Date: Tuesday, 9th September, 2025
Text: Galatians 6:9
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
The Bible is filled with powerful illustrations that emphasize the truth that greatness requires patience and process.
Joseph received a dream of greatness as a teenager, yet he only saw its fulfillment in his 30s. His journey took him through slavery, false accusation, and imprisonment before God lifted him to the throne of Egypt (Genesis 37–41). What looked like delay was actually preparation—the waiting season became his training ground for the weight of responsibility.
Patience is indeed the key to manifestation (Galatians 6:9). David was anointed as king while still a shepherd boy, but he did not ascend the throne immediately. Instead, he spent about fourteen years tending sheep, playing the harp, and running from place to place to escape Saul’s pursuit. That long waiting period refined his character, strengthened his courage, and deepened his faith (1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 5).
Abraham, the father of faith, waited 25 years for the fulfillment of God’s promise in Isaac. The waiting season stretched his faith to the limit, but it ended in a glorious testimony (Genesis 21:1-3).
Above all, our ultimate example—the Lord Jesus Christ—spent 30 years in preparation for a ministry that lasted only 3½ years. Yet those few years of impact continue to transform the world for all eternity.
Beloved, do not despise the days of waiting and preparation. Do not abort your destiny through impatience. Trust the process, invest in your growth, deepen your foundation, and in due season, you will walk into your greatness.
The Word of God assures us: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” (Galatians 6:9).
Key Nugget: If God is making you wait, He is also making you ready.
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