This is the victory that overcomes the world….even our faith! 1 John 5:4.
Last week we talked about how we grow our faith and now we must release our faith. After you begin to grow your faith the next step is to learn to release your faith. Faith that comes from the Bible is resident in your heart and the way to release the power of your faith is through your words…your confession (Rom. 10:9-10).
Jesus said that it is from the abundance of our heart that the mouth speaks (Matt. 12:34). Believing God’s promise towards you regarding your situation is the initial step but then you must release the power of your faith and that power is released by your words. When you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth you will apprehend the promises of God for your situation.
Jesus said that if you will speak to your situation and not doubt but believe in your heart that what you say will happen then you will have whatever you say (Mark 11:23) and according to the previous verse, vs. 22, this is the kind of faith that God has. It is recorded in Romans 4:17 that God calls (his words) those things that be not as though they were. He calls into existence, things which do not exist, into this time space world; and that is how Jesus told us to release our faith.
Declare, announce and verbally pronounce your faith. Declare God’s promises into your situation and you will release the power of your faith to change your life.
Proverbs 18:21 declares that our words have the power of life or death. When we simply talk about our problem to ourselves and others all you are doing is defeating yourself and giving your problem power over you and releasing death into your life. When you choose to declare the promises of God into your life then you are releasing the Life of God and the power of your faith into your situation to bring about the desired change that all of Heaven desires for you.
God takes pleasure in you when you walk by faith as He has said, “the just shall live by faith”. Next week we will discuss the power of acting on your faith.
Your victory awaits you! a pastor’s heart, pastor rich