FAITH CAPSULE: The calling God comes with power for the called one that answers.

1Kings 18:20-46, 19:1-3 

Has He called you but yet you are in doubt? 
Doubt is not of God but, doubt is a mission of the devil against the called ones. 
Without doubt, answer to His calling over your life, and He will not forsake you. 1Thessalonians 5:24 records, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” From this day, put away doubt to engage the calling of God. 
When He calls you, He will invest His power in your calling as you answer His calling. 
Elijah demonstrated the power of God by overcoming the Prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Elijah made a public show of their powerless fake god. He embarrassed them when they could not call their fake god to life. 
Elijah had the prophets of Baal assembled on Mount Carmel when he commanded, “…you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who answers by fire, He is God. So all the people answered and said, “It is well spoken.” (1 Kings 18: 24-25)
The fake god of the prophets could not show up. Elijah mocked and ridiculed them before he called on His God for His power. The God of Elijah answered by fire. Having embarrassed the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, Elijah caused them to be overtaken and executed at the brook of Kishon. All exploits of Elijah were the effect of the intervention of God because Elijah answered to the calling of God. The power of God that answers in the called ones is not the same as calling ones that call themselves.
There is no power of God for the prophets of Baal, and such is any congregation that is not of God.
Are you in doubt as regards the calling of God in your life? 
Doubt is not of God; doubt belongs to the enemy of man. 
Every doubt is the root of fear and not fear God.
Come out of doubt, give yourself to the fear of God that never fails.
God is not a careless but a caring, considerate, and attentive God for His called ones. God will not ask for what is not possible to do when He gives a call in the life of one but, with disobedience, it is not possible to do as God commands. 
Elijah answered to the calling of God, and he experienced the power of God.
Did God call you and not know?
Is it a choice for you not to answer to the calling of God?
Peace of God will always answer in ones that answer to the calling of God.
God is a consistent God; God will not leave you nor forsake you.
Give yourself to the calling of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask for the boldness and character to answer the calling of God without a doubt.

FAITH CAPSULE: Have faith to fear God and be courageous.

Exodus 14

Romans 10:17 described faith; “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” When the word of God is received, embraced, retained by the hearer, it will build up such with courage. 
In life, courage is to shut fear down and open up faith in the life of man. Faith demonstrated will provoke the move of God in favor of one with as Mark 2:1-4 documents healing provoked miracle, “And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.”  
Faith demonstrated was a see-able action before Jesus. 
Faith is action to provoke the hand of God for healing deliverance. Mark 2:5 records, “When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” 
Demonstrating faith demands strength and courage. 
When seeking God is with faith, one must be strong and very courageous to observe and do according to the word of God without a doubt. 
The faith demonstration of the paralytic man was with strength and courage that provokes the response of Jesus, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!” (Mark 2:11-12)
Being strong and courageous in the face of undeniable challenge or overwhelming pressure will make a believer prevail. The paralytic man and his men exercised faith but, the Israelites engaged fear in the time of coming out of the bondage of over four hundred years. 
At the crossing of the Red Sea, the children of Israel demonstrated great fear when Pharaoh and his force drew near to them. The Bible records, “And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt?” (Exodus 14:10-11) 
Moses intervened on behalf of the Israelites for deliverance before God. To be strong in the Lord is the way to overcome fear.
The bible records that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Without a doubt, hear the word of God and not fail in faith.
With faith, be one that fears God.

Prayer for today: Ask that the fear of God will reign over your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: Daily, praise God to gain unfailing victory daily.

2 Chronicles 20

Praising God with understanding is a weapon for victory. 
Praising God will deliver victory than multitude in the face of battle. 
The multitude is not with assurance for victory. 
Are you counting on multitude for your victory in battle? 
Is it high numbers that have risen against you in battle?
Once, King Jehoshaphat of Judah had to confront a battle that he could not encounter. Jehoshaphat received a message of fear, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is EnGedi). And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.” (2 Chronicles 20:2-3) 
The fear of the wicked world drove Jehoshaphat to seek God for deliverance from the multitude before him.
Who are you seeking for your deliverance from the wicked of your word?
The daily journey is a battleground. 
The daily battle comes with a multitude that can be powerful to engage but, with God, victory is certain. Without a doubt, seeking God with trust and hope will provoke God to battle on your behalf. 
Jehoshaphat feared God, sought God instead of seeking a multitude to fight his battle.
2 Chronicles 20:17 records the message for him to fight, “You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem! Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.” (2 Chronicles 20:17)
In the face of battle, with the fear for God, victory is in place to the glory of God.
2 Chronicles 20:21-22 records the plans of Jehoshaphat in God, against the enemy, “And when he had consulted with people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: Praise the LORD For His mercy endures forever. Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.” 
For Jehoshaphat, taking a position was to engage praise with understanding before God. 
Praising God with understanding brings man to the presence of God, where victory becomes undeniable. 
Jehoshaphat gained confidence by standing still as he prepared his people for the battle.
Jehoshaphat, seeking God with fear, gained undeniable victory. 
The daily battle will come but plan to gain and maintain the presence of God will deliver. He is God that enthroned in the praises of His people. Psalm 22:3 buttresses, “But you are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.” Praise Him, and let victory become yours today. Get the understanding to be praising God as Psalm 47:7 records, “For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.”

Prayer for today: Ask God to fill you with understanding to seek unfailingly.

FAITH CAPSULE: Here are two pondering questions for acclaimed believers of God.

John 14

Quick question:

Do you know if you are free or not? 
The majority of believers are not free and do not know God. 
The majority are conversant of the word of God, constantly attending fellowships and praying all night but not free. 
Help yourself, search yourself to know if you are free or not free.
Jesus identifies the free one, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Knowing about is not knowing the truth. 
Get to know Jesus, the way and the truth and the life. (John 14:6)
Pray that God enables you to know Jesus, not just know about Him.
To know Him should live life as one that believes and receive Him.
Another question:
Do you believe and receive Jesus as your Lord and savior living life by His word?
Many believe in Him and do not receive, while many receive and do not believe in their living life.
Do you believe in God or receive in Him?
Do you know Him or know about Him?
Get to know Him, believe, and receive in Him.
One that believes and receives Him counts as children of God. John 1:12 records, “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”
Ones that believe in Him and do not acknowledge Him do not receive Him. John 12:42-43 points out, “Yet at the same time, many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees, they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God.” 
Are you in a position in the name of God (as a leader) but not able to acknowledge God to avoid oppositions of God?
Are you for praising man above God? 
A yes answer to the above questions is of one that believes but does not receive Him.
It is a commitment to God that validates one that believes, receives God.
What is it about commitment to God?
Commitment to God is not convenient but demands consistent to be committed living by the word of God.
Commitment with persistence to hear from God will lead to having a connection with God.
Commitment to God builds against confusion and will not have a complication to offset walk with God.
Commitment to God will eliminate the struggle.
Commitment to God will increase wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to have an edge in the life journey.
Commitment is labor, as in work. Work is sacrifice. Sacrifice is seeking God while seeking God is worshipping God.
Are you disciplined to be committed to God?
Commitment demands discipline. Discipline can be a pain when in the process to be built for God but, the pain will turn to unimaginable gainful from God.
Be committed to God with no excuse to compromise your relationship with God.

Prayer for today: Ask that God will enable you to know Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: Consistently, make it your way of life to find God.

Joshua 1

In finding God is the position to be kept by God.
God will keep you, to lead you, and preserve you not to become a waste of life He has given you. 
God is near for all that is not far from Him by finding Him. 
It is undeniable to be communicating with God without finding God.
One that mediates the word of God will talk and hear back from God quietly or loudly the evidence of finding God.
MEDITATE TO FIND GOD
Joshua 1:8 records meditation: “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Meditating is communicating with God to find God.
Meditating will see (observe) to do as word speaks to one.  
Watch and pray will lead not into temptation for sin. Without sin, one will see God, and with sin, no one can see God.
God is near for all that give attention to see Him by identifying the work of His hand. Psalm 75:1 testifies, “We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.” Keep it in mind, the work of God is His Word, and calling His name for His word, is the evidence that He is near.
Know that in seeing God is found in the work of His word.
Are you meditating on the word of God, the evidence of waiting on God?
Know to wait on God.
It takes to wait on God to claim expectation for seeking from God.
The manifestation of expectation in God is the evidence of one that finds God. 
God is a good God that will wait to act for those who wait on Him.
The recording of waiting on God are the testimonies of finding God.
Isaiah 40:1 state, “But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 64:4 records, “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, who acts for the one who waits for Him.”
One that is waiting on God is with the testimony of one that finds God.
Wait on God, find God to experience His grace, mercy, and His blessings.
Find God to live heaven on earth.
Find God that is not far but near to all with the desire to near Him.

Prayer for today: Ask that God will enable you to find Him.