Arise and Shine – Dr. Paul Dhinakaran
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1)
My precious friend, God is going to bless you today according to His promise in Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” In the incident of the prodigal son, he was in darkness and sin. He lost all of his possessions because of sin. When he was full of shame, sitting with the pigs unable to get even the pig’s food, he said ‘I will arise and go to my father; my father is full of glory, joy, righteousness, love, and worldly and heavenly possessions; I will go to him, renounce my sins and ask him forgiveness. When he ran to his father, the father embraced him with all his love, gave him all the possessions, arranged a banquet, and welcomed him back into his glorious light. Father’s light through his love shined on the son.
In a similar manner, God is welcoming you today through Jesus Christ. Lovingly, He call you saying ‘come to my light, come to my glory.’ When Jesus was born in this world, Matthew 4:16 says “the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the land with shadow of death on them a light has dawned.” In John 8:12, Jesus says “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” The world is full of darkness because of sin, sickness, hate, jealousy and the great wickedness of the evil spirits. However, Jesus says He is the light and asks you to follow Him. Arise and follow Him; do not walk in darkness when you have the light of life. Come to Jesus today, surrender your life and ask Him to help you leave your wicked ways. Then, you will be cleansed by His blood and receive forgiveness. When you let the light of Jesus flow into you, you will have the glory of God and live with honor in this world. Micah 7:8 says “When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.” May the Lord be your light and bless you.
My friend today is the day when Family Blessing Plan was given to us by the Lord. It is a plan for the blessing of families through the Jesus Calls Ministries. As you enroll yourself and your family into the Family Blessing Plan of Jesus Calls, you will be a blessing to millions of people through the ministry. You can register by going to our website or visiting or calling the Prayer Tower, or through Jesus Calls mobile app. Today is also the day when the Youth Esther Prayer Group had its inception. It is for young girls between ages 16 and 25. My mother, Sis. Stella Dhinakaran, sends prayer points to them and they are under the cover of prayer too.
Prayer:
My loving Heavenly Father,
Thank You for today’s promise. I surrender my life to You and ask forgiveness for all my sins. Cleanse me with the blood of Jesus. Let Your light shine upon me. Help me to reflect Your light to others through my life. Let me glorify Your name through my life.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.