FAITH CAPSULE: God alone will always have the final say.

Exodus 1, 2

Under heaven, there is no invincible for  devil’s agenda, but it is certain that man that is dwelling and abiding in the Lord is marked to certainly be an overcome. Book of Psalm 34:19 admonished us, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Are you one that is experiencing the pain of the evil in any area of life? It does not matter what the activity of the evil one is about, if you keep eyes on the Lord, His word of deliverance will answer for you. Job, a man with integrity, blameless and upright before God was located by Satan. God had hedge around him but, yet Satan attacked him with afflictions, but God delivered him in it all. Keep it in mind, settle in the word of God for your deliverance to preserve you.
Whatever the enemy has put in place to break you, God is not limited from using it to make you. The Bible recorded that a new king came to power in Egypt who did not know Joseph. The king not knowing Joseph inculcated inside of him the fear of the growth of the children of Israel’s population. The fear of Israelites made the king of Egypt to established law that put the children of Israel under the affliction of taskmasters. The evil one miscalculated when he located Israelites with evil agenda.
Whatever God builds, no agent of evil can bring it down. Pharaoh’s effort to terminate the growth of Israelites with affliction turned to multiplication of the Israelites. The appointed taskmasters’ effort failed and the direction to midwives to kill every male son could not interrupt but provoke the plans of God to manifest. Pharaoh, with new law to reduce where God is increasing caused him to make new command, “So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, ‘Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.’”  (Exodus 1:22) At the time of Pharaoh’s devises to terminate the growth of the children of Israel, Moses was born. Mother of Moses hide him from Pharaoh’s evil command. It is written, “…when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.” (Exodus 2:3) By God’s intervention Moses was saved from river by the daughter of Pharaoh. Evidently, Moses’ deliverance was God at work. Imagine how God works! Ultimately, Moses was delivered, was preserved and raised by Pharaoh in the palace of Pharaoh where law was made to kill every male child. On top of it all, Pharaoh also gave name to Moses meaning “Because I drawn him out of the water.” (Exodus 2:10) All that the enemy has set to break turned out to make a possible deliverance for Moses. Every hand that has gone out to destroy you will rather deliver you for the glory of God.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God for deliverance and preservation in the face of wicked agenda.

FAITH CAPSULE: Are you looking and beholding outside of God?

Exodus 3

Least expected of man’s challenging situation or ground of man’s comfort often happens to be where uncomfortable God’s calling will reposition man into God’s assignment. Moses unknowingly was running away from Pharaoh’s comfortable palace (a place where he was raised) before he ended at God’s assignment for his life. He ran away from his ground of comfort to a ground of pain. A ground of pain is always a narrow gate, a troubling route but is certain to turned out as gainful route. Moses ran away from palace to desert when he accidentally committed murder in Egypt. Even though he was coming from the best place (Pharaoh’s palace) he did not despise or reject his new desert location. Bible testified that, “Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.” (Exodus 2:21) While in Midian, he led his father-in-law’s flock to the back of the desert. Moses, while at Horeb, the mountain of God, “…the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush: So, he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, ‘I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.’” (Exodus 3:2-3) The burning fire that did not burn the bush caused Moses to look and behold. Moses turned aside to the great sight.
Many are on their ground to see and receive God’s direction, many have been privileged to get to the ground but make the choice to look outside of God. Are you looking and beholding outside of God? In any challenging situation, do not look outside of God not to miss out of God’s calling upon your life.
Listen, this day, begin to be looking and beholding Him without turning aside. Give attention that is required to receive God’s calling to the center of divine assignment. The Bible testified that after Moses had turned aside, God decided to turn on to him. “So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’” (Exodus 3:4) God is not a slave master but rather is the saving Master. God, the Almighty Creator could have forced Moses to turn aside but he did not. It is time turn and behold so that He may set you up for your divine assignment. He called Moses, He is calling you. Be encouraged and know that, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” (1Thesalonian 5:24) Moses attempted to run from the assignment before is life, he could not hide. Moses answered God’s calling that set him up into the center of his divine assignment. Today, make the choice to look and turn aside unto God. Do not let the privilege of your calling to your center of divine assignment pass by without you. His calling will reward you.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God to order your mind and step into His divine assignment.

FAITH CAPSULE: Invariably, faith will fail when the enemy attacks the heart.

Luke 22:1-23

What points out man before God is the heart of man. Heart can be hidden from man but is not possible to be hidden from God. It is heart of man that concluded what man is about, before God. Genesis 6:5 recorded, “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.” For man, it is what flows from the heart of man that makes a mark of man. What flows from the heart of a man will make or break man in the journey of life under heaven.
Heart is undoubtedly the most important target for the devil to launch its attack. Judas spent time with Jesus and went to places with Him. Despite his entire experience with Christ his heart volunteered for devil’s investment in his life. Luke 22:3-4 recorded, “Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them.” Satan went after the heart of Judas and he was able to establish his plan to betray Jesus. Invariably, faith will fail when the enemy attacks the heart. Peter was close to Jesus and could also have been a victim of the devil. Once Jesus said to him, “…Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. “But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” (Luke 22:31-32) The only proven target for the enemy to strike is the heart. Ananias and Sapphira, his wife, were not forced to voluntarily sell their possession to buttress the fellowship of others, but they came up lying about the proceedings, “But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep part of the price of the land for yourself? (Acts 5:3) Man’s hearts need to be constantly engage to the word of God continually which can deliver man’s heart from evil continually. A heart that is engaged to meditating the word of God is disengaged from negotiation with the devil. Determination not to allow Satan from entering in to man’s heart is not enough. With determination and Peter’s exposure to Jesus’ ministry, Peter could not avoid devil in his heart. It was determination that failed Peter when he was determined not to deny Christ as he eventually denied Christ three times. Thank God that Jesus had already prayed for Peter’s faith not to fail. In the journey of life, in all challenges, determination can fail but prayer is more than enough for man not to fail.
Do not engage self-deception, get to know by taking to the warning in the word of God as it is written in Ecclesiastes 9:3, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? Prayerful keep heart from being a victim of devil.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace not to become a victim of Satan’s agenda in your heart.

FAITH CAPSULE: His sentence against evil work might to be executed speedily but He coming at His time.

Psalm 73

Psalmist’s inability to look away from the on goings of wickedness activities under heaven called for recorded statement in Psalm 73. It is written, “For I was envious of the boastful, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked for there are no pangs in their death, but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men, nor are they plagued like other men. Therefore, pride serves as their necklace; violence covers them like a garment.” (Psalm 73:3-6) Are you one that is not able to look away from wickedness around you? Are you being intimated by wicked ones way of life? Be restful and know that God is never asleep nor slumber He will cause the wicked to be separated at His appointed. Look away from the wicked and not be envious of the wickedness activities.
The same God yesterday, today and tomorrow will not overlook the wickedness of today. The bottom line of it all is what Jesus talked about in Matthew 13:30: “Let both grow together until the harvest and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’” Where do you stand? Are you a representative of wheat or tare? At every time of rainfall and all that contributes to growth, both wheat and tares are in position to be benefited. Oftentimes, there is no clear distinction identifying tares from wheat. Also, it is possible for tares to be appearing fat and better than wheat but God’s intervention time to separate wrong from right in near. As one that is living by the word of God should be awake, ready and prepared for harvest time that is coming.
Wickedness is evil, evil is sin the evidence of not having fear for God. God can be a long-suffering God, His sentence against evil work might to be executed speedily but it is certain that God is in perfect control to see over all under heaven. Ecclesiastes 8:11-12 is a warning encouragement as it is written for our learning, “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.  But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.”
It is possible for wickedness to appear as growing fine and better under heaven. In life, growth is possible in every area but not all growth can be measured as pleasing to God. Without speedy of God’s action against the wicked is not an evidence of God’s approval. Indeed, God see it all and at His appointed time (not man’s timing) He shall judge all

Prayer for today: Ask for God’s deliverance and not be a wicked one in all ways of life.

FAITH CAPSULE: Recognizing God, do not boast before God.

Psalm 104

It is the privilege of God not man’s right that is keeping man alive day after days; week after weeks; month after months and year after years. For man to be alive is the mercy of God not merit of man. Recognize God do not worry. Replace worrying by worshiping God is enough as evidence of trusting and hoping on God. Are you one that is being kept down instead of rising to be looking up to God? It is time to be rising with praise worship before God, recognizing God for the grace of life. What is it that has qualifies you before God to be alive more than known and unknown ones? Claiming or having plans for agendas before recognizing with appreciation God is the evidence of not recognizing God for what He can do.
Psalmist recognized God by praising God: “O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.” (Psalm 104:1-4) Today, give self to recognize God by meditating on word of praise all day. He alone is more than worthy of all praise and adoration.
Bible recoded, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 150:6) God alone is worthy of praise and thanksgiving. He is the God of miracle. God deserves a boastful praise and not only a contemplative (thoughtful or reflective) praise. The word of God stated, “I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.” (Psalm 81:10) Open mouth wide praising God to provoke God for expectation. Praise God today, tomorrow and continually. Every day is a miracle, Man should know that miracle is a blessing of God. By God’s grace for a new day and every moment of God’s privilege, make it a top priority of your day to carry Him along in your meditation. God is God that blesses and add no sorrow. (Proverbs 10:22)
Recognizing God do not boast before God. James 4:13-14 warned against boasting as it is written, “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” Do not be a victim of boasting but recognize God to provoke His blessings.

Prayer for today: Ask God to occupy every moment He has given you on earth.