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OCTOBER 22 FAITH MAIL

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TURN TO THE WORD!

This day, week, month, from this moment, turn to the word of God.
Turn more to the word of God!
To have lived this far is not because one knows how to live life but because the grace of God has brought you this far.
To be alive demands turning to God, giving Him all the glory and honor for keeping you this far.
Turn to God, and not be weary of the challenges you experience.
Are your challenges persist and resist taking long to cease?
Understand and know that not how long challenges exist, but it is how far God has brought you.
Always turn to the word of God.
God sent His word to heal, deliver, and preserve.
Psalm 107:20 testifies to God, “He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.” 
Know to cue yourself in the word of God.
The word of God is not a fable is not a story to a suit for personal gain or material.
Turn to the word of God for real!
Psalm 8:4-6 records how caring to turn to God: “What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet.”
God is a caring God to create all for Him.
God creates all to exist for His glory and honor.
What or who are you turning to in this wicked world?
The word of God is God. 
One that gives self to the word of God turns to God.
All should turn to God.
There is no reason not to turn to God.
Among reasons to turn to the word of God are:
THE WORD OF GOD DELIVERS
Genesis 19:17 records the word of deliverance for Lot and his wife, “…Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”
Lot turned to the word of God, but his wife did not turn to the word of God. 
Genesis 19:26 records, “But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”  
One that turns to the word of God looks to God for deliverance.
The wife of Lot turned away from God to become terminated.
RESPONSIBILITY TURN TO GOD
The limitation of the relationship with God is the evidence of the limited time spent with God. 
One that studies the word of God is evidence of not turning from God. 
Romans 15:4 informs all, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” 
Why not give yourself to studying the word of God, to know and not turn away from Him? 
Turn from the world to the word of God to know the truth.
John 8:32 admonishes all, “…YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH.” 
It is the responsibility of all to know God, the truth.
LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD
Listen to the word of God, and turn to His word. 
Turning to the word of God shall lead to deliverance from shame to joyful celebration. 
At the wedding at Cana of Galilee, when the celebration ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus advised the servants of Jesus “…whatever He says to you, do it.” (John 2:5) 
In every way of life, turn to the word of God by listening to Him, and testimony shall not experience shame. 
Turn to God!
ASK TO BE TURNED TO GOD.
Running after a man in the place of not turning to God is not evidence of knowing God. 
Get to KNOW GOD by TURNING to Jesus!
Paul points out that Jesus is for all to turn away from iniquities to Him. 
Acts 3:26 records, “To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” 
Today, pray the prayer of the Psalmist for yourself as:
Psalm 119:37 records, “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.” 
Turn to the word of God, and give yourself to Him in His word to live life by His word.
Again, remember always that it is not how long challenges exist, but it is about how far God has brought you.
Remember, despite your inconsistency in not living life by the command of God, God remains constant and consistent, responding with His care when turned to Him.
Turn to the word of God!
Ask God that His word shall become established in your life. 

DO THE WORD

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Doing the word of God is doing good.

Esther 8

Under heaven, doing good is not beyond God.
God sees all, and doing good will provoke the mercy of God.
The Bible records that the word of God is God as John 1:1 testifies, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
The Bible also records that the word is the Spirit of God. 
John 6:63 records, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life.”
The Bible also confirms, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) 
The Word of God is God, and His word is His Spirit.
Doing the word of God is doing good.
It is wise and should be a desire with one that wants to live life for God, to pray the word of Psalm 143:10 that states, “Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.”
When God, His Spirit that is good, becomes established in the life of one, the testimony of God that is mercy and truth shall belong to such.
The mercy of God is attainable for one that is doing good before God.
Knowing to do good under heaven is not beyond the response of the mercy of God.
One, Haman devised evil against the Jews to provoke the guidance of Mordecai, which led Esther to receive privilege before the King to deny Haman with an evil device. Bible records, “Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews.” (Esther 8:3) 
Esther devised good, and the mercy of God answered on behalf of all her people (Jews). 
The Word of God in Proverbs 14:22 confirms, “…but mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. 
One devising good will attain the mercy of God.
In life, one that sows good will reap good.
It is a wise saying that whatever a man sow is what a man will reap.
For example, as close as banana and plantain look alike, it is impossible to sow banana and reap plantain regardless of how look-alike they appear.
What are you sowing to reap?
Hosea 10:12 buttressed the word of God, “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy.” 
Become one merciful to experience the mercy of God just as Matthew 5:7 speaks to all, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” 
Be merciful to attain the mercy of God over your life.
With understanding, know God to be doing good, not just know about God. 
Seek the mercy of God so that His mercy will reign and rule in your life.

Prayer for today: Ask to be a vessel of doing good to the glory of God.

FOUR POINTS

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Meditate on the following four points to experience the move of God.

Psalm 1, 4

Meditating the word of God is continual communication with God or locating God in His living word.
The quotes rooted in the word of God are to occupy the mind for meditating before God, knowing that God will deliver.
Meditate following four points:
LIVE LIFE FOR GOD, NOT FOR YOURSELF
The character of a selfish-minded one is to know to do good but not do good. 
Such selfish-minded will do good except only in exchange for self-need as an exploiter in the life of others.
One with the character of a selfish mind is of sin before God. 
James 4:17 confirms a selfish mind, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” Who are you before God? Are you living life outside of the word of God?
Search self, live life, not for self, but to the glory of God.
ASK AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN AS PROMISED BY THE LIVING WORD OF GOD
Asking is what the unfailing word of God requests from all that know to ask.
Continually, ask for the living Word of God to locate you, to gain entrance into your life, and silence the spirit of unbelieving in your life. 
Ask God to enable you to live life prayerfully by His word. 
Psalm 72:15 admonishes, “…Prayer also will be made for Him continually, and daily He shall be praised.” 
Apostle Paul instructs in Acts 6:4, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”  
Know to pray because evil is continual!
LISTEN TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD OF GOD
One that listens will understand the word of God to live life victoriously, to the glory of God.
If you can listen, understanding will enable you to see, to receive, and what you receive in the word of God will become of you.
When there is no listening, there will be no understanding.
The word of Jesus in John 8:43 rhetorically questioned and answered, “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.”
Begin to listen enough to gain the understanding to be able to see and receive the word.
SEE IN THE WORD OF GOD
Jericho, with the wall, was an attempt to deny Isreal from arriving at the Promise Land.
However, Joshua could see in the spoken word of God.
By seeing in the word of God, the Israelites gain victory over Jericho.
God said, “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor.” (Joshua 6:2) 
Jeremiah saw in the word of God: “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) 
Begin to listen with understanding, see to receive in the word of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask that the word of God will stay in your heart to establish you in the presence of God.

CULTIVATE PRAYER LIFE

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Prayer demands commitment with consistency.

Daniel 6

Do you have a prayer life?
Prayer time is not a parade time to impress man but to provoke the hand of God for His favor of goodness. 
Prayer is a labor that is not for one with the spirit of laziness. 
The prayer of Jesus in the garden demonstrates that God will not ignore prayer before Him.
Luke 22:44 identifies the labor prayer of Jesus, “And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”  
Ask engaging laborious prayer as a way of life, not to be a victim of a wicked world.
A prayer-less is not possible to prevail in the wicked world.
Prayer should be a continual engagement.
Engaging in prayer time is not convenient but demands commitment.
Do you have a prayer life?
Is your prayer consistent with commitment? 
Apostle Paul testifies about prayer.
Acts 6:4 records, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Are you one with denying or delayed experience in the hour of prayer?
Daniel is one with the testimony of engaging prayer with commitment.
The commitment of Daniel is continual without convenience. 
Daniel had a heart for God.
Daniel was experiencing promotion as he purposes his heart for God.
The promotion of Daniel positioned him for untimely termination.
Daniel 6:3 records the reaction of King Darius to Daniel, “Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.”
The promotion experienced a challenge.
Daniel 6:4 records, “So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him.”
In all the challenges of Daniel, he resolved to prayer that made him prevail.
Daniel was a prayer vessel.
Daniel 6:10 records, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.”
The enemy of Daniel saw what kind of a man Daniel was, yet they wanted to terminate Daniel by pressing for his termination.
Daniel 6:11 records, “Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree”
The prayer of Daniel was the frustration of his enemies.
The praying of Daniel denied an untimely death over his life.
The king reluctantly gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him to become terminated by the lions.
Daniel prevailed because he was a praying vessel.
There is no substitute for praying to provoke the move of God.

Prayer for today: Ask that praying with commitment before God shall be your way of life.

WITH FAITH

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Get to know God, fear Him, and live free.  

John 14

Get to know God, fear Him, and live free. 
With faith will fear God, live in truth, and be free to live life for the glory of God. 
The word of God is the source of God and documents every reason to know God with fear. 
God is an awesome God to love for His goodness and mercy.
Get to know God, fear Him, and live free. 
The word of God is God. 
John 1:1 testifies, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” 
Many claims to know about the word of God, quote the word of God, or sing the word of God but lack freedom. 
The word of Jesus to the Jews that believed in His time also speaks to acclaim believers of today, “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32) 
Are you an acclaimed believer that is not free because of the lack of truth?
Do you know God or know about God? 
One that quotes or sings the word of God with no character in the way of life is evidence of knowing about God but not knowing God.
TRUTH.
Jesus is the truth of God. John 14:6 testifies, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” 
Know the truth, the word of God, to be free in this wicked world.
Knowing the truth is evidence of having faith.
Do you have faith?
Have faith to become faithful as one rooted in knowing the word of God.
The source of having faith is hearing and hearing the Word of God. 
One with a desire to live life by the word of God must be in a position to seek God in His word. 
Romans 10:17 declares, “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”  To be hearing and hearing the word of God is the coming of faith, but when there is no hearing, hearing faith will depart from one.
Continually, are you hearing the word of God to know God and be faithful?
DESCRIBING FAITH
The source of faith is the living word of God.
Faith is the living power that produces a living proof in the life of one that is faithful.
Faith is a spiritual power but not a philosophy or ideology. 
Jesus said, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63)
Have faith by giving yourself to the word of God, fear God, and be free in this wicked world.

Prayer for today: Ask that to be giving self to His word.