FAITH CAPSULE: Think about your way of serving God and not be a failure.

2 Samuel 6

God’s will for man is to serve Him indeed and in truth. We are to serve Him with all heart, with all soul and with all strength. A good intention to serve Him and not able to serve Him right does not count but sometimes costly. It was costly for Uzzah when he faithfully served wrongly and lost his life. Uzzah was in the right place serving in moving the ark of God. In his attempt to stop the ark from stumbling, he put out his hand to stop the ark. Uzzah’s act of serving was against the word of God that forbids any from touching the ark. The Bible recorded, “Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God.” (2 Samuel 6:7) Uzzah, in the position to serve failed to follow with his heart; he violated God’s command and was terminated.
At the time children of Israel were coming out of bondage of over four hundred years, God required them to serve Him; however, their service was incomplete. The Israelites failed to serve God with their whole heart when in their heart they failed to exercise faith in the face of confronting challenge. The Israelites confessed negative instead of positive and the Lord responded through Moses, “Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you dwell in.” (Numbers 14:28-30)  A failure not to serve with the whole heart is the evidence of not following Him fully. As a result of not following fully, all that left Egypt above age twenty failed to complete the journey. They were trapped in the wilderness because their service failed and they were terminated. A failure to serve God right will lead to failure in the journey of life. The Israelites failed in their serving God and were terminated in the wilderness.
Serving God and not following Him fully is not enough to carry one through. Not to mention all, many are committed server but not follower of Christ. They are the prayer intercessor, choir leader, usher, Sunday school teacher, deacon, and elder. In their service to God, they have missed the engine that is transporting the vehicle of their service. Are you a committed server but far from God with your heart? Think about your way of serving God to do it right and not be a failure.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to serve Him right and not be a failure.

FAITH CAPSULE: So, why not see (believe) in the truth of the word of God and wait?

Luke 15:11-31

Philippians 4:19 recorded, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” So, can you not see in the word and wait for the word of God that does not return to Him void? Seeing is believing. If you can see and wait on God for His time and not for your clock, there shall be manifestation of the word of God as stated. Man lies but God does not lie. So, why not see (believe) in the truth of the word of God and wait? The choice of not to wait on the word of God is to become wasted.
In the parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11-32), it was clearly demonstrated that the prodigal son entered a state of want because he could not wait for his appointed time. The prodigal son intervened in God’s timing for his life by twisting the clock. A Clock is not registered in heaven; God operates not by man’s clock but by His appointed time. The parable mentioned that the prodigal son was the younger of two sons who could not wait for the portion of goods that falls to him.
Why your rush where there is so much to receive in the place of waiting on God? Have you entered into self-designed rush lately? Not to be able to wait on the word of God is to abide in waste. The prodigal son got his portion; he journeyed to a far country, and wasted his inheritance. Jesus’ parable is not a play write-up; it is in place for our learning and correction. The word of God is to serve as instruction to guide in every walk of life. Evidently in life, any type of abundance set for man that’s given at the wrong time will lavishly be exhausted and could not be appreciated as compared to what is received while going through the pain of waiting.
The prodigal son did not wait. As a result, he was bound to end up wasted. The prodigal son ended up where he was not called to be because his timing in the journey of life was interrupted by his inability to wait for God’s time. It is written concerning the prodigal son, “And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land and he began to be in want.” (Luke 15: 13-14) Anyone that walks out of God’s timing because of unbelief to wait on God shall be wasted in journey of life.  Wait on God and you will never step into mistakes. It is true that none ever complained of falling or stepping into grievous mistake while waiting on God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of seeing in His word to wait on Him.

FAITH CAPSULE: When fear rises, faith sinks.

Matthew 8:18-27

Storm is not a fun fair and when it strikes it can possibly cause stagnation or destruction. Are you experiencing of perceiving storm challenges? With Jesus on board, any storm that rises will rest and not sink man. Have you accepted Jesus into your life? Often, stormy challenges are meant to build up man in the face of world challenges.
Jesus Christ, in all His teachings and demonstrations, prepared His disciples for future endeavor in the face of wicked world. Twice in the book of Matthew, Jesus was behind and ahead of His disciples through storm which led them into the middle of storm. The Bible documented the first storm, “Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. (Matthew 8:23-24) In their first encounter with storm, the disciples followed Him into a boat. Knowing Jesus for who He is, what will happen was not hidden from Him. Surely, He knew there was going to be storm before He went to sleep. Despite the presence of Jesus in the boat, the fear from the storm stormed the life of the disciples.
The fact that the disciples witnessed several miracles performed by Jesus, they could not hold on to faith when storm struck their vessel. Matthew 8:25 recorded, “Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’” Jesus’ presence is always a salvation and He has never ceased from doing miracles. He was the same yesterday and today. When fear rises, faith sinks. The storm took over as the disciples caved in to fear. Is there any raging storm that is building fear in your life? What can you do besides to hope and trust in Him, especially if you have followed Him to where He is leading you to? When the disciples went and woke up Jesus, He responded in Matthew 8:26, “But He said to them, ’Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?’ Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.” It does not matter when or where storm take its charge in your journey of life, know from this encounter of the disciples that Jesus is there to discharge your storm. The experience of the storm demonstrated to us that Jesus will never sleep over when we need His delivering presence. Remember, Jesus neither sleeps nor slumbers through any storm of life. Let faith rise and the storm will eventually rest.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to stand and not fail in the face of challenging storm of life.

FAITH CAPSULE: He will remember you with favor and visit you with salvation if you will trust and hope in Him.

Genesis 7

God will not overlook or miss every demonstration of our fear for His name. Speaking about and meditating on the word of God will cause God to have a book of remembrance opened on our behalf. Who on earth would not want to be remembered by God?
God that does not sleep does not forget or fail to remember His children. God is a mindful God; a caring father that will always remember to attend His children. David identified the character of God when he questioned, “What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” (Psalm 8:4)  God’s remembrance is God’s visitation. When God remembrance His children, He is set to visit. The Psalmist wanted to be remembered as stated in Psalm 106:4 “Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation.” It was God’s remembrance of Noah that directed Noah into the vessel of salvation which saved him and his family from the water of destruction. While Noah and his family were in the ark for forty days, God also remembered Noah in the ark of salvation. God remembered Noah and sent His wind, and the water of destruction subsided and Noah entered into his land of deliverance.
The children of Israel, having been in bondage for over four hundred years, entered their deliverance when God remembered them, “Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.” (Exodus 2:23-24) God remembered the children of Israel and God acknowledged them. With God’s acknowledgement, nothing could stop the Israelites from coming out of bondage; Pharaoh the king of Egypt could not stop the Israelites from setting out for their journey to the Promised Land. For the children of Israel, God’s acknowledgement was bondage termination.
Another example is Hannah in the book of Samuel. Hannah never excused herself from going to Shiloh despite her bareness. Hannah kept on going and she did not yield herself to the mockery of bareness. God remembered her and visited her, “…Elkhanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.” God’s remembrance of Hannah delivered her from mockery into miracle. Without any doubt, God is a good God and there is no evil in all of His doing.
Going by the testimonies of God which remembers and visits, it is evident that your glorious vision or dream that is centered on God will come to manifestation. God is in control of time and He has made everything beautiful in its time. Today, be restful in the name of God. He will remember you with favor and visit you with salvation if you will trust and hope in Him.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God to be mindful of His goodness.

FAITH CAPSULE: From today know and begin to commit your entire to your Creator.

Genesis 11:1-9

Power is wealth and wealth is a blessing. The Bible makes us to realize that God is the one that gives to get wealth; He alone makes man to be rich. However, every wealth or riches that are not from God cannot be established. At a point in time, man wanted to rub shoulders with God by their proposal to build into the heavens. It is written, “Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:3-4)  When God proposes, no man can dispose. When He disposes, man cannot propose. Have you been proposing without God? Have you taken your proposal before God to find out whether or not it is in line with Him? As an acclaimed believer of God, it is important for all of your proposals to involve God.
It does not matter what you are, who you are, or where you are. You have to remember that you are under heaven and not beyond your Creator’s reach. God created all for His glory. Revelation 4:11 declared, “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.” Motive behind the built of Babel was in along with God for His glory, honor and power. The people stated, “let us build ourselves a city” The people wanted to build outside of their creator. The people were not mindful of God for His glory, honor and power. What are you trying to accomplish without consulting your Creator? Are you one that wants to stand tall above and beyond your Creator that is in the highest? Are you also considering making a name for yourself? Is it your desire to be proclaimed all over that “you have made it”?
Nothing is wrong in desire to become multiply in the blessings of God. However, desire that does not center on God is an indirect withdrawal from God the only creator of man. He alone can establish man’s desire. It does not matter how huge or small is your proposal; take your desire to God for His glory, honor and power. Let you Creator know that He is in charge of all you desire which He has already known before you are created. He has seen the future from the past. He is a jealous God and He deserves all your attention. He created all things for His glory, honor and power. From today, make it your way of life to be committing all your desires, proposals, and dreams to your Creator with a humble heart and He will increase you.

Prayer for today: Ask for His grace to be committing your entire endeavor before Him.