FAITH CAPSULE: Jesus is the gift of God for all. 

John 4:1-38

In your life journey, avoid the world that accompanies you so as not to become derailed.
You are not everybody.
Before God, everyone will answer to themselves before God.
The majority do not understand celebrating the birth of Jesus.
The celebration of the birth of Jesus is more of a commercial time, with limited understanding and not knowing God.
Know that Jesus is the gift of God.
Jesus, at one time, asked a Woman of Samaria for water.
The Woman was reluctant to give Jesus.
Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” (John 4:10)
The answer of Jesus testifies that Jesus is the gift of God.
Without any doubt, Jesus is the gift of God, for all, but the majority do not recognize the gift of God.
Jesus is the gift of God for all His creation. 
One who embraces the gift of God will know how to unwrap the gift.
Do you know the gift of God that is in your possession?
A failure to accept the Lord Jesus as the gift of God for all will result in not knowing the love of God.
God gave a gift to the world, but the worldly way of life is missing the gift of God.
God sent His gift that is rooted in His love, stating, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) 
You are a big celebrant of the birth of Jesus, but you are far from living life by the word of God.
Are you a true believer and not to mistake the gift of God for a commercial celebration?   
One who is not mindful of God and the works of His hands is bound to be exposed to the spirit of forgetfulness.
Paying attention to the works of God is giving the jealous God His due exaltation. 
It is a blessing to be giving attention to God.
Know and understand that the way assumed as right only leads to death. (Proverbs 14:12) 
The book of Psalm 106:13-14 records the forgetfulness of the Israelites, “They soon forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.” 
Not waiting on God will lead to wasting away like the children of Israel who died in the wilderness and did not get to the Promised Land.
The lust of the past prevented them from remembering the acts of God that brought them out of bondage. 
God was leading the Israelites to a better future, but the failure to engage the gift denied the Israelites the promise of God.
Know how to unwrap the gift of God.

Prayer for today: Ask for understanding and not to be a victim of ignorance.

FAITH CAPSULE: Celebrate Jesus to demonstrate existing for God.

Matthew 2

In any area of life, lack of understanding is the key to not having a knowing edge to live for the glory of God.
In life, the level of understanding one possesses is the determinant of how far one goes with God.
If the word of God demands to praise with understanding, without doubt, all ways of serving God demand understanding.
Psalm 47:7 records, “For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.”
What is your understanding of celebrating the birth of Jesus?
With understanding, are you celebrating the birth of Jesus?
Answering as a believer, celebrating the birth of Jesus is the right thing to do.
However, doing right in the wrong way does not get right before God.
As a believer, are you celebrating the birth of Jesus with understanding?
One who celebrates the birth of Jesus with understanding will gain the knowing edge to live right before God.
In celebrating the birth of Jesus, it is crucial to know that the celebration of Jesus should be an ever-present moment, not just a particular time of the year.
How are you celebrating the birth of Jesus?
Year after year, the majority celebrate the birth of Jesus but do not learn to gain the importance of living life for God.
Jesus demonstrated the importance of not missing heaven.
From the birth of Jesus, the evidence of a humble life was glaring, which believers should know how to adapt to.
Jesus, Lord Savior, was born in a manger.
A manager of all locations was where Jesus was born.
A manger is a trough or open box in a stable designed to hold feed or fodder for livestock. 
Jesus was born in a manger!
Does that speak to you?
Jesus was born in a manger, so all are born in a better place.
For one who accepts Him and claims the life He brought for all.
Are you short of understanding the birth of Jesus, celebrating carelessly like the world?
The purpose of Jesus is for all to live life abundantly.
Jesus speaks to all, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Celebrating Jesus, without understanding and not knowing the purpose of His coming, is to live a life of waste.
Celebrate Jesus to demonstrate existing for God.
Live love as one who celebrates the love of God in Jesus.
Jesus came to offer the love of God.
1 John 4:9 buttresses, “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.” 
Jesus is the love of God for all. 
1 John 5:1 states, “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.” 
Give Jesus a gift by accepting His love and abiding in Him.
What is it that you have to offer Jesus as you celebrate Him? 

Prayer for today: Pray for understanding the celebration of Jesus.

FAITH CAPSULE: The grace and mercy of God brought you this far.

Philippians 4

What are your thoughts so far? God has brought you.
One who can think will know to thank God, for He is merciful.
Romans 9:15 informs all, “For He says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”
From the first month of the year to this hour is a great privilege of God
that have brought you this far.
Continually thank God for His grace and mercy, which is not partial.
Acknowledge God for your going and coming is His grace and mercy.
Ask for the grace and mercy that brought you this far, and they shall not expire over your life.
Know God so that you do not live by sin.
God has brought all thus far.
Pray to fear God. One who lives by the fear of God is evidence of one who lives by His word.
The majority know about God but do not know God.
The evidence of not knowing God is sin and sinning before God.
The whole world is full of sin.
Sin and sinning are evidence of not fearing God.
When there is no fear, sin takes over in the form of wickedness.
Wickedness ravages the world.
God saw the wickedness of all.
Genesis 6:5-7 records, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually….”
Knowing God will strive against sin.
Search if the self is continually evil.
Deceive yourself not, pray against sin in your life, not to live wasted.
Keep in mind that God has brought you thus far.
In the coming days, weeks, months, and years, with desire, strive to live a life of responsibility.
Seeking God is not only about attending or engaging in church activity.
In life, the desire to pursue creates the purpose to achieve. 
Pursuing with purpose demands an investment of responsibility. 
Responsibility is a price to excel for the glory of God.
Are you responsible before God? 
To live a life of responsibility with a commitment to God is to seek God with all heart, soul, and strength.  
Deuteronomy 4:29 records seeking God to find Him, “…you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and, with all your soul.” 
Responsibility is a choice to find God and to gain His presence.
Pray that you will live a responsible life, all the days He has given you.
Be responsible, running after the things of God, not of the world.
Have the desire for your need to be in the way of God.
Live satisfactorily by trusts and hopes in the word of God to settle needs.
Philippians 4:19 records the promise of God, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Seeking God for wants instead of needs demonstrates trust in God but no hope in the promise of God.

Prayer for today: Ask to be a vessel with a spirit of satisfaction.

FAITH CAPSULE: It is good to be a delight to God.

John 8:31-47

Are you living life as a true believer?
The word of God is God.
One who knows about the word of God demonstrates potential to perish.
Know the word of God not to perish.
Hosea 4:6 records, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge…”
One who knows about will be the candidate who rejects knowledge.
It is never enough to know about, but to know God.
Keep in mind that God magnified His word.
Psalm 138:2 records, “For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.”
The word of God is all-important in the life of all.
The word of Jesus about truth to those who believed Him also speaks to all with no exception. 
John 8:31-32 records, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  
The word of God is truth.
Do you know God or know about God?
Knowing about is not the same as knowing the truth.
Knowing that the truth builds a believer.
One who builds by the truth, the word of God, will not be a liar, deceiver, or manipulator. 
Knowing the truth is the evidence of one who fears God and turns one to live free for God. 
The book of Hebrews 2:1 admonishes all, “…we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.” To live life as a believer that is true and not live as a liar, one must give more earnest heed to the things heard in the word of God.
Are you living life as a true believer? 
In truth, are you fellowshipping with one heart, one soul that builds up all things in common in the fellowship?
Are you violating or not violating the spirit of God and the great grace upon your gathering?
The word of God repeatedly admonishes all to be a true believer, stating, “…give the more earnest heed to the things heard in the word of God”.
The word of God demands from all to “…give the more…” 
Asking all to give more is additional hearing and hearing in the Word of God.
Giving oneself to the word is not casual attention but demands earnest engagement to become a true believer, not just a noisy maker.
Busy to the word and less to the world.
When a believer gives less to the word of God, the world will occupy more of the believer. 
You can be a liar to deceive and manipulate others, but God cannot be because He sees all.
Today, know the truth (word) of God.
Be steadfast in living by the word of God, the source of salvation. 
Give more earnest heed to the word of God to allow the truth of God to take over in your life. 
Proverbs 12:22 states, “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.”
Be a believer who is full of the truth of God.

Prayer for today: Ask that God empower you to be a true believer.

FAITH CAPSULE: You shall not die but live for the glory of God.

Mark 4:1-32

God answers prayer.
Let your prayer reflect that you remember the goodness of God, to call on Him.
Psalm 20:7 records, “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.”
Pray, meditate, confess that you shall not die but live life to the glory of God.
One who remembers the doing of God will provoke God to remember and not forget such.
Do you know that God creates you to live for His glory?
The majority lack the knowledge and not understanding that God created all for His glory.
Revelation 4:11 testifies, “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.”
God creates all to exist for His glory and not be a victim of the wicked world. 
Let your living be to the glory of God.
God knows all about you before He created you for His glory.
The word of God to Jeremiah is a testimony to the truth that God knows you more than you know that He knows you.
God spoke to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
Believe it that God knows you.
Live life before God with understanding and knowledge to activate acknowledgment of Him.
God knows all that is going on in the lives of all.
God is like a stage master who writes a drama script that is not questionable.
God is not subject to anyone.
God is a good God who delivers as He chooses to do.
Psalm 34:19 testifies to the doings of God, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” 
Affliction can be an attempt or effort for the enemy to bury another one while such is alive.
Pray before God that you shall not die but live life to the glory of God.
What stops you from living for God?
Are you seeking God in your way or in the way of God?
There is always a standard to find God.
Deuteronomy 4:29 records what it takes to seek God and find Him, “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 the creator of all.
To seek God is not enough; to seek Him diligently, you will find God.
Find God and live for His glory.
God is not a slave master but a saving master.
Live by His word, the evidence of understanding God.
Disallow the distraction of the world so as not to be derailed from finding God.

Prayer for today: Prayerfully meditate, confess positively to provoke the blessing of God.