GOD’S SHADOW PROMISE
APRIL 2026
THE BLESSINGS OF BEING WITH JESUS
Mar 8:8 So
they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Loving Greetings in the precious and all sufficient name of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ,
Our
journey with Lord Jesus, in the year 2026 has crossed three months and today,
by his grace, we are stepping into the fourth month. April marks the beginning a New Financial
Year. In Tamil Nadu, it is also
Election season. As citizens of this
nation, our duty is to not just pray for it but we also must cast our vote with
God’s guidance.
For
those in corporate sectors, April is also a time to look forward to performance
reviews and rewards. After all, we
spend endless hours in our profession to not just earn but reap good returns for
our efforts. Whether your employer is bothered or not, you
must know that our Lord is concerned about your wealth and welfare. He is not
someone who just manages to meets our needs, he is a God who does exceedingly,
abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine. In Mathew 6:33, Jesus promised that the things
that the world is going after shall be given in geometrical progression. Yes. If
only we seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, he will ensure to add everything
that you need in life. Hallelujah!
Wonder in the
Wilderness
Mar 8:4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy
these men with bread here in the
wilderness
Among
the many miracles of Jesus, the five loaves and two fish incident is the
quintessential account of what our Lord Jesus can do to meet the needs of his own
people and satisfy them in the most challenging circumstances. A similar incident involving four loaves and
few fish to four thousand people also finds its place in scriptures. Both these reflect the compassionate heart
of God to meet and satisfy the needs of the people who come to him. Both these
take place in the wilderness. In many
ways, the world in which live is a type of wilderness. Israelites wandered in the wilderness before
entering into their promised land. As
people of God, we also meander in this world not knowing where to go and how to
go? But take heart, we have a God who
meets our needs even in the wilderness
Directionless
Sheep
Mar 6:34
And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion
toward them, because they were as a sheep not having a shepherd: and he began
to teach them many things.
The
scripture says that the people who came to Jesus were as a “sheep without a
shepherd”. Seeing their dismal
condition, Jesus began to teach them “many” things about the Kingdom of God. In this distress filled world, you could be
someone who is walking in the road of uncertainty not knowing the way out. On that day, the crowd not only found their
shepherd but were immensely satisfied by God’s goodness, served in the
wilderness.
Being with
Jesus
Mar 8:2 I have compassion on the
multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to
eat:
Even
though this episode is a familiar one, the words of Lord Jesus regarding the
crowd needs a special mention. Lord
Jesus was not talking about some crowd that sought him for miracles, he speaks
of a group of people who came to listen to him and remained with him for three
days without any food. Either they would have exhausted their food or brought
nothing to eat. But they stayed, in spite
of hunger. To this crowd, what mattered
much was not food, but the feet of Jesus.
Not bread, but the living words of Jesus. They remained with Jesus and the Lord
rewarded them plenteously!
Mar 8:8 So they did eat, and were
filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
When
we read this incident with the light of the Holy Spirit, we see a glimpse of three
foundational “spiritual” blessings that this crowd enjoyed that evening. We will look at them and will also explore
the reason that brought forth those blessings.
1.Supply
(Phil 4:19)
That
evening, their immediate need was food and they did not have anything to eat.
They had no resources to buy as well.
But Jesus miraculously supplied their need. Our God is able to meet what you need at
this hour, be it money, job, child, health or even spiritual needs. He will surely supply all your needs.
Lord
Jesus Christ, not only provided them with the food but satisfied them. The Bible says they eat and were filled. Even today, when the Lord begins to bless
you it will not be a hand to mouth
existence, he will bless you in such a way that your barns will overflow. Perhaps, all this while, the income did not
bring any contentment. Thus far, there was no satisfaction. But the Lord would satisfy your soul and
stomach!
Even as we begin a new financial year, I would like to prophetically
claim and pronounce these three blessings over your financial affairs as
well. Regardless of your current income,
career, increment or growth options, when you choose to stay in his presence,
when you decide to live by His word, our Lord Jesus is able to Supply, Satisfy
and Secure every need of yours. Amen!
Extraordinary Crowd
Mar 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they
took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Those
days, Lord Jesus Christ was not just healing and delivering people, he was also
teaching to them the Kingdom of God.
People gathered in large numbers to hear him. This incident is one such
event. The scriptures do not disclose the message spoken to them, but it amply
reveals that those who came to him remained with him for three days. Surely,
they did not want to leave in the middle or became tired of his teachings!
Today,
our church services, on an average, last for 2 or 3 hours. No sooner the Amen is said, people
frantically leave the premises to take their vehicle out from the parking
slots. If the sermon or the service
extends the scheduled timing, people get restless and begin to look at the
clock. But this crowd was
different. In the wilderness, with grass
and ground as their couch and cot, they remained with Jesus for three days. Astonishing!
Jesus truly felt for his crowd and without any demand from their side,
he chose to feed and satisfy them.
The
Spirit of the Lord opened my eyes to ascertain the factors that led Jesus to
perform this miracle against every discouragement. When Jesus was on earth,
miracles, many a time, flowed because of the faith of the recipient. We often hear Jesus saying, “Your faith has
made you whole”, “Let it happen according to your faith”. In the same way, I believe that, even here,
the compassion of Jesus and the characteristics of the crowd only caused a
great multiplication miracle that evening.
I
was able to observe three distinctive characteristics of the crowd which
received the blessing of Supply, Satisfaction and Security.
1.Eager to Listen to Jesus
This
crowd came not just to receive miracles but to hear him teach. In other words,
they sought the Lord for his word. They
were so thirsty for the word of God that they did not even bother about
eating. They desired the word above
everything. How eager are we to listen
to his word? Do we just limit it for two
hours a week or do we choose to feast on his word for hours together. Think about it!
2.Earnest to Stay with Jesus
Listening
to him speaking can truly be a delightful experience. But you must not forget the fact they were
not attending this meeting in a AC hall.
It was an open ground, a desert-like waste land. They could have attended one day and left
the next day. But they stayed for three
days. I assume that Jesus may have been
preaching all day and in the night would have kept in that wilderness. Night speaks of darkness. In our seasons of darkness, do we continue to
walk with him and do we chose to retract?
Israelites began their journey in great celebration, but when they did
not find food they grumbled and even decided to return to Egypt. But not this crowd. We do not seem them demanding or complaining
about food. When we choose to stay and walk with Jesus, even in seasons of
darkness, we will experience the greatest of supply and satisfaction. It is true!
3.Excited to Sow for Jesus
Even
though this incident does not specifically mention from where the seven loaves
and few small fishes came, I presume that this must be someone in the crowd who
volunteered to give it to Jesus. It
could be a small boy’s meal of a boy. Here again, Jesus repeats the same
process. He takes the bread, gives thanks. broke and gave it to the
disciples. There was an act of giving
or sowing before the blessing of multiplication. How cheerful and committed are we in giving
to Jesus or giving to Kingdom work. In
the earlier incident and in this, Jesus took the bread and fish from the hands
of the disciples and used the disciples to feed the crowd. What does it
mean? Trusting in Jesus, if you sow in
the life of a servant of God or a Ministry, God will use the ministry of the
servant of God to cause a blessing of multiplication and satisfaction in your
life. Amen!
What
do you think was the secret behind this crowd’s incredible attitude? They were only ordinary people whom Jesus
addressed as “sheep without a shepherd”. I believe this crowd, who came to see
Jesus, were truly transformed by the words that he spoke with them for three
days. Hallelujah! Jesus said, my words are both spirit and
life.
They
stayed with them for three days. Before
the fourth day could come, they received their best blessing. You have been with Jesus all through these 3
months in the year 2026. Just as you
have entered the 4th month, I do prophetically believe that when you
choose to remain earnestly, listen eagerly, sow willingly your life also be
filled all the goodness of God. Be it
finance or any other thing, your Father in heaven who knows what you need and
who is compassionate towards you will surely bless you with overflowing
blessings!
He will not let you faint
Mar 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to
their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from
far.
Jesus
knew well that if they were sent without food, that they would faint by the
way. Even in this month, Jesus knows
that if the needed help, expected breakthrough, awaited deliverance does not
come through, you will faint. Just as he
was not willing let his people faint in the wilderness, he will not allow you
to faint as well. You may have begin
this month with nothing, but in due time, you will experience satisfaction and
security of God.
Amen
and amen!
God
bless you. Wishing you a month of God’s
Supply, Satisfaction and Security!
Vinod
Kumar
God’s
Shadow Ministries
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