FAITH CAPSULE: What matters is to fear God and not just fly in the direction of an evil errand.

Exodus 15

It is written, “Then the children of Israel moved, and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan across from Jericho. Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. And Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was sick with dread because of the children of Israel. So Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this company will lick up everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.  Then he sent messengers to Balaam…” (Numbers 22:1-5) Balak’s fear about the presence of the children of Israel prompted him to seek for Balaam as the agent to curse the children of Israel. Despite all the promises in place for Balaam; despite all Balaam’s attempt to execute the assignment, God intervene and the assignment failed. The word of God is true when it says; a curse without cause shall not alight. (Proverbs 26:2)
Have you been sent to deliver an assignment which does not glorify God? It does not matter who sent you, or what your reward will be. What matters is to fear God and not just fly in the direction of an evil errand. When you fly under the direction of an evil minded service, you will crash land and you will fail woefully. However, when you acquiesce to the fear of God before delivering an evil message, God will not ignore your move, but will acknowledge you beyond and above whatever reward that is set for you. It does not matter where you are today or what position you are holding. Let it be established in your heart that today you have abstained from delivering any message that is meant to hurt others, or that does not glorify God. Pharaoh entered into shrewdness because of the increase in number of the children of Israel. He ordered the midwives to kill all male children at birth. The fear of God arrested the midwives. Exodus 1:17, “But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.” If you ask God to endue you with the fear of His name, He will do it for you. He is the One that said when we ask, it shall be given. Exodus 1:20-21, “Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty. And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.” Let all your actions be based on the fear of God, and He will establish you in all areas of life.

Prayer for today: O Lord, instruct me and teach me in the way I should go; guide me with Your eye.