FAITH CAPSULE: Are you standing on the side of God?

Psalm 73

The psalmist could not look away from the wickedness activities under heaven when was provoked with the statement in Psalm 73:3-6, “For I was envious of the boastful when I saw the prosperity of the wicked for there are no pangs in their death, but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men, nor are they plagued like other men. Therefore, pride serves as their necklace; violence covers them like a garment.” (Psalm 73:3-6) 
Are you one that finds it challenging to look away from wickedness or comfortable seeing wicked activities in your vicinity?
Are you being intimated by wicked ones, by their ways of life? 
Be restful and know that God is never asleep nor slumber but will separate the wicked from ones that are not wicked.
Look away from the wicked not to be envious of the wickedness activities.
The same God yesterday, today, and tomorrow will not overlook the wickedness of today. 
Matthew 13:30 records what the end awaits the wicked as the tares: “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them but gather the wheat into my barn.’” 
Where do you stand? 
Are you a representative of wheat or tare by your ways of life?
Rainfall with all that contributes to growth for wheat and tares are in a position to be benefited.  
Also, tares can be appearing fat and better than wheat, but the intervention time to separate wrong from right, good ones from the wicked one is at the appointed time of God. 
In life, live by the word of God to be prepared for harvest time that is coming.
Wickedness is evil, and evil is sin evidence of not having fear for God. 
God can be a longsuffering God with His sentence against evil work might not be at speed, but God is in control, and He sees the affairs of all.
Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 is a warning for learning to all, “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. 12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.” 
A wicked can appear as growing fine and better under heaven but will not be excepted for wickedness before God.
God sees all, and at His appointed time, He shall come to judge.

Prayer for today: Ask for deliverance and not be a wicked one in all ways of life.

FAITH CAPSULE: What kind of Sower are you before God?

1John2

In the journey of life, how one takes a step will determine where such landed.
It is always where one lands that will determine how one settles in life journey.
What kind of steps are you taking?
What one gives out in life is what to get back from in life.
For example, it is how one lays bed that will sleep on it. 
One that sleeps on a rough bed should expect to rise roughly from sleep. 
What is your company like, and how does it reflect on you?
The company that one flocks with often testifies the character of such.
A goat that flocks with the company of pigs shall carry the identity of the pig.
God is a perfect God that oversees the affairs of man.
God is not a slave master but a saving master.
God is not the author of suffering but a longsuffering God. Psalm 86:15 identifies the character of God, “But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.”
What one sows is what such shall reap.
As close as banana and plantain look the same, it shall not be possible to sow a banana to reap plantain.
A man can deceive to manipulate the world but not possible to deceive God that sees all.
What one has sowed or what is sowing shall be reaped at the appointed time.
What seed are you sowing?
Are you sowing bad with the expectation to reap good?
Are you sowing good with the expectation to reap from good?
In all areas of life, regardless of the title outside of believers or non-believers, doing wrong in hiding will always result wrong. 
Know to do right and experience right in your ways of life.
What is the seed you carry to spread or to sow in this world of wickedness?
The world of wickedness is full of telling lies to deceive and manipulate.
What kind of seed do you carry?
The seed you carry is what you possess to sow or share with your world.
In life, to sow the seed of deception with the expectation to reap the fruit of perfection is not possible. 
One that sow lie will reap the fruit of being deceived. 
Do not live life as a liar. 
Word of God admonishes, “He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” (1John2:4-6) 
God invests much in the life of all.
The majority extends so little in return to God by not living by the truth of God.
Telling lies as the seed you carry can last for years but, it takes just a day, a moment that truth shall expose lies.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to live life by the truth of God.

FAITH CAPSULES: Know God to fear Him.

Jeremiah 32: 26-44

To fear God by living life by His word is the evidence of knowing God.
Knowing about God cannot possibly fear God as knowing God.
Knowing about God can be conversant, quoting, or singing the word of God but not knowing God.
Knowing about God can be living in the gathering of believers, praying out loud before God but, the way of life does not line up with the word of God evidence of not fearing God.
The title, position of one inside or outside the church is not the evidence of knowing God, not with the character of the FEAR of God.
Abraham identifies what it means when the fear for God lacks, “Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me…” (Genesis 20:11)
Killing can be physically, spiritually, or emotionally.
The killing of others is continual in this wicked world.
Killing is rampant among friends, colleagues, and with no exception of the families.
The killing of others is evidence of no fear for God.
Abraham states the fear of God is not in this place.
In your place, your lot, is there the existence of the fear of God?
Do you have an inn, a place with the fear of God?
To live life by the fear of God is not by making noise to demonstrate as a believer with the title in the name of God.
Knowing the word of God and living by the word of God is the identity of one with boldness (knowing the word, not knowing about it) and character (living life by the word of God).
Boldness and character are the winning combinations for one with the FEAR of God.
Do you know God (not just know about), living life by His word the evidence of having the fear for God?
In life, with a desire, be one to be fearful of God.
Exodus 15:11 expresses the fear of God, “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?”
Isaiah 33:6 makes all know that God treasures when He is feared, “Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.”
Mark it, prayerfully, have the desire to live every moment of life with the FEAR of God that treasures the fear of Him. 
With the fear of God, it cannot be possible to give a place to fear the world with wickedness.
God shall answer a prayer that asks to be enabled to fear Him.
Jeremiah 32:39-40 testifies to the promise of God to answer to give His fear, “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. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” 

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

FAITH CAPSULES: Fear is not of God but sinks one with no faith. 

2 Kings 6

Among forces that will reduce one as it reduces many in the Bible is giving self to fear instead of having faith in God.
From the book of Genesis to Revelation, there are recordings of ones in position or walked in the nearness of God but yet give self to fear ignorantly.
For example, lack of clarity of sight physically, spiritually by the servant of Elisha aroused fear of the enemy that reduced him but, the prayer of Elisha delivered him not to end life wasted. 
2 Kings 6:15-17 documents the fear of enemies by the servant of Elisha and the intervention of the prayer of Elisha, “And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” 16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” 
Fear is not of God belongs to the wicked one as a weapon to reduce one to destroy. When the spirit of fear strikes, faith sinks.
In a journey with Jesus, the disciples gave themselves to fear and their faith experienced with sinking.
When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea, fear settled in them because they could not recognize Him. 
Jesus spoke boldness for them to be calm.
The disciples could not come out of fear when Peter asked to walk on the sea as Jesus did.
Matthew 14:28-32 records, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.”
When faith is not in place, fear will strike to reduce and sink one.
Every documentation in the Bible testifies that with prayer, challenges to be reduced shall experience deliverance to live life for the glory of God.
With a desire to live life for God, search yourself and know if there is wickedness with agenda to deny, delay or destroy not to live life for God.

Prayer for today: Pray against forces that reduce not to live life for God.