Dear brothers and sisters, today we are meditating on the beautiful promise found in Isaiah 43:4. Here the Lord says, “I love you. I will give people in exchange for you.” The Lord has loved you with an everlasting love. Because of His love, He brings increase, favor, protection, and abundant blessings into every area of our lives.

In the year 2025, as I was celebrating my birthday, a dear brother gave me a promise verse from Ezekiel 36:11. It says, “I will increase the number of people and animals living on you.” I received this promise personally, especially the words, “I will increase the number of people upon you.”

As I watched the year 2025 unfold, I literally saw the Lord increase my family. I also witnessed remarkable growth in the Jesus Calls ministry and at Karunya University. There is a saying, “The more, the merrier.” One day, a dear mother called me and said, “Evangeline, your family is increasing now. You are going to have more problems. Be careful.” But I replied, “The more the Lord blesses me with family members, the more joy I will have.” That is exactly what the Lord has done in my life. Today, I have three grandchildren. I often tell my children that I would love to have twelve grandchildren because the more, the merrier! Yes, the Lord will multiply people upon you.

In the ministry also, the Lord has given us an army for His kingdom. At Karunya University, He has blessed us with so many families through the students. Dear friends, the more we increase, the more blessings God pours into our lives.

We see this truth in the lives of the Israelites. When they increased in number, a new king arose in Egypt and said, “The Israelites have become too numerous for us.” As recorded in Exodus 1:11, he appointed slave drivers to oppress them. Yet, as the following verse says, the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread. Because of this, the Egyptians became afraid of them.

Dear friends, this same blessing is coming upon your family today. Because God loves you, He will increase your family, your blessings, your resources, and every good thing in your life. May God increase you, your children, and your grandchildren. May His favor rest upon every generation of your family.

PRAYER: 
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me with an everlasting love and calling me precious in Your sight. I receive Your promise of increase over every area of my life. Bless my family, my children, my grandchildren, my work, my ministry, and all that You have entrusted to me. Even when others oppose or misunderstand me, let Your favor cause me to grow and flourish. Fill my home with joy, peace, and abundant blessings. Let my life become a testimony of Your faithfulness and goodness. May everything I do bring glory to Your name and bless many others. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen.