Your Words Hold a Miracle: The Power of Speaking God's Word (10 page)

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• “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
  

• “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus” (Hebrews 3:1).
  

• “Take words with you, and return to the Lord. Say to Him, ‘Take away all iniquity; receive us graciously, for we will offer the sacrifices of our lips’ ” (Hosea 14:2).
  

• “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 5:14–15).
  

• “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21).
  

• “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says” (Mark 11:23).
  

• “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Colossians 1:13).
  

• “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:1–2).
  

• “Nor give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:27).
  

• “For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17).
  

• “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).
  

• “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19).
  

• “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues” (Mark 16:17).
  

• “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
  

• “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death” (Revelation 12:11).
  

• “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8).
  

• “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it” (Colossians 2:15).
  

• “Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house” (Matthew 12:29).
  

• “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).
  

• “This is the day the L
  ORD
  has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).
  

A P
ERSONAL
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ECLARATION OF
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ELIVERANCE

“Father, as I approach Your throne now with my declaration, Your Word says, ‘Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need’ (Hebrews 4:16). As I come to boldly confess, I realize that Jesus is the High Priest of my confession (see Hebrews 3:1). You said, ‘Take words with you, and return to the L
ORD
’ (Hosea 14:2).

“Father, I come to Your throne in the face of all the doubt… in the face of all the assaults of the enemy… in the face of all the forces of darkness…
to boldly confess Your Word!

“Lord, I know that You listen to me when I pray and speak to You according to Your Word. The Word of God says that if we ask anything according to Your will (Your Word), You hear us. And if You hear us, we know we have the petitions we ask of You (see 1 John 5:14–15).

“Father, I know that my confession is important because death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).

“Lord, You said in Your Word that I could have whatever I say (see Mark 11:23). I boldly confess Your Word concerning myself as a new creature in Christ Jesus. I come with that Word in my mouth, believing it in my heart.

“I boldly declare before You, Father, before the Lord Jesus Christ, and before the powers of darkness:
I am born again! I am redeemed! I am delivered!

“Father, I want to dwell upon Your Word that says I am delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of Your dear Son (see Colossians 1:13). I thank You that I am not going to be delivered,
but I am delivered!

“Your Word teaches that there are two kingdoms—a kingdom of light and a kingdom of darkness. In the kingdom of darkness, Satan is lord, and there is misery, doubt, unforgiveness of sins, sickness, oppression, deep depression, and mental anguish. There are demonic forces that harass and vex the members of that kingdom. When I was lost, ‘[I] once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience’ (Ephesians 2:2). I walked in that darkness and was so unhappy. I did not have the joy of the Lord or eternal life.

“But, Father, I thank You that one day the Lord Jesus became my Lord and my Savior and called me into fellowship with Him. By Your grace and mercy, You revealed Jesus to me, and I made Him my Lord. When I made Jesus my Lord, I was delivered from the powers of darkness and translated into the kingdom of Your dear Son!

“Father, I want to remind You that
I have been delivered!
I want to remind the Lord Jesus Christ and the holy angels of God! Satan, I remind you and all the demon forces that follow you that
I have been delivered
by the power of Jesus Christ, by His Name and by His blood! I am delivered from the power of darkness, and I have been translated into the kingdom of light! You have no authority or power over me, Satan.

“The Bible says, ‘Nor give place to the devil’ (Ephesians 4:27). Satan, I have given you a place in my life at times, but I will not do it anymore. You have no authority or power over me whatsoever! I have been delivered from all of your power. Satan, I command you,
in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
to leave me now!

“Father, I rejoice that the enemy has no legal or spiritual authority over me whatsoever. I am walking and living in the kingdom of light—the kingdom of Your Son. Lord, Your kingdom is not sickness, depression, evil and wickedness, oppression, vexation, trouble, and sorrow. I walk in the kingdom of God, which is ‘righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit’ (Romans 14:17). I praise You, Lord!

“Jesus, You said, ‘But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you’ (Matthew 6:33). Father, I seek
first
Your kingdom today. I know that as I am obedient to Your Word, all the
problems and all the things I have before me will be taken care of. That is Your business. My business is to seek first the kingdom of God, and as I do, my family will be taken care of, my business will prosper, and my prayers will be answered.

“I rejoice that You said in Your Word, ‘Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you’ (Luke 10:19). Oh, Father, I confess boldly with my mouth: I have power over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt me.

“It is almost too big for me to understand, and yet I accept in my spirit that I have power in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the power of His blood—not over one demon, one hundred demons, or one thousand demons, but over every demonic force, all the demon forces combined, and over Satan himself! You have given me power over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt me—not what I have done in the past (which has ceased to exist), not what I face now, or what I shall face in the future!

“Your Word says, ‘In My name they will cast out demons’ (Mark 16:17). The Bible also says, ‘Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you’ (James 4:7). In the light of God’s Word, I come against every
power of darkness that is arrayed against me, my family, my business, and everything I am involved in.
I command you, Satan, to leave
me, my family, all those for whom I am praying, and those in my circle of influence in the Name of Jesus!

My business is to seek first the kingdom of God, and as I do, my family will be taken care of, my business will prosper, and my prayers will be answered.

“I command you to take your hands off my business! I command you to take your hands off my children! I command you,
in the Name of Jesus Christ,
to take your hands off my spirit, mind, body, and all that I have to do today. Flee from me, Satan, according to the Word of God!

“Jesus is my Lord!
In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have dispelled and caused to flee from me every demonic force! I am thankful that the Word of God says, ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death’ (Revelation 12:11). By my confession of the Word of God, I hold up the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.

“Satan, I boldly declare to you that the blood of Jesus is my shield and the Word
of God is my testimony. Do not dare come near me or my household. You are a defeated foe. Your works have been destroyed. Jesus spoiled principalities and powers. He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in the cross (see Colossians 2:15). Satan, you are spoiled and a defeated foe!

“Jesus said, ‘Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house’ (Matthew 12:29). Jesus has already entered your house, Satan! He has taken from you all of your armor. He has spoiled your goods and divided His victory with me! He has shared His victory with every child of God!

“Oh, Father, I thank You that I have been translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son! I am not going to be, I am! Lord, I thank You that in this kingdom of light there is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. I rejoice because You are my Father, Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, and the Holy Spirit dwells within my body. I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me. I have no fear, for I have been delivered from the power of darkness. I rejoice and bless the Name of the Lord. This is the day the Lord has made. I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

“I have been delivered from Satan’s power!”

Reflections from
            JOEL

W
hat mountain is in front of you—a sickness, a troubled relationship, a floundering business? Jesus said, “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Whatever your mountain is, you must do more than think or pray about it; you must speak to that obstacle.

The Bible says, “Let the weak say, ‘I am strong’ ” (Joel 3:10). Start calling yourself healed, happy, whole, blessed, and prosperous. God is a miracle-working God. Stop talking to God about how big your mountains are, and starting talking to your mountains about how big your God is!

CHAPTER SEVEN

A Declaration
of
Strength
to
Overcome

T
he Word of God is alive, and it is the sword of the Spirit. The Word of God, spoken out of our mouths, will defeat the enemy!

Your enemy, Satan, is carefully organized. His purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy all that you hold dear. But do not be afraid of the enemy!

God encourages us in His Word to be strong and very courageous. Read the Word of God, and speak the Word of God. It will penetrate the darkness around you. By speaking the Word of God, you will rise above any obstacle and walk in the victory that God has prepared for you.

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• “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:10–18).
  

• “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says” (Mark 11:23).
  

• “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21).
  

• “Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, ‘I am strong’ ” (Joel 3:10).
  

• “I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one” (1 John 2:14).
  

• “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man” (Ephesians 3:14–16).
  

• “The L
  ORD
  is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The L
  ORD
  is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1).
  

• “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
  

• “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
  

• “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:4–5).