This beautiful morning the Holy Spirit flooded my heart afresh with the reality of this word from Hebrews.10:35 & 36 which reads these words: Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:.

We as disciples of Jesus have confidence in His ability to do for us exceedingly, abundantly and above all we could ask or think. Ephesians.3:20. Firstly the Holy Spirit reminded me that our confidence is not in anything we can do, or bring about but in the Person Jesus who has done everything necessary for us to have, enjoy and experience life and life in its fullest measure. John.10:10.

Our confidence is in His ability to perform all that He has said and spoken of the inheritance He has left for us to partake of. Jesus alone could make the claims He made about Himself because He could bring to pass every word He spoke without fail. John.6:35.

Jesus claimed He was the resurrection and the life and then went on to prove it by going to the tomb of Lazarus. Jesus spoke to that man who had already been buried by commanding him to come out of the grave which he obeyed by coming out on his own (remember he was put in the tomb by men) as men stood there. They beheld what no one had ever seen before a man in the grave came out from there and came back to live in society which Lazarus did and men came to see him just to confirm the reality it was really him. John.12:17 & 18.

I have a personal experience that once a person in my dad and mum once buried received a certificate given at the graveyard indicating that the person buried no longer lives. From then on that person cannot transact or do anything in this world again. Their life is over. Well Jesus proved He was Master over the grave by bringing Lazarus out of the grave back into human society to live again which men witnessed. His enemies concluded that if Jesus continues in this way of doing the miraculous everybody will choose to follow Him.

Now we can certainly have complete confidence in a person who can achieve such a feat that causes men who were weeping and mourning because a life is over. We know for sure we will never be able to communicate with that person again in this world. However Jesus has the ability and power to resurrect anybody from the grave because He is the resurrection and life.

In John.5:25-29 it reads these glorious words: Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

I recall the day I shared this revelation in a message my daughter said to me is this true Dad? Can I believe and have this? Is it possible to walk in this reality that Jesus pointed out here. I said to her yes this is a true fact not something you hope may happen so you need to embrace and take it so you can experience it in your life in the now.

The Holy Spirit that day had led me to share that regardless of how intertwined our bodies were with the earth we are buried in, Jesus could distinguish every dust particle that is us and bring us back to life: That is every person who has ever lived, so how could we ever doubt His ability to do anything for us in the now.

No wonder John said in 1 John.5:14 & 15 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

Well this is the confidence we need to have because Jesus is what He said He is and can manifest that at any time or in any place no matter the circumstance or situation because He Is I Am. What a God we serve who is capable of far beyond what we can imagine possible.

So today allow these words to permeate your heart by overtaking any negative thoughts that have risen up in you against the knowledge of God. Let this word crush them to pieces as you rise up again in the might of the One you serve Jesus as you lay hold with complete confidence in what He has promised and assigned for you partake off in Him on earth. Don’t ever let anything take your confidence away from you of who Jesus is and what He will do for you because He will never change who HE is to now start failing. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews.13:8.

Let the grace in these words lift you far above anything that has threatened your trust and confidence that you are coming out triumphant. Above everything don’t throw away your confidence because that means you lose. Don’t give it away, it is your anchor and has great reward. So rise up again today in your confidence in the ability of Jesus to work on your behalf, because He will surely do so. Then boldly share the story of triumph as He brings you through with shouts of victory in Jesus’ name. Amen.