Daily Voice Devotional with Niyi Adekunle
Friday, 2nd May
The Faith Framework 2
As we continue exploring the subject of The Faith Framework, we turn our focus to practical elements that help us live by faith and walk in greater victory. Faith is foundational to our relationship with God—it takes faith, alongside grace, to receive salvation, and it also takes faith to grow and live out God’s purpose daily.
The Bible makes it clear: “The just shall live by faith.” This statement is so vital it appears in both the Old and New Testaments—Habakkuk, Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews all affirm it. The “just” are those who have come to know Jesus, and their lifestyle must be lived out by faith.
Revisiting the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8, the widow stood her ground before the unrighteous judge, seeking justice against her adversary. Even though the judge neither feared God nor cared for people, he eventually granted her request—not out of compassion, but because of her relentless persistence.
Jesus concluded the parable with a powerful question in Luke 18:8;
(MKJV), I say to you that He will avenge them speedily. Yet when the Son of Man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?
(TPT), God will give swift justice to those who don’t give up. So be ever praying, ever expecting, in the same way as the widow. Even so, when the Son of Man comes back, will he find this kind of undying faith on earth?”
(AMPC), I tell you; He will defend and protect and avenge them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find [[a]persistence in] faith on the earth?
This isn’t just about having faith in God to go to heaven, it’s about having persistent faith to possess your possessions on earth. The kind that refuses to quit. The kind that stands firm on God’s promises, regardless of delay or opposition. This type of faith is becoming rare, but this is one of the major things Jesus expects from us today.
God bless you, enjoy your day.