During communion with the Holy Spirit, He emphasised the vital importance of maintaining an unwavering confidence in the Lord’s ability to do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to His power that works in us” (Ephesians 3:20). This confidence is not a secondary aspect of our Christian life/walk. It is a foundational reality that enables us as followers of Jesus to receive, experience, and walk in all that Christ has provided for us through His finished work.

The Holy Spirit then highlighted Hebrews 10:35-36 which reads these words:“ Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.” We as followers of Jesus are called to guard our confidence of heart carefully because it carries great reward.

This confidence is not rooted in human ability, personal strength, good works, intelligence, or resources. Rather, it is anchored entirely in the Person of Jesus Christ, who has already accomplished everything necessary for us to enjoy and experience the fullness of life (John 10:10).

The Holy Spirit emphasised that our confidence rests solely in Jesus’ ability to fulfil every promise that He has made. Jesus never made claims He could not substantiate. Every declaration He made about Himself was backed by His power to bring the word it to pass.

A powerful example is found in Jesus’ declaration in John.11:25 that He is “the resurrection and the life.”Then He demonstrated this reality by calling Lazarus from the grave after he had already been buried four days. Lazarus, who had been placed in the tomb by men and declared dead, came forth alive at Jesus’ command.

This miracle demonstrated an undeniable truth that Jesus possesses all authority over death itself. Men witnessed what had never been seen before which was a dead man returning from the grave and re-entering society alive.

This miracle was so extraordinary that many came simply to see Lazarus in his home just to confirm that it was truly him. This message reflects on the finality of natural death from a human perspective. When loved ones are buried, official certificates declare that their earthly lives have ended and that they can no longer participate in this world.

However Jesus proved Himself Master over death by restoring Lazarus back to life. This fact gives us the followers of Jesus every reason to place our absolute confidence in Him. The Holy Spirit then directed my attention to John 5:25-29, where Jesus declared these words that: “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.”

Jesus through this word reveals that all who are in the graves will one day hear His voice and rise again which demonstrates His limitless authority and power over death.

If Jesus can distinguish and resurrect every individual who has ever lived, regardless of the passage of time or physical decay, then nothing in the present is beyond His ability to accomplish. I recall the day I was sharing this revelation with my daughter, who asked me whether such words could truly be believed and experienced.

The answer was emphatically yes because these truths are not merely future hopes concerning Jesus’s ability, but they are present realities intended to become the bedrock of our faith. Understanding Christ’s authority over life and death establishes our complete confidence that He can accomplish anything within His will and purpose.

This reality was further reinforced by 1 John 5:14-15 which reads these words: “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.”

Because Jesus is exactly who He says He is, we as His followers can approach Him with bold confidence, knowing that He hears and answers us according to His will. There is no circumstance, obstacle, limitation, or impossibility which is beyond His power.

He remains the all-powerful Son of God who is capable of doing far more than human imagination can conceive. The Holy Spirit therefore calls us as His followers to reject every negative thought, doubt, fear, or accusation that rises against the knowledge of God and act as Jesus did.

These thoughts must be crushed by the truth of who Jesus is. Our confidence in Christ must remain intact regardless of negative circumstances because it is the anchor of our faith and the pathway to receiving the manifestation of His promises to us.

The message concludes with a solemn warning for us to not to cast away our confidence because to lose our confidence in Christ’s ability is to surrender the very foundation upon which faith our stands. Jesus never changes, He never weakens, and He never fails. As Hebrews 13:8 declares: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”

Therefore as Jesus’s followers we must rise above every challenge, disappointment, delay, or threatening circumstance and continue trusting in the unchanging power of the Lord to come through on our behalf. Our confidence in Jesus has great reward, and all we who hold fast to it will witness His faithfulness and share our testimonies of triumph.

Today, in the name of Jesus Christ, I declare that every assault against your confidence in the Lord is broken off you. May the Holy Spirit strengthen your heart to stand unwavering in the certainty that Jesus is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all you ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). May every voice of doubt, fear, disappointment, and unbelief be silenced by the greater voice of the Lord’s promises over your life.

I declare that your confidence in Christ shall not be cast away from you, for it carries great reward (Hebrews 10:35-36). May you be established in the reality that Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life (John 5:25-29), the One who hears your prayers (1 John 5:14-15), and the One who never changes (Hebrews 13:8).

May fresh faith arise within you and may every promise assigned to your life become clearer, stronger, and more attainable through the revelation of Christ’s power in your situation. May the grace of the Holy Spirit lift you above every obstacle, by renewing your expectation, and positioning you to witness mighty demonstrations of the Lord’s faithfulness through signs, wonders and miraculous events.

I declare that you shall not lose heart, you shall not surrender your confidence, and you shall not be moved from trusting the Lord. Instead, you shall see the goodness of the Lord manifested in your life, as you receive the promises the Lord prepared for you, and testify with shouts of victory and triumph of all that Jesus has done on your behalf in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.