FAITH CAPSULE: Seek God, not take His hand for granted.
Daniel 3
Among things to do in life to seek God diligently instead of taking God for granted are:
TO SEEK GOD DILIGENTLY IS OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD
The life of obedience to the word of God is a sacrifice consistent, costly, and not cheap.
A sacrifice that takes self away from self to give all to God is obedient to seek God diligently.
One that fears God is living life obediently to God. Exodus 19:5 records, “Now, therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.”
Are you taking God for granted, not living life by His command?
Desire to live life for God, ask Him to enable you.
Abraham lived life for the glory of God obediently, and God recognized his obedience.
Genesis 22:12 records the testimony of the word of God towards Abraham, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now, I know that you fear God since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” Abraham could not take God for granted but obeyed God, lived life for God by seeking God with all his heart and soul.
TO SEEK GOD DILIGENTLY IS TO ABIDE IN HIS WORD
Understanding and knowledge will know that the word of God is not to be taking for granted.
The word of God is a shield, to abide and to dwell in, not to become a victim of the wicked world.
The word of Jesus confirms, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” (John 15:7) Taking the word of God for granted will live life outside of the word of God to miss out on the power of God that will keep and deliver one. The Word of God is God, and all should give themselves to the promise of God to have an abiding place in Him.
TO SEEK GOD DILIGENTLY IS TO DECLARE BUT NOT TO DENY HIM AS GOD.
Regardless of challenges, do not deny God but declare Him worthy and able in every way of living life.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abdel-Negro, declare God as the God of deliverance and could not deny serving God but rejected serving gods, the gold image of Nebuchadnezzar saying, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If that is the case, our God, whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” (Daniel 3:16-18)In the burning fiery furnace, the salvation of God answered the three friends with deliverance.
Experiencing the declaration of God is seeking God diligently to be delivered by God and not to become a victim of evil.
Prayer for today: Pray not to be taking God for granted but to be seeking Him diligently.