Our Heavenly Father who loves righteousness
Jeremiah 23:1 "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" says the Lord.
Let us understand why did the father said woe unto the shepherds if u read the verses of Jer 10,21,23:1,2 the Lord was angry because of their evil doings. First of all we need to understand that our God is a righteous God who expects obedience from him.
1) God of Righteousness: So lets medidate on these verses if u read the book of Jeremiah 22:3 “Thus says the Lord: "Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place”,Jeremiah21:12 “O house of David! Thus says the Lord: "Execute judgment in the morning; And deliver him who is plundered Out of the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth like fire And burn so that no one can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings.”
Jeremiah 7: 6 “if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt”
It says that our God is a god of righteousness and so he expects obedience from us as he said in the book of Mathew 7:7 seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness what happens when u obey the Lord and seek his righteousness
Galations chapter 5:22-26, John 15:2, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away;[a]and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Colossians 3:12-15:”Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.”
Romans 15:14 :Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 7
1 Corinthian 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Romans 6:6: knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him that the body of sin might be done away with that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Romans 8:4:that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit
Philippians 2:3:Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself
If u read the following scriptures it reveals that we can inherit the kingdom of God and also the Lord will make us to enter his gates and will make us to mount on chariots as he has promised to us thru his prophet jeremiah if u read and medidate on the following verses
Jeremiah 22:4:For if you indeed do this thing, then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David.
Jeremiah 17:25then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, accompanied by the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain.
My dear beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus I know that many of u desire such blessings,some of them wants the Lord in their lives well my friends many of u all are enduring and enduring such trials and tribulations for the Lords sake when u seek his righteousness when we talk about righteousness. People think of their righteousness but lo hold on I have a message for u all the bible says in the books of Isaiah 66:3-4 our beloved heavenly Father says ur righteousness before him are like rags so to whom does the Lord call righteous. The Lord calls that person righteous not because he is doing generosity works, defending the poor weak, doing charitable things etc no no for there are churches also which does such things like charitable things well there are such churches which do such things instead of helping the poor,needy,beggars they do such things well even the cine actors,mega actors do such things but whats the difference between them and us well I will explain in the other part but right now my focus tends towards whom does the Lord call righteous.Can u all give a try eh? The Lord calls them righteous to those who are washed by the bold of Jesus Christ and who are sanctified by his holy spirit if u read and medidate on the following verses
1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Hebrews 10:22:let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Several Days ago there was a wedding and I was invited to that wedding so at that time I had a great privilege of meeting a pastor and I asked him to pray for me for I needed the 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit 1corinthians 12:8-12 and let me confess this before u all at that time I was facing alots of ups and downs and still now I have been facing that pastor could see my ups and downs in Spirit and also my problems, mistakes, failures and how hard I was struggling and trying hard to come out of it then he encouraged me with these following words” Johnny though u may fall seven times or more but still the Lord will lift up the Lord doesn’t condemns u, he loves u” psalm 86:5.
Whom does the Lord Call Righteous?
The Lord calls those who righteous only those who are washed by the blood of the Lord Jesus and sanctified in his spirit as mentioned in the above verses. Let me remind u of another story and this is a true witness by a servant of God once while he was praying deeply in the spirit his spirit was taken up to heavens and there before he could enter the heaven he saw an angel wrapping up scrolls and scrolls he was writing the names of those who are washed by the blood of the lamb Revelation 22:11,7:14,5:9 he stopped there and he had asked the angel “who are inside in the kingdom of heaven is it people who practice righteousness rom different religions,the angel lovingly smiled and said no only thse who are washed in the blood of The Lord Jesus and whose names are written in the lambs book of life”Halleluiah
What happens when we pursue Gods kingdom and his righteousness?
The Scripture say seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and evrything will be added unto u as our beloved Lord Jesus has promised in the verse of Mathew 6:33,Psalm 35:2 says commit ur ways to the Lord which means delight in his ways if u read the books of Psalm 55:22,Proverbs 16:3,1peter 5:7 he will bring all things to pass. But u need to wait upon him Psalm when u wait upon him, when u follow his kingship and his righteousness u will go thru all things of sufferings persecution for his sake as our beloved Lord Jesus has promised in the verse of
Mathew 5: 6-12
: 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
: 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
: 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
: 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
: 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
: 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
: 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Isaiah 55:1:Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Isaiah 65:13:Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed
Psalm 41:1, Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 15:2: He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
1 Peter 3:14: But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled
Luke 6:22:Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
1 Peter 4:14:If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
I remember the Late DGS Dhinakran my beloved uncle who was known as the apostle of love in the year 1983 our Beloved Heavenly Father has commanded him to build a technical university and so according to his command my uncle has build it and alas what a terrible incident took place he lost his beloved daughter angel in an accident when his daughter had died many evangelists,ministries of different organizations spoke very bad about him saying that Dhinakran is a fraud and the Lord has killed his daughter and these people were helped by him and the same people spoke bad about him when he heard these words he was so shattered and broken into pieces and there was no one left to comfort him only non believers were there and some beloved God fearing believers were there to comfort him.After six months as he was praying the Lord Jesus appeared to him while he was praying and he said my dear son ur daughter is with me and I am also crying for don’t expect me to go and punish those who spoke bad about u from today onwards I wont even listen to their prayers but my blessings will increase u all and today Karunya institute has become an internationally recognized university by the blessings of our Lord Jesus.When I heard DGS dhinakran testimony I myself began to weep for him I was imagining how can people speak such words then imagine how much he has bared.
Similarly I knew a person in the Lord Jesus for so many years 1 Corin 12:2 this boy got a call from his church saying that there was a blood donation camp and they required his help but his mother refused and dint allow him but he insisted that he is going to donate blood and at that point of discussion his mother was completely drunk with alcoholism and she was a believer too and she began to abuse and threaten him saying if he would donate blood she will throw him out of the house but yet he was determined enough to give. He said whatever it is I am doing it for the sake of the Lord Jesus and a big fight took place between he and his mother his mother began to curse him and thro all hot words against him loudly in front of the whole street .But yet he donated his blood to the poor this is what happened at that boys life and I know him very well.
Psalm 41:1, Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 15:2: He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
1 Peter 3:14: But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled
Luke 6:22:Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
1 Peter 4:14:If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
I remember the Late DGS Dhinakran my beloved uncle who was known as the apostle of love in the year 1983 our Beloved Heavenly Father has commanded him to build a technical university and so according to his command my uncle has build it and alas what a terrible incident took place he lost his beloved daughter angel in an accident when his daughter had died many evangelists,ministries of different organizations spoke very bad about him saying that Dhinakran is a fraud and the Lord has killed his daughter and these people were helped by him and the same people spoke bad about him when he heard these words he was so shattered and broken into pieces and there was no one left to comfort him only non believers were there and some beloved God fearing believers were there to comfort him.After six months as he was praying the Lord Jesus appeared to him while he was praying and he said my dear son ur daughter is with me and I am also crying for don’t expect me to go and punish those who spoke bad about u from today onwards I wont even listen to their prayers but my blessings will increase u all and today Karunya institute has become an internationally recognized university by the blessings of our Lord Jesus.When I heard DGS dhinakran testimony I myself began to weep for him I was imagining how can people speak such words then imagine how much he has bared.
Similarly I knew a person in the Lord Jesus for so many years 1 Corin 12:2 this boy got a call from his church saying that there was a blood donation camp and they required his help but his mother refused and dint allow him but he insisted that he is going to donate blood and at that point of discussion his mother was completely drunk with alcoholism and she was a believer too and she began to abuse and threaten him saying if he would donate blood she will throw him out of the house but yet he was determined enough to give. He said whatever it is I am doing it for the sake of the Lord Jesus and a big fight took place between he and his mother his mother began to curse him and thro all hot words against him loudly in front of the whole street .But yet he donated his blood to the poor this is what happened at that boys life and I know him very well.
Psalm 41:1, Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Matthew 6:33:But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you
Theres another incident that has taken place just recently in the life of my beloved friend and mentors life there was a prophetic revival meeting in another town and it was for 2 days and she had to go there for she was so desperate and hungry for Gods presence and his word for that she had to ask the above authorities permission as she was working in a school as a student coordinator but the principal made some strange harsh faces while giving her leave she purposely bullied my mentor for no reason and finally she agreed she was so much broken hearted when she went home she didn’t even say any word she went in her room and she was weeping and weeping like the the Holy Spirit caught hold of her hair and he was tying plats for her and comforting her as a friend would do to another friend so in the prophetic revival meeting Gods word came to her infront of all the attendants and God comforted her there and he blessed her with a word of encouragement and everyone were stunned the way God has blessed her with his word.
So my dear friends if u go thru the above testimonies these three people has not only suffered for the skae of Gods righteousness but they also waited patiently on him if u read the story of Abraham
Hebrews 6:13-20
:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
:14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
:15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
:16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Well if u read the above verses it says about our ancestor Abraham the became father of many nations as the Lord has promised him in the verses of Genesis 12:4,22:16,17 and today still he is remembered imagine a person who is still remembered from 5000 years.Gods word is Gods word Halleluiah ,But that wasn’t so easy if u read in the verse of Hebrews 6:15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. He waited upon the Lord he had to undergo many sufferings for the sake of Gods righteousness.When the Lord Tested Abrahams obedience and faith when Abraham was commanded by the Lord to sacrifice his own son issac and Abraham gladly accepted,the Lord also promised sarah when she was of 99 years of age that she will conceive a child and that time f point too he waited and trusted on the Lord
Psalm 40”1-I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalm 25:5: Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalm 37:7: Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
He waited patiently upon the Lord Jesus and today the Lord Jesus our Heavenly Father has made him the father of many nations.Similarly if u look in the Life our beloved Lord Jesus I will tell u there was no one on this earth who has suffered like anything and died on the cross for our sins,well he was born in a carpenters family ina cold night a place of donkeys,camels ,sheeps and it was so chill,his family mebers would make fun of him and tease him,people would ask him and insult him with many questions yet he was focused on his father in heaven Isaiah 63:16,64:8,Exodus 4:22,23 the Lord who calls Israel son what happened the same people whom the Lord Jesus has helped them and liberated them form the clutches of paharaoh and brought them to a lnad of river flowing with honey and milk he was crucified by them.The place where he gave david victory over goliath the same place he was crucified not only that the hands on whom he laid and gave them eyesight,healing deaf and dumb people,comforting the broken hearted,some people commented bad on him though he has helped the same people and the greatness in him was he aksed the father forgive them that was the most noblest sustaining on the earth and today he is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords where every knee will bow and confess that he is God to the Glory of God the Father in heaven –Phillipians 2:9-11,Hebrews 1:8-11 he is exalted among the whole nations as our heavenly father has promised according to these scriptures so my dear beloved friends many of u all have suffered for the sake of gospel for the glory of the Lord Jesus and also in many ways for the Lord Jesus sake so I will urge u all cry out unot our beloved heavenly father he will restore u for he is ur dad.He loves u.Love u Almighty Dad
