Confessions of Faith

 

Your confession will bring you to a place of possession. If you’re a believer, you should be a possessor. A general definition of the word ‘confess’ means to speak or say something. The Bible references the following three types of confession:

 

The Great Confession

The greatest confession you will ever make in life is your confession of Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Romans 10:8-10 says, “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

 

Confession of Sin

When we as believers miss the mark or standard of what God’s Word says in an area of our life, we should come before the Lord to confess where we have missed it and seek wisdom from His Word to take steps to walk in the light of His Word in that particular area.

 

Confession of Your Faith in God’s Word

Proverbs 18:20-21 says, “A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” You are either speaking death or life each day. The great thing about it is that you get to choose. Speaking life is speaking God’s Word. Speaking death is speaking words of doubt, fear, worry and unbelief that are contrary to the Word of God. 

 

As a Christian you should take time each day to confess or say who you are in Christ, what belongs to you in Him and what you can do through Him. Biblically, confession means to say the same thing as another or agree with. This means we should be saying what God has already promised and said about us in His Word. Remember that faith is, “...the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].” Speak the Word and you’ll see the Word become a reality in your life.

 

Take a journey in this section and start confessing the Word over your life.

 

Purity

• I shun immorality and all sexual looseness in thought, word and deed. I Corinthians 6:18

• I live a sanctified, set apart life from carnal things and abstain from sexual immorality. I Thessalonians 4:3

• I have a pure heart before the Lord. Titus 1:15

• I draw nigh to God and He draws nigh to me. James 4:8

• I am a vessel of honor, sanctified, meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. II Timothy 2:19-22

• I walk in the light as He is in the light. I John 1:7

 

Thought Life

• I cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bring every thought to the obedience of Christ. II Corinthians 10:5

• I have the mind of Christ. I Corinthians 2:16

• I think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of a good report. Philippians 4:8

• I cast all of my worries, anxieties, worries and concerns over on the Lord. I refuse to worry and fear. I Peter 5:7

• I take no account of the evil done to me, and I pay no attention to a suffered wrong. I Corinthians 13:5

• I take time each day to renew my mind with the word of God. Romans 12:2

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

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Identity

• I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. II Corinthians 5:17

• In Him I live, move and have my being. Acts 17:28

• I have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:24

• I am in right standing with God; I am the righteousness of God. II Corinthians 5:21

• I am chosen for such a time as this to show forth His praises. I Peter 2:9

• I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

• The law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2

• I have been delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of his dear Son. Colossians 1:13-14

 

Walking in My Calling & Purpose

• I will fulfill all that God has called me to do. John 4:34 - “Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.”

 

• I won’t miss it to the left or to the right. I will fulfill the perfect will of God for my life. Proverbs 4:25-27 - “Let your eyes look right on [with fixed purpose], and let your gaze be straight before you. Consider well the path of your feet, and let all your ways be stablished and ordered aright. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”

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• I know the will of God for my life. I John 2:20 - “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”

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• I know the direction and steps I need to take to fulfill all God has called me to do. Proverbs 3:5-6 - “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

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• I have favor with God and man to fulfill the call and purpose of God on my life. Proverbs 3:1-4 -“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.”

 

• God’s favor on my life opens all the doors I need to walk through. Psalm 5:12 - “For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.”

 

• I have an overflow of finances and resources needed to fulfill everything that God has called me to do.  Philippians 4:19 - “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

 

I Am…

• I am a child of God. I John 3:1

• I am more than a conqueror. Romans 8:31-39

• I am above and not beneath. Deuteronomy 28:13

• I am healed. I Peter 2:24

• I am delivered. Psalm 91

• I am loved. I John 4:9-11

 

Financial Freedom

• God is my shield. He is my abundant compensation and my reward is exceedingly great. Genesis 15:1 - “After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great.”

• I seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, so all things I need are added unto me. Matthew 6:33

• I do not lack any good thing for my God supplies all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

• The Lord has pleasure in my prosperity, and Abraham’s blessings are mine. Psalm 35:27

• 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 from spiritual death. Galatians 3:13-14; Deuteronomy 28

• The Lord goes before me, levels the mountains, and makes the crooked places straight. He gives me the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places. Isaiah 45:2-3

• All my bills are paid in Jesus Name! I am out of debt and debt is out of me. All my needs and desires are met in Jesus Name!

 

Words of My Mouth

• I put away a froward mouth and perverse lips. Proverbs 4:24

• I speak excellent things, and the opening my lips shall be right things. My mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing forward or perverse in them. Proverbs 8:6-8

• I don’t talk too much, but just enough as I’m led by the Holy Spirit. Proverbs 10:19

• I do not use my mouth to destroy my neighbor. Proverbs 11:9

• I am satisfied with good by the fruit of my mouth. Provers 12:14

• I provide a soft answer which turns away wrath. Proverbs 15:1

• I have a wholesome tongue that is a tree of life. Proverbs 15:4

• I have joy by the answer of my mouth, and my words are spoken in due season. Proverbs 15:23

• I am not a talebearer wounding people with words. Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 26:20, 22

• I only speak life over myself and others. Proverbs 18:21

• I am not hasty in my communication. I think before I speak and consider the impact of my words upon others. Proverbs 29:20

• I speak with wisdom and kindness. Proverbs 31:26

• My speech is edifying and ministers grace to the hearers. Ephesians 4:29

• I’m quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. James 1:19

 

Love Confession Over Yourself

I Corinthians 13:4-8

4. I endure long and I am patient and kind; I am never envious nor boil over with jealousy, I am not boastful or vainglorious, I do not display myself haughtily.

5. I am not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); I am not rude (unmannerly) and do not act unbecomingly. I do not insist on my own rights or own way, for I am not self-seeking; I am not touchy or fretful or resentful; I take no account of the evil done to me [I pay no attention to a suffered wrong].

6. I do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but I rejoice when right and truth prevail.

7. I bear up under anything and everything that comes, I am ever ready to believe the best of every person, my hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and I endure everything [without weakening].

8. I never fail [never fades out or become obsolete or come to an end].

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Love Confession Towards Others

I Corinthians 13:4-8

4. I endure long and I am patient and kind with _______________; I am never envious nor boil over with jealousy towards _______________, I am not boastful or vainglorious, I do not display myself haughtily.

5. I am not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); I am not rude (unmannerly) and do not act unbecomingly towards _______________. I do not insist on my own rights or own way, for I am not self-seeking with _______________; I am not touchy or fretful or resentful towards _______________; I take no account of the evil done to me [I pay no attention to a suffered wrong] from _______________.

6. I do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but I rejoice when right and truth prevail.

7. I bear up under anything and everything that comes from _______________, I am ever ready to believe the best of _______________, my hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and I endure everything [without weakening].

8. Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end].