Work It

WEDNESDAY 29^TH OCTOBER 2025

 TOPIC: WORK IT

 SCRIPTURE: Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:  2 Thessalonians 1:11

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: No lazy Christian can have strong faith.

 I once heard something amazing about the Chinese bamboo from John Mason. The Chinese bamboo can grow up to ninety feet, but to attain that height, it must be watered daily for five years. When it is being watered, the growth would not be noticed in the first four years until the fifth year when it would grow to ninety feet within five weeks.

It is said that if you fail to water it one day within those five years, it will not grow well when it reaches the fifth year. The point is, you cannot expect it to grow well in the fifth year until daily work is done by watering it all through the five years.

The question is, did the Chinese bamboo grow to ninety feet in five weeks? No! it grew in five years and five weeks. That is how the journey of faith is. Maybe you are feeding and fueling your faith, but you are not seeing the result you want to see immediately; keep on feeding; keep firing. Maybe you are declaring the scriptures, and it looks like you are not seeing the desired result yet, keep on declaring. Maybe you are paying your tithes, sowing seeds, giving sacrifices but no results yet; keep sowing and keep giving; a time will come, and like the Chinese bamboo, your life will be suddenly flooded with the results of all your efforts.

Beloved, keep working on your faith. The truth is, no lazy Christian can have strong faith. It was Gloria Copland who aptly said that there can be no victory for the lazy. So, keep building your faith with God’s Word. Do not allow material things and internet chaff that have no spiritual value occupy your heart. Remember, the presence of chaff is the absence of grain, and the absence of seed (God’s Word) is the abundance of weeds.

Remember this: No lazy Christian can have strong faith.

ASSIGNMENT (S):

1. Determine never to give up on God. Never give up on yourself. Never give up on life.
2. Increase your level of faith in God and increase your commitment in all your righteous endeavours.
3. Pick up relevant messages on faith preached on this altar.

PRAYER: Lord, I trust You every moment of the way. I will continue to wait on You as I tarry with Your Word until my change comes, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRONG FAITH BY DR PAUL ENENCHE

 DAILY BIBLE READING: John 1-3

 QUOTE: There is no flight without a fight. If you have made up your mind to get to the top, then you have made up your mind to be a fighter. Culled from the book, 30 Secrets to the Top by Dr Paul Enenche.

AMAZING FACT: Baboons have a “language” of more than 30 sounds. They also communicate through actions such as shrugging and lip smacking.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: The Lord imparts you with grace for tenacity of faith so you can experience desired results in life in Jesus’ Name.