FAITH CAPSULE: Disallow concerns, allowing the command of God.

Numbers 20

There is no reasonable excuse to live away from the word of God.
The word of God is His command, and His way is His presence.
Allow the word of God to occupy you?
All should know to give themselves to the word of God and be careful to keep to the ways of God.
Proverbs 19:16 admonishes, “He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die.”  
Give to the way of God that will guide you to arrive at the expected end without failure or destruction. 
Is it your ways that you are keeping instead of His ways? 
Keep the word of God, giving regard to His command in every step of life. 
Jonah chose to look over the word of God, a careless choice to disobey God.
Jonah 1:1-3 documents, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” 
Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet of God, made his choice over the choice of God.
Jonah was careless of the word of God as he stumbled into a position of self-destruction. 
Regardless of any challenging situation, know to engage the command of God; do not disregard the calling of God.
The command of God is in His calling for you.
1Thessalonian 5:24 warns, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”
God called Moses out to lead the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years. 
Moses was careless not to be careful with the word of God. 
Moses reacted to the rebellious act of the children of Israel towards God instead of letting God be God against the wrong of the Israelites.
Moses took it upon himself to strike the rock instead of speaking for water. 
No excuse for wrongdoing counts before God.
There was no excuse for Moses before God when he disregarded the word.
God responded to Moses, “…Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” (Numbers 20:12)
Do not be careless before God, be concerned, and do not be corrupted in responding to the calling of God.
Disallow your concern; allow the command of God to take charge of your life.
Regardless of who you are before God, remain careful and consistently attend to God fully.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to live life by the word of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Exist for the glory of God.

Luke 10:25-37, Revelation 4

Among the ways to exist for God is to worship God by doing good for His glory.
Know to live life for God, the One and only creator.
Revelation 4:11 informs all, “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, and by Your will, they exist and were created.” 
The will of God is that all should exist for Him.
Angel worships God nonstop. 
All exists for God. 
Among the ways to exist for God is worshiping God and giving glory and honor.
All are to live for the glory of God.
Is it in you to exist doing good for the glory of God? 
The Bible recorded, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17) 
Doing what is good consciously or unconsciously should be to the glory of God.
In Galatians 5:22, doing good is listed among the fruit of the Spirit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” 
The number of pages of the Bible emphasizes the importance of doing good. 
Romans 12:9, “…Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” 
1 Thessalonians 5:15, “See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.” 
2 Thessalonians 3:13, “But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.” 
Hebrews 13:16, “But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Jesus identifies what it means to do good in the parable of the Good Samaritan. 
In the parable, a Samaritan stranger saw another stranger from Jerusalem who had been badly wounded and stripped of his clothing by thieves. 
The Samaritan could not walk away like others before him, but engaged the stranger from Jerusalem.
The Samaritan spent his resources to get proper medical attention for a badly wounded stranger. 
Jesus, our compassionate savior, referred to the good deed of the Samaritan, “But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.” (Luke 10:33) 
Doing good is having compassion. 
Compassion is the heart of Jesus. 
It is good to be doing good. 
Are you a believing believer or an unbelieving believer? 
As a believing believer, choose to consciously have a mind of Christ, doing good to the glory of God, the reason to exist for God.
Be constantly concerned about doing good. 
As a believing believer, become active in caring for others and doing good to the glory of God.
All should know what to do in the name of God and for the glory of God. 
To be concerned for others is heaven-knowledgeable, which provokes the blessing of God. 
Gain the understanding that doing good glorifies God.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to do good for the glory of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Know to be near to God always.

Psalm 145

How far are you from God?
God is never far but near to all, while the majority are far from Him. 
One who is far from God cannot find God.
Are you conscious of being far from God?
God is not far from His creation, but sin draws one far from God.
One who meditates on the word of God is in communication with God, the character one near to God.
Also, one who keeps the doings of God takes the position to gain the blessing of God.
MEDITATING THE WORD OF GOD 
The word of God is God. 
Meditating on the word of God is communicating with God as a way of life.
God did not hide the secret of meditation when He spoke to Joshua, “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.” (Joshua 1:8-9) 
With desire, meditate on the word of God continually and be near to God.
The word of God is proven.
The word of God is perfect to all who will give themselves to meditating to gain and retain a position near Him day and night.
TESTIMONIES OF GOD
Draw near to God by testifying to His goodness.
Understanding the testimonies of God, to provoke the nearness of God.
Psalm 119:1-6 buttressed what it means to walk and keep testimonies of God, “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord!  Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently.
Oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!
Then I would not be ashamed when I look into all Your commandments.”
Keep the testimonies of God by walking by His word.
The blessings of God are for those near to God and who know to fear Him.
Do you fear God?
If you are one with the fear of God, you are obedient to Him and near to claim his promises.
With understanding, know to fear God, the will for all as Deuteronomy 6:24-25 states, “And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. Then it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.”
To fear God, keep His testimonies, to walk by His word.  

Prayer for today: Ask God to take charge of your life and be near Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: The word of God is secret to those who do not know God.

Proverbs 6

Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God.
Knowing about God is the character of one who has the word of God in the mouth but not in the heart.
Knowing God is engaging the word of God to be kept by the word of God, not the world.
To the world, the word of God is like a story to those who know about but do not know God.
The word of God is secret to those who do not know God.
The secret of God does not hide from those who know Him.
Knowing about God is not enough, but knowing God counts.
Do you know God or do you know about God?
Many who dwell in the secret place of God and do not abide in the secret (word) place of God are the same as those who know about God and do not live for God.
However, those who dwell and abide in the secret place of God are those who know God.
It is the right way to dwell and abide in the secret place of God.
Engaging the word of God and not keeping it will fail one on the journey through this wicked world.
Among the marked identities in the lives of those who keep the word of God, rooted in ones not doing against what God does not want from all.”
Proverbs 3:29-31 states what God does not want, “Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he dwells by you for safety’s sake. Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm. Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”
Keep the word of God by answering God to gain His attention.
Keeping the word of God will provoke experiencing to be kept by God.
Keeping the word of God keeps one from experiencing the curse of God, which is on the house of the wicked.
The just and humble ones keep the word of God.
Evidently, to keep the word of God is to be kept from experiencing shame. (Proverbs 3:32-35)
Isaiah 55:11 records, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
God honors His word beyond the imagination of all.
God, do not deceive; do not be deceived by any force that is against the word of God.
Truly engage the word of God that is alive to keep because, “When you roam, they will lead you; when you sleep, they will keep you; and when you awake, they will speak with you.” (Proverbs 6:22)
Knowing God is to keep the word of God by binding the word of God continually upon the heart to have life more abundantly in this wicked world of darkness.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to know God, not just about God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Serving God is worshiping God.  

Genesis 32

The will of God is for all to live life for God.
The word of God specifically wants all to exist for Him. (Revelation 4:11)
God creates all, and all to live for Him.
Who has the right to question God about what He wants for His creation?
God alone is a jealous God.
The antidote to jealousy is attention.
The will of God for man is to serve God.
God called the Israelites out of bondage to serve Him as it is written, “When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” (Exodus 3:12)
Serving God is worshiping God.
Worshipping God is to be separated to God.
Understanding the love for God will strengthen one to serve God.
However, those who separate themselves to worship God will definitely abide in God.
The book of 1 John 2:15-17  buttresses, “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.  And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”
One separated from all sources of distraction will be a worshipper of God.
Seeking (worshipping) God demands all being.
The reward of worshipping, seeking God diligently, shall be rewarded because He is a rewarder of those who seek Him diligently. (Hebrews 11:6)
To be separated is a sacrifice.
Abraham separated himself to answer the word of God.
The calling of God for Abraham to depart from his country and his family to a land unknown to him. (Genesis 12:1-2) The calling of God was a call of sacrifice to seek God.
Abraham was accounted to him for righteousness because it was evidence that he believed God. (Romans 4:3)
When a man responds to the word of God by denying self-engagement, it is a demonstration of seeking God.
Worshipping God is separation, seeking God.
Abraham, Jacob encountered a divine assignment; he separated from his family and all his possessions. Genesis 32:22-24 records, “And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.”
Until Jacob separated from all, God did not engage him for his name change to Israel.
Jacob was separated, and God enabled him to live in the center of his life assignment.
Be separated to God; live life for God, be fully established for His glory.

Prayer for today: Ask that the goodness of God shall answer over your life.