Exodus 34:6–7:“And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.”

When God revealed Himself to Moses, one of the first attributes He unveiled was His mercy. After revealing His grace, His long-suffering, His abounding love, and His overflowing goodness, the Lord declared again, “I am the God keeping mercy for thousands.” This is no casual statement. It is a divine revelation of sustained mercy, mercy that transcends time, mercy that endures across generations, mercy that remains unshaken even when man falters, mercy that never grows weary or grows cold. This is the mercy that defines the heart of God.

It is one thing to show mercy once, but it is another thing to sustain mercy. Many couples are merciful for a moment, but mercy is not their nature. They show compassion until they are offended. They forgive until they grow weary. They love until they are wounded. But God is not like that. His mercy is never temporary. His mercy is not fleeting. It is constant, enduring, and faithful. It is not shaped by circumstances; it flows continually, limitless, and steadfast through every season.

You see, in our marriages and relationships, we often hear people say, “I have forgiven five times already. I am done.” But when God describes Himself, He does not say, “I forgive for a season.” He says, “I keep mercy for thousands.” That means His mercy is stored, sustained, and stretched across generations. The mercy that saved your father is still strong enough to save you, and the same mercy can reach your children.

God’s mercy is consistent and generational. It is not swayed by mood; it is anchored in covenant. Remember, marriage is a covenant, and only the sustained mercy of God can uphold it. Your spouse will offend you again and again. You will have to forgive for the same hurt twenty times over. This is the nature of God’s mercy. It does not run out because of your weakness; it endures because of His unchanging character. He does not merely show mercy; He keeps mercy. The word keep means to guard, to preserve, to maintain carefully and continually. It is mercy that refuses to expire.

The world teaches, “He does not deserve another chance. She has shown the highest level of disrespect; do not even consider reconciliation.” Hmmm, the sustained mercy of God teaches differently.

Psalm 100:5 says, “For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations.” The mercy of God is everlasting. It cannot die. It cannot fade. Lamentations 3:22 reminds us, “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.” As long as we return with open hearts, acknowledging our wrongs and turning from our ways, His sustained mercy reaches us even in our lowest state.

When the sustained mercy of God is active in our marriages, offenses, bitterness, anger, rage, and unforgiveness will find no root. There is no place for resentment to grow, no room for pride to harden the heart, no opportunity for past hurts to control the present. Mercy that is preserved by God’s nature transforms relationships. It softens hearts, restores communion, and produces a marriage where grace flows continuously, love remains vibrant, and peace reigns without end.

Sustained mercy means God’s compassion flows from who He is. He keeps mercy for thousands because He keeps covenant with His own heart. No wonder David said, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.”

Mercy follows. Mercy fights. Mercy preserves. Mercy covers. Mercy sustains.

When this revelation enters your&

Exodus 34:6–7 “And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.”

When God revealed Himself to Moses, He did not introduce Himself as the God of thunder or of fire, though He is both. He revealed His heart, His very essence: love and goodness. He said, “I am abounding in love.” Love is not something God does. Love is who He is. His goodness flows out of His love, and His love gives meaning to His goodness. Without love, goodness has no foundation. Without goodness, love has no expression. Love is the highway upon which the goodness of God travels.

Many marriages, ministries, and lives have broken not because power was lacking, not because prayer was lacking, but because love was absent. Until you have experienced divine love, you cannot express divine love. Until you have been healed by love, you cannot become an instrument of love.

To abound means to overflow, to increase beyond limits, to multiply without measure. Here lies the mystery: God is love, yet He says He abounds in love. The One who is perfect still overflows in love. If He abounds, then you must abound also. To abound in love is not a feeling. It is a divine posture. It is to live from a heart so full of God that love becomes your response to everything.

We live in a generation that speaks of love but has lost its weight. “I love you” has become empty. Many love to take, not to give. True love is measured by what it gives, not by what it gains.

There are three prophetic expressions of love that build strong marriages and reveal the true heart of God:

Love Gives. “For God so loved the world that He gave…” (John 3:16). The proof of love is in giving. Love gives attention, time, joy, peace, and life. Many today give their attention to phones, social media, and online programs, while their marriages bleed in silence. You pray all night but neglect your home. That is not love. Love gives attention before it gives noise. Love gives time, prayer, and care. Love also gives up, giving up wrong associations, bad habits, addictions, selfish ways, and pride. Love gives, and love gives up.

Love Keeps. “If you love me, keep my commandments.” (John 14:15). True love is disciplined. Love keeps its word, keeps its promise, keeps its covenant. Many marriages collapse because love could not keep. If someone claims to love you but cannot keep commitment, you are in danger. Love without the power to keep is deception. Dear husband, dear wife, true love keeps. Dear single, beware of one who cannot keep their word. Love keeps faith, purity, and covenant.

When love abounds, forgiveness flows naturally. When love abounds, faith works effortlessly. When love abounds, homes are healed and destinies restored. Love is not weakness. Love is the greatest power of all.

Let love abound in your marriage until it becomes your nature, your fragrance, and your power. Let it overflow until it defines every word, every action, every moment of your life.

When love abounds, God is revealed.

“And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” (Exodus 34:6)

This was not a mere description of God. It was His revealed nature. When God unveiled Himself to Moses, He began with mercy, grace, and longsuffering. That is the nature that sustains every covenant. That is the nature that preserves every marriage.

In marriage, God uses seasons of strain to unveil His nature within you. When emotions waver and faith stretches thin, He does not call you to fight or to flee. He calls you to stand still and let His grace work. “After that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.” (1 Peter 5:10) Suffering has a limit, but its fruit is eternal strength. Every test you pass through with patience adds divine weight to your spirit. It forms within you the kind of love that does not break under pressure.

Abigail stands as a living portrait of longsuffering. Married to Nabal, a man rich in substance but poor in spirit, she endured arrogance, foolishness, and emotional neglect with divine wisdom. While Nabal’s pride drove him toward destruction, Abigail’s calm restraint preserved an entire household. She did not shout, argue, or retaliate. She acted under the inspiration of heaven. Her patience under provocation became the channel of divine intervention.

This is what many homes lack today. When one partner becomes unteachable, unreachable, or proud, communication begins to die, peace weakens, and love is tested. Yet it is not cowardice to endure. It is spiritual mastery. Longsuffering is the bridge between pain and divine intervention. It is what keeps a home standing while heaven completes its work.

Marriage is not a destination. It is a lifelong classroom. No one graduates. Every day brings new lessons in patience, forgiveness, and understanding. Longsuffering is what keeps you in class when others drop out. You will say again what you already said. You will forgive what you already forgave. You will love what has not yet changed. That is divine endurance. That is the love of God in motion.

To the singles, hear this prophetic word. Longsuffering is not learned in marriage; it must be built before marriage. It is not born in pleasure; it is formed in consecration. Without it, many will quit before glory appears. Longsuffering is what keeps a man or woman standing until the full counsel of God is revealed. It is not enduring in despair; it is enduring with hope. It is the patience that believes while waiting, the restraint that worships while wounded, the faith that stays until God finishes what He started.

Key Areas Where Longsuffering Is Needed in Marriage

1. Communication – When words are ignored or misunderstood, longsuffering teaches you to speak the language of patience when understanding fails.
2. Finances – When financial imbalance or irresponsibility brings strain, longsuffering becomes your covering until wisdom and stewardship take root in your spouse.
3. Offenses – When wrongs are repeated and apologies are delayed, longsuffering steadies your heart until grace completes its inner work in your spouse.
4. Spiritual Growth – When one pursues God and the other drifts in complacency, longsuffering keeps you praying instead of complaining, interceding instead of judging.
5. Emotional Maturity – When anger, pride, or mood swings disturb peace, longsuffering quiets the storm before it breaks the home.
6. Intimacy – When affection wanes or desires clash, longsuffering keeps love sowing and the covenant alive until healing comes.
7. Family Influence – When in-laws intrude or tensions rise, longsuffering becomes your silent shield, preserving peace when external voices seek to pull your home apart.
8. Character Weaknesses – When pride, laziness, or impulsiveness surface, longsuffering gives the Spirit

Exodus 34:6“And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.”

Grace is unmerited favor. It is the release of divine goodness where it is not deserved. It is the heart of God choosing to bless rather than condemn, to forgive rather than retaliate, to do good even when every human reason says not to. Grace is the supernatural power that enables you to bless when you are bruised, to serve when you are misunderstood, and to love when you are wounded.

A marriage that mirrors God must flow in grace. Many homes are not destroyed because love is missing but because graciousness is absent. Some marriages have become like a marketplace. “You do for me, I do for you. You offend me, I withdraw from you. You fail me, I punish you.” This is not grace; it is the law of exchange, and it kills the fragrance of love.

Grace says, “Even when you fail me, I will still reflect the goodness of God toward you.” Grace does not deny wrong, but it refuses to let wrong rule. Grace breaks the power of offense. Grace disarms revenge. Grace opens the door for healing to begin.

But grace must be rightly understood.“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid.” (Romans 6:1–2)
Grace without truth becomes deception. Grace without discernment becomes destruction. Grace is not stupidity, nor is it permission for sin. True grace forgives, but it also calls for repentance. Grace will stretch to restore, but it will not become a doormat for destruction.

Even Jesus, full of grace and truth, never compromised one for the other.“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17). Grace and truth must walk together. Any grace that separates from truth becomes false mercy.

Titus 2:11–12 says, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.”

Grace restores, but it never rewards evil. Grace forgives, but it demands change. Grace holds the door open, but it does not invite repeated injury. That is grace and the law of divine balance.
This is the divine order. When a husband is gracious, he covers his wife with safety. When a wife is gracious, she crowns her husband with peace. When both walk in grace, their home becomes a dwelling place of divine favor.

For the singles: if you are yet to marry, listen well. This is not the time to choose a man because of his six-pack or a woman because of her beauty. Look for grace. Look for the visible manifestation of the nature of God. Is he gracious in speech? Is she gracious in character? Do his words minister peace or pride? Does her presence carry grace or provoke arrogance?

The scripture says, “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” (Colossians 4:6)
If grace is not visible in their words, their actions, and their daily walk, do not bind your destiny to them. Beauty fades, charm deceives, but graciousness endures.

Before you seek a gracious partner, ask yourself — are you gracious? Do you carry the fragrance of divine kindness? Do your words heal or harm? Are your reactions led by the Spirit or by self? Grace is not just what you receive; it is what you become.

Grace and the law of divine balance will make every relationship fruitful and make your marriage a reflection of heaven on earth.

“Thus says the Lord: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it. Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.” Jeremiah 6:16 (NKJV)

The Path of Life is not new. It is the old path, the ancient way walked by men and women who gave themselves wholly to God in secret and in public. It is not trendy or viral. It is built on knees, soaked in tears, sealed in private devotion. This path looks like early rising and long waiting. It looks like fasting, fire, and self-denial. It is brokenness, holy living, and hidden obedience. It is faithful service for the honour of His name, not for a title or a microphone.

John Wesley walked this way. He rose at 4:30 AM to meet God in prayer and study. He preached over 40,000 sermons and rode more than 250,000 miles on horseback to carry the gospel. He fasted twice a week, not for show, but for power. His was a life laid down, not a ministry built up. George Whitefield followed this same road, burning for souls. He preached to crowds of 30,000 without a microphone. His voice thundered because his knees had travailed. He was soaked in intercession, he wept over the lost, he preached with tears, and God answered with mighty results. Charles Spurgeon also lived on this path. He read six books a week, preached up to ten times weekly, and spent hours groaning in prayer. He said, “I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” That is priesthood, not performance.

These were not entertainers. They were burning men, consumed by God. They were deep wells, not shallow waters. This is the old path. This is the good way. They carried weight because they carried God. They knew the way up was through their knees. Their power came from communion. Their boldness came from the secret place. Their joy was not in results but in His presence. Their strength was not crowds. It was Christ.

Here is where rest is found: not in noise, not in branding, not in activity, but in the secret place. Yet the tragedy still resounds in the response of the people to God in that same opening scripture, “But they said, We will not walk in it.” We are living in that same rebellion now. This is that stubborn generation that mocks the old path and calls it legalism, that calls fire old-fashioned, that prefers applause over the altar, likes over longing, performance over presence, trends over truth, activity over intimacy, crowds over consecration. Spiritual discipline is now labelled as the spirit of religion. How can a mere man look God in the face and say, “I will not walk in it”? Unbelievable, yet it is happening.

So we want fire without waiting, revival without repentance, miracles without intimacy, mantles without hunger, open doors without discipline, microphones without intercession. We want stages but run from caves. No wonder there is no rest. There is noise but no voice, movement but no direction, gifts but no weight. We left the ancient path and wonder why the wells are dry. We are loud but not deep, busy but not fruitful, visible but not spiritual.

Prayer: Lord, show me the ancient path and I will walk in it. Teach me the old way. Deliver me from this generation’s obsession with performance. Baptize me again in the secret place. Let my mornings be Yours. Let my body be a living sacrifice. Let my time belong to You. Let my name mean nothing and let Your name mean everything. Let my life burn on the altar. I do not want noise, I want weight. I do not want trends, I want truth. I do not want applause, I want fire. Show me the ancient path, and I will walk in it.

Joseph was loved, favoured, and robed in colours, not just of fabric but of destiny. He was surrounded by affection and filled with dreams. But dreams are not fulfilled by dreaming. They are fulfilled when God takes a man through the path of life. This path is straight, but it is not smooth. It is narrow and filled with fire, because glory must be refined.

God’s path for Joseph led him through betrayal, temptation, accusation, and confinement. It began in a pit. “Then they took him and cast him into a pit... and they took Joseph to Egypt” (Genesis 37:24–28 NKJV). Would you have believed that Brother Judah, whose name means praise, the very one who was meant to sing the praise of God in Joseph’s life, was the one who suggested he be sold into slavery? “So Judah said to his brothers, ‘What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.’ And his brothers listened” (Genesis 37:26–27 NKJV). His idea was simple. Let us not kill him directly, so we can deny any guilt, but let us hand him over to others who will most likely destroy him. That way, our hands look clean, but the outcome is the same.

Have you not met people like that? They are not the ones doing the slandering, the attacking, or the accusing, but they are the ones whispering in corners, planting the seed, fueling the fire. On this path of life, the Lord has taught me that sometimes the ones who should be testifying to God’s goodness in your life are the very ones silently working for your disappearance. They want you erased. But they want it done so quietly that no one will trace it to them. And if questioned, they will stand tall and say, “We didn’t kill him.”

They sold him for twenty pieces of silver. And for twenty-two years — that is 8,030 days — these brothers lived with the secret. They spent the money. They smiled. They moved on. Not one of them was pierced in the conscience. Not one tried to help their father find closure. For 8,030 nights, their father wept in agony, thinking his son was dead, while they held the truth and kept silent. That is evil. That is wickedness on the path of life. And I said to myself, Judas was even better than these ones. At least Judas could not live with his guilt for three days. But these brothers lived with their lie for twenty-two years. And even when they stood face to face with Joseph, they still had the boldness to invent another story. Wao.

And that was not the end. “Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison... and he was there in the prison” (Genesis 39:20 NKJV). The pit was not a mistake. The prison was not a detour. It was God preparing His man. Joseph wasn’t a victim. He was a vessel. “He sent a man before them—Joseph—who was sold as a slave... until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him” (Psalm 105:17–19 NKJV).

And through it all, God was present. “But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy” (Genesis 39:21 NKJV). His presence may not always bring the comfort you desire, but He never leaves. Those who tried to bury Joseph unknowingly built his staircase to the palace. They stripped his robe but not his mantle. Sold his body but could not silence his calling. Laughed at his dreams but bowed before their fulfilment.

“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy” (Psalm 16:11 NKJV). When God is leading, your steps may go through darkness, but they will end in light. Your pain will carry purpose. Your fire will birth favour. So cry for grace. Not the grace to avoid hardship, but grace to endure it without pollution. “You therefore must endure hardship as a good sol

“Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.” (Hebrews 12:12–13 NKJV)

There is a difference between the way and the path. The way is God's divine direction. The path is how we respond to it. Many know the way of the Lord. They’ve heard His voice. They’ve received teaching, conviction, and counsel. Yet they still choose their own path. This is not confusion. This is rebellion. It is pride. It is ego. And it has wrecked many lives and aborted divine callings.

Some say, “I know what God is saying, but I want to do my own thing.” That’s how men derail themselves. That’s how Judas fell. He knew the way. He walked with the Truth. He lived under the Word. But he chose a path that led to destruction.

Beloved, we are not here to merely know the way. We are here to cry out for the right path — the one God has marked out. Because no matter how right a man feels, a wrong path can never lead to a right destination.

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:6 NKJV)

There is a path called the Path of Life. It is not guessed or assumed. It must be revealed. And often, it doesn’t look like life. It may look narrow, painful, hidden, or shameful. But it is the path God ordains. It leads to His presence. It produces joy. It ends in glory.

“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”(Psalm 16:11 NKJV)

When the path of life was shown to David, it didn’t look glorious. He faced ridicule from his brothers, mockery from Goliath, betrayal from Saul. He was driven into caves. Yet he stayed on the path. That was the making of a king. That was the fire behind the oil.

“David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam.” (1 Samuel 22:1 NKJV)

The path of life will take you through caves, wilderness, rejection, and isolation. But don’t leave it. Pray for endurance. Don’t trade the throne for comfort. Don’t abandon the journey because it doesn’t feel good now. Stay. God is refining you.

“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” (2 Timothy 2:3 NKJV)
“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Matthew 24:13 NKJV)

Even when it looks like the journey is going backward
Even when the cave surrounds you
Even when the mockers are many
Hold your ground
Because the path of life may look rough now, but it leads forward

Hebrews 12:12–13 (NKJV): “Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.”

I remember taking a journey to a rural village. Google Maps said it was 45 minutes. I did all my calculations, gave it a generous one hour. But do you know how long it took? Six full hours.

Excellent car with great performance, accurate GPS, but the problem was not the car nor the GPS. The problem was the path. The road was twisted, rough, and unkind. Every turn drained us. Every pothole slowed us. Every bump stole our time. And although the SUV was strong and reliable, the road made it feel like it was falling apart. The car wasn't the issue. The path was.

I’ve seen women miscarry on such roads not because they were careless, but because the driver ignored the crookedness of the road. The path was too rough. The shaking was too much. The pressure was unbearable and the precious thing they carried was lost. Likewise, I’ve seen people lose divine assignments. Not because they lacked passion, but because they journeyed on the wrong path.

Dearly beloved, may I submit to you by the Spirit of God that some things may indeed be lame, yet they are still very usable if only they were on the right path. But when you place what is lame on a crooked path, it leads to dislocation which brings more pain and causes deeper damage.

I know husbands with all kinds of lame excuses, but worse still, they are set on the wrong path, a path that leads only to breakdown. I know women with lame character, yet walking boldly on roads that are clearly headed for destruction. I know gifted Christians, burning with passion and overflowing with talent, yet relying on worldly principles to produce and sustain what was born of the Spirit. And what happens? Dislocation, and ultimately, destruction. A divine assignment laid upon a carnal foundation will always end in collapse.

There are marriages, ministries, businesses, and callings that are limping—not because they are unworthy, but because they are misaligned. Instead of fixing the path, people continue to patch the symptoms. Instead of correcting direction, they try to decorate dysfunction. They mount fragile spiritual journeys on platforms built by the world. They quote motivational speakers to sustain visions birthed in prayer. They run spiritual mandates using secular tools. And when things crumble, they call it warfare. But often, it is simply misalignment.

We must cry out from our hearts: Lord, straighten my path. Do not let my fragile calling rest on a worldly foundation. Do not allow my ministry to ride on crooked counsel.Deliver me from the mixture of holy burdens with unrighteous roads.

There is a path that is sure. A path that is holy. A path that is safe, even when it is narrow. It is not flashy. It is not popular. But it is preserved. It is called the Highway of Holiness.

Isaiah 35:8 (KJV):“And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.”

This is a deep mystery. The Highway of Holiness is so aligned with the will of God that even if a fool steps on it, he cannot miss his way. That is how accurate holiness is. Holiness is not just about staying away from sin. It is about walking in divine order. Holiness is not just morality. It is divine direction.

Bring a foolish man into the path of holiness, and things begin to shift. He may not be wise, but he cannot go wrong. Holiness disciplines. Holiness corrects. Holiness redirects. Holiness is the compass of destiny. I call it Spiritual Real Intelligence. Not artificial. Not learned from men. But divine intelligence downloaded from God Himself.

No one walks in the