11/06/2026
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ:๐ด (๐ก๐๐ฉ) โ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ, ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ.
All of us are praying and hoping for God to fulfill His promises. We long to experience His provision, healing, freedom, salvation, and the breakthroughs He gives.
At times, seeing others already enjoying the very things we are praying and believing for can make us desire them even more. We want them now. We want them immediately.
However, God sometimes allows delays.
๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
In Genesis, when Abraham (then Abram) was seventy-five years old, God promised to make him into a great nation (Genesis 12:2). Yet having no son seemed to make that promise impossible. So Abraham brought his concern before God, and the Lord assured him that he would have a son of his ownโa son through whom the promise would begin to unfold (Genesis 15:4).
Still, Abraham waited twenty-five years before Isaac was born.
Those were long years of waiting. At one point, Sarah devised her own plan to help bring God's promise to pass.
Sometimes, we act like Sarah. Because we have received the vision and think we understand the process, we try to accomplish God's promises in our own way rather than allowing His will to unfold in His time. Yet taking matters into our own hands often leads to frustration and failure.
How, then, do we hold on to God's promises?
God instructed Abraham to look up at the stars and consider the countless grains of sand. Whether looking up in moments of joy or looking down in seasons of discouragement, the lesson remains the same: keep your eyes fixed on God's promises.
No matter how you feel or what circumstances surround you, continue to hold on to what God has spoken.
Always remember: ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐. While waiting for God to fulfill His promises, allow your faith to mature.
๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
Again in Genesis, God asked Abraham to offer his long-awaited son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. Yet instead of complaining or questioning, Abraham confidently declared God's provision.
In Genesis 22:8, when Isaac asked where the sacrificial lamb was, Abraham replied, "God Himself will provide the lamb."
What a powerful declaration of faith.
As the story unfolds, just as Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac, the angel of the Lord stopped him. In Isaac's place, God provided a ram caught in a thicket.
God proved Himself faithful.
This reminds us that ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
Before the Israelites could enter the Promised Land, they first had to conquer Jericho. The city was protected by massive walls, and the Lord's instruction seemed unusual: march around the city for seven days.
God could have caused the walls to fall on the first day. He could have granted them immediate victory. Yet He chose a process that required patience and obedience.
This teaches us to wait while faithfully obeying God.
In time, the walls fell exactly as God promised. Likewise, our ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐.
๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Jesus on behalf of her daughter, who was severely demon-possessed. Desperate for help, she pleaded for mercy.
Though others tried to send her away, she remained persistent. Her faith did not waver.
Jesus saw her faith, commended her for it, and granted her request. Her daughter was healed.
From this account, we learn that ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ. Let your faith remain steadfast until He responds according to His perfect will and timing.
Brothers and sisters, do not be dismayed or discouraged when the promises you are holding on to have not yet been fully realized. Unlike men who may forget, break, or fail to keep their promises, God never does. ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ. He may delay the promise to grow your faith, delay the provision to teach you dependence on Him, delay the victory to cultivate obedience, or delay the healing to reveal His power. Yet in every season of waiting, He is at work.
So while you wait, be patient and stand firm.
Be consistent in keeping His Word and promises in your heart.
Be consistent in declaring His promises over your life.
Be consistent in obeying His commands.
Be consistent in seeking Him through prayer.
Do not allow delay to weaken your faith. Instead, let it strengthen your trust in the One who never fails.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐โ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
Rest assured, God is faithful.
2 Samuel 22:26 (NIV) โ To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless.
๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐! Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever.
Preacher: Pastor Angilbert Del Puerto
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๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐, ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐บ.
