FAITH CAPSULE: God is waiting to act for one who waits for Him.

Isaiah 54

Righteousness before God is among conditions to claim God’s blessing  act for one who waits for Him. Righteousness is doing all that is right and good before God. Peter preached righteousness saying, “But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him” (Acts 10:35) It is clear that without the fear of God, it is not possible to work righteously before God. Without the works of righteousness no one access the blessing of God who acts for man who waits for Him.
Righteousness before God is an undeniable avenue to get the attention of God that waits to act for one. Isaiah 54:14-15 highlight the blessings of walking the ways of righteousness before God stating, “In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Indeed, they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.”
Our righteousness before God is through faith in Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:30 buttressed, “But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” When a believer is established in righteousness God is in place to act for man. God also promised in Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgement you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me.” The blessings of God are in His word while the condition that provokes the blessings of God for man is in His word. Are you working the works of God? Are you walking righteously before God? Working or walking righteously is waiting on God. Wait on God to act on your behalf for His glory. Be righteous before God to activate God’s promise.
REMEMBERING GOD’S WAYS are the testimonies of deliverance and preservation. For one waiting on God by remembering testimonies of God’s ways, shall provoke God to act for one as He promised in His word man. Psalm 119:2-3 testified the importance of remembering God’s ways by stating, “Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.” God is true to His proven word. Keeping His testimonies to seek Him with heart by walking in His way is essentially waiting on God. It is a blessing to live by God’s condition, provoking God to act for one who waits for Him.
God is the same yesterday and forever. He is God with unconditional love but His blessing comes with condition. God will act for one who wait for Him. Wait on God by rejoicing; working or walking in righteousness and continually remember God’s ways.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of God to give self continually to His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: God is waiting to act for one who waits for Him.

Isaiah 64

God has been faithful at all His promises in His word.
God is mindful of man not to be a victim of failure in the walks of life. Through Genesis to Revelation, His promises come with condition for man to claim God’s promises. Will you give yourself to God’s conditions for His promises? Word of God promised in old testament of Isaiah 64:4 stating, “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.”
Also, in new testament of 1Corinthians 2:9 it is written, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
Both bible verses testified the blessings of God’s waiting to act for one who waits for Him. As stated in His word, condition to claim His promise is for those who love Him. By your way of living life, do you truly love God? Those who love God will know to wait on God who acts for the ones who wait on Him.
Waiting for God is failure impossibility; it is the assurance blessing no to be a failure in the walks of life. Conditions to claim God’s waiting to act for man are identified in Isaiah 64:5, “You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, who remembers You in Your ways…” Rejoicing in God; doing righteousness, remembering God’s ways are conditions to be engaged by man for gaining the blessings of God.
REJOICE BEFORE GOD.
The importance of rejoicing to provoke God’s promise to act for ones that wait on Him are identified through scriptural verses in the bible. Among verses are, Psalm 9:2, “I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to your name, O most High.” Psalm 16:11, “In Your presence is fullness of joy…” By the word of psalmist, one with joy takes the stand to access the presence of God where falling the walks of life becomes impossible. Proverbs 8:30 stated, “…I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him.” Verses above identified the truth that with joy, man is accessible to God that acts for ones who wait on Him. The Apostle Paul admonished the importance of joy stating, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4) Psalmist also testified, “For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.” (Psalm 33:21)
Understanding about rejoicing when seeking God is provoking God to act on behalf of one. Psalm 70:4 buttressed “Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You…” In truth, by His word, it certain that without rejoicing gaining His presence is not possible.Be joyful in the word of God according to the word of God. Ones that believe in the living word of God is waiting on God for God to act for one.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be obedient in His condition for His promises.
TO BE CONTINUED…

FAITH CAPSULE: Today, trust and hope that your day or midnight hour’s deliverance will answer at full scale.

Exodus 12

Outstretch hand of God is His stretch out hand that will do more than any mighty hand. Pharaoh’s mighty hand was not enough to deny Israelites’ deliverance of over four hundred years of bondage. God told Moses, “But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.” (Exodus 3:19-20) Indeed and in truth, the outstretch hand of God moved, “And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.  So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.” (Exodus 12:29-30)
Daytime or midnight will answer with deliverance for man with obedience to God’s word. Is there any hour that challenging experience is your issue? With obedience to the word of God, it is certain that there is no bondage that will hold man down against appointed time of God’s deliverance.
Pharaoh reacted to God’s stretch hand of miracle at the midnight hour as recorded in Exodus 12:31-32, “Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go; serve the Lord as you have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.”  In addition to the Israelites freedom from the bondage at the midnight hour, favor of God backed the Israelites up. The Israelites were rewarded for their years of slave work. It is written, “And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.” (Exodus 12:36) Today, trust and hope that your day or midnight hour’s deliverance will answer at full scale. God will cause you to plunder your enemy to recover in all which enemy has stole from you.
Obedience to God’s command was the key of the Israelites’ deliverance from years of slavery. Bible recorded, “Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.” (Exodus 12:28) Act of obedience is engaging God’s word to experience God’s wonder. Focusing on God is seeing to hear and giving self continually to word of God.

Prayer for today: Ask for God’s mercy to give self continually to God’s word.

FAITH CAPSULE: Do you know Him to call on Him rather than counting on man?

2 Chronicles 18: 28-34

Doubt of man is the evidence of man’s counting on man instead of counting on God. When man with doubt is looking up to God door is not going to be open. Without doubt, looking to man for intervention instead of counting on God for intervention is a certainty failure. Many claims to be a believer of God yet counting on man with persuasive and empty words and faking as agent of God. Also, counting on man is engaging an inevitable route for doubt which builds up to disappointment and fear. Doubt, disappointment or fear will lead to self-destruction.
Ahab the King of Israel invited Jehoshaphat the King of Judah to join forces with him against Ramoth Gilead for war. King Ahab refused Prophet Micaiah’s warning of God for his going to war against Ramoth Gilead. In the place of God, Ahab counted on his chosen four hundred prophets word for him to go for war. Ahab doubted word of God through Prophet Micaiah. Jehoshaphat was reluctant about going to war by the word of four hundred prophets. Ahab, persisted going to war as stated, “…I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.” (2 Chronicles 18:29) Ahab’s self-deception is the evidence of his doubt in the word of God. Doubt of Ahab prompted him to disguise himself by counting on man’s word in the place of God’s word.
Word of God which locates man directly or indirectly does not open for self-destruction. King Ahab went to war against the word of God. Without iota of doubt, King Jehoshaphat did not disguise but depended on God. As the battle intensified Jehoshaphat was surrounded by enemies. It is written, “…when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore, they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him.” (2Chronicles 18:31) Jehoshaphat had no doubt in God and did not disguise himself. Jehoshaphat depended on God’s word and the Lord God diverted his enemies away from him. Ahab made the choice to disguise himself to war because he counted on man’s word. Ahab was a victim of self as he was destroyed in the hand of his enemy. There is no way for deliverance when doubt and deception is a way of life. Ahab had no God to on while man was no competent for his deliverance from his enemy. Jehoshaphat trusted on God when he called out to God for his deliverance.
Does your situation sound like that of a stranded man? It could be that it is time for you to call on Jesus’ for intervention. Do you know Him to call on Him rather than counting on man?

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of looking up to Him in all areas of God given life to you