FAITH CAPSULE: Doing good does not make anyone immune to challenges of the evil one.

Numbers 20:1-13, Psalm 37

Absolutely and without any doubt, nothing can be hidden from the eyes of God. He alone is the Almighty creator and He sees every act of good or bad. 2 Chronicles 16:9, “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”Every time there is act of evil God sees it and there is no escape for the consequence of evil acts, but there is forgiveness after repentance. Also, when there are acts of good, it does not escape the eyes of God but exalts the name of God. For good or bad there are consequences. The Bible recorded in Psalm 37:23-24, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.” Have you been making sure that your steps are in line with God’s orders/commands? Clearly, in the quotation above, doing good does not make anyone immune to challenges of the evil one. Doing good will not stop you from falling. The word refers to the one that is doing good stating, “…though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down.”Have you been falling down in any area of life despite your doing good? Take note that you shall not be utterly cast down and it will soon pass and your stand shall be established to the glory of God. In the case of Job, “…the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”” (Job 1:8)   Job was one of God’s most faithful servant and all of his steps were lined up in accordance to the commands of God; but despite all he fell and lost everything that he had but he was not utterly cast down. Due to his faithfulness in the Lord, Job’s down word spiral ended when the Lord replenished him with everything that he had lost during the time that he was down. Have you taken a step outside of his order? Are you in the process of taking step out of His order? Consider aligning your steps in line with the word of God. If God gives you an order and you fail to take to it, He will take you out of His good land. He gave Moses order to speak to the rock but he struck the rock. (Moses was taken out and could not get to the promised good land) Get in line with the word of God; do good, He shall delight in the ways you are taking your steps.

Prayer for today: Help me Lord that I will not step out of Your word.