FAITH CAPSULE: Knowing that He knows all, it is important to call on Him for all.

Genesis 11:1-9
God alone knows more about all because He alone created all. For God, no qualified doctor was contracted to help God in creating any man. God alone is perfect God of creation. God knows all about all.
God spoke to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5) The word of God to Jeremiah speaks to all without any exception. God alone knows our end from the beginning. Whatever God propose no man can dispose. What God dispose no man can propose it. What are you proposing without asking from God? Knowing that He knows all, it is important to call on Him for all. It does not matter what you are, who you are, or where you are. You have to remember that all are under heaven and not beyond the Creator’s reach.
In the bible days people did not propose before God that knows about all intention, “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 scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.’” (Genesis 11:4) The proposed building was not the problem, but the motive behind the proposal was in conflict with the Almighty God of creation. Having been blessed with a plain land where there was obstruction for construction, the people wanted to construct and grow beyond their boundary.
Are you proposing of abusing God’s blessing by attempting to make yourself a name instead of having His name to be glorified? Do you want to stand tall above and know better than your creator? Are you also considering raising your shoulder above your head? Have you taken all proposed to God? Nothing is wrong in proposing to grow big or to multiply in the blessings of God. The proposal, however, that does not center on God is an indirect withdrawal from the only One who can make or unmake the fulfillment of the proposal.
It does not matter how huge or small is your proposal; take it to Him today in prayer. Let it be that you are letting Him know what He has already known. He has seen the future from the past. He is a jealous God and He deserves all your attention so He can attend to you even more than you expectation. Take all your proposals, desires, hopes and dreams to the Lord with a humble heart and He will increase you.

Prayer for today: Ask for grace and praise God with all your heart.

FAITH CAPSULE: Be a salt that seasons the world with good and acceptable contributions.

Matthew 5:1-15

In life, commands of God demands nothing but full obedience and no iota of middle ground. Obeying God’s command provokes blessing while disobedience provokes curse. The book of revelation talked about middle ground, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” (Revelation 3:15-16) As a believer, you are either one who contributes to the earth as a preserver or one who contributes as a non-preserver (destroyer). In the Bible days, there was no refrigerator that could be used for preserving food but salt. When Jesus talked about the salt of the earth, He spoke in reference to what the life of a believer should be all about. A believer should be the one bringing impacting changes to his or her environment such as their workplace, neighborhood and family gatherings. Salt, as a preserver, means believers should be agents of preserving the decaying world of sin and iniquity that is around them. Instead, the world is the one that is changing believers lately. Believers should not to be changed by the affairs of this world if they cannot change the world. It is not enough to be fluent in Bible verses if character does not support the fluency of the word in their mouth. Most believers today appears to be quiet claiming that they don’t want to offend anyone by their believe. Does that sound like you?
Imagine this, in the world of a kitchen where there is salt, how can it be that every food that is coming out is tasteless and unacceptable? Jesus said in Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men”. The salt in the kitchen that is producing a tasteless and unacceptable food has no effect because it is not being used or it has lost its flavor. Are you a kitchen salt (World salt) with no effective? The salt that is not effective has lost its purpose. According to Jesus, salt becomes an underfoot material when it cannot preserve. What kind of salt are you? Boldness in quoting the Word without Godly character to back it up will continue to make you a powerless believer. You are to be a salt that seasons your world with good and acceptable contributions.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be a preserving agent in your world.

FAITH CAPSULE: Trust in God that your present location will soon change for the better.

Exodus 16:1-19

The Bible recorded, “…He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. (Psalm 103:7) The ways of God and the acts of God is evidence of His power. The ways and acts of God is a testimony for man to trust the hand of God. When there is truth there should be reason to trust the promises of God.
The children of Israel knew for sure that they were on a journey to the Promised Land. Without doubt, the Promised Land waited for the arrival of Israelite at God’s appointed time. Despite all, they could not rest in the truth and promises of God.  Israelites saw the great hand of God at work but could not confide that He that began a good thing will take them to an expected end. God made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel yet they could not maintain expectation of getting to the Promised Land.
Just like the Israelites, are you busy complaining about where you are now? It does not matter where you are now, it only matters how you are living in the present land.
The children of Israel lost touch and could not hold on to the hand of God that brought them out of bondage of over four hundred years. The bible stated, “They soon forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.” (Psalm 106:13-14) Does it sound like you story? Determination will fail you, only be constantly remembered that you are on a journey and God has given you all what is needed to go through your journey. The children of Israel had what was necessary for their journey to Promised Land but they could not wait for His counsel.
God put in place good food, but they could not stop asking for tasty food. Exodus 16:3, “And the children of Israel said to them, ‘Oh, that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.’” Trust in God that your present location will soon change for the better. You will eat better food than what you have missed. Trust in Him; He will take you to your expected end. Accept all that He has put in place until you get to the expected end.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God to help you and not to become a rebellious vessel.

FAITH CAPSULE: A believer that cannot stand in prayer will fall in pain.

Luke 11:1-8, Mark 11:20-26

Are you experiencing prayer hindrance when you take a stand of prayer? The Word stated, “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses.”
Are you holding one unforgiving?
Among the root of unable to forgive is also Pride. Unforgiving one another is one of the evidence of pride. Pride will not allow prayer to pass beyond the house roof. Disciples of Jesus approached Him asking to be taught how to pray. In Jesus’ teaching, He stated, “And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.” (Luke 11:4) It is clear in Jesus’ teaching that before our debt of sin can be forgiven by God, we must have been able to forgive others. Evidently, unforgiving is a prayer hindering spirit.
An unforgiving Christian has taken the position of an unfulfilled mission. As a Christian, we are on a mission of fulfillment driven by answered prayer. That is fulfilling the calling we answered to when the Lord knocked on our door. So how long do you think you can go without prayer that is self-hindered? As a believer, there is a need to be constantly assess-able to the Master otherwise mission journey shall be prematurely terminated.
It cannot be emphasized enough when Jesus stated in Mark 11:25, “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses.” A believer that cannot stand in prayer will fall in pain. God wants us to be constant and consistent in forgiving those who are indebted to us. In life, one that knows the importance to forgive is one that knows to take a position of standing in place for prayer breakthrough. Today, if you will forgive others, you have open door to a miracle of getting an answer over a long awaited breakthrough.
Allow God to work on your behalf by flushing out unforgiving spirits in your life.
Praying with a forgiving spirit is a mountain moving prayer. God cannot be deceived and He sees our heart. Word buttressed, “The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart.” (Proverbs 20:27) We cannot go to God with a claim of forgiving while the layer of unforgiving exists in the inner depth of the heart. It is important to know that “…if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”(Mark 11:26) God is Holy. With sin, no one can see Him.

Prayer for today: Ask to be delivered from pride that encased unforgiving spirit.

FAITH CAPSULE: Have you been hearing and not able to see that the Lord is nearer to you than you know?

Mark 10: 46-52

The word of God stated, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Mathew 7:7-8) Are you too quiet to ask? Do you know to quit and not able to be persistence? In life, some challenges or situation demands to cry out to the name of God for intervention. In biblical times, a roadside beggar decided to cry out on Jesus for his deliverance and come out his dust location. The Bible mentioned one blind Bartimaeus Timaeus sitting on the dusty roadside. Lameness kept him grounded. To be grounded on the road side is to be decorated with dust and be denied from living a meaningful life.
Are you living life in a dusty roadside situation? Do you know for sure that the God yesterday is the same today?
It is very important to know that nothing is too difficult for God to do.
The Bible recorded that the lame man refused to be quiet, “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mark 10:47) Despite his condition, all he needed to do to have his circumstances turned around was to listen, hear and see that his deliverance was at hand. He cried out; he did not remained quiet. Have you been hearing, but cannot see past your hearing. The day that the blind man heard that Jesus was near, he saw deliverance from his ground of stagnation, “And throwing his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.” (Mark 10:50) When the blind man threw his garment of dust, his garment of dust and shame departed from him.
Have you been hearing and not able to see that the Lord is nearer to you than you know?
Bartimaeus Timaeus cried out to Jesus and received his sight. It was mentioned that he immediately followed Jesus on the road. It is impossible to follow Jesus with good sight and open eyes and remain the same. The blind man’s story changed for the better because he regained his sight and was able to follow Jesus. Do not let Him pass by you without crying out for His help. Also, stop hiding when you cry for His help. Ignore the multitude’s reaction to your cry, because, you are crying out to the healing Healer not any man. Bartimaeus Timaeus, the road side beggar became the road side miracle when he refused to be quiet but loud. The “road duster” became the “road master” when he cried out loud on the God Master.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace not to miss your day of deliverance.