FAITH CAPSULE: Do not doubt the word of God but be a keeper of the word of God.

Proverbs 3

Obviously, engaging the word of God is a source of living life abundantly. Jesus does not lie when He stated, “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”(John 10:10)   The word of God which Jesus brought for us is the instruction of God; the word of God is the law of God and it is the command of God. In life, the experiences for man with the choice to truly engage and keep the word of God are reflected through the bible pages.
Proverbs 3 recorded some of what becomes of man that engages the word of God to keep the word:
*Proverbs 3:2 stated, “…let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.” Length of days, long life and peace belongs to man that keeps the word of God. There should be no man under heaven without desire to inherit the promises in the word of God. Engage and keep the word of God.
*In Proverbs 3:3, it is identified for ones that keep the word of God that mercy and truth should not be forsaken in the life of man that keeps the word of God.
*In this wicked world of darkness, favor and high esteem in the sight of God shall always be the portion of man that keeps the word of God. (Proverbs 3:4)
*Man that truly keep the word of God will know to trust God with all heart and not lean on self understands. (Proverbs 3:5)
*Making the choice of keeping the word of God is acknowledging God for His direction in one’s life. Proverbs 3:6 said it all. “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
*Keeping the word of God is having wisdom; to fear God and know to depart from evil. Proverbs 3:7 confirmed it, “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.”
*Ones that keep the word of God will experience the word of Proverbs 3:8 as it is written, “It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.”
*Keeping the word of God is gaining understanding to be honoring the Lord with possessions and with the first fruits of all increase. Honoring the Lord will surely result to having barns filled with plenty, and vats (containers) will overflow with new wine. (Proverbs 3:9-10) Indeed keep the word of God and His word will not return void to God but shall deliver fully to the glory of God.
Are you engaging the word of God to keep the word?
In this wicked world of darkness, listen; do not doubt the word of God but double check your ways of violating His word. Engage the word of God to keep the word of God in truth.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be keeping His word every moment of life.

FAITH CAPSULE: Why not keep the word of God that is living and powerful?

John 1

The eternal word of God is in position for man to be engaged in the journey of life. The bible highlighted the word of God for man’s understanding, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.  In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (John 1:1-5)
The bible identified what is about the Word: The Word of God was in the beginning; the Word of God was with God before creation; the word of God was God before creation; all things were made through the word; in the word was life; the word was light that shines in the darkness. Truly the word of God is the eternal word of God.
Without doubt, Jesus is the living word of God for any man that will make the choice to engage, to keep the word of God as a way of living the word of God in this wicked world of darkness.
The word of God is the instruction of God; the word of God is the law of God and it is the command of God.
The word of God is the light for man to navigate in this wicked world of darkness so as to arrive at the expected end. The bible recorded, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20) Evidently, God sent His word for deliverance and preservation but not for decoration. John 10:10 recorded the word of Jesus; “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” God declared He sent His word and Jesus confirmed in His word as stated, “I have come” not that He is coming. He has come; He is here for our deliverance from destruction.
Knowing the word of God is to know that the word of God is power of God which is in place for man’s deliverance and preservation. However, just knowing about the word of God is never enough; knowing about the word of God is maintaining distance from God and not being exposed to the power of God. In this wicked world of darkness get to know the word of God by keeping the word of God and take to the confirmation of what the word of God is about in Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Every power that is encased in the word of God is available for every man with the choice of keeping the Word of God to live life abundantly as promised by Jesus.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of His word to overwhelm your ways.

FAITH CAPSULE: Word of God is the pass word for opening heaven to receive the hand of God.

Isaiah 55

Is there any that is truly engaged with the word and not receive from the hand of God for deliverance?
Any man that is engaged to the word and not experience the hand of God should sincerely check self. God does not lie or fail to deliver for those that truly engage to His word. As regard to eternal word of God, God declared, “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. (Isaiah 55:11) The word of God is true, the word of is proven, the word of God shall not return void. Invariably, it is man that voids the word of God and not experience or receives from the move of the hand of God for deliverance.
In the ways of life, live by the word of God by seeking God in His word. Seeking the word of God is drawing the hand of God as recorded in Deuteronomy 4:29, “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Also, seek the word of God by meditating the word of God day and night. (Joshua 1:8) Those that are able to meditate the word of God day and night seeking God in His word shall be able to observe and do the word of God for undeniable answer. God is true with His word and He has magnified his name above all His name. (Psalm 138:2)
Man should take note of the fact that the word of God is a pass word that opens up heaven over the life of man that engages the word of God. Imagine and compare pass word which is the key for opening up computer or email as same as word of God which opens up heaven. When word is added or taken out of pass word, computer or email shall not be open. Just like computer, man should not add or take away from the word of God with expectation to receive answer from God.
From today, do not add or take away from the word of God as warned in Revelation 22:18-19, “ For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”
The word of God is sent for our deliverance if we truly engage the word of God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to have His word be established in your life.

FAITH CAPSULE: Separate to God to avoid living outside of your divine assignment.

Genesis 32

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. Worshiping God is to be separated to God.
For man, the love of things of the world comes in between man and worshiping God. However, ones that separates self to be worshiping God will definitely abide in God. The book of 1 John 2:15-17 buttressed, “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.”
To be separated to God by worshiping God indeed grants access to God.
Seeing God is impossible where one is surrounded by the filth of this wicked world.Seeking (worshiping) God demands all of our being and those that are able to seek Him diligently shall be rewarded because He is a rewarder of those who seek Him diligently. (Hebrews 11:6)
Separation to God’s command is always a high order of worship and obedient to the word of God. Abraham separated self to God’s command when he answered to God’s calling to depart his country, his family and his father’s house to a land unknown to him.(Genesis 12:1-2) Abraham’s separation to the word of God was accounted to him for righteousness because it was evidence that he believed God. (Romans 4:3)
When man responds to the word of God by denying self-engagement to the love of world, open door of blessings shall answer to man.
Worshiping God is separation to God.
Separation to God is the avenue which leads to assessing and possessing God’s blessing.
Just like Abraham, Jacob (the son Abraham) encountered and entered into his divine assignment because he separated from his family and all his possession.
It is written, “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.” (Genesis 32:22-24)
Until Jacob was completely separated from all, God did not engage him for the change of his name to Israel. By virtue of Jacob’s separation, God enabled him to live in the center of his life assignment. Be separated to God; live life for God so as to be fully established for His glory.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to draw you closer.

FAITH CAPSULE: Know the truth to abide in the true vine.

John 15

The key to live heaven on earth is to be abiding in the word of Jesus as stated, “Abide in Me, and I in you…” (John 15:4) What does ABIDE means? Jesus did not force but asked us to abide in Him. Without doubt, any man that makes the choice to abide in Jesus will be undeniable from reward which is heaven on earth. To abide in Him demands commitment that cannot be compromised.
Abide can be described as: To remain or continue abiding in Jesus despite particular situation. Furthermore, to endure, sustain, or withstand without yielding but submitting to Jesus describes to abide. Abiding in Jesus is also to accept condition without questioning authority of Jesus. Abiding in Jesus demands uncommon sacrifice price. Above all, to remain steadfast or faithful describes to abide.
The meaning of abiding in Him is fully mentioned in the above description of the word “Abide”.
With all description above, to abide indeed and in truth will build up connection of man with Jesus. To be connected with Jesus is definitely Jesus’ request from man. However, connection with Jesus today is more of mouth demonstration not the evidence of commitment of heart to Jesus. Are you abiding in Him or you one that is yet to abide in Him? Jesus declared, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.  You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.  Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.” Jesus is the true vine for man to abide. It is important to note that there are two different kinds of VINES which are: True vine (Jesus is true vine); False vine is the opposite of true vine.
In the world of today, very few are abiding in the true vine. The main reason why more does not abide in Jesus is testified in the word of Jesus as stated in John 8:45, “But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.” However, many are abiding in false vine. The false true vines are the Prophet-liars, Apostle-manipulator, and Pastor-deception. To abide in false vine consciously or unconsciously will not be counted as excuse before God on the day of judgement. Jesus warned, “…If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32) Are you seeking Jesus so as to be abiding in His truth to make you free? Jesus emphatically mentioned, “I am the true vine…”
Make the choice to seek the truth; know the truth to abide in the true vine.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to abide in the true vine all the days of your life.