Lesson Objective

To understand that those who keep their confidence in God until the end will surely experience the rewards that accompany steadfast faith.

Introduction

On Sunday, we learned that confidence is God’s ordained bridge between Promise and Performance. The writer of Hebrews not only warns us not to cast away our confidence, but also assures us that it carries “great recompense of reward” (Hebrews 10:35). Tonight, we shall examine some of the rewards that renewed confidence produces in the life of every believer who patiently trusts God until His promises are fulfilled.

1. Renewed Confidence Produces Stability – James 1:6–8

James teaches that the double-minded person is unstable in all his ways. Renewed confidence establishes the believer because it is anchored in God’s unchanging character rather than changing circumstances. Like Abraham, we become “fully persuaded” that what God has promised, He is also able to perform (Romans 4:20–21). When our confidence is rooted in God, fear, doubt and uncertainty lose their control over us.

2. Renewed Confidence Produces Focus – Matthew 14:28–31

Peter walked on water as long as his eyes remained fixed on Jesus. The moment he shifted his attention to the wind and waves, he began to sink. Confidence keeps our attention on Christ rather than on our problems. It helps us to look beyond present difficulties and remain fixed on God’s promises until they are fulfilled.

3. Renewed Confidence Produces Endurance – Hebrews 10:36

The Christian journey requires patience. The word “patience” here speaks of steadfast endurance under pressure. Renewed confidence gives us strength to continue obeying God while waiting for His promises. Noah continued building, Joseph remained faithful in prison, and David continued trusting God despite persecution. Confidence enables believers to remain faithful until the appointed time of God’s performance.

4. Renewed Confidence Produces Victory

Every great victory in Scripture began with confidence in God. Noah built before the rain came. David confronted Goliath because he trusted God’s past faithfulness. Daniel entered the lions’ den without fear. Paul boldly declared in the midst of the storm, “I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me” (Acts 27:25). Victory begins when confidence refuses to surrender to fear.

5. Renewed Confidence Produces Divine Performance – Luke 1:45

Elizabeth declared, “Blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” Mary’s confidence in God’s Word led to the fulfillment of His promise. God’s performance is not determined by the strength of our circumstances but by the certainty of His covenant. Our responsibility is to keep believing until His promises become reality.

Conclusion

Hebrews 10:39 reminds us that we are not people who draw back but those who continue believing until God’s promises are fulfilled. As we keep our confidence alive, God rewards us with stability, focus, endurance, victory and, ultimately, the performance of His Word. Let us therefore hold fast our confidence, knowing that the God who promised is faithful.

Prayer Focus

1. Father, establish my heart in You and deliver me from every form of doubt, fear and instability, in Jesus’ Name. (James 1:6–8).
2. Lord, help me to keep my eyes fixed on Christ and not on the storms of life. Let nothing distract me from Your promises, in Jesus’ Name. (Matthew 14:28–31).
3. Father, grant me the grace to endure every season of waiting without giving up until I receive Your promise, in Jesus’ Name. (Hebrews 10:36).
4. Lord, let every battle confronting my life end in victory as I continue to trust in You. Help me to declare with confidence, “I believe God,” in Jesus’ Name. (Acts 27:25).
5. Father, let there be a visible performance of every promise You have spoken concerning my life, family, ministry and this church, in Jesus’ Name. (Luke 1:45; Jeremiah 1:12).
6. Lord, make me and every member of AyoBello Memorial Baptist Church steadfast in faith until we experience the fullness of Your divine fulfillment and performance, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Monthly Theme: Renewed Confidence in God’s Covenant for Divine Fulfilment and Performance

LESSON OBJECTIVE

To teach ourselves, as children of God, how to preserve, strengthen, and sustain our confidence in God’s covenant until His promises become visible in our lives, knowing that confidence is God’s ordained bridge between Promise and Performance.

INTRODUCTION

• Over the past two Sundays, we have learned two important truths. First, God is faithful to His covenant; therefore, our confidence in Him must be continually renewed. Secondly, through the life of Abraham, we learned that covenant people must live by God’s promises rather than by life’s circumstances.

Today, we take another step. We shall learn how to keep our confidence alive until God performs what He has spoken.

• Every promise of God usually passes through a season of waiting. Between Promise and Performance lies a period of testing, patience, and spiritual warfare. Sadly, many believers do not lose God’s promise—they lose confidence in God’s promise.

Therefore, Hebrews 10:35 gives us this timely charge:

“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.”

• Beloved, the devil cannot stop God from fulfilling His Word, so he attacks the believer’s confidence instead. If he can weaken your confidence, he may cause you to abandon the promise before its appointed time.

Confidence, therefore, is the divinely ordained bridge between God’s Promise and God’s Performance.

I. UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF YOUR CONFIDENCE

Hebrews 10:35 “Cast not away therefore your confidence…”

The writer begins with a warning because confidence is precious.

The Greek word translated confidence (parrēsia) means bold assurance, fearless trust, freedom of approach, cheerful courage, and unwavering persuasion.

Biblically, confidence is not positive thinking or self-confidence. It is settled trust in the unchanging character of God.

Confidence says: “Even when I cannot trace God’s hand, I still trust His heart.”

Why must it not be thrown away?

Because it “has great recompence of reward.”

Confidence is rewarded because it honours God’s faithfulness.

Confidence rests upon three unchanging pillars:

1. God’s Character- Numbers 23:19; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17

“God is not a man, that He should lie…”

God’s integrity guarantees His promises.

2. God’s Covenant-   Psalm 89:34; Genesis 8:22; Deuteronomy 7:9

“My covenant will I not break…”

Circumstances may change, but God’s covenant never changes.

3. God’s Performance Record- Joshua 21:45; 1 Kings 8:56; Isaiah 46:9–11

Throughout Scripture, God has never failed to perform what He promised.

That is why testimonies strengthen faith—they remind us that the God who performed yesterday is still performing today.

Memorable Truth: Confidence is not confidence in ourselves; it is confidence in the God who cannot fail.

Prayer Uproar:

Father, establish my confidence upon Your unchanging character, Your covenant, and Your faithfulness, in Jesus’ Name.

II. UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR CONFIDENCE IS ATTACKED

Hebrews 10:36- “For ye have need of patience…”

Every promise passes through a process before fulfilment.

Between Promise and Performance there are often:

• Delay (Habakkuk 2:3)
• Opposition (1 Corinthians 16:9)
• Weariness (Galatians 6:9)
• Contrary Reports (Mark 5:35–36)
• Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6:12)
• Mockery (2 Peter 3:3–4)
• Unanswered Prayers (apparently) (Psalm 13:1–2; Luke 18:1–8)

None of these cancels God’s promise.      They simply test your confidence.

The devil cannot cancel God’s Word.        So, he attacks your confidence in God’s Word.

Consider:

• Abraham—the older he became, the more impossible the promise appeared.
• Joseph—the dream was followed by slavery and prison.
• David—anointed king, yet pursued as a fugitive.
• Mary—believed God’s promise before seeing God’s performance.

Their circumstances opposed God’s Word, but their confidence remained steadfast.  

Memorable Truth:  The enemy cannot stop God’s performance, but he will always try to stop your confidence.

Prayer Uproar:

Father, strengthen me in every season of waiting. Let no trial, delay, or opposition rob me of my confidence in You.

III. RENEW YOUR CONFIDENCE DAILY– Hebrews 10:35–36

Confidence is not maintained accidentally.      It must be renewed continually.

1. Remember God’s Faithfulness

David encouraged himself in the Lord.

Israel forgot God’s mighty acts.

Memory of God’s faithfulness strengthens present faith.

Psalm 103:2- “Forget not all His benefits.”

Song: When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus…

2. Meditate on God’s Word- Joshua 1:8

Faith grows where God’s Word fills the heart.

Worry is meditation on problems.  Faith is meditation on God’s promises.

3. Pray Continually

Prayer does not change God’s mind.   Prayer strengthens our hearts.

Isaiah 40:31-  “They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength.”

4. Worship Before the Manifestation

Paul and Silas sang before the prison doors opened.

Praise strengthens confidence – Acts 16:25–26, II Chronicles 20:22-24

5. Stay Connected to God’s People

Hebrews 10:24–25

Faith is contagious.

Discouragement is also contagious.

Choose companions who strengthen your confidence.

Memorable Truth: Confidence grows wherever God’s Word, prayer, worship, and fellowship remain active.

Prayer Uproar:

Father, help me to remain steadfast in Your Word, prayer, worship, and fellowship until Your promises become reality.

CONCLUSION

The scripture closes with these encouraging words:

“But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” (Hebrews 10:39).

Beloved, we are not people who draw back.

We will not cast away our confidence.

We will keep trusting, praying, worshipping, serving, and believing because the God who promised is faithful.

The God who declared in Jeremiah 1:12, “I will hasten My Word to perform it,” is still watching over His Word today.

Therefore, let this be our confession:

“I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.” (Acts 27:25).

For surely,

“There shall be a performance of those things which were told… from the Lord.” (Luke 1:45).

Closing Declaration

Today, I refuse to cast away my confidence. My trust is anchored in God’s unchanging character, established in His everlasting covenant, and strengthened by His unfailing faithfulness. I will not draw back, because I know that the God who promised is able to perform. Therefore, I shall patiently wait, confidently believe, and surely experience Divine Fulfillment and Performance, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Living by God’s Covenant Above Life’s Circumstances

Monthly Theme

Renewed Confidence in God’s Covenant for Divine Fulfillment and Performance

Text: Romans 4:18–25

INTRODUCTION

Last Sunday, we learned that God’s covenant has not changed; therefore, our confidence in Him must not change. Today, we move one step further.

The pathway from God’s Promise to God’s Performance is often marked by circumstances that appear to contradict His Word. Every genuine covenant believer will eventually face a season where what God has said and what life is saying seem to be in conflict.

Abraham experienced this tension. God promised him descendants as countless as the stars (Genesis 15:5), yet every passing year seemed to move him further from the fulfillment of that promise. Sarah’s womb remained barren, and both of them grew old. Humanly speaking, the promise became increasingly impossible.

The issue was never whether Abraham saw the facts; he did. The issue was whether the facts would become more authoritative than God’s covenant.

Romans 4 teaches us that covenant people do not allow present circumstances to interpret God’s promises. Instead, they interpret present circumstances through God’s promises.

That is the pathway to Divine Fulfillment and Performance.

1. RECEIVE THE COVENANT BEFORE YOU FACE THE CIRCUMSTANCES

Romans 4:18

“Who against hope believed in hope…”

Paul begins with hope.

Notice that Abraham’s hope was not built upon circumstances but upon God’s covenant. Before there was Isaac, there was God’s Word.

Genesis 15:5–6 records that God brought Abraham outside and said,

“Look now toward heaven… so shall thy seed be.”

The stars became a visible reminder of an invisible promise.

Verse 6 says,

“And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.”

Abraham’s righteousness began with believing God’s covenant.

Every divine performance begins with divine revelation.

God always speaks before He performs.

He gives His Word before He allows His children to face testing.

Likewise, before we entered this year, God spoke to us:

“I will hasten My Word to perform it.” (Jeremiah 1:12)

“There shall be a performance…” (Luke 1:45).

Those words are not mere yearly slogans; they are covenant declarations that must become the anchor of our faith.

Romans 8:24 reminds us,

“Hope that is seen is not hope.”

If you can already see it, you no longer need hope.

Biblical hope is confidence in what God has spoken before it becomes visible.

Prayer: Father, help me to treasure Your covenant above every report I receive. Let Your Word become the anchor of my hope, in Jesus’ Name.

2. RECOGNIZE THE REALITY—BUT DON’T SURRENDER TO IT

Romans 4:19

Paul does not say Abraham ignored reality.

He says Abraham considered his own body.

Abraham knew he was nearly one hundred years old.

He knew Sarah’s womb was barren.

Genesis 18:11 says,

“Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age…”

Sarah herself laughed because the promise appeared impossible.

Yet the Lord asked,

“Is anything too hard for the LORD?” (Genesis 18:14).

Faith never asks whether circumstances are difficult.

Faith asks whether anything is too difficult for God.

This is where many believers struggle.

Faith is not pretending that problems do not exist.

Faith is refusing to allow problems to have the final word.

Doctors may have reports.

Economists may have reports.

Society may have reports.

But God also has a report.

Isaiah asks,

“Who hath believed our report?” (Isaiah 53:1).

Jairus also faced a contrary report.

Before Jesus arrived, messengers declared,

“Your daughter is dead.”

Immediately Jesus replied,

“Do not be afraid; only believe.” (Mark 5:35–36).

Fear believes circumstances.

Faith believes God’s covenant.

Prayer :

Father, whenever life’s realities challenge Your Word, help me to believe Your report above every other report.

3. REFUSE TO STAGGER AT GOD’S PROMISE

Romans 4:20

Paul says,

“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.”

The word staggered means to waver, hesitate, or become divided in mind.

Abraham refused to live between faith and doubt.

His circumstances became weaker, but his faith became stronger.

Notice something remarkable:

The promise did not become stronger.

Abraham became stronger.

How?

By continually holding on to what God had spoken.

His confidence was nourished by God’s covenant, not by changing circumstances.

Many believers today constantly rehearse their problems.

Abraham repeatedly rehearsed God’s promise.

What occupies your mind eventually shapes your faith.

Joshua 1:8 teaches that meditation upon God’s Word produces stability.

Hebrews 10:23 says,

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that promised.”

Acts 27:25 echoes the same spirit through Paul:

“I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.”

That is covenant confidence.

Prayer :: Father, establish my heart in Your Word. Keep me from wavering until every promise becomes reality.

4. GIVE GLORY TO GOD BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE

Romans 4:20

One of the clearest evidences of genuine faith is worship before manifestation.

Abraham glorified God before Isaac was born.

Praise became his response while the promise was still unseen.

Faith does not wait for visible evidence before giving thanks.

Paul and Silas sang before the prison doors opened.

Jehoshaphat appointed singers before the battle was won.

Praise declares that God’s character is trustworthy even when His promises are still unfolding.

Romans 5:5 assures us,

“Hope does not disappoint.”

Proverbs 13:12 says,

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick.”

Delay can weaken the heart if hope is placed in circumstances.

But when hope rests in God’s covenant, disappointment gives way to worship.

Even when Israel cried,

“Our hope is lost.” (Ezekiel 37:11),

God responded with resurrection power.

The Covenant-Keeping God specializes in restoring hope where men see hopelessness.

5. REST IN GOD’S ABILITY TO PERFORM HIS COVENANT

Romans 4:21–25

This is the climax of Abraham’s journey.

“Being fully persuaded that what He had promised, He was able also to perform.”

Abraham’s confidence rested upon God’s ability, not his own.

He became fully persuaded.

Nothing else clouded his conviction.

Only God and what God had spoken occupied his heart.

Persuasion sustained him until performance arrived.

This is the charge Paul now gives the Church in verses 23–25.

These things were not written merely to preserve Abraham’s history.

They were written for us.

We are privileged to read what Abraham could only live.

We have seen God’s faithfulness throughout Scripture.

Therefore, we are called to place the same confidence in the living God.

The God who justified Abraham still raises the dead, still calls things that are not as though they were (Romans 4:17), and still watches over His Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12).

Luke 1:45 declares,

“Blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance…”

Divine Fulfillment is not reserved for Abraham alone.

It belongs to everyone who believes the Covenant-Keeping God.

CONCLUSION

Abraham teaches us that covenant people do not live by circumstances—they live by God’s promises.

As we continue our journey through the Pathways of Divine Fulfillment and Performance, today’s message reveals an essential pathway: living above circumstances through unwavering confidence in God’s covenant.

Therefore:

• Receive God’s covenant before circumstances arise.
• Recognize reality, but never surrender to it.
• Refuse to stagger at God’s promises.
• Give glory to God before the manifestation.
• Rest in God’s power until His performance comes.

Beloved, the same God who called Abraham to believe against hope is calling us to believe again.

Economic conditions may change.

Medical reports may change.

Human opinions may change.

But God’s covenant remains unchanged.

Therefore, like Paul, let this become our confession:

“I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.” (Acts 27:25).

And like Elizabeth, we confidently declare:

“Blessed is he who believes, for there shall be a performance of those things which were told him from the Lord.” (Luke 1:45).

INTRODUCTION

God has already declared his thoughts toward us in Jeremiah 29:11-thoughts of peace, hope, and a future. That’s the blueprint for all-round fulfilment.

But God’s plan only becomes our reality when we learn to walk in His thoughts.

Colossians 3:1-2 (MSG) tells us how we can walk in this thought of God for us:

1. Act in Line With God’s Thoughts

“act like it.” – Colossians 3:1.

▪︎ The life of Christ is a good and perfect life. It is God’s thought for us so act (live) like (you have) it.

2. Pursue Things That Activate God’s Thoughts

“Pursue things over which Christ presides”

Philippians 4:8.

Things that are True, Honest, Just, Pure, Lovely, Of good report, Virtuous, Praise-worthy.

3. Have The Right Focus

 “Don’t shuffle along…”

To Shuffle is to walk slowly by dragging or sliding your feet along the ground without fully lifting them (often due to fatigue, age, or laziness).

▪︎ Don’t drag yourself around ungrateful, unthankful, unmindful of the goodness of God.

“…with your eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you.”

▪︎ Don’t focus on yourself alone.

▪︎ Don’t focus on the things happening around you. Focus on your dream like Joseph.

▪︎ Don’t focus on the things on the ground- Colossians 3:2 (KJV). Prioritize things that have eternal value.

▪︎ Don’t be carried away or be terrified by things happening around you.

▪︎ Renew your mind (Romans 12:2).

“Look up”

Walking in God’s thoughts means lifting our gaze to His higher plan for total fulfilment (Psalm 121:1-2; Isaiah 55: 8-9)

“… be alert to what is happening around Christ.”

▪︎ Be sensitive to the perfect life where Christ reigns.

4. See Things From God’s Perspective

Isaiah 43:18-19

“Behold” (See; capture it)

Don’t see/consider the old, see the new.

▪︎ See what God is seeing

▪︎ Stop seeing the problem, see solution. See beyond obstacle (Exodus 14:15-16, 21-22; 1Samuel 17:33,36; Joshua 6:2,16; Genesis 41:40-41; 50:20).

▪︎ The moment you begin to see things from God’s perspective, you will live a peaceful and victorious life.

WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?

5. Release Your Heart for God’s Peace.

“.. thoughts of peace.” (Jeremiah 29;11)

God promised a perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3)

▪︎ You must submit the totality of your heart to God for you to experience and enjoy perfect peace.

▪︎ Don’t release any part of your heart for worry, anxiety, fear, or bitterness. You will not enjoy peace in those areas.

Peace does not necessarily mean absence of storm but seeing God’s presence in the midst of storm.

▪︎ Stay in the Word (Isaiah 59:19)  “…when the enemy comes like a flood, the Spirit of God will raise a standard against him.”

CONCLUSION

God’s thoughts toward us is already set: peace, hope, a future, and an all-round fulfilment. Our part is to walk in them.

Stop keeping your eyes to the ground. Look up to Christ, see from God’s perspective, and you will step into the fullness of God’s plan for your life.

PRAYER

Lord, renew my mind and shift my focus today. Help me to think Your thought, walk in Your path, and experience the all-round fulfilment You have planned for me, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

INTRODUCTION

Beloved in Christ,

Today marks the beginning of the second half of our prophetic journey in this Year of Walking into Divine Fulfilment and Performance.

For six months, God has been speaking to us through His Word. He declared, “I will hasten My Word to perform it.” (Jer. 1:12)

He assured us, “Blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance…” (Luke 1:45).

Some among us have already seen God’s mighty hand. Others are still waiting. Some have become stronger, while others have quietly begun to ask, “Has God forgotten what He said?”

The answer is No! – God has not changed because the calendar has changed.

His covenant has not expired because six months have passed.

The God who spoke in January is still watching over His Word in July.

Therefore, this month is not about seeking another promise.

It is about renewing our confidence in the covenant already spoken.

The writer of Hebrews gives us six divine responsibilities that position every believer for Divine Fulfilment and Performance.

1. RECONNECT WITH GOD (Draw Near)

Hebrews 10:22: “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith…”

Every divine performance begins with God’s presence.

Before God performs outwardly, He first restores us inwardly.

Notice the progression: Draw near; True heart; Full assurance; Hearts sprinkled; Bodies washed; Confidence begins in God’s presence.

Many desire God’s promises but neglect intimacy with the Promiser.

God is calling His Church this month to return to Him—not casually, but sincerely.

Return in Prayer; Worship; Holiness; Consecration; Meditation upon His Word.

These are the atmosphere where confidence is renewed.

James says, “Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.” (James 4:8).

The closer we come to God, the stronger our confidence becomes.

Before pursuing fulfilment, you have to pursue God.

Prayer Uproar 1

Father, restore my intimacy with You. Remove everything that has weakened my fellowship with You. Let my heart draw nearer to You this month, in Jesus’ Name.

2. RECALL THE COVENANT (Hold Fast His Word)

Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering: (for He is faithful that promised;)”

This is the heartbeat of our monthly theme. God’s Word is far more than mere written words.

His promises are covenant-backed declarations; They are the compass for our journey throughout 2026.

Paul declares, “For all the promises of God in Him are Yea, and in Him Amen.” (2 Cor. 1:20).

Joshua testified, “There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken…” (Joshua 21:45). Not one promise failed.

The greatest battle is often not that God forgets His covenant, but that we forget what He has spoken.

Therefore, Recall His Word. Meditate upon it. Declare it. Pray it. Live by it.

When fear speaks— Recall the covenant.

When delay speaks— Recall the covenant.

When men speak contrary words— Recall the covenant.

God’s covenant must become louder than your circumstances.

Confidence grows through continual exposure to God’s Word.

Romans 10:17 reminds us: “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”

Prayer Uproar 2

Father, let every promise You have spoken concerning my life become alive again in my spirit. I receive renewed confidence in Your covenant, in Jesus’ Name.

3. REINFORCE THE COVENANT COMMUNITY (Consider One Another & Remain in Fellowship)

Hebrews 10:24-25: One striking truth in this passage is that confidence is never meant to be sustained in isolation.

The writer immediately says,

“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…”

God designed the Christian life to flourish within the fellowship of believers.

Faith grows where believers encourage one another.

Confidence is strengthened where God’s people worship together.

Isolation breeds discouragement. Fellowship nurtures perseverance.

The local church is God’s covenant community, where believers are strengthened through worship, prayer, the ministry of the Word, mutual encouragement, service, stewardship, generosity, and thanksgiving.

As Baptists, we affirm the importance of the gathered church as Christ’s body, where believers grow together in faith and obedience- Ephesians 4:11-13

This verse also prepares us for the pathways we shall study in the coming months—service, stewardship, giving, gratitude, prayer, fasting, and faithful participation in God’s mission.

Application

Remain planted. Remain committed. Remain available. Remain accountable.

Prayer Uproar 3

Father, establish me in Your house. Make me a source of encouragement to others, and surround me with believers who strengthen my faith, in Jesus’ Name.

4. RESIST CONTRARY REALITIES (Cast Down Every Contrary Voice)

One responsibility of every believer is to resist every voice that contradicts God’s covenant.

Jesus said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” (John 10:10).

Before Satan steals your blessing, he first attacks your confidence.

Abraham never denied reality. His body was old.

Sarah’s womb was barren. Yet he placed God’s promise beside the facts.

Romans says, “Who against hope believed in hope…” (Romans 4:18-21).

Faith does not deny facts; Faith gives God’s Word the final authority.

Jesus overcame Satan repeatedly with one declaration: “It is written.” Matthew 4: 4,7,10

Likewise, “Every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.” (Isaiah 54:17).

Some reports must be rejected.  Some fears must be silenced.

Some imaginations must be cast down (2 Cor. 10:4-5).

God’s covenant-backed Word knocks out contrary realities.

Confidence silences the devil; Confidence shuts the mouths of critics.

Confidence keeps the believer focused until fulfilment comes.

Prayer Uproar 4

Every voice of fear, delay, impossibility, failure, sickness, and discouragement speaking against God’s covenant over my life, I silence you today by the authority of God’s Word, in Jesus’ Name.

5. REMAIN IN GOD’S PROCESS (Do Not Cast Away Your Confidence)

Hebrews 10:35-36: The writer now gives one final warning.

“Cast not away therefore your confidence…”

Why?    Because confidence has great reward.

Many people lose the miracle just before the manifestation.

God’s promises often travel through God’s process.

Hebrews says, “After ye have done the will of God…”

Notice the order:   Obedience = Patience = Endurance = Then Promise.

No one bypasses God’s process.

Abraham waited; Joseph endured the pit and the prison.

David passed through the wilderness;  Jesus passed through suffering before glory.

Sometimes God’s process resembles the furnace.

Sometimes the refiner’s fire.

Sometimes the quarry where stones are shaped.

Sometimes the incubation period before life emerges.

Do not short-circuit God’s process.  Shortcuts may produce temporary success.

Only God’s process produces lasting fulfilment.

Habakkuk reminds us, “Though it tarry, wait for it…” (Habakkuk 2:3).

God is preparing both the promise and the person.

Prayer Uproar 5

Father, grant me grace to trust Your process, endure patiently, and never exchange Your perfect will for temporary alternatives, in Jesus’ Name.

6. RECEIVE GOD’S PERFORMANCE (The Reward of Renewed Confidence)

Everything now reaches its climax.

Confidence is not the destination. Performance is.

Elizabeth declared, “Blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance…”

Jeremiah reminds us, “I am watching over My Word to perform it.”

Isaiah declares, “So shall My Word be… it shall not return unto Me void.” (Isaiah 55:11).

Paul concludes, “He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it…” (Phil. 1:6).

Renewed confidence always precedes divine fulfilment.

Fulfilment and Performance are the inevitable products of unwavering confidence in God’s covenant.

God has not brought us this far to abandon us.

The God who began this journey in January will surely complete it before the year ends.

CONCLUSION

Beloved, if we will walk these six pathways, we shall experience God’s performance.

• Reconnect with God.
• Recall His Covenant.
• Reinforce Covenant Community.
• Resist Contrary Realities.
• Remain in God’s Process.
• Receive God’s Performance.

As we begin this new month, let this truth echo in our hearts:

“God has not changed His Word; therefore, we must not change our confidence in Him.”

The God who spoke in January is still watching over His Word in July, and before this year comes to an end, there shall be a performance of every good word He has spoken concerning AyoBello Memorial Baptist Church and every believer who continues to trust Him.

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that promised.” (Hebrews 10:23).

Congregational Declaration

“Today, I renew my confidence in God’s covenant.

I choose to draw nearer to Him, hold fast to His promises, remain committed to His Church, resist every contrary voice, endure His process, and patiently await His performance.

I declare that every word God has spoken concerning my life, my family, and AyoBello Memorial Baptist Church shall surely come to pass. Before this year ends, there shall be a performance, to the glory of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

INTRODUCTION

God doesn’t just promise. He seals His promise with an oath so that our faith has a solid foundation. When God speaks AND swears, delay and doubt are cancelled. Knowing and believing this fact is fundamental to our confidence in God’s covenant.

UNDERSTANDING HEBREWS 6:18

“That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.”

What Are The “Two Immutable Things” of God?

1. God’s Word/His Promise

   God cannot lie. Once He speaks, it will stand. 

   Numbers 23:19 – “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent…”

2. God’s Oath

   To confirm His promise, God also swore an oath. An oath makes it legally binding (Hebrews 6:13,16,17).

▪︎ Because these 2 things cannot change, we can have _“strong consolation”_ and _“full assurance of hope” (Hebrews 6:18-19).

▪︎ Our confidence can therefore rest on this: God’s Word + God’s Oath = Guaranteed Fulfillment.

3 FOUNDATIONS OF OUR CONFIDENCE IN GOD’S COVENANT

1. The Covenant With Abraham – Covenant Of Multiplication (Genesis 22:16-18; Hebrews 6:13-14)

God’s Word: “I will bless you and multiply your descendants” (Genesis 22:17)

God’s Oath: “By myself have I sworn…” (Genesis 22:16)

Fulfillment: Isaac was born, Israel became a nation.

▪︎ Personal Application: God will multiply me, my family, my business, my ministry… this month in Jesus’ name.

2. The Covenant With David – Covenant Of Establishment (2 Samuel 7:12-16, Psalm 89:35)

God’s Word: “I will establish your throne forever” (2 Samuel 7:16)

God’s Oath: “Once I have sworn by my holiness…”_(Psalm 89:35)

Fulfillment: Preserved until Jesus, the King forever. 

▪︎ Personal Application: God will establish my career, home, and destiny. Nothing will scatter it in Jesus’ name.

3. The Covenant In Christ – Covenant Of Performance (Hebrews 7:21-22; Hebrews 8:10-12)

God’s Word: “I will put my laws in their hearts… forgive their sins”_(Hebrews 8:10,12)

God’s Oath: “The Lord sware… You art a priest forever”_(Hebrews 7:21)

Fulfillment: Jesus is our guarantee of a better covenant (Hebrews 7:22)

▪︎ Believers’ Application: We don’t just have promises. We have the Spirit to help us perform them. (Philippians 2:13)

HOW TO HOLD FAST THIS MONTH

1. Remember the Word (Psalm 103:17)

2. Declare the Word (Romans 10:17)

3. Act in Faith (James 2:17)

4. Thank God in Advance (Mark 11:24)

CONCLUSION

Because God cannot lie and cannot break His oath, we can have renewed confidence that what He said will come to pass and He will empower us to perform it.

PRAYER POINTS

1. By God’s Word and Oath, every promise of God for my life shall be fulfilled this month in Jesus’ name (Isa 43:26)

2. I cast away every spirit of doubt from me. I renew my confidence in God in Jesus’ name (Heb 10:23)

3. I receive multiplication in every area of my life like Abraham in Jesus’ name (Gen. 22:17)

4. I declare that my work and destiny is established like David in Jesus’ name (2 Sam 7:16)

5. I receive the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to perform God’s will in my life this month in Jesus’ name. (Phil 2:13)

6. Because God cannot lie, I will see Divine Fulfillment and Performance this July in Jesus name. Amen.