FAITH CAPSULE: Do you know with confidence that the Lord is on your side?
 
Joshua 1

Do you know with confidence that the Lord is on your side? If you know that the Lord is on your side, put your confidence in Him. With confidence in God, man is established and becomes a clear target to the enemy of God. Knowing that the Lord is on your side will sometimes cause you to be surrounded by the enemy, but the support of God will cause the enemy to be defeated. Knowing that the Lord is on your side is the truth that you have the name of God to answer for you. Having the name of God is having a shelter under a strong and mighty tower. It does not matter how or who the enemy is using to surround you; the only God who answers by fire shall burn off and consume your enemies.
Without doubt, the enemy will push you violently so that you may fall; trust that the Lord is on your side. The book of Proverbs 13:19 clearly states, “…it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.” Truly, the enemy (evil one) will not answer to what the Bible describes them to be if they are not attempting our lives. However, the Word of God already sounded a word of encouragement in regard to the enemy’s wicked agenda that is set against man here on the face of the earth stating that, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) The Word of God does not return to Him void so shall it answer exactly in the life of one that believes that God is truly on their side.
Do you truly know that the Lord is on your side? Allow your belief to answer for you by constantly rejoicing. Joy is the route that connects man to the right hand of God; the presence of God. The Word of God buttress it stating, “In the presence of God is fullness of joy. (Psalm 16:11) Constantly rejoicing is the evidence of peace and confidence that is rooted in knowing that God alone is enough and He alone is in position to deliver and protect His own. Joy is on your side when His joy is inside and outside of you.
Often believers get hit by the Word of God, but most of the time the Word that hits a believer does not heat them up enough to become cooked up and ready to inherit their portion among the sanctified and for God to be glorified over their life. Too much memorization is not an evidence of understanding of the Word of God. However, it is impossible to be meditating day and night as commanded by God and not have God on our side (Joshua 1:7-8)

Prayer for today: Ask God to open your understanding.