FAITH CAPSULE: Looking away from God is an assured route to failure.

1 Samuel 13

In times of challenges, looking away from God is beholding the challenges at hand. Looking away from God is the evidence of forgetting the testimonies of God. The children of Israel came out of the bondage of over four hundred years by the hand of God. As the Israelites progressed from bondage to God’s Promised Land challenges of Egypt pursued the Israelites to the Red Sea. With no way of escape for the Israelites, “…the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptian marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord.” (Exodus 14:10) Looking away from God is beholding enemy, allowing fear to take over.
Looking away from God is forgetting and not remembering the multitudes of God’s mercies but rebelling before God. During challenges in the place of beholding God is taking to the route outside of God’s promises. King Saul looked away from the hand of God upon his life as he staggered into permanent termination. In the face of challenging war against the Philistines, Saul wrongly engaged burnt offering and peace offering against the word of God. Saul could not wait for Samuel’s burnt offering. Saul’s excuse for violating the burnt offering was recorded in 1 Samuel 13:11, “…When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” God’s mercy appointed Saul as King but Saul forgot the mercy of God to rebel against the word of God. Saul looked away from God while he looked at people which scattered from him.
What or who are you looking at? Looking away from God is an assured route to failure. Man will fail but God is forever faithful to wait and act for those who wait on Him. Take note and know indeed that whatever man behold or look which generates fear, man’s faith shall be locked down from rising up.
Bible recorded that the three friends fell down in the midst of the burning fire (Daniel 3:23) yet they could not be buried by the fire. The three friend’s eyes were set on God; they stood on a ground of faith that could not fail. The flame and the agent of generating flame were consumed by their flame. The three friends of Daniel walked out from the burning fiery fire without any stain or smell of the fire. God is still in the business of undeniable miracles if we do not look away from God. Today, set eyes on God and see the salvation of God which will answer for you today.

Prayer for today: Ask for God’s hand against ever Pharaoh of your life.