a clear conscience, the followings blessings shall come on thee and
overtake thee (Deu 28:2). Hallelujah!
Wisdom of God, Mercy of
God, Joy of the Lord, Strength of the Lord and Glory of the Lord!
On behalf of God’s Shadow
Ministries we wish you a wonderful month overflowing with Gods’ mercy and grace!
God bless you,
Pr.Vinod Kumar
God’s Shadow Ministries
