During communion time with the Holy Spirit, He once again revealed Himself as the perfect Guide into all truth, by reminding me of the unwavering faithfulness and loyalty of Jesus towards us.
The Holy Spirit emphasised that as followers of Jesus we can confidently rest in the promises of the Lord because everything He has spoken concerning our lives is trustworthy, dependable, and certain to come to pass. So as we step into each day, these truths from the word are meant to govern our thoughts, words, expectations, and actions, thus positioning us to experience all that the Lord has prepared for us so we bring glory to His name.
When I asked what message He desired to share with His people, the Holy Spirit directed my attention to the importance of us being properly positioned to receive and walk in every good and perfect gift that comes from the Father of Lights, as stated in James 1:17. The Lord desires for His people to align themselves with His ordained path so that His blessings, purposes, and promises can be fully manifested in their lives.
The Holy Spirit then highlighted Hebrews 6:10 which reads these words: “For God, the Faithful One, is not unfair. How can He forget the beautiful work you have done for Him? He remembers the love you demonstrate as you continually serve His beloved ones for the glory of His name.”
The central truth is that the Lord is faithful and just. He does not overlook, ignore, or forget the sacrifices, service, love, kindness, and devotion that His people demonstrate for His name’s sake. Every act of obedience, every expression of love toward others, every sacrifice made in service to the Kingdom, and every labour performed out of devotion to Christ is remembered by the Lord.
The Holy Spirit emphasised that the Lord keeps a record of these acts of love and faithfulness. So nothing done for His glory is wasted. The Lord stores these acts of kindness in remembrance and, at the appointed time, brings forth rewards and manifestations of His goodness that reveal how precious His people are to Him. What may appear unnoticed by others is fully seen and remembered by the Lord.
To further reinforce this truth, the Holy Spirit brought attention to Malachi 3:16-18, where those who feared the Lord and meditated on His name were recorded in a “Book of Remembrance” before Him. The Lord declared that these individuals would be His treasured possession, His jewels, and that He would distinguish between those who serve Him and those who do not as He works out His manuscript through their lives.
This passage reveals the Lord’s nature as One who remembers. Throughout Scripture, remembrance is a significant aspect of the Lord’s character. He remembers His covenant, His promises, His people, and every act of faithfulness offered towards Him. Unlike men, who may forget, fail, or withdraw under pressure, the Lord never abandons what He has promised.
What He speaks with His mouth, He fulfils with His hand because His promises remain steadfast regardless of circumstances, opposition, or delays.
The Holy Spirit encourages us as followers of Jesus to rest completely in this reality because the Lord will never fail to complete what He has promised. He remembers every labour of love and every sacrifice made in obedience to Him. The message further highlighted the principle that the Lord always rewards love.
So just as the Lord promised Abraham that He would bless those who blessed him, the Lord also responds to acts of kindness and love shown toward His people. Every expression of love given in His name is noticed by heaven and will receive a divine response. Therefore, we as followers of Jesus are encouraged to expect the Lord’s goodness to be returned to us through His abundant provision, supply and favour.
The love we have shown towards others for Christ’s sake will be repaid by the Lord in ways that exceed our natural expectations in “good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over which men will give into our bosoms.” The Lord always delights in expressing His faithfulness and kindness toward those who have faithfully loved and served others in His name.
The Holy Spirit also emphasised the fact that the Lord’s rewards bring restoration where there has been shame, disappointment, sacrifice, or misunderstanding. Many have endured hardship while continuing to do good and serve faithfully.
Yet the Lord desires to remove the reproach, by vindicating His servants, and publicly demonstrating His approval upon their lives. Through His faithfulness, He confirms that they are blessed and highly favoured by Him.
This truth is reinforced by Isaiah 25:8, which speaks of the Lord removing the disgrace and swallowing up the reproach we have suffered. The Lord’s faithfulness not only rewards us bountifully but also restores, heals, and publicly reveals His favour toward His people. For this reason the Holy Spirit urges us as followers of Jesus to make these truths our focus today.
They are not merely good ideas to admire but they are truth realities to believe, embrace and walk in. As we the followers of Jesus meditate on the Lord’s faithfulness, by remembering His promises, and trust His character, we are positioning ourselves to experience transformed circumstances and visible manifestations of His goodness.
The ultimate purpose of these rewards and demonstrations of the Lord’s faithfulness is not our self-exaltation but the glorification of the name of Jesus Christ. Through the signs, wonders, miracles, favour, restoration, and answered prayers, the Lord reveals Himself as faithful and proves that Jesus is truly Lord.
Therefore, as followers of Jesus we are called to move forward in confidence, by continually reflecting on the Father’s faithful nature and trusting Him in all things pertaining to our life and godliness. As we do this, we will increasingly experience His goodness, favour, and rewards, as we become living testimonies of His faithfulness.
In the name of Jesus, I declare that the faithfulness of the Lord is being freshly established in your heart today. May every doubt concerning His promises be removed from you, and may your confidence be rooted deeply in the unchanging character of the Lord.
According to Hebrews 6:10, I declare that the Lord has not forgotten your labour of love, your sacrifices, your service, your prayers, your acts of kindness, or your devotion to His name. Every seed that you have sown in faithfulness is remembered before Him to produce you a bountiful harvest.
According to Malachi 3:16-18, may the Book of Remembrance the Lord opens concerning you speak on your behalf. May the Lord reveal you as His treasured possession and distinguish you through His favour, protection, and blessing.
I declare that every act of love you have shown to others for Christ’s sake will return to you multiplied as the Lord releases His goodness, favour, provision, encouragement, and unexpected blessings into your life in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over.
According to Isaiah 25:8, I declare that all shame, reproach, disappointment, and discouragement you have suffered is being removed from your life. The Lord is clothing you with honour, by restoring what has been lost, and publicly demonstrating His faithfulness on your behalf in real manifestations of His Hand working on your behalf.
May the Holy Spirit fill you with fresh confidence in the promises of the Lord. May your heart rest securely in His covenant love, knowing that what He has spoken, He will surely perform concerning your life. May signs of His goodness, manifestations of His favour, and testimonies of His faithfulness abound in your life.
I declare that this shall be a season of supernatural remembrance, reward, restoration, and divine vindication. May the Lord cause His goodness to overtake you and make your life a testimony to His unfailing love and faithfulness in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.