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DISALLOW CONCERN

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Disallow concerns, allowing the command of God.

Numbers 20

There is no reasonable excuse to live away from the word of God.
The word of God is His command, and His way is His presence.
Allow the word of God to occupy you?
All should know to give themselves to the word of God and be careful to keep to the ways of God.
Proverbs 19:16 admonishes, “He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of his ways will die.”  
Give to the way of God that will guide you to arrive at the expected end without failure or destruction. 
Is it your ways that you are keeping instead of His ways? 
Keep the word of God, giving regard to His command in every step of life. 
Jonah chose to look over the word of God, a careless choice to disobey God.
Jonah 1:1-3 documents, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 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.” 
Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet of God, made his choice over the choice of God.
Jonah was careless of the word of God as he stumbled into a position of self-destruction. 
Regardless of any challenging situation, know to engage the command of God; do not disregard the calling of God.
The command of God is in His calling for you.
1Thessalonian 5:24 warns, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”
God called Moses out to lead the children of Israel out of the bondage of over four hundred years. 
Moses was careless not to be careful with the word of God. 
Moses reacted to the rebellious act of the children of Israel towards God instead of letting God be God against the wrong of the Israelites.
Moses took it upon himself to strike the rock instead of speaking for water. 
No excuse for wrongdoing counts before God.
There was no excuse for Moses before God when he disregarded the word.
God responded to Moses, “…Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” (Numbers 20:12)
Do not be careless before God, be concerned, and do not be corrupted in responding to the calling of God.
Disallow your concern; allow the command of God to take charge of your life.
Regardless of who you are before God, remain careful and consistently attend to God fully.

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

THE WILL OF GOD

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Exist for the glory of God.

Luke 10:25-37, Revelation 4

Among the ways to exist for God is to worship God by doing good for His glory.
Know to live life for God, the One and only creator.
Revelation 4:11 informs all, “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, and by Your will, they exist and were created.” 
The will of God is that all should exist for Him.
Angel worships God nonstop. 
All exists for God. 
Among the ways to exist for God is worshiping God and giving glory and honor.
All are to live for the glory of God.
Is it in you to exist doing good for the glory of God? 
The Bible recorded, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17) 
Doing what is good consciously or unconsciously should be to the glory of God.
In Galatians 5:22, doing good is listed among the fruit of the Spirit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” 
The number of pages of the Bible emphasizes the importance of doing good. 
Romans 12:9, “…Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” 
1 Thessalonians 5:15, “See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.” 
2 Thessalonians 3:13, “But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.” 
Hebrews 13:16, “But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Jesus identifies what it means to do good in the parable of the Good Samaritan. 
In the parable, a Samaritan stranger saw another stranger from Jerusalem who had been badly wounded and stripped of his clothing by thieves. 
The Samaritan could not walk away like others before him, but engaged the stranger from Jerusalem.
The Samaritan spent his resources to get proper medical attention for a badly wounded stranger. 
Jesus, our compassionate savior, referred to the good deed of the Samaritan, “But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.” (Luke 10:33) 
Doing good is having compassion. 
Compassion is the heart of Jesus. 
It is good to be doing good. 
Are you a believing believer or an unbelieving believer? 
As a believing believer, choose to consciously have a mind of Christ, doing good to the glory of God, the reason to exist for God.
Be constantly concerned about doing good. 
As a believing believer, become active in caring for others and doing good to the glory of God.
All should know what to do in the name of God and for the glory of God. 
To be concerned for others is heaven-knowledgeable, which provokes the blessing of God. 
Gain the understanding that doing good glorifies God.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to do good for the glory of God.

ARE YOU FAR?

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: Know to be near to God always.

Psalm 145

How far are you from God?
God is never far but near to all, while the majority are far from Him. 
One who is far from God cannot find God.
Are you conscious of being far from God?
God is not far from His creation, but sin draws one far from God.
One who meditates on the word of God is in communication with God, the character one near to God.
Also, one who keeps the doings of God takes the position to gain the blessing of God.
MEDITATING THE WORD OF GOD 
The word of God is God. 
Meditating on the word of God is communicating with God as a way of life.
God did not hide the secret of meditation when He spoke to Joshua, “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. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:8-9) 
With desire, meditate on the word of God continually and be near to God.
The word of God is proven.
The word of God is perfect to all who will give themselves to meditating to gain and retain a position near Him day and night.
TESTIMONIES OF GOD
Draw near to God by testifying to His goodness.
Understanding the testimonies of God, to provoke the nearness of God.
Psalm 119:1-6 buttressed what it means to walk and keep testimonies of God, “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord!  Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently.
Oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!
Then I would not be ashamed when I look into all Your commandments.”
Keep the testimonies of God by walking by His word.
The blessings of God are for those near to God and who know to fear Him.
Do you fear God?
If you are one with the fear of God, you are obedient to Him and near to claim his promises.
With understanding, know to fear God, the will for all as Deuteronomy 6:24-25 states, “And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. Then it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.”
To fear God, keep His testimonies, to walk by His word.  

Prayer for today: Ask God to take charge of your life and be near Him.

DECEMBER 2025 FAITH MAIL

Monthly Newsletter

PRAY TO BE ENABLED WITH PREPARATION FOR THE COMING YEAR

Preparation is the price to gain and retain the presence of God through the coming days, weeks, months, and years.
Preparation in physical or spiritual matters will yield the expected results.
Preparation entails action.
Preparation engaged is an action that gains the attention of God.
1 Samuel 2:3 informs, “For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.”
Know and believe that one in preparation for the coming days, weeks, months, and years is striving to draw the attention of God, to purposely live life for God by walking in His way.
With desire, prepare prayerfully, seek diligently to live life for God in the coming days.
Walking in the way of God should be a characteristic of seeking God.
The word of God admonishes all to seek God first.
In seeking God is to gain.
Matthew 6:33 records, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Are you aware of the need to prepare to gain from God?
Preparation is the price to gain and retain the presence of God, to navigate and not be a victim of the wicked world.
Preparation is the action or process of gaining the presence of God.
In the pages of the Bible, many situations call for preparation to gain expectation.
To prepare, with the mind of God shall provoke the blessing of God.
God blesses with conditions.
The condition is rooted in preparation.
Once, Jesus came to the tomb and wanted to raise Lazarus from the dead after four days.
Jesus spoke of the preparation needed for Him to bring Lazarus out of the dead, stating, “Take away the stone.” (John 11:39)
Evidently, Jesus demonstrates the need for preparation for all who need to gain from Him.
Again, at the time of the Passover, Jesus sent His disciples to prepare a room for the need. (Marks 11:12)
Preparation will prompt manifestation of expectations.
The above summation demonstrates preparation to gain from God.
At this time of the year, prayerfully prepare for the coming year.
PREPARE PRAYING THANKING GOD
With understanding, thanking God is preparation for experiencing perfection. The grace of God has brought those alive thus far in life.
Prayerfully thank God for the past days, and the present days, so He will perfect the coming days.
God performs in prayer and perfects in thanking Him just as He answered the ten lepers. (Luke 17:11-19)
God is not in debt to anyone, but the world owes Him.
At every moment, give praise and thanks to God.
Thanking and praising God should be a lifeline to retain living.
Psalm 150:6 records, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
Prepare with knowledge to adopt the habit of giving thanks to God.
One who gives thanks to God with understanding will gain access to God.
Psalm 100:4 buttresses the meaning of giving thanks to God with understanding, stating, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”
With understanding, thanking God will open the door for the presence of God in the coming year.
PREPARE IN PRAYER NOT TO BE REDUCED BEFORE GOD IN THE COMING DAYS
Just as prayerfully thanking God to live for God, is to pray against forces that deny one from living for God in the coming days.
In the coming days and ongoing, pray that God enable you to keep your mind on God.
Mind that does not stay on God is vulnerable to the forces against the mind.
The presence of God activates the rest of God.
The rest of God inhabits the peace of God.
God is the author of peace. (1 Corinthians 14:33)
With trust and hope, consciously activate your mind to stay with God for His peace.
Isaiah 26:3 states, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. 
Also, the love for God with the mind stays on God, as Psalm 119:165 states, “Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.”
Prayerfully prepare from this moment to live with a mind that stays on God.
An act of obedience is a preparation to gain the attention of God.
Are you prepared to obey the word of God?
It was a preparation commanded by Jesus to move the stone at the tomb of Lazarus.
Jesus needed to pray for the resurrection of Lazarus.
It was preparation that brought the dead to life.
Preparation for God prevails.
In preparation, there is a provision.
Obedient to the word of God to wait is a preparation to gain a way where there is no way, to the glory of God.
One who prayerfully engages in preparation before God will excel for the glory of God.
From this moment, prepare prayerfully for the coming days, weeks, months, and a new year, not to live a life of waste.

THE SECRET

Devotions

FAITH CAPSULE: The word of God is secret to those who do not know God.

Proverbs 6

Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God.
Knowing about God is the character of one who has the word of God in the mouth but not in the heart.
Knowing God is engaging the word of God to be kept by the word of God, not the world.
To the world, the word of God is like a story to those who know about but do not know God.
The word of God is secret to those who do not know God.
The secret of God does not hide from those who know Him.
Knowing about God is not enough, but knowing God counts.
Do you know God or do you know about God?
Many who dwell in the secret place of God and do not abide in the secret (word) place of God are the same as those who know about God and do not live for God.
However, those who dwell and abide in the secret place of God are those who know God.
It is the right way to dwell and abide in the secret place of God.
Engaging the word of God and not keeping it will fail one on the journey through this wicked world.
Among the marked identities in the lives of those who keep the word of God, rooted in ones not doing against what God does not want from all.”
Proverbs 3:29-31 states what God does not want, “Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he dwells by you for safety’s sake. Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm. Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”
Keep the word of God by answering God to gain His attention.
Keeping the word of God will provoke experiencing to be kept by God.
Keeping the word of God keeps one from experiencing the curse of God, which is on the house of the wicked.
The just and humble ones keep the word of God.
Evidently, to keep the word of God is to be kept from experiencing shame. (Proverbs 3:32-35)
Isaiah 55:11 records, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
God honors His word beyond the imagination of all.
God, do not deceive; do not be deceived by any force that is against the word of God.
Truly engage the word of God that is alive to keep because, “When you roam, they will lead you; when you sleep, they will keep you; and when you awake, they will speak with you.” (Proverbs 6:22)
Knowing God is to keep the word of God by binding the word of God continually upon the heart to have life more abundantly in this wicked world of darkness.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to know God, not just about God.