FAITH CAPSULE: Acts of complain is a demonstration of disobedience.

Exodus 15:20-27, 16, 17:1-7

Have you been complaining more or complementing God for His mercy?
Acts of complain is a demonstration of disobedience. Complaining can be a quick turnaround from victory and deliverance to complaining and looking back. Regardless of how you are in the business of complaining instead of complementing God remember how He has been winning battles on your behalf. God has been merciful not because of our merit. God is merciful gracious to us.
God destroyed the Egyptians on behalf of the Israelites at the entrance of the Red Sea. Moses and the children of Israel declared a new song to praise God. The Israelites stated in their praise, “Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.” (Exodus 15:6) Indeed the right hand of God is still as powerful as it was then. The right hand of God has not changed to lift His children. However, after crossing the Red Sea, the glorious hand of God that saw them through the Red Sea was more than enough not to encourage complaint. The Israelite had quick turnaround from victory and deliverance to complaining and looking back.
Have you been complaining more or complementing God for His mercy?
The Israelites did not wasted time complaining when they got to a place called Marah, “Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” (Exodus 15:23-24) If you can count your blessings, there should be no place for complaining at this point in your journey. Despite the complaint, God gave them water through Moses. After the Marah Episode was the drama of crying for what they have left behind in Egypt. There was no realization to them that getting to the Promised Land involves leaving behind the past in attempt to claim the Promised Land. The Israelites complained for meat and God showed up to meet their need for meat. God attending to them should have been enough not to generate any more complaints for lack in their journey. And yet again they complained for water. Exodus 17:3, “And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, “Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” Complaining was the confession of death when they died and none of them saw the Promised Land.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of thanking and not complain in all things.

FAITH CAPSULE: A certain woman went to Him expecting and she left with manifestation.

Mark 5:25-34

It is written, “Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.” (Mark 5:25-27)
For twelve years, a certain woman labored with heaven laden. Whenever concern remains persistent, it becomes a burden and the carrier labors silently or loudly in pain. The woman could not be healed by any physician. On top of her pain she spent all that she had and was no better. Does that sound like your concern? Will you seek and go to the Healing leader? The Healing healer did not discourage us but only encourages us if we take His word for truth. He have encouraged us by His promise, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:28) Take serious His word by not take your concern to man. The Healing healer is the same yesterday, today and forever.
The woman with the issue of blood took the word of Jesus serious and came to Him to be delivered from her labor and heavy laden. She came expecting and she left with manifestation. If she had not come to Jesus, her labor and heavy laden would have been her burden. Jesus was not telling jokes, neither was He sharing fables when He declared in Matthew 11:28, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and you will find rest for your souls.”
What is stopping you from taking your concern to Him today?
Is your past discouragement in place to discourage you from getting your healing?
A certain woman of blood of twelve years did not resist herself from going for her healing.
Leviticus 15:19 stated, “If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be set apart seven days; and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.” The law in Leviticus 15:19 could not resist her from going after Jesus but she went further and got her healing.
Every available route in the front to reach Jesus was crowded and it was not encouraging but the woman made a way to reach Jesus when, “she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.” Location or your distance to the Healer is not enough to be a hindrance for your healing. Regardless of how many years of labor and heavy laden Jesus is able to heal you and give you rest.

Prayer for today: Ask God to give ear to your prayer and answer you according to the multitude of His mercy.

FAITH CAPSULE: Is your walk consistent with the Lord’s requirement?

Matthew 18:1-5, Philippians 2:1-11

It is written, “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” It is clear that all should have to become greatest in the kingdom of heaven. However, becoming greatest in the kingdom of heaven demands to enter kingdom of heaven. Without having been converted as little children humility is impossible.
By action and word, Jesus spelt it out for us to know who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven, “Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, ³ and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.” (Matthew 18:3-4)
Are you converted and become as little children?
If you are not converted as little children you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
In the word of Jesus, humility as little child is the key. Jesus wants us to have the kind of His mindful.
What kind of mindful do you have? Is your mind full of pride?
Paul the apostle identify the mind of Christ for us, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:5-8)
It is unblemished in the word of Paul that the mind of Christ is nothing but humble. There is no one that is born with humility. Jesus our Lord and savior proved it that humility is what we must learn. The bible recorded, “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” (Hebrews 5:8-9) Today no believer wants to suffer in learning through and put on the mind of Christ (humility).
Give up your pride, put on humility by becoming a little child. When the words of Jesus are not obeyed it is a demonstration of having no love for His word. In your conduct of everyday life, be as a little child and see the difference your life brings to those around you. Take the teaching of the Master. Be converted and become as little children then humility will become your garment.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be one as little children.

FAITH CAPSULE: Devote to the word and you will not miss your chance.

Luke 10:29-37

Are you one that will take chance to give the best of help to a needy? Will you give help to a needy without expectation but for the glory of God?
Jesus did not just tell the parable of the Good Samaritan but He was prompted to a certain lawyer who stood up and tested Him, saying, “…Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25) Jesus asked the understanding of lawyer’s question and he answered Jesus, “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.’”(Luke 10:27)
Jesus responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan:
It was about a certain man that fell among thieves and was left half dead after having been beaten and stripped off naked. Jesus stated that a priest, a Levite and a Samaritan had the chance to pass at scene of thieves against a Samaritan. Being passing at the scene, it was a chance to demonstrate what it means to show the love of God and qualified to inherit eternal life. It is written, “Jesus said, now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.” (Luke 10:31) Jesus pointed that a chance was presented to the priest and the Levite to act the love that they were preaching. Both the priest and the Levite missed their chance. A Samaritan, a much hated neighbor of the Jews, had compassion and did not pass by the chance to demonstrate what it means to love neighbor as self. The Good Samaritan positioned himself qualified to make inherit eternal life. Taking a chance was a favorable circumstance and the Samaritan took the chance as he helped needy certain man as his neighbor. The word of Jesus was not a waste word when He stated “by chance”
The Priest and the Levite had their chance but could not show the love of God and not be qualified as candidate to make inherit eternal life.
Have you been passing over your chances?
A priest and Levite missed their chance. Imagine anyone following and looking up to the priest and the Levite at the time of their passing? It does not matter how long the priest or the Levite has been in the Lord, do look up to Jesus and not at priest or Levite. Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith and He will not mislead us in representing Him.
Do you desire eternal life? Devote to the word and you will not miss your chance.

Prayer for today: Ask God to give you the grace not to miss the chances for the glory of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Who do you commit yourself to?

1 Samuel 13

Jesus selected few to walk along with Him day and night but He could not commit Himself to any man. The bible recorded, “But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men.” (John 2:24) The experience of Jesus is written for our learning but yet we read over His experience and look over the word by committing ourselves to man.
Who do you commit yourself to?
Who do you commit to and get help from?
It is true that God is the Caring taker of care taker. God’s word does not fail and He is waiting to act when we wait on His committed love and caring. Isaiah 64:4 testified about His caring, “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.”
God is enough to commit on for help not on man. God alone is the Helping helper of man that has never fail. Looking for help from the wrong sources is the evidence of limiting God’s love caring. Your help will not come from where you are looking nor will it come from your own thinking. Saul was confirmed by God as King of the children of Israel. Having been confirmed, he began to think and look for help from the people that were around him. Saul was to fight the Philistines, but he could not wait for the Prophet of God’s role to carry out the burnt offering. Saul disobeyed the law of God by engaging burnt offering which was only to be carried out by Samuel the priest of God. Samuel confronted Saul about the presentation of burnt offering, “…What have you done?” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.”(1 Samuel 13:11-12) Committing on man instead of meditating on the testimonies of His care might compel you to become a failure like King Saul.
Meditating on what God can do, what He has done and what He is doing. God is enough to look up to for help. God alone has brought you this far, and He will not leave you nor forsake you. Are you wondering where your help will come from?
God’s help is certain and help will surely come.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace not to commit to man but only on God.