Faith Capsule: Speaking, seeing and every other provoking agent of blessings should be rooted in faith.

Exodus 2

Habakkuk 2:4 stated, “…the just shall live by his faith.” All that pertains to living life is encased in living by the word of God (living by faith). Ones that live by faith must also see by faith. The word states it, we walk by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7); we watch, stand by faith (1 Corinthians 16:13); faith purifies the heart (Acts 15:9); we are saved by faith through grace (Ephesians 2:8). Ones that do not live by faith shall live in fear.  Exodus 2:1-2 documented, “And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.” The child was born at a time when every other parent could not see by faith but in fear because of the killing of the Hebrew sons. As a believer, it is important to know that out of the abundance of the heart not only does the mouth speak but the eyes see. Speaking, seeing and every other provoking agent of blessings should be rooted in faith. Whatever is seen with the eye is processed in the heart and the heart is where God holds us responsible.
At the time Moses was born, Pharaoh had commanded the killing of every male born by a Hebrew family in Egypt. Despite the death sentence by Pharaoh, by faith, the mother of Moses saw that her son was a beautiful child. By faith she saw him as unqualified for death and found it unacceptable for him to be killed. The mother had faith in what she saw and hid him from untimely death. Unlike every other woman that must have lost their child because they could not see by faith Moses’ mother refused to give up her beautiful child. At the point when she could no longer hold on to him in hiding her faith prevailed. Without any fear for him drowning, she set him up in an ark. It was in the ark that the daughters of Pharaoh picked him up. Moses’ identity as a child under death sentence was not hidden but then Pharaoh’s daughter saw him; she had compassion on the baby. “And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” (Exodus 2:6) Moses that was supposed to be killed was raised and cared for by the house of Pharaoh because the mother saw beauty in the place of death sentence.

Prayer for today: Ask that whatever is bringing down tens and hundreds around you shall not locate you in Jesus’ name.

FAITH CAPSULE: The challenges of the world today are not enough to tag life as difficult.

1 John 5

It is written, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4) The world does not have anything better to offer but pain in every area of life. As an acclaimed believer, how do you see the challenges of the world? Are you of those who call it difficult? It is important to stop calling and seeing the challenges of the word as difficult. Are you born of God? Ones that claim to have been born of God but yet continue to call it difficult are actually seeking difficulties. As one that is been 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 it is worthy to begin to see life as not difficult. Life can be challenging, but one can always overcome the challenges of life if one chooses to go in the right way, not the way that seems right to one. 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 is for one to enter life by taking the right steps in deed and in truth. In gaining entrance into a life without difficulty, one will have to stay away from religion. Jesus said in “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 true to His word by stating if anyone enters by Him. There is no race requirement or color qualification. Why not try and enter through Him? 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 and begin to re-trace one’s steps to see if one is born of God. Anyone that is born of God should prepare to overcome any challenge because He is fighting every challenging battle. Lift your eyes up unto Him today and ask Him for help. He is a compassionate God and He will have compassion on 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:A careless thought provokes a negative confession.

Genesis 11:1-9, Numbers 14

The word of God is true to perform and perfect that which He says. The word warned, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) A heart that is well kept will void a negative thought. When there is no negative thought confessing negative shall not be in place. Negative confession is setting self for sudden death. Proverbs 18:21, “Death andlifeare in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Are you one that knows to communicate negative in the place of every challenge?
Be warned because what you speak to yourself shall come to pass. Through the pages of the Bible, different communication brought about different consequences. Once in the days after the flood, men gathered and stated, “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 be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4) A careless thought provokes a negative confession. They communicated pride and what it takes to terminate pride when they stated that they did not want to be scattered. God who planted ear and eye heard and saw the reckless motive of His creation. God responded, “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’ So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.” (Genesis 11:7-8) God heard the communication of the people, their agenda was terminated and they were scattered just as they communicated.

After the bondage of over four hundred years, negative communication took charge over the journey of the Israelites to their Promised Land and they were terminated. The Israelites responded to the negative report by confessing negative “…If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt…” (Numbers 14:2-4) God, who yearns jealously for our faith in Him, responded to the negative confession, “…I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.” (Numbers 14:27-29) The children pronounced death and all died except for Joshua and Caleb who communicated positively.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to constantly communicate positive in the face of confronting challenges.

Faith Capsule: It is worthy to know and pray against known and unknown adversaries that are set to deny breakthrough.

Daniel 10

1 Samuel 1:5-6 recorded, “But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb.  And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.” Hannah was barren because the Lord closed her womb. However, when she engaged in prayer of persistency Eli the priest saw her; mistook her for drunk and prayed for her stating, “…Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.” (1 Samuel 1:17) Prayer rendered to God on behalf of Hannah opened up her closed womb. Is there any door that needs to open up on your behalf you?
Elijah was a man like us and he prayed that heaven be shut heaven from raining and indeed heaven was shut and there was no rain for three years and six months. 1 Kings 17:1 recorded Elijah’s prayer, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” When it was time for heaven to open, Elijah prayed and heaven opened with rain. Evidently, prayer opens or shut heaven when a man is in a good standing as was stated by Elijah.
Jesus, our Lord and Savior needed to pray for heaven to open on His behalf. The bible recorded, “…when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.” (Luke 3:21) While Jesus prayed heaven opened. Are you aware that prayer is your heaven opener?
Daniel needed an open understanding for vision that came to him. He went in prayer. Daniel’s prayer was heard meaning heaven opened up on his behalf but the adversary withstood answer that was released to him. It is written, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.  But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.” (Daniel 10:12-13) Daniel’s situation is a confirmation that prayer opens door but adversary was on standby to deny or delay man from open door.
Paul the apostle declared in 1 Corinthians 16:9, “For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” As you pray for your open door, it is worthy to also know and pray against known and unknown adversaries that are set to deny your breakthrough.

Prayer for today:Ask that adversaries that are set to deny your breakthrough be permanently terminated.

Faith capsule: Faith is a tangible (concrete, real, noticeable) force not a theory.

Hebrews 11

Faith is spiritual channel that connects to divine virtue. Faith is your discovery of your right in God.
Every provision in redemption is only accessible by faith. Everyone was touching Him, only one was tapping from Him. Faith taps into divine virtue. The documentation of the woman with the issue of blood is a testimony. 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.  For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” (Mark 25:28)  The woman received instant healing. Jesus knew power had gone out of Him when He responded by wanting to know who touched Him in a thronging crowd. After the woman showed up, Jesus responded to her stating, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.” (Mark 5:34)
Crowds were thronging a blind man was gaining through to Him without any man’s aid but was aided by the faith that was deep in his heart when ha faithfully cried out to Him by calling uncommon name. Mark 10:47, “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many attempted to keep him quiet but the more he cried out and Jesus responded when He stood still and commanded him to be called. (Mark 10:49)
Faith is of the heart not of face. God searches the heart to see faith (Jeremiah 17:10)
Faith is not a principle it is a weapon.
Faith is a spiritual force that is, a take-able force that you hold onto. Ephesians 6:16 buttressed, “above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.”
Faith is a tangible (concrete, real, noticeable) force not a theory (philosophy, system). Jesus saw the faith of men that tore roof where there was no way to enter seeking healing for the paralytic man. (Mark 2:1-6)
Believing God is not faith, engaging God is faith. Faith that works is the one that involves engaging the word of God. Faith is inner conviction that faith cannot fail. The certain woman was convinced and did not allow the crowd to deny her stretching out to tap on Jesus. The blind man’s faith was hanged on calling in an uncommon calling and the crowd failed to keep him shut up. Jesus stood still and responded to the blind why the crowd became onlooker. The certain woman and blind Bartimaeus’ faith elevated them.

Prayer for today: Pray and ask for the spirit of faith to have a place in you.