FAITH CAPSULE: God does not forget but remembers.
John 20:19-31
Psalm 106:4 records, “Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation.”
What one asks is desires, and God deposits to gain desires.
The word of God encourages asking to receive. (Matthew 7:7)
This day, ask that God remember you with favor and visit you with salvation.
God does not forget but remembers, reverses irreversible challenges, and visits with salvation.
When God remembers to open one up, He will visit to unlock such from self-locked by lack of understanding or one locked up by evil.
The disciples of Jesus walked with Him, dined with Him, sat around Him, and listened to His word to know and understand what was to happen but not understand His word.
After His crucifixion, they locked themselves in fear of the wicked ones despite His spoken word for them before His crucifixion.
Jesus remembered them to visit them. As they assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and spoke peace to them. (John 20:19)
Jesus repeatedly remembered His disciples and visited them with salvation while they self-locked up because of fear.
Thomas, a disciple, asked for the signs of proof of the crucifixion to believe Jesus.
Jesus responded to Thomas, “Jesus said to him, “Thomas because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)
The response of Jesus to Thomas speaks to all acclaimed believers.
The disciples, acclaimed believers, lack the understanding to be free, the evidence of a lack of faith and not knowing the truth of God.
The grace, the mercy of God, remembers with favor and visit with salvation not to be a victim of fear that terminates calling over the life of called ones.
Are you one that is self-locked up by the fear of the wicked, militating force against your life consciously or unconsciously?
Turn to God, calling for Him to remember you with favor and visit you with salvation, not become a victim of fear of the wicked world.
Do you believe in Jesus?
Will you believe in Him with a desire for Him to remember you with favor and visit you for salvation?
The word of God encourages, “but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:31)
The word of God is written not for decoration but as a declaration to be engaged by all.
Romans 15:4 buttresses, “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.”
The word of God does not return to Him void.
With understanding, give yourself to the word of God continually, expecting Him to remember you with favor and visit you with salvation.
Prayer for today: Ask that you will live life for God to experience His presence by Him remembering you.