FAITH CAPSULE: Get to know God, fear Him, and live free.  

John 14

Get to know God, fear Him, and live free. 
With faith will fear God, live in truth, and be free to live life for the glory of God. 
The word of God is the source of God and documents every reason to know God with fear. 
God is an awesome God to love for His goodness and mercy.
Get to know God, fear Him, and live free. 
The word of God is God. 
John 1:1 testifies, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” 
Many claims to know about the word of God, quote the word of God, or sing the word of God but lack freedom. 
The word of Jesus to the Jews that believed in His time also speaks to acclaim believers of today, “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32) 
Are you an acclaimed believer that is not free because of the lack of truth?
Do you know God or know about God? 
One that quotes or sings the word of God with no character in the way of life is evidence of knowing about God but not knowing God.
TRUTH.
Jesus is the truth of God. John 14:6 testifies, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” 
Know the truth, the word of God, to be free in this wicked world.
Knowing the truth is evidence of having faith.
Do you have faith?
Have faith to become faithful as one rooted in knowing the word of God.
The source of having faith is hearing and hearing the Word of God. 
One with a desire to live life by the word of God must be in a position to seek God in His word. 
Romans 10:17 declares, “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”  To be hearing and hearing the word of God is the coming of faith, but when there is no hearing, hearing faith will depart from one.
Continually, are you hearing the word of God to know God and be faithful?
DESCRIBING FAITH
The source of faith is the living word of God.
Faith is the living power that produces a living proof in the life of one that is faithful.
Faith is a spiritual power but not a philosophy or ideology. 
Jesus said, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63)
Have faith by giving yourself to the word of God, fear God, and be free in this wicked world.

Prayer for today: Ask that to be giving self to His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: God wants all to be responsible with a commitment to His word.

Deuteronomy 10

All should be responsible with a commitment to His word.
Responsibility is the price for greatness when committed to the word of God in the heart, not just in the mouth.
Living a life of responsibility with a commitment to God will consign self to seek God with all heart, soul, and strength.  Deuteronomy 4:29 records the consequence of being responsible for seeking God, “…you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” 
By faith, and commitment to the word God, do not be discouraged by the surrounding world to find God. 
By faith is to be living (believe) the word of God by the mouth. 
What does God want from all? 
Deuteronomy 10:12 identifies, “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” 
One that fears God walks in His way, loves, and serves God diligently.
Do you fear God? 
AMONG WHAT GOD WANTS FROM ALL IS TO SEEK GOD DILIGENTLY ARE:
PATIENTS TO WAIT ON GOD
GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS
PRAISING GOD
PATIENTS TO WAIT ON GOD
Wait on God with no complaint to avoid becoming a failure to receive from God. 
God acts for those who wait on Him. Isaiah 64:4 points out, “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.”
One not waiting on God will complain instead of complementing God evidence of the lack of commitment to God and will not arrive at the center of the calling of God.
GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS
Giving thanks to God is not thinking thanks. 
What thing is holding you back from giving thanks to God continually?
Ephesians 5:20 encourages, “Giving thanks always for all things to God…”
Is the delay of your expectation for manifestation shutting your heart of thanksgiving to God? 
Are you engaging in worrying?
Know to give thanks for all things, to provoke God for all things to work for you. 
Romans 8:28 buttresses, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God…”
The character of love is thanking God.
Despise worrying but worship God with thanksgiving continually.
PRAISING GOD
Praise God with understanding. (Psalm 47:7)
To be alive at the moment of breath is a great grace, the privilege of God but not the right to be alive.
From the depth of the heart, all should know to praise God at every moment of breath. 
Praising God is not a show-off. 
Praising God is not only in noise-making the identity of knowing about God but not knowing God. 
Know God, gain understanding, to praise Him as Psalm 150:6 records, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!”

Prayer for today: Pray to live life by the word of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: One that gives self to the word of God turns to God.

John 1

God creates all to exist for His glory and honor.
What or who are you turning to in this wicked world?
The word of God is God. One that gives self to the word of God turns to God.
All should turn to God.
There is no reason not to turn to God.
Among reasons to turn to the word of God are:
THE WORD OF GOD DELIVERANCE
Genesis 19:17 records the word of deliverance for Lot and his wife, “…Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”
Lot turned to the word of God, but his wife did not turn to the word of God. 
Genesis 19:26 records, “But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”  
One that turns to the word of God looks to God for deliverance.
The wife of Lot turns away from God to become terminated.
RESPONSIBILITY TURN TO GOD
The limitation of relationship with God is the evidence of the limited time you study the word of God evidence not turn to God. 
Romans 15:4 informs all, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” 
Why not give yourself to studying the word of God, to know and not turn away from Him?
Turn from the world to the word of God to know the truth.
John 8:32 admonishes all, “…YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH.” 
It is the responsibility of all to know God, the truth.
LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD
Listen to the word of God, and turn to His word. 
Turning to the word of God shall lead to deliverance from shame to joyful celebration. 
At the wedding at Cana of Galilee, when the celebration ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus advised the servants of Jesus “…whatever He says to you, do it.” (John 2:5) 
In every way of life, turn to the word of God by listening to Him, and testimony shall not experience shame. Turn to God!
ASK TO BE TURNED TO GOD.
Running after a man in the place of not turning to God is not evidence of knowing God. 
Get to KNOW GOD by TURNING to Jesus!
Paul points out that Jesus is for all to turn away from iniquities to Him. Acts 3:26 records, “To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” 
Today, pray the prayer of the Psalmist for yourself as:
Psalm 119:37 records, “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.” 
Turn to the word of God, and give yourself to Him in His word to live life by His word.

Prayer for today: Ask God that His word shall become established in your life. 

FAITH CAPSULE: All believers should watch and pray.

1 Kings 18

Another order of God that is His direction, directive, and demand from all not to be a waste in living life is the word of Jesus that says, “WATCH AND PRAY.”
There is no place where Jesus demand from all to pray but only demands from all to “WATCH AND PRAY.”
Watch and pray is the order of God, the command of God.
A believer praying without watching or watching without praying is out of order to live in disorder.
Believers are Simple and with the character of praying but not watch as a Prudence one. 
Proverbs 14:15 describes them, “The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.”
Believer (simple) that pray but do not watch is without PRUDENCE and not in a position to be saved in troubling times. Proverbs 22:3 testifies, “A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.” 
All believers should watch and pray.
Prophet of God, Elijah, demonstrates what it means to watch and pray.
Elijah prayed and watched for the rain to fall after he had prayed to cease rain. 
Elijah watched and prayed seven times so as not to miss the move of God for an answer.
1 Kings 18:42-44 documents Elijah’s praying and watching for rain, “And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, 43 and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.”
Order in the Word of Jesus repeatedly states, 
Mark 13:33, “Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” This for all us not to sleep to miss the coming back of God.”
Mark 14:38, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 
The importance of praying and watching documents in Luke 21:34-36 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
1 Peter 4:7, “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers.”

Prayer for today: 
Ask to be seeking, watching, and praying according to His word.
Ask that God will make you live in the order of His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: Acclaimed believers that do not know God will not understand God. 

Exodus 3, Colossians 3:1:17

Are you willing to serve God indeed and in truth?
Are you an acclaimed believer of God but serving God with a lack of understanding?
Acclaimed believers that do not know God will not understand God.
Acclaimed believers serving God without knowing God will limit the experience of the manifestation of the power of God over their life.
The children of Israel know about God but not serving God. 
The Israelites lack the understanding to serve God.
The Israelites in Egypt of Pharaoh could not live life according to the word of God.
Are you one like the Israelites in Egypt that could not live life to serve God?
God creates all to exist for Him. (Revelation 4:11)
God wants all to serve Him.
God wanted the Israelites out of Egypt of Pharaoh when He spoke to Moses, “When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” (Exodus 3:12) 
God also sent Moses to Pharaoh, “Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn. So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me…” (Exodus 4:22-23)
God is a jealous God that wants nothing from all but to be free and serve Him.
What does it mean to serve God? 
To serve God demands from all to seek Him diligently, to set minds on things above, where God is above.
The book of Colossians 3:1-2 clearly states, “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”
Seeking God will come with the challenges of this world.
Among challenges not to seek God diligently are:
-One that is yet to be dead in their trespasses will not rise to serve God.
-Inability to put off the body of the sins of the flesh.
-Setting the mind on worldly things more than things above will not serve God diligently.
There is no excuse to take the mind off from the things of God, to avoid missing the presence of God.
Are you willing to serve God indeed and in truth?
Have you separated yourself from worldly things you once walked with as a way of life? 
The word requires all to put to death members on the earth, such as fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. The members on earth will bring the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience. (Colossians 3:6-7)
Word also points directly for all to put off: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of our mouth, do not lie to one another. (Colossians 3:8-10)
Seek God in His word to gain an understanding of serving Him.
Be renewed in knowledge according to the word of God. 
Serve God diligently to experience the power of God.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to serve God with understanding diligently.