Do you know that most people are just trying God? Yes, because they have already closed their cases. Their hope is dead, and you know, no man can impregnate a dead woman. When a woman is dead, every part of her body is dead as well. You can’t find a dead woman being wheeled into the labour room! So, faith without hope is like a man without a woman believing to have a child: that’s impossible!

It’s time for your hope to come back to life. If you can’t see it (hope), faith can’t get it. What you cannot see, you cannot get (Genesis 13:14). We read in 2 Corinthians 4:17:

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; It may look like it’s never going to be over”, so He said in verse 18:

“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal”.

I don’t care what you’re going through, this is the last time you’re going to go experience it! No affliction is expected to exceed a moment. That moment is over for you this hour. You’re not permitted to stay in that affliction one moment longer. For every shame of your life, God is restoring double glory back to you!

“For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them”. Isaiah 61:7

Your to challenges around your life now are temporal, but The challenges around your life now are temporal, but what God has spoken concerning you are eternal; connect with them now in the name of Jesus!

Abraham’s hope was built on that which was spoken (Romans 4:16-18). It means hope has the same source as faith. Hope sets the stage for faith, and strong faith operates on the platform of a lively hope. It took Abraham 25 years to see the manifestation of what was spoken, but his hope was alive, so faith eventually delivered. You have waited this long; it is your turn to have your own Isaac!

Just take the stone of hopelessness out of the way, so that faith can operate. Jesus told them at the grave of Lazarus, “Take away the stone!” That is, “Remove the blockage of hopelessness; I cannot operate as long as that stone is blocking the sepulcher.”

Faith cannot operate, until the stone of hopelessness is removed. You can’t stay on that drug forever, no! The doctor should not dictate your life span, no! Remove the stone of hopelessness, for your Lazarus is about to come forth!

When they placed the stone at the door of the tomb, hope ended. But Jesus came and said, “Remove it!” Do you want to see the glory of God? Then, remove that stone of hopelessness, for the case is not closed yet. Remove that stone of hopelessness, for your long-awaited husband is returning; your long-awaited marriage is happening this year, your long-awaited miracle babies are arriving right now, in the name of Jesus!

Until you roll away the stone, the Spirit of faith cannot function. That stone of hopelessness must be rolled away from the “mouth” of your challenges. Roll it away, for your Lazarus is about to come forth! No one can close your case except you. 

It is your faith that brought you into the kingdom; that same faith will bring you the victory you require any day, anytime, anywhere! All you need is to let your hope set the pace for faith to function.

Make this declaration: “My case is not closed. My God is still on the throne; my case is not closed.” For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Romans 15:4

The things written are written to ignite your hope, in setting the pace for your faith to work. Remember, we draw hope from the scriptures the same way we draw faith from the scriptures; faith and hope have a common source.

Hope says the case is not closed, “I can see my babies in my hands; I see my wife by my side.” Hope always sees into the future. Hope celebrates the reality of tomorrow. With hope, you’re never down. The Psalmist said in Psalms 42:5:

“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.It is lack of hope that pushes people into depression”.

As long as your hope is alive, you will never be down. This very hour marks the end of depression in your life! Your victory is here today!..

This text is an extract from the book “THE UNLIMITED POWER OF FAITH” written by David O. Oyedepo. 
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