Read Your Words Hold a Miracle: The Power of Speaking God's Word Online
Authors: John Osteen
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Your Words Hold a Miracle: The Power of Speaking God's Word (16 page)
When the enemy attacks you, what are you going to do? Will you roll over like my dog Scooter? Will you just accept defeat? Is that what you are going to do? Or are you going to act like the mighty sons and daughters of God? When the going gets tough, the tough get going!
You need to know the Bible yourself. You need to find out who you are in Christ. You need to know how to stand your ground! You need to do it yourself!
I put notes all over my house that remind me of God’s promises. I boldly declare my place in Christ.
You need to know four things:
You need to know who Christ is.
You need to know what Christ has done for you.
You need to know who you are in Christ.
You need to know what you can do in the power of the Name of Jesus.
If you remain ignorant and passive, if you refuse to take biblical teachings seriously, I guarantee that when the devil comes, you will not be ready for him. You will be no match for him! Why? Because you have discounted the very thing that will set you free!
Boldly make this confession:
I know who I am in Christ!
I know what I can do in Christ!
I bear the Name of Jesus!
I am washed by the blood of Jesus!
I am in the family of God!
I have the life of God in me!
I am filled with the Spirit of God!
I am in the kingdom of God!
I resist the devil and he flees from me!
In your spiritual life, I want you to stand up tall. Do not murmur as the Israelites, for many of them were destroyed (Deuteronomy 2:26–28). There is always something destroyed when you murmur. Quit murmuring! Quit complaining! Quit being weak. Learn who you are in God. “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23).
Your greatest dream, your highest aspirations can come true. You may be thinking,
You are talking about holding on to it when you get it, but I don’t even have it yet
! Yes, you do! All the blessings of God are already yours. Jesus already died and rose again to give you all of God’s blessings.
Salvation and healing have already been provided in the redemptive work of the cross. All you need is to find the scriptures that pertain to your situation and believe them. You could have been free a long time ago if only you had known about it and believed God for it!
Speak what God says about you. Make these declarations about yourself:
I am of God (1 John 4:4).
I have overcome the evil one (1 John 4:4).
Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).
Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13).
I am living in the blessings of Abraham (Galatians 3:14).
I am blessed in the city. I am blessed in the field (Deuteronomy 28:3).
I am blessed when I go out. I am blessed when I come in (Deuteronomy 28:6).
I know who I am in Christ. I bear the Name of Jesus. Satan will not steal one thing that God has given me (John 10:10).
I am strong in the Lord and the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10).
I have on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11).
I am able to stand against all the wiles and all the strategies of the enemy (Ephesians 6:11).
I stand my ground. Having done all, I stand (Ephesians 6:13).
I am more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37).
I will not be ashamed of Jesus or His Word (Romans 1:16).
I will stand tall as a child of God!
I will bear the Name that is above every name, the Name of Jesus (Philippians 2:9–10).
I will drive the enemy from the field of battle (James 4:7).
Healing is mine (1 Peter 2:24).
Wholeness is mine (3 John 2).
Prosperity is mine (Deuteronomy 28:8, 12).
The blessing of God is mine (Galatians 3:14).
All my needs have been supplied. I will begin to act like it (Philippians 4:19).
God’s blessings are mine! The devil will not rob me.
I will keep what God has given me (Revelation 2:25).
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“Dear Father, I come boldly to Your throne to claim my benefits in the kingdom of God. I have an inheritance that You have given me, and I claim it in the high court of heaven.
If you remain ignorant and passive, if you refuse to take biblical teachings seriously, I guarantee that when the devil comes, you will not be ready for him.
“Thank You that You so loved me that You gave Your only Son that I might have eternal life. I have the assurance of that eternal life because the Holy Spirit within me bears witness in my heart that I am Your child.
“Thank You that I have received the promise of the Holy Spirit, who gives me continuing power to live a godly life and to be a witness of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“I am healed, and I have been given perfect health, for by Jesus’ stripes I was healed and I am healed now.
“I have authority over Satan and nothing shall by any means hurt me because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I submit myself to God, and as I resist the devil, he must flee!
“Thank You, Father, that Your will gives me prosperity of body and soul. My every
need is met according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. As I give, men give to me. As I seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness, all things are added to me.
“According to Your will, I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I will not cower under condemnation from the enemy. I will walk in the Spirit, for Christ Jesus has been made to me righteousness.
“Father, You have not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. God’s perfect love in me and for me casts out all fear in my life. I am free. And whom the Son sets free is free indeed!
“Your Word gives me the weapons of my warfare, which include the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I will desire and earnestly cultivate these gifts of the Spirit that I might edify and build up the body of Christ.
“Thank You, Father, that You have heard my prayer, for I ask in Jesus’ Name. You have said that if I ask anything in His Name that You will do it. I receive the benefits of Your will this day with joy and thanksgiving, giving glory to God.
“In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
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ecall how the children of Israel had been miraculously delivered from the Egyptians and were camped right next door to the Promised Land, but didn’t go in for fear of giants. Don’t allow a similar lack of faith or a wrong mind-set to rob you of your destiny. Maybe you are camped right next door to your Promised Land. God has great things He wants to do in your life. He wants to increase you, heal your body, restore your marriage, or bless you financially. Maybe you are right on the edge of a miracle!
If you will get your thinking lined up with God’s thinking, nothing will be able to stop you. No obstacle will be too high, no situation too difficult. If you believe God’s Word, all things are possible!
The late J
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served as a pastor, evangelist, author, and teacher for 60 years. He founded the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas in 1959, and hosted the weekly “John Osteen” television program for 16 years, reaching millions in the U.S. and extending to 100 countries. His program was produced by his son Joel Osteen. He also traveled extensively throughout the world, taking the message of God’s love, healing, and power to people of all nations.
For more information on Lakewood Church visit us at
www.lakewood.cc
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Jesus, the Head of the church, said, “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” (Mark 11:23). This is the heart of the message of this book: Jesus said there is a place you can come to in your relationship with God, if you know the Word of God and don’t doubt, where you can have whatever you say! Jesus said you’re going to get what you say, so you should be careful about what you say. It is by your words. They have power. Your words are carriers.
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from the Introduction
CONTENTS
1. The Story of a Certain Christian
2. The Power of the Name of Jesus
5. Seven Things We Have in Christ
6. A Declaration of Deliverance
7. A Declaration of Strength to Overcome
8. A Declaration of Prosperity and Victory
9. A Declaration of God’s Abundant Supply
10. A Declaration of Victory Over Fear
11. A Declaration of What Jesus Is to Me
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