FAITH CAPSULE: Trusting God is to rest on the promises of God that never fail.

Joshua 14, Psalm 23

Trusting God is the confidence in the certainty of His deliverance and preservation.
Trusting God is to rest on the promises of God that never fail.
King David was so sure to trust on God when he stated, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1)
What is better than to know that with God is deliverance and preservation?
God is shield where there is no reason for lack.
King David was so sure to trust on God and not to entertain fear. David walked and not ran through the valley of the shadow of death. He testified, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4) Knowing to trust God is not same as knowing about to trust God. Many know about trusting God but not knowing to trust God in the heart. In life, to truly know and trust God is to be faithfully filled by God. In the valley of the shadow of death, it is a true trust to walk confidently in the certainty of God’s deliverance.

In the journey of life through the wilderness, the only way out to the expected end is to trust God. God is always at every juncture where there is no sign for survival. Caleb and Joshua were the only survivors among thousands of the children of Israel that left Egypt for the Promised Land. Caleb and Joshua survived because they saw hope where there was no hope. Caleb and Joshua trusted God enough and took an odd stand among their brethren who failed to trust in God’s promise. Caleb trusted God and testified, “I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.” (Joshua 14:7) Trust is not just word of mouth, but word from the heart. Unlike Caleb and Joshua, the people who went to spy the land failed to trust in the heart. Caleb testified, “Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the LORD my God.” (Joshua 14:8) Evidently, Caleb’s trust in God made God to keep him and he testified, “And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.” (Joshua 14:10) God is trust worthy.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to constantly maintain trust in the name of God.

Faith Capsule: Be truthfully faithful and obtain good testimonies.

Hebrews 11:8-19

The word of God is command that requires full obedience without compromise. Whenever the word of God sound in our direction is worthy to obey, dwell or wait in the word of God. To obey, dwell and wait on the word of command is evident in the life of Abraham. The bible recorded of Abraham, “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” (Hebrews 11:8-10)
Obedience: When God called Abraham out from his country, his family, his father’s house to an unknown land, he obeyed fully by launching out as commanded by God. Although, there was no idea of where he was going, but it was ideal for him not to question God. Abraham gave no reasonable excuse to decline the calling upon his life. Abraham obeyed God by moving from certainty to uncertain. Are you obeying to obtain good testimonies?
Dwelling: Abraham dwelt on the word of God. Living life according to God’s word of command is same as dwelling in the secret place of God. Psalm 91:1 buttressed. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Are you a truthful believer that knows to dwell in the word of command of God? Abraham dwelt in God’s command by not looking back to his country but went forward. He dwelt under the shadow of the Almighty God. God’s word of command moved him, faith led him to a foreign country and faith caused him to obtain a good testimonies. The words (command) of God are stories to those with no understand. For ones with understanding, the word of God is a secret place to dwell. Abraham dwelt in it.
Waiting: Abraham obeyed God; he dwelt and he waited. Those who know to dwell in God’s command should also know to wait patiently. Hebrews 11:10 recorded about Abraham’s waiting on God’s command that, “for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Indeed, Abraham lived in the land waiting for the future which was not yet insight. Waiting on the promise of God’s word can be painful but gainful is undeniable for obedient.
In all of life journey, it is understanding and knowledge of God’s word that gave full obedient and obtaining good testimony for Abraham that is written for our own learning to gain.

Prayer Point: Ask God for the grace that will open the ears and eyes of our heart that will live for His name to be glorified.

Faith Capsule: Be a true believer and not to be a victim of lying.

Acts 5:1-11

Abiding in the word of God is the evidence of knowing the truth. Knowing the truth is not to be a liar. With lying in place among believers there will be no one heart, no one soul and that makes self-interest to become believer’s identities. When believers are gathering with one heart, one soul and no self-interest it becomes a gathering with all things in common. Acts 4:32 buttressed, “Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.”
Among your believer’s fellowship, does one heart, one soul and self-interest exist?
Believers that are not truthful with one heart, one soul are self-seeking believers. Evidently, self-seeking believers does not have all things in common.
Word makes us to know that fellowship believers with all things in common, great power will cause them to give witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
Does your fellowship witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus or are you a truthful believer that witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus?
Without doubt, believers with great power to give witness of resurrection of the Lord Jesus become those with great grace upon them. The word of God in Acts 4:33 stated, “And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.”
Are you a believer that is abiding in the word of God living with the evidence of knowing the truth not lying?
Are you attending to fellowship believer with one heart one soul and not self-centered?
With yes answer to the above questions, then your fellowship is with all things in common, great power to witness is your fellowship identity and great grace is upon you and your fellowship.
It is important to know that lying and not being truthful makes believer not to be filled by spirit of God but filled by Satan to be a liar. The bible recorded about Ananias and Saphira’s inability to fellowship with one heart and one soul but in selfishness. In the book of Acts 5:1-11, Ananias and Saphira’s lying and deceiving brethren was pointed out by Peter when he stated, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? (Acts 5:3) Ananias heard the word from Peter and breathed his last breath. Just as it happened to Ananias so it happened to Sapphira. Lying could not deliver them from sudden death. Satan is the author of lying that causes lack of one heart and one soul which deny great of power that witness the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
Be a true believer and not to be a victim of lying.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be a truthful believer for the gory of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: God acts for the one who waits for Him.

Matthew 7

Jesus spoke the truth to those who believes (not just the Jews), “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) Abiding in the word of God is possible when there is knowledge of the truth. Knowledge is the application of wisdom. Understanding is paying attention to wisdom because wisdom is instruction.
Jesus wants us to know the truth and the truth shall make us free. Among the truth that helps us as His disciple is to know waiting on God.
What is it about waiting?
Waiting is not fun when there is no knowledge of the truth about waiting.
Waiting can be pain but with knowledge of its truth, it often turns to gain.
Waiting in time of challenges can be to remain inactive or in a state of calm, as until something expected happens.
Waiting on God for answer could be postponement, delay, yes or no.However, with knowledge of truth, there will be clear understand that, asking, seeking and knocking for God’s intervention is waiting to get open door answer.
Jesus buttressed, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) (Matthew 21:22) “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22) In life, understanding to wait by asking, seeking and knocking is the key that makes believer to know the truth. It is the truth that shall make you free.
God will always act for those who wait on Him with knowledge of truth. Isaiah 64:4-5 testifies, “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. You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, who remember You in Your ways…”
Among three ways of truth by which He acts for the one who waits for Him are identified in the Isaiah verses are:
God meets with him who rejoices.
God meets with one that does righteousness.
God meets with meets with ones who remember His ways.
Apostle Paul knows the truth of waiting and having God to act when he repeatedly encouraged about rejoicing in the Lord always. (Philippians 4:4) Paul also encouraged us to be awake to righteousness, and do not sin. (1Corinthians 15:34) He admonished as Jesus told us to do communion with remembrance as often as we do. It is a way of God and when one is taking to His way, God acts for one. (I Corinthians 11:23-25)
The word of God is not a mere story but a secret that will deliver with answer unto believer. Believer with a knowledge truth of word will always wait on God with expectation with no frustration. Get knowledge and know that God acts for the one who waits for Him.

Prayer for today: Ask God to open up your understanding of His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: Many are exposed to the word but not imparted by the word.

1 Corinthians 13

In the world of today, if the acclaimed believers actually know God instead of knowing about God, darkness should not be prevailing as much as it is in the world of today. Many that are gathering in the name of church are far from one heart, one soul and have nothing common.
As a believer, are you expecting the move of power in a gathering where there is no true love?
Are you expecting power of God where there is no love God of?
Today, seek and search the message from Him. It is written, “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”(1John1:5) God is Light and it is not possible to know Him and not reflect Him. Without doubt, if most population that attends churches on Saturday or Sunday knows God indeed and in truth, darkness would probably have disappeared on the face of the earth.
Can you sincerely check yourself if you know Him? Have you heard from Him what has been declared that God is light or you have only heard about? It is important to avoid being cut off from going to spend a truthful time in His presence. Get to know God by keeping His word rather than knowing about.
Knowing God is keeping His commandment as stated in 1John 2:3-5, “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” It is very true that, when we love as God requires from us then we know that we know Him.
The love that is required from us is not the love in word or in tongue but it is the unconditional love as recoded in 1Corinthians 13:4-8, “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.” Obey His command and be His light.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to truly live by the word of God.