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December 9, 2025

Persevere Till The Promise - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) December 9, 2025

I confess that I am far from a 'perfect' Christian. I've come to terms with this because God stated that His power is made perfect in my weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). He's ready to do the heavy lifting because I'm not built for it. I am comforted by the knowledge that my failings can never cause God to fail.

He recently taught me a great lesson that involved glasses, an incredible Canadian eyewear company, and the hard-working men and women of the US Postal Service (USPS). In September, I purchased two pairs of glasses from a Canadian company. Last time I bought from them, my glasses arrived in three days, so I expected a similar delivery period.

Days passed without my glasses, and the online tracking system showed they were stuck in Washington State. I soon recalled that tariffs and other changes were in effect. Still, a few days later, the tracking site showed that the package had arrived. Sadly, I got home an hour after it was delivered to find nothing at my door or mailbox, and a sweet USPS agent told me to call back in 48 hours.

I wondered what went wrong. Had the mail lady delivered my package to the wrong home, or had a porch pirate helped themselves? As the questions piled up, I turned to the Lord in prayer. By the time I was done, I felt better because He assured me that everything was fine. However, I also didn't feel a release to inform the Canadian company.

A discouraging thought sometimes came to mind. It was along the lines of 'If you don't alert the company, you'll never get your glasses. You would have wasted money.' While that sounded logical, I knew to hold on to what God had laid on my heart - everything was fine. So for another week, His promise replayed whenever my mind veered to the problem. And it veered a lot.

About two weeks after the supposed delivery date, I felt a release from the Lord to contact the company and did so. They apologized for the inconvenience and offered to replace the missing glasses. And almost a month after my initial purchase, I received the replacements. As I opened the box, I remembered God's initial promise that everything was fine. As always, He was correct.

God used this experience to remind me that His timing will always be the best. So, when He tells me 'no' or 'wait,' I can't let the lying voice of fear move me out of His plan. I must remember that He will make the situation work for my good (Jeremiah 29:11). I need to remain still until He tells me to move (Psalm 46:10).

I could have done the sensible thing and reached out to the company to resolve my problem quickly. Yet God had a different strategy that required my obedience. It also required that I persevere to reach the promise, holding onto faith and ignoring satan's lie that failure was on the horizon. I had to do what God said, when He said it, and not what 'common sense' would dictate.

Some of us are going through more significant situations, and God may call you to do something similar. He may want you to wait for His instruction before you move. It might seem contrary to what you would do ordinarily, but obedience will always be better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). Always do as God says, so you don't have to repent and seek forgiveness later.

None of us has to rely on our own understanding because we have access to God's wisdom, and He is obligated to teach His children when we ask (James 1:5). I pray that we will stand firm in faith as we wait on every one of the Lord's promises. I pray that the devil's lies will never succeed in creating doubt about God's capacity to fulfill His word. No word of God will ever fail, and He will strengthen us to trust and obey as we persevere till the promise. IJMN, Amen.

As you wait for fellowship at 12 Noon EST, consider reading the Altar Call below and the following previous P&P messages:

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Dec 09, 2025

ALTAR CALL

No matter how blemished we are, Jesus died on the cross to erase every sin and wash us clean over and over again.

We take advantage of that great gift by acknowledging His sacrifice, proclaiming Him our Savior, and praying in His name for forgiveness of our sins

Now is your opportunity to do just that and get baptized in the Spirit (John 3:5).

So if your heart is open, plus if, as in Psalm 42:2, your soul thirsts for God and you want to appear in His presence, why don't you say the following prayer?

Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I confess my sins right now to you. And I believe that you are the Son of God. I believe that you came, you died, you rose again, and you paid the price for my sins. Today, I accept the new life, today, I accept the Holy Spirit. Come dwell in me, make Your home in me. I will never be the same again. In Jesus's Name, Amen.

Praise God and welcome to the household of the Lord. For you have to have Jesus in you in order to have God the Father (John 14:6).

Please let the Lord transform you. He loves you as you are and welcomes you just that way, but He will change you. I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't let you know. My recommendation is that you let Him have His way and bow to the changes He will bring your way.

To learn more about the faith and find answers to some questions you might have, check out this handy page - ! How to have a stronger relationship with YHWH God!

The Lord bless you!

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