FAITH CAPSULE: Are you learning from the word of God, the source of having hope in God in this wicked world?

2 Timothy 3

The reason to celebrate Jesus always is the understanding that God gave His all to all not to become a victim of the wicked world but to live life abundantly for His glory. 
John 10:10 records, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Are you giving all to the word of God not to become a victim of the thief, the wicked one?
The word of God declares in Genesis 6:5, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
Are you giving attention to searching for yourself, not living as a wicked one before God?
With no exception, God has given ALL, His word.
Learn not to be wicked but to live life abundantly for His glory.
God, in His word, has given what it takes to live life, to be complete in Him.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 records, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
God has given Himself to all in His word as a way of life.
Have you been giving yourself to the word of God that is profitable for living life?
Are you learning from the word of God, the source of hope in God in this wicked world?
Romans 15:4 points out, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope”
Give yourself to the word of God, the wisdom of God, to learn the word of God, to gain understanding and knowledge, not to become a victim of the wicked world.
The word of God, Jesus Christ, is the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:30 records, “But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” 
Learn to know the truth of God, fear Him, and be free to live life for the glory of God.
One that gives self to the word of God that is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness, that such may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work, wickedness shall not be marked on such. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
All should give themselves to the word of God, which is for learning, and the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope not live life as a wicked one.
Learn the wisdom of God, and gain knowledge which is the way to live life stability.
Isaiah 33:6 counsels, “Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.”
Gain wisdom and knowledge to fear God that God treasures.

Prayer for today: Pray that you will give yourself to learning the word of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: What does it mean to be answering as a CHRISTIAN?

Acts 11

Answering to be a CHRISTIAN is not by attending a gathering in the name of a church or quoting the word of God.
Answering to be a CHRISTIAN is not by the word of God but living by the word of God.
Answering to be a Christian is not by engaging in an assignment in the church.
Answering to be a CHRISTIAN is not by having a title.
Many are with the title but lack a task.
Are you a CHRISTIAN searching for self to gain the understanding to know God or not knowing about God?
So many answers as a Christian, not live life because of no understanding with LACK KNOWLEDGE as a Christian!
Are you answering as CHRISTIAN?
Do you have an understanding of what it means to be a CHRISTIAN?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CHRISTIAN (CHRIST-LIKE)?
With the persecution, the followers of Jesus Christ scattered as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the Lord Jesus. 
At Antioch, the title Christians started, meaning Christ-like.  
Acts 11:26 documents, “…And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”
The ways of the disciples of Jesus identify believers as CHRISTIANS (Christ-like) 
Today, many are answering as Christians, while the majority do not live life as Christians like the disciples of Jesus, living life by the word of God.
A Christian should live by searching self, to seek God to follow the word of God as His disciple. 
Do you search yourself as David testifies in Psalm 139:23, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
SEARCH YOUR SELF constantly, and seek GOD diligently as a Christian.
Searching yourself in the word of God is like looking into a mirror, addressing yourself, and living life as Christ-like.
Among the reasons to SEARCH SELF constantly is seeking God diligently.
Diligently, seek God with understanding and know God not to live a life of waste.
Ecclesiastes 9:12 warns all, “For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time when it falls suddenly upon them.”
A failure to SEARCH (SEEK) to gain UNDERSTAND or know about will not have a place for deliverance but to become snared by evil agenda.
The word of God said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” (Hosea 4:6)
Do you search to know why you are not with KNOWLEDGE?
Lack of knowledge is evidence of no understanding.
Search for yourself to be a Christian (Christ-like). 
Search yourself continually, and gain understanding to know God.
Live life not to become a victim of the wicked world or live life as a wicked one but to be led in the way of everlasting.
Search yourself, find God, to live as a Christ-like (Christian).

Prayer for today: Ask for the understanding to know God.

FAITH CAPSULE: The word of God delivers and directs. 

1 Samuel 15

Are you opening your heart to the word of God?
The destination of the word of God for all is the heart.
One that does not give heart to the word of God is taking a position for destruction.
King Saul despised the word of God in his heart to experience destruction.
God sent Samuel to tell Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now, therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel, and donkey.’”(1 Samuel 15:1-3) 
Saul did not give his heart to the words of God. 
Saul despised the word of God, and as a result, God rejected him. (1 Samuel 15:10-35)
The word of God that enters the heart is the key to deliverance and direction. 
The word of God delivers: The word of God that entered into the heart of Moses took Israel out of the bondage of over 400 years.
At the time for God to bring the Israelites out of bondage, Moses was reluctant to lead the Israelites. 
God spoke to Moses, “Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do. So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God. And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.” (Exodus 4:15-17) 
According above verses, the word of deliverance that made Moses God over Aaron eventually gave the Israelites the key to becoming free from the bondage of over four hundred years. 
The word of God is the direction: Unfailing direction is in the word of God that teaches in the way which leads to the expected end of the journey. 
Psalm 32:8 testifies to the instruction of direction, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.” 
With the deliverance of the Israelites from over four hundred years in Egypt, God gave the word of direction to lead the Israelites to Promised Land. 
Exodus 13:17-18 records the direction word of God, “Then it came to pass when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” So God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.”

Prayer for today: Ask for a receptive heart for the word of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: What is your character like as a believer or not a believer?

Acts 5:1-11

Is it true of you that deception and telling lies are your character or not?
As an acclaimed believer, what is your character? 
Man can experience deception, but God sees all, and nothing can hide from God. 
As smoke is not separate from burning fire, deceit and telling lies cannot be separated from majority acclaimed believers. 
Who you are before God is not what the people see or assume you that counts
The story of Ananias and Sapphira is evidence of acclaimed believers with the skill of deception and telling lies. 
Acts 5:1-2 records, “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also, being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” 
For Ananias and Sapphira, to sell their possession was voluntary without evidence of force on them. 
Ananias and Sapphira acted good of heart, but they were wrong as evidence of deception and telling lies revealed about them. 
Both husband and wife entertained the devil, filled with the devil. 
Ananias and Sapphira’s deception and telling lies became a revelation for Peter to identify the lies of Ananias and Sapphira to respond by speaking, “…Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” (Acts 5:3-4) 
Could it be that Ananias and Sapphira had been lying long before it finally caught up with them, or was it just their first time? 
Telling lies can go on for a long or a short period. 
However, it only takes one day for the truth to prevail over the lies of many years. 
Before God, there is no small or big lie. 
A lie is a lie, evidence of sin. 
Sin offers nothing but death. 
Both Ananias and Sapphira died instantly.
Is it true of you that deception and telling lies are your character?
Deception and telling lies are not accessible to the dwelling of God. 
Also, regularly attending church is not evidence of dwelling in the presence of God. 
Those whose garment is of telling lies absent from the presence of God shall be their portion. 
The book of Psalm 101:7-8stated, “He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence. Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the LORD.”
Today come out of deception and telling lies to gain and retain the presence of God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for deliverance from the spirit of lie and deception.

FAITH CAPSULE: Are you an acclaimed believer not separated from telling lies, are you?

John 4

An acclaimed believer that hides hatred for another is a liar.
Are you having hatred for some, or focus hatred on a particular one?
Proverbs 10:18 identifies one with hatred rooted in heart, “Whoever hides hatred has lying lips.”
Are you a celebrated liar? 
Are you a liar that claims to be a believer in the word of God?
A believer or unbeliever with hatred is taking a distance from God to experience hindered progress. 
The Bible clearly states that anyone with lying lips hides hatred. 
Jesus Christ did not hide hatred or tell lies in every step of His ministry. 
Unlike Christ-like, many acclaimed believers minister in lies to manipulate and deceive, claiming God.
Are you an acclaimed believer that the truth of God increases through your lie to the glory of God? (Romans 3:7)
Know that God does not sleep. 
God is the only judge of all lies under heaven.
Let your ministration and testimony not be colored with lies expecting to glorify God.
With truthfulness and no hatred, Jesus went through Samaria on His way from Judea to Galilee. 
Going through Samaria is often forbidden by the Jews because of hatred for the Samarians. 
Jesus came in love and could not walk outside of love. 
Are you an acclaimed Christ-like with hatred rooted in your heart? 
Is the influence of hatred causing you to sidetrack your calling?
At the hate-polluted route, Jesus was able to plant one of the most effective testimonies of salvation. 
Jesus bypassed hatred to allow the revelation of living water to come to life and become more distinct. 
In this route of hatred, He encountered a Samaritan woman to ask her for water to drink. 
Jesus introduced the living water to the Samaritan woman because hatred did not influence Jesus. 
Jesus knew that the woman had no what it takes to draw living water for Him to drink. 
In this route, Jesus made it known to the Samaria woman, “…Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:13-14)
In the hatred route of sin, the Samaritan woman received the message of Jesus with joy and went to testify to Jesus. 
The Samaritan woman had an encounter with Jesus to gain strength and a song of salvation. 
The hatred route of sin could not derail nor deny Jesus from the business of the kingdom. 
Are you on the right track of your calling but trapped by hatred? 
Without a doubt, hatred encases pride, which is a ride to self-destruction. 
Deny self; deny untruthfulness, to disallow hatred to come your way of calling. 
With no hatred, serve as Christ alike. 

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you not to be a vessel of hatred.