Sermon by Apostle Michael Polley

Rehoboth Family Chapel International

Date: August 9, 2026

Main Scriptures: Job 13:15 and Job 14:7–9

Sermon on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP1ojsItk2Y&t=69s

Scripture Reading

Job 13:15 says:

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.”

Job 14:7–9 says:

“For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender shoots will not cease. Though its root may grow old in the earth, and its stump may die in the ground, yet at the scent of water it will bud and bring forth branches like a plant.”

"May the Lord add His blessing to the reading of His Word. Please be seated. Hallelujah. God bless you. Can we put our hands together for all the men and women of God in the house? God bless all the men and women of God in the house, and God bless all of you who are worshiping with us for the first time this afternoon."

I am speaking on the topic Unwavering Faith.

What Unwavering Faith Means

When we say “unwavering,” what does it mean? It means unshakable, unmovable, firm, and steady. Unwavering faith is a firm, steady, and unshakable trust in God that does not shift or fade during hard times. There are some kinds of faith that shake when hard times come. When people face difficulties, they lose their faith. I have seen even prayerful and anointed men of God become shaken by the challenges of life.

One day, I was speaking with a man of God who was going through some difficulties. He was angry and said, “Look at everything I am doing in the house of God. I do not know why God has allowed this. I do not know what I have done. I do not think it is worth it for me to keep serving God. I want to become a Muslim.”

I looked at him and thought, if he were pastoring a church and I were his member, I would leave immediately. If I were going through something, what would he tell me? He had been shaken by the challenges and issues of life.

But I pray that your faith will not be shaken when you face challenges. I pray that your faith will not be moved even when you are facing death. That is unwavering faith.

Standing Firm Under Pressure

Many years ago, during the time of the Soviet Union, there was a story about five men of God who were arrested in Eastern Europe. Russia was very cold. They were stripped and made to stand outside in the cold. They were told to deny Jesus and renounce their faith, and then they would be released.

They were given a few minutes. Their bodies began to change color in the cold, but they still refused to deny Jesus. One after another, four of them died standing there.

The remaining man could no longer bear the pain. He said, “I deny Jesus.” He denied Jesus, but the commander who was supervising the execution said, “If you have denied Jesus, I am taking Jesus.”

According to the illustration, while the commander stood there, the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw an angel of the Lord placing crowns on the heads of the four men who had remained faithful. When he saw the crowns, he said to the man who had denied Jesus, “You have denied Him, but I am taking Him. I want to stand in the cold and die.” And he died.

That is unwavering faith.

We live in a generation in which people easily lose their faith. We serve God for two or three years, face challenges, and then we no longer see the person in church. We ask, “Why are you not coming to church?” The answer is, “I cannot handle it anymore. I do not think I can serve God anymore. Look at what I am going through. I am attending rehearsals. I am praying. I am paying my tithe. I am giving. Yet look at what I am going through. I do not think Christianity is for me.”

May you never come to a place where challenges and trials cause you to betray Christ. Even when you face death, may you still stand and serve God like the three Hebrew men. They said, in effect, “Even if God does not deliver us, we still will not deny Him.” May that be your testimony.

Job’s Life and Character

If you have been a Christian for a while, you know the story of Job. You can read Job’s résumé in Job chapter 1. The Bible says he was a blameless and upright man, a man who shunned evil, walked uprightly before God, and feared God. These were the qualities of Job.

One day Job was sitting down, minding his own business. He did not know what was happening in the spiritual realm. Satan appeared before God, and the Lord asked where he had come from. Satan answered that he had been going to and fro on the earth.

The Lord said, “Have you considered My servant Job?”

Satan answered, in effect, “Job is only serving You because of the blessings You have given him.” But God knew Job’s integrity. Job was not serving God only because of the blessings.

Satan said, “If You want to prove it, allow me to touch his blessings. Remove the hedge, and then we will see whether Job will still serve You.”

The Lord permitted the test.

Job was a businessman. He was sitting down, minding his own business, when tragedy suddenly came. A servant came with terrible news. While that servant was still speaking, another came. Then another came. It was as though they had attended a school of performing arts and had rehearsed when to enter.

In a very short time, Job lost his business, his animals, his servants, and all ten of his children. Can I ask you a question? If you lost even one child, and while you were crying your employer called to tell you that you had also lost your job, would you survive it? Many people would fall into deep despair. Some people become overwhelmed after a relationship ends, after losing a job, or after receiving a major rejection.

But the Bible says Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground, and worshiped. That is unwavering faith.

Job’s worship said, “Lord, everything I had came from You. You are the One who gave it to me. If it has been taken away, that does not move my love for You.” He still worshiped God.

When we go through difficulties, we sometimes block even our loved ones. You do not want to talk to your wife. You do not want to talk to your husband because you are angry. But Job lost everything and still worshiped God.

May God bring us to a place where challenges, difficulties, and persecution will not take away our love for Christ. May we remain on our feet. May we still come to church. May our prayer life remain intact. May our holiness remain intact. May our relationship with Christ remain intact. Nothing will destroy that relationship. Our faith will remain strong. We will still believe in Jesus—no wavering, no shaking, and no moving.

We will still come to church. We will still live holy lives. We will still come to pray through the night. Whatever the enemy brings into your life, your faith will not be shaken.

Trusting God When Everything Is Lost

Sometimes a small challenge causes people to stop coming to church. A small challenge makes them stop opening the Bible. A small challenge makes them stop listening to anything about God.

May God bring you to the place where, even if you face death, you will say with Job, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.”

You may say, “Lord, the enemy has taken my children. I have lost my business, but I still hope in You. I still trust in You. You are still Elohim. You are still God. The fact that I have lost my business and my children does not mean You are no longer God.”

You may have lost your job, but He is still God. You may have lost your marriage, but you can still enter His gates with thanksgiving. You may have lost everything, including a ministry. You may have been rejected and disappointed, but the Lord is still there. He is still the great I AM. He is still the Creator of the universe.

You may have no job and feel close to homelessness, but the Lord is still the One who created the heavens and the earth. People may have rejected you. You may have become a mockery, with people pointing fingers, mocking you, and talking about you. Yet you can say, “Lord, even though I am going through this test and feel rejected, I still trust You.”

Even when your immigration status is uncertain, you can still come into the house of God and worship. The enemy may attack your health, and the medical report may be bad, but it will not destroy your relationship with God. He is still the great I AM. He is still Elohim. You can still come into His house and worship Him.

That is unwavering faith.

I do not know what you are going through, but it cannot be compared with all that Job endured. Job came before God, fell down, and said, “Lord, I want to worship You. Everything has been taken from me. The enemy has afflicted me, but I will never accuse You.

I will never blame You. I will never speak evil about You. My faith in You is still intact.”

“I will still come to church. I will still pray. I have been looking for a job for years, and no job has come, but Lord, You are still the great I AM. I have attended prayer meetings for years, and my prayers have not yet been answered, but that does not change the fact that You are Jehovah. I will still serve You.”

You may be growing older. You may see gray hair and wonder why others are getting married while you are still single. But you can say, “Lord, even if I remain single for the rest of my life, it will not destroy my Christian life. I will still come into Your presence and worship You.”

Like the three Hebrew men, say, “Even if God does not deliver us, we will remain faithful.”

May the Lord bring you to that place of unwavering faith—faith that nothing can shake, faith that nothing can move, faith that remains intact even when the enemy throws a javelin at you or people point their fingers at you.

Job’s Second Test

The Bible says Satan appeared again. The devil does not always attack only once; he may attack from several sides of your life. Satan said, in effect, “I have taken Job’s business and children, but he is still strong. Give me another chance. Let me attack his health, and then we will see what he will do.”

The Lord granted permission but did not permit Satan to take Job’s life.

The Bible says Job was struck with painful boils from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. His whole body was afflicted. He could not rest on a normal bed, so he sat among ashes and scraped himself because of the pain.

People started talking about him. They treated his suffering as proof that he had sinned. We often do the same when we see people going through difficulties: we assume it must be because of sin. But suffering is not always the result of a person’s sin. Scripture says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Sometimes it is affliction; sometimes it is a trial.

Job’s friends blamed him. Then his wife came and said, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die.”

Job answered her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?”

When things were good and the honor was there, everyone was happy to be known as part of Job’s family. But the journey of faith includes challenges, whether we like it or not. It does not matter how many hours or how many years you have prayed: tests will come.

When the challenge comes, I pray that you will remain standing and say, “Lord, I still trust You.” There will be a time when you do not feel the same strength you felt before, but you still have to say, “Unwavering faith.” Job was on the ashes in pain and shame, but his faith remained unwavering. The Bible says that in all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

Sometimes we say, “Lord, why am I like this? I have served you all my life. Why am I going through this?” But compare our résumé with Job’s résumé. Write your résumé and present it before God, and then see whether it matches Job’s.

If a law were made today saying that no one could go to church and anyone who did would be executed, then we would discover whether our faith is unwavering. Pure gold remains gold when it is tested. Some imitation gold shines beautifully today but turns dark after a little exposure. Some people’s faith is like that: one small challenge, and they no longer want to come to church. One offense, and their faith begins to disappear.

I pray that the Lord will change that today. May your faith become like 24-karat gold—faith that goes through fire, shame, and rejection and still serves God.

Nothing Can Separate Us From Christ

Paul says in Romans 8:35, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution?” He continues that in all these things, we are more than conquerors.

That is unwavering faith. The person is going through persecution but says, “No, my faith is still intact.” May the Lord bring us to a place where we understand that persecution and trials will come. The trial may be financial. It may concern a relationship, a family, health, or another area of life. In every avenue of life, faith will be tried.

When your faith is being tried, may you never lose it. Abraham hoped against hope and still believed God. That is unwavering faith.

Ask yourself: Is my faith shakeable? Is it movable? Can it easily be moved? If a small challenge is moving you away from serving God, what will happen when a greater test comes? If a small challenge takes away your prayer life, Bible study, and relationship with the Lord, how will you stand under severe persecution?

If a time came when refusing the mark of the beast meant you could not work or go to school, would you still stand and say, “Lord, I will not take it. I would rather die and make it to heaven”? Will you remain faithful?

May God bring you to a place like Paul, who said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” May you never lose your faith in the Lord. May you never throw in the towel. May you never reject Christ, regardless of the challenge.

God Honors Tested Faith

God honors people with unwavering faith. The Bible says the Lord restored Job and blessed him with twice as much as he had before. His faith was tried, and he passed the test.

Every test you are going through can become a place where the Lord honors you. In everyday life, a student sits an examination and, after passing it, graduates. In the same way, the Lord can promote and elevate you through the tests you face.

Psalm 66 says that men rode over our heads, and we went through fire and water, but God brought us to a place of abundance. The enemy may have ridden upon your back, and many things may have come against you, but the Lord will bring you to a place of abundance.

Hold on to your faith. Do not deny Christ. Do not throw in the towel. Do not lose hope, because the Lord will honor you.

Job said there is hope for a tree. Even when it has been cut down and its root decays in the soil, at the scent of water it will sprout again. That was Job’s story. At the scent of the Word of God, hope can rise again.

You may have lost hope. You may no longer want to come to church. You may be close to giving up on the Lord. But I see the Lord strengthening and equipping you. Paul said that even though our outward person is perishing, the inward person is being renewed day by day.

I see strength from Jehovah coming to you. I see strength coming upon your life. Those who are about to give up, the strength of the Lord is coming upon you. It is “not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord. The Lord will strengthen you.

You want to quit because the challenges are too much. You want to give up because nothing seems to be working. Do not throw in the towel, because your honor is on the way. “When men are cast down, then you shall say, ‘There is a lifting up.’”

Perhaps all your friends are getting married, and people keep asking when you will marry.

The enemy may whisper that you should enter a relationship that is not God’s will. Tell the enemy, “I will not. Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.”

Unwavering faith. May you never lose your faith. If you are on the verge of losing it, may strength from above come and strengthen you.