FAITH CAPSULE: Why not have the desire to live responsibly before God?

Daniel 1

A choice to be a responsible one does have consequences.
Be responsible!
Responsibility is the price for greatness. 
To be responsible is a choice, not a force. 
One that chooses to be responsible in response to the word of God is what sets man to live potentially on the face of the earth. 
Jesus frequently and unswervingly communicated humility through His words and action throughout His ministry on the face of the earth. 
Jesus demonstrated humility which is for learning for all.
Humility is a choice to be responsible. 
The word of God points out that with no humility, obeying the word of God becomes impossible. 
Philippians 2:8 buttressed, “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” 
Jesus, our Lord, and savior, chose to be humbled and responded with obedience. 
Jesus humbled Himself and became obedient to be great for the glory of God.
How responsible are you for the word of God?
Daniel was responsible for the word of God to attain the price of greatness for the glory of God.
Daniel 1:8-9 documents about Daniel, “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs.”
The responsible life of Daniel gained him the favor and goodwill of God before the chief of the eunuchs and throughout his day of captivity.
Throughout the life of Daniel, the choice of responsibility was glaring as he avoided wickedness against the covenant. 
The book of Daniel 11:32 records, “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery (sweet talk); but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” 
A wicked way of living life is possible to be rooted in irresponsibility.
Why not have the desire to live responsibly before God?
To be built by the word is a direct route to becoming responsible, which is the price of greatness. 
In life, commit to the word of God. 
Apostle Paul admonishes 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)
How responsible are you for the word of God? 
Jesus has paid the price. 
Are you doing your part for the price paid by Jesus?
Christianity should not be only in noise-making or quoting the word of God.
Christianity should live by the word with evidence of being responsible before God.

Prayer for today: Ask that you be enabled to live responsibly as a believer of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: When God is with one, no evil can be against such. 

Genesis 37, 39

The wickedness of this world is rooted in the heart.
Jeremiah 17:9 records, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?  
The brothers of Joseph took the position of wickedness in the direction of Joseph.
Genesis 37:18-20 records, “Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! Come therefore let us now kill him and cast him into some pit, and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!”  
The Brothers of Joseph turned out to become enemies and wanted to see what to become of Joseph and his dream. 
Often, wicked ones do not remember that God is in charge of heaven and earth affairs. 
Regardless of how long the act of evil exists, the intervention of God shall prevail.
God alone sees evil acts and will not look away from evil deeds.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 states, “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” 
Are you with evil agenda like the brothers of Joseph?
The story of Joseph is evidence that one with God will excel for the glory of God, not be a victim of evil ones.
Moreso, God is a God that does not fail to keep His own.
Genesis 39:2- 4 documents, “The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man, and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand. So Joseph found favor in his sight and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.” 
God was with Joseph because the enemy chose to be against him. The enemy wanted to deny him to live to the fulfillment of the purpose of God.
Are you experiencing evil set against your life? 
Live for God to be with the assurance that God is with you to prevail. 
Evidently, God was with Joseph.
There was mercy, favor, prosperity, success, and authority in place in the life of Joseph. 
When God is with one, no evil can be against such that walk in the word of God. 
The strength of Joseph was his secret.
The secret of Joseph was his fear of God. 
The book of Proverbs 14:27 records, “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.” 
The word of God is forever, and He will not fail to perform His word. God alone shall turn around the intent of the enemy to good.

Prayer for the day: Ask God for mercy and become an over-comer against evil agenda.

FAITH CAPSULE: Evil is wicked, and wicked is evil. 

Proverbs 6

Are you with a heart of evil?
Is your heart occupied with wickedness?
Genesis 6:5 records, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” 
The only perfect creation of heaven and earth sees the wicked heart of all. 
The call on God by the Psalmist testifies to the evil of the heart. 
Psalm 140:1-2 records: Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their hearts…”  The book of Proverbs 6:14 added to how the heart operates: “Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually, he sows discord.” 
Evil and wickedness are the same as birds of the same feather. 
Evil is wicked, and wicked is evil. 
As an acclaimed believer or unbeliever, what is your heart like before God?
Are you with a heart of evil or wicked?
God sees the heart of all.
The word of God encourages all to Keep the heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23) 
Without a doubt, keep the word of God in your heart and set not to fall in the line of evil.
God declares the wickedness of man and hearts as only evil at all times (continually).
God sees wickedness with evil continually in the heart of man.
Commit to God to avoid not to become of evil. 
The book of John 2:24-25 buttresses, “But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men” 
Who are you committed to with your heart? 
Will you keep your heart diligently and avoid being continually evil?
God is always in charge and knows every heart. 
The word of God to Jeremiah is evidence of the knowledge of God. 
God speaks to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5) 
The above statement speaks to the truth that no man under heaven was born by accident, and no one is outside the knowledge of God about all.
Avoid not being one with a heart of wickedness.
Avoid commitment to a man whose every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 
Are you looking outside God to become what God has not made you be?
Live life for God, do not look away from God and let the word of God occupy your heart, not be wicked heart.
Focus on God and let all evil not be your way of life.
Keep your heart diligent and be for God and not be continually evil.

Prayer for today: Open your mouth, lift your voice, and ask God for deliverance and not to be a vessel of evil.

FAITH CAPSULE: Do not give up the expectation of your manifestation too early.

Psalm 121

Engage a new day by lifting your eyes to God.
Let it be your way of life to be lifting your eyes to God, the evidence of having faith in God.
God is with good thoughts for all. 
God testifies in His word, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”(Jeremiah 29:11)
God is of good thoughts with no iota of evil towards His creation. God is God that remembers with favor and visits with salvation.  
Genesis 8:1 testifies: “Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.”  
As a believer, be assured that you are already on fertile land regardless of evil plantations in this wicked world.
Make a way of life, lifting your eyes to God regardless of any challenge. 
Lifting eyes to God is not convenient, but it is a commitment that demands no interruption. 
Lifting eyes to God is evidence of knowing to wait on God. 
The Psalmist testifies, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD Who made heaven and earth.”(Psalm 121:1-2) 
The testimony of the Psalmist is a revelation it is worthy of meditation for expectation. 
Are you looking to God for help, or are you looking up because others are looking up?
Psalm 34:5 buttresses, “They looked up unto Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.” 
Lifting eyes to God at this time of challenges is the assurance that emptiness shall not be your portion. 
It is too early to give up the expectation of your manifestation but keep lifting your eyes to God.
Why do you look to and away from God? 
There is only one God, and He is the One that is above all. 
The Word of God encourages, “Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:22)
Without a doubt, looking up to God is a thoughtful and mindful approach.
When Jacob was on his way from Laban, he wrestled with an angel, and Genesis 32:30 testifies, “So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” The testimony of Jacob is saying that one that looks up to God, preservation over such in life journey is safe.
Anyone that will know to be lifting eyes to God shall excel to the glory of God.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to live to the fulfillment of your destiny to the glory of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: God does the planning; we do the preparing. 

Matthew 25:1-13

Seeking God is a plan of wanting to see God, but preparation is to seek God diligently to see Him.
The values you have to see God is the evidence rooted in your act and behavior.
In seeking God to find God is “What you do is what you believe; everything else is just religious talk.” 
The wise virgins value the invitation and adjust their behavior accordingly to be ready. 
They are women who have pure hearts, cultivate goodness, and guard their speech. 
They are righteous and have faith. 
In the parable, faithful waiting involves preparation and readiness, not planning and predicting.
The teaching encased ten virgins of Jesus points to being ignored by the world.
Are you preparing and ready?
Are you planning and predicting? 
Ten virgins waited.
Five virgins prepared.
Five virgins only had a plan.
Five virgins who got shut out represent irresponsible ones not prepared.
Preparation is to be calling upon God by and seeking Him diligently.
Preparation is not seeking Him how one way but having a relationship with God. 
Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches people about living and growing in a relationship with God. 
Jesus stresses that being spiritually alive means not just knowing religious information or being with a denomination but doing what Jesus teaches regarding love for God and neighbor.
The biblical truth is this: God does the planning; we do the preparing.
Jeremiah 29:11 informs us what God says: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.
In Genesis 12, God told Abram to begin a journey and didn’t even tell him where he was going. 
Abram couldn’t plan the itinerary but prepared by telling his family, wrapping up business details, packing his tent, and setting out. 
The Exodus from Egypt is a story of prayer and preparation. 
God planned the Exodus, but no person could. 
No one would have written the story God did, and Moses didn’t get to see the whole plan ahead of time. 
The Israelites prepared by marking their doors, taking everything they could carry, eating fast food, and waiting for the word to move out. 
John the Baptist preached: “Prepare the way of the Lord.” He didn’t say, “Plan the way of the Lord.”
Are you planning in the place of preparing before God?
Proverbs 19: 21 informs all: There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
It is the wisdom and character of one that lives by the word of God (believer) to prepare in the place of the plan. 
All are limited to planning the future, much of what happens, but to give to prepare in watching and praying.
The biblical approach to the future involves prayer and preparation more than prediction and planning.

Prayer for today: 
Ask that seeking God in preparation be meaningful and be established in your way of living life before Him. (Seeking God diligently)
Ask that none of your plans shall offset the place of your preparation before God.
Ask that the plan of God for your life shall stand all the days he has given you.