The Holy Spirit wants me this morning to continue the revelation from Hebrews.10:36 which deals with the next aspect of endurance. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. We looked at the confidence we need and what that means to us and for us in our relationship with the Lord.

Coupled with that we need to also have built into us endurance or steadfastness which is part of the nature and characteristic of the Holy Spirit. When the Lord says you have need of something it is imperative that you seek to understand what it is you need and get it because without it you will be missing something that can cost you much loss though you have already done much. The Lord wants us complete, lacking nothing that is necessary for our life and godliness.

So you ask why do I need endurance when I already have the necessary confidence in God’s ability. Good question and the Holy Spirit wants you to have this mind because it will see you through everything. As long as you live on earth everything will be contested including your faith and trust in God because the enemy is around to remind you that he will not let the will of the Lord happen for you because he wants you to believe he is in control of situations on earth and can change circumstances at will. Psalm.2.

I found that the Lord is not bothered with the fact that His will can be contested or challenged, but that in fact He uses the contesting of His will to prove just how powerful and great He God actually is and this builds endurance within us which means we never quit as we always have an answer for any obstacle that rises against us.

Let me now share what Hebrews.10:36 says: endurance is needed after you have done the will of God and are in the process of waiting for the manifestation of the promise.

You have done what God requires you to do and have followed through to the point where you are now awaiting the reality of the blessing from the Lord. At this stage is when you need the endurance, strength, fortitude, steadfastness of heart necessary to go further by refusing to quit on the promise. “However you must lay hold of the promise with unwavering audacity that what God said you will have.”

It is as Paul mentioned in Galatians.6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. “The reality of that scripture is that if we grow weary and lose heart we miss out on what we have sowed for.” “We cannot afford to miss out on a harvest because we have not built endurance which will carry us all the way through to manifestation. Having put in all that work in believing and standing we can lose out on the promise because we grow weary and faint.”

When I realized we can lose out by not taking decisive action that makes us do what is necessary. I made the quality decision that this will not happen to me on my watch. I will build the endurance necessary to carry me through to the finish line and have the reality of the promise of my reward.

“The Holy Spirit wants us to be resilient and steadfast just as He the Lord is.”

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. Not the passive love of the Lord because that would fail and God doesn’t fail. If the Lord was not steadfast most of us would never make it, but His steadfast love breaks all boundaries by reaching us. He pulls us out on time so it is necessary that we also are filled with that same steadfastness so that nothing wears us out but faithfulness wins the day in our lives.

“Therefore in conclusion to the matter this morning after endurance has worked out in and through us, then comes the promise.”

“In other words, no endurance, no receiving of the promise as endurance is the foundation upon which the promise will rest in your life, so that is why you will need it.”

It is a must for the disciple of Jesus to win and keep on winning in life. I learnt to always say the race of God is not a 100 meter dash but a long run which entails bumps and corners which demand resilience. The readiness to overcome obstacles while still keeping faithful by going on so be ready.

As the apostle Paul puts it in Ephesians.6:13 & 14 after having done all to stand still, stand ready until you win. Don’t buckle under pressure but use pressure as the fuel to propel you forward to inherit the promise.

As you hear these truths today let grace be supplied to you by the Holy Spirit to lay hold of the endurance necessary to carry you through to receive the promise and live it out in exuberant joy .

Say no to giving up. Quitting is not an option so fix your gaze firmly on going forward to receiving your prize without reservation or apology. Your life story will be all the greater and mightier in God with the miraculous power of the Most High being your witness of notable proof in Jesus Name. Amen.