The word of God
The verses I am going to mention are close to my heart and have encouraged me the most. When I was confused of what God is and what does he want from me, these verses helped me understanding about everything in the world and above. God’s wisdom is above all.
Daniel 5:12
He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”
This verse has its meaning for Daniel and the King Belteshazzar when the king saw a vision in his dreams and was scared. He couldn’t find anyone to help him understand the meaning of the vision but a prisoner came to his rescue by sharing the meaning of the vision. The similar thing happened to me while I was searching for way towards my vision but it was hidden as a prisoner in me only. I was trying to find the answer around the world yet it was here inside of me. The holy spirit.
When I received this verse, it was from a pastor in 2012. I was a new believer and I could only read it and pray over it but did not understand its worth and its effect on me. I kept this verse close to my heart yet it was difficult to understand God’s plan for this verse for me. I had always understood that God would give me the holy spirit that will fill me with the gifts of prophecy, translation of tongues, meaning of dreams etc. But it turned out to be even meaningful than that when I read it again today. The value we want to add to this world through our prayers, can only be fulfilled when we are building our relationship with God. He was, is and always will be a friend, king, savior, redeemer and the master. Closer we will be to God, closer we will be to his miracles.
He has created us in his own image to show us that we are worthy of his being. I was considering myself unworthy of all the good things in the world but while reading this verse again today, I feel empowered and encouraged. The circumstances break our heart. Those circumstances make us weak and God empowers us by giving us strength and wisdom to overcome the situations.
Each and every verse written in Bible has a meaning which varies just like everyone’s DNA. God reveals different meanings of the verses to different individuals based on their situation and the support they require from the verses.
Isaiah 45:1,2,3
“This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their Armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
I still have tears of passion in my eyes reading this verse. God has a stronghold over each and every aspect of everyone’s lives. I am one of those who surrendered, either good or bad, to God and have believed in Him for everything happening in my life. Patience is not waiting but its waiting for the good to happen and my belief on Him has given me the wisdom to love him.
I sometimes see darkness in my life and it blinds me to see if God is even present with me. But yes, He is there no matter what. To break all those bondages, to open the closed doors, to cut the bars of iron. His protection is above all. His love is above all. I just needed to wide open my senses to feel him.
When I received this verse, I was troubled by the things happening in my life. So much chaos which triggered my breakdown and had no will to live. But God reassured me through these verses that he is willing to do anything for me to protect me. And he is on my side. He is doing everything in his power to move the mountains which is the type of love each and every person deserves in the world.
I have always been hopeful but it breaks my heart seeing so much pain in this world. God created this world with so much love but the evil had different plans. The plan of God for us is above human understanding which can be understood by the holy spirit only.
Today, I am also trying to figure the best I can to understand about God and his mysterious ways. His divine power and love for his chosen ones is above everything. We may not understand that every day but our belief in Him, that everything will work out for the best, will strengthen the relationship with Him.
Jesus is the salt and light of the world and he has made us the same through his verse Matthew 5:13.
Prayer
I pray in the name of Jesus to give strength to face all the troubles. I pray from these verses Daniel 5:12, Isaiah 45:1-3 and Matthew 5:13 that God fill us with all his gifts from heaven, protect us, guide us and bless us by shining his light upon us.
In the name of Jesus I pray.
Amen!
-Sol.Aparajita Dutta