FAITH CAPSULE: A man that truly knows God and pleases God is not wicked. 

Psalm 5

Knowing God will result in growth in faith.
One with faith will live life to please God.
Are you living life to please God?
The word declares that without faith, God is not pleased.
Hebrews 11:6 said it clear, “But without faith, it is impossible to please Him…” 
Living a life that does not please God will not retain the presence of God. A man that truly knows God and pleases God is not wicked.
David identifies a way of unpleasing God, “For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, nor shall evil dwell with You.” (Psalm 5:4) Wickedness is unpleasing to God; it is evil and does not retain the presence of God.
David, a man after the heart of God (1 Samuel 13: 14) points out what wickedness is about in Psalm 5: 
The boastful is wicked and shall not stand before God (The boastful shall not stand in Your sight Psalm 5:5) 
One with iniquity is wicked (You hate all workers of iniquity Psalm 5:5)
Falsehood (untruth) speakers are wicked ones that turn the glory of God to shame (Psalm 4:2); (You shall destroy those who speak falsehood Psalm 5:6) 
Bloodthirsty and deceitful are wicked before God.  (Psalm 5:6)
Psalm 5:9 further identifies wickedness:
Wicked ones do not have faithfulness in their mouth; wicked ones inward part is destruction; the wicked do have the throat of an open tomb; wicked tongue flatters; wicked ones, with all their transgressions, they have rebelled against God.
Is there any trace of wickedness in your life?
Jeremiah 12:1-2 also pointed out clearly who the wicked ones:
“Righteous are You, O Lord when I plead with You; yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth but far from their mind.” 
Know about God in the mouth is the route of a wicked one while knowing God is near to God with a place for God in the heart and not far from God.
Do you know God in the heart or know about God in the mouth?
Are you religious before God?
Strive to come out of religion into the reality of God, to know God. 
To be spotless and not be wrinkle is the desire of God for man. God wants man to be holy and without blemish. Today, take to the word of James 1:21 as stated, “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” Wickedness is filthy (dirty) and does not have a place before God. Avoid being a wicked one, but allow the word of God to be rooted in you.

Prayer for today: Ask that God will enable you to live a life pleasing Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: Know God to remain steadfast in the Lord.

Philippians 4

One that does not know God but only knows about God is heartless of God, the things of God, and not steadfast in the things of God. It is a self-deception to be claiming to be a believer but just knowing about God and not know God.
Do you know God?
Are you steadfast with God and have faith to walk with God?
Once in the journey, the Israelites were an example of a lack of steadfastness and not faithful to God.  Psalm 78:37 records, “For their heart was not steadfast with Him, nor were they faithful in His covenant.”
Knowing God is to remain steadfast in the Lord.
Meditating on the word of God day and night is the evidence of being steadfast in the Lord.
Meditating day and night will gain and retain the presence of God. 
God did not hide the secret of meditation when He approached Joshua after the death of Moses. Joshua 1:8-9 records, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” 
Get to know God steadfastly, gain to retain the presence of God, and become a candidate for doing exploits to the glory of God.
Retaining the presence of God is the avenue to carry out great exploits. 
The word of Paul the apostle speaks to all what it takes to meditate: Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. (Philippians 4:8-9)
In your meditation before God, know to:
Think right, to think justly, to think pure always, to think lovely, and to think the report to be taking the position that is good to the glory of God.
Are you one that knows about God?
Knowing about God will not move you far in this wicked world.
In this wicked world, knowing God will mark you to live life for the glory of God. 
Knowing God does not have an iota of doubt about God but to know God beyond doubt.
In this wicked world, put aside every logic or philosophy to believe that there is God. He is the Omnipotent, Omnipresent God with no reason to prove Himself, the testimonies of God speak loud to one that will hear Him.
Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the renewal of steadfastness for Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: Is it your desire to be revived by God?

1Kings 17

In the journey of life, regardless of age, status, or title, there will always ups and downs. In the place of ups or downs, situations will demand to become revived, not become a failure, or experience untimely termination. 
To become revived is to experience renewal with strength, to become energized, to be active, and not be denied to live life to the glory of God.
In life, to become revised by God will enhance one physically, spiritually, and emotionally. 
With the desire to be revived, the psalmist asked from God, “Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.” (Psalm 119:88) 
With the desire, understandably ask God to revive you just as the psalmist did.
The lovingkindness of God is His considerate, His caring love, and His mercy that endures forever.
The desire to keep the testimony of God testifies to the understanding that one knows the blessing of keeping the testimony of God. Psalm 119:2 informs all that, “Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!” The testimony of God is His proof, His demonstrations, His evidence encased in His word. 
One that seeks the word of God will excel to the glory of God. 
The key to it all is to become REVIVED by GOD. 
Is it your desire to be revived by God?
One that is revived by God (not by determination) will be able to keep the testimony of God and be blessed. 
The blessing of keeping the testimony of God is to become revived, to RECOVERED, RESTORED, REPAIRED, REGAIN AND BE REJOICED.
ASK FROM GOD TO REVIVE YOU TO RECOVER. 
Jacob became revived by the report that Joseph was alive. As a result, Jacob was able to recover and went to meet with Joseph. (Genesis 46)
Pray that God will provoke a means to revive you, that you will recover to gain all the goodness of God separated from you by the wickedness of this world.
ASK FROM GOD TO REVIVE YOU TO RESTORE. 
Samson became revived to restore the position of miracle, not of mockery over his enemies. (Judges 16)
Pray that God will strengthen you to become restored in a position of increase to deny every mockery over your life.
ASK FROM GOD TO REVIVE YOU, TO REPAIR YOU. 
Desire to become repaired, answering as a temple of God.
Pray that God will revive you to become repaired in every area of life, as His temple. 
ASK FROM GOD TO REVIVE YOU, TO REJOICE IN THE LORD CONTINUALLY.
PRAY that God will revive you to live life with the joy of God as your strength.
ASK FROM GOD TO REVIVE YOU TO REGAIN.
Pray that God will give heed to your calling on Him at all times.
God is kind.
Have the desire and pray to be revived by God, and you will keep the testimony of God.

Prayer for today: Ask that you will live life for the glory of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: God is great to be feared.

Psalm 89

The word of God is the source of knowledge to fear God. Deuteronomy 28:58 informs all that, “If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD.”
What is taking you away from living by the word of God to gain the fear of God?
The word of God that you give yourself will make you know the fear of God.
Do you fear God? 
Seek God, fear God, and let no evil have a place in your way of life. Let your identity of one that fears God. 
Do you fear God, or you only have a mouthful of the fear of God but not with the fear of God in the heart?
Ecclesiastes 12:13 speaks it all, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.”
To fear God is to hate evil by not embracing hatred. 
Proverbs 8:13 states, “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.” 
How much of His fear do you carry in your life?
The fear of God is the way of life, the identity of the children of God dwelling in the presence of God. “In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.” (Proverb 14:26) Confidence is the character of those who fear God that knows the refuge of God as their habitation.
One with the fear of God will trust and have hope in God, will demonstrate confidence in the face of challenge. Fear of God is to live life to the glory of God. “The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.” (Proverb 14:27) 
How can a creature not fear His Creator? 
How often have you been in a creative position, but not having the needed patience but destroyed your creation because it did not come out as expected? 
God will not do as a man will do.
God is a good God, a merciful God, a longsuffering God, and is worthy for all to be fearful of Him. 
Have you ever considered the way that leads to life? Proverbs 19:23 points it out, “The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.”  
One with the fear of God abide in satisfaction.
Be a wise one to fear God. 
With fear for God, knowing God will result in having stability in the wicked but not to become a victim.

Prayer for today: Ask that you live life to fear God in all your ways.

FAITH CAPSULE: Trust and hope for the extension of the hand of God for your deliverance from destruction.

Genesis 19

At the time of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah because of wickedness, two angels came to the land. Lot saw the angels and decided to host the angels overnight. As a result of hosting the angels, he struggled with the wicked ones of the land that wanted to know the angels carnally.
Wicked of Sodom and Gomorrah persisted with the attempt to break into the house of Lot.
The angels reacted to pull Lot into the house from the hands of the wicked ones. The bible record the scene between Lot, the wicked ones, and the two angels: “And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot and came near to break down the door. But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great so that they became weary trying to find the door.” (Genesis 19:9-11)
The hand of God delivered Lot from the destruction of the wickedness of the land. Today, ask that the hand of God will continually locate you from every form of destruction that persists.
Genesis 19:15-16 records how Lot was brought out to safety from destruction, “When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.” And while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
Ask God for increased mercy that will continually pull you out from where lingering is holding you down for inevitable destruction. 
This year, plead that the increased mercy of God will deny your inconsistent way of life.
God is a living God and a merciful God with a hand that is not short to deliver. 
Trust and hope for the same hand of God that delivered the children of Israel from the bondage of over four hundred years in Egypt will not elude you. 
The wickedness against the life of Lot became blinded. Blindness is what will make wicked agency weary and unable to locate you. 
Ask for the hand of God that answered for Lot.
Devote to your desire for God, and God will not deny you. 

Prayer for today: Ask for the hand of God to become established over your life for deliverance and preservation in this wicked world.