Faith Capsule: The solution for challenges demands focusing on God.

Exodus 14

In life, challenging trouble will provoke worrying.
Often, worrying is the reason for not looking up to God.
Are you worried and not looking up to God?
A failure to look up to God in the face of the challenge will misplace focus on God. 
Are you beholding your challenge or looking up to God? 
Exodus 14:10-12 documents, “And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.” Does that sound like you? The Israelites, knowing fully well that God is able, yet they gave into fear when they failed to lift their eyes unto God for help. 
The Israelites were worried and troubled when they gave a negative confession.
The solution for challenges demands focusing on God and the word of His promise. 
Despite all the powerful teachings of Jesus against fear and worrying, the disciples went ahead and locked themselves up in fear of the Jews. “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19) While the disciples of Jesus locked up themselves in the state of fear, Jesus showed up and declared peace. Jesus, the Word of God, is the Prince of peace. If anyone will look up to Jesus as Lord and Savior, He is always around to uphold such.     
Faith in Jesus will cause peace to reign.  
After Jesus had spoken peace into the life of His disciple’s life, the eyes of their mind opened to see the mark of crucifixion. The Bible records, “When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.” (John 20:20) 
With the challenges of today, consistently set your mind to see the mark of crucifixion on Jesus to remind you that He has paid the price to uphold you not to become a victim of challenges.
If you will begin to see the marks of crucifixion on Jesus, believe that it is registered on Jesus for all to have life abundantly, the fear about all that is going on around the world will not have its place in your life.
Believe and receive Jesus into your life to carry you with evidence of salvation.

Prayer for today: Ask to be bold with the character of looking up to God at all times.