God's Word on That

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  • God Fights For Us

    Now I have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God that I may know the things that are freely given to me of God (1 Corinthians 2:12). I can be strong because the Word of God lives in me, and in You, my Lord Jesus, I have overcome the evil one (1 John 2:14).

    You are never alone, for God’s light always shines.

    God, Your Word tells me that if we confess our sin, You are faithful and just and will forgive us our sin as well as cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). So when I sin, I can immediately turn to You and say “I am sorry, please forgive me.” And You will do so — that is so liberating! But then when the evil one comes and tries to convince me that You will not accept me because of that sin, You will simply smile and tell him You have no memory of that sin — that is worth celebrating! Thank You, Gracious and Loving Lord!

    Lord Jesus, in Your name and authority I say to the devil: “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. I have sinned, but Christ Jesus bore my wrath for that sin on the Cross. He argues my case and establishes my right standing. He will bring me into the light, and I will see His salvation. Then you, my enemy, will see it all and be covered with shame.” (Micah 7:8-10)

    The Lord says to me: “Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace, You will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.” For my Maker is my husband — the Lord Almighty is His name — the Holy One of Israel is my Kinsman Redeemer. He is called “The God of All the Earth.” (Isaiah 54:4-5)

    For the Lord my God is He who goes with me to fight for me against my enemies, to save me (Deuteronomy 20:4). He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow (Deuteronomy 10:8).

    No one can separate me from the love of Christ Jesus. Not troubles or hardships or persecutions or famines or nakedness or danger or sword… In all things I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus who loves me (Romans 8:35-37).

    Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vine; though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food; though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls — yet I will rejoice in You, my Lord God. I will be joyful in God my Savior. You, Sovereign Lord, are my strength, You make my feet like the feet of a deer. You enable me to go on the heights (Habakkuk 3:17-19). Father, how inconceivable but true that You can take me to heights far exceeding the depths which I have known.

  • God Defines Our Worth

    Father God, You made my Savior’s life a guilt offering for me (Isaiah 53:10). His death was enough to handle every one of my sins, and all my guilt as well. I thank You exceedingly! Sin need never again be my master for now I am no longer tied to the law where sin enslaves me, but I am free under God’s favor and mercy (Romans 6:14). So now I am free from the power of sin and am a slave unto God [which is actually a blessing], and His benefits to me include holiness and everlasting life (Romans 6:27).

    No matter what others see or say, you are special.

    For God has rescued me from the dominion of darkness and brought me into the kingdom of His dearly beloved Son (Colossians 1:13). Jesus gave Himself for my sins to rescue me from the present evil age, according to the will of my God and loving Father, to whom be glory forever and ever (Galatians 1:4-5). I am delivered from the evils of this present world, for it is the will of God. Now I can say with a full heart that all of us together are Christ’s body, and I am a separate and necessary part of it (1 Corinthians 12:27). Satan has no power over me.

    Lord God, You created me, and formed me. You told me: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name, you are Mine!” — I am Yours, When I pass through the waters [of depression], You will be with me. And when I pass through the rivers [of sorrow], they will not sweep over me [to drown me]. When I walk through the fires [of adversity], I will not be burned; for You are the Lord, my God, the Holy One of Israel, my Savior. I am precious and honored in Your sight! (Isaiah 43:1-4).

    Lord God, Your divine power has given me everything I need for life and godliness through my knowledge of You, for You called me by Your own glory and goodness! Through these You give me Your very great and precious promises. Because of this I am a partaker of Your divine nature. (2 Peter 1:3-4).

    Victorious Lord, I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. I will cry out to You and I will rebuke the enemy that seeks to devour me (Job 23:17). Lord, teach me how not to give the devil any opportunity to control me. (Ephesians 4:27).

    God, You will give me the treasures of the darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that I may know that You are the Lord, the God of Israel, my God, who summons me by name (Isaiah 45:3). Lord, even in this difficult place, You have treasures for me here. You want me to discover the riches of a relationship with You that will set me free from this place.

    For You, Lord God, are good and ready to forgive and abundant in mercy to all who call upon You (Psalm 86:5). It pleased You, Lord, to make me one of Your people! (1 Samuel 12:22) Thank You, and because of that, I will indeed obey Your voice and keep Your covenant, so I will be a special treasure to You above all peoples (Exodus 19:5).

    With You, O loving Lord, nothing is accidental, nothing is incidental, and no experience is wasted. Every trial You allow to happen is a platform on which You reveal Yourself, showing Your love and power both to me and to others looking on. Thank You that I can move into the future non-defensively, with hands outstretched, to whatever lies ahead. For You control the future, You hold my life-breath in Your hands (Daniel 5:23), and You will always be with me (Hebrews 13:5). Give me grace, Lord, to trust You in each of my trials, large or small — to accept each one and cooperate with You so I will grow through it.

  • God Calls Us From Our Darkness

    I have despised my life; I have wanted people to leave me alone because I’ve felt my days had no meaning (Job 7:16). Lord, You would not leave me here on this earth a single day that was not meant to have meaning. My life does have meaning! Please help me not to despise it or isolate others from it.

    No matter your darkness, God is there.

    God, the righteousness that comes from You comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference in us humans, for all have sinned and fall short of Your glory, God; and yet we are justified freely by Your grace through the redemption that came by Your Son, Jesus (Romans 3:22-23). Help me to accept that Your gift of grace has never and will never be relegated by my ability to be good and righteous. O Jesus, how I praise You that everyone who believes in You receives forgiveness of sins through Your name (Acts 10:43). There is no exception. Blessed am I, because my transgressions have been forgiven. My sins are covered (Romans 4:7-8). Blessed am I because You, Lord God, will never count my sins against me.

    Unto the righteous there arises light in the darkness (Psalm 112:4). Lord, according to Your Word, if my eyes are bad, my whole body will be full of darkness (Matthew 6:23). Heavenly Guide, this verse tells me that the focus of my gaze — where my eyes are fixed — has a monumental impact on whether light or darkness will be prevalent in my life. Please, Lord God, Almighty One, heal my eyes and my sight that I might look to Jesus, my Hope and my Redeemer, and look away from my troubles.

    “Let him who walks in darkness, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God” (Isaiah 50:10). I desire to trust in Your name, O my Lord, and rely fully on You, my God, especially as I walk through this dark time.

    Lord, in Your Word I read that the Light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it (John 1:5). Please help me to understand that, because I am Yours, Light is shining in my darkness whether or not I can behold it or understand it. Send forth Your light and Your truth, O Lord. Let them guide me; let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to the place where You dwell (Psalm 43:3).

    Lord Jesus, You have come into the world as a Light, so that no one who believes in You should stay in darkness (John 12:46). I believe in You and I am abandoning the darkness that surrounds me — with Your guiding hand and Your strength.

  • Dealing With Depression and Feeling Unworthy

    Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned to me by the Lord Jesus — the work of telling others the Good News about God’s mighty kindness and love (Acts 20:24 Phillips). But I must love myself before God’s love can shine past me to others…

    God alone can show us our worth.

    Lord, You lift up those who are bowed down (Psalm 146:8). So I will be of good courage because You strengthen my heart (Psalm 31:24). You have thoughts and plans for my welfare and peace (Jeremiah 29:11). My mind is stayed on You (Isaiah 26:3), then I can stop allowing myself to be agitated and disturbed and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled (John 14:27 Amplified). Satan, I resist you and every oppressive spirit in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus. I resist fear, discouragement, self-pity, and depression (James 4:7). I speak the Word of truth and I give you no place, devil; I give no opportunity to you (Ephesians 4:27). I am delivered from oppression and depression by the blood of the Lamb (Luke 4:18).

    Father God, I thank You that I have been given a spirit of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind (2 Timothy 1:7). I have a fresh mental and spiritual attitude, for I am being constantly renewed in the spirit of my mind by Your Word, O my God. Because Jesus is in me, I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16), and hold the thoughts and purposes of His heart (Philippians 2:5). I arise from the prostration and depression in which circumstances have kept me. I have been raise to new life. Thanks to Jesus, I can shine and be radiant with the glory of the Lord (Isaiah 60:1).

    Thank You, Father, in Jesus’ name, that I am set free from every evil work (Galatians 1:4). I praise You that the joy of the Lord is my strength (Nehemiah 8:10). God, my Father, has given me all things that pertain to life and godliness; I am a partaker of His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4). The peace that surpasses all understanding keeps my heart and mind through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7). And things which are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, if they be of good report or have good virtue or are praiseworthy, I will think on these things (Philippians 4:8).

  • A Warning

    Be warned! Once you delve into speaking God’s Words, you MUST commit to ordering all other conversations aright (Proverbs 4:24). You cannot pray effectively for yourself or someone else, and then talk negatively about the matter (Matthew 12:34-37). For instance, you tell the universe that by Jesus’ stripes you are healed, then an inkling comes on you and the first thing you, as all humans tend to do, is to go and tell a spouse or neighbor (or even ourselves in a mirror) that you think you’re catching a cold. You just negated your confession! Be warned: this is the devil’s main line of attack.  Proverbs 6:2 says we are trapped by our own words. 

    Understand this: Words work.  They are working FOR you or AGAINST you, whether you realize it or not.  We have programmed our vocabulary with the devil’s language.  We have brought sickness and disease into our vocabulary, and even death.  “I’m just dying to do that” and “That just tickles me to death” or “That’s going to be the death of you!”  Hebrews 2:14 tells us death is of the devil.  Proverbs 10:11, 21, and 24 warn you that the thing you fear will come upon you, all you have to do is voice it out loud.  Fear will activate the devil.

    Put a stop to idle and foolish talk (Ephesians 4:27, 5:4). You are to be a blessing to others (Galatians 6:10). Your desire should be to please and to bless the Father:

    Let no foul or polluted language, nor any evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it. (Ephesians 4:29 Amplified).

    Meditate hard and store up God’s Word in your heart. This is your job This is God’s plan for you. This is all you need to survive and thrive and live in victory on this earth.

    So speak God’s Word out loud with confidence in Him rather than in your own ability to believe. Yet watch carefully the words you use, for being in His image, our tongues have a creative force! Speak aloud, but speak truth!

    I will keep my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking lies (Psalm 34:13). I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin. I will put a muzzle over my mouth as long as the wicked are before me (Psalm 39:1). Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from trouble (Proverbs 21:23). He who guards his lips guards his life (Proverbs 13:3). Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent; and discerning if he holds his tongue (Proverbs 17:28).

    Do not be quick with your mouth. Do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God [especially against a neighbor]. God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:2). Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord. Keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil (Psalm 141:3-4).

    If I speak, I shall speak the very words of God (1 Peter 4:11). The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the wise answer of the tongue (Proverbs 16:1 Amplified). Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18). Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit [for death or life] (Proverbs 18:21). I love speaking God’s Word and I will bear much fruit.

  • Learn To Speak God’s Word

    These statements are a matter of the heart. But are meant to be spoken out loud, by you to you. You will get them into your spirit faster if you do this. It is a proven fact that your mind and soul listen more intently to what you say more than what others say. So deliberately feed them into your spirit. Allow the Holy Spirit to make the Word of God a reality in your heart. Your spirit will become quickened to God’s Word, and you will begin to think like God thinks and talk like God talks. You will find yourself pouring over His Word — hungering for more and more. Remember, the Father rewards those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

    Speak these words aloud for you, all the world, and especially the angels (good and fallen) to hear. Do not be shy in speaking aloud God’s promises, for God’s Word is able to build you up. The great Charles Capps was told to practice this and he did so daily. After a short while he told the Lord, “Lord, I feel so terrible spouting these words since they feel like such lies!” But God told him to continue speaking them out loud day after day until they grew to be a part of his own spirit, and just to believe that what he spoke would come to pass, that God was trustworthy enough to make what was said a reality. So I speak God’s words, praying they will fill my spirit and soul as well, and make me a true believer in the mighty Word of my God.

    God’s Word is more powerful than anything on earth. Trust that!

    Behold the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to what You have said (Luke 1:38). According to my faith let it be done unto me (Matthew 9:29), because to a great extent in spiritual things, we get what we expect of the Lord! Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord (Luke 1:45).

    The Word of God is living and active; sharper than any two-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). They are not just idle words for me. They are my life! By them I will live in the land (Deuteronomy 32:47). Blessed are they who do not doubt the Lord (Matthew 11:6).

    You, my Lord, are faithful to all Your promises. Although You are sovereign and You do what You please, You are righteous in all Your ways and loving toward all You have made (Psalm 145:13, 17). These things He has spoken unto me that His joy might remain in me and that my joy might be full (John 15:11). For God has promised: “I am with you and will protect you wherever you go. I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken unto you” (Genesis 28:15).

  • Let Your Faith Grow

    Accept and celebrate two awesome truths derived from these passages: (1) God wields incomparably great power for the those who choose to believe. Read it again! Incomparably great power! More than enough to break the yoke of any bondage or stronghold. Our belief unclogs the pipe and invites the power to flow from Him to our world. (2) God applies the same power to our needs that He exerted when He raised Christ Jesus from the dead. Does your stronghold require more power than it takes to raise the dead? Neither does mine. God can do it, fellow believer. I know because He says so. And I know because He has done it for me. Believe Him… And when you don’t, then cry out earnestly, “Lord God, Help me overcome my unbelief!”

    God’s Power is awesome

    Sovereign Lord, Your Word says You esteem the person who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who trembles at Your Word (Isaiah 66:2). I can hardly imagine being someone You esteem, but I sincerely want to be. Please make me that kind of person through the power of Your Holy Spirit, gracious Father.

    Lord God, Your Word says You bestow favor and honor on those who walk uprightly (Psalm 84:11). I can’t claim a blameless walk, but I ask You first for Your mercies, and then for Your grace to empower me to walk with You faithfully, and to never cease pursuing that blameless walk.

    You have shown me, O Lord, what is good. And what do You, O Lord, require of me but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with You, my God (Micah 6:8).

    O dear Lord Jesus, I want to be like the one to whom You said, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” (Matthew 15:28) Please flourish this kind of faith in me, my dearest Lord.

    O Lord Jesus, I want You to be able to say to me, “I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.” (Revelation 2:19) O please, my loving Lord, cause these words to be true in my life.

    I earnestly pray that I walk worthy of You, my Lord God, fully pleasing You and desiring to please You in all things, and being fruitful in every good work. I ask to be ever increasing in the knowledge of You, my God. And so I pray that I am being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might (Colossians 1:10-11).

    May my Lord, Jesus Christ Himself, and God, my Father — who loves us and by His grace gives eternal encouragement and good hope — encourage my heart and strengthen me in every good deed and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17).

    I know that You are the Lord God, the Almighty God, that those who hope in You will not be disappointed (Isaiah 49:23).

  • God Is A Loving Father

    Father God, how great is the love You have bestowed on me that I should be called a child of Yours. And that is what I am (1 John 3:1). He who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17). So Father, I am Your child and I confess Jesus as Lord over my spirit, soul and body this day and every day. I give myself to You freely — wholly and completely — as an instrument for Your kingdom use. Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit, that I may go about Your work this day in Your love and power. For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that overcomes: my faith (1 John 5:4). I agree with the Word of God; I believe the Word of God; I confess the Word of God and thus change my circumstances and gain my victory through Christ Jesus my Champion.

    God is a loving Father!

    I am Your dear child, Lord God, and I am from You, and so I overcome all that is in the world — all the influences of the evil one. Because the One who is in me is greater than the one who is in the world (1 John 4:4). The Great God has redeemed me from the hand of my adversary, therefore I will have no more fear of the devil (Psalm 107:2). I let the peace of Christ Jesus rule in my heart since as a member of His body I was called to peace. And I am thankful/grateful/praiseful (Colossians 3:15). I refuse to worry about anything, because God is on my side. God is in me now. Who can be against me and win? (Romans 8:31)

    Lord God, heavenly Father, according to Your Word, my ‘light and momentary’ troubles are achieving for me an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So I fix my eyes NOT on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary; what is unseen is eternal (1 Corinthians 4:17-18). I don’t have to fight Satan; he is an already defeated foe. The only battle I have to fight is the good fight of faith. With the Lord at my right hand, I walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). O Lord my gracious God, please strengthen my spiritual vision that I may see You everywhere.

    Father God, I worship You in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). The spirit counts for everything; the flesh counts for nothing. The Spirit realm is the reality; the materiel realm is the supplemental. And I thank You for opening my eyes to it. Lord God, You said the mind governed by the spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6). With Your gracious hand, dearest Lord, guide my spirit to govern my mind.

    I am a wise child and I will heed my Father’s instructions (Proverbs 13:1). I no longer conform to the pattern of this world. I am transformed by the renewing of my mind through God’s Word (Romans 12:2). God my Father revives me according to His Word (Psalm 119:25). I do not want to let the Word depart from before my eyes, Father. So I pray to You to help me keep it within my heart. For it is life to me; I have found it and it is health and healing to all my flesh and bones (Proverbs 4:21-22).

    Almighty God, I know You are capable, and so I pray for You to not let Your Word depart from my mouth. I put forth effort to meditate on it day and night so I am careful to do everything written in it. Because then I will be prosperous and successful (Joshua 1:8). I ask You, God, Father of all glory, please give me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You, so I may know You better. Father God, I pray the eyes of my understanding be enlightened so I may know the hope of Your calling, the riches of my glorious inheritance in the saints, and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward us who believe! This power is like the working of Your mighty strength which You exerted in Christ Jesus when You raise Him from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 1:17-19). If You can raise Jesus from the dead and set Him beside You at Your throne, I know You can deliver me from every stronghold I am stuck in, as long as I trust You for it.

    I do not stop praying and asking You, Father God, to fill me with all knowledge of You and Your will, through all spiritual wisdom and understanding (Colossians 1:9). Please, gracious God, feed me discernment to know Your will in every situation. Lord, teach me knowledge and good judgment for I believe in Your commands (Psalm 119:66). I look into the perfect law that gives freedom, and I continue to do this, not forgetting what I have heard, but doing it, and so I am blessed in what I do (James 1:25). I remember it is a message to obey, not just to listen to and so deceive myself (James 1:22).

    God Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You will strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that Christ Jesus may dwell in my heart richly through faith. And I pray that, being rooted and established in Your love, I may have power together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ Jesus, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that I may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. I know You are able to do immeasurably more than all I could ask or can even imagine, according to Your power that is at work within me. To You be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:16-21)