THE BASIS FOR OUR FAITH AND CONFESSIONS
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak (2 Corinthians 4:13).
Faith isn’t about empty confessions or mere repetition of words. For example, merely saying “I’m well, I’m well, I’m well” isn’t what makes you well. If you’re trusting in that, you’ve turned faith into works, a kind of spiritual labour that doesn’t produce results.
Here’s how it works: the Scripture says, “I believed and therefore have I spoken”; so, it starts with believing, before speaking. What’s the basis upon which you’re saying “I’m well?” The foundation of our faith is in what Christ has already done.
Therefore, the reason you say, “I refuse to be sick” is because He already gave you divine health, and you refuse to give it up. Regardless of how you feel in your body, when anyone asks, “How are you?” You say, “I’m well” because, according to the Word, you have the life of God in you that’s impregnable to sickness, disease or infirmities.
It’s the same reason you declare, “I refuse to be poor,” because Christ has made you rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 says, “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” Your confessions are not attempts to make the Word of God real in your life; rather, they’re affirmations of what’s already true in Christ, so you declare, “I am rich in Christ.”
Our faith in who we are in Christ, what we have, and our heritage and abilities in Him is the basis for our confessions. Our faith is anchored in the finished works of Christ. Our confessions, therefore, bring them into manifestation. Furthermore, we also have the creative ability to bring forth things that never existed before. That’s a different operation; it happens by the spoken Word of God in your mouth (Greek: “rhema”).
When you speak by the Spirit, you frame new realities, whether spiritual or material. But when you affirm your health, prosperity, or victory, you’re not creating them but acknowledging and activating what Christ has already made yours. Glory to God!
Prayer / Confession
Dear Father, thank you for granting me an understanding of the true basis of faith. My words are full of power because they’re anchored in the finished work of Christ. As I declare your Word, the realities of my inheritance in Christ; my health, wealth, and victory are activated and manifested, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY:
Ephesians 4:1–2 (KJV)
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
1 Corinthians 13:4–5 (MSG)
4–5 Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, doesn’t have a swelled head, doesn’t force itself on others, isn’t always “me first,” doesn’t fly off the handle, doesn’t keep score
John 2:3–5 (KJV)
3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 8:14-26 &
Numbers 3-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 21:40-22:1-10 &
Psalm 44-45
