FAITH CAPSULE: Obeying promises in the word of God is opening self to claim and possess the promises of God.

Deuteronomy 1

In the pages of bible, promises of God are not closed for man that will open self and to expose self to claim the promises of God. Obeying the promises in the word of God is opening self to claim and possess the promises of God. It is interesting how God’s promises for His children in the pages of the bible are well laid while man languish and not able to see and possess God’s promises. For example, God promised the Israelites a land that flows with milk and honey (Promised Land). At a point in time, during their journey from the bondage of over four hundred years they made the choice to dwell too long at Horeb. For man, dwelling too long against the promise of God is taking self-closed from God’s promises to be opened for self-destruction.
As a result of the Israelite dwelling too long, God sent Moses to the Israelites stating, “The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain.  Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates. See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land…” (Deuteronomy 1:6-8)
In the word of God, there was a need for the Israelites to see in the promise of God that the Promised Land was set for them. The Israelites should not have had any reason for doubt but to move forward and possess God’s promise. The Israelites proved shortsightedness by not moving forward but rather went forward with a spying mission. Moses testified, “Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.” (Deuteronomy 1:22) The Israelites wanted to possess the land by seeing the world around them before seeing and engaging the word of God. It was a demonstration that they wanted to make sure God knows what God was talking about when God asked them to move forward. Evidently, the Israelites could not see as commanded by God. Ability to see in what God says is a direct effect to possessing His promise. Month after months are you dwelling wrongly at wrong ground. Could it be you are not able to see in the promises of God for you? It is time to ask for clarity of sight that you may see in God’s word and be able to move and possess God’s promise.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to become open to possess God’s promise for your life.