FAITH CAPSULE: Be against fear to gain faith, not to fail.

Luke 5:1-11

God does have a calling for all.
Answering the calling of God demands submission to God.
It takes understanding to answer the calling of God.
With understanding, there will be fear in place to answer the calling of God.
To arrive at the center of divine assignment demands following in the calling of God, not answering as a fan of God.
Are you a fan, or do you have a fear of God?
A fan has limited commitment to God, unlike a follower of God who seeks God diligently.
At a point in time, four fishermen forsook all and followed Jesus. 
In life, serving God demands the fear of God to forsake all. 
What is holding you down not follow in serving God?  
Allow the fear of God to overtake your life and not be a victim of the cunning device of the devil.
The cunning device of the devil is an enticement to destroy anyone who falls in it. 
As strong as Samson was, his disobedience to the word of God made him a victim of the cunning enticement of the enemy. 
Samson fell for enticement from Delilah. 
Judges 16:5 records, “And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ‘Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies…”  
Disobedient will position one against the deliverance of God.
Samson disobeyed the word of God, and the power that answers for obedience to the word of God for deliverance could not answered in the life of disobedient Samson.
Let the fear of God occupy you to gain the boldness and the character not to give yourself to a cunning device that denies arrival to the calling of God.
The fear of challenges, not the fear of God, is bound to discourage or deny answering to the calling of God.
Fear of challenges could not derail the achievement of the fishermen.
Four professional fishermen at the right time failed to catch fish. 
The four fishermen could not give up until daybreak, yet they caught nothing. 
As they were washing their nets and ready to pack for the day with nothing to show for as professional fishermen, Jesus showed up, “Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.” (Luke 5:3) 
Despite a lack of success with catching fish through night hours, their kindness was intact as they allowed the stranger (Jesus) to use their vessel without any refusal.
When faith is in place, fear will sink.
After Jesus finished teaching the multitude, He turned to the fishermen and gave them a word in Luke 5:4, “…Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 
Know that, in times of disappointment, the word of God will answer as a terminating force to turn disappointment into an appointed time.
Activate the reason not to give to fear.

Prayer for today: Ask that the word of God shall locate you to deny fear that is not of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Fear God so that your faith will rise.

Jeremiah 32

From Genesis to Revelation, the word of God identifies what it is to fear God.
Abraham feared God and did not hold Himself against the command of God. (Genesis 22:12)
Joseph encouraged his brothers to live in the fear of God and have life. (Genesis 42:18)
With fear of God, it is possible not to sin against God. (Exodus 20:20)
Lord God fights for those who fear Him. (Deuteronomy 3:22)
The word records, “But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.” (2 Kings 17:39)
One who understands the fear of the Lord shall find the knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:5)
Fear none but God, and God will be with you. (Isaiah 41:10)
The word of God informs that the mercy of God is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. (Luke 1:50)
Perfecting holiness is in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1)
Submission to one another counts before God, but without the fear of God, it is not possible. (Ephesians 5:21)
Those who fear God praise God. (Revelation 19:5)
From Genesis to Revelations, having a fear of God is repeatedly emphasized.
The prayer point, to near God, needs to upgrade such a prayer point by asking for the fear of God.
Praying to be occupied by the fear of God should be a custom way of asking for His fear, not to live a life of waste.
Failure not to fear God is bound to fear the wicked of the world.
To fear the world enables fear to rise while faith will sink.
Make it a prayer point, asking for the fear of God.
God said to ask, and He promised, saying, “Then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.”
Fear God so that your faith will rise, to live by faith, not to be a victim of the wicked world.
The Acclaimed believer who does not fear God is bound to become locked down.
Do you fear God, or do you fear the unknown?
Regardless of whether you are in your Christian group or not, becoming a victim of fearing the unknown will not excuse you from becoming a victim of not fearing God.
Do not become a victim of fear.
Live a life to see in the word of God.
The lack of fear of God denied acclaimed believers, and they could not see the word of God that promised abundance by Jesus. (John 10:10)
Jesus came to give life to all, to die on the cross, and to rise (resurrected).
Jesus repeatedly told disciples about His resurrection, but after He died and rose, fear locked them. (John 20:19)
On the third day, those who sought Jesus at the tomb were overwhelmed with fear as a voice located them saying, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5)
The fear of the unknown is bound not to rise in faith.

Prayer for today: Ask God to give you one heart and one way that you fear Him forever.

FAITH CAPSULE: The grace and mercy of God have brought you this far.

Exodus 32

Thank God for His word that upgrades.
The word of God is in recordings to upgrade one that will give self to the word of God.
Get upgraded; be built up in the word of God. Apostle Paul encourages all in 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.” 
It is worthy to commit oneself to the word of God and be upgraded with continual prayer and to the ministry of the word of God.
As the new months come in, give yourself attention not to live a life of waste by:
KNOW TO WAITING ON GOD AND NOT TO WASTE
Your delay will not deny you!
Exodus 32:1 records, “Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us…”
The Israelites saw delay and turned to another god. 
Some delays are necessary when God is at the beginning of the journey.
Do not be discouraged.
Some delays are not failures but are to make a way.
Take note that without faith, the delay will turn quickly out of the way of the word of God that delivers. 
Allow God by taking all your delay to God in prayer. 
GIVE YOURSELF TO THE WORD OF GOD TO BUILD YOU
One full of this world cannot be hungry for the word of God. 
It is possible to fast from food, but avoid fasting from the word of God, not to become accessible to the wicked world. 
Luke 4:4 states, “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God.”
Feed on the word of God to build you, not live a life of waste.
Apostle Paul speaks to all, “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.” (Acts 20:32)
BEWARE THE CUNNING DEVICE OF THE DEVIL
The cunning device of the devil is an enticement to destroy anyone who falls in it. 
As strong as Samson was, his disobedience to the word of God made him a victim of the cunning enticement of the enemy. 
Samson fell for enticement from Delilah. Judges 16:5 records, “And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ‘Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies…”  
Disobedient will position one against the deliverance of God.
Samson disobeyed the word of God, and the power that answers for obedience to the word of God for deliverance could not answered in the life of disobedient Samson.
As the year continues, the mercy of God shall continually uphold you.

Prayer for today: Ask that you give yourself to the word of God as a way of life.

FAITH CAPSULE: The inability to see God in His word shall not turn to God.

Exodus 3

The word of God is God.
Ability to see God in His word shall observe and do according to His word.
See in the word of God by looking to God.
One who sees God shall be able to turn to God obediently.
To turn to God is to be near to God.
God is not far for anyone who seeks Him.
Looking away from God is not looking for God to find God.
The evidence to KNOW GOD is to TURN ASIDE to God.
It is an error, incomplete to look at God but not turn aside to God.
All must TURN ASIDE to God.
Turning aside to God is essential to engage the calling of God. 
For example, Moses could not live life in the calling of God until he TURNED ASIDE to God. 
Exodus 3:2-4 records, “Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. and the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So, he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” so when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” and he said, “here I am.” (exodus 3:2-4) 
Moses looked without getting the calling of God until he turned aside to see in the word of God.
The key to arriving at the calling of God demands turning aside to see God. 
One who sees God will KNOW God to answer the calling of God by turning to God. 
The world is a distraction from inside to outside and will deny turning aside to look for God, to find God.
However, with desire and persistence, one will not fail but turn aside to God. The prayer of Jesus positioned Peter in the calling of God without failing before God. 
Many are looking outside for God wrongly by running from one church building to another building, giving themselves to empty promises by counting on man but not committed to God.
Knowing about God but not knowing God is prevalent (widespread) among many acclaimed believers.
Are you running after a man posing in the name of a great man of God but not knowing GOD to turn aside to God?
Do you KNOW GOD to turn aside to God?
With a desire, turn aside to God, come out of religion, and get into the reality of Christ.

Prayer for today: Ask God to turn your eyes from looking at worthless things and revive you in His way.