We began to look at confession in our last post and we want to continue with that today. I recently learned that "DeVaR" is Hebrew for "word". It also can be translated "things" or "matter". That is very exciting when you look at it from God's perspective. In the beginning, when God created the Heaven and the earth, Genesis tells us that "God said..." and whatever God said came to pass! What did God say? He said "words" and the words He said BECAME the thing (or matter!) that He spoke. God said "light" and light came into existence! Everything we see on the earth came into being when God spoke words!
Another powerful teaching I just heard was that Science has now broken down the atom and when they broke it down to the smallest state they could they found that what they had were "sound waves"! God SPOKE and matter happened!!! That is especially exciting when you look at what Jesus said in Mark:
Mark 11:23 (KJV)
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
JESUS said that WE would speak things into existence WHEN we believe in the words that we speak! There is power in the spoken word! Jesus also said in John:
John 15:7 (KJV)
7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
We also have a warning about our words in Proverbs:
Prov 18:20 (KJV)
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
The Amplified Bible says it this way:
Prov 18:20 (Amplified)
20A man's self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil].
We WILL reap the fruit of our mouth, the words of our mouth. If you and I are not satisfied with some of the things we have happening in our lives, the FIRST place to look is at our words! WHAT are we saying? Are we speaking God's Word into our lives, or are we repeating what we hear in the world around us? The Bible says that we will only have the results in our lives that we are speaking into our lives! That's why we are studying confession and what we SHOULD be saying about ourselves. Here is an example of how we should be talking, if we are born again believers in the Lord Jesus:
I Jn 3:1-2
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
The Amplified Bible says this:
1 John 3:1-2 (Amplified)
1SEE WHAT [an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him.
2Beloved, we are [even here and] now God's children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes and is manifested, we shall [as God's children] resemble and be like Him, for we shall see Him just as He [really] is.
So what should WE be saying? We should be saying that we ARE sons of God! I am a born again believer in the Lord Jesus of Nazareth. I AM a child of God! God IS my very own Father and I AM (right now!) His very own child! When you meditate on God's Word from that perspective, it will just come alive inside of you! When you really realize who you are as a believer, you will have a boldness you never thought possible! That's where you begin. You go through the New Testament, primarily the Epistles because they are the letters to believers, and underline or highlight all the verses you find that say "in Him", "in Christ", "in whom", etc. Write them down and meditate on them, allowing the Holy Spirit to teach you what it means to you. Then begin to call yourself what God calls you! Speak about yourself ONLY what God's Word says. You will be amazed at the results! We'll look more at some of these verses in our next post.
As always we remind you that if you have never received Jesus of Nazareth as your own Lord and personal Saviour, then none of this belongs to you. You are not YET a child of God, but you can be! Believe in your heart that Jesus came to this earth, died on the cross for your sin, rose from the dead and is seated at the right hand of God in Heaven, Ask Him to come into your heart and be the Lord over your life. Click on The Spoken Word Church link to the left of this blog to find more info and to let us know about your decision. We want to hear from you and to help you grow in the things of God!
Shalom in Him!
