FAITH CAPSULE: Are you calling for the return of God just like David? 

1 Samuel 3

The communication of God is His revelation.
When there is no revelation, transformation ceases. 
The journey of life without transformation will lead to termination. 
At one point, Davids asked the Lord to return for him to experience deliverance.
The request of David is evidence to the testimony that without communication, which is a revelation, every struggle of life reigns. 
How is your revelation experience? 
Just like David said, revelation from God will bring forth deliverance, and salvation will reign. 
King David states in Psalm 6:4, “Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for your mercies’ sake!”
Considering the calling of David on God, could it have been a cry at a time when God had departed from him? 
It is clear that when God departs from one or His people, all that is of God and from God ceases to manifest itself. 
It is a dangerous ground to be where revelation from God ceases. 
Are you calling for the return of God just like David? 
The word of God, which is the presence of God, will undoubtedly bring God back to His people if His people will hear and understand studying the word of God. 
At a point in time in Shiloh when Eli was the priest, it is recorded, “…the word of Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.” (1 Samuel 3:1) 
The situation of no revelation in Shiloh called for the return of God. 
The return of the Lord is His appearance, and it took the coming of Samuel for revelation to come back to Shiloh. 
1 Samuel 3:21 states, “Then the LORD appeared again in Shiloh. For the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.” God, who appeared again in Shiloh, will also appear again (return) to visit you if you have lost contact with Him or if you have limited His appearance. 
Where His Word becomes rare, widespread revelation will cease. 
In this season of new beginnings, engage the word of God more often and cue to getting revelation from God to deliver and preserve you in the coming days, weeks, months, and years.
The Psalmist is not ignorant of his need when he calls for the return of God. 
Psalm 106:4 records, “Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation.”  
What are you looking up to Him for? 
Is it for Him to return, remember, or to visit you? 
The Psalmist wanted God to remember and visit him because when God remembers or visits, one receives the benefit of His chosen ones. 
You will be able to rejoice in the gladness of His nation and will be able to glory with His inheritance. (Psalm 106:5) 
God is forever consistent. 
He is God who returns to reveal. 
He is the God that remembers to favor and God, that visits with salvation. 

Prayer for today: God remembers with favor, and a visit with salvation is what to ask for.

FAITH CAPSULE: Let the year become of your carrying the presence of God.

Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Let the New Year be a year that you become a ride for God that His presence occupies you to become established in you.
Ask God to make you become a rideable one for His presence.
A tied donkey became a rideable one for Jesus.
Matthew 21:1-3 documents, “Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
Jesus needed a ride for His glory.
A donkey tie had to be released for Jesus to ride for His glory.
Matthew 21:7 confirms, “So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.”
For the Year 2024, Meditate in prayer that whatever is tying you down, to deny your availability as a ride and fill by the presence of God, shall release you by the Word of God that asks for your release, in the name of Jesus.    
GIVE YOURSELF TO THE WORD OF GOD 
Let the new beginning become a season of fulfillment (realization) of God in your life.
All it takes to live a life of the fulfillment of God is to become constantly filled and full of the Word of God that was in the beginning with God. 
John 1: 1-2 describes, “…the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.”
The realization of God in your life will be the evidence of light that shines in the darkness of the wicked world.
Spending time on the Word of God is a time of listening to the voice of God that speaks for all to obey. 
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 records for all, “If you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you because you obey the voice of the LORD your God.”  
Give self to the Word of God. Gain and retain the presence of God to have rest in the promise of God. 
New Year resolution will not give the rest as the Word of God will. 
Let your resolution be in the presence of God. 
The presence of God is in the Word of God. 
Through the journey, the children of Israel were being led constantly by the presence of God, giving the Israelites direction and leadership that always resulted in rest when they were obedient. 

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled that the New Year shall answer for gaining the presence of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: As the year rolls out, trust God to convert every twist and turn to triumph.  

Numbers 20:1-13

January to December is a journey of life.
Living life from January to December is a journey of life. 
To be alive through the year is the mercy of God, not the evidence of knowing to live life or not because of merit.
The beginning of every journey to the end is open to God alone, who sees all.
The journey of life does not run straight.
The journey has ups and downs.
It has peaks and gorges. 
There are always twists and turns before getting to the expected end. 
Are you experiencing or not expecting twists and turns? 
God is faithful to the core, and His word is true and perfect.
Challenges are not exempt from the life journey. 
Psalm 34:19, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”  
As the year rolls out, trust God to convert every twist and turn to triumph. God is the only God that converts frustration to celebration. 
As the new journey also unfolds, the favor of God shall become your portion. 
As a new journey is about to unfold, all should become fully engaged with the living word of God, the instruction that guides and leads to an expected end. 
Moses, as great as he was in the hand of God, could only see the Promised Land at a distance but could not step on the Promised Land. Moses despised the word of God when he struck when commanded to speak. 
Numbers 20:7-11, “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water, thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock and give drink to the congregation and their animals.” So Moses took the rod from before the Lord as He commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod, and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.”  
One must be focused and not fail to depend on God, not despise the word of God. 
To despise the word is to be destroyed.
Moses, by his entire exploit by the hand of God upon his life, was not allowed to get to the end of the journey that he so strongly desired. 
As you cross over in your journey, allow the word of God to be your driver. 
As you engage in a new journey, ask God to remove any force or agent of derailment that wants to deny you from getting to an expected end.
As you engage in a new journey, ask God to remove any force or agent of derailment that wants to deny you from getting to an expected end.

Prayer for today: Ask God to remove any hindrance that would deny not to get to the expected end.

FAITH CAPSULE: It is not the time to think of giving thanks but to give God hearty thanks. 

Luke 1:26-56

There is so much to give thanks to God.
Giving thanks to God at every breath is never too much.
It is not time to think thanks but to give God thanks.
It is not an ordinary grace but a great grace to be alive. 
The mercy of God, not your merit, has brought you through the days of this year.
Privilege of God, not your right, is keeping you standing. 
At the time King Saul was after the life of David to kill him, David pointed out in his conversation with Jonathan, “…but there is a step between me and death.” (1 Samuel 20:3) 
From January to December, you have taken several steps by great grace, not by great act. 
The time for all is to count blessings instead of counting wants before God. 
Today, come out of every area of worry and engage in reasonable worship.
Is there any need for worrying in your life? 
Worry possibly takes away worship in the life of the acclaimed believer in Christ Jesus. 
Every time a believer steps out of the feet of Jesus where the word of deliverance and preservation is in place, the believer will fall from worship to worry. 
Distraction is an agent of disruption. 
One who is distracted is disrupted and will not hear what it takes to engage in worship instead of worry. 
Martha was worried while having the Unchanging changer (Jesus) in her house. 
She was worried because of so much distraction. 
Luke 10:38-40, “Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” 
Are you worried? 
Is it too hard not to worry? 
Do not worry, know, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” (Luke 1:37) 
Your worrying is evidence of your attempt to carry your yoke and burden by yourself. 
Hear the word of Jesus, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) The word of God is simple enough for you to let Jesus take charge of your yoke and your burden. 
It is not the time to think of giving thanks but to give God hearty thanks for the grace of life. 

Prayer for today: Ask that you enable me to live a life of thanking God.