Dare to Believe God Means It

God isn’t probing your strength—He’s revealing your reliance.

Author

Kevin Sutherland
July 09, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Daily Devotional

The Great Probing

There comes a moment when God asks the deeper question—
Not, “Do you believe in Me?” but “Will you let Me do what I said?”

It’s not your sin that limits you—it’s your unbelief.

You were never meant to serve the Lord in your own strength.
Holiness isn’t achieved. It’s received.
You cannot—but He can.

When God probes, it’s not to shame you—it’s to reveal your reliance.
Are you still depending on your willpower, your strategy, your past victories?

Then hear this clearly:
“You cannot serve the Lord.”
But you can surrender.
And God will do what only He can do.

Kingdom Discipleship: A Word from Pastor Kevin

Sons and daughters, hear me—
God’s not asking you to prove anything. He’s asking you to believe Him.

That probing you're feeling today? It’s not about what you can’t do.
It’s about whether you’ll finally admit that only He can.

When I say yes to God, I’m not offering my strength—I’m yielding my weakness.
That’s when He moves.

Let Him be everything He said He is.
The only thing standing in the way is unbelief.

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Joshua said to the people, ‘You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God…

Joshua 24:19 (NIV)
July 9, 2025

Today’s Prayer

Father,
I believe—but help my unbelief.
Probe my heart until there’s no reliance left but You.
I surrender my strength, my plans, my excuses.
You are holy, and only You can make me whole.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

  • Where are you still trying to serve God in your own strength?

  • What would it look like today to believe—really believe—that God is able to do what He promised?

  • Are you allowing His probing to produce surrender?

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