FAITH CAPSULE: Avoid confusion to become connected with Christ.

Mark 10:46-52

Celebrating the birth of Jesus is good, but the understanding of celebrating His birth is not there for celebrants.
Celebrating the birth of Jesus every day with knowledge is the purpose of gaining and attaining the abundant life that Jesus brought for all.
The abundant life that Jesus brought extends from earth to eternal life. When there is understanding and knowledge of His coming, there will be reason to believe in celebrating the birth of Jesus every moment, not casually.
God has a plan and purpose for all.
Jesus is the plan and purpose of the salvation of God for all.
Gaining understanding means living life with the purpose of God for all.
Who do you say Jesus is in your life?
Many only know about Him and celebrate His birth religiously without the reality of Christ.
Glamorous celebration of His birth comes with confusion for those who do not know Him but know about Him.
With confusion, there is no connection with Christ. The ones that know Him know the name to call on.
In this season of celebration, settle down to seek and get to know Him, not just act of religion.
Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior.
He is Jesus (Yahweh saves)
Immanuel (God with us), Light of the World (who brings hope and gives guidance) He is the Chief Shepherd (one that guides and protects)
Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone (A sure foundation of life).
Seek Him by celebrating Him every moment.
It is interesting to know about the birth of Jesus, fully engage in celebrating His birth, and not work the works of God that He brought.
The central part of His coming is for all to work the works of God.
John 6:8-9 answers what it means to work the works of God.
Jesus was asked, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
He responded, “…This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
Many received the story of His birth.
His birth is embraced and celebrated glamorously, but do not consider working the works of God.
Working the works of God to believe in Him (living according to His word).
The coming of Jesus is the love of God sent to all.
John 3:16-18 documents, “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. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.  “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”  
Work the works of God, and celebrate Christ with reality, not a religion of the world.

Prayer for today: Ask that you live a meaningful life before God.

FAITH CAPSULE: Celebrate the birth of Jesus as a way of life, not once in a while.

John 10:1-21

The majority population celebrating the birth of Jesus is the same as the majority population attending church services to worship God without living a life that impacts the world positively.
Are you one of the majorities that celebrates Jesus with glamorous activity with no clue about the meaning of living life for God?
As a celebrator of the birth of Jesus, are you impacting your world to the glory of God?
Jesus addressed the issue of impacting life, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” (Matthew 5:14)
Jesus also said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
One who believes celebrating the birth of Jesus should be light or salt that impacts the world positively.
Being busy with glamorous celebrations is not the way of celebrating the birth of Jesus.
Glamorous celebration is a lack of understanding.
Knowing about God is different from knowing God.
The majority do not understand why Jesus came.
Jesus declared why He came, “…I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Understanding the coming of Jesus is a position to have an abundant life without fail to inherit eternal life.
With understanding, it is good to celebrate the birth of Jesus continually by doing all that glorifies the name of God. The glamorous celebration comes in December and lasts through the end of December. After the December celebration, it becomes irrelevant to celebrate the birth of Jesus as a way of life.
Celebrating the birth of Jesus should be centered on self-questioning as, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Such reasonable questions will enable all to focus on God, avoiding not to miss eternal life.
A lawyer asked Jesus, “…Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25)
Jesus responded to the lawyer by asking him about the commandments.
The lawyer answered Jesus correctly, “…You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27)
The lawyer answered Jesus correctly.
Running around with glamorous celebrations is not evidence of love for the neighbors.
Love for God is the evidence of celebrating with understanding.
A faithful believer will live life loving God and neighbors.
To love is faith.
Jesus questioned, “When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)
Jesus is coming, the time of a glorious celebration.
Be a reasonable celebrant of the birth of Jesus!

Prayer for today: Ask for the understanding to live celebrating the birth of Jesus.

FAITH CAPSULE: With understanding, meaningfully celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Luke 2:1-35

Having the joy of celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ should not be limited to a season or a day of the year.
Jesus is to be celebrated every day, and never too much celebrating Him at every breath.
How are you celebrating Him?
Jesus is the gift of God for the salvation from God for all.
He is here to deliver if all man will engage Him, to unwrap Him as the gift of God.
In this season of celebration, celebrate Him as the Lord and Savior and not as Santa from the North Pole.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
Get to know Jesus today.
Jesus is –Yahweh saves, Immanuel–God with us, Light of the World–One who brings hope and gives guidance, Son of David–One who brings in the Kingdom, Chief Shepherd–Gives guidance and protection, Chief Cornerstone–A sure foundation of life, Firstborn from the Dead–Leads us into resurrection, and Word–Eternal God who ultimately reveals God. Identify with His name as evidence for knowing Him and owe no man or force an apology for knowing Him.
Do you know the reason why you are celebrating the birth of Jesus? The birth of Jesus is His coming for all.
Jesus stated the reason for His coming, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
The lack of understanding of His coming makes it impossible to believe Him.
HAVING THE JOY OF THE LORD IS A CHOICE. 
Jesus (the word of God) is the joy of the world.
Jesus told His disciples (and speaks to all), “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:11) 
It is a choice when open to become filled with the word for joy.
After Jesus, John, a disciple of Jesus, could not be quiet but confirmed the word of Jesus by stating, “And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.” (1 John 1:4) 
Apostle Paul buttressed, “…Christ is preached, and in this, I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.” (Philippians 1:18) 
Having joy through the word of God is the only source. 
Jesus wants the things He has spoken to gain entrance, established, and joy.
One that is not rejoicing is the one with worrying, not with the word of God. 
One that has received the word and believes in the word shall have no place for worrying but rejoicing because He commanded, “Therefore do not worry…” (Matthew 6:31-33) 
What is it that you have to offer Jesus as you celebrate Him?
Pay attention to the truth, and celebrate Jesus right.
With Faith, God is pleased with all man.
Faith is the reason to Celebrate the gift of God faithfully.

Prayer for today: Ask God to open your understanding to celebrate the birth of Jesus daily.

FAITH CAPSULE: The gift of this world that fills one does not count before God.

Psalm 22:3

Know that God does not forget but remembers.
God does not run out of mercy.
This time of the year, to wait on God is not evidence that God forgets anyone.
No, that God acts for the one who waits for Him. (Isaiah 64:4)
Know that you should not take it for granted by not praising God for the grace of life.
Give yourself time to praise God for keeping you this far.
Praise Him with understanding.
Psalm 47:7 informs, “For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.”
Praising God with understanding is gaining and retaining the presence of God.
Psalm 22:3 records: “But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.”
God inhabits the praise of His people.
Engage in praising God with the shout of hallelujah as a key assessing door for the goodness of God.
Ask to be enabled to sing songs as a way of life to the glory of God for being alive this far.
As you praise, know to give thanks more.
Give thanks always for all things to God (Ephesians 5:20)
know that all things work together for the good of those who love God. (Romans 8:28)
Know to thank God for all things to provoke all things to work together for good.
A mouth full of thanksgiving is different from a heart full of thanksgiving.
Are you thankful to God for seeing you through this far in life? 
Without a doubt, regardless of any challenge, giving thanks to God knows the fear of God. 
Do you know why you are thankful to God? 
From the depth of your heart, give yourself to giving God thanks.
Above all, prepare your inn for His birth.
Do you have an inn available to receive Jesus?
Know to prepare your inn, and be available for the Saviour to occupy your inn once and for all.
The inn that matters to Him is not the commercial inn.
The gift of this world that fills one does not count before God.
Let the love of Jesus fill your inn as a meaningful gift. 
Jesus came for all to give His deliverance.
As you celebrate daily, let your inn open up for Him.
In this season, know that the word of God carries in the mouth, but not in the heart is the character of the wicked. (Jeremiah 12:1-2)
Wicked ones do not walk the way of God to retain the presence of God.
The way of God is the presence of God to deliver and preserve.
With desire, walk in the way of God to experience the guidance of your feet. 
I Samuel 2:9 buttresses, “He will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength, no man shall prevail.” 
One who walks in the way of God is bound to provoke God to make enemies be at peace with one. (Proverbs 16:7) 

Prayer for the day: Ask God in His mercy to remember you, to look upon you, and acknowledge you for deliverance.

FAITH CAPSULE: Many take distance from Jesus, but Jesus remains closer to all.

Genesis 37

In ways of life, have you been exposed to not received where you are looking forward to being embraced?
It can be emotionally exhausting or exceedingly discouraging to become disengaged in the place where to be embraced.
Are you disengaged from Jesus by living outside of His word?
The best way to describe the forsaken experience is in the story of Joseph and his brothers.
Israel (Jacob) called on his son Joseph to see if it was well with his brothers and the flocks. Jacob expected Joseph to go and return with the word, but Joseph walked into an unexpected journey that led to a divine assignment for his life.
The Bible records the response to the approach of the brothers of Joseph upon his arrival at their location, “Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! Come, therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!” (Genesis 37:18-20)
Joseph went forward to his brothers in peace, while the brothers responded with bitterness and a wicked agenda.
Imagine the brothers and Joseph, all raised under the same roof, the same father.
They all played, ate, drank, and worked together, yet they conspired against their younger brother because of his dream.
Jesus came for a man with a demonstration of unfailing love.
Jesus came with an agenda to give life abundantly to all.
At His time, He was conspired against, and being conspired against Him by not living according to His word.
Jeremiah 17:9 documents, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it?” Despite the wicked ways of the wickedness of the world, the birth of Jesus is a top-notch celebration in December by many.
Is there an understanding of celebrating the birth of Jesus?
Celebrating without understanding is a wasted way of life.
Certainly, many find comfort in celebrating the birth of Jesus without understanding.
Gain an understanding of celebrating the birth of Jesus all year round, not seasonally.
The brothers of Joseph were desperately wicked, and when he got to his brothers, “…they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it” (Genesis 37: 23-24)
Are you responding to Jesus just like the brothers of Joseph did to Joseph?
The story of Joseph testifies that God watches over all.
With understanding, know to live for God.

Prayer for the day: Ask to be filled with the understanding to live for the glory of God.