Your Words Hold a Miracle: The Power of Speaking God's Word (13 page)

W
e read God’s promise to Abraham, “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others]” (Genesis 12:2
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), and we often say, “All right, God! Come on; pour out Your blessings on me!”

But notice, there’s a catch. We must do something; better yet, we must be something. God is implying that we will not be blessed simply so we can live lavishly or self-indulgently. We will be blessed to be a blessing. Indeed, unless we are willing to be a blessing, God will not pour out His favor and goodness in our lives. We will receive from God in the same measure we give to others.

If we’d listen more carefully, maybe we’d hear God saying, “When are you going to start being a blessing?”

CHAPTER TEN

A Declaration
of
Victory Over Fear

J
esus said that in the last days, men’s hearts would fail them for fear (see Luke 21:26). Fear is a tormenting spirit (see 1 John 4:18), and far too many people live under this torment today.

Read Psalm 91 several times, and let it sink into your heart as you meditate upon it.

Make the declaration with me. Surely no day should pass without you boldly knowing this declaration so well that you can repeat it anytime and anywhere. God, by the power of His Word, will lift you to a plane of victory where every trace of fear and torment will be banished.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the L
ORD
, “He is my refuge and my fortress;

My God, in Him I will trust.”

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler

And from the perilous pestilence.

He shall cover you with His feathers,

And under His wings you shall take refuge;

His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,

Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,

Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

A thousand may fall at your side,

And ten thousand at your right hand;

But it shall not come near you.

Only with your eyes shall you look,

And see the reward of the wicked.

Because you have made the L
ORD
, who is my refuge,

Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

No evil shall befall you,

Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

For He shall give His angels charge over you,

To keep you in all your ways.

In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,

The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;

I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him,

And show him My salvation.”

PSALM 91

In the last three verses of this beautiful psalm, God gives us seven promises. These promises are contingent upon one fact: that we set our love upon Him. When we love Him, He will deliver us and set us on high. He will answer us when we call upon Him and be with us in trouble, and He will honor us. He will satisfy us with long life and show us His salvation.

A P
ERSONAL
D
ECLARATION OF
V
ICTORY
O
VER
F
EAR

“Father, I come to You with Your Word. I will not let pass from my lips that which would grieve You or harm me, but I will put Your words within my lips and confess them at Your great throne.

“I know that words can be destructive or they can be strength to those who walk uprightly. I choose to speak Your words, Father, because they are life. Your Word is eternally settled in heaven.

“You said to Joshua, the great deliverer, ‘This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth’ (Joshua 1:8).

“King David said, ‘I will say of the L
ORD
’ (Psalm 91:2).

“The Word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah—‘Is not My word like a fire?’ says the L
ORD
, ‘and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’ (Jeremiah 23:29).

“Mary, the mother of Jesus, said, ‘Let it be to me according to your word’ (Luke 1:38).

“Therefore, I say, let it be to me according to Your Word. I take Your Word and not only put it in my heart, but I speak it with my mouth. I confess this psalm to You. I declare that I dwell in the secret place of the Most High. I abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Lord, this is my dwelling place! It is not where I visit once in a while. I declare that I dwell in the secret place of the Most High.

“I thank You, Father, that in this wicked world in which I live, there is a secret place—a hiding place under the shadow of Your wings. Lord, that hiding place is in Your presence. Wherever I go, I can sense Your divine presence, the divine influence of Your Spirit upon my life. So I can boldly say: I dwell in the secret place of the Most High. I abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

“Oh Father, I am glad You are close to me. You said You would send another Comforter, the Holy Spirit, who will abide with me forever. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. I am not my own. I belong to You. I am bought with a price. Therefore, I glorify You in my body and in my spirit (see 1 Corinthians 6:19–20). You said You will walk in me and You will be my God and I will be Your child. The greater One lives within me. I dwell in the secret place of the Most High. This is my living place! In the midst of all the storms of life, all the confusion of life, all the turbulence of life, and all the troubles of life,
I am abiding under the shadow of the Almighty.

“And what shall I say of the Lord? Shall I say He has failed me, or I do not understand the Lord, or the Lord has brought sickness and sorrow and trouble upon me? No! I will not have a negative confession and talk about my trouble, my sorrow, and all the things I do not understand. I will say what God’s Word says. I boldly
confess that the Lord is my refuge and my fortress. The Lord is my God; in Him will I trust.

“Surely You have delivered me from the snare of the fowler and from the noisome pestilence. You have covered me with Your feathers, and under Your wings I trust. Your truth is my shield and my buckler. This is my declaration about the Lord.

“Lord God, Your truth is what I am speaking today. I live in Your Word. I read it daily and meditate upon it. I speak it out to men, and I confess it to You. The Word of the Lord endures forever! No Word of God shall be void of power. Your Word, Father, is truth. ‘All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work’ (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

“Father, it is said that in the last days men’s hearts will fail them because of fear, but I boldly confess that I am not afraid! I am not afraid of the powers of darkness. I am not afraid of sickness or an early death. I am not afraid of divorce! I am not afraid that my children will go astray! I am not afraid that the members of my family will never be saved! I am not afraid that You do not love me! I am not afraid of trouble, sorrow, and heartache!
I am not afraid!

“Lord, I confess that I am bold and courageous. I am a strong person. I stand up tall and square my shoulders. I am a bold soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ! I refuse fear in my spirit, mind, and body.
I am not afraid!

“As I read this psalm, Lord, I see what I am not afraid of. I am not afraid of the terror by night. I will not give in to intense, overpowering fear. I am not afraid of the arrow that flies by day or of the evil plots and slanders of the wicked. I am not afraid of the pestilence that walks in darkness. I do not fear any fatal epidemic or evil influence. I am not afraid of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
I am not afraid!

“I am not afraid because God is my Father, and if He is for me, who can be against me? Lord Jesus, You are my Lord and my Savior. The Holy Spirit dwells within me, and I am surrounded by the angels of God.
I am not afraid!

“I am going to stop and praise You with uplifted hands. I praise You, Lord. I am delivered from fear. I do not care if I feel fear or not. I am not afraid of fear. I will not entertain fear. When fear comes against my mind, I hold up the blood of Jesus and cry, ‘The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ is against you!’ Then those evil imaginations disappear! I realize that my God is able to deliver me out of
all
of the troubles of life!

“
I am not afraid!
I boldly declare it. I believe it in my heart and speak it with my mouth. All fear has to leave me. I have all power over all demonic forces in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ (see Luke 10:19). I command you to flee from me according to the Word of God! Get away from all of my family! Leave now, you spirits of fear! I am not afraid.

“Father, You have not given me the spirit of fear, but the spirit of power and of love and of a sound mind (see 2 Timothy 1:7). I boldly confess that I do not have the spirit of fear, for the spirit of fear has fled from me according to Your Word, which says, ‘Resist the devil and he will flee from you’ (James 4:7). I boldly declare that I have the spirit of love, power, and a sound mind by Your Spirit.

“Now, the enemy would tell me that I am going to fail, my family is going to be destroyed, and tragedy is going to come. But I say boldly, ‘Lord, a thousand may fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand, but it shall not come near me. Only with my eyes shall I behold and see the reward of the wicked.’ This is the Word of the eternal God, and I boldly declare that it is true!
No evil shall come near me!

“Only with my eyes shall I see the reward of the wicked. Father, the powers of darkness aligned against me shall be rewarded with everlasting destruction from the Lord. They
are eternally defeated, for Jesus spoiled principalities and powers and made a show of them openly, triumphing over them (see Colossians 2:15). He was manifested to destroy the works of the devil (see 1 John 3:8).

“Now, Father, I come to the reward of such a confession. Because I have made You my habitation, my dwelling place, and my portion, I boldly confess that no evil shall befall me, no plague or calamity shall come near my dwelling.

“Lord, this is my confession because You have given Your angels charge over me to keep me in all my ways. They will bear me up in their hands lest I dash my foot against a stone. Father, Your angels accompany me, defend me, and preserve me. Thank You, Lord, for those blessed ministering spirits. Even though I do not see them, they are busy at work every hour of the day, watching over me and my loved ones.