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In Christian thought, faith is often introduced through the landmark declaration of Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." While this verse is frequently cited, its depth is often truncated. We readily understand faith as an engine that brings the unseen into physical reality, but we rarely interrogate the nature of the hopes that faith is called to substantiate.

Faith operates across a spectrum of hopes. There is a measure of faith that substantiates bodily healing, a faith that provides material supply, and a faith that commands mountains to move into the sea. Yet, none of these represent the ultimate purpose of faith.

The ultimate intent of faith is defined in Titus 1:1–2: the faith of God's elect, which is specifically designed to lay hold of eternal life.

To understand the utmost intent of faith, we must first recognize that hope exists in distinct layers, and faith adapts its substance to the dimension of hope set before it.

In Mark 5, the woman with the issue of blood had a hope centered on bodily restoration. Jesus affirmed her, saying, "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole." Faith acted as the substance for her physical healing. Similarly, in Matthew 17:20, Jesus spoke of faith as a grain of mustard seed capable of moving mountains. This dimension of faith alters physical terrain, removes earthly obstacles, and commands temporal resources.

These manifestations of faith are real, scriptural, and valid. God in His mercy provides for the physical needs of man. However, if a believer's faith never matures beyond the realm of physical bodies and earthly circumstances, they miss the primary reason faith was given.

Physical healing will eventually succumb to mortal death, material abundance will fade, and moved mountains belong to a creation that will one day be dissolved. If faith only secures what is temporary, it leaves the human spirit unfulfilled. Lower hopes serve our earthly pilgrimage, but they are not the final destination.

The Apostle Paul opens his epistle to Titus with an extraordinary outline of apostolic purpose:

Notice the direct connection: the faith of God's elect is intrinsically bound to the hope of eternal life.

This hope is not a vague wish to go to heaven when one dies; it is the realization of a promise made before the world began. Before creation existed, the Father purposed to share His own uncreated, indestructible life with man. The elect are those who have been called out to participate in this eternal program. Therefore, the highest form of faith is not the faith that receives things from God, but the faith that receives the very Life of God.

The Economy of Eternal Life in 1 Timothy 6

Paul echoes this exact doctrine when writing to his spiritual son Timothy. In 1 Timothy 6:12, he gives a direct command:

This reveals two vital truths: first, eternal life must be laid hold of, meaning it is not automatically possessed in its fullness merely by an initial confession, but requires an active, spiritual laying hold. Second, the true fight of faith is for eternal life. The fight of faith is not battling for earthly possessions or temporal status; it is contending against the distractions, lusts, and illusions of the world to ensure the soul lays hold of the divine nature.

Later in the same chapter, Paul instructs the rich not to trust in uncertain riches, but to be rich in good works, "Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life" (1 Timothy 6:19). The ultimate yield of a consecrated walk is the securing of eternal life within the soul.

In Hebrews 6:1–2, the writer warns against remaining forever at the foundational stages of the Christian walk:

Foundational faith often focuses on immediate survival, protection, and temporal answers. But as the believer grows, the Holy Spirit redirects the sight of the heart. The target of faith shifts from "What can God give me on earth?" to "Who can I become in Christ?" It shifts from "How do I change my circumstances?" to "How is this trial conforming me to His Image?"

When faith matures into the Faith of the Elect, the believer begins to use faith to mortify the deeds of the flesh (Romans 8:13), to put on the armor of light, and to yield to the transforming work of the Word. Faith becomes the divine instrument by which the soul drinks of the Spirit and grows into the full stature of Christ.

The Apostle Peter summarizes the ultimate destination of this spiritual journey in 1 Peter 1:8–9:

The "end" or ultimate purpose of faith is the complete salvation and transformation of the soul.

While we give thanks for the miracles of healing, the provision in times of need, and the mountains moved along the way, we must never mistake the signs along the road for the destination itself. To walk in the faith of God's elect is to set your sight on the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. It is to allow faith to work beyond the surface of mortal existence, fashioning within you an eternal weight of glory that will stand unshaken when all temporal things pass away.

The Essence of Jesus' Coming is to Save us from our Sins Matthew1:21; which is the Very Heart of the Gospel of Jesus 1Corinthians15:3-5. We must not Substitute the Gospel of Salvation with what is by the way, which are distractions in themselves. The Blessings of the Gospel is Whole enough for our Souls. We should never substitute this for any earthly advantage, the Promise of the Gospel is Spiritual Ephesians 1:3; 1John2:25. The Promise of God which is Eternal Life, is what his eternal essence is tied to.
This is why we Gather in our Various Breathe Centers; However, The Gospel can be Lost while Preaching Continues Galatians3:1. This is the work of the Principal of DeathReign Center 2Corinthians4:3-4. 
May the  Breath of the Almighty Remain in our Nostrils

In modern Christian discourse, faith has been overwhelmingly reduced to an instrument for terrestrial leverage. We have been taught that faith is purely a mechanism to command breakthroughs, bypass discomfort, execute grand exploits, and produce immediate, visible miracles. While faith certainly carries the authority to alter circumstances, limiting it to mere performance and problem-solving distorts the true nature of the Gospel.
Faith is not only the power to obtain; it is equally the capacity to endure, to suffer, and to refuse.
When we examine the full counsel of Scripture, we see that suffering is not an accident in the Christian walk; it is a foundational curriculum of the Christ-life designed for the total transformation and salvation of the human soul.
### The Dual Testimony of Hebrews 11
The ultimate biblical treatise on faith, Hebrews 11, presents two distinct, unyielding dimensions of faith that must be held in equal weight:
 * **The Faith of Exploits (Verses 33–35a):** The faith that *"subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire."* This is the dimension the modern church celebrates.
 * **The Faith of Endurance (Verses 35b–39):** The faith where others *"were tortured, not accepting deliverance... had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings... were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword."*
Notice what the Scripture says about those who suffered, refused deliverance, and wandered in sheepskins and goatskins: **"Of whom the world was not worthy"** (Hebrews 11:38).
It takes an equal, if not greater, measure of faith to stand in the furnace without demanding an immediate exit, choosing rather to allow the trial to complete its refining work in the soul.

Moses: The Faith of Refusal

Before faith manifests as a force that parts the Red Sea, it must first manifest as a force that rejects the world.
Hebrews 11:24–26 captures this profound posture:
 *"By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt..."*
 
Moses' first major demonstration of faith was not pulling a plague down on Egypt; it was the **refusal** of Egypt’s royalty, ease, and comfort.
Faith gives a man a spiritual optic that revalues reality. To the carnal mind, Egyptian treasure is life; to the mind governed by faith, the "reproach of Christ" carries far greater eternal weight. Faith gives you the divine fortitude to say *No* to compromising avenues of escape, *No* to shortcut prosperity, and *No* to the self-preserving demands of the flesh.

Jesus: The Man of Sorrows and the Science of Suffering

To understand how suffering functions in the salvation of the soul, we must look at Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our Faith.
Prophetically described in Isaiah 53:3 as *"a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief,"* Jesus did not bypass human suffering; He weaponized it against the power of sin.
In Hebrews 5:8, Scripture records:
*"Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered..."*

And again in Hebrews 2:10:
*"For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings."*

If the sinless Son of God required the curriculum of suffering to learn obedience in His human walk and to be made perfect as the Captain of our salvation, how could believers expect to reach spiritual maturity while insulating themselves from every cross?
Suffering in the Christ-curriculum is not punitive; it is **pedagogical**. It teaches the soul how to yield its self-will to the Father. In Gethsemane, when Jesus prayed, *"Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done"* (Luke 22:42), He was executing the highest level of faith possible: the absolute submission of human preference to the sovereign program of God.

The Science of "Light Affliction" and Eternal Glory

The Apostle Paul, who operated in extraordinary signs and miracles, wrote extensively on the necessity of suffering in relation to the soul's transformation. In 2 Corinthians 4:17–18, he reveals the divine equation:

*"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen..."*

Paul calls beatings, shipwrecks, imprisonments, and constant pressure a **"light affliction."** Why? Not because the physical pain was trivial, but because when measured against the **"far more exceeding eternal weight of glory,"** the trial pales in comparison.
To the carnal optic, the present trial feels overwhelming while eternal glory feels distant or abstract. But to the faith optic, that exact same trial is recognized as an active worker, manufacturing capacity within the soul to bear the eternal weight of God's glory. Without the endurance of pressure, the soul remains shallow, brittle, and unable to hold the weight of eternal life.

The Deeper Call: Moving Beyond Earthly Self-Preservation

The ultimate goal of the Gospel is not merely the modification of our earthly environment, but the **transmutation of the soul** from the Adamic nature to the Nature of the Son.
The flesh naturally seeks ease, self-preservation, and immediate relief. When faith is used purely to seek comfort and avoid every unpleasant process, it leaves the Adamic nature intact. But when faith is engaged to endure trials, to deny ungodliness, to mortify the deeds of the body, and to embrace the cross, the life of self is systematically broken.
As Romans 8:17 explicitly states:
*"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."*

Glorification is structurally tied to suffering with Him.

Faith is the spiritual backbone that allows a believer to stand firm when the furnace is heated, to hold fast to the confession of hope without wavering, and to trust that the Father is using every trial to conform us to the image of His Son.
We must recover this full spectrum of faith: not just the faith that pulls down kingdom exploits, but the majestic, unshakeable faith that suffers well, refuses compromise, and lays hold of the eternal weight of glory.

 @all  Before man was born into the earth, there already stood a curriculum fashioned against his destiny. The flesh had its appetite, the eyes had their fascination, and the pride of life had its throne. What Eve first beheld in the garden was not a mere tree, but the unveiling of an ancient curriculum of deception, for 1 John 2:16 speaks of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, and these are not of the Father but are of the world. When the serpent persuaded her to see the tree as good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and desirable to make one wise, Genesis 3:6 reveals the first lesson in the classroom of rebellion. That moment was not only a temptation, it was an enrollment. Man was being tutored into a world-system that would train him for estrangement from God.

This is why Ephesians 2:1 to 3 is so piercing. The apostle unveils that the children of disobedience are not accidental rebels but faithful scholars of the course of this world, walking according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience. The world has a course, and that course has a spirit. It shapes appetites, forms desires, and teaches men how to live without God while calling it wisdom. It raises men who are educated in pride, fluent in self, and skilled in unbelief, until they grow into a stature that resists the Lord who made them. Thus the earth becomes a place of competing tutorship, where hell seeks to disciple man into perdition while heaven seeks to recover him into glory.

Yet redemption is not merely pardon, it is deliverance from a false education. Titus 2:11 to 12 says the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age. Grace is therefore not only a gift, it is a teacher. Salvation does not just rescue man from judgment, it rescues him from the curriculum of the fallen age. Christ does not merely forgive the student of the world, He enrolls him into a higher school, a kingdom learning, where the soul is rebuilt by truth, the will is retrained by the Spirit, and the life of God is formed in the inward man.

This is the burden of the apostolic ministry. Colossians 2:2 to 3 speaks of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Therefore the goal of the Gospel is not information alone, but formation. The divine agenda is to make man complete in Christ, as Colossians 2:10 declares, and to root him so deeply in the Lord that he is no longer tossed by the doctrines of the age but established in the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Paul labored as a spiritual tutor, not merely to convert men, but to calibrate them unto maturity, that their faith might be toward the Lord Jesus and their love toward all the saints, as seen in Ephesians 1:15 and echoed in the apostolic burdens throughout the epistles.

And this is where the struggle over man becomes so profound. Man is a treasure of immense value, for heaven contends for him and hell also covets him. The soul of man is no small estate. He was created for communion, fashioned for glory, and intended to bear the likeness of God. That is why the conflict is so fierce. What is at stake is not merely behavior but destiny, not merely actions but allegiance. The one who owns the curriculum ultimately owns the student. Hence the battle is for what man hears, what man sees, what man loves, and what man becomes.

Yet there is a higher school, the school of the life to come. And even though a man is admitted into it by new birth, he does not enter empty. He comes with the residue of former learning, old patterns, old reflexes, old judgments, and old appetites. This is why Ephesians 4:22 to 24 commands us to put off the old man, which grows corrupt according to deceitful lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of our minds, and to put on the new man, created according to God in righteousness and true holiness. New birth is real, but the old syllabus still cries from within unless it is mortified by the Spirit. The child of God enters the kingdom as a beginner, like a child in kindergarten, yet he must not remain bound to the grammar of the old age. He must learn Christ, be taught by Christ, and be transformed into the image of Christ.

So the calling is clear. We must remain under the discipline of the world to come until the world within us is fully dethroned. Hebrews 12:1 to 2 calls us to lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. For true freedom is not found in escaping all schooling, but in being thoroughly yoked to the right school, the school of the kingdom, where the Son teaches sons, where grace instructs the redeemed, and where eternal life is not only professed, but formed.

In conclusion, man is not merely saved to escape hell. He is saved to be retrained for glory. He must put off the old man because he cannot properly learn the life of the age to come while still carrying the vocabulary of the old age. The new birth gives him admission, but sanctification gives him understanding. And as he submits to the hand of Christ, the former curriculum loses its authority, the old lens is broken, and the man begins to walk as a true son, fitted for the Father, prepared for eternity, and certified by grace for the world to come.  

Dearly Beloved Brethen of the Age of the Reign of Life.

You know it's easy to hear so many revelations and get used to them and truly understand them as the spirit giveth understanding and feel good about hearing the truth and bask in the Euphoria of it. 

And then when you hear about milk of the word, you can easily feel like Oh... I must have passed this level! (I didn't say you haven't 🙃)
It seems mere... Basic... Ordinary 

But have you ever been in that position where something that was like a tall commandment for you which you're still trusting God to keep, and then you hear during a teaching and see proofs in Scripture where that particular thing was wrought in men by pure milk of the Word???
And you're like... Really???
God abeg 🤲😩
With all my revelation...

I stand to acknowledge the power and potency in the sincere milk of the Word!
In Matt. 5:18 Jesus affirms that no jot nor tittle of the Word of God would pass away before coming to fulfillment!

The Milk of the Word is a proceeding out of the mouth of the Lord which when it is sourced from everlasting light, is able to make much power available!!!
Pst Dimeji Elugbadebo made a striking statement during singles rendezvous and I quote: "Faith in milk is supposed to separate a man from confidence in the natural". You'd agree with me that it takes lot of power to do that. 
So until we begin to rightly discern the allocation of the milk we might not be able to access the power it is supposed to deliver to us. So while we would not tabernacle with the milk of the Word, we would also not overlook it! 
While we would pay attention to the path to Eternal life that God is revealing and hear all the tall revelations, we would also discern rightly and not despise what God has put in the Milk of the Word to do in us.
It is an important part of the gospel on which the whole building would rest. Our ability to journey well in meat and even strong meat is by how much  of milk of the Word we have used (not just the one we've heard).

I bless God for the restoration of the content of the pure milk of the word to the church again🙌. I'm still waiting and expectant for the Lord to once again open up the details of what the early church were taught as the apostles doctrine.

The Psalmist said in 
Psalms 19:13," Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression."

I now see that it is being presumptuous and a great transgression to despise the milk of the Word!
Hei... God😩🤲
We must not allow the privilege of hearing great revelations make us commit this great transgression.
Romans 12:3 says "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

God knows most perfectly what is lacking in the building of every man and that is why he wants to supply it by taking us back to milk from time to time. We must be humble enough to pay attention when the Lord is turning our attention to seemingly simple things . 

It is the same Mouth that is speaking when you're hearing the Servant and the Two Prophets and also when you hear about how you should be a student of scripture or how you should pray aloud until you can hear what you're saying. 
It is the same Lord!
Do not despise it!!!

Shalom Brethren ❤️

Give us understanding
Of everything You're speaking 
Give us understanding
To know the only true God

CHORUS:
Merciful High Priest 
Open our eyes 
Overwhelm our souls
With Eternal Life.