So here we are in 2022. It was great to enter the New Year (with prayers, worship & meditation of God’s Word) with my family and my brothers and sisters in Christ from my Church in Kerala, not in person though, only via zoom. And what an unexpected blessing Zoom has turned out to be since the pandemic began. Will 2022 bring many more unexpected blessings? Only time will tell.
Midnight in
India, 21.30 hrs. in Qatar and surprisingly as I started my new year message,
there was lightning, thunder, gusty winds and heavy rain. Wow.
I spoke
using the Bible text from Matthew 22:23
‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
We serve a
God who not only blesses us because we love and live for him, but also blesses
the generations to come from us. He not only blessed Abraham, but also Isaac,
Jacob and the generations after them.
Interestingly,
God wants to establish a relationship with all his children; not many get close
to him though, for various reasons like fear, disinterest, ignorance and so on
and so forth. Check how he was there, dealing with problems that all these
three faced and the phrase that is to be noted when he spoke to them was, “Do
not fear”
To Abraham
he said, “Do not fear, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” (Genesis 15:1)- Abraham’s fear was that
he was childless and his servant would inherit all that he had. God was there
to remove those fears and bless him and make him a great nation.
To Isaac he said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your
descendants for my servant Abraham’s sake.” (Genesis 26:24)- Isaac’s
fear was that his enemies would steal his blessings. God would not allow that.
To Jacob he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to
Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.” (Genesis
46:3)- Jacob was 130 years old and he had to travel to Egypt to see his long
lost son Joseph. God allayed those age and travel fears.
God Almighty who has called you in to fellowship with his son Jesus Christ is faithful. He desires not only to bless you because you faithfully serve him, but also the generations after you. So be strengthened this 1st day of 2022. He says, “Do not fear”. If you remain childless, he has plans for your life too. Know his plan and fulfil it. Only that would give you lasting satisfaction.
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