Faith Capsule: Do not misplace focus on God to deny fear of the confronting challenges.

Exodus 14

One that cannot see deliverance in the word of God denies self from gaining the intervention of God.
To become worried and troubled in the face of challenge is the evidence of not looking up to the help of God. 
When keeping eyes on confronting challenges, one will misplace focus on God. 
Are you beholding your challenge or looking up to God?
The looking away from God by the Israelites challenges records in  
Exodus 14:10-12, “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 knew fully well that God would not fail to deliver them, but they gave themselves into fear.
The Israelites could not lift their eyes to God for help but gave themselves to negative confession.
The solution to challenges demands focusing on God by keeping His proven word, His word that is perfect to perform. 
Despite all the powerful teachings of Jesus against fear and worrying, the disciples locked themselves up in fear of the Jews.
John 20:19 records, “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.”  While the disciples were locked up in a state of fear, Jesus showed up and declared peace.
Jesus, the Word of God, is the Prince of peace. 
One that will look up to Jesus as Lord and Savior, Jesus is always around to uphold such.     
Faith in Jesus will cause peace to reign.  
Jesus spoke peace into the life of His disciple to see the mark of crucifixion. 
John 20:20 states, “When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.”  Seeing the mark opened up the disciples to come out of fear. 
Begin to see the marks of crucifixion and believe that marks were registered on Jesus for all to have life abundantly. 
When faith is activated, fear will not have a place.
The challenges of the word will not have a place in one with faith in God.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be bold and have a character in His word in the face of world challenges.