Faith Till The End (part 7)

Your Words Rule Your Life

8.14.2022

Review

Today is part 7 of this series.

We are talking about what it looks like to live by faith.

Our challenges in the future will be won by living by faith.

The greatest commodity we carry into our future is the ability to act in faith in all of life’s circumstances.

Living by faith is for people who have decided to sell out for Jesus, to give Him their all.

We have looked at the first 4 points of 8 things you need to know about faith.

1. Faith is a gift given to you by Jesus.

2. Faith can be increased by meditation and practice of the Word.

3. Faith takes the place of what cannot be seen or felt until it actually appears.

4. Faith is never future. Faith is always in the present tense.

Last week:

5. Faith cannot be separated from words.

I want to continue on this topic today.

Your faith is directly connected to your words.

2 Corinthians 4:13 (NKJV)

And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak.

What I say is my faith speaking!

Romans 10:6-8 (NKJV)

But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):

Matthew 12:34-37 (NLT)

You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.

Mark 11:23 (NKJV)

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.

If you are saying nothing, you are believing nothing.

Words are a creative power!

The Most Powerful Force in Your Life in Under Your Nose and Above Your Chin!

James 3:2-6 (NKJV)

For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

The tongue (our words) guide our lives the way a rudder guides a ship and the way a bit in the mouth guides a horse.

Then notice again verse 6:

James 3:6 (NKJV)

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

The word course is the word trachos – the word for a wheel. A wheel is round. This is a reference to the round of human activity.

What it is saying here is that the whole “round” of human activity is tied to words!

 

The word nature is verse 6 is the word genesis which means birth, and it refers to the constant change of life, the sphere of this earthly life, and is speaking of all that is contained in life.

So when you put it together, the phrase Course of Nature refers to the whole realm of

a person’s life from the cradle to the grave!

It is saying that ALL of life is controlled by our WORDS. We never live beyond our words.

We rise or fall to the level of our words – or to the level of our confession.

What you do with your words determines what you do with your life!

Begin today to value your words.

Proverbs 15:4 (NKJV)

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Satan and the dark kingdom want to cut down your tree of life! They want you to use your own words against you!

That is the reason the world as a whole is programmed to speak death!

Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV)

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,

And those who love it will eat its fruit.

So I must ask myself throughout my day: Am I speaking life or death?

What kinds of words rule your conversation with your spouse? Your children? Your Job? Your money?

Are my words activating God’s power, or, are my words being used by the dark kingdom as an open door to hinder my life?

Ephesians 2:1-2 (NKJV)

And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 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.

Satan rules people who do not know Jesus. They are called here the sons of disobedience. They cannot affect his rule around them. Satan controls and manipulates them at will.

They speak his language of doubt, fear, and unbelief.

We have been delivered out from under his control.

Colossians 1:13 (NKJV)

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

Colossians 1:13 (NLT)

For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of His dear Son,

If he knows he can’t control you as a believer, Satan and his kingdom will seek to tap into your tree of life, your words, in order to hinder God’s work in your life.

When we yield our speech to doubt, fear, and unbelief, we empower Satan’s kingdom to steal, kill, and destroy in our lives.

When I allow strife in my words, I allow the dark kingdom an entrance into whatever area of life I am dealing with.

Revelation 12:11 (NKJV)

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.

Confessing God’s Word is saying exactly what God says about you!

Hebrews 3:1 (NKJV)

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

Confession – Greek word – Homologeo:

Homo = same.

Logos – Word –

Homologeo – To mouth or speak the same thing

He is the high priest of our confession – He agrees with us when we agree with the Word – and makes sure what we say comes to pass.

Does what you say about yourself and your life agree with what God says about you in His Word?

Proverbs on Words:

Proverbs 6:2 (NKJV)

You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth.

Proverbs 8:7-8 (NKJV)

For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.

Proverbs 8:13 (NKJV)

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way

and the perverse mouth I hate.

Proverbs 10:11 (NKJV)

The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 12:13 (NKJV)

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will come through trouble.

Proverbs 12:14 (NKJV)

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

Prov 12:18 (NKJV)

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health.

Proverbs 12:25 (NKJV)

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.

Proverbs 13:2 NKJV

A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

Proverbs 13:3 (NKJV)

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 15:23 (NKJV)

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

Proverbs 16:23-24 (NKJV)

The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones

Proverbs 17:20 (NKJV)

He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

Proverbs 17:27-28 (NKJV)

He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. 28 Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

Proverbs 18:7 (NKJV)

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:20-21 (NKJV)

A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;

from the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV)

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 21:23 (NKJV)

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Ecclesiastes 5:2-3 (NKJV)

Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.

Action Points:

1. Do you talk as though you want what you say to come to pass?

2. What course of life are your words placing you on?

3. List 5 things that you believe are God’s will for you. Make them a part of your daily

speech.

CONFESSIONS

I am the Body of Christ. My body is the house of God. God lives in me and I belong to Him. I’ve been bought with the price of the blood of Jesus, so I glorify God in my body and in my spirit – 1 Corinthians 6:15-19; 2 Corinthians 6:16, 3:16.

Satan has no power over me. I have been delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of God’s dear Son – Colossians 1:13.

Sin has no power over me – Romans 6:14.

I separate myself from every unclean thing – 2 Corinthians 6:17.

I submit myself to God. I resist the devil and he flees from me – James 4:7.

I choose the fear of the Lord, which is to hate evil, pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the disobedient mouth – Proverbs 8:13.

I consider Jesus and His presence in me – Hebrews 12:3.

I love God more than anything this world offers – Mark 12:30.

I present my body as a living sacrifice to God – holy, devoted, and consecrated to please Him, which is a part of my spiritual worship to Him. I am not conformed to this world’s way of thinking, but I am continually being transformed by the renewing of my mind to His Word so that I can prove what is the good, the acceptable, and the perfect will of God in my life –Romans 12:1,2.

I have the mind of Christ – 1 Corinthians 2:16.

Jesus said, “The prince of the world comes, but he has nothing in Me.” Just like Jesus, I decree that Satan has nothing in me – John 14:30.

I cast down imaginations and every thought that tries to exalt itself against the knowledge of God. I bring my thoughts into captivity to the obedience of Christ and His Word – having a ready mind to revenge all disobedience – 2 Corinthians 10:4,5.

I think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report. If there be any virtue or praise, I think on these things – Philippians 4:8.

Your Word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against You – Psalm 119:11.

If I sin, You said if I confess and repent of my sin, You are faithful and just to forgive me of it and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness – 1 John 1:9.

Like Jesus, I love righteousness and I hate iniquity; therefore God anoints me with the oil of gladness – Hebrews 1:9.

Lord, You said there is no temptation that has come to me or that can come to me that is not common to man, nothing that is beyond human resistance. You are faithful to Your Word and to Your love for me, and You will not allow me to be tempted beyond my strength to resist and You will provide a way out or a way of escape so I will be strong against it – 1 Corinthians 10:13.

I am of God and I have overcome every antiChrist spirit because greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world – 1 John 4:4.

This is the victory that causes me to overcome in this world – my faith in Jesus and in His Word – 1 John 5:4,5.

I live and walk by faith and not by sight or feelings – 2 Corinthians 5:7.

I live by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God – Matthew 4:4.

I let the Word of Christ dwell in me richly in all wisdom – Colossians 3:16.

The spirit of faith is, I believe and therefore I speak – 2 Corinthians 4:13.

I overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony, not loving my life unto the death – Revelation 12:11.

All things are working together for good in my life because I love God and I am called according to His purpose – Romans 8:28.

Thanks be to God who gives me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ. He always causes me to triumph – 1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13.

HEALING

I believe that I will live and not die to declare the works of the Lord – Psalm 118:17.

God has said that I have been given at least seventy years to live and because of strength, I could live eighty years or more –
Psalm 90:10.

I believe God’s Word that with long life He satisfies me and shows me His salvation – Psalm 91:16.

Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever – Hebrews 13:8.

Jesus went about doing good and healing all oppressed of the devil – Acts 10:38.

Jesus said if I can believe, all things are possible, so I believe – Mark 9:23.

It is God’s will that I prosper and be in health, even as my soul prospers – 3 John 2.

I am redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, Jesus – 1 Peter 1:18,19.

I believe in God through Jesus. Because God raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him glory, my faith and hope are in God. He saw me redeemed and raised up in Jesus before the foundation of the world – 1 Peter 1:20,21.

I believe that the same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead lives and dwells in me, and He will also quicken my mortal body – Romans 8:11.

Every day as I wait upon the Lord, He renews my strength. I rise up as the eagles. I will run and not get weary. I will walk and not faint – Isaiah 40:31.

God has redeemed me out of the hand of the enemy and I say so. I am the redeemed of the Lord – Psalm 107:2.

Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law, having been made a curse for me. For it is written, cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that I might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith – Galatians 3:13,14.

If I am Christ’s, then I am Abraham’s seed and an heir according to the promise – Galatians 3:29.

Read Deuteronomy 28. I am blessed coming in and going out. I am blessed in my body. I serve the Lord and He blesses my bread and water and He takes sickness away from the midst of me – Exodus 23:25.

God sent His Word to heal me and deliver me from all destruction – Psalm 107:20.

He is the Lord that healeth me – Exodus 15:26.

I attend to His Word because God’s Word is life to me and health to all my flesh – Proverbs 4:20-22.

By Jesus’ stripes I was healed – Isaiah 53:4,5; 1 Peter 2:24.

Himself took my infirmities and bore my diseases – Matthew 8:17.

The Lord my God in the midst of me is mighty. He will save, He will rejoice over me with joy, He will rest in His love for me, and He will joy over me with singing – Zephaniah 3:17.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name and forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all my iniquities and heals all my diseases; who redeems my life from destruction; who crowns me with loving-kindness and tender mercies; who satisfies my mouth with good things so that my youth is renewed like the eagle’s – Psalm 103:1-5.

God perfects the things that concern my life – Psalm 138:8.

NO FEAR

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? – Psalm 27:1.

I will be strong and of good courage. I will not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go – Joshua 1:9.

The Lord [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down (relax My hold on you). Assuredly not! So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not fear or dread or be terrified – Hebrews 13:5,6 AMP.

God is for me, who can be against me? – Romans 8:31.

In righteousness I am established. I am far from oppression and destruction, and fear will not come near me; and from terror, for it will not come near my dwelling – Isaiah 54:14.

No weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against me in judgment is condemned. For this is my heritage as a servant of the Lord, and my righteousness is of Him – Isaiah 54:17.

Then I confess Psalm 91 and Psalm 23.

God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind – 2 Timothy 1:7.

PROVISION

Blessed be the Lord who daily loads me with benefits – Psalm 68:19.

I seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and He adds everything I need unto me – Matthew 6:33.

No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly – Psalm 84:11.

My God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus – Philippians 4:19.

I give and it is given unto me, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over do men and women give into my life – Luke 6:38.

This book of the law shall not depart out of my mouth, but I will meditate in it day and night that I may observe to do all that is written in it; for then I will make my way prosperous and I will have good success – Joshua 1:8.

It is God’s will that I prosper and be in health, even as my soul prospers – 3 John 2.

As I give to God, He is able to make all grace abound toward me so I will always have sufficiency in all things with abundance for every good work – 2 Corinthians 9:8.

I serve Jehovah Jireh – the God who provides. He sees ahead and makes provision for me in the future steps of obedience He asks me to take – Genesis 22:8,14.

God is El Shaddai, the all bountiful Supplier of the needs of His people – Genesis 17:1,2.

DIRECTION

I choose to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. The stranger’s voice (the devil’s voice) I will not follow. I will run from the stranger – John 10:4,5.

I follow Jesus – John 10:27.

Today and every day I will hear what the Spirit of God is saying, and I will not harden my heart or shove aside His promptings – Hebrews 3:7,8.

Your Word, Lord, is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path – Psalm 119:105.

You lead me in paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake – Psalm 23:3.

The steps of a good man or woman are ordered by the Lord – Psalm 37:23.

The Lord guides me with His counsel – Psalm 73:24.

As I am a giving and compassionate person, showing God’s mercy to others, the Lord will guide me continually – Isaiah 58:11.

The Spirit of truth lives in me and He will guide me into all that is truth. He will show me things to come as I allow Him to speak into my life – John 16:13,14.

I have the mind of Christ – 1 Corinthians 2:16.

The Holy Spirit is in me to reveal the hidden things that I cannot see with my natural eyes. I believe that God gives me the spirit of wisdom and revelation (true insight) through a growing knowledge of Him so that the eyes of my understanding are enlightened; that I may know what is the hope of His calling and the riches of His glory and inheritance is in His saints and what is His greatness to us who believe – Luke 12:2; 1 Corinthians 2:9,10; Ephesians 1:17-19.

I will trust in the Lord with all my heart and I will not lean to my own understanding. In all my ways I will acknowledge Him, and He will direct my paths – Proverbs 3:5,6.

PEACE

You will keep me in perfect peace, because my mind is stayed on You, Lord – Isaiah 26:3.

I cast down imaginations and every high thing (thought) that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and I bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ having a soberness and readiness in my mind to avenge my rebellions or disobedient thoughts – 2 Corinthians 10:5-6.

I will not worry about anything, but I will pray about everything and thank God He hears me. I cast all care on the Lord because He cares for me, and I let the peace of God which passes all understanding keep my heart and mind in Christ Jesus – 1 Peter 5:7; Philippians 4:6,7.

I think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report. Whatever is virtuous and praiseworthy, I think on these things – Philippians 4:8.

Jesus left me His peace; therefore my heart will not be troubled or afraid. I will trust in Him –John 14:27.

I let the peace of God rule my heart and act as the umpire of my life – Colossians 3:15. (The umpire of a baseball game calls the plays in the game. Whatever he says is the final word. I let God’s peace have the final word in my life.)

Great peace have they who love thy law, and nothing will by any means offend them –Psalm 119:165.

I follow after (pursue) peace with all men and holiness without which no one shall see the Lord – Hebrews 12:14.

I give no place to strife because where there is strife, there is confusion and the opportunity for every evil work – James 3:16.

I am blessed because I am a peacemaker – Matthew 5:9.

CHILDREN

All of my children are taught of the Lord, and great is their peace – Isaiah 54:13.

Behold, I and the children the Lord has given to me are for signs and wonders – Isaiah 8:18.

God said His Spirit that is upon me and His words which He has put in my mouth, will not depart out of my mouth, nor out of the mouth of my seed, nor out of the mouth of my seed’s seed – Isaiah 59:21.

As I hunger and thirst for God, He will pour His Spirit upon me and upon my seed and His blessings upon my offspring. They will spring up as the grass, as willows by the water courses – Isaiah 44:2-4.

The seed of the righteous shall be delivered – Proverbs 11:21.

The Lord will contend with him who contends with me, and He will save my children – Isaiah 49:25.

God will bless those who fear Him, both small and great. The Lord will increase me more and more, me and my children – Psalm 115:13,14.

My seed shall be mighty upon the earth. The generation of the upright shall be blessed –Psalm 112:2.

My offspring will be known among the nations and their descendants among the peoples. All who see them will recognize and acknowledge that they are the people whom the Lord has blessed – Isaiah 61:9.

BARREN MOTHERS & MOTHERS TO BE

Psalm 127:3 “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”

Deuteronomy 28:4,11 “Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kind, and the flocks of thy sheep. vs.11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord swore unto thy fathers to give thee.”

Psalm 113:9 “He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 7:13,14 “And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kind, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he swore unto thy fathers to give thee. vs. 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.”

Psalm 128:3,4 “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. vs. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.”

Genesis 49:25 “Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.”

Psalm 147:13 “For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.”

Genesis 3:16 “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

But …

Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.”

Exodus. 1:19 (quick delivery) “And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.”

Isaiah 66:9 “Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb?” saith thy God. (KJV) “Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth?” saith the Lord: “or shall I, who cause to bring forth, now prevent it?” saith God.

Isaiah 44:2,3 “Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. vs. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.”

Isaiah 65:23 “They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.”

Isaiah 66:7-9 “Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. vs. 8 who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. vs. 9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.”

Exodus. 23:25,26 “And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. vs. 26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill.”

Isaiah 40:11 “He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”

2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Isaiah 59:21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord: My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.”

Isaiah 44: 3 “For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.”

John 16:21 “A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.”

Mal. 3:10,11 “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. vs. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.”

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

Proverbs 3:24 “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”

Psalm 91:11 “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”

Isaiah 54:13 “And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great will be your children’s peace.”

WE ARE 100% TITHERS

As we give our tithes and offerings, we trust the Lord for:

Opportunities to be an effective witness

Wisdom, diligence, and trustworthiness

Bills paid off

Debts paid off

Blessings and increase

Jobs and better jobs

Raises, bonuses, and increased benefits

God-Ideas

Strategies and insights that produce wealth

Record-breaking sales

Profitable customers

Favorable settlements

Estates and inheritances

Prosperous relationships

UNSAVED LOVED ONES

God is not willing that this person (name the person) perish, but that he or she comes to repentance – 2 Peter 3:9.

It is God’s will that he or she (name the person) be saved and comes to a knowledge of truth – 1 Timothy 2:4.

This is the confidence that I have in Him, that if I ask anything according to His will, He hears me. And I know that if He hears me, whatever I ask, I know that I have the petitions that I have asked of Him. I ask for him or her (name the person) to be saved, to come to repentance, and to come to a knowledge of the truth that can set him or her free – 1 John 5:14,15.

If it is a relative: I believe that I and all of my household will be saved – Acts 16:31.

I realize that I am not in a battle with flesh and blood, but I am contending against demonic powers, wicked spirits in the heavenly sphere, who are trying to influence and control the person I am praying for – Ephesians 6:12. Jesus said in Luke 10:19, “I give you authority and power over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall in any way harm me.”

Whatever I bind on earth is bound in the heavenly realm, and whatever I loose on earth is loosed in the heavenly realm – Matthew 18:18.

Right now I bind the god of this world (Satan) who has blinded their eyes to the truth of the gospel, and I loose the light of the gospel to shine on them and open their eyes – 2 Corinthians 4:3,4.

I pray that the eyes of their understanding would be opened to know the hope of their calling – Ephesians 1:18.

Lord, open their eyes to know You; open their understanding that they can understand the scriptures – Luke 24:31,45.

I pray for laborers to be sent into their path from the Lord of the harvest – Matthew 9:37,38.

I believe that I receive the answers to these scriptural prayers – Mark 11:24.

Lord, You watch over Your Word to perform it – Jeremiah 1:12.

Thank You that Your Word does not return to You void, but it accomplishes what You intend for it to do – Isaiah 55:11.