Let your Hope Graduate Into Real Faith. "This is The Lord's Doing"
It's always a good day to keep hope alive. You should live everyday expecting that greater is just over the horizon. But we can't just stop at hope. Today's sermon ( teaches us that our hope should graduate to faith. Don't just hope for God to do something. You've got to believe that it's already on the way. You've got to live with the assurance of knowing that God keeps all of God's promises. Having that type of unwavering faith will allow you to face all of the challenges of life. No matter what your facing, let your faith remind you that you can make it.
One of the most difficult reasons its so hard to have faith, is because of all the negative things we say to ourselves. The truth is we are often our own worse enemy.
It is an inescapable truth that each we way turn and each we step we take there will always be people and individuals that will label you and place you in a category that you are not meant to be in. But the good news is despite the labels that people perpetually cast upon you and the negative names that they call you; remember that your label and what people call you is not what God says about you.
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Scripture for Meditation
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) — "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Beloved, this verse is telling you that faith is not wishful thinking—it is the very substance, the solid ground beneath your feet. When you move from hope to faith, you are no longer waiting for God to act; you are walking as though His promise is already yours, because in the spirit realm, it already is.
Mark 11:24 (NKJV) — "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them." Notice the tense here, family—believe that you receive, not that you will receive. This is the shift from hope to faith. You must pray as if the answer is already manifest, and live from that place of assurance.
Psalm 118:23 (KJV) — "This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes." When the enemy whispers lies about who you are, let this truth anchor you: whatever God is doing in your life is marvelous, purposeful, and redemptive. The labels others place on you have no authority over the divine work taking place in you.
Walking It Out
Speak your faith aloud today. Don't just think it—say it. When negative self-talk rises up, interrupt it immediately with a declaration: "God's promise is on the way. I am walking in faith, not fear. This is the Lord's doing." Your words have creative power; use them to build yourself up in faith.
Identify one label you've accepted that God never gave you. Write it down, then cross it out. Replace it with what Scripture says about you: You are loved. You are chosen. You are capable. You are destined. Carry this truth with you all day.
Act as if the promise is already yours. If you're believing God for a breakthrough, begin thanking Him for it before you see it. If you're believing for healing, start living as a healed person. Faith is not passive waiting—it is active alignment with what God has already declared over your life.
A Prayer for You
Father, I thank You for calling me to graduate from mere hope into the substance of real faith. Help me to silence the voices of doubt and the lies I've spoken over myself, and teach me to speak only what You have spoken over me. I declare today that I am walking in the fullness of Your promises, not in the shadows of people's opinions. Give me the courage to live as though what I've prayed for is already mine, and grant me the patience to stand in that faith until I see it manifest. In Jesus' name, Amen.
About the Author
Rev. Nicholas S. Richards is an ordained minister, author of Destiny DNA, and founder of ROHO. For over 11 years, he has written more than 6,000 daily devotionals reaching believers worldwide. Learn more about Rev. Richards.