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The Power of Confession
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“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it”
{Proverbs 18:21}
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The power of the tongue.
The power of confession.
The power of our words.
The authority of our words.
You get what you say.
Your tongue directs your life.
Oh, there are so many ways to state the Truth that, death and life are in the power of OUR tongues.
Our tongues.
Not God’s tongue.
Not our enemy’s tongue.
Not the pastor’s tongue.
And not some prophet’s tongue.
OUR tongues.
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My husband and I have been talking about this topic for the past couple weeks, and we have been confessing that we receive more revelation regarding the power of our tongues … and the Word of God has remained True, for we have been receiving more revelation and insight and even testimonies, as we watch the things we SAY come to pass {Mark 11:23 – For verily I say unto you, That whosoever 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. }
The difference between my husband and myself, however, is how we make our confessions.
I am the straight forward confessor, making confessions such as, “Thank You Father, for giving me more revelation on the power of my tongue”, or “My body is whole and healed and strong, and my youth is renewed like the eagle”.
I do get what I say.
My strength is strong, my back has never gone back to being in constant pain as it was before I started confessing the Word of God over my life in June 2003, and I am getting more and more revelation on the power of my tongue.
My husband, on the other hand, makes me laugh.
He’s a funny confessor, to me. He asks for things that are ‘more’ than just straight forward. Instead of just confessing, “I am blessed with the blessing of Abraham”, a few years ago he was stating, “I am blessed with the blessing of Abraham so much, that unbelievers even see it and state such”.
I just don’t think to tag on those ‘extras’.
Sure enough, those years ago when he was making that particular confession, he had a specific lunch time with a Muslim friend of his at work, who said over the meal, “You know Dave, God has really blessed you, hasn’t He. It is just so evident that you are blessed by God”.
Wow. That makes me laugh. Dave got exactly what he was confessing.
We get what we say.
There is power in our tongues.
Our confession brings the possession of what we say.
How about my husband’s confession in the 2009 summer…another funny one.
He had started stating, “My cardiovascular system is so strong and healthy, that it is like the cardiovascular system of Lance Armstrong”.
What?
Come on, Dave!
Lance Armstrong!
(My husband is a runner, and his strength and cardio system is important to him, by the way.)
Well, regardless of how ‘funny’ I think it all is, it has been proven to us time and again, WE GET WHAT WE SAY.
For after about five days of him making this confession, he was walking down the hallway at work one morning, heading towards his office. A Supervisor was coming down the hallway, in the opposite direction. The Supervisor pops off, as he passes by, “Dave, you’re looking so good these days, that you actually look like Lance Armstrong”.
What !!!!???
My husband replied, “Thanks. You’ll never know what that means to me” and went on his way to his office.
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Jesus said:
whoever believes what he says occurs WILL have what he says.
Not maybe.
Not sometimes.
He WILL have what he says! Period.
Not, “only if it’s a spiritual request”.
Not, “only if he really needs it”.
But, he “WILL get what he says … if he believes what he says occurs”.
Jesus said it, and so I choose to believe it.
I’ve seen it with my own eyes, that I do get what I say.
But Jesus also confirms it in ways that are humorous to me.
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Actually, if you take a look at this Truth, as far back as the Garden of Eden, you can see that this is the way life was supposed to be for the human race on earth.
God SPOKE everything into existence on this earth, since the very beginning, did so while He walked on the earth in the flesh, and will continue to do so at His return (Revelation 19:15}.
So when Adam was created, what example did Adam watch?
What example did Adam have?
How did Adam see God handle the animals, the plants, the earth, everything?
Adam saw God SPEAK things into existence and/or maintain things by His SPOKEN Word {Hebrews 1:3 – The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, SUSTAINING ALL THINGS BY HIS POWERFUL WORD }
There was no other example of how to live.
There was no other example of how to exist or get things done.
SPEAKING was the way everything was handled and maintained, from the very beginning.
UNTIL the CURSE.
It was only at the curse, because of Adam’s disobedience, that Adam would then have to toil and physically work the earth {Genesis 3:19 – “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food …” }.
It is here, that the physical use of the body was introduced.
Before the curse, man’s WORDS were to rule.
Now, I know we still live in a fallen world. And we still live in our fallen flesh. However, throughout the entire History of man, as recorded in the Bible, man’s WORDS are still proven to have authority. We may not always see the same “immediate” result of our words, as God intended at the beginning when there was no sin or curse opposing our words, {Genesis 11:6,7), but man’s words still are powerful AND bring to us what we say!
That is why Proverbs 18:21 states, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue”.
Is Proverbs 18:21 true or not?
Is Christ’s teaching in Mark 11:23 true or not?
To receive the revelation that YOUR WORDS rule your life, that YOUR WORDS change your circumstances, and that YOUR WORDS dictate, maintain, or even manipulate everything in your life, will give you hope on this earth.
It is not because of your perfect lifestyle, that the blessings of God will drop upon you.
And, praise God, it is not because of satan’s great trickery or power, that tragedy will overtake you.
But, by your words confession is made unto salvation to be Born Again (Romans 10:10) and by your words confession is made unto the receiving of every other Promise God has made to you {Deut 30:17, Joshua 1:8, Mark 11:23, Proverbs 13:2}.
This “Rule” or “Truth” that God has set up, is not too hard for you! Just open your mouth and start proclaiming God’s Promises over your life, in the Present Tense in which they are written.
Believe the Promises of God with your heart, and confess them with your mouth, and you WILL be saved.
You WILL receive what you speak. Jesus said so.
But don’t let time talk you out of this Truth…just because it seems like it’s taking too long!
Don’t let your physical feelings or emotions talk you out of this Truth … just because you don’t “feel” like it is working.
God’s Words are either all Truth, or they are lies.
If you are a Born Again Christian you have already ‘experienced’ that God is TRUTH when you received a salvation experience / revelation, after stating with your mouth that Jesus is raised from the dead and forgives you of your sins … so now stand strong believing God’s Words are Truth, and that you GET WHAT YOU SAY.
YOUR tongue holds the power of death or life {Pvbs 18:21}.
YOUR tongue directs the course of your life {James 3:4}.
By YOUR words you will be condemned or acquitted {Matt 12:37}
So, praise God for making it so simple for us and start speaking God’s Word only, over your life.
In this you will have GREAT SUCCESS {Joshua 1:8}.
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