FAITH CAPSULE: At every breath, know to say that God is good.

Jeremiah 1

One who gives regard to His work is acknowledging Him for His work.
Acknowledging God is giving Him attention.
Psalm 28:5 confirms the goodness of knowing by identifying that God is good.
“Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.” (Psalm 28:5)
One who knows the good of God will know to listen to see, to receive in the word of God.
Just like the Israelites and Joshua, the victory for Jeremiah was rooted in the word of God when God said, “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.” (Jeremiah 1:10) 
God spoke to Joshua and Jeremiah, and they listened with understanding to see the manifestation in the spoken word of God. 
To Ezekiel, God spoke: “See, I am giving you cow dung instead of human waste, and you shall prepare your bread over it.” (Ezekiel 4:15) Ezekiel also listened with understanding; he saw to receive the direction by the word of God.
Every act of hearing (listening) in the word of God is evidence of listening to see, which is the key to gaining understanding.
Are you listening to understand the word of God?
Are you with understanding to see your victory in the word of God just like Joshua, Jeremiah, and many others in the pages of the Bible?
Are you with understanding to see your unfailing direction in the word of God, just like Ezekiel and others in the pages of the Bible?
The word of God is the manual for all. 
Live a life of understanding to see and receive in the word of God.
Jesus is the Word of God. (John 1:1)
John 10:10 records the purpose of the coming Jesus: “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.” 
Listen to the word of God to see God in Him (the word of God) and live life more abundantly.
John 14:25-27 records the gift of His peace:
“These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
Every recording of the word of Jesus which sounds in your direction is the source of your peace.
Are you listening to understand and to see in the word of God? 
If you are listening with understanding, you will see and receive as spoken to you.

Prayer for today: Ask to be filled with wisdom and understanding in the word of God.