Daily Word Capsule

AUGUST 31st - CAPSULE 31 TOPIC: DON’T QUIT – KEEP PLAYING BIBLE TEXT: 2 Corinthians 12 vs. 9 – My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in (your) weakness. One day, a woman who wanted to encourage her little boy to keep practicing the piano, took him to hear Paderewski play. They sat near the front, and the boy was fascinated by the big grand piano on the stage. While his mother was talking to a friend, she didn’t notice her son slip away. As the house light dimmed and the spotlight hits the piano, she gasped as she saw her son on the piano bench, playing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. Before she could get to him, Paderewski walked over to the keyboard and sat down beside the boy. Don’t quit, keep playing” – he whispered. Then he reach down with his left hand and began filling in the bass part, and with his right arm he reached around the other side encircling the child, and added a running obbligato. Together, the old master and the child brought ...

AUGUST 30th - CAPSULE 30 TOPIC: LOOK FOR THE BEST IN OTHERS BIBLE TEXT: 1 Corinthians 10 vs. 10 – Be careful not to stir up discontent. Have you ever been around someone who loved to stir things up? It may seem harmless to us, but God has a different view of it. Twenty three thousand of His people died in one day because they murmured against Moses, the manna, the direction God was leading them, and all sorts of things. Never had a people been more protected, privileged or prosperous, but you could not tell it by what they were saying. These murmurs never made it into the promise land. Murmurers never do! Do you know which church was speaking to when he wrote, “I have confidence in you” – the Corinthians. Amazing! Some of them got drunk at communion, tolerated fornication, doubted the resurrection; and these were only few of their problems. One man said; I read the Book of Corinthians just to get encouraged. I know at least am not doing that badly. But along comes Paul a...

AUGUST 29th - CAPSULE 29 TOPIC: CORRECTED, BUT NOT DISCARDED BIBLE TEXT: Hebrew 11 vs. 34 – Out of weakness were made strong . . . . . . The heroes of the Bible were powerful, but not perfect. They were corrected but not discarded, and their human frailties encourage the rest of us that God can use us too. The contrast between God and the people He uses, reminds us who is to be worshipped. Paul readily admitted he fell short of his goals. Yet, the light of revelation that shone from his earthen vessel illuminates our walk today. A perfect word from imperfect vessels – that’s “the high calling of God” and it’s through ordinary people like you and me that He chooses to bring it. Amazing! In Hebrews Chapter 11, God lists some heroes. But notice what He said about them, “. . . . . out of weakness were made strong”. They were strengthened through struggle, and that’s still God’s way. Look at them, but don’t judge them because of a weak moment – judge them on the entirety of t...

AUGUST 28th - CAPSULE 28 TOPIC: GOD’S WORD IS PURE BIBLE TEXT: Psalm 12 vs. 6 – The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Today’s passage is an observation the Psalmist makes references to what was said in Psalm 12 vs. 5 and in opposition to the word of the wicked men in Psalm 12 vs. 4 which are deceitful, sinful and impure. The Holy Scriptures are the words of God and they are pure and holy, free from all human mixtures, and from all frauds and deceits. They are the Scripture of truth. They are the promises of the word of God, and they are firm and stable, and always dependable, ever fulfilling, being yea and amen in Christ Jesus.  The doctrines of it are the words of God, which is sincere milk of the word, pure and incorruptible, as it is from an incorruptible supreme being. If truthfully, sincerely and properly dispensed by faithful ministers and they are according to godliness, and tend to encourage and pro...

AUGUST 27th - CAPSULE 27 TOPIC: WHO ARE YOU? BIBLE TEXT: Acts 19 vs. 15 – One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know and I know Paul, but who are you? Who are you? It is a question that many people shy away from answering. People get angry and feel reluctant to answer quickly; not that they do not know what to say, but how to say it. Knowing who you are is very important and crucial because it helps your survival in this cruel world.  The sons of Sceva were trying to imitate other personalities to cast out demons. The demons told them – “Jesus I know, Paul I know but who are you?” People ask you every day at various gates - who are you? As you stand before the various gates, these gates are only opened when you properly identify yourself so also, when you stand at the gate of prosperity, successes, breakthroughs, etc. The spirits manning these gates are asking “who are you?” If you fail to identify properly, you will be turned back. That is why many people ge...

AUGUST 26th - CAPSULE 26 TOPIC: GOD’S ACTION FOR MAN’S BENEFIT BIBLE TEXT: Hebrews 2 vs. 10 – For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons into glory . . . . . . . God’s way of doing things are so unique and inexplicable in today’s passage, we are made to understand the uniqueness in God’s decision to elevate man. He had to make His only Son Jesus, who through Him everything exist; to pass through untold hardship, suffering and even dying on the cross, so that sinful man and woman, like I and you have salvation. The benefits of Christ sufferings and shameful death on the cross like a criminal, is the victory He won for man. With understanding, accepting, appreciating the suffering and victory of Christ, every believer is more than a conqueror (Romans 8 vs. 37 – 39). As a Christian, how much do you understand the hardship Christ passed through for you? How are you appreciating Him for that? The sacrificial life Christ lived a...

AUGUST 25th - CAPSULE 25 TOPIC: IT’S A DAILY WALK BIBLE TEXT: Genesis 6 vs. 9 – Noah walked with God. To walk with God means to be attentive to His Word and yielded to Hos presence. Though, we do not see Him, we know Him. We find our security not in people, places, or things – but in Him alone! The name Noah means “rest”. Noah not only knew his mission in life, but he also knew his source, and when you know that, you don’t have to worry anymore. But knowing God deeply doesn’t just happen quickly, it takes time.  Time spent with Him on the mountain top and in the valley;  Time spent with Him in Joy and in adversity.  Time will test the quality of any relationship!  Prisons, shipwrecks, betrayals, beatings, hunger and disappointments didn’t shake Paul’s confidence in God. Listen: “None of these things move me” (Acts 20 vs. 24). Another man who walked with God was Enoch. Listen: “Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him” – (Genesis 5 vs. 24...