FAITH CAPSULE: Observe to celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus every day.

Isaiah 53

Good Friday is to mark the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
Jesus went on the cross to gain life abundantly.
Good Friday should stand at the heart of the acclaimed believer.
Remember the suffering and dying on the cross for the salvation of ones who will live life for God.
Good Friday points to remember every moment that the sacrifice of Jesus restores the relationship with God.
It is a time of deep reflection.
Isaiah 53:5 states, “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes, we are healed.”
Jesus was betrayed, abandoned, falsely accused, and sentenced to death.
Pray not to live a life of waste.
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While Jesus was on the cross, the Bible recorded some reflect-able statements.
Luke 23:34 states, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Jesus, in His suffering, extended mercy to those who crucified Him.
How are you crucifying Him?
All are taught the power of forgiveness, even in the face of great injustice.
Luke 23:43 states, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Jesus speaks these words to the repentant thief, offering him the promise of salvation. It should remind all that mercy is always available, even in the final moments of life. The spirit of repentance shall be in place of the life of all.
Matthew 27:46 records, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Jesus expresses deep agony and His trust in the Father. In suffering, He remains faithful to God.
John 19:28 records, “I thirst.”
Besides the physical thirst, Jesus reflects longing for souls to turn to Him. His suffering is not just bodily but spiritual, rooted in His love for all.
John 19:30 states, “It is finished.”
The statement is of victory, not of defeat.
Jesus declares that His mission is complete. His sacrifice fulfilled the prophecies for all.
Luke 23:46 states, “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit.”
Jesus surrenders Himself fully to God. His final words are an act of trust and hope in the hands of God.
All should reflect that the Good Friday is not just history.
It is to provoke a reminder of the depth of the love of God.
The passion of Christ is for all to turn away from sin and embrace the gift of salvation.
The highest love is the Good Friday that happened.
The death of Jesus was not just a tragic event. It was a willing sacrifice. He took on the sins of the world and bore them on the cross so that we might have eternal life. His suffering was redemptive, a perfect offering to the Father for the salvation of souls. His death tore the veil of the Temple in two (Matthew 27:51), symbolizing that through His sacrifice, all people now have access to the mercy of God.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to live life for His glory.

FAITH CAPSULE: Have determination rooted in the desire to near God.

Psalm 75

God is a good God.
God is near His creation, the character of a caring, perfect God.
Are you near to God?
How far are you from God?
Know that God is near, but all takes a distance from God.
The word of God is God.
The creation of God is His word.
It is glaring that the creations of God that are seeable are His word, the evidence that God is near to all.
Psalm 75:1 buttresses, “We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.”
The word of God, His work, and His name are near to all who will acknowledge and live near Him.
God is near to all with the desire to be near to Him.
The key to being near God is to fear God.
Note that the fear of God is His treasure. (Isaiah 33:6)
Fear of God is to near God.
One that walks with God or walks before God is near to God.
Enoch and Noah walked with God, the character of being near to God.
Abram walked before God, evidence to be near God and not to live a life of waste.
Have the desire to draw near to God.
Seek God diligently to find God.
Jeremiah 29:13 states, “And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”
It is those who find God that are near to God.
One who is sinful is far from God because, with sin, no one can reach God.
Romans 3:23 buttresses, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Are you far or near from God?
It is possible to be near God.
If it is impossible to be near God, the word of God would not demand or encourage all to be near God.
Seek God diligently, find God, and draw near God as possible.
Draw near to God, and He will draw to you.
To draw near God is not a mouth talk.
Know to be near God!
It is a blessing to find God, the character of one that is near God.
To find God is not noise-making, quoting scripture verses, or running after anyone in the name of God.
A believer seeking the world in the name of God proves that such is not seeking God diligently to find God.
Deuteronomy 4:29 states, “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
God is not far from one who will seek God diligently, giving self to the word of God to continue to live life for God. 
One who seeks God in His way but does not seek in the way of God will not find nor near God.

Prayer for today: Pray for the word of God that it takes to be near God.

FAITH CAPSULE: The word of God is His promise.

Exodus 14

Life is a journey.
From January to March is a life journey.
It is a life journey, a great privilege of God, till today.
What accompanies you that you know or not?
The spirit of complaint accompanied the Israelites on their journey of deliverance from the bondage of over 400 years.
Instead of complementing God for their deliverance, they complained recklessly. Exodus 14:11 records their complaint, “Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness?” 
Word of God promised with the Promised Land, but the Israelites could not see in the word of God to claim the promise of God.
A failure not to see in the promise of God will not claim the promise of God.
Whatever anyone thinks or says will undoubtedly have a direct effect on such.
The Israelites saw fear, and as a result, they confessed negatively.
Pharaoh failed to deny the freedom of the Israelites, the Red Sea could not hold them down, and the wall of Jericho could not cut their passage to the promise of God.
The complaint denies the Israelites.
Proverbs 18:21 warns, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.”
1 Peter 3:10 admonishes all, “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.”
The compliant ones will easily find God to become a victim of the wrong side of God.
Complaining is a wrongdoing.
God owes no one, but all owe God to thank God for His goodness and mercy.
God is worthy and to be praised and worshiped.
Psalm 150:6 states, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
Are you one who gives to God by complementing Him?
Give regard to God for all He has done and all He is doing.
Do not become one that does not give God His due attention.
God responded to the Israelites by sending Moses, ” Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: 29 The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness…” (Numbers 14:28)
PRAYER
Ask that in the privilege of life journey, whatever does not glorify God that you carry (complaint spirit was the baggage of the Israelites) be permanently separated from your life.
A failure not to see in the promise of God will not claim the promise of God. Ask that the inability to see in the word of God shall not have a place in your life. (Abraham, Jonah, and others needed to see in the word of God. It is what you see that you receive to become of you)
Ask God to occupy your mind so you will not be complaining as a way of life.

FAITH CAPSULE: To wait on God can be persistent to experience the faithfulness of God. 

Matthew 7:1-12, Luke 18:1-8

To be persistent and seeking God for manifestation is not a sin before God.
God is faithful to fulfill according to His word.
Know God, not only know about God.
Manifestation of expectation yet to be is not the issue of how long of waiting but how far God has brought one.
Waiting on God can be long, but never too much to keep asking from God.
Jesus said, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-9) 
God is not a talkative that wastes words. 
Whatever He says He will do is a done deal. 
The psalmist testifies to the word of God, “I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.” (Psalm 138:2) 
God honors His word for one that gives to His word.
The assurance of the word states: “Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?  Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?  If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him? (Matthew 7:9-11)
Have you been asking and not been receiving from Him? 
One should not stop asking.
To stop asking demonstrates a lack of faith.
Do not stop asking in the place of expectation for manifestation.
In the parable, Jesus speaks to be persistent.
Jesus spoke, “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward, he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’”  (Luke 18:2-5) 
Waiting on God with no manifestation is not too late to return to the prayer altar.
Be persistent and see that the Lord is faithful to fulfill according to His word. 
The parable of the persistent widow states, “…men always ought to pray and not lose heart…” 
In times of challenges, it is the time to keep an eye on God and not look away from His creation.
God has brought you this far.
In your expectation, present all to the Lord in prayer and see how the Lord will move with an answer. 

Prayer for today: Ask God to open your understanding for asking, seeking, and knocking before Him.