The single most important activity of your life is to worship God. You were made for this – to offer your whole life, in all its parts, as a hymn of praise to the Lord. When the psalmist says: “Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name” (Ps. 103:1), he is speaking as a spiritual athlete in peak condition; his entire life is unreservedly directed to the Lord in praise; whole-heartedness of devotion to God is his most obvious characteristic.
Sinclair Ferguson

The Confession To Belief

The Confession To Belief

THE:Confession to belief by Jim Atanasoff

Repeat each of these, at least 3 times every day, more if possible While repeating them, make a conscious decision to believe that what you are saying is true, for you, because this is what God says about you. Believing is paramount. To just know these scriptures, is not, and never will be, enough. You must believe, absolutely, that these scriptures define the quality and state of your life. For example, to walk in divine health, you must bring yourself to a place where “By His stripes, I am healed”(I Peter 2:24) is more real to you, than any physical symptom or condition, and then, when Satan brings pain or discomfort, you must resist him, focus on the Word, and Christ, speak the Word over your body, and ignore your body’s arguments (in the beginning, your body will always argue on the side of being sick, for that is how it is trained, and it takes time to re-train your flesh). Then, having done ALL to stand, STAND THEREFORE, for as long as it takes. God’s word will work. If healing doesn’t come, it is your failure, not God’s, and not the Word’s.

These are hard sayings, but for too long, people have excused themselves out of faith, expecting God to honor his word, when they never for a moment believed it. And when God refuses to honor their doubt and unbelief, they then say “It must not be God’s will, to answer prayer, heal, or whatever”. God’s word IS His will. The only people Jesus didn’t heal, were in Nazareth, where “there, He could do no mighty works, BECAUSE OF THEIR UNBELIEF.” In healing, it gets really tough, because your life is on the line. However, if you don’t get healed, and do die, you go home, so you still win! Therefore, you must, (and can) bring yourself to the point where you would rather die, than go against the Word. Jesus brought himself to that point, and did die, for you. Can you do less for Him, and the Word. The difference being, that for us, like Abraham, God will account our faith for righteousness, because Christ has already done the suffering, and dying, in our stead. Remember Abraham and Isaac, at Mt. Moriah. Abraham was ready to follow the Word of the Lord, no matter what the cost. When YOU are ready to stand on the Word, no matter what the cost, then, and only then, can God say to you, as he did to Abraham, “Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld *(insert here, whatever standing on the Word may cost you)* from me.(Gen. 22:12). For whosoever would save his life, will lose it. See Matthew 10:37-39.

Please understand that this process will not be easy. His yoke is easy, and His burden light, when you believe! But in the beginning, you will be striving to believe, and not succeeding, for Satan is wily, and has far more experience than you. You must stand. All of us were brought up to believe Murphy’s Law, `Whatever can go wrong, will’. You must re-train yourself, to believe `All things work together for good, for those who love the Lord’. And understand too, that here in Romans 8, God was not saying that the works of Satan work to our good. People have used this verse to excuse, and justify sickness and hard times, saying that God would use them for good. If we go that far, we could just as easily extend it to sin, and justify our continued sinning, in that God will use it for good. Ridiculous! God was saying that for those who love Him, ALL HIS THINGS work for their good: all His power, all His angels, all His wisdom. And with these, we can conquer those things contrary to Him, and us.

Don’t put time limits on God, either. He works, when He will, and your only option, is to believe. Great faith does not require evidence, for the Word is our evidence. Lean not to YOUR understanding! As Abraham, “Just believe God”. Having done all to stand, stand therefore, for as long as it takes. Daniel waited 21 days. The Hebrew children waited in the fire. Joshua and Caleb waited 45 YEARS to enter the promised land. And Abraham waited several THOUSAND years, for Christ, and rejoiced. Yet we pray, and if there is no immediate reaction, we doubt! The wonder is not that so few of our prayers are answered, the wonder is that we get any answers at all, so frail has our faith been. BELIEVE! THIS IS GOD’S WORD, HIS PROMISE, WITH JESUS AS SURETY. He will fulfill it, to any that believe.

Stand! Put on the WHOLE armor of God. Ephesians 6:10-20 should start your every day, first thing, before ought else, except perhaps to say “Good morning” to God, and Jesus. Even before prayer. This is prayer armor, and praying is spiritual warfare, because every prayer of yours, is against the enemy’s will for your life. When all you do is stop, and look to God, and thank Him, and tell Him you love Him, you have struck a blow against Satan. Satan will do all in his power to stop you, and cause you to believe that your prayers are to no avail. Therefore, you need that armor, always. Without it, you are nothing but cannon fodder. Satan will make short work of the man who faces him with no arms, no shield, no helmet, and no breastplate. Read Ephesians 6:10-20, then Isaiah 59:16-18. See the connection. The armor we are given in Eph.6, is the armor Jesus wore. If He wore it, can you hope to survive without it?

One more thing. “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by THY WORDS thou shalt be JUSTIFIED, and by THY WORDS thou shalt be CONDEMNED.” What will you speak? The Word of God, holy and true, or something else. Jesus said “EVERY IDLE WORD”. We are responsible for EVERY word that proceeds forth from our lips. Out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks. If you are full of God, and Christ, then His Word will come forth from your lips. But if what you speak is YOUR word, then the only thing you are full of is YOU. And that will bring condemnation. “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.”(Matthew 7:21-23). And please don’t use this to point at certain ministries where mighty works are reported, and condemn them. For it is written, These signs shall follow them that believe; in my name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not harm them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”(Mark 16:17, 18) If these signs aren’t following you, you aren’t a believer. The Word doesn’t say they could follow, or might follow, but that they SHALL follow. Sorry, but it isn’t my word, Jesus said it. If you are strong enough to correct Him, go for it. What He has said in the scriptures quoted above, is that these mighty works are but minimal level of response to His life in us, but alone, they are not enough. You can believe well enough to cast out the devil, and lay hands on the sick, and see them recover, and still not make the grade for heaven. You must go on to perfection, (or maturity, if you would rather, though a reading of Matthew 5:48 puts some doubt to the idea that less is expected of us than Christ’s perfection, changing us into His image). Admittedly it is a process, but I’ll guarantee that if you are satisfied with your level of perfection, you don’t have any. Anything less than a consuming desire to please and glorify God, and allow Him complete, absolute control, over every thing about us, our every word, every thought, every deed, is less than He will accept, and we will be turned away. The cold hard fact is that the church in general has comforted people into not doing the Word of God, because of course, it isn’t possible to be perfect. It isn’t, in our power, but we can’t get anything with our power. The same power that made you a new creation, that washed away the stain of sin, will perfect you, as you grow up into Him. But the church, for years, has said, “Well, it isn’t possible to be perfect, so God didn’t mean that we had to be.” Sorry, folks, but He meant every word. You will be judged according to your works.(Rev. 20:13). The works you do in His power will be accounted for righteousness. All else is of the devil, “For whatsover is not of FAITH, is SIN” (Romans 14:23).

Ok, I hope I have impressed upon you, the importance of the Word, and the necessity for the Word being alive in you, always at your tongue, your first (and only) response to every situation and circumstance. Commit to these sayings, for they are of God. Repeat them again, and again, until they roll from your lips unbidden, at the first sign of trouble. Keep saying them until you are constantly repeating them, unconsciously. When these Words become your life, then Jesus has become your life, and not before. He and the Word are one. For Him to be in you, His Word must be in you. If He is your Lord, His Word must be your Lord, your absolute guide, your only authority, your sure and complete foundation. When you trust His Word, which you do see, then can you trust Him, whom you cannot see. See Psalms 119, and meditate on the place the psalmist gave to the word, the reverence, the deference he gave to it. It is God’s Word, and since He cannot lie, His Word is His law. To be pleasing to Him, we must obey that law. To do so, we also must put the Word first place in our lives, more important than work, family, anything. More important than us. After 40 days without food, Jesus was hungry. Yet His response to Satan? “IT IS WRITTEN.” Do these things, and you shall do well.

Peace and Love, and the Lord’s grace, to one and all who read this!

I am the body of Christ, and Satan hath no power over me. For I overcome evil with good.-(I Cor.12:27;Romans 12:21)

I am of God, and have overcome Satan. For greater is He that is within me, than he who is in the world. (I John 4:4)

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me Lord, your Word and your Spirit they comfort me. (Psalms 23:4)

I am far from oppression, and fear does not come nigh me, and whosoever gathers against me, shall fall for my sake.(Isaiah 54:14,15) No weapon formed against me shall prosper, for my Righteousness is of the Lord. But whatsoever I do will prosper, Because I’m like a tree that’s planted by the rivers of water. (Isaiah 54:17;Psalms 1:3) I am delivered from the evils of this present world, for it is the will of God concerning me. (Galatians 1:4)

No evil will befall me, neither shall any plague come nigh my dwelling For the Lord has given his angels charge over me and they keep me in all of my ways, and in my pathway there is Life, and no death. (Psalms 91:10-11; Proverbs 12:28)

I am a doer of the Word of God, and I am blessed in my deeds. I am happy in those things that I do, because I am a doer of the Word of God.(James 1:22)

I take the shield of Faith and I quench *EVERY* fiery dart that the wicked one brings against me. (EPhesians 6:16)

Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Therefore, I forbid any sickness or disease to come upon this body. Every disease germ and every virus that touches this body, dies instantly in the name of Jesus. Every organ and every tissue in this body functions in the perfection to which God created it to function, and I forbid ANY malfunction in this body, in the name of Jesus. (Galatians 3:13; Rom. 8:11;Genesis 1:31;Matthew 16:19)

I am an overcomer, and I overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of my testimony, and I love not my life unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)

I am submitted to God, and the devil flees from me, because I resist him in the name of Jesus. (James 4:7)

The Word of God is forever settled in heaven. Therefore, I establish His Word upon this earth, and in my life. (Psalms 119:89)

Great is the peace of my children, for they are taught of the Lord. (Isaiah 54:13)

Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Christ has redeemed me from poverty, Christ has redeemed me from sickness, Christ has redeemed me from spiritual death.(Galatians 3:13;Deut. 28)

For poverty He has given me wealth, for sickness He has given me health, for death He has given me eternal life. (II Cor. 8:9; Isaiah 53:5-6; John 10:10; John 5:24)

The Lord doth quicken me according to His Word. (Psalms 119:25

I delight myself in the Lord, and He gives me the desires of my heart, I commit my way unto the Lord, and trust also in Him, and He does bring it to pass. (Psalms 37:4-5)

I have given, and it is given unto me, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, do men give into my bosom. (Luke 6:38)

With what measure I meet, it is measured unto me. I sow bountifully, therefore I reap bountifully. i give cheerfully, and My God has made all Grace abound unto me, and I having all sufficiency of all things, do abound unto every good work.(II Cor. 9:6-8) I have no lack, for my God supplies all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:19)

The Lord is my Shepard, I do not want, because Jesus was made poor, that through His poverty I might have abundance. For He came that I might have life, and have it MORE abundantly.(Psalms 23:1; II Cor.8:9; John 10:10)

I, having recieved abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, do reign as a king in this life, BY CHRIST JESUS. (Romans 5:17)

The Lord has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant, and Abraham’s blessings are mine. (Psalms 35:27; Gal. 3:14)

The Spirit of truth abides in me, and teaches me all things, and guides me into all truths. Therefore I confess that I have perfect knowledge of every situation and every circumstance that I come up against, for I have the Wisdom of God.(John 16:13;James 1:5)

I trust in the Lord with all my heart, and lean not to my own understanding; In all my ways I acknowledge Him, and He directs my path. (Prov.3:5-6)

The Lord does perfect that which concerneth me, and I let the Word of Christ dwell in me richly in all Wisdom. (Ps. 138:8;Col. 3:16)

I do follow the good shepherd, and I know His voice. The voice of a stranger I will not follow. (John 10:4-5)

Jesus is made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Therefore I confess I have the wisdom of God, and I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. (I Cor. 1:30; II Cor.5:21)

I am filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. I walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. I am strengthened with ALL might according to His glorious power, unto ALL patience and longsuffering with joyfullness. (Col. 1:9-11)

I am a new creation in Christ, I am His workmanship created in Christ Jesus. Therefore I have the mind of Christ, and the wisdom of God is formed within me.(II Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:10; I Cor. 2:16)

I have put off the old man, and put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created me. (Col. 3:10)

I have received the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened. And I am not conformed to this world, but I am transformed by the renewing of my mind, and my mind is renewed by the Word of God. (Eph.1:17-18;Rom 12:2)

I am increasing in the knowledge of God, and I am strengthened with all might according to His glorious power. (Col. 1:10-11)

I am delivered from the power of darkness, and I am translated into the kingdom of His dear Son. (Col. 1:13)

I am born of God and I have world overcoming faith residing in me. For greater is He who is in me, than he who is in the world. (I John 5:4-5;I John 4:4)

I will do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me, for the joy of the Lord is my strength, and the Lord is the strength of my life. (Phil. 4:13; Neh.8:10; Ps. 27:1)

The peace of God which passeth all understanding keeps my heart and mind through Christ Jesus. And whatsoever things are good, and pure, and perfect, and of good report, I think on these things. (Phil.4:7-8)

I let no corrupt communication proceed out of my mouth, but that which is good to edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearer. I grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby I’m sealed unto the day of redemption. (Eph. 4:29)

I speak the truth of the Word of God in love, and I grow up into the Lord Jesus Christ in all things. (Eph. 4:15)

No man shall take me out of His hand, for I have eternal life. (John 10:29)

I let the peace of God rule in my heart, and I refuse to worry about anything. (Col. 3:15)

I will not let the Word of God depart from before my eyes, for it is life unto me for I have found it, and health and healing to all my flesh. (Prov.4:21-22)

God is on my side, God is in me now, who can be against me? He has given unto me all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Therefore I am a partaker of His divine nature. (II Cor. 6:16; John 10:10; II Peter 1:3-4; Romans 8:31)

I am a believer, and these signs do follow me. In the name of the Lord Jesus I cast out demons, I speak with new tongues, and I lay hands on the sick and they do recover. (Mark 16:17-18)

Jesus gave me the authority to use His name. And that which I bind on earth is bound in heaven. And that which I loose on earth is loosed in heaven. Therefore, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I bind principalities, and powers, and the rulers of the darkness of this world. I bind and cast down spiritual wickedness in heavenly places, and render them harmless and ineffective against me, in the name of Jesus. (Matt. 16:19; John 16:23-24; Eph. 6:12)

I am complete in Him who is the head of all principality and power. For I am His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that I should walk in them. (Col. 2:10; Eph. 2:10)

The weapons of my warfare are not carnal, but are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. And bringing EVERY thought into captivity, unto the obedience of Christ. (II Cor. 10:4-5)

Jesus is Lord, Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is MY Lord. (Phil 2:11, Rom.10:9)

I humble myself therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He might exalt me in due time, casting the whole of my care upon Him, because He cares for me. (I Peter 5:6-7)

Jesus is made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, and I have it now. (I Cor. 1:30)

The Lord is my shepherd, I do not want, because my God supplies all my need according unto His riches in glory by Christ Jesus, and He gives me the desires of my heart. (Phil. 4:19; Ps.37:4)

Jesus bore my every sickness and disease, sorrow, grief, and sin, in His own body on the tree, that I might be free from them, and He whom the Son has made free, is free indeed. (Isaiah 53:4-6; John 8:36)

End of Part I. Additional confessions will be uploaded, as I can get time to type them up. Again, please use these. Don’t accept them because you see them here. Check each and every scripture reference. Read the verses before and after the reference scriptures, to be sure of the context. Pray over them, meditate them, and SAY them. They are Words of Life, They are our precious Lord Jesus, in a form we can apprehend, and appreciate.

CREDIT: Credit for the first part is wholly God’s, for without Him I can do nothing. The confessions are the work of God, of course, through Charles Capps, and the last 5, on page 7, are Kenneth Copeland’s 5 Basic Confessions. I give praise and glory to God, for having brought the knowledge of these, His men, into my life. I pray this word will do as much and more, for you, as it has me.

Yours in Christ always,

Jim Atanasoff