FAITH CAPSULE: Put the past behind and allow Him to lead and direct.

John 21

Before the time Peter and some of the disciples gave up all and followed Jesus, they were professional fishermen. 
Matthew 4:18-20 records, “And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 
The called ones immediately left their nets and followed Jesus. 
Peter and his fellow fishermen followed Jesus to the time He went to the cross.
After the death and resurrection of Jesus, new developments came into play. “Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.” (John 21:2-3) 
Have you received and believed in the death and resurrection of Jesus? For everyone who has received and believed in Jesus, there should be no going back to the past. 
Simon Peter suggested to other disciples to turn back to go fishing.
To give life to God is to put the past behind and allow Him to lead and direct.
The disciples returned to their occupation and toiled all night with nothing to show for. 
John21:4-5 records, “But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”  
The disciples caught no fish all night. 
The disciples returned to business as usual and did not recognize Jesus. Turning away from following Him will always lead to emptiness. 
Just like the disciples, Jesus is what all need to have in full and not be empty in any area of life. 
Turning away after following Him will turn one into a life of waste. 
Jesus intervened in their situation and made it a great testimony when He commanded, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.” (John 21:6) 
After accepting Jesus, returning to your former lifestyle is a choice that will complicate destiny. 
Before Jesus came with them on the boat, the disciples did not have a testimony, but when Jesus showed, they had a great testimony. 
John 21:11 records, “Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.” 
If you have received and believed the report of His resurrection, there should be no turning back to the former lifestyle. 

Prayer for today: Ask you to be enabled going forward, not turning back in answering to the calling of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: One who does not do in the way of God cannot find God.

Psalm 28

Often, acclaimed believers attempt to engage the word of God in their own way, but not in the way of God.
One who does not do in the way of God cannot find God.
Doing the way of God is the character of one seeking God diligently.
Are you seeking God diligently to find Him?
One that is full of the world does not have a space for the word of God to occupy itself.
One that is full of the world does need to be stripped of the world.
Until one is stripped of this world, to be decorated by the living word of God for declaring the awesomeness of God over anyone, with the challenge of life, will not be possible.
Are you available to build the word of God?
Live life for God.
Make it a way of life, giving regard to God in every way of life.
Give regard to God to gain His attention that is available for one who does as His word demands.
Are you one who gives regard to God?
There is a consequence for not giving regard to God.
Psalm 28:5 identifies, “Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up.”
What is it that denies one from giving regard to God?
The word of God is God. (John 1:1)  His work is His word.
The word of God is His instrument for the operations of His hands.
The word warns of the destruction of not giving regard to Him.
Make it a way of life to give regard to God.
Let God build you up.
One who gives self to the word of God is one built up by the word of God.
Do you have the desire to live for God, to be built up for God?
The Apostle Paul identifies what it takes to build up.
Act 20:32 records, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”
Determination to live by the word of God, giving regard to God, can fail.
Peter, a disciple of Jesus, assumed determination not to deny Jesus, but he failed by denying God.
Jesus told Peter that he would deny Him three times. (John 13:38)
Eventually, Peter denied Jesus three times, a failure of determination.
Are you determined to give regard to God?
With the desire to give regard to God, let prayer work over your life.
It was the prayer of Jesus that enabled Peter not deny Jesus.
Jesus prayed for Peter that his faith would not fail.(Luke 22:32)

Prayer for today: Ask God for the strength to move you in His direction over your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: Let the miracle of the third answer for you.

Genesis 40

The word of God is like a manual for life that works for those who listen to its wisdom and gain understanding and knowledge.
The knowledge to engage the manual for life as a driver to make choices and experience the manifestation of those choices becomes part of us.
The word of God, the manual of life engaged with understanding, cannot be a victim of a wicked world.
Romans 15:4 records to learn and know to trust and hope for the deliverance and preservation of God. The Bible states, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.”
For example, to study and know to expect the evidence of the miracle power of the third is contactable, reminding God that does not forget.
God is not a partial God, not to do for others as He has done for some.
Isaiah 43:26 records God, stating, “Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.”
God does not forget and will not forget what He has done; if one reminds Him to get an answer by asking Him.
Moreso, He is not a careless talker because His word does not return to Him void. (Isaiah 55:11)
Remind Him in His word, to gain your expectation.
His word is His self. (The word of God is God John1:1)
TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO REMIND GOD OF HIS POWER OF THE THIRD (Three)
For example, remind God of the miracle of the third.
The Bible records the miracle on the third day, the third week, the third month, or the third year.
PRAYFULLY IDENTIFY SOME OF THE MIRACLES OF THE THIRD AS REPRESENTS FOR YOUR DELIVERANCE AND PRESERVATION OF GOD.
The miracle of the third day answered for the deliverance of Chief Butler of the Pharaoh of Egypt.
The Chief Buttler was rescued and recovered by the miracle of the third.
Genesis 40:20, “Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler …”
It was on the third day that Pharaoh decided to restore his chief butler from prison, and the butler regained all that he had lost.
As in the miracle of the third, Moses was saved and did not die in the wicked order of Pharaoh to kill baby males.
Exodus 2:2 records, “So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.”
The miracle of the third month brought Moses out of sudden and untimely death.
When the devil thought it was over for the ministry of Jesus on earth, our Lord and Savior rose on the third day.
1 Corinthians 15:4 testifies of Jesus, “…And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures…”

Prayer for today: With understanding, pray for the miracle of the third become your portion.

FAITH CAPSULE: What is an uncommon act before God will mark one as unique and uncommon to the world.

1Kings 3

God creates all to live for Him. (Revelation 4:11)
It is the will of God for all to exist for Him.
When there is no understanding, claiming to live for God and not knowing how to live a life that pleases Him is a waste of time.
Are you pleasing God as a vessel that is supposed to live for God?
Pleasing God by doing according to the word of God is the signal of faith in the life of one who pleases God.
The book of Hebrews 11:6 buttresses the importance of pleasing God: “But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
God wants to be pleased; He is a jealous God. He alone wants to be pleased in how one engages life.
Pleasing God is living life by faith as required in Habakkuk 4:2, “…the just shall live by his faith.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 also states that we watch and stand by faith. Without doubt, one who is standing and watching by the word of God is the one with a character that pleases God.
Are you conscious of how you live life?
Do you pay attention to how you stand and how you watch? Are you hearing enough of the word of God to keep you walking, watching, and standing in faith? 
Adapt your lifestyle to please God.
One who adapts to meditating on the word of God will see that they are bound to see in and do according to the word of God.
Know to exercise faith in all areas of life. 
King Solomon was the son of David and the third king of Israel, who pleased God by his doing before God.
King Solomon is best known for his wisdom and for building the temple. He was able to please God with his speech, and God added to him wisdom as a permanent part of his identity.
It happened to be that Solomon went to sacrifice at Gibeon when God appeared to him. God asked Solomon, “…What shall I give you?” (1Kings 3:5). King Solomon responded to God’s question, “Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge is great people of Yours?” (1 Kings 3:9)
He had the business of God at heart; self was not in place as a result, Solomon asked for what it takes to live his life.
Will your request from God what it means to be a God-serving vessel or a self-achieving vessel before God?
Solomon pleased God.
God moved to bless Him beyond his imagination as recorded: “The speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.” (1 Kings 3:10)
Please God in all areas of your life, and His blessings will never run out.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the strength to live a life that pleases Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: Have the desire to be content before God.

Deuteronomy 8

Among the ways of life to be blessed by God is a life of humility before God.
A failure to live for God is taking a distance from God.
One who is not humble will be full of pride.
Humility is often depicted as a virtue that aligns with the will of God.
In the Old Testament, humility is exemplified by figures such as Moses, who is described as “a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth” (Numbers 12:3)
The New Testament describes Jesus as the ultimate model of humility. 
Philippians 2:5-8 records Jesus as being in the form of God, “humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.”
This act of humility is presented as a model for believers to emulate.
Are you one taking to humility?
One who is not humble lives in pride that is empty before God.
Pride is depicted as a vice that leads to downfall and separation from God.
Humility draws to God, but pride drives away from God.
Pride is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and a reliance on self rather than on God.
All should be warned that pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” This proverb encapsulates the biblical view that pride leads to ruin. (Proverbs 16:18)
The documentation of King Nebuchadnezzar warns about the dangers of pride. After boasting about his achievements, he is humbled by God.
The book of the New Testament warns against pride, pointing out that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:5)
What is your life before God?
God guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
All should leave before God, to take a position of the blessing of God.
James 4:10 warns all, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”
What is your position before God?
A hindrance is not to experience the blessing of God. 
The Pharaoh of Egypt was a hindrance, as he denied the Israelites from serving God. The Bible records, “So Moses and Aaron came into Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.” (Exodus 10:3) 
Pharaoh repeatedly denied the Israelites the opportunity to serve God, to experience a curse, but not the blessing of God.
The character of humility is rooted in being content.
Ask for the spirit to be content in life.
Moses was content; he was humble. Exodus 2:21 records, “Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.” 
One with content is satisfied regardless of position in life.
The challenge of Moses made him flee from the Palace of Pharaoh in Egypt to Midian.
The spirit of content humbled Moses to be available to answer the calling of God.
Humility cures worldliness!

Prayer for today: With a desire, ask to be enabled to be humble before God.