You may have studied the Word of God at one time or another, or gone for a Bible-study session before, but exactly how do you activate the Word of God into being for your life?
In Genesis 1:1-3, in spite of the darkness (and everything void), and where there's no evidence of any light yet whatsoever, God said, "Let there be light!" In Hebrew expression, it actually means: "Light, be!" And that's how light came about! Praise God!
See how God's Word releases the power to create? 'Darkness' turned into 'light' just as He has spoken! And when light comes, darkness just have to leave! The same it is with any problem you may be facing right now!
So, again, how do you activate the Word of God into being for your life? By confessing it, i.e. to say the same as what God says in the Word! It means you agree with it, and then you declare it (by speaking it forth)! And after that, continue to hold fast to this confession! (Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:23) By the way, the word 'confession' (in King James Version: 'profession') here is 'homologia' in Greek, from the word 'homologeo', meaning 'to agree and to say the same (as God says)'.
The world may tell you all kinds of ways or methods (and some are indeed legitimate), but what does the Bible say? It says by saying the same as what God says about you, you'll have what God says! (Mark 11:23-24) The Bible also says 'by your words, you will be justified, and by your words also, you will be condemned' (Matthew 12:37). You see, there's power in the words that you speak! Therefore, choose to speak God's Word instead! God's Word creates! God's Word turns a fact (i.e. what it is now) into a truth (i.e. what God says it to be)!
So, instead of confessing "Oh no! I'm getting forgetful. I'm afraid I'm losing my memory", you say what God says about you: "I have the mind of Christ, and the mind of Christ is always sharp!" (1 Corinthians 2:16).
"But, pastor, you are telling me to run away from reality, and deny the fact that I'm actually losing my memory! Isn't this 'escapism'?"
No, my friend. You've got to know the difference between the fact and the truth? Let me explain. The fact may be that 'you are losing your memory'. But the truth is the Bible says 'you have the mind of Christ'. And indeed, the mind of Christ never gets old!
And His Word is always the truth (John 8:32), and this truth shall also set you free (from whatever problem you may be facing right now)!
So, in spite of your health problem, or your financial problem at the moment, speak like what God speaks, as if it has already happened! Instead of saying the fact, you say the truth: "In Christ, I am already healed, because Jesus has already carried my sins upon the cross, and by His stripes I was healed!" (1 Peter 2:24), or "In Christ, my (financial or career) path shines brighter and brighter day by day! (Proverbs 4:18) Romans 4:17 says, '...God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did'. In King James Version, it says, '...God, who... calleth those things which be not as though they were.'
In Numbers 13:30-33, the fact was 'there were really giants in the Promised Land', but the truth was 'God had already given the Israelites the Promised Land'! Joshua and Caleb chose to believe the truth (in spite of the fact). They then declared that 'the land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land' (Numbers 14:7), and 'do not fear these people, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us' (Numbers 14:9)! As a result, both of them have what they'd believed and spoken!
In Mark 11:23-24, Jesus says, "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. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."
Also, in the midst of a great windstorm and the waves beating into their boat, Jesus then arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm (Mark 4:37-39). See the words 'be' again here?
People of God, in Christ, you too have the power and authority to cause things to 'be'! Why? Because you are heir of God and joint-heir with Christ! (Romans 8:16-17) And as heir of God and joint-heir with Christ, you inherit what He has! The Bible also says you are created in God's likeness (Genesis 1:26-27). You are therefore His sons and daughters, a people after His seed! And that's why just as God is, you too are called to turn 'darkness' into 'light' (in whatever situation you may be facing right now)!
So, the next time you pray and declare God's promises upon your life (or the situation around you), know that you are also indeed releasing the power to create 'light' through your spoken words!
The Bible says, 'For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us' (2 Corinthians 1:20). See the words 'through us' here? It means you are the one who activates all that God has promised (for you) into being! How? By declaring it! By speaking it forth! By confessing it! By claiming it! By believing and receiving it! Now, see it this way: If someone has written a will (of say, ten million dollars) for you (as an inheritance), you won't be able to enjoy it till you've signed it and claimed it! To sign it and to claim it here is to activate it!
By the way, the word 'Amen' means "So be it!" Notice the word 'be' again? So, the next time you end a prayer with an "Amen!", mean it and say it with a believing heart to receive! It's definitely not something you say religiously or out of formality, but instead, it is the power to 'create' through your spoken words, just as God said, "Light, be!" Amen! "So be it"!
