FAITH CAPSULE: Adding to the word of God is an avenue to failure.

Numbers 20:1-13

Whatever God says is important and it demands full attention because it should never be misrepresented. God does not waste word, He means what He says. This what He said to Adam in the Garden of Eden, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:15-17) When the chief of all deception cunningly approached Eve with its destructive agenda, he asked Eve, “…Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1) Eve opened the door for devil when she responded to the devil by adding to what God does not said when God gave Adam the command. She added to God’s command stating, “…Nor shall you touch it, lest you die.” (Genesis 3:3)
Are you one that consciously or unconsciously add or take away from the word of God? It does not matter who you are, when you add to the word of God, you are set for failure. Before God, it is not acceptable to add or take away from Him because it becomes sin. Romans 3:7-8 buttress, “For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?  And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come?” Deception is not telling the truth and not telling the truth is lying. There is no way by which any testimony that is loaded with inexactness is going to please God and same it is when one consciously or unconsciously say what God did not said. 
God gave detailed word of command to Jeremiah directly for His people. After giving His word, He commanded Jeremiah, “Therefore prepare yourself and arise, and speak to them all that I command you.” (Jeremiah 1:17) Delivering God’s message demands preparation because with preparation comes detail presentation. A well-presented message is what keeps the messenger from sinning against God. He sent Moses, “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” (Numbers 20:8) Moses went as directed, but presented Gods command according to his own desire. Moses did not speak but struck the rock twice with his rod. (Numbers 20:10) Moses failed to hallow God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be constant in obeying fully as commanded.

FAITH CAPSULE: God has a purpose for every one of His creation.

Exodus 3:1-12
 

When God’s calling sounds in man’s direction, there could be no excuse or hiding place to disregard God’s calling on man. When God speaks to you what He wants to do with you it is equal to introducing you to yourself and knowing who you are in the hand of God. At the time God spoke to Moses, Moses’ life was transformed from who he knew himself to be to what the Lord wanted for him to be. At the time Moses was running from Pharaoh, at his hidden location, God located Moses for his divine assignment. Before God, we can run only when He chooses to look away from our running but we cannot hide. God called to send Moses to Pharaoh, “Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” (Exodus 3:10) Moses’, knowing who he was, responded to God, “…Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” (Exodus 3:11) Have you been thinking about who you are? On the journey of life, it is not about whom you are but who God says you are by virtue of what He calls you to be.
God has a purpose for every one of His creation because He does not create by accident. Once, He told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5) As much as Moses tried to avoid his calling, God made Moses realize that He would certainly be with Him. God responded to Moses’ self-search, “So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” (Exodus 3:12) It was not important in regard to whom Joshua sees himself to be but it was important with regard to who God called him to be. After the death of Moses God spoke to Joshua, “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.” (Joshua 1:3) Moving from convenience into commitment is not a cordial move. When it is time for you to be removed situations will force you and God will give you a formal announcement of who you are and what He wants for you to be. Moses was relocated from palace to a place of nowhere to hide and to respond to what God called him to be.

Prayer for today: Ask God to guide you so that you will not miss your divine schedule.

FAITH CAPSULE: Those who walk in His word always arrive at their expected end.

Psalm 143:7-12

It is written, “Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior.” (2Peter 3:1-2) The verse points out that the word of God is the mind stirring agent. A mind that is stirred shall be mindful of steps to be taken in life and shall see clearly in the path of challenging world. To move by the word of God is not to be removed in the path of divined agenda of God for one’s life.
For every believer that chooses to hear the word of God, it is important to know that, just a word of God is enough to terminate all kinds of struggle. What one hears in the word of God is what will carry one through in the face of world challenges.  The word of God is direction, deliverance, protection and preservation. When you hear Him right it will be right for you. When you fail to hear, you have also heard Him wrongly. You have a need to hear Him on a daily and regular basis. Psalm 143:8 “Cause me to hear your lovingkindnesss in the morning. For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to you.” The Psalmist demonstrates here that hearing Him in the morning is what makes the difference for the day. When you begin to make time to hear from the Lord first in the morning, trusting Him will be activated in your daily endeavors and what you heard in the morning will be your compass for the day. There are none that have walked in the way of God that end up in failure.
It is wisdom to walk in the way of God. Evidently, it is also a demonstration of trust in Him not to walk in your own way. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding: In all your ways acknowledge Him. And He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) To many believers, these are well memorized and often quoted scriptural verses. However, memorization without meditation will bring forth no manifestation. Meditation is what will cause man to observe and to take right step as directed in the word of God. Those who walk in His way always arrive at their expected end and are set to end up in His divine schedule and rest. In all that you hear, hear Him right and that will have a direct impact on how you move.

Prayer for today: Ask God for understanding in your hearing.

FAITH CAPSULE: In Jesus name, it is too late for any adversary to deny your miracle March.

Luke 6:6-19

In your miracle March, assessing your open door breakthrough is most likely to engage many adversaries. However, gain understanding in the word of God that Jesus is enough to deliver your breakthrough. It is made known in the word of Apostle Paul that adversaries are assessable to open door but one must believe that adversaries can be deny from denying one from possessing open door breakthrough miracle. It is written, “For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” (1 Corinthians 16:9) Can you imagine adversaries not an adversary, taking a stand at the open door of such a God’s general?
The testimony of how a man with a withered hand could not be denied by adversaries at his open door miracle is encouraging. “Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.” (Luke 6:6) A man with the withered hand had two hands just like every other person except that one was withered. It was not mentioned how he came across Jesus but it was a Sabbath day, a time when the Pharisees wanted to put Jesus to test. The Pharisees wanted to find charge against Jesus for healing the man with the withered hand. The man with the withered hand in the presence of Jesus had approached his open door miracle. In his open door, the Pharisees took the position of adversary. At your open door breakthrough miracle, is there any adversary attempting to deny you your deliverance?
The man with the withered hand needed a breakthrough miracle from shortage to fullness; from mockery to miracle but adversaries at his open door miracle waited to make sure his miracle failed. To be withered is not to be complete but Jesus the Restorer of the lost; the One that reverses the irreversible changed the withered man’s story by making him whole. Jesus, “…When He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.” (Luke 6:10-11) In your life, what do you need to stretch out from? Jesus is there, He has come to give life and not to cause any shortage. Before the withered man received his healing, Jesus commanded him, “…Arise and stand here…” (Luke 6:8) The man answered Jesus without any doubt as he rose and assessed his open door miracle. By virtue of his miracle, adversaries at his open door, “…Were filed with rage…” (Luke 6:11) Let rage be to your adversaries; allow Jesus to reign in your life, your breakthrough will come and the adversary will be at rage but Jesus will not stop to reign.     

Prayer for today: Ask Him to reign and rule over all that concerns your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: In the month of March, march in faith; possess the miracle of the third day.

Mark 1:29-45

Jeremiah 10:12declared, “He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.” (Jeremiah 10:12) He is the only God and His ways are higher than our ways. Waiting to see Jesus move the same way He moved in your neighbor’s miracle will take forever in you receiving your miracle breakthrough. Jesus does not move by man’s calculation, but by His compassion. Are you calculating how or what His move is going to be for you? At the time of His healing the man with leprosy, “…Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I am willing: be cleansed.’”(Mark 1:41) It was Jesus who stretched out to heal the man with leprosy. The same Jesus approached a man with a withered hand and commanded him to stretch out his hand in Mark 3:5, “And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as a whole as the other.” Jesus is not a magician, but He is a miracle working God.
In miracles, you do not know how your expectation is going to be manifested but insist on your expectation for manifestation. Miracle is an extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers. Why not take a step forward in faith for your own March miracle? Before the man with the withered hand encountered his miracle, there was a need for him to step forward. It is written, “And He said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Step forward…”  (Mark 3:3-4) The man took a step of faith and all that could deny his miracle were silent. What are the issues that are holding you from stepping forward when you need to step forward in your breakthrough miracle? Are you calculating how your miracle is going to happen? Jesus is not a mathematician or a magician, but He will move on your behalf if you will take a step of faith. In this month of March, march on in faith and possess the miracle of the third day in your third month of 2013. With understanding in the word and work of His hand, gain the knowledge that He will not fail you. The man with the withered hand stepped forward; he did not wait for Jesus to stretch unto Him. Your miracle will come in Jesus name.

Prayer for today: Hear my prayer O Lord God and let my cry come up to You. Do not hide your face from me.