…But we do not want to make these men who take the tax angry. So go to the lake and throw out a line to catch fish. Pull up the first fish that you catch on your line. Open the mouth of the fish and you will find a coin inside it. Take the coin and give it to those who receive taxes for God’s Great House. This will be enough money for both my tax and yours.” Matthew 17:27
Just a few days ago, as I was sitting in prayer, the Lord spoke to me through above verse of this chapter. The Lord explained it to me very beautifully and I was very happy when I understood what these verses meant. The Lord had revealed to me the secret of what I want to tell you all today. I was upset for the last few days because of some thing, and today you too maybe like me. The Lord has solution to all our problems. All we need to do today is, that in His presence, we need to tell out every need of today. He provides us all kinds of provisions according to the time of our need, whether it is a spiritual need or a physical need, any financial need or an emotional need, healing, or peace that we want in our restless minds. I was waiting for a divine instruction. Then the Lord revealed to me these mysteries. Peter had to face the people of society of that time and similarly we too have to prove every time that we are Christians in this society. Here the people interrupted Peter and asked him “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?” “Yes, He does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon? “He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own children or from others?” “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the children are exempt, “Jesus said to him. “But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open it’s mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.” The Holy Spirit explained to me what it means in my life. Here, the lake shows the depth of God’s word, and casting in a fishhook in the lake means spending time in prayers and setting your eyes on heaven. When you do this, you will receive an answer to your prayer from God. Well, then you’ll get a fish. Fish means, there is a solution to all your problems. And the most surprising thing is that when you open it’s mouth, you will get a coin by which you can fulfill your needs and at the same time, you can also serve God. Pay attention to the last line of the verse that says “This will be enough for both my tax and yours”. God will reveal his will in your life and will anoint you, so that, you can make your full contribution to the service of His kingdom with strength. Amen
Sol.Binesh Kumar