FAITH CAPSULE: In this time and season, re-assess self-priority before God.

Luke 10:25-37

Focus on time and season we are living not just focusing on this season of Christmas. In this season, what are the questions that are being generated within your heart? Man, that is mindful of the things God does have a need to re-assess own’s priority before God. It is important not to narrow your question to what you are giving or what you are receiving in this Christmas season. However, in this Christmas season, question yourself: What shall I do to inherit eternal life? Throughout the whole bible, the question is repeatedly asked and answered directly and indirectly. There is only one answer and the answer is to Love God. Deuteronomy 6:5 stated it, Luke 10:27 emphasized it, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, ‘and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’” Do you love the way of God or the way of the world? (Waiting to be given before giving is a way of loving in the way of the world)
Jesus pointed out in the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) about what it means to love in the way of God. To love in the way of God is to know and to do good when and where doing good demands it. James 4:17 buttressed, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” It is true through the bible that with sin no shall see God. Evidently, ignoring not to do what is good when the chance to do good present itself is a sin. In the parable, when chance presented itself to the Levite to do good he passed it bye. Luke 10:31, “Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.” Giving out in love where there is a need for love is a reasonable sacrifice that is acceptable before God. God is God that no man can deceive by telling lies and manipulating others pretending to love others. God love us so much that He gave to us His beloved son, in whom He is well pleased. (Matthew 3:17)
What shall I do to inherit eternal life?
What you are giving is the determinant of what it takes to inherit eternal life.
God wants us to give Love in full. It is the will of God for us to love. Without the fear of God there is no way to love as commanded by God. The book of Ecclesiastes 12:13 admonishes us stating, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandment, for this is man’s all.”

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God to love as it pleases before God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Invite the presence of Jesus to convert mockery to miracle.

Luke 9:10-17, John 2:1-11,

The word of Jesus is recorded for man’s understanding that, “…With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) Truly, with God there is no impossibility. With God, challenges of past and the present is possible for God to convert all to celebration. With trust and hope in the name and the word of God impossibility will be converted to possibility. With God, all that is named as impossible shall answer as the possibility of God. God is the Ancient of Days, the only God that dwells in unapproachable light is in position to reverse irreversible for good to the glory of God. Absolutely there is no challenge which God cannot change to celebration. In life, no situation is too late for God to settle and establish for good. God alone reverses irreversible if man will trust and hope on God.
Ridicule was in the place to mock wedding in Cana of Galilee, but the presence of Jesus was in place to convert mockery to miracle. Mockery was set to upset celebration when supply of wine suddenly ceased. When the wedding celebration was out of wine embarrassment set itself against the new couple. Is it possible that your marriage is running out of oil that is burning the fire of God which is joy of marriage? Wedding of Cana was set to experience mockery, but presence of Jesus converted challenge to celebration.
At the wedding of Cana of Galilee, the mother of Jesus spoke to Jesus, “…They have no wine” (John 2:3) Jesus responded to her by stating, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” (John 2:4) Jesus’ response was not discouraging enough for the mother to back out of her attempt to help through Jesus. In John 2:5, the mother of Jesus said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” With no doubt, when there is no way Jesus’ direction will give way to expected end. With impossibility in place God is in position for possibility.
At the feeding of five thousand, the disciples asked for the multitude to be sent away because there was no possibility for provision in place at the desert ground. Jesus intervened commanding that the multitudes be fed from five loaves and two fish that was available. The request seemed impossible when Jesus gave His word to His disciples in the place of about five thousand men stating, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” (Luke 9:14) Always obey His direction in full to avoid mockery for His miracle. Is there any way you have missed obeying the commands of God?  In Luke 9:15 it is recorded, “And they did so, and made all sit down.” After they had followed His direction, He blessed the five loaves and two fish, and the multitude ate in abundance. With God nothing is impossible.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of trust and hope in your word.

FAITH CAPSULE: Self-assumption will lead to taking step outside of God’s direction.

Genesis 19

Every God created day is a journey that is loaded with God’s plan to keep man in His way. The way of God is His word for man to follow through and not be a waste. Ignoring and disobeying the way (word) of God will set man up consciously or unconsciously outside of God’s plan. Self-assumption is an avenue to self-destruction. There is no reasonable excuse to disobey God’s plan for man. Proverbs 13:13 is stated for the wise as warning “He who despises the word will be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.” Walking outside of God is also the evidence of not being afraid in respect for God. Simple obedience to God’s direction for daily journey will get man to God’s divine destination for man’s life.
Are you a man with self-assumption or self-determination to engage self-assignment in the place of Divine assignment? Evidently, the way that that seems right to man always lead to untimely death in one’s assignment that is not of God. Man is created to be obedient to the warning word of God as it is written in Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Determination to depend on self’s assumption will lead to taking step outside of God’s direction.
A specified direction of God was His plan for Lot’s family in a day’s journey of life. Encased in the direction for Lot’s family was deliverance and guidance. The book of Genesis 19:17 recorded, “So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, ‘escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.’”  Despite of God’s direction, Lot’s wife took to self-assumption. Genesis 19:26 recorded the result of Lot’s wife self-assumed direction, “But his wife looked back behind him and she became a pillar of salt.”
In her journey that day, she looked back against God’s direction and her journey was terminated. In every determination outside of God is an evidence of the spirit of disobedience operating in man’s life. Are you finding it difficult to obey God’s direction for your life? Your determination will fail you. 1Samuel 2:9 says that, “by strength shall no man prevail.” Ask God to give you grace and strength as you go forth in the journey of God’s package which is loaded with unfailing promise of God.
Determination is acceptable but not to dispose God’s divine intervention. Determination that is rooted in ignorance will fail man. Self-determination made Peter to deny Jesus three times but the seed of prayer of Jesus was in place to deliver Peter as stated, “But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” (Luke 22:32) Avoid self-assumption, self-determination that is outside of God.

Prayer for today: Ask from God for the grace to be determined only in His word of direction.

FAITH CAPSULE:   The living word of God is the way, the truth, and the life for man to observe.

Joshua 1

Life is a race that is set before us. Hebrew 12:1 buttressed, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” In the race of life, to run and possess the promise of God is in the word of His grace. Joshua received calling not to miss in the promise of God. It is written, “Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:7) Going by the word of God, is the only track in the race of life not to miss in the promise of God.
The word of God demands meditating the word of God which will cause man to observe. Observing the word is investigating the word. Investigating can be described as searching out and examining the word to learn the truth about what is hidden in the word for the race of life. With no iota of doubt, it is the word of God which man investigate that will navigate man through the race of life. Joshua 1:8 recorded, “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.” (Joshua 1:8)
The word of God is His law, His word is instruction and His command. Those who allow their heart to keep the word of God shall have length of days, long life and peace. (Proverbs 6) Those who can keep the word of God are the ones who make God their confidence. Those who keep the word of God will know to do good when the chance to do good calls for doing good. Those who keep the word of God do not stumble where others are stumbling. The word of God does not mark one or exempt man from afflictions but in the word, there is an assured promise for deliverance out of all affliction. (Psalm 34:19) Above all, those who keep the word in their heart will know not to lean on their own understanding.
With the word of God, when we roam (move) the word will lead us, when we sleep the word will keep us and when we are awake the word will speak with us. (Proverbs 6:22) The word of God is complete to enable man that is focus on God.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God to enable you not to miss His promise for your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: With word of God, sanctify your inn for grand celebration of the coming of Jesus.

2 Chronicles 29

Man is a temple of God where the Spirit of God dwells. 1Corithians 3:16 confirmed, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”  Are you a temple that is sanctified for the Spirit of God to dwell? As a temple, are you open for Jesus’ knocking to come in and dwell in you? December is the season to celebrate the birth of Jesus yet, the celebrants are closed and not open for Jesus. Celebrating Him with a closed temple is a waste, the evidence of lack of understanding. Jesus is knocking but man is closed as Revelation 3:20 recorded, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” In this season engage a reasonable celebration of Jesus’ birth with a repaired inn and become accommodate-able inn for Jesus.
The challenge of celebrant of Jesus’ birth is lack of repaired inn that is accommodate-able for Jesus to enter and dwell. Without doubt, celebration without reparation is not accommodate-able for the dwelling of Jesus which makes man empty of God. Celebration without inn that is repaired and sanctify is the evidence that ignorance makes a destitute of celebrants of Jesus’ birth. Is your inn opened and ready to accept Jesus?
Bible recorded about Hezekiah when he became king of Judah, “In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square, and said to them: “Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place.” (2 Chronicles 29:3-5) Among the first things Hezekiah did when he became King of Judah was to open the temple for reparation.  The Word of God is written for our learning to open inn with reparation. Jesus is standing at the door knocking. Hezekiah did not just open the door for celebration, he opened it for reparation. For a long time, you have had the door of your heart opened, but lack wisdom, knowledge and understanding to have inn opened for the dwelling of Jesus. Hezekiah did not open the door of temple for playing religion; he brought in those that were qualified to work inside the temple. From today, begin to allow the word of God to start cleaning your inn for acceptable celebration of Jesus. Grand visitation of Jesus is coming, do not settle for religious celebration in this season.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to open the door of your inner heart for the dwelling of Jesus.