During communion time with the Holy Spirit, He freshly impressed upon my heart the profound truth found in 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.”

The Holy Spirit emphasised the fact of how much the confidence of every follower of Jesus must never rest in our personal ability, human effort, or natural resources, but entirely in the Person of the Jesus Christ. Our confidence is rooted in Jesus unlimited ability to accomplish “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to His power at work in us” (Ephesians 3:20).

Jesus has already accomplished everything necessary for us to enjoy and experience the fullness of life He purchased for us. As He declared in John 10:10, He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. The Holy Spirit reminded me of the fact that our confidence must always rest in Jesus’ unfailing ability to perform every promise He has spoken concerning the inheritance He has made available to us His followers.

Unlike any other person, Jesus could make extraordinary claims about Himself because He possessed the power to prove every one of them He declared. As John 6:35 declares, Jesus proclaimed Himself to be the Bread of Life, and throughout His ministry He continually demonstrated that every word He spoke was absolute truth which could not be refuted.

A supreme demonstration of this confidence is seen in Jesus’ declaration that He is “the resurrection and the life.” in John.11:25. He did not merely speak these words but actually went on to prove them by raising Lazarus from the grave because he had already been buried. Standing before the tomb, Jesus commanded the man who had already been buried to come forth, and Lazarus obeyed, emerging alive from the grave.

The people witnessed what no human being had ever seen which was a man who had been buried in a tomb returning to normal life among society. The reality of this miracle became so undeniable that many came simply to see Lazarus for themselves, to confirm for themselves that the man who had once been dead and buried was now alive (John 12:17–18). This miracle Jesus performed with Lazarus reminds us of the reality that once a person is buried and officially declared dead with the certificate from the cemetery, that all their earthly affairs have ceased.

A death certificate signifies the end of one’s participation in earthly life. Yet Jesus demonstrated complete authority over death itself by bringing Lazarus back from the grave. This miracle caused even His enemies to recognise that if He continued performing such works, people would inevitably follow Him because His authority was undeniable. The Holy Spirit stressed that if Jesus possesses authority over death itself, then we His followers can place our complete confidence in Him for every circumstance we face in daily life.

If Jesus can reverse what humanity considers irreversible, then nothing in the present is beyond His power. This truth is further confirmed in John 5:25–29, where Jesus declares that the hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice. Those who hear will live, because the Father has granted the Son to possess life within Himself and authority over life, resurrection, and judgment.

Jesus then proclaimed that every person who has ever died will one day respond to His voice and those who have done good will rise to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation. I recall the day I was sharing this revelation my daughter, asked me whether such a reality was truly possible and whether it could genuinely be believed. My response was that these words are not merely hopeful promises but absolute truth that should be embraced and lived in now.

The Holy Spirit had revealed that no matter how completely a person’s body has returned to the dust of the earth, Jesus knows every particle that belongs to each individual and possesses the power to restore every person to life. Such limitless authority should remove every doubt we have concerning His ability to accomplish anything required in the present. Because Jesus possesses such supreme authority, we His followers can confidently embrace the promise of 1 John 5:14–15:

This scripture 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.” The Holy Spirit emphasised that this is the confidence we Jesus’s followers are called to have and maintain. We are not to have any confidence in circumstances, feelings, or human ability, but our confidence rest in the unchanging Person and Power of Jesus.

Jesus is exactly who He says He is and is able to manifest His power anywhere, at any time, regardless of the situation. He remains the great “I AM,” whose power far exceeds anything human imagination can conceive or think possible. Therefore, we as His followers are encouraged to allow these truths to saturate the inner depths of our hearts until every negative thought that exalts itself against the knowledge of God is overthrown. Every fear, doubt, disappointment, and discouraging circumstance must be brought into submission to the truth of who Jesus is.

The Holy Spirit desires that these revelations strengthen us Jesus’s followers to such a degree that we once again rise in total confidence, by laying hold of every promise Jesus has assigned for us to inherit here on earth. The Holy Spirit concluded with an urging for us Jesus’s followers to never to surrender our confidence in His ability, because our confidence in Christ is our anchor and it carries great reward. Jesus will never cease being who He is.

As Hebrews 13:8 declares, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Since His nature never changes, His faithfulness never changes. Therefore, we should remain steadfast, immovable in endurance to do the will of the Father, and confidently expect Him to fulfil every promise He has spoken over our lives.

Allow the grace released through this word to lift every follower of Jesus above every attack against their trust in the Lord’s resurrection power, by restoring an unwavering confidence that Jesus will surely work out a resurrection of event on their behalf. As you continue trusting Him, you will emerge triumphant in all things and testify of His faithfulness with joyful shouts of victory.

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In the mighty name of Jesus, I declare that your confidence in Christ is being strengthened and firmly established upon the unchanging truth of who Jesus is. Every fear, doubt, disappointment, and negative imagination that has risen against the knowledge of God is broken and brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ in your life.

I declare that you will not cast away your confidence, for it carries great reward. May the Holy Spirit fill your heart with a fresh assurance that Jesus is faithful to every promise He has spoken and fully able to accomplish exceedingly abundantly above all you could ask or think. I declare that as you endure in doing the will of God, you will receive every promise appointed for your life.

May your faith remain anchored in the unchanging Christ that is the One who is the Resurrection and the Life, who hears your prayers, and answers them according to His perfect will, and never fails. Let every circumstance bow before His authority, and may your life become a testimony of His miraculous power and unwavering faithfulness.

I command you to rise up today with renewed confidence, by standing steadfastly firm in His promises, as you go forward with joyful expectation, knowing that Jesus will surely bring you through to triumph in the mighty and glorious name of Jesus, Amen.