How To Confess

To say you are a Son or Daughter of God isn't just an acknowledgement but also what your actions portray. The action is the effect on where you stand, the manifestation of your belief, which is the evidence people see. But before the action is the confession [the cause], which are words seasoned with Grace. The point to take note of is to know how to confess.

Your life as a Son or Daughter of God is not your life, but the life of Jesus. The life you think is yours is dead and gone forever (ref.: Colossians 2:11-12). Your only business is the life of Jesus, because, He is your new life (ref. Hebrews 12:2). All that He is, you have become (ref.: 1 John 4:17). But your soul is ignorant of this in certain areas within you. Remember, you are a spirit, possess a soul and live in a body.

Your spirit who you think is you was changed to the Spirit of Jesus, but your soul and body weren't, which is why there is the need for your soul to be transformed (ref.: Romans 12:2). This is because the transformation of your soul affects your body. So, how do you confess?

As I wrote, your only business is the life of Jesus. You have the life of Christ Jesus, who you need to know. As Jesus said in John 17:3, which says, "And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent." AMPC. Knowing God and His word, Jesus as yourself is the true eternal life.

Through the cleansing of the blood, the inheritance in His resurrection, and accepting the Lord Jesus as your Lord you become all that Jesus is, you have become. And Jesus has given everyone born of God the gift of the Holy Spirit, who interprets the scriptures to us.

As you meditate on His word day and night, you are open to the revelation of who Jesus is more and more. And remember, all that Jesus is in heaven, you are, right here on earth. And the Holy Spirit interprets how that affects you right here on earth. It is things you have been exposed to about Jesus that you confess.

As you confess, your mind is being transformed, because the word of God is alive and active, and what you are confessing is the truth of who you are. You can only tell yourself the truth and see it manifest.

Your life is the life of Christ Jesus alone. All you need to do is meditate on the word of God, allowing the Holy Spirit to open your eyes to the revelation of Christ. And you are to confess who Christ is as yourself, knowing that by Grace through faith, you have received all that Christ Jesus is.

Christ Jesus is your life (ref.: Colossians 3:4), and the more you confess Him, the more your life manifests as Himself.

The Holy Spirit urges us to speak in tongues, which is the undiluted perfection of Christ being confessed, bypassing the limited human mind. This also brings about intense revelation.

Don't be deceived by whatever you face or see that isn't Christ Jesus. If it isn't who Christ Jesus is, then it isn't you, and if it isn't you, do not meditate or confess it. Rather, confess who Christ Jesus is in that very situation. This strengthens your faith [rest and trust] in Christ Jesus.

Another form of confession which takes your mind off the lies of the devil here is praises. Praise strengthens your faith, and makes the devil flee. You only see Christ Jesus, He alone is glorified in your life.

The strength of your confession is Christ Jesus, and who He is. Confess all that Christ Jesus is as who you have become. Draw near to Him, get to know Him better, and experience Him, where you receive divine strength and direction through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Your confession is your strength because it rests on the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is as though Christ were speaking when you confessed. And remember His name is the key that opens any door in heaven, earth, and under the earth (ref.: Philippians 2:8-11).

Get to know Jesus more to walk in His authority through your confession.

 Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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How Well Do You Know Him? (Part 2)

Yesterday, I explained the importance of knowing God and sitting at His feet to receive revelation from Him. I also said faith is knowing a person to the point of trusting the person's words. And the person in this case is God. If we have issues in our lives, and we know that Jesus has sorted them out through His finished work on the cross, manifested in the power of His resurrection, what you need is to sit at the Lord's feet through meditation on His word, to bring about the revelation that the Holy Spirit would use to guide you into living the finished works of Christ Jesus.

Abraham believed in God; a sign of how well he knew God. His belief was what God called righteousness. (ref.: Romans 4:1-3).

Noah also believed in God and built an ark after being warned of the coming flood (ref.: Hebrews 11:7).

The disciples of Jesus asked Him why they couldn't cast the evil spirit in the epileptic boy. Jesus told them it was because of their unbelief; the remedy was prayer and fasting (ref.: Matthew 17:14-19; Mark 9:14-28; Luke 9:37-42). What Jesus meant was to properly cast out such an evil spirit, you must have sat at the feet of Jesus, become closer to Him through meditation, and receive revelation to function in authority, which is activated through belief. Just as Jesus indicated that they lacked unbelief.

And remember Jesus had earlier given the twelve disciples power over unclean spirits by casting them out and healing all kinds of sickness and disease (ref.: Matthew 10:1; Mark 3:14-15; Luke 9:1). The way to activate this power Jesus gave them was through belief. But if they don't know Jesus well enough, they will still have doubts; as faith is trusting the words of someone you have come to know well. This is what fasting does, it gets you closer to God without any distractions.

How well do you know the Lord Jesus? Rather than getting sad or worked up over the situations you face that are contrary to the finished work of Jesus, why don't you go and meet the Lord and sit at His feet, to get refreshed as you know Him better.

Jesus in His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane in John 17:3 said, "And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent." AMPC.  Eternal life is knowing God the Father and Jesus who is the Father as Man. This gives an eternal supply of God's presence, and remember, there is no end to knowing Him. Why do you think it's called eternal life?

Hebrews 11:6 says without faith it is impossible to please, meaning you can't claim to be called the Son or Daughter of God and not know your Father? To know Him is to act like Him. As He is, so are you in Christ Jesus (ref.: 1 John 4:17).

Ask the Lord to open your heart to understanding as you sit at the Lord's feet meditating in His word. As you meditate, your heart is opened to revelation, which the Holy Spirit explains, and your faith/trust increases.

After receiving revelation, we can not confess more appropriately through the finished works of Christ, because it is what He says we believe, and not things contrary to who Jesus is, the devil is forcing through our physical senses.

Don't forget, everything that the devil brings is always a lie, and not debatable. So, the moment you see yourself sick, remember what the finished work of Jesus you have inherited; by His stripes, you were healed. So, since He said this, it is true, and whatever you're feeling or seeing is a lie from the devil.

It takes commitment and consistency to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus (ref. Hebrews 12:2 NIV). How do you manage your time, what do you fill your mind with, because out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Always sit at His feet and you will be eternally refreshed (ref.: John 4:14).

How well do you know Him? Get to know Him more each day, because His life and not ours is our source of existence.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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How Well Do You Know Him?

Human beings are social beings because that's how God made us. As the saying goes, "No man is an island." As a result of this, we see constant communication with other people. And the more we communicate with certain people, the more we get to know them better than when we met them first. This is not different with God. The more we spend time with Him, the more we get to know Him. But the question is, how well do you know Him?

Faith comes about by trusting in what a person says. So, when you trust God, it means you trust in what He says. Faith, in other words, is the result, the effect of the cause of time spent in knowing a person, and in this case, God/Jesus.

Humans, who do not have a generic behaviour in character, in particular, trust. For some, trust could be built, and for some, distrust could be built. But for God, if He says it is done, then you believe it is done because God is constant in His faithfulness and love, which builds trust.

If a person lacks faith, they need what I call 'sitting at His feet therapy.' In other words, when you see people who cry or are downcast about their health, finances, marriage, and other things that God told us He has sorted out through the finished works of Christ Jesus on the cross, and its establishment in His resurrection, the person needs to spend time with the Lord Jesus by sitting at the feet.

True, we all have our challenges here and there. But which one hasn't Jesus solved in His resurrection? Exactly. So, what we lack, is spending time with the Lord by sitting at His feet.

If you don't have faith, then you don't know Him. Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Before a person comes to God, He must first know Him.

What do I mean by this? Romans 4:17 says that God calls things that don't exist as though they do. This is a limited human understanding of how God operates, because if we remember, God's words don't return to Him unfulfilled (ref.: Isaiah 55:11). If He said, then it exists, but maybe not at that present time of man, but definitely a time in the future, because God exists outside time and space, and sees the past, present and the future all at once.

So, what did Romans 4:3 say about Abraham? "For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”" Abraham believed in God even without seeing what God said then. This was a sign of trust he had in God, just the way you know a person to the point that you can vouch for the words the person said because of how well you have come to know the person. Abraham had spent time with God, he knew God's words were always binding. And because of his belief, God counted it as righteousness.

Faith is knowing a person to the point of trusting the person's words. And the person in this case is God. If we have issues in our lives, and we know that Jesus has sorted them out through His finished work on the cross, and the power of His resurrection, what you need is to sit at the Lord's feet through meditation on His word, to bring about revelation that the Holy Spirit would use to guide you into living the finished works of Christ Jesus.

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Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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With All Your Heart

The word trust has a deep meaning. It means to believe in a thing's reliability, truth, or ability. In our daily lives, there is always the use of trust, in every decision we take. Without trust, we cannot make decisions. For example, we first trust that a type of food is good for the body and hygienic before we decide to eat it. In every decision we make, there is the need to trust.

But man sadly has made several wrong decisions because they placed their trust in the wrong things. Well, this has been since the fall of man, as humans had lived as children without parents, which has led mankind to make decisions based on probability and assumptions and end up making wrong decisions.

Humans were designed by God to be guided as they rule the earth. But they were separated from God and chose to make decisions themselves. Many of these decisions were wrong and costly. The major reason is that man did not design the system, God did, and they need Him to guide them and understand the system He created. So, what is the way out?

Let's look at Proverbs 3:5-6, which says, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; ⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."

God the creator of the whole universe and a perfect system before it was corrupted, is the only one who knows the right decisions man is to take. And He wants us to trust in Him with all our hearts and rely on Him. He has proven Himself throughout the scriptures.

Every true Son and Daughter of God has free access to the Holy Spirit who leads and guides us in everything. The Lord Jesus has shown us ways in which He can always be trusted through scripture. He alone will never leave nor forsake us (ref.: Genesis 28:15, Deuteronomy 31:6-8, Joshua 1:5, Hebrews 13:5).

To be led by the Holy Spirit is to live as Sons and Daughters of God, and not as orphans. He made us and knows us more than we know ourselves. Without Him, we run as a body without a head or as a person without sight or vision. To trust Him allows us to decide accurately which is in line with His perfect plan for our lives in managing the system He designed since creation.

Most of all, we are to trust Him with all our hearts, which is a sign of complete rest in Him, not our understanding that has failed us.

He is not a man, He remains consistent in His perfection. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (ref.: Hebrews 13:8). You can always count on Him, He will never let you down. No matter what you studied, it can fail you, but Jesus can never, and will never fail you.

Trust Jesus today in all you do, and see your life go smoothly as you fulfil your destiny in Him.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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No Peace of Mind? Read This

I believe this write-up will bless the reader tremendously.

Peace of mind is a mental state that shows when a person is calm, at ease, no worries. But as we all know, there are so many things

Jeremiah 10:23 says, "O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It  is not in man who walks to direct his  steps." This means that it is God who directs our steps. He is the one who guides us in all that we do, in our going out, our coming in, and our purpose in life, why we are here, and the reason why we are born.

The only way to get the answers to these questions is by sitting at the Lord's feet, by getting refreshed in His presence, as He takes you through the scriptures.

Psalms 119:105 says, "Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path." The Passion Translation puts it thus, "Truth’s shining light guides me in my choices and decisions; the revelation of your Word makes my pathway clear." TPT.

If you're having negative vibes, feeling depressed, and similar feelings, it is not of God. It is the absence of God.

Just as darkness is the absence of light, likewise the lack of peace is the absence of God in our daily living, and He needs to fill that void in you. Even if you're born of God, you need to sit at His feet to always be conscious of His presence daily to fill the void as go on in life.

To buttress my point, Isaiah 26:3 says, "You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on  You, Because he trusts in You." The Amplified Bible puts it thus, "You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You." AMPC. What this means is that the search for peace can only be obtained in His presence. You can only find that calmness, assurance, and purpose in Christ Jesus. So, your mind has to be stayed on Him.

Jesus Christ said in Matthew 11:28-30, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

The Passion Translation puts these verses thus, "Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me.   I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. ²⁹  Simply join your life with mine.   Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle,   humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. ³⁰  For all that I require of you will be pleasant   and easy to bear.” TPT. Jesus is saying you should join your life with His, and we'll find refreshment and rest in Him.

He is always with us in all our situations. Just as a non-experienced ox is yoked with an experienced ox to learn, likewise, we are to yoke ourselves with Jesus who is our experienced ox. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. If we are burdened by anything, tell Him about it, He is always with us, and He will answer you.

Our Lord Jesus will always give you that peace of mind,  He knows you better than you know yourself. He is the one who brought you here, and he knows your purpose.

The moment you have any feelings that are not of Christ Jesus, tackle them immediately, because the more you stay in a state of depression, lack of peace, worry, sadness, and so on, creates an avenue for the devil to creep into your mind and plant evil thoughts.

Even when there are negative vibes or thoughts, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 says, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, ⁵ 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"

We are to bring every thought that raises itself against the knowledge of Christ into captivity to the obedience of Christ. In other words, just as we have received the inheritance from the Father in Christ Jesus, we are to bring every thought that opposes what you have inherited into the obedience of Christ because thought outside of Christ is darkness and it brings a lack of peace, worry, depression and other feelings.

So, in a very simple way, how do we bring every thought into the obedience of Christ? Let's look at Philippians 4:6-7. It says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ⁷ and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Apostle Paul went ahead in verse 8 saying, "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are  just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are  lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there  is any virtue and if there  is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things."

Remain in His presence, sit at His feet, and allow Him to transform you into a life of eternal peace and tranquility. All this is possible because peace is a fruit of the Spirit (ref.: Galatians 5:22-23).

God bless you.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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What Happens Through the Journey?

It is very easy to understand Jesus Christ died for all of us, and that all our infirmities, diseases, and shortcomings were placed on Him. And the good news to this is that in His resurrection He started a brand new era. In other words, He is the last Adam, and anyone who receives Him as their Adam, by accepting Him as their Lord and Saviour begins a brand new life in Him, a life that has never existed before (ref. 2 Corinthians 5:17).

This sounds amazing, right? The Bible also makes us understand that as Jesus is right now in heaven, so are we right here on earth (ref. 1 John 4:17). But we didn't see any difference in our physical bodies when we received Christ as Lord.

What happened when we became a new creation in Christ was a change of Spirit. Man is a spirit, he possesses a soul and lives in a body.

We are to renew our minds consistently in Christ, away from the world. This allows the soul to conform to the ways of the new Spirit, which is the Spirit of Christ Jesus.

But some have certain challenges, like in health-related cases who have received Christ Jesus as Lord, and understand all that I wrote above but are still ill.

The issue we need to understand is not their belief, but what happens on the journey to complete manifestation of perfect healing.

God has given us health, thus allowing us to be healed, all embodied in Christ. Just as some get healed instantly, some do not see the manifestation immediately despite their understanding.

According to the scriptures, it all boils down to our faith. But what happens to the person who experiences the pain of the illness or related cases on the path to complete healing? We all have people like that around us. Some of us may be experiencing it ourselves.

The journey is where our faith is awakened. It is the time we put all that we studied into practice. Consistency in confessing health to the area that needs it is very important.

Speaking Bible verses about healing in that area must be done. And most importantly you must see yourself healed as you confess, and live your daily lives.

There are times when it may look as if nothing is happening despite your confession. In cases like this, we are to give God praise and thanksgiving because praises and thanksgiving chase away the devil, and praises strengthen our faith in Him.

Being a faith support to those in cases like this is very important. Although we cannot believe on behalf of those in need, we can help strengthen their faith through faith scriptures and help encourage them.

The whole essence is to get the faith stirred up because the healing has been given. All we need is to receive the healing through faith in Christ Jesus. And we must be strengthened and remain in faith, and see ourselves healed till we see manifestation on the outside.

Don't forget the devil is the master of discouragement. So, any time you feel discouraged either through your thoughts or people, know that it is the work of the devil. You must rebuke the devil by declaring the finished work of Christ Jesus in your life. Be battle-ready with scriptures to counter any thoughts that are contrary to what Jesus has done for you (ref. 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, James 4:7).

Put on the whole armor of God and be battle-ready. Always praise God at all times, and see yourself healed or delivered from whatever challenge you might be going through.

God bless you.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Who Is Your Adam?

When you think of the creation story, you remember Adam and Eve. Adam typically is the beginning of the human race. Through him, every person on earth originates.

If we recall, Adam made a wrong choice that separated him from God, which put all of mankind in a death state. This is because to be separated from God is to be separated from life. God told him that if he made the wrong choice of eating the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil he would surely die. And Adam still ate of the tree even when he knew the consequences (ref.: Genesis 3).

Even though it appeared as though all of mankind was doomed, God in His loving kindness made a way out for all of humanity. The devil on the other hand thought it was over for mankind, but it was and still is impossible to trick the Almighty God. He is the One who knows all things, even before they happen.

Jesus played two major roles here on earth. First,

He came as the lamb to save all of humanity. He was born of a virgin to enter this fallen world of the first Adam, thereby becoming the only one of the descendants of Adam who didn't have a sinful nature. With this, He could atone for the whole world. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin (ref.: Hebrews 9:22). And Jesus was the only perfect person to get this done.

Jesus died on the cross and the wrath of God was satisfied because the sin of the whole world was placed on Jesus (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:21). In the true sense, Jesus became the scapegoat for all of humanity (ref.: Leviticus 16:6-10).

The second reason Jesus came was to establish a new beginning, as His resurrection signified this. He is the second, or better still, the last Adam. He is the only One begotten of the Father (ref. John 1:14,18; 1 John 4:19).

So, what does Jesus being the last Adam mean to us?

The resurrection of Jesus signifies that there is another Adam and that the sins of the first Adam have truly been atoned for (ref.: 1 Corinthians 15:17). It also signifies that we can partake in the new life under Jesus. This is done by the confession of Jesus as Lord and believing in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead, then we would instantly be grafted into the new life of Jesus, thus no longer under the first Adam (ref.: Romans 10:9; 11:17-32).

Let us understand that Adam defines and determines the type of life everyone born under him experiences. For example, God told him that on the day he eats of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil, he will surely die, which happened. Adam became like a plucked flower without any source of life. So, every born under him is born into death, because they are just as he is. If he has the tendency to develop any form of sickness or disease, so also would anyone born of him have the tendency to develop any form of sickness or disease, just because of their nature, their source who is Adam.

Jesus being the last Adam is a new beginning. Jesus is God and has the life of God. Of course, we know that God is light and life and has no form of darkness or death in Him. These and many more are the characteristics of our Lord Jesus. And anyone born of Jesus means the complete life of Jesus is given as a gift and an inheritance.

Since you are now born again, you have no business with the life or system of the first Adam. The life you are to focus on is Jesus, because being your Adam, all born under have His life. Know who you have become, confess who you have become, and the moment you believe it, you manifest the life of the last Adam-the Lord Jesus. Know your Adam and live manifest Him.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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