FAITH CAPSULE: Jesus is alive, and He lives and reigns forever.

John 20

John 20:1-2 records, “Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” 
Mary Magdalene was the first to announce the disappearance of the body of Jesus from the grave. 
The same Mary whom Jesus healed from the possession of evil spirits was the first one at the grave that could not hold.
The crucifixion of Jesus meant a great deal to her. 
After the resurrection of Jesus, Mary was in place to recognize Jesus but could not recognize Jesus. 
She mistook Him for a gardener. 
Have you mistaken Jesus for you by the way you are living outside of His word?
The Bible records, “She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” (John 20:15) 
How can one who saw Jesus in the physical and was not able to recognize Jesus after the resurrection? 
Believe and receive that Jesus is alive and will live and reign forever.
Mary Magdalene was with sorrow. 
Mary Magdalene was so sure of Jesus but did not have what it takes to recognize Him. 
Does that sound like you in a time of grave challenge? 
Luke 21:13-16 records, “Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.” 
One who knows Jesus in His physical is not evidence to know Him in the spirit.
Disciples walked with Him, but they had lost sight of their Savior. 
Is that you?
They knew Jesus well, but they did not know Him well enough to identify with Him at the point of visitation after he had resurrected from where the devil could not hold Him captive. 
Frustration occupied the two disciples, thinking their hope was gone. 
Are you experiencing frustration in any area of your life? 
Remind yourself that Jesus is not dead; He is a living God. 
When the two regained sight, it was time for Jesus to depart the presence of the two disciples. 
Luke 24:31, “Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.” 
Your story does not have to be like the two disciples of Emmaus. 
Emmanuel was with them, yet they were far from Him. 
He has risen! 
Set your focus on Jesus to allow Him to have a place in your heart.
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from the agent that blinds the minds of many.

FAITH CAPSULE: Jesus came for all not to miss heaven.

1 John 5

The challenges of today are not enough to tag life as difficult life.
Jesus came for all not to miss heaven.
John 10:10 testifies, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.” 
Did you know all Jesus paid on the cross is not to miss heaven?
One who lives for Him is born of God.
1 John 5:4 records, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” 
The world of wickedness has nothing better to offer but pain in every area of life. 
As an acclaimed believer, how do you engage the challenges? 
Are you one of those who call it difficult? 
Calling a challenge a name limits the life of Jesus, who went on the cross.
Are you born of God? 
One born of God, confessing that living life is difficult is a wrong and a negative confession. 
The word encourages us, “Keep your heart with all diligence for out of it spring the issues of life.”(Proverbs 4:23) 
As a believer, begin to confess positive in the place of negative.
Life can be challenging, but one can always overcome if one chooses the right way, not the way that seems right. 
There is a way to live life and to live it abundantly; there is a way to live life and to live it with challenges that will not overtake one. 
That way, one enters life by taking the steps matters not to fail.
Jesus has paid for the door opened for all that will live for His glory.
Jesus said, “I am the door, if anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”(John 10:9) 
Jesus is the truth to His word by stating if anyone enters by Him. 
There is no race requirement or color qualification before Him.
Why not try and enter through Jesus, who paid it all for all? 
Jesus warned in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy, I have come that they may have it more abundantly.” 
It is time to take a moment to retrace steps to see if one is born of God. One born of God should prepare to overcome any challenge because He is fighting every challenging battle. 
Lift your eyes unto Him today and ask Him that His help on the cross shall established in your life.
He is a compassionate God, and He will have compassion for you. Remember, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19)

Prayer for today: Ask for the word of God to have its place to reign and rule over your life.  

FAITH CAPSULE: Observe to celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus every day.

Isaiah 53

Good Friday is to mark the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
Jesus went on the cross to gain life abundantly.
Good Friday should stand at the heart of the acclaimed believer.
Remember the suffering and dying on the cross for the salvation of ones who will live life for God.
Good Friday points to remember every moment that the sacrifice of Jesus restores the relationship with God.
It is a time of deep reflection.
Isaiah 53:5 states, “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes, we are healed.”
Jesus was betrayed, abandoned, falsely accused, and sentenced to death.
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While Jesus was on the cross, the Bible recorded some reflect-able statements.
Luke 23:34 states, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Jesus, in His suffering, extended mercy to those who crucified Him.
How are you crucifying Him?
All are taught the power of forgiveness, even in the face of great injustice.
Luke 23:43 states, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Jesus speaks these words to the repentant thief, offering him the promise of salvation. It should remind all that mercy is always available, even in the final moments of life. The spirit of repentance shall be in place of the life of all.
Matthew 27:46 records, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Jesus expresses deep agony and His trust in the Father. In suffering, He remains faithful to God.
John 19:28 records, “I thirst.”
Besides the physical thirst, Jesus reflects longing for souls to turn to Him. His suffering is not just bodily but spiritual, rooted in His love for all.
John 19:30 states, “It is finished.”
The statement is of victory, not of defeat.
Jesus declares that His mission is complete. His sacrifice fulfilled the prophecies for all.
Luke 23:46 states, “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit.”
Jesus surrenders Himself fully to God. His final words are an act of trust and hope in the hands of God.
All should reflect that the Good Friday is not just history.
It is to provoke a reminder of the depth of the love of God.
The passion of Christ is for all to turn away from sin and embrace the gift of salvation.
The highest love is the Good Friday that happened.
The death of Jesus was not just a tragic event. It was a willing sacrifice. He took on the sins of the world and bore them on the cross so that we might have eternal life. His suffering was redemptive, a perfect offering to the Father for the salvation of souls. His death tore the veil of the Temple in two (Matthew 27:51), symbolizing that through His sacrifice, all people now have access to the mercy of God.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to live life for His glory.

FAITH CAPSULE: Have determination rooted in the desire to near God.

Psalm 75

God is a good God.
God is near His creation, the character of a caring, perfect God.
Are you near to God?
How far are you from God?
Know that God is near, but all takes a distance from God.
The word of God is God.
The creation of God is His word.
It is glaring that the creations of God that are seeable are His word, the evidence that God is near to all.
Psalm 75:1 buttresses, “We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.”
The word of God, His work, and His name are near to all who will acknowledge and live near Him.
God is near to all with the desire to be near to Him.
The key to being near God is to fear God.
Note that the fear of God is His treasure. (Isaiah 33:6)
Fear of God is to near God.
One that walks with God or walks before God is near to God.
Enoch and Noah walked with God, the character of being near to God.
Abram walked before God, evidence to be near God and not to live a life of waste.
Have the desire to draw near to God.
Seek God diligently to find God.
Jeremiah 29:13 states, “And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”
It is those who find God that are near to God.
One who is sinful is far from God because, with sin, no one can reach God.
Romans 3:23 buttresses, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Are you far or near from God?
It is possible to be near God.
If it is impossible to be near God, the word of God would not demand or encourage all to be near God.
Seek God diligently, find God, and draw near God as possible.
Draw near to God, and He will draw to you.
To draw near God is not a mouth talk.
Know to be near God!
It is a blessing to find God, the character of one that is near God.
To find God is not noise-making, quoting scripture verses, or running after anyone in the name of God.
A believer seeking the world in the name of God proves that such is not seeking God diligently to find God.
Deuteronomy 4:29 states, “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.”
God is not far from one who will seek God diligently, giving self to the word of God to continue to live life for God. 
One who seeks God in His way but does not seek in the way of God will not find nor near God.

Prayer for today: Pray for the word of God that it takes to be near God.

FAITH CAPSULE: The word of God is His promise.

Exodus 14

Life is a journey.
From January to March is a life journey.
It is a life journey, a great privilege of God, till today.
What accompanies you that you know or not?
The spirit of complaint accompanied the Israelites on their journey of deliverance from the bondage of over 400 years.
Instead of complementing God for their deliverance, they complained recklessly. Exodus 14:11 records their complaint, “Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness?” 
Word of God promised with the Promised Land, but the Israelites could not see in the word of God to claim the promise of God.
A failure not to see in the promise of God will not claim the promise of God.
Whatever anyone thinks or says will undoubtedly have a direct effect on such.
The Israelites saw fear, and as a result, they confessed negatively.
Pharaoh failed to deny the freedom of the Israelites, the Red Sea could not hold them down, and the wall of Jericho could not cut their passage to the promise of God.
The complaint denies the Israelites.
Proverbs 18:21 warns, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.”
1 Peter 3:10 admonishes all, “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.”
The compliant ones will easily find God to become a victim of the wrong side of God.
Complaining is a wrongdoing.
God owes no one, but all owe God to thank God for His goodness and mercy.
God is worthy and to be praised and worshiped.
Psalm 150:6 states, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
Are you one who gives to God by complementing Him?
Give regard to God for all He has done and all He is doing.
Do not become one that does not give God His due attention.
God responded to the Israelites by sending Moses, ” Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: 29 The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness…” (Numbers 14:28)
PRAYER
Ask that in the privilege of life journey, whatever does not glorify God that you carry (complaint spirit was the baggage of the Israelites) be permanently separated from your life.
A failure not to see in the promise of God will not claim the promise of God. Ask that the inability to see in the word of God shall not have a place in your life. (Abraham, Jonah, and others needed to see in the word of God. It is what you see that you receive to become of you)
Ask God to occupy your mind so you will not be complaining as a way of life.