God's Blessing

Good Health and Strength: Although Daniel and his three friends only ate veggies and drank water to keep themselves undefiled, God granted them good health and strength, “And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat” (Dan 1:15). This does not mean that we ignore the needs of our body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit, but whatever we eat or drink, watch or read, speak or do, we do all according to God’s Word and for God’s glory, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9).

Wisdom and Understanding: God is the Source of all wisdom and understanding. If you and I fear God and keep ourselves separated unto the Lord from sins, defilement, unbelief, and worldliness, God is pleased to grant us His wisdom and understanding, ”As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams... And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm” (Dan 1:17). Truly, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding” (Prov 9:10).

God’s Deliverance: When Daniel and his three friends determined to be faithful to the Lord unto death, God did deliver them according to His good purpose and timing. The pre-incarnate Christ was with the three friends in the burning fiery furnace and they were not hurt at all. Daniel was also protected by God’s angel and was not hurt by the lions. Dear friends, when we suffer persecutions for Christ and are faithful to our Lord unto death, we shall experience God’s deliverance, either from this cursed and sinful world to be with Him in Heaven or from the wicked to continue serving Him on earth.

Promotion: God’s Word confirms, “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another” (Ps 75:6-7). Daniel and his three friends kept themselves separated and faithful to the Lord, so they were promoted, and God was exalted and glorified (Dan 3:47-49; 3:28-30; 6:25-28). Do you want to be promoted? Please remember that promotion comes from the Lord.

How To Memorize The Word Of God Meaningfully

Psalm 119:11 says, ‘’Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.’

We have a memory verse system in our church every Sunday morning. It is a great joy to study, read,  hear,  know and meditate and memorise the word of  God as we do in remembering formulas and phone numbers and others in our daily lives. Firstly, select the verse of Scripture (or in a series to a theme) you wish to memorize and consider the following steps :

1.  Read the verse over and over again in the King James Version. Read it over a few times each day while you are learning it and for some time afterwards. Read it carefully and slowly, and consider each word, and understand it and write it down in a booklet or a card.

2.     You  memorise  better  when  you  understand.  Do  a  Bible  study  on  the  verse you  are memorizing. Use a good resource book or a commentary or a concordance and look up on certain  words that you have and read up on the meaning of the verse to. Make sure that you have a reasonable understanding of what the verse means the context.

3.  From your research and study, write out a brief outline of the meaning of the verse.

4.  Break up the verse into several logical segments an do it one part at a time.

5.  Write the verse on a piece of paper or card / notebook and consider the key words that will help you in remembering the whole verse.

6.  Start memorizing the entire verse, starting with the part and so on and the reference as well.

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7.  Recite the entire verse aloud in an enthusiastic voice. Recite it aloud to another person too and check if you get it perfect.

8.  Take time to meditate on each portion and consider what your response to it should be and do this regularly. Repeat this procedure until you know the whole verse.

9.  Rehearse these steps above all over again for the next verse. Repetition is the key to knowing it well.

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2 Timothy 2:15 says, ‘Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.’ This discipline requires determination hard work but it is worth it all. There are many benefits of memorising God’s words. One of them is the ability to use it at the right time especially in witnessing, counseling and teaching and be able to exhort one another. It gives you a broad knowledge of the truths of scripture in your mind and it is needful for victorious spiritual warfare. Remember our Lord quoted from the Old Testament from His memory and defeated Satan (Mt 4:1-11).  It  is also a comfort to our souls when we remember God’s word in times of distress. It is important for all Christians to try to memorize scripture for his own spiritual well being, service and effectual use one day. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect,  thoroughly

furnished unto all good works.’ It is vital to have a well-rounded understanding of the word of God as it is foundational to future spiritual growth and to be able to help others as well in doing the same.