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By Ps. Jerry Mapesa
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see… And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
— Hebrews 11:1, 6
“Have faith in God… Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
— Mark 11:22-24
This is for every believer reading this across the globe — from Kenya to Ghana, London to Lagos, Manila to Miami. Here is a word for us all, across every continent.
Family, whether you’re waiting for marriage, waiting for a job, healing, a child, or a breakthrough — faith is our common language. It does not matter your accent, your currency, or your timezone. Faith speaks the same in every nation.
THREE PILLARS OF GLOBAL, UNSHAKABLE FAITH
1. Faith Believes Before It Sees
“God… calls things that are not as though they were.”
— Romans 4:17
Abraham in Iraq, Moses in Egypt, Ruth in Moab, the Ethiopian eunuch on a desert road (Acts 8) — all believed God’s word before the proof ever showed up. Believers across the globe, stop letting your eyes bully your faith. Your bank account, your medical report, your empty ring finger — none of these get the final word. God does. Call it done because He said it.
2. Faith Is Tested So It Can Be Strengthened
“These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold.”
— 1 Peter 1:6-7
Whether the test is war in Ukraine, hunger in Sudan, unemployment in Kenya, or loneliness in Canada — God allows pressure to purify, not to punish. The same fire that melts wax hardens clay. Let your faith come out refined. Every “no,” every delay, every closed door is God’s gym for your faith muscles.
3. Faith Connects Us Across Every Border
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith…”
— Ephesians 2:8
“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language…”
— Revelation 7:9
We do not have an “American faith” or an “African faith.” We have one faith in one Lord (Ephesians 4:5). When a believer prays in Kakamega, a believer in Brazil is agreeing with her in the Spirit. When you worship alone in your room, that same Holy Spirit is moving in a church in Korea. We are one body (1 Corinthians 12:12).
A CHARGE TO THE GLOBAL CHURCH
Stop measuring faith by results. Measure it by trust. Noah built an ark with no rain in sight for 120 years — that is faith. Stop comparing your chapter three to someone else’s chapter twenty. God writes different stories for different people. Start declaring, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust him” (Job 13:15). That is faith that outlives circumstances.
A PRAYER FOR ALL BELIEVERS
Father, from every nation and tribe, we lift our faith to You today. Increase our faith, Lord — just as the disciples once asked (Luke 17:5). Where there is doubt, give certainty. Where there is fear, give courage. Where there is delay, give patience. Remind us that You who began the work in us will carry it through to completion (Philippians 1:6). Let our faith be the bridge that carries Your hope to a broken world. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
YOUR DECLARATION TODAY
“My faith does not depend on what I see. My faith rests on who I know. God is faithful, and He will do it.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:24
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