The year 2024 was a year of testing! And to pass the test you had to remain faithful. A faithful person never stops believing and holds fast to the profession of their faith. A faithful person is a diligent person who stays the course. You have to be single minded. I’m all in! In 2025, God is opening doors to His faithful church! On the other side of the open doors is favor, increase, promotion, and new seasons. How do you become and stay faithful? You believe God and you fight the good fight of faith.

Luke 18:1-8

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’” 6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 7 And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 8 I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Will He find faith?

God has called us to be a Church in Faith:

1. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb 11:6)

2. Faith works by love (Gal 5:6) and everything that is not done in faith is sin (Rom 14:23)

3. Faith without works/action is dead (Jam 2:20)

4. Faith requires immediate obedience (Romans 1:5 & 16:26) – Also faith of Abraham is an example of immediate and unquestioned obedience

5. Through faith and patience we shall inherit the promises (Heb 6:12)

6. Walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7)

7. By faith we overcome the world (1 Jn 5:4)

8. We should have the Spirit of Faith (2 Cor 4:13)

9. Faith holds on to the confession of faith and the promises of God (Heb 4:14 & 10:23)

10. Faith is grounded on truth and grace (Eph 3:17)

11. We must take up the shield of faith to guard against the fiery darts of the enemy (Eph 6:16)

12. When our faith is tested, we develop endurance which makes us perfect and complete (Jam 1:2-4)