When you really look at Exodus 32, the Israelites didn’t build the golden calf because they stopped believing in God—they built it because waiting on Him became too uncomfortable, too quiet, and too uncertain. Moses had been on the mountain for a long time, and the people said, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses… we do not know what has become of him” (Exodus 32:1, NKJV), which exposes the deeper issue: God felt distant, so they wanted something tangible, something they could see, touch, and point to, because faith in the unseen always gets tested in the waiting. But what makes this moment even heavier is not just that they built an idol—it’s how they built it. Aaron told them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me” (Exodus 32:2, NKJV), and the people willingly gave the gold, which Scripture says he “fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf” (Exodus 32:4, NKJV). That gold wasn’t random—it was the very gold God had given them when He delivered them from Egypt. Check this out: “Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.” Exodus‬ ‭12‬:‭35‬-‭36‬ ‭NKJV‬. This was the same gold God later instructed Moses to use for holy purposes, including the Ark of the Covenant, saying, “They shall make an ark of acacia wood… and you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out” (Exodus 25:10–11, NKJV), so it could be the place where His presence would dwell among them. Same gold. Same provision. Same blessing—but the wrong execution. Two altars were possible with the same resources: one that would host the glory of God, and another that would replace Him. And that’s the part that hits home, because the golden calf wasn’t built out of rebellion first—it was built out of impatience, fear, and the need to feel in control. They even said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD” (Exodus 32:5, NKJV), proving they still used God’s name, but they were worshiping Him in a way He never asked for.

My wife and I have been working on a submission course. It’s blessed us so much. We’ve learned so much making the course! For married couples and singles it’s going to bless you BIG TIME. How many of you guys are ready?!

Hebrews 6:11–12 (NKJV) “And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” Hebrews 6:11–12 calls us to remain diligent until the end, not becoming sluggish, but imitating those who inherit God’s promises through faith and patience. The Greek word for diligence, spoudé, means serious, intentional effort. It describes a heart posture that presses in—never casual, never passive. True diligence leans forward toward God with hunger and expectancy. In contrast, the word nōthros (sluggish) means unresponsive. It’s not unbelief—it’s losing spiritual alertness. People still show up, but they stop pressing in. This happens most often in waiting seasons. Waiting is not neutral; it either sharpens faith or dulls it. As brother Pierre shared on Tuesday during discipleship, when he stopped striving for outcomes and focused fully on seeking God, the Lord added everything else. That’s diligence in waiting. Abraham is our example. Hebrews 6:15 says that after patiently enduring, he obtained the promise. He didn’t grow dull in the wait—he stayed faithful. Waiting is not punishment—it’s preparation. It tests our faith, not God’s faithfulness. So seek the Lord with intention, trust His timing, and let Him handle the promises.

I was reading 1 Samuel 21 and something really hit me — when David was running from Saul, he came to Ahimelech, and even though he was in fear and survival mode and not perfect in how he handled it, he still received the showbread and Goliath’s sword, and it blew my mind because David literally says in 1 Samuel 21:3 (NKJV), “Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found,” and Ahimelech responds in 1 Samuel 21:4, “There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread,” and then it says in 1 Samuel 21:6, “So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the LORD,” and this is wild because only priests were supposed to eat that bread, yet God allowed covenant purpose to override religious restriction, showing me that God is after covenant and mercy over systems, that when God has marked you, He will sustain you even in messy, wilderness, survival seasons; and the bread is deeper than food — it is prophetic of Christ as the true Bread of Life, meaning intimacy with Jesus is what keeps you alive when everything else is collapsing, and then David asks for a weapon and in 1 Samuel 21:9 it says, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod… And David said, ‘There is none like it; give it to me,’” and that is crazy because it means the very thing sent to destroy you can become the very thing that establishes your authority, and together it reveals priesthood and kingship — bread is priesthood (communion, presence, identity, sustaining life in God) and the sword is kingship (dominion, warfare, authority, enforcing covenant on earth), and the mystery is this: David was not yet sitting on the throne, but heaven was already feeding him like a priest and arming him like a king, which means sometimes God will treat you according to who you are becoming, not where you currently are, and it also shows that wilderness seasons are not abandonment, they are hidden ordination rooms where God feeds your spirit and trains your hands for war, and it just reminded me that we cannot just be presence people without authority or authority people without presence — the remnant must carry both, because intimacy without dominion creates powerless believers, and dominion without intimacy creates dangerous ones, but when you carry both, you become unstoppable in God’s purpose.