FAITH CAPSULE: Know to be doing good to experience the move of God.

2 Kings 4:8-17

One doing good is investing for the self to be in the position to experience the visitation of God. 
Always know to do good when the situation demands to do good.
James 4:17 encourages the reason to do know to do good, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” 
One that knows to do good but not to do good gives self to sin.
Doing good is among the fruit of the spirit. Galatians 5:22 states, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” Romans 12:9, “…Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:15, “See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13, “But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.” Hebrews 13:16, “But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Give yourself to investing good at all times to reap from the visitation of God.
From henceforth, begin to do good for the glory of God.
Doing good from the depth of heart will provoke caring with a glaring action.
It is worth doing good by acting with care, knowing fully well that what you are doing is in the name of God and for the glory of God.
A Shunammite woman, ignorantly invested in doing good to the man of God in her location, 2 Kings 4:9-10 records the doing of the Shunammite woman, “And she said to her husband, ‘Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.’” 
The Shunammite woman made life comfortable for the man of God.
The man of God did not look away but acknowledge the Shunamite woman by sending his servant, “…Say now to her, ‘“Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?”’ (2 Kings 4:13) 
Elisha later realized the bareness of the Shunamite woman and eventually prayed over her life in 2 Kings 3:16, “About this time next year, you shall embrace a son.”
The Shunammite woman invested in doing good in the name of God and was able to reap to receive the blessing of the womb. 
The Shunammite woman became a mother in the Old age of her husband.
Truly one that knows to do good will reap from the blessing of God.
Know to be doing good to experience the move of God over your life.

Prayer for today: Ask that God will enable you to be doing good all the days of your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: Know to be doing good to experience the move of God.

2 Kings 4:8-17

One doing good is investing for the self to be in the position to experience the visitation of God. 
Always know to do good when the situation demands to do good.
James 4:17 encourages the reason to do know to do good, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” 
One that knows to do good but not to do good gives self to sin.
Doing good is among the fruit of the spirit. Galatians 5:22 states, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” Romans 12:9, “…Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:15, “See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13, “But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.” Hebrews 13:16, “But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Give yourself to investing good at all times to reap from the visitation of God.
From henceforth, begin to do good for the glory of God.
Doing good from the depth of heart will provoke caring with a glaring action.
It is worth doing good by acting with care, knowing fully well that what you are doing is in the name of God and for the glory of God.
A Shunammite woman, ignorantly invested in doing good to the man of God in her location, 2 Kings 4:9-10 records the doing of the Shunammite woman, “And she said to her husband, ‘Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.’” 
The Shunammite woman made life comfortable for the man of God.
The man of God did not look away but acknowledge the Shunamite woman by sending his servant, “…Say now to her, ‘“Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?”’ (2 Kings 4:13) 
Elisha later realized the bareness of the Shunamite woman and eventually prayed over her life in 2 Kings 3:16, “About this time next year, you shall embrace a son.”
The Shunammite woman invested in doing good in the name of God and was able to reap to receive the blessing of the womb. 
The Shunamite woman became a mother in the Old age of her husband.
Truly one that knows to do good will reap from the blessing of God.
Know to be doing good to experience the move of God over your life.

Prayer for today: Ask that God will enable you to be doing good all the days of your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: In every direction of God, it is an error to look before listening.

1 Samuel 16

When God calls you for His assignment, no one shall be able to offset you from answering the calling of God. 
When David was about to receive the calling of God, to be separated for God, he was not on location, but none of his brothers could take the position of the calling of God for David. 
It was Samuel that God sent to anoint David as a king of the Israelites after King Saul disobeyed the word of God. 
At the arrival of Samuel at Jesse, the Bethlehemite, he wanted to look for David instead of listening to God before calling out David out of the brothers.
Just like Samuel, are you on the assignment of God?
In your assignment of God, are you looking before listening to deliver as directed by God?
In every direction of God, it is an error to look before listening.
Samuel, a prophet of God, looked before listening instead of listening in the direction of God before looking. The Bible records, “So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him!” (1 Samuel 16:6) When God sends you, listen first, allow Him for His specific direction before looking. Samuel did not wait when he attempted to make a wrong selection for God, he looked, but David was not on sight. 1 Samuel 16:7, records the response of God to Samuel when he looked before listening, “But the Lord said to Samuel, do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Always listen to God before you look to move as directed. 
When He sends you, allow Him to be in charge because He is the one that calls you, and you do not give a call for yourself. 
After the error of Samuel, by looking at the physical appearance, he responded to God to move by listening before looking. Samuel saw all the children of Jesse but could not complete the assignment because David, the king after Saul, was absent. Samuel knew that God did not make any selection among the children of Jesse that was on location, he said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” (1 Samuel 16:11b) Even though David was not on location, none of his brothers could replace David from the calling of God.
Your calling in life shall not elude you. 
In the absence of David, at the waiting of others for his arrival, all remained standing. 
Today, all that belongs to you by the appointment of God shall not elude you in the name of Jesus. 
Where ever you are or whatever the situation on the ground is, the calling of God shall always wait for you. 
The calling of God over the life of David waited for him until his arrival. Regardless of your surrounding struggle, you shall settle in the calling of God over your life.

Prayer for today: Ask that you shall live life to the glory of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Take charge to confess positively.

2 Kings 7:1-20

Understanding is the ability to listen carefully and be in charge of what comes out of the mouth. 
Truly understanding is a wellspring of life to one who has it. (Proverbs 16:22) 
Are you considering the importance of listening ability and not live as a potential fool? 
Bible warns, “A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.” (Proverbs 18:7) Evidently, by the word of God, the mouth can indeed lead to destruction, but understanding can lead one mouth out not to experience destruction.
Bible also warns in Proverbs 13:3, “He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.” Take note and know that understanding will cause the mouth to preserve life. 
With understanding, are you taking charge of your mouth not to react negatively to troubling challenges or to confess negative in the place of positive?
For example, during the time of the prophet of God, Elisha, a severe famine reduced the land to a place of lack. 
While the shortage of needs was rampant across the land, “Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD: ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’” (2Kings 7:1) 
In response to the word of Elisha, with doubt, one of the officers of Elisha responded negatively to question Elisha by asking how a breakthrough can be possible in the face of severe famine. 
The officer was without understanding and failed to control his mouth by stating negative but took the place of a fool. The officer foolishly responded to Elisha’s prophecy when he spoke out of his mouth with a lack of understanding, “…Look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be (2 Kings 7:2)?” Imagine the demonstration of a lack of understanding that caused doubt from the officer.
Do you doubt what God can do? 
Can you imagine yourself waking up in the position of plenty instead of waking up in the place of famine? 
With understanding, if you know that God is still on the throne, then believe that miracle is not beyond God. Just as Elisha has said, the officer saw with his eyes, but could not touch. 2 Kings 7:20 records the end of the officer, “And so it happened to him, for the people trample him in the gate, and he died.” God opened the window of plenty; the lack no longer exists. The officer with no control of his mouth confessed negative, and destruction became his portion.
Jesus was pointing out the possibility of God when He stated, “…With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) With understanding, know to be in charge of your mouth with a confession.
With your positive confession over negative, the possibility in the place of impossibility is not beyond God to answer for you.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from lack of understanding.