Fearless Confidence

(Heb 10:35,36 AMP)  Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.  For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.

This morning we continue our new series entitled, “Faith and Patience VOL III – Never Give Up!”  Yesterday we looked at Hebrews 10:23.  Today we fast forward a few verses in this passage to get to our text.  Let’s take a closer look:

1.  Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence:  One of the definitions I use for faith is “an expression of confidence in God and His Word.”  Faith is all about confidence.  I have also stated that fear is “an expression of confidence in satan and his word.”  So one could say that fear is all about confidence as well, but confidence pointed in the wrong direction.  If your heart floods with fear when you get a doctor’s report, it is because you have confidence in the doctor.  Likewise, if your heart floods with faith when you hear the Word of God from your Pastor, it is because you have confidence in God!  Our text teaches us that we should walk in “fearless confidence.”  Meaning, our confidence in God and His Word should be so strong that we give no space to fear.  If we get to this point, then we will be able to hold on until our change comes!

2.  For it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward:  The Hebrew writer also taught us that God rewards those who “diligently seek Him” (11:6).  This reward is not for those who operate in short bursts of confidence (faith), but rather for those who believe God and remain unshakable in their resolve to seek the manifestation of His promises in their lives.  Make no mistake about it; it is rewarding to live a life of faith!  There is a great and glorious reward waiting for you, and you will see it, if you refuse to quit!

3.  For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God:  This is very important.  You need patience (the force of consistency).  Everything I teach deals with faith in some form, but this series specifically focused on that fact that we must couple patience with our faith in order to fully accomplish the will of God for our lives.  The Hebrew writer tells us that we “need” it; therefore there is no way around it.  Without patience you will give up before your change comes.

4.  And thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised:  Satan constantly attempts to get us to doubt God and His Word.  If we doubt God, even for just a few minutes, we eventually will fling away our fearless confidence.  Once we do that, we will lose hope that God will do what He has said, and once we get to that point we basically guarantee that we will not see the promises of God manifested.  Therefore we must remain patient, consistent, and confident, if we are going to “receive and carry away” the promises of God!

So what does this mean to you today?  It means that you must believe God and His Word no matter what the enemy brings your way.  Never allow doubt to lead to fear and fear to lead to failure.  Have fearless confidence in God and have the patience to keep that fearless confidence until His Word becomes a reality in your life!

Closing Confession:  Father, I declare openly that I have fearless confidence in You and Your Word.  I operate in that fearless confidence today and everyday.  I will not allow anything, nor anyone to cause me to fling my fearless confidence away.  Operating in fearless confidence has a great and glorious compensation of reward in my life.  I operate in faith and patience and I refuse to quit.  My consistency enables me to receive and carry away Your promises.  I will not allow anything to shake my faith.  I have great expectations for today and this week.  In Jesus’ name.  Amen!

This is Today’s Word!  Apply it and Prosper!