Confessions from the WORD of God.
What is the meaning of confession?
Confession is affirming something we believe. It is testifying to something we know. It is also witnessing for a truth that we have embraced as children of God.
Because we are created in God's image, we are to imitate Him in our everyday speech. When Jesus was here on earth He would always say words that are edifying. The book of Proverbs 6:2 records this about our words.
You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
Another translation puts it this way
Then you are trapped
by your own words. - CEV
Jesus also said this about our words in Matthew 12:36 - 37
But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
We need to watch what we say so that we will be justified and not condemned on the day of judgement.
This is important for us to understand. The Psalmist said this in Psalm 141:3 - "Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips."
Our words dominate us.
We are to speak words of faith only. Calling things that are not as though they are. God said so in Romans 4:17. Therefore, let's see some powerful scriptures that we can confess to ourselves on a daily basis.
Scriptures on salvation
Romans 10: 9 -10
That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
2 Timothy 1:9
Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Psalm 62:1
Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
Acts 13:47
I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
Scriptures on healing
Isaiah 53: 4 - 5
Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
Exodus 15:26
And said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.
Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
Save me, and I shall be saved,
For You are my praise.
3 John 2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Psalm 30 : 2
O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You healed me.
Scriptures on strength
Psalm 46: 1 - 3
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Philippians 4: 13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Isaiah 40 ;29
He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Psalm 28: 7 - 8
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
The Lord is their strength,
And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.
Scriptures on fear
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
Isaiah 43:1
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
Scriptures on business
Deuteronomy 8:18
And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.
Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
Deuteronomy 28:8
The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Scriptures on children
Psalm 127: 3 - 5
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
Matthew 21: 15 - 16
But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?”
And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
Psalm 8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
Isaiah 54:13
All your children shall be taught by the Lord,
And great shall be the peace of your children.
Isaiah 49:25
But thus says the Lord:
“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
And the prey of the terrible be delivered;
For I will contend with him who contends with you,
And I will save your children.
Scriptures on In Christ
Colossians 3:3
For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
1 John 3: 1-2
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
1 Corinthians 6: 19 - 20
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Galatians 3: 27 - 28
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.
Scriptures on righteousness
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
Romans 5:17
For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Psalm 32:11
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Scriptures on God's love
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
1 John 4:16 -19
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
John 15: 12 - 13
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
1 John 4: 9 -10
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Deuteronomy 7:9
Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Scriptures on God living in us
John 14;23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
1 John 3:24
Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
Romans 8: 9 -11
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
2 Timothy 1:14
That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
Scriptures on protection
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
John 10: 28 - 30
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will preserve you
Understanding will keep you.
2 Samuel 22: 3 - 4
The God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation,
My stronghold and my refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies
Scriptures on peace
Romans 12:18
Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.
Philippians 4;7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Hebrews 12:14
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
Remember the WORD of God also says that there is power in the tongue. When we speak God's WORD only it will eventually become a reality in our lives if we do not let go of the truth. His WORD says that we shall know the truth and the truth that we hold on to will make us free.
And he whom the Son sets free is free indeed. I am sure God wants us as His children to be free from the lies of the enemies all because of His love for us. God is love and He loves us unconditionally and His love takes care of everything that concerns us.
The Bible says shall two walk together unless they agree, saying the WORD of God is agreeing with Him and His promises are yes and amen in Christ. Speaking words of faith will help us to develop our faith life. We please God by saying what He says and not what we want to say about ourselves.
There are angels working with us and they only act on what is said if it's in line with God's WORD. The WORD of God is alive. Thinking about His promises builds us up and transforms our lives to His glory.
Speak what God says in His WORD and He will perfect that which concerns us all.
