Persevering in Faith

Call to Prayer

Topic: Persevering in Faith

By: Daniel Peter

Date: 21.05.2024

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises Hebrew 6:12 KJV

God has a pattern; before He does anything, He announces it. The scripture says “Surely the Lord GOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets (Amos 3:7)”. The reason God does this is so that we can expect the fulfilment of His word and endure in the season of trials.

Though God is faithful, not everyone obtains the promise of God. In His words to Eli, we saw how the Lord decided to remove his family from the priesthood, despite He had promised through his word to Aaron that they would always have a priest (1 Sam. 2: 30 -34). Therefore, the family of Eli are an example of those who did not obtain promises.

The writer of Hebrew gave the requirement to obtain promises when he said “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises (Heb. 6:12)”. This means that, faith and patience is how we obtain promises. Faith involves believing in your heart that God would do what He promised, and saying that which you believe. Apostle Paul said, “I believed, therefore I have spoken (2 Cor. 4:13)”. This belief also produces actions which are called acts of faith; the faith in Him empowers us to obey His instructions and to take steps that would lead to the Fulfilment of His promises (see Matt 9:2, James 2:21-22).

As revealed above, patience is also required to obtain promises. The word patience as used in Hebrew 6:12 is from the Greek word “makrothumia“, which means longsuffering. Therefore, patience doesn’t just mean waiting but waiting under difficult circumstances. For example, Joseph didn’t just wait for God’s promises to be fulfilled, but he endured being a slave and a prisoner before God’s word was fulfilled in his life.

Merely believing God’s word the moment it is spoken is not all you need to obtain the promises, but that faith must be alive even in times of difficulty. Many stop believing in the time of testing. However, as we remind ourselves of God’s promises and meditate on them, we will find grace for our faith to be strengthened in times of trials.

Prayer Point:

Let’s thank God for His word today. Let’s ask God to help us have the faith and patience we need to obtain the promises of scripture and His specific words to us.