UNDERSTAND THAT GOD HAS BROUGHT YOU THIS FAR

It is not how long one is yet to experience the answer to prayer before God that counts, but how far God has brought one in life journey.
God has brought you this far.
Resolve your life by giving thanks to God for all things, and all things shall work together for good.
It is never too late to experience the remembrance of God or visitation of God.
In your expectation, pray as the Psalmist prays, “Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation.” (Psalm 106:4)
God has brought you this far!
Life can be cumbersome with labor and discouragement that comes with pain.
Know that healing and deliverance will answer all kinds of pain.
The healing power of the word of God is encouraging.
Engage the word against the pain of the wicked world for healing and deliverance.
Psalm 107:20 encourages, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
The word of God is power yesterday, today, and forever.
The word of God is with direction, to deliver and preserve anyone that will give self to the word of God.
Give yourself to the word of God that heals!
The care of God has brought you this far!
Living in the consciousness of the care of God is the evidence of faith, the expression of expectation for the divine protection of God. 
Regardless of the persistent challenge, do you know that God is near for you?
The Psalmist expresses, “A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, is like the beasts that perish.” (Psalm 49:20) 
God made all but many lives life outside of God, not as a child of God, not keeping to His command, and far from God. 
In the near to God is the protection of God for one that draws near to God.
God sees persistent challenges of one with expectation but waiting and praying before God will gain the presence of God. 
David prayed with expectation, “But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.” (Psalm 63:9)
One that monitors or seeks your life should experience offensive prayer from you.
On this new day, week, and month, ask against those monitoring or seeking your life with evil to become permanently terminated from this hour, in this new month in the name of Jesus.
This new season, know to look up to God continually with the expectation, and do not be weary or discouraged from waiting on God for His appointed time.
Know to seek God diligently to gain and retain His presence.
When the expectation for manifestation is not at hand, one should not be discouraged from walking before God but live life by His word.
Acts 6:4 encourages, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Living life by the word of God is to gain and retain the presence of God.
The presence of God is the nearness of God.
In the near to God is the protection of God if one will give self to prayer and the word of God.
Ask to be enabled to give yourself continually, not casually, to the word of God.
Maintaining life with God is to gain His presence for deliverance and preservation.
What does it take to gain and maintain being nearness of God? 
The pages of the Bible identify what it takes to gain and maintain self in the near of God.
Acts 6:4, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Acts 20:32, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”
Jude 20, “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”
According to the word of God, seek God diligently by: 
Giving self continually, not casually, to the word of God.
Give yourself to be built up and be able to claim the blessings of God.
Give yourself to be a prayerful believer.
Give self to the word of God to become faithful, not become a faith-less believer.
One that lives life by the word of God is near to God.
Give thanks to God always!
God has brought you this far.
Ask God with a desire to live life in the consciousness of His care for your life. 

HE REMEMBERS 

This new month of the year, are you complaining before God, asking how long you wait with no manifestation of your expectation?
Be thankful to God, and appreciate how far God has brought you in life, not how long your expectation is yet to manifest.
Complaining is the expression of dissatisfaction that can position one for a painful journey in life.
The Israelites complained, and God responded, “The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness…” (Numbers 14:29)
Pray not to be a victim of the spirit of complaint but pray that God shall remember you with favor and visit you with salvation. 
God does not forget but remembers.
Psalm 106:4 states, “Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation.”
What one asks is desires, and God deposits to gain desires.
The word of God encourages asking to receive. (Matthew 7:7)
This day, ask that God remember you with favor and visit you with salvation.
God does not forget but remembers to reverse irreversible challenges and visits with salvation.
WHEN GOD REMEMBERS TO DELIVER, HE WILL VISIT TO BRING ONE OUT OF BONDAGE.
The Israelites were in bondage for over four hundred years, and God remembers with a favor that gave freedom from the hand of Pharaoh.
With visitation was the stretch out-hand for deliverance. 
All should know to call on God to become remembered for deliverance.
When the Israelites cried out in bondage, God remembered them for deliverance from the bondage of Egypt.
Exodus 2:24 records, “So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”
God does not forget but remembers.
Are you looking up to God to remember you with favor?
With the remembrance with favor, God visited with salvation when He committed His stretch-out hand to bring the Israelites out of the evil of Pharao of Egypt.
Exodus 3:20 records the visitation of God by His hand, “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.”
The hand of God brought the Israelites out of the evil bondage of Egypt with His mighty hand and an outstretched arm.
Are you looking outside of the remembrance and visitation of God over your life for deliverance and preservation?
Keep eyes on God, and have the expectation to be remembered and visited with salvation.
JESUS REMEMBERS HIS DISCIPLES THE SELF-LOCKED FROM FEAR.
When God remembers to open one up, He will visit to unlock such from self-locked because of fear.
The disciples of Jesus walked with Him, dined with Him, sat around Him, and listened to His word to know and understand what was to happen but not understand His word. 
After His crucifixion, they locked themselves in fear of the wicked ones despite His spoken word for them before His crucifixion.
Jesus remembered them to visit them. 
As they assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and spoke peace to them. (John 20:19)
Jesus repeatedly remembered His disciples and visited them with salvation while they self-locked up because of fear.
Thomas, a disciple, asked for the signs of proof of the crucifixion to believe Jesus.
Jesus responded to Thomas, “Jesus said to him, “Thomas because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29) 
The response of Jesus to Thomas speaks to all acclaimed believers.
The disciples, acclaimed believers, lack the understanding to be free, the evidence of a lack of faith and not knowing the truth of God.
The grace and mercy God remembers with favor and visit with salvation for one not to become a victim of fear that terminates calling over the life of called ones.
Are you one that is self-locked up by the fear of the wicked, militating force against your life consciously or unconsciously?
Turn to God, calling for Him to remember you with favor and visit you with salvation, not become a victim of fear of the wicked world. 
Do you believe in Jesus?
Will you believe in Him with a desire for Him to remember you with favor and visit you for salvation?  
The word of God encourages, “but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:31)
The word of God is to be engaged for declaration, not for decoration. 
Romans 15:4 buttresses, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.”
The word of God does not return to Him void.
With understanding, give yourself to the word of God continually, expecting Him to remember you with favor and visit you with salvation.
This month, continually ask that you will live life for God to experience His presence by Him remembering you.  

KNOW TO BE PLEADING FOR THE MERCY OF GOD

It is a great privilege of God, His mercy but not a right for one to be seeing the light of a new day or the new month.
The breath of life is the doing of God, the mercy of God, not because of the right of one.
Job 12:10 points out, “In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?”
Job 33:4 testifies, “The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”
Without a doubt, it is the mercy of God to see day after day, week after week, month after month, or year after year.
One alive should resolve to praise God for His mercy, the privilege of the breath of life.
Psalm 150:6 speaks to all, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!”
It is an abuse of the privilege of God to be alive and be reduced to not thanking God, praising God for the mercy of having a life.
The challenge of life reduces one not to be praising God for His mercy at every breath of life.
All should know that challenges are bound to cease where it exists, and the word of God encourages, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19)
With the mercy of God, the affliction of life, the challenge that persists can be a glimpse that is not permanent.
It is worthy to consistently acknowledges God for His mercy.
Praise and thank God at every moment for mercy to be alive.
It is not beyond God for His intervention in times of challenge in life.
Job 14:7 records the encouragement to know that there is hope for one not to abuse the privileged of the mercy of God to be alive.“For there is hope for a tree If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender shoots will not cease.”
The mercy of God is enough to reverse any irreversible because God is the unchanging changer, and always good not to ignore when and where He desires to intervene over any challenge.
In this season of life, know to call on the mercy of God.
The mercy of God is not cheap, not of no one to command God for His mercy.
Assuming instead of asking for the mercy of God is an error.
Pleading, asking for the mercy of God in all areas of life, is evidence of not assuming in the place of asking, seeking, and knocking for the mercy of God.
With faith, ask and not assume but plead before God for His mercy in all endeavors.
At this moment in time, all should be pleading before God at the breath of life.
What does one know and not be pleading for the mercy of God?
All should learn and know as documented in the pages of the Bible.
For example, the psalmist knows better to be pleading for the mercy of God, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.” (Psalm 123:3)
Learn in the word of God, know to be asking for the mercy of God, not acting like one that is qualified for the mercy of God.
Romans 9:15 record the word of God, “For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”
Romans 2:11 makes us know, “For there is no partiality with God.”
However, the mercy of God is attainable when one asks or pleads for His mercy. 
Job is one that God declares as none like him on the earth; a blameless and upright man who fears God and shuns evil.
Job recognizes to plead, not assume for the mercy of God as Job 9:15 states, “For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge” (Job 9:15). 
The testimony of God about Job did not excuse Job from receiving the mercy of God without pleading for the mercy of God. 
Like Job, Psalmist pleads for the mercy of God, “Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me from the gates of death.” (Psalm 9:13). 
All should know to plead for the mercy of God to receive mercy from God.
Looking up to Him is trusting in Him.
Lift voices in crying to Him for His mercy. 
Luke 17:13 records, “And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 
God is merciful and never runs out of mercy.
Plead for the mercy of God!
Ask that from this hour, the mercy of God shall begin to answer for you more than ever in the life He has given you.
Ask that the mercy of God that brought you this far shall not expire all the days He has given to your loved ones.

KNOW GOD TO RELY ON GOD

Relying on God is the character of one that knows God.
One that only knows about God does not know to rely on God.
One that knows God will not walk their way but seek from God ways to engage for arrival at the desired journey of life, to the glory of God. 
Moses demonstrated reliance on God for His way to lead him. Exodus 33:12-13 records, “Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this person.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’ 13 Now, therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” 
What do you rely on to be in the way of God?
Moses relied on God not to miss out on the way of God.
God responded to the question of Moses, “And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14)
Moses relied on God to gain the answer and the rest of God.
One that knows God will know to rely on God by waiting on God that waits to act for those who wait on Him.
Isaiah 64:4 mentions, “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.”
Do you know God?
What is it that stops you from seeking to know God?
It is true to rely on God, waiting on Him to gain strength, when to walk or run.
Isaiah 40:31 testifies, “But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
Know God, rely on God not to be a victim of waste by walking or running wrongly.
One that knows God will know to question God in faith but not in doubt.
One that relies on God is relevant to inquisitive with faith, before God.
Do you know God to live life by relying on Him when engaging in endeavors?
Do you know God, or do you know about Him? 
David knows God, was mindful of God, and relied on God.
When Goliath, the Philistine, stood between the Israelites and peace, David stood against him to terminate his life. (1 Samuel 17)
David was wise-full of the move of God, the evidence of him as one that is mindful of God relying on God.
By his wisdom and knowledge, he did not upset the plan of God to force his way to the throne when Saul was king but gave himself to the appointed time of God.
How often have you come out of the timing plan of God into self-time?
David had the reason to kill the reigning king (Saul) when Saul attempted to kill him.
Yet David relied on God not to take the life of Saul but waited for the appointed time to become the King after Saul. 
With wisdom and knowledge, he chose to run and hide from cave to cave, wilderness to wilderness, and from one priest to another. 
From David, learn the wisdom and knowledge the importance of relying on God to be inquiring from God. 
The killing of Goliath was a glorious moment for David.
In his later life, he disallowed his glorious past not to replace his reliance on God for direction. 
In life, do not allow the glorious experience to replace reliance on God for direction.
WHY NOT RELY ON THE WORD OF GOD
Relying on the word of God is entering to dwell and abide in the presence of God.
Relying on God will not fail. 
In this wicked world, relying on God is not evidence of weakness but applying wisdom. 
Today, learn and know to rely on the word of God, to be hiding trust and hope in God.
To rely on God, inquire from God, the evidence of one that is after the heart of God.
Inquiring is the character of one with faith that seeks God diligently, to see God, to attain great exploit for the glory of God.
God brought you this far.
Challenging is troubling and should not prompt one to rely on anyone.
Proverbs 25:19 warns all, “Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.”
Have confidence in God alone.
The mercy of God shall see you through this time, living life for the glory of God.
Meditate prayerfully that this month shall be for continual rely on God in all endeavors.
Relying on God provokes victory of God.
Speak to the month, call it: the month of relying on God.

WHO ARE YOU BEFORE GOD?

All belongs to God alone.
All should live life, exist for God.
Revelation 4:11 speaks for all to know who they are, “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
Search yourself to know who you are to avoid living life as a waste vessel but living, existing for God.
Who are you, and what are you giving back to God?
Think of what to give back to God in the place of always asking from God.
Seeking God with a custom approach will gain the attention of God not to become a victim of the wicked world.
Under heaven, if the acclaimed believers know God not know about God, darkness should not be prevailing as much as it is today.
Many are gathering as a believer of God but far from God, with no room for the word of God taking over the way of life. 
In life, the word of God (command of God) demands nothing but for all to be fully obedient with no iota of middle ground.
To be fully obedient is living life by the word of God.
To be fully obedient to the word of God will please God to provoke the blessing of God.
Living a life of disobedience is bound to provoke the curse of God. 
Are you partially obedient to the word of God as in the middle? 
Are you like water that is not warm or cold? 
Revelation 3:15-16 records about not being warm or cold, “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.”  
Who are you?
Are you an acclaimed believer as a Christian?
The majority are answering as a Christian but not CHRIST-LIKE, by their way of living life. 
Following the word of God as the disciples of Jesus are CHRIST-LIKE just as it started in Antioch.
Acts 11:26 points out, “And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”
The majority answering as Christians are far from following the word of Christ but following the world.
The majority of acclaimed Christians are not as disciples in Antioch but are with the character of telling lies, deceiving, and manipulating their world.
Who are you?
Seek God diligently answering as Christ-like.
Are you an acclaimed believer that carries the Bible (the word of God) in the head but not in the heart, not allowing the word, in the ways of life? 
Are you an acclaimed believer who talks than to listen to hear from God?
Are you walking from God in the place to walk with God or walk in Him?
Are you talking about the word of God but not walking the word of God?
Talking without walking the word will not deliver the power in the word of God.
Isaiah 54:17 records, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn…” 
Are you quoting the word of God but not living by the word of God?
Without walking the word of God, expecting the manifestation of the power of God is in self-deception. 
God is not a careless giver to one that does not walk in His word.
Who are you?
Are you wicked and not knowing that God sees all?
Many believers, not just unbelievers, are wicked.
Before God, Jeremiah 12:1-2 points out who is wicked, 
“Righteous are You, O Lord when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? You have planted them, yes they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.”
Believers with the word of God in the mouth but far from the heart are wicked.
Who are you?
Before God, who do you think you are?
Are you a fan of Christ or a follower of God?
The majority of believers are fans, not a follower of God. 
Fans are conversant with the word but do not have a place in the heart. 
Fans answering as a believer knows about God but do not know God.
Get to know yourself to give back to God by seeking Him diligently.
From today, declare a desire to give more to God.
Serving God is not about seeking wants.
In the place of asking from God, search for yourself to identify what you will give back to God.
Search yourself to know who you are before God.

Be mindful of God that creates all to exist for His glory.