THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
                                                       FEBRUARY 12th

AS ONE IS FAITHFUL TO SPEAK THE APPROPRIATE PORTION OF GOD'S WORD THEN IT IS CERTAIN THAT THEIR "REALITY" WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE WORDS THAT THEY HAVE SPOKEN RATHER THAN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUND THEM

          ...."When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war arise against me, in spite of this I shall be confident"....
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Psalm 27:2-3 NASB

          A great confession in the midst of adverse circumstances is "my heart will not fear!" - for as one confesses this they will continually "block" any attempt by a spirit of fear to get a grip upon them. As one confesses the fact that they refuse to fear, then they will not enter into fear - for in this act [step] of faith they will allow the Holy Spirit to come upon the scene and cause [empower] them to walk "above" their situation [spiritually-speaking]. If one will faithfully confess any of these scriptures that  we have studied concerning faith and fear [particularly 2 Timothy 1:7] then they will learn how to walk above fear - regardless of ANY circumstance. As one is faithful to speak the appropriate portion of God's Word THEN it is certain that their "reality" will be according to the words that they have spoken rather than the circumstances that surround them.

Example:

      "My heart will not fear! For my Father did not give me a spirit of fear but a Spirit of power, and of love and of a sound mind"!

          As one confesses this [or any other portion of Scripture that the Holy Spirit leads them to] in the face of Satan's attempts to remove their dependence [trust] from upon the Word of God, THEN the faith of God will rise up within their heart, and they will keep Satan in a place of continually fleeing before them - as they continue to pursue the fullness of the Father's will for their life and ministry each day. Indeed, it is only through one's faith [trust] in God's Word that one is able to resist Satan. The fact of the matter is that by confessing that Word every time he rears his ugly head they will SURELY do him great harm where his strongholds are concerned while, at the same time, inflicting fear and torment on both he and his forces!

Related Scriptures: Romans 10:10; James 4:7; Revelation 20:10;


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