FAITH CAPSULE: Give attention to the word of God.

Exodus 4

In the journey of life, you will experience a life-changing for the better and live life to the glory of God when you have an encounter with the word of God.
In the word of God is what and all it takes to be living heaven on earth.
The word of God is the truth that never fails.
Jesus said it in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Do you listen to the word of God, to believe?
John 14:1 record, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.”
Worrying in the place of worship is centered in the heart of the majority.
Worshiping God is foreign to the majority of self-acclaimed believers.
Meditating on the word of God is worshiping God to occupy the mind against worrying.
God commanded Joshua: 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 the word of God. (Joshua 1:8) Meditation is the mind of God, the revelation of God Himself. Meditating is communicating with God and will maintain one that consistently meditates.
Meditating the word of God will teach and lead you to observe and do according to what God wants from all to do.
Meditating the word of God is one of the ways to have an encounter with the word of God to experience a change to live life for the glory of God.
In life, the purpose of a life change is the evidence to be in the right location and right time. 
The right location at the right time can be in a challenging time of life as to where to encounter the word of God.
In the story of the life of Moses, Peter (the apostle), Zacchaeus testifies to having an encounter with the word of God for life changes for good, to the glory of God.
Moses at a time of discomfort (Exodus 4:2, “So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” In Exodus 4:17, “And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.” The word of God located Moses to reveal the power of God in his hand to live life for the glory of God.
Peter at a time of discouragement. (Professional fisher had an encounter that LAUNCHED him DEEP for God) Luke 5:4 Jesus said to him, “He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” How often do you disregard God to remain discouraged because you are giving more regard to world dictate instead of the dictates of God?
Zacchaeus was in a position of broken down because of height that reduced him from seeking to see Jesus when the crowd was a hindrance for him. Luke 19:2-7 documents the diligence of Zacchaeus against his short stature not to be kept down from his encounter with Jesus, the word of God.
Life transformation to live life for God is in His word.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable your attention to your encounter with His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: Having faith is a determinant not to be living in sin. 

1 Corinthians 3

What kind of church are you answering before God?
Is the church (temple of God) for real today or only receding from what the word of God calls for the church to be? 
Bible identifies the church, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16) So many claim to be for Christ (believer) with titles that are high to heaven, but none are in a position like Abraham to be able to hear, see, and to observe according to the word of God. However, sin and sinning build distance between man and God.
How far are you from God that is never far from all?
Growing in sin and sinning will be far from God. Nature of God does not tolerate sin but withdraws God from man. Roman 3:23 buttresses, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” The glory of God, which is His presence, is not full but short in the life of a sinner before God. Despite the shortage of God’s glory as a result of man’s sin, God does not permanently withdraw from a man with His mercy on man. Imagine how beautiful it is for one that is not living in sin without sin before God that does not tolerate sin?
To avoid living in sin is giving self to the word of God, the evidence of standing in faith before God.
Having faith is a determinant not to be living in sin but to living by the word of God that is the source of having faith. 
Jesus once asked in Luke 18:8, “…when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
Are you hearing and hearing by the word of God to keep away from sin living by faith?
Give self to the word God, come out of religion; enter into the reality Christ to become established on a ground (a position) of receiving revelation from God. 
As a believer (a Christ reality), live faithfully like Abraham. 
Know that to be faithful is a sacrifice and is not convenient that is cheap but costly. 
To be faithful is a commitment to a lifestyle to live for God, and it enhances the flow of revelation from God. 
Today, the church has taken the opposite direction by turning away from the word of God to the world. 
Turn away from the world of sin and turn to God.
Be privileged of God, give self to the way of living life out of sin, and revelation will flow from God to turn your world around. 
Remember, “Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint…” (Proverbs 29:18) 
Stay away from sin, be near to God, let revelation breeds more restraints, and the avoidance of evil occurrences.

Prayer for today: Ask God to direct your heart not to live a life of sin.

FAITH CAPSULE: See in the living by the word of God.

John 1:1-38

To become encased in the word of God is the way of escape and not become a victim of the wicked world.
Seek God in His word to see and be able to capture a secured future that cannot be broken nor return to God void.
How do you effectively engage the word of God? 
Begin to behold and see in the word of God as one looking into the mirror. 
Behold the word of God, listen to gain an understanding that is the evidence of listening ability. 
Begin to see and receive in the word of God to trust and hope in God.
In the word of God, it is what you see, that you receive, and believes that will become of you. 
It is the same as how you see yourself in the mirror before engaging your day determines how you carry yourself through the day endeavors. 
It is important to see right in the word of God, not to become wrong. Imagine, one that sees him/herself as sick in the morning will walk through the day as sick-one. Also, one that wants to be pitied by others for lack will walk as one with lack.
Begin to see in the word of God as your daily or moment mirror to gain boldness and character of God to live life for the glory of God.
With trust and hope that is gain-able in the word of God, begin to look in the mirror of the word of God and be meditating that: I shall not die but live to the glory of God is set to rule the day with trust and hope on God. 
Make the word of God your daily routine by studying continually and not only when it is convenient. 
Allow the word of God to impact your perspective of life; allow the word of God to be your mirror that will identify you for a breakthrough. 
Look into the mirror of the word of God for what you will adhere to adjust your life that you may have a great-exploit in the life that God has given you. Bible document Daniel with great exploits for you to look into his story as a mirror learning to gain knowledge. 
Daniel 11:12 documents, “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.”
Among the secret of Daniel was praying three times daily. Daniel 6:10 records, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.”
Daniel must have been seeing in the mirror of the word to be engaging the word of God. In Psalm 55:16 of David, Daniel must have adopted praying three times a day as recorded: Evening and morning, and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.”  
Begin to see in the word of God to secure your destiny.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable your seeing in Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: What is your work like before God, the only Creator of all?

Matthew 5:1-15

What kind of a believer are you?
Does your character communicate your claim as a believer of God?
What is your work like before God, the only Creator of all?
Are you cold, hot, or lukewarm answering to God?
Revelation 3:15-16 records the word of God in response to the work of all: I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
By the scriptural verse above, it is clear enough that there is no middle ground in every word of God. As an acclaimed believer, you are either one who contributes to the earth as a preserver or one who does not contribute but takes the place of a non-preserver (destroyer). 
As an acclaimed believer, are you a preserver or destroyer by your way of living life?
In the Bible days, the refrigerator was not in use for preserving food, but it was salt.
Jesus identifies that just as salt preserves food, so should believers are to be the salt of the earth preserving the earth.
Are you a preserving believer or a lukewarm-believer or a hot or cold believer?
A believer should be the one bringing impacting changes to the word, preserving the decaying world of sin and iniquity. The world is changing believers because believers are adapting to the wicked world in the name of evangelizing the world. 
Believers are not to be changed by the affairs of this world. 
For you, it is not enough to be a consistent church goer neither is it enough to be fluent in quoting Bible verses if the character does not communicate your claim as a believer of the word of God. 
Most believers today want to be quiet in their walk with the excuse of not wanting to offend anyone by what they believe.
Think about this: How can it be that food coming out of the kitchen with salt should be tasteless?
Jesus said in Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men”. 
A kitchen with salt that is producing tasteless and unacceptable food is evidence that salt has lost its flavor. 
The salt that is not effective has lost its purpose. 
Such salt becomes a waste and due to be thrown away. According to Jesus, a thrown away salt becomes an underfoot material. 
What kind of salt are you? 
Are you one that is bold in quoting the word of God without Godly character to back your quotation or claim as a believer? 
Believers of the word are to be salt that seasons their world with godly and acceptable contributions. 
Live life as a preserving agent according to the word of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from becoming a salt-less vessel to your world.

Faith Capsule: The solution for challenges demands focusing on God.

Exodus 14

In life, challenging trouble will provoke worrying.
Often, worrying is the reason for not looking up to God.
Are you worried and not looking up to God?
A failure to look up to God in the face of the challenge will misplace focus on God. 
Are you beholding your challenge or looking up to God? 
Exodus 14:10-12 documents, “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? Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.” Does that sound like you? The Israelites, knowing fully well that God is able, yet they gave into fear when they failed to lift their eyes unto God for help. 
The Israelites were worried and troubled when they gave a negative confession.
The solution for challenges demands focusing on God and the word of His promise. 
Despite all the powerful teachings of Jesus against fear and worrying, the disciples went ahead and locked themselves up in fear of the Jews. “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19) While the disciples of Jesus locked up themselves in the state of fear, Jesus showed up and declared peace. Jesus, the Word of God, is the Prince of peace. If anyone will look up to Jesus as Lord and Savior, He is always around to uphold such.     
Faith in Jesus will cause peace to reign.  
After Jesus had spoken peace into the life of His disciple’s life, the eyes of their mind opened to see the mark of crucifixion. The Bible records, “When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.” (John 20:20) 
With the challenges of today, consistently set your mind to see the mark of crucifixion on Jesus to remind you that He has paid the price to uphold you not to become a victim of challenges.
If you will begin to see the marks of crucifixion on Jesus, believe that it is registered on Jesus for all to have life abundantly, the fear about all that is going on around the world will not have its place in your life.
Believe and receive Jesus into your life to carry you with evidence of salvation.

Prayer for today: Ask to be bold with the character of looking up to God at all times.