Faith Capsule: In all seasons, wait continually on God.

Psalm 91

In this new season, keep on keeping on every moment.
In the new season, prepare for the future by waiting on God.
It is not determination, but desire that will drive one waiting on God to become deeper spiritually.
One who waits on God will seek God.
Matthew 6:33-34 states, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.  Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Seeking God first will eliminate worrying and elevate man into worshipping God.
Wait on God to gain an understanding of what it takes to be blessed.
In the new season, wait on God to gain protection, not to become a victim of the one and only enemy of man.
The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
There is nothing good about the enemy of all.
A believer should never underestimate the power of the wicked, one whose agenda is seeking to devour.
To wait on God is to continually dwell in the secret place of the Most High God.
Psalmist confirms, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust. Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.” (Psalm 91:1-6)
What is it taking away from waiting on God?
Waiting on God is giving to the word of God.
The word of God is a place of deliverance and preservation.
God sent His word for the wise to be waiting on Him.
Psalm 107:20 records, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
The word of God is not for decoration but for declaration against the moves of the wicked one.
The word of God is the authority of God.
It is wise to wait on God for His word.
In the new season, count on God for what He has done, is doing, and will do.
With the character of waiting on God by rejoicing, doing right before God, and not failing to remind God.
With such a character, God will act for those who wait on Him.
Declare God by giving thanks to Him, calling upon His name, singing psalms to Him; talking of His wondrous work and seeking the Lord and His strength (joyfully).

Prayer for today: Ask that you will know how to live by waiting on God.

FAITH CAPSULE Without a doubt, waiting on God leads to finding God

1 Samuel 13

This year, seek God to find God.
One who does not seek God by His way will not find God.
Deuteronomy 4:29 admonishes all, “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Seek God with all heart and soul, meaning not just to seek Him but to seek Him diligently.
One who impresses the world with the mouth to seek God cannot find God.
From this year, seek God living for God by waiting on Him.
Isaiah 40:31 encourages, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
What is it denying you not to wait on God?
Without doubt, one who waits on God will gain strength from God.
Waiting on God is to gain the strength from God.
Psalm 27:14 confirms to gain strength from God, when waiting on Him, stating, “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
Psalm 59:9 records, “I will wait for You, O You his Strength; For God is my defense.”
There is boldness and character in anyone who waits on God.
Boldness and character are a winning combination.
With boldness and character, one will stand in the word of God with confidence to stand against the wickedness of the world.
King David had his heart for God.
With his heart on God, he was bold to walk and not run.
Psalm 23:4 records the testimony of David, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
Proverbs 4:12, ” When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.”
Waiting on God to gain what it takes to remain stable in the instability of the world.
Make it a way of living for God is the character of waiting on God.
Wait on God in living obediently to God.
God told Adam not to eat a particular fruit, but he could not wait and was disobedient.
Saul failed to wait for the sacrifice in an attempt to fight with enemies, but he could not wait.
A simple disobedience to God is an avenue to self-destruction.
In your new season, to arrive at divine assignment demands waiting on God.
Without a doubt, waiting on God leads to finding God for one who waits on Him.
Why not strive to wait on God?
Give regard to the word of God, regardless of the challenges that may distract living for God.
Make it a way of life, waiting on God.

Prayer for today: Pray to be enabled to wait on God.

FAITH CAPSULE: The word of God is His promise.

Psalm 27

The word of God does not return to Him void, but it accomplishes its purpose.
To wait on God is a condition that demands gaining His promise.
His promise that is encouraging in Isaiah 40:31 records, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
From this moment, this season, make it a way of life to be waiting on God.
Prayerfully ask for the grace of God that will enable waiting on God.
In the promise of God:
One who waits indeed shall renew strength.
Such shall mount up with wings like eagles.
One who waits shall run and not be weary.
Also, one who waits shall not walk and not faint.
There is strength to gain from God when one waits on God.
One that gains strength is bound to mount up with wings like eagles and not live a life of waste.
For example:
Eagles stay silent, but their strength takes it far.
Eagles waste no time but move quietly in pursuit of a goal.
It faces alone storms and never gives up.
Life will throw challenges, such as judgment, and will attempt to hold one back in the journey of life.
In times of challenges, eagles do not waste time proving but stay wrong.
Just as one waiting on God, do not waste time proving oneself with words.
Like an eagle, stay strong, keep moving, let your actions speak louder, even when it is hard, hurts, rise above as evidence of strength.
When the cloud is dark, eagles do not stop.
Also, with strong winds, eagles do not quit because eagles are born for that.
Consider that you are of God.
Be fearless, be focused, be unstoppable, be the eagle.
Let it sink and establish in you, waiting on God is bound to fly like eagles.
What causes a believer not to wait on God?
In giving oneself to the word of God, one shall become exposed to the promise of the blessing waiting on God.
Again, what is it to gain in waiting on God?
Psalm 25:3, “Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed…”
Psalmist testifies, “Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.” (Psalm 33:20)
Above and in all things, know to wait on God to gain the presence of God.
Isaiah 64:4 identifies the reason to wait on God without any doubt, “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.”
God acts for the one who waits for Him.
Whatever denies one from waiting on God is on the agenda to devour such to live a life of waste.
From this moment, this year, strive to live by waiting on God.

Prayer for today: Pray to live life for God by waiting on Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: Live by waiting on God and not be wasted.

Isaiah 30

Life is a journey.
It is the grace of God that has brought anyone thus far in the journey of life.
In life, the journey is to consistently acknowledge the goodness and mercy of God in the lives of all.
Anyone who acknowledges God will live a life of giving themselves to God.
One who gives self to God will not live a life of waste.
Not to live a life of waste is with the character of waiting on God.
All should strive not to live a life of waste by waiting on God.
Knowing God is the key to waiting on God.
It is the will of God for His creation to exist for Him. (Revelation 4:11)
As a creation of God, it is to know that waiting on God is to gain from God.
Waiting is taking a position to stay in expectation before God.
Waiting on God is easier said than done.
Waiting can be tough, especially when the feeling of anxiety sets in and the need for an answer.
The importance of waiting on God is crucial to not living a life of waste.
The Bible teaches that waiting is not just about doing nothing; it can also be a time for growth, patience, and trusting in God, as He works out His timing.
The Bible identifies waiting as a way to strengthen faith and appreciate the blessings God has in store for those who wait on Him.
Waiting on God is power.
Waiting on God will build trust in Him, which is essential in a relationship with Him.
Psalm 27:14 encourages, “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
This verse encourages all to find strength in the act of waiting.
With strength, there is courage to trust in God in times of challenges.
Wait on God to gain the guidance of God.
Waiting is not a sign of weakness; rather, it is a time that strengthens those who wait on God.
Waiting on God is not a matter of determination, but having the desire to be a vessel that lives a life of waiting on God.
To live for God is the character of waiting on God.
Anyone with the desire to find God is one whom God will give the strength to, such as one with a desire to live for God by waiting on Him.
With the desire, waiting on God is the wisdom, meditating prayerfully for the grace of waiting on God.
God is a God of jealousy.
The antidote for jealousy is giving attention to God, the creator of all.
Waiting on God is giving God the attention that is giving Him the glory He deserves.
In the life journey of time, of moment, or season, is to seek God by waiting on God.
God is a good God who is in place to direct the obedient not to fail, falter, or fall to become a victim of life.

Prayer for today: This moment, a new year, pray that God enable you to live by waiting on Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: Be one who is thankful to God as a way of life.

Psalm 119:1-48

To be standing from the beginning of the year until this moment is a great privilege of God.
To be alive at this time of the year is not to complain but to give thanks to God.
Are you complaining or complimenting God for His goodness and mercy?
One who counts the blessings of God from January to December is short of counting.
The blessings of God every day, week, month, and year are uncountable.
In this particular season of the year, there is no time for complaining before God. 
Are you looking around enough?
Give more thanks to God more than ever. 
Acts of complaining are evidence of a rebellious spirit.
The children of Israel, due to their never-ending complaining against gracious God, provoked a painful response from God over their lives. Numbers 14:22-23 records, “Because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it.”
Activate to see more of what God has done.
A failure to see is an act not to give regard to the doing of God.
Complaining will give rise to a rebellious heart.
Remember, God has brought you this far, but will not accommodate the spirit of complaining before Him.
Just like the Israelites, make sure that the spirit of complaining will not have a place in your life against God.
Great and mighty testimonies of God are everywhere. 
Be one who is thankful to God as a way of life.
The testimonies of God are more than enough to lead and take believers into the promises of God. 
The Israelites did not get to the promise of God.
The Psalmist praised God with the whole heart!” (Psalm 119:2), 
Also testifies, “Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.” (Psalm 119:24), 
“I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.” (Psalm 119:46)
The testimonies of God are worthy of mediation. 
Do you have testimonies to lift to God in thanksgiving instead of complaining before God?
Giving oneself to testifying the goodness of God is seeking God faithfully to please God. 
Hebrews 11:6 buttresses, “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.”
Thanksgiving is the right to engage, not complain.
In the place of complaining, the journey of eleven days turned out to be a journey of forty years. 
Are you thanking God to gain and retain the hand of God over your life?
Do not deceive yourself; be thankful to God. 

Prayer for today: Ask that the heart of thanksgiving be your portion, not a place for complaints.