FAITH CAPSULE: Walking in togetherness count before God.

Acts 3:1-9

Agreement is the evidence of unity and it always demonstrates togetherness. Where there is agreement progress and positive results becomes the identity. Jesus buttress the effect of agreement when He stated, “…If two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 18:19) If agreement can be so effective, disagreement can possibly be destructive. Is there any area of your life where agreement or disagreement is having its place? It can be difficult for two or more to work or walk together without agreement. However, when two or more work or walk together in agreement, positive result becomes evident.
Peter and John must have been in agreement when they went together. It is written, ““Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.” (Acts 3:1) If there is a perfect time to walk together in agreement it should be the hour of prayer like Peter and John.
Today, many are walking at the hour of prayer and not in agreement but faking togetherness. The absence of togetherness is the absence of the manifesting power. In going together there is no bitter envy or self-seeking which are the author of confusion. Today, believers walk into the temple without paying attention to the importance of togetherness. Walking in togetherness count before God and it is among what moves the hand of God. Also it is what demonstrates the fear of God. There was power in the going of Peter and John because they were together and on time with the business of their God. At the gate of the temple Peter and John came in contact with the lame man. The lame man asked for alms and, “…fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.” (Acts 3:3-5) Peter and John had all that the lame man needed to get out of his lameness. Without attention there will be no expectation and when expectation is not in place there will be no manifestation. Peter and John called for the lame man’s attention and he responded to the calling of Peter and John expecting to receive. The obedience of the lame man got him more than he expected because his stagnation was transformed to motion. All the people that knew him to be a lame man and the ones that knew him to be a beggar saw the glory of God in his life and, “…They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.” (Acts 3:10) Peter and John were together in agreement; the lame man gave attention with expectation and manifestation had its place.

Prayer for today: Ask God to bring forth your wonder and amazing miracle that glorifies His name.

FAITH CAPSULE: Allow the word of God to enter so that it may delight you.

Psalm 145

It is written, “Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4), “He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.” (Psalm 145:19) Both scriptural verses pointed out that having desire fulfilled is in being delightful (Joyful) and having the fear of God. Psalm 119:130 stated that, “The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.” With light having its place in you, being in a state of delight will reign. However, without the word entering you, one cannot have the kind of delight that brings desire to come to pass. To be in a state of delight (joy) will grant access to the presence of God. Psalm 16:11, “You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” The path of life is to continuously be in the presence of God because the One that came to give life came to give it more abundantly. Abundance of life is in the presence of God and His presence is where ones desire is obtainable.
The enemy of God hates to see the children of God have life abundantly and that makes him operate as a thief that is here to steal, to kill and to destroy. The mission of the enemy is to make sure being in a state of delight is not possible because where there is no delight evidently there will be no joy which gives access to the presence of God. The Psalmist mentioned that at His right hand are pleasures forevermore. Getting to His right hand is only through joy. He made everything beautiful and He that made all to be beautiful has a plan to make life a blessing not a pain. It is written, “The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs 10:22) Without doubt, living a life that brings desirable good things is found in the fear of God. Where there is no fear of God, nothing good will move in the direction of man. Jesus says, “…I am the light of the world…” (John 8:12) Remember, the light that brings joy is in the word of God and when it has been contacted in the word of God, it brings man to the presence of God. Paul the apostle knew what he was saying when he emphasized in Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! ” Allow the word of God to enter; let it delight you and rejoice in it so the presence of God will have its place. Always remember, God will not reside in a joyless environment.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace that enables the entering of His word.

FAITH CAPSULE: To be patient and not doubt will convert any impossibility to possibility.

Mark 11: 12-24

Having patience and not doubting will trigger the removal and casting of one’s mountain into the sea. It is clear in the approach of Jesus to the cursed fig tree that having patience and not doubting will convert any impossibility to possibility. The lesson of the withered fig tree began when Jesus and His disciples were coming from Bethany and Jesus was hungry. When Jesus approached the fig tree expecting to find something to eat and found nothing, He responded, “…Let no one eat fruit from you ever again…” (Mark 11:14) The Bible records that the disciples heard Jesus. Despite Jesus’ word, nothing happened right on the spot as they continued on their journey. Evidently, patience and not doubting that the curse will manifest was in place because nothing happened on the spot. However, as they were returning in the morning, the fig tree had dried up from the roots. Peter responded to what had become of the tree by calling Jesus’ attention. “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.” (Mark 11:21)Jesus responded to Peter’s comment. “…have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. (Mark 11:22-24)
It is clear in Jesus’ response that: Having faith in God is what describes patience and not doubting. Any thought or expectation from any other avenue for help reduces God from moving your mountain for you. Secondly, calling out our mountain by its name and speaking to our mountain in Jesus’ name is taking a place of authority over our mountain to be removed. Truly this is easier said than done, but where there is true understanding of what is said, then what is said will be done. Thirdly, understanding of the word is to believe. With believe comes to wait for the result patiently without any iota of doubt. Although the fig tree was spoken to without anything to show until the following morning but Jesus must have seen it as a done deal while it was yet to be done. With faith, speak to your need, believe you have received it when it is not yet in your hand, move forward and then you will have it.

Prayer for today:Ask God for the grace to be rooted in exercising patience and not doubting in every area of expectation.

FAITH CAPSULE: Those who fear God will seek Him without doubt but with the whole heart.
 
Psalm 37

Psalm 119:2 states, “Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart.” For a believer that wants to make a head way in the journey of life, keeping the testimonies of God is exceedingly important. What God has done in the life of His servant or what He has done that are visible in our surrounding are the kinds of testimonies that is worthy of keeping. It is written, “…we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.” (Psalm 75:1) Keeping the testimony that the wondrous works of God is the evidence of His presence is enough for a true believer to constantly walk in the fear of God. Ones that fear God will seek Him without doubt but with the whole heart.
In David, one can learn that clinging to testimonies of God will not put a believer to shame. David testifies, “I have been young, and now I am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends; and his descendants are blessed.”(Psalm 37:25-26) King David, a man referred to as “one that is after God’s own heart” (Acts 13:22)knew exactly what he was talking about. King David was not arousing any man’s emotion neither was he attempting to please man, but rather lived to lift the name of God. The truth behind King David’s statement is that indeed it was pleasing to God because it was a statement that demonstrates faith in the highest order. Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him…” King David was so sure of his God and he testified about his lifetime experience of not having seen a righteous one ever forsaken. Who is it or who are those that David referred to as never been forsaken? King David was referring to the righteous one. Who is righteous? 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” Have you accepted Christ indeed and in truth? It is one thing to claim to have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior and not be living the Word of God. When a believer begins to live indeed and in truth, he becomes righteous in Christ Jesus. Are you true to the Word of God? His word is His is testimony, keep to the word of His testimony, “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)David experienced it and confessed it. Pay attention to testimonies of God and live according to the Word of God, your testimony will be like that of David. God is faithful!  

Prayer for today: Ask for the hand of God to be your help.

FAITH CAPSULE: The word and the hand of God are mighty and cannot be denied in any area of life.

Exodus 3

In the word of God and the hand of God, there is deliverance and preservation over the life of His children for His glory. When it was time for God to bring the Israelites out of the bondage of over four hundred years; it was His word and His hand that went to action. God gave Moses His word, “So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” (Exodus 3:12) After giving Moses His word, He also stated, “So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.” (Exodus 3:20) Are you on any ground that is representing Egypt in your life? The way out of your Egypt is to ask God for the same word and hand that answered for the Israelites to answer for your own breakthrough deliverance. The word and the hand of God are mighty and cannot be denied in any area of life.
When the Lord called Jeremiah, it was through the operation of His hand in combination with His word. Jeremiah 1:9-10, “Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.’” The word of God was there to be activated for Jeremiah to answer and live for the fulfillment of his calling. Without the touching of God, he would not have been able to see. The Lord put forth His hand to call his attention to what had been deposited in him. Jeremiah truly saw that day and his life was never the same.
Isaiah also testified in Isaiah 6:6-7, “Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: ‘Behold, this has touched your lips; your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.’” Isaiah could not hear until he had been touched. As a result of the touch that came into the life of Isaiah, his life became a flaming torch for God assignment over his life. The word of God, back by His hand made, Jeremiah and Isaiah to do exploits to the glory of God.

Prayer for today: Ask for the word and the hand of God to sound and locate you for His name to be glorified in your life.