MESSAGE DELIVERED BY PASTOR CHARLES OJEI
Text Scripture: Hebrews 6:13-17
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Faith Is Powerful But It Needs Help
The Bible is filled with empowering words, life-giving truths that strengthen us to truly walk by faith. These words are not just for head knowledge; they’re spiritual tools, divine ingredients that make our faith effective in the real world.
Without these words, living by faith becomes difficult and draining. But when we embrace them and add them to our daily walk, our faith becomes potent, alive, and fruitful.
The Secret Strengthener of Faith: PATIENCE
One of those powerful words is Patience.
Faith without patience is weak and easily frustrated. The moment your expectations seem delayed, when your prayers appear unanswered, when hope feels like it’s being postponed indefinitely, that’s the moment patience must rise up and take its place beside your faith.
God doesn’t just ask us to have faith. He expects us to wait in faith. And patience is the bridge that carries your faith from hope to manifestation.
No Faith Journey Is Complete Without Patience
Hebrews 11:6 tells us that without faith, it’s impossible to please God. But James 1:3-4 reminds us that without patience, we cannot endure the trials that come to test our faith.
There is no genuine faith without patience. Because it is patience that stabilizes and upholds you when your faith is being tested. It’s patience that keeps you from giving up when your strength is low and the journey feels long.
Patience Requires Endurance and Endurance Hurts
Let’s be honest; patience is not always easy. It often comes wrapped in endurance. And endurance means facing hard times, tough decisions, and seasons of silence without breaking your resolve.
Think of Abraham. God gave him a promise, but the waiting was long and filled with shame, delay, and even mockery from those who couldn’t understand his faith. But Abraham endured. And because he endured, he obtained the promise.
Your waiting season may feel uncomfortable, even painful, but hear this: every pain has an expiry date. Every trial has an end.