FAITH CAPSULE: Deny distraction to deny doubt in the promise of God for your life.

1 Samuel 13

Promise of God is power to deliver. God is not a talkative or loquacious God which His word returns void to Him. Are you holding to the promises God in His word with negative? Delay in the promise of God is not to be denied but delivers at an appointed time of God. Doubt is what denies man from claiming God’s promise. Affliction can be a challenge. The word of God promised, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19) In your challenging affliction, take to the unfailing promise of God as stated, “…but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
In life, what a man observes will determine what a man sees to receive. Do you observe to see and receive in the promise of God? God promised the children of Israel with the Promised Land. God’s promise wanted to deliver them out of bondage of over four hundred years for their fulfilment of better life. The Israelites came out of the bondage of Egypt as a package of the promise of God to take them to the Promised Land. However, on the journey to the Promised Land, the Israelites unpacked from the promise to bring them to the Promised Land. Focus was shifted to the Egyptians attempt to deny their escape and bible recorded, “…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) The Israelites behold their enemy and fear took over the Israelites. What are you beholding as your focus? Beholding the challenges of life will hold back man from moving forward in life. A believer that sees in the spoken word of God which does not fail is enough to eliminate negative in time of challenges. God is abundantly able.
Saul’s win against Philistines battle was in the promise of God through Samuel. King Saul was commanded to wait for seven days in the face of intimidating challenge. King Saul could not wait and Samuel came stating to Saul, “What have you done?” Saul said, “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.”” (1Samuel 13:11-12) Saul could not deny distraction; the Israelites lost their focus against their enemy. Are you opening for doubt that is the agent of distraction which denies God’s promise in man’s life? God is able, allow the promise of God to preserve and promote you at all time.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to always see in the promises of God to overcome your challenges.