FAITH CAPSULE:  Are you living by the word of God to claim the promise of God?

Genesis 12

One living by the word of God qualifies to answer as a believer of God.
One answering as a believer but not living by the word of God is a believer of the mouth, not of the heart.
Believing the word of God stands to claim the promise of God for one living by His word.
Are you living by the word of God, with the expectation to claim the promise of God?
The blessing of God comes with a condition.
The promise of God that is a blessing does not come to pass by accident but by living life by His word. 
The promises of God are vast, but man is vastly far from living by the word of God that delivers the promises of God.
Believing the word of God to claim His promises are: 
Obedient to live by the command of God; be holy; demonstrate the love of God;
Obeying His commandment:
God commandment Abram saying, “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1) 
Abram did not question God for His command nor delay or doubt God.
Abram went as commanded and claimed the promises of God. 
Genesis 12:2-3 records, “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and I will curse him who curses you, and in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”  
Obedient Abram provoked the promises of God for his life. 
Many want to claim the promises of Abraham but are far from obeying the word of God, not living by His word.
Abraham followed the word of God.
Be holy:
Living life by behaving the word of God makes one answer holy. 
God wants us to be holy. 
1 Peter 1:15-16 states, “…but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” Living holy by the word provokes promises of God as stated, “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” (2 Corinthians 6:16)
Demonstrate the love of God:
To believe God is to love and fear God. 
One demonstrating the love of God will move God to bless with His promise of blessing. 
John 14:14-16 confirms, “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.“If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” 
Abraham believed in God as he demonstrated his love for God when he offered Isaac, as commanded for sacrifice by God.
Isaac obeyed to receive the promises of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask for the understanding to live by the word of God.