I hope yall had a wonderful weekend. All honor and glory to God for another day living. Technically we have completed the "power of the tongue" series, however, when we first began, I provided yall with a list of my favorite daily confessions provided at the back of the book The Tongue - A Creative Force by Charles Capps. For those who weren't with us the duration of this series, you can check my blog, listed in my signature (for my UOP followers, just shoot me a message in my inbox, as the school site doesn't allow me to list my personal email, blog, or website address on their blogs), for previous lessons. For everyone else, I will use the next few weeks to go through all of the daily confessions, also listing the scriptures they were derived from, and then you can pick and choose which are most appropriate for your situation. Also, feel free at any time to send me a request for the affirmation of faith list. Continue to keep one another in prayer, thanking God for the victory, and refraining from claiming defeat from the enemy; ALWAYS pray for your desired result, NOT the unfavorable outcome. Do NOT lose sight of God in the midst of adversity, God Bless!
~~ Tylesha ~~
Passage James 3:5-8 (NLT):
"In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison."
The daily confessions we cover over the next few weeks will fall under specific categories for which I will list in bold, followed by the confession, italicized; the ones that you deem suitable for your need, it is suggested by the author, Charles Capps as a part of God's medicine, to recite them three times a day. I will also end each lesson over the next few weeks with the same prayer, with minor deviations, such as attention to prayer requests, praise reports, and/or testimonies, or whenever the Spirit leads. Let's begin...
To defeat worry and fear:
"I am the body of Christ and satan hath no power over me. For I overcome evil with good," derived from I Corinthians 12:27 and Romans 12:21 (Capps, 1976). (Capps, Charles. The Tongue - A Creative Force. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Harrison House, 1976.)
I Corinthians 12:27 says, "All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it." I believe that this scripture is referring to the Church - All of God's followers. Together, we build up the Kingdom of Heaven, through spreading God's Gospel and encouraging and leading others to Christ, by example. Obviously some of us need work on our Christ-like attributes, especially me, but as we continue in fellowship, our testimonies and encouragement help to build our spirituality. Remember that religion is something we believe in, and spirituality is how we practice that belief. Romans 12:21 reads, "Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good." God's word says, "You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless" (James 2:19-20). Just because we believe that God exists, means absolutely NOTHING if we are not following His commands. As we've learned throughout this series, the power in our ability to claim defeat over the enemy resides first in the confession, and second in our belief that it has already been done. The overall theme of the Bible is Love, and through love "good deeds" are produced; if we claim to have faith but cannot muster up kindness in our heart, then where does our faith actually reside?
Prayer of the Day:
Lord God we praise your Holy name, thanking you for the blessings in the storm, and the joy that comes in the morning. Father God please reveal to each of us individually, the personal message that you have intended for us to receive from this lesson, and continue to open the eyes, heart, mind, and spirit of those who may still be holding back from allowing you to reveal to them who they really are, and what specific mission you have called them to. We thank you for changed hearts, for restored spirits, for deliverance, joy, and overwhelming peace and understanding. We thank you Father for clarity of our current circumstances, for contentment despite our trials, and for the ability to use your words as the stabilizing force in our lives. Father God we thank you for allowing your Spirit to tame our tongue, that the words that depart our mouth are nothing more or less than pleasing in your sight. Hallelujah Father, we give you the highest praise, for every trial that has brought us to the point of deeper spirituality, and for every blessing that allows us to be a blessing to someone else, while we give you all the honor and praise in the process. We thank you now for our victory, and we submit this affirmation of faith to you Father, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, Amen!
~~ Tylesha ~~
"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." (Psalm 118:8)
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