Some years back, I had a skin condition which
refused to heal. I told God about it and began to take the Holy Communion
believing and confessing that by Jesus’ stripes I was healed. Nothing happened,
or so it seemed.
But the Lord did not forget about my skin
condition. One day, He prompted me to check my body to see if it was still
there. I did so and realized that it had disappeared! God had not forgotten the
Word which I had confessed in faith.
A couple in the United States who has been
hearing me preach on God’s grace began to catch a revelation of God’s love
for them. They started confessing their righteousness in Christ, and
meditating on provision scriptures and declaring that they were debt-free through
Jesus’ finished work. Not long after, the wife phoned their mortgage
company to make two mortgage payments on their home. They had a total of
about US$80,000 left to pay. To her utter surprise and delight, she was
told that both accounts were at a zero balance. The company had forgiven
both mortgage loans! Indeed, God did not forget the Word that this couple
had spoken in faith.
Maybe you shared God’s Word with a troubled
friend a few years ago. You bump into him one day and he tells you, “Remember
that day? You said something which transformed my life!” Your mind draws a
blank because you have forgotten what you said. But God did not forget. He
remembered what you said that day in faith.
You see, if the words you confess in faith for
yourself or over your loved ones are God’s own words, He says, “So shall My
word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it
shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I
sent it.” Because what is promised to you is God’s Word, you will see the
manifestation of His promise. He will certainly watch over His Word to perform
it (see Numbers 23:19)!
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