FAITH CAPSULE: Claiming to trust God without having hope in God is not complete to receive from God.

Exodus 33, Acts 3:1-10

Jesus has never lied but man, particularly acclaimed believers lies to themselves because of ignorance. Unfortunately, ignorance makes a destitute of a believer. More so, ignorance is the evidence of lack of knowledge…rejecting knowledge. Indeed, God is true when His word stated, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge…” (Hosea 4:6)
With understanding and knowledge, man shall be able to receive: when man recognizes the presence of God; man, should know not to look away when asking from God in the name of Jesus. Jesus does not lie when He declared,  “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Recognize God’s presence to receive: Moses, after having experienced the miracles of God, he could not recognized the presence of God when he called to God asking, “Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’ Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” (Exodus 33:12-13) Moses was asking God for His way because he was not able to see God’s presence. God responded to Moses by stating, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14) Just like Moses, are you asking to receive from God because you were not able to see His presence?
Do not look away from GOD to receive
A lame man was in right position and did correctly to receive his healing in the name of Jesus through Peter and John. However, for him not to be short from receiving of his asking, Peter prompted the lame man not miss out of his healing stating, “…Look at us.”  So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.” (Acts 3:4-5) Like the lame man, are you asking with attention but not looking at God for His hand?
In asking, in seeing His presence without looking away from Him is the clear evidence to trust and hope in God. Claiming to trust God without having hope in God is not complete to receive from God. Jeremiah 17:7, buttressed “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.” Jesus does not lie and He has never lied, He has never fail. God will give when asked from Him with understanding and knowledge. Whatever man do wrongly will not deliver right answer. To do right is to get right answer.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of knowledge and understanding.