Faith Capsule: How are you running before God?

Jonah 1

Running from God is running against God.
Whichever way to run is not possible to run outside of God.
Anyone that is running from the calling of God is with a plan to hide from God.
There is no running that is beyond the reach of God.
The running of Jonah and Apostle Paul was not beyond the reach of God.
Jonah was in an attempt to run away from the calling of God.
Hiding from God is with lack of understanding not to dwell and abide in the secret place of God.
The secret place of God is in the word of God, for healing, deliverance, and preservation for one that believes to receives the word of God. Psalm 107:20 confirms, “He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.”
Why not appreciate the word of God and know not to run against the word of God when it sounds in your direction?
Are you ignoring the word of God?
Are you running away from the word of God by going in the opposite direction of God?
Jonah is a prophet of God that disregards the word of God to go in the opposite direction of God.
Jonah disobeyed God by going from the presence of God.
Jonah 1:1-3 documents the act of disobedient of Jonah before God, ” Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”
By running away from God, taking a step from God shall displace one from the presence of God.
Search yourself to identify where you are going against God.
There is no excuse for disobeying the word of God, but repentance for disobedience will count before God.
Are you running against the word of God by going in the opposite direction of God?
The running away from the word of God landed Jonah in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 
Jonah cried out to God with repentance, and God answered with deliverance.
Jonah returned to God from running away. 
With running from God or running against the work of God, there will be no place to hide.
At the appointed time, God shall catch up with running runners from His calling or that is against His work.
Are you a runner that is not running for God?
Jonah attempted to run from the calling of God.
Stop running from God.

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

FAITH CAPSULE: What is your character before God? 

Daniel 1

Who are you before God?
God is the creator of all that knows all more than anyone knows self.
What is your character before God?
God identifies Job in the attempt of satan over his life, stating, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
So, who are you before God?
Your character is rooted in your life of responsibility before God.
Will you allow your responsibility to become your character to claim the promises of God in His word?
Get to know God and meditate on the word of God continually.
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO KNOW GOD
In John 8:31-32, the word speaks to all, “…you shall now the truth…” There is no excuse for no man not to know the word of God. 
Knowing God is a task, a responsibility to claim the promises of God.
Daniel is an example among those who know God, and he lived the life of responsibility before God, for greatness to the glory of God. 
Daniel 11:32 records, “but the people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits.”
Daniel knows God, lived a life of responsibility before God, and did not defile himself. In his heart, he purposed not to defile himself with delicacies of an unbeliever king. The Bible records, “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.” (Daniel 1:8) 
RESPONSIBILITY IS MEDITATING THE WORD OF GOD
Meditating the Word of God is a responsibility to live life for the glory of God. 
God identifies the importance of meditating His word when He called meditation for Joshua.
After the death of Moses, God spoke to Joshua about the importance of meditating His word, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” (Joshua 1:8) 
To be meditating is communicating with God continually, relating and involving God in life day and night.
God is true to deliver by His word. 
The importance of meditating is in the pages of the Bible.
1Timothy 4:15 states, “Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.”  
“I will meditate on Your precepts and contemplate Your ways.” (Psalm 119:15) 
Continual meditation on the word of God is living a life of responsibility before God to experience failure impossible in life.
Responsibility before God is the price for greatness. 
In life, think responsibly, act responsibly and allow responsibility to become your garment before God. 
Above all, be consistently responsible before God.

Prayer for today: As for the hand of God establish over your life to live life for His glory.

FAITH CAPSULE: Clarity of sight is in the word of God. 

1 Samuel 13

The command of God, the word of God, is the source to gain the clarity of sight.
Proverbs 6:22 records the character of the word of God, “When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you.” 
Gaining the clarity of sight is encased in hearing and hearing by the word of God. 
One that is hearing and hearing listens to the word of God to gain an understanding, the clarity of sight in the journey of life.
Ask to be enabled hearing and hearing by the word of God.
Psalm 119:130 informs all, “The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.”
Gaining the light of God delivers the clarity of sight not to become a victim of falling or failing in the wicked world. 
The simple believes the Lord.
The understanding of the simple is rooted in prudent character. Proverbs 14:15 states, “The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.”
Are you a simple believer and not prudent in your ways of life?
Search yourself to be complete answering to the word of God.
If you are simple and not prudent, it is not enough to gain clarity of sight.
Proverbs 22:3 warns, “A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.”
King Saul is an example of one with simple but not prudence in engaging challenges before him.
At the time of war against the enemies of the Israelites, Prophet Samuel gave Saul word clarity of sight not to fall before the enemies. Saul was simple to believe but not prudent to keep to the word clarity sight.
1 Samuel 13:8-13 documents the act of being simple and not prudent by Saul: “Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattered from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him 11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, 12 then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you.”
Saul waited, but his waiting was not enough.
The journey of life is ups and downs.
None is with exemption from experiencing the challenges of life. With clarity of sight, one shall have the peace that surpasses all understanding by not to be overcome by the time of challenges.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled hearing and hearing by the word of God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Speak to October month to answer with clarity of sight in your life.

1 Samuel 23

Lack of clarity of sight in this wicked world is an avenue to destruction.
The servant of Elisha lacks the clarity of sight to embrace the deliverance plan of God for his life when surrounded by the enemies. Elisha reacted to the fear in the servant, “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.” (2Kings 6:17)
Prayerful meditate that the clarity of sight shall be your portion this October 2021.
Meditation is also a prayer avenue for a believer that understands the need to be constantly connected with God.
Meditation is focusing the mind of scripture. 
Focus on the word of God is the secret of failure impossibility. 
Focus is the central point of attention. 
The focus will produce clarity of sight to gain access unto present and future for unfailing direction as time goes.
Be focus by meditating on the word of God to gain clarity of sight in the word of God.
Remember, the word of God is God.
Meditate constantly, be connected with God, and He shall not leave you with no direction.
Devote to meditation, and God will deposit the grace to be meditating in you.
Meditate on the word of God as a part of your life to gain clarity of sight. 
The word of God is secret to those that failed to give themselves to His word. To the ones who choose to dwell in the secret place of the most high, spending time studying and abiding in the word of God will gain an undeniable clarity of sight in the journey of life.
David demonstrated that the clarity of sight is in knowing to inquire from God in the face of challenges.
When the Philistines went against the people of Keila, David inquired from God. 1 Samuel 23:2 records, “Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
David inquired from God, and he gained the clarity from God to go and attack the Philistines.
However, David could not move as God gave him the clarity to go and attach the Philistines when his soldiers reluctantly refused him to go after the Philistines.
David returned before God to seek the clarity of sight in the fight against the Philistines. 1 Samuel 23:4 records the response of God to David, “Then David inquired of the Lord once again. And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.” 
Inquiring to gain clarity of sight can also demand persistence to gain the clarity.
David repeatedly inquired clarity of sight before God, so David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
This season, be persistent against discouraging forces to gain the clarity of sight for your endeavors.

Prayer for today: Ask that October will be your month with the clarity of sight.