There is a Miracle in Your Mouth

John Osteen

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible. All rights reserved. Lakewood Church . !. Bo" #$#%& 'ouston, () &&##* www.lakewood.cc Cop+right , -%&# .ohn !steen /SB0 12%-#3$-2-42&

There Is A Miracle In Your Mouth

Some time in +our life, +ou will need a miracle from 5od6 /t ma+ be for +ourself or for a member of +our famil+. 0o doubt, +ou have alread+ found +ourself in this position man+ times. /t ma+ be that +ou are in great need now. 7ou need a miracle in +our life now. /s it some sickness or dread disease that has come against +ou8 /s it some mountain of famil+ or financial trouble8 /s it some wa+ward child8 /s it some unseen force that fills +ou with fear8 9o +ou +earn and look for a miracle8 / have good news for +ou6 7ou can have a miracle from 5od. 5od is a miracle worker. 'e records man+ of 'is miracles in the Bible. :ead it, and +ou will see +our 5od. 'e said in ;alachi $<3, I am the Lord, I change not. Jesus Christ =is> the same yesterday, and today, and
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forever @'ebrews -$<*A. / was taught that the da+ of miracles was over. !ne da+, however, / discovered there never was a Bda+ of miraclesB but a 5od of miracles, and 'e never changes6 Chere is that miracle +ou need so desperatel+8 'ow can +ou get it for +ourself8 ;an+ run to and fro upon the earth in search of this needed miracle. (he+ go from one man to the other man hoping, looking, longing and e"pecting. Some get help, to be sure, for 5od uses chosen vessels, but man+ come awa+ disappointed. Chere can the miracle be found8 LetDs look at the Cord of 5od.
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy O!T", and in thy heart# that is, the $O%& O' '(IT", which we )reach* That if thou sha+t CO,'-.. $IT" T"/ O!T" the Lord Jesus, and sha+t 0e+ieve in thine heart that 1od hath raised him from the dead, thou sha+t 0e saved. 'or with the heart man 0e+ieveth unto righteousness* and with 3

the O!T" confession is made unto sa+vation @:omans -1<*2-1A.

('E ;/:ACLE /S /0 7!U: ;!U('6 (he promises of 5od are good. 0o word of 5od shall be void of power @see /saiah ??<--A. 5od watches over 'is Cord to perform it @see .eremiah -<-#A. (hese promises are in +our mouth. 9are to sa+ them6 9are to confess them6 7ou have said over and overF/ believe. / believe 5od. 7et +ou must do more than believe in +our heart. (his scripture sa+s, C!0GESS C/(' ('7 ;!U('6 Confession is made unto salvation6 (he miracle is there on +our tongue. /t is in +our mouth. Chat do / mean8 (he promise of 5od is there. (he 5od who cannot lie has given +ou man+ promises. (he miracle is in +our mouth. 9are to speak those promises out loud. Sa+ them to +ourself6 Sa+ them to the devil6 Sa+ them to
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the sickness6 Sa+ them to +our mountain of trouble6 Confess them in the face of all contrar+ evidence6 Sa+ them while the pain is there6 Sa+ them while +ou are so sick +ou can hardl+ think6 5od is smiling down on +ou. 'e delights for +ou to Bput 'im in remembranceB of 'is Cord. (he Lord will surel+ make 'is promises come true in +our life. Chen we SA7 and C!0GESS 'is Cord, 'e brings the miracle to pass6 Confession is made unto salvation6

The greatest miracle

/ often think about the time when / e"perienced the greatest miracle of all, the salvation of m+ soul. / was wa+ward and sinful. / went with the crowd. / followed the world and loved it. / was a lost sinner on m+ wa+ to hell. 5od in 'is merc+ had twice saved m+ life. As a bab+ a few months old, / had Humped out of m+ sisterDs arms into an open fireplace. / could have died in the
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flames, but 5od spared m+ life. As a teenager, / was swimming in the river. /n the middle of the stream, m+ strength gave wa+, and / went down several times, too weak to cr+ out to m+ friends. Ginall+, / passed out and sank into the water. A bo+ on a log in the middle of the river, who did not know m+ bod+ was drifting under the water, dived off and hit m+ bod+, and / was pushed to the shallow water and revived. !h, how good and merciful 5od is to all of us6 0o doubt, 'e has spared +our life man+ times also. /n m+ lost state, / needed a miracle that would change m+ heart and save m+ soul. !ne night / was coming home from a nightclub about one or two oDclock in the morning. As / made m+ wa+ across Gort Corth, (e"as, / began to think about 5od, hell, heaven and eternit+, 5od was beginning to answer someoneDs pra+ers. / fell under the conviction of sin that night, even though / did not know what it was all about. But how did / get the miracle / needed8 /
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called on a friend of mine who was a Christian. 'e e"plained how

1od so +oved the wor+d, that he gave his on+y 0egotten .on, that whosoever 0e+ieveth in him shou+d not )erish, 0ut have ever+asting +ife @.ohn $<-3A.

'e told me,

(++ we +i2e shee) have gone astray...and the Lord hath +aid on him =.esus> the ini3uity of us a++ @/saiah ?$<3A.

'e gave me the promises of 5od. 'e showed me where the Bible said,
But as many as received him =.esus>, to them gave he )ower to 0ecome the sons of 1od @.ohn -<-#A. $hosoever sha++ ca++ u)on the name of the Lord sha++ 0e saved @:omans -1<-$A. Come now, and +et us reason together, saith the Lord# though your sins 0e as scar+et, they sha++ 0e as white as snow* though they 0e

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red +i2e crimson, they sha++ 0e as woo+ @/saiah -<-*A. Be+ieve on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou sha+t 0e saved @Acts -3<$-A.

/ believed these promises in m+ heart, but could not find the release and peace / needed. / needed a miracle6 (he miracle was in m+ mouth6 / went to church with m+ friend. / walked down a church aisle with him. / stood in front of that congregation and opened m+ mouth and let the miracle out6 / said with m+ mouth what 5od said in 'is Cord. / said in effect, B/ have taken .esus Christ as m+ Saviour, and 'e has saved m+ soul. / confess that / am now a Christian on the authorit+ of 'is great promises. / am washed from m+ sins in 'is blood. / am a child of 5od.B (his is so because 5!9DS :!;/SES SA7 S!. C!0GESS/!0 @of the promises of 5odA /S ;A9E U0(! SALIA(/!06

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(hat da+ m+ miracle of salvation from sin became a realit+ .esus saved me. But 'e did not do it until / opened m+ mouth and confessed 'is promises as m+ own6 (he Cord @promisesA of 5od is nigh thee Feven in th+ ;!U(' @see 9euteronom+ $1<-4A. /f +ou will not onl+ believe, but C!0GESS ('A( :!;/SE !U(, it will bring +ou the miracle +ou need. (he miracle is in +our mouth6 9onDt let it lie dormant and inactive. S EAJ /( !U(6 Confession is made unto SALIA(/!06 Salvation not onl+ means the saving of the soul, but it means wholeness, healing, securit+, deliverance, etc. 5et the promises of 5od that relate to +our situation into +our heart and believe them, then open +our mouth and confession will be made unto deliverance, healing, safet+ and wholeness in bod+, mind and spirit. /n other words, +ou can get other miracles the same wa+ +ou got +our miracle of
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salvation. /n the case of healing or other needs, the evidence as far as the e+es or feelings are concerned ma+ not manifest itself immediatel+, but as +ou continue to confess those promises and doubt not in +our heart, the miracle emerges and shines forth to the glor+ of the 0ame of .esus. .esus is the miracle worker. 5od is our healer. (he+ are able to work as we confess the Cord of 5od. (he Bible sa+s, They...+imited the "o+y One of Israe+ @ salm &*<4-A. Ce can actuall+ L/;/( 5!96 'e wants to heal +ou6 'e longs to deliver +ou6 'e +earns to give +ou a miracle6 But if +ou will not search out 'is promises, believe them in +our heart, and C!0GESS ('E; C/(' 7!U: ;!U(', +ou will limit 5odDs miracle power. /t is so eas+ to run to some Bman.B Ce would not depreciate that, but some da+ +ou ma+ not be able to find that man.
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5od wants 7!U to develop in faith. 'e wants +ou to know 7!U are important. 'e will listen to +our voice. ASJ and 7!U shall receive. SEEJ and 7!U shall find. J0!CJ and it shall be opened to 7!U6 5od will hear and honor 7!U: C!0GESS/!0 !G '/S :!;/SES.

Our daughter's healing

/ remember when our little daughter was born. ;+ wife is a registered nurse, and she could tell immediatel+ that Lisa was not normal. (he doctor who delivered her knew it. !ur pediatrician confirmed it later. She said Lisa had a birth inHur+ and would be afflicted with something similar to cerebral pals+. (he little child had no muscle tone in her bod+. She had no sucking refle"es. She never was able to lift her head from the bed, even a fraction of an inch, until she was five months old. She never had enough strength to crawl. She Hust scooted across the floor in a sitting position.
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CE 0EE9E9 A ;/:ACLE6 As a denominational minister for nineteen +ears, / knew little about healing. Ce had ver+ little light on this miracle2working power of 5od. Books in m+ librar+ said 5od sent sickness to bless us or teach us good lessons. / had preached that we should be ver+ careful and alwa+s sa+, B/f it be (h+ will, heal this one.B / did not have the baptism in the 'ol+ 5host then, but 5od helped us. / closed m+ librar+ and went alone da+ b+ da+ with the Cord of 5od. / read the four 5ospels until / began to see .esus. (here emerged from those pages a might+, compassionate, miracle worker. 'e was not a Baptist, ;ethodist, resb+terian or Catholic .esus. 'e was the Son of the living 5od who is the same +esterda+, toda+ and forever. / beheld '/; as !ne greater than all our concepts of 'im6 / saw 'im, not as a denominationaliKed .esus, but as !ne great and loving enough to
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encompass ALL people ever+where in 'is might+ arms6 Ce read 'is promises over and over. Ce saw that the devil was the one who afflicted our daughter. 'e wanted to cripple her, but 5od wanted to heal her. Ce pra+ed for her, and nothing seemed to happen. She looked the same. Ch+ did not this wonderful .esus do something8 Ce were L/;/(/05 ('E '!L7 !0E !G /S:AEL6 Chere was our miracle8 /t was in our mouths6 !f course, we know it is in .esus, but we limit 'im and 'is power when we fail to confess and stand on 'is Cord. /n spite of our limited knowledge on the subHect, m+ wife, 9odie and / decided to open our mouths and confess the Cord unto salvationFunto healing. (hose were sad, dark da+s for us, but 5od
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is so merciful and compassionate. Ce took the promises and began to confess them dail+, in spite of what our daughter looked like. Ce declared, BCith 'is stripes she is healed6B @see /saiah ?$<?A. Ce laid hands on her and confessed the Cord which sa+s, Bshe shall recoverB @see ;ark -3<-*A. She is recovering6 .esus said, If ye sha++ as2 (,/T"I,1 in my name, I wi++ do it @.ohn -4<-4A. Ce confessed, B.esus is doing it6 .esus is doing it6B Chen people would comment about how bad she looked or ask us about her, we tried to tell them what 5od said and not what our e+es saw. ;onths went b+. She looked the same. Chere is the miracle8 Chere is the miracle8 /t was in our mouths. &eath and +ife are in the )ower of the tongue @ roverbs -*<#-A. Ce stood on the promises against the l+ing s+mptoms of the devil. 5od watches over 'is Cord to perform it
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@see .eremiah -<-#A. 5od was smiling and watching. .esus was near. /n the fifth month, she raised her head off the bed as she la+ on her stomach6 (he 5od of heaven was fulfilling 'is Cord. ;+ wife knew that if a bab+ does not sit alone b+ the seventh month, it is a sign of abnormalit+. (he fifth month came and passed. (he si"th month came and passed. (he devil told us a thousand times she would never be normal, but we had a miracle in our mouths, and we kept confessing it outFunto deliverance. .ust as the last critical da+s of those months for her to sit alone were speeding b+, she turned over and sat alone6 / am sure the angels watching broke forth in a heavenl+ song, praising 5od for 'is love and faithfulness to 'is Cord. / am sure our blessed .esus smiled at our Ho+, for 'e had taken all our sins, sicknesses and pains in 'is own bod+ and purchased our healing. (his was the turning point. Grom then on, she developed normall+.
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(oda+ she is a beautiful woman, married and full+ serving the Lord. 'e made her complete and whole in ever+ wa+6 !ur pediatrician said it was a miracle of 5od6 ('E ;/:ACLE CAS /0 !U: ;!U('S6 CE C!0GESSE9 /( !U( !G !U: ;!U('S, A09 'EAL/05 CA;E6 Ce are not talking about positive thinking. Ce are not speaking of mind over matter. Ce are reminding +ou of the eternal Cord of 5od. "e sent his word, and hea+ed them @ salm -1&<#1A.
"eaven and earth sha++ )ass away, 0ut my words sha++ not )ass away @;atthew #4<$?A.

'is Cord is forever settled in heaven @see salm --%<*%A. But +ou must G/09 +our promises and C!0GESS them da+ and night. Stand on the Cord of 5od. 5od will make

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good 'is Cord. /n the case of 9aniel who pra+ed three weeks for a certain thing, 5od said, BGrom the da+ +ou called the answer was sent to +ou, but Satan hindered the answer coming throughB @see 9aniel -1<-#A. Sometimes this is the case. .ust keep on confessing the Cord. /tDs coming. 7ou have it alread+ in +our heart as far as +ou are concerned, and +ou know it will appear as +ou continue to confess 'is Cord. /f 5od healed us instantl+ ever+ time, we would not have patience with others. Ce would not develop spirituall+ in faith. !f course, there will be dark hours when it seems like it is Hust +ou, 5od and 'is Cord. But that is enough, if +ou will boldl+ confess 'is promises and declare the miracle is +ours6

A cancerous tumor healed

(here is a wonderful Christian woman who lives in (e"as who found out that the miracle was in her mouth. She came to one of our crusades, and / did not know at the time
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about the terrible condition in her bod+. She had a cancerous tumor which caused her bod+ to swell. She had suffered agon+ for a long time. She was on medication and was scheduled for surger+. She was in such pain she did not think she could come to the meeting, but finall+ decided to get someone to bring her. She asked 5od to help me know b+ the gifts of revelation her condition, to lift her faith, and help her find healing. (here she was in the meeting, suffering from her affliction. !h, thank 5od, .esus is touched with the feeling of our infirmities. 'e has such compassion on the suffering. / preached and ministered to the people, calling several out for special pra+er. (hen / said we would close. She said her heart sank in disappointment, for it seemed she was to be left out. (hen / felt a check in m+ spirit. / felt a hesitanc+ about closing the meeting. /t was .esus whispering to m+ heart that there was someone else to help. 'ow good to know that
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.esus is alwa+s present, doing the work and helping us as we cooperate with 'im. 'e said if we would go and preach, 4I wi++ 0e with you a+ways4 @see ;atthew #*<#1A. And 'e was there that da+. / said, B/ donDt feel like we ought to close +et. (here is someone else who needs help.B As / remember, / called her to the front. (he precious Lord imparted to me that she had a cancerous growth, and 'e wanted her to be healed. (his lifted her faith. / commanded the growth to die and her bod+ to be healed. / told her to go forth and declare, BCith 'is stripes, / am healed.B / said, BSa+ it continuall+.B / realiKe man+ are healed instantaneousl+, but she apparentl+ was not. She still had pain from the tumor and a swollen bod+. (he miracle would come from her ;!U('6 (he Lord .esus had instructed me to tell her to SA7, BCith 'is stripes, / am healed.B

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(he Cord is nigh thee, even in th+ ;!U('. Confession is made U0(! healing. She went home lifted up in spirit. Little did she know the suffering that awaited her. She said she spent some of the most painful hours of her life in the ne"t da+ or so. She seemed to be much worse than ever before. But she had learned the secret. Cith great faith and determination, she confessed night and da+< BCith 'is stripes, / am healed6 C/(' '/S S(:/ ES, / A; 'EALE96B /n agon+ and despair, she opened her mouth and let the miracle out b+ confession as she boldl+ confessed, BC/(' '/S S(:/ ES, / A; 'EALE96B As / think upon it, surel+ the confession of that humble, suffering woman must have sounded like thunder as it roared through the skies6 /t passed the clouds, and the+ heard the good words, BC/(' '/S S(:/ ES, / A; 'EALE96B /t passed the stars and the+ Hoined the song made possible b+ the suffering of the Son of 5odFBC/(' '/S S(:/ ES, / A;
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'EALE96B /t reached the portals of heaven and angels lifted their voices to make her confession a 'alleluHah chorus to fill all heavenFBC/(' '/S S(:/ ES, / A; 'EALE96B /t reached to the throne of grace and merc+Fwhere the sprinkling of the BL!!9 isFthat testifies that "e was wounded for our transgressions, he was 0ruised for our ini3uities...and $IT" "I. .T%I5-. $- (%"-(L-&6 @/saiah ?$<?A. .esus, who mediates our confessions, and 5od, our loving Gather, stood b+ as the promise came out of that suffering womanDs mouth6 'ealing was granted her on the basis of her confession of the Cord of 5od6 /n a da+ or so, the woman passed that cancerous tumor out of her bod+. She took it to the doctor, and he confirmed that it was cancerous. She rapidl+ lost weight until she was a small woman. (oda+, after man+ +ears, she is still healed and serving 5od. :ecentl+, she was in one of our services and lifted the congregation in faith as she related this same stor+ / have Hust shared with +ou.
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0ow, the devil wanted to rob that woman of her miracle. /f he could have closed her mouth, he would have. 'e knew the miracle was in her mouth. She sta+ed b+ the Cord in her confession, and her miracle came. / sa+ again, .esus is the miracle workerL 5od is the healer, but the+ work as we confess the promises. Confession is made U0(! salvation, healing, deliverance. /f +ou want to get U0(! a miracleL if +ou want to get U0(! healingL if +ou want to get U0(! deliverance, then take the right road that leads there. (hat road is the road of confessing the promises of 5od and knowing in our hearts that 5od will watch over 'is Cord and make it good. Confession is made healing and deliverance. unto salvation,

The word is nigh T"--, even in T"/ O!T" @:omans -1<*A.

(he question is, will +ou C!0GESS /( !U( and get +our ;/:ACLE8
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7our miracle is in +our ;!U('. /t ma+ not come toda+, ne"t week or ne"t month, but it will come6 /n +our heart of hearts, picture +ourself completel+ delivered from sickness, suffering and all trouble. 7!U A:E6 0ow, take 5odDs promises without fear and boldl+ confess them da+ and night. Chen people ask +ou how +ou feel, donDt tell them. (ell them what 5od sa+s about +our case6 (ell them about the promises of 5od6 (ell them +ou donDt go b+ feeling but b+ what 5od sa+s6

The power of words

Cords6 Cords6 Cords6 LetDs talk about words for a minute. (here are millions of words in the world. (he+ are written in books, newspapers and thousands of other places. (he+ are Hust words. (hen there are words written in the Bible.
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(housands of them are there in this BmiracleB book. Some of them look Hust like all the other words in the world. (he+ are spelled the sameFBU( ('E7 A:E 9/GGE:E0(. .esus said, T"- $O%&. I .5-(K !,TO /O!, T"-/ (%- .5I%IT, (,& T"-/ (%- LI'@.ohn 3<3$A. 5od sa+s 'is Cords (%- LI'unto those that find them @ roverbs 4<##A. 'e sa+s, T"- $O%& O' 1O& I. 7!ICK, (,& 5O$-%'!L, (,& ."(%5-% T"(, (,/ T$O8-&1-& .$O%& @'ebrews 4<-#A. (he Bible sa+s all scripture is B5od breathed.B (hough the words in the Bible ma+ look like all the others, there is a difference. (he+ are 5odDs words. 5od has breathed life into them. Chen we take these B5od2breathedB words and confess them, miracles come to pass6 5od used words to create this world. 'e created ever+thing b+ the word of 'is power. 'e created b+ using words. 'e said, BLet there be,B and it came into e"istence.
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(he words in 5odDs mouth were powerful6 'is words confessed b+ our mouths are also powerful6 'osea -4<# sa+s,
Ta2e with you words, and turn to the Lord.

Chat shall +ou take with +ou when +ou turn to the Lord for a miracle8 Chat is it 'e wants to see +ou bringing to 'im8 (ake words6 (ake 5odDs words6 (ake 5odDs promises and confess them before 'im6 5od sa+s, 5ut me in remem0rance @/saiah 4$<#3A. 5od wants +ou to :E;/09 'im of 'is promises. roverbs 3<# sa+s,
Thou art snared with the $O%&. of thy mouth.

;atthew -#<$& sa+s,

By thy $O%&. thou sha+t 0e 9ustified, and 0y thy words thou sha+t 0e condemned.

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(he Lord sa+s, &eath and +ife are in the )ower of the tongue @ roverbs -*<#-A. 7our C!:9S are important. ut 5odDs C!:9S in +our mouth and speak them out. .oel $<-1 sa+s, Let the wea2 .(/, I am strong. Let the weak SA7Fnot pra+, but SA7. /f the weak are ever to get help, the+ must change what the+ are SA7/056 /f the troubled get help, the+ must change what the+ are SA7/05. Let the weak sa+ da+ and night, 4I am strong6 The Lord is the .T%-,1T" O' / LI'-4 @ salm #&<-A. Let the sick sa+, BCith 'is stripes / am healed. Surel+ 'e hath borne ;7 sickness and carried ;7 pains and with 'is stripes / am healed.B They sha++ +ay hands on the sic2, and they sha++ recover @;ark -3<-*A. 'ands have been laid on me, and / am recovering. (he Lord is m+ 'ealerF'e has taken sickness from the midst of me. B+ess the Lord, O my sou+# and a++ that is within me, 0+ess his ho+y name. B+ess the Lord, O my sou+, and forget not a++ his B-,-'IT.# $ho forgiveth (LL =mine>
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ini3uities* who "-(L-T" (LL =m+> &I.-(.-. @ salm -1$<-2$A. raise 5od, 'e said ALL. Sa+ it, and sickness will fade awa+. Let the (:!UBLE9 sa+ boldl+F1od is

=m+> refuge and strength, ( V-%/ 5%-.-,T "-L5 I, T%O!BL- @ salm 43<-A. 9eclare, B5od is with me6 'e is m+ helper6 /f 5od is for me, who can be against me8 any are the aff+ictions of the righteous# 0ut the Lord &-LIV-%-T" "I O!T O' T"- (LL64 @ salm $4<-%A.
Let those who are tormented b+ the demon of GEA: also begin to SA7. Change what +ou are SA7/05 if +ou want victor+. Let the fearful sa+ boldl+, da+ and night, The Lord is my she)herd* I sha++ not want...though I wa+2 through the va++ey of the shadow of death, I $ILL '-(% ,O -VIL# 'O% T"O! (%T $IT" @ salm #$<-,4A. / fear not for (hou art with me. / am not disma+ed for (hou art m+ 5od. (hou art 'EL /05 ;E6 (hou art S(:E05('E0/05 ;E6 (hou art U '!L9/05 ;E with the right hand of th+
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righteousness6 @see /saiah 4-<-1A. Let the fearful sa+ over and over again,
The Lord is my +ight and my sa+vation* whom sha++ I fear? the Lord is the strength of my +ife* of whom sha++ I 0e afraid? $hen the wic2ed, even mine enemies and my foes, came u)on me... they stum0+ed and fe++ @ salm #&<-,#A.

Let those who are haunted b+ fear sa+, 1od hath not given =me> the s)irit of '-(%* 0ut of )ower, and of +ove, and of a sound mind @# (imoth+ -<&A. 9eclare it6 B/ have no spirit of fear. / have the 'ol+ Spirit of power6 / have the spirit of love6 / have the spirit of a sound mind6B Confess this to ever+one. 9onDt talk about +our fears, but talk about what 5od sa+s about +ou. Act the part as +ou confess, and fear will melt awa+ like the mist before the rising sun. Let the weak SA76 Let the troubled SA76 Let the sick SA76
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Let the fearful SA76 Let those in need of a miracle SA76 Chat shall these need+ people SA78 Chat shall +ou SA78 SA7 C'A( 5!9 SA7S6 (ake 'is promises and climb up to 'is throne, through the Lord .esus, and Bput 'im in remembrance.B Confess that the+ are coming to pass right now. 'ebrews -$<?,3 sa+s,
"e hath said, I wi++ never +eave thee, nor forsa2e thee. .o that we may 0o+d+y say, The Lord is my he+)er, and I wi++ not fear what man sha++ do unto me.

(his is a most remarkable scripture6 0otice that it sa+sF'e hath said, ('A( CE ;/5'( B!L9L7 SA7. 5od did not give us hundreds of promises Hust to BEL/EIE ('E;. 'e gave them to us that we might B!L9L7 SA7 ('E; /0 !U: C!0GESS/!0 U0(! 9EL/IE:A0CE. Look at one of 'is promises that fits +our situation. Believe it in +our heart. 0ow start
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B!L9L7 SA7/05 ('/S :!;/SE (! 7!U:SELG, 7!U: G:/E09S, 7!U: GA;/L7 A09 (! ('E 9EI/L6 B!L9L7 declare to allF(his is what 5od, m+ Gather, has saidFand / believe it6 /t is mine now6 'old on to it and declare it in pain, trouble, fear, sickness and need. .esus is the B'igh riest of our confession,B and 'e will surel+ see that it becomes a realit+ in +our life. ;ark --<#$ sa+s,
$hosoever sha++ say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and 0e thou cast into the sea* and sha++ not dou0t in his heart, 0ut sha++ 0e+ieve that those things which "- .(IT" sha++ come to )ass* "- ."(LL "(V$"(T.O-V-% "- .(IT".

(hink about that. Ce can have whatever we sa+F/G CE 9!0D( 9!UB( /0 !U: 'EA:(S. /f +ou donDt think this is a law that works, tr+ it in reverse. (hatDs what most people do an+wa+. (he+ believe the+ are sick and are going to get worse. (he+ tell ever+one about it. Ask them, and the+ will sa+ clearl+
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and convincingl+, B/ am sick. / hurt / probabl+ will have to go to the hospital. / believe / am getting cancer. (his thing is getting worse.B !n and on the+ go. (he+ believe it and sa+ it, A09 ('E7 5E( C'A(S!EIE: ('E7 SA76 /f it works in reverse, surel+ it will work in forward motion. /t will work when we e"ercise GA/(' (! C!0GESS A09 SA7 5!9DS :!;/SES. So begin toda+. 9o not doubt. Believe in +our heart what 5od said and sa+ it out constantl+ in +our confession, and 7!U S'ALL 'AIE C'A(S!EIE: 7!U SA7. 7ou see, 5od watches over 'is Cord to perform it @see .eremiah -<-#A. 0ow there are three voices that talk to +ou< First, the voice from the pit cries out when cancer, disease, blindness and trouble come into +our life. /t cries out in powerful and thundering tones< B7ouDre sick6 7ouDre in trouble6B (hatDs one voice.
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Second, the voice from 5od in 'is Cord tells us, BCith 'is stripes we are healed. 'e bore our sicknesses. 'e took our curse, being made a curse for us. 'e bore our sinsB @see /saiah ?$<4,?A. B;+ 5od shall suppl+ +our ever+ needB @see hilippians 4<-%A. 0ow, s+mptoms and disease sa+ one thing, and 5od sa+s another thing. (he whole cru" of the matter isF Third, what are +ou going to sa+ about it8 Chose side are +ou going to take8 Are. +ou going to get over here and confess what the devil has done to +ou8 !r will +ou take +our stand b+ the Cord of 5od and confess what 5od has said8 7ou see, the Bible sa+s, BLet the weak sa+BFnot pra+. Let the wea2 say, I am strong @.oel $<-1A. (hatDs what 5od sa+s. Let the weak sa+Fthe+ must sa+ something. Let the sick sa+, B/ am healed.B Let the troubled sa+, B/ am delivered.B Let the demon oppressed sa+, B/ am free.B Sa+ it on the basis of the great and hol+ work of the Son of the Living 5od who
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shed 'is blood to purchase these things for +ou. Look at the little woman with the issue of blood. She said something6 /n ;atthew %<#-, she sa+s, If I may 0ut touch his garment =if / can but touch 'im> I sha++ 0e who+e. Look at 9avid as he faced 5oliath. 'e said something6 'e said, This day wi++ the Lord de+iver thee into mine hand @- Samuel -&<43A. !ne of the most astonishing discoveries / have found in the Bible is about words6 (he S+rophenician woman who followed .esus was an unsaved woman, and .esus wouldnDt listen to her there. 'e was increasing her faithF'e wasnDt being rude. As she followed after 'im, 'e wouldnDt sa+ an+thing. (he disciples said, BSend her awa+ for she crieth after us.B She said, BLord, m+ daughter is grievousl+ ve"ed with a devil.B (he mother of this daughter was coming after .esus, cr+ing out for helpFwanting a miracle for the little daughter who was at home so in need. Ginall+, .esus turned and said, B/tDs not
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right to give the childrenDs bread to dogs.B And she said, B7et the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masterDs tableB @see ;atthew -?<##2#&A. 0ow listen to this6 .esus said, $oman, great is thy faith# 0e it unto thee even as thou wi+t @;atthew -?<#*A. (hink about it6 A woman could sa+ somethingFconfess somethingF and a devil would leave her daughter. .esus told her the devil had gone out of her daughter because of what she had said6 /Dll tell +ou, man+ daughters, husbands, wives, children, men and women are in trouble because of things we say. And we are actuall+ sa+ing that we are going to agree with the devil when we sa+ that we donDt believe, when we sa+ we donDt receive, when we sa+ we do not +ield, and when we sa+ weDre going to do this, that and the other thing that is contrar+ to 5od. (his kind of talk opens a gate to the devil and the power of darkness. (his little S+rophenician woman came to .esus worshipping 'im and saying.
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'er daughter was man+ miles awa+ from her. .esus said, so powerful is the confession of words, that because of what she confessed, she possessed healing for her daughter. ;+ brother, m+ sisterFitDs important what +ou sa+6 (he Bible sa+s if +ou will not doubt in +our heart, but believe that those things which +ou sa+ shall come to passL +ou shall have whatsoever +ou sa+. Chen +ou pra+, believe that +ou receive, and +ou shall have whatsoever +ou sa+ @see ;ark --<#$A. 9id +ou know that +ou are now a composite of what +ouDve been sa+ing8 9id +ou know that8 7ou possess in +our bod+, in +our mind, in +our ph+sical being and in +our spiritual being what +ouDve been sa+ing. /f +ouDre weak and defeated, check +ourself. 7ou are the product of what +ou have been sa+ing because +ou receive what +ou sa+. /f +ou want to become different, +ou must change what +ou are sa+ing. /f +ou want to change +our life, +ou have to change +our
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confession. (he miracle is in +our mouth. 7ou can find no minister who can help +ou if +ou persist in confessing the work of the devil and darkness. 7ou can find no minister who can help +ou if +ou will not confess what 5od has said in 'is Cord.

A minister's miracle
(he miracle +ou need is in +our ;!U('6 Confess it out as +ou believe it in +our heart6 / am reminded of a precious, talented minister of the 5ospel whom / know quite well. 'e became terribl+ afflicted with arthritis. 'e was almost unable to get out of bed and walk. 'e would hobble to a bath of hot water in the morning to get relief so that he might begin the da+. 'e bought aspirin b+ the case. 'is pain was constant and intense. 'is knees and ankles were swollen as large as grapefruit. !n and on / could go, but words cannot adequatel+ picture his condition. 'e loved 5od and was filled with 'is Spirit. 'e sought to keep on preaching.

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!ne da+ while fl+ing to an appointment to preach, something happened. 5od quickened the scripture, $ith his stri)es $(%- "-(L-& @/saiah ?$<?A to his heart. 'igh in the air, he suddenl+ believed it in his heart. 'e could trul+ sa+ and mean it, B/ A; 'EALE96 C/(' '/S S(:/ ES / A; 'EALE96B Chen he landed, the pastor met him. 'e hobbled off the plane and the minister said in s+mpath+, B'ow are +ou8B 'e looked up and said, B!h, / am healed6B Cell, the pastor looked at him like he was losing his mind. (hat, night, he painfull+ made his wa+ to the pulpit and stood before the people and said boldl+, B/ would like to announce that / A; 'EALE96B (hink of that6 'e was still in pain. 'e was still swollen6 7E( 'E J0EC /0 '/S 'EA:( A09 'E C!0GESSE9 C/(' '/S ;!U(' ('A( 'E CAS 'EALE96 (he miracle was in his mouth and he confessed it out. 'e rapidl+ gained his health back and became perfectl+ normal. (oda+, he
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has nothing like that wrong with him and is being greatl+ used of 5od6

A good daily confession

/t will do all of us good to dail+ confess before 5od 'is Cord6 'ere is a confession / share with +ou that / have made and do make before 'im constantl+ B/ confess with m+ mouth the Lord .esus and believe in m+ heart that 5od raised 'im from the dead, therefore / am savedM @see :omans -1<%A. If any man 0e in Christ, he is a new creature# o+d things are )assed away* 0eho+d, a++ things are 0ecome new @#
Corinthians ?<-&A. N/ am in Christ. / am a 0EC C:EA(U:E6 !ld things have passed awa+ and all things have become new.M B/ have a new Gather in heaven6 / have new lifeFeverlasting life6 / have new citiKenship in heaven6 / have been delivered out of the power of darkness

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and translated into the kingdom of 'is dear Son6 @see Colossians -<-$A. / am accepted in the BEL!IE96 @see Ephesians -<3A. ;+ name is written in the LambDs Book of Life6 @see hilippians 4<$A. B/ have power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over ALL ('E !CE: of the enem+< A09 0!('/05 S'ALL B7 A07 ;EA0S 'U:( =;E>M @Luke -1<-%A. N/ have power over all demons to cast them out6 / can la+ hands on the sick, and the+ shall recoverM @;ark -3<-*A. N/ am more than a conqueror through .esus ChristM @see :omans *<$&A. N/ can do all things through ChristM @ hilippians 4<-$A. B+ess the Lord, O my sou+, and forget not a++ his B-,-'IT.# $ho forgiveth (LL thine ini3uities* who hea+eth (LL thy diseases* $ho redeemeth thy +ife from destruction* who crowneth thee with +oving2indness and tender mercies* $ho satisfieth thy mouth with good things* so that thy youth is renewed @ salm -1$<#2?A.

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NAll m+ sins are forgiven6 All m+ diseases are healed6 ;+ life is preserved and strong in 5od6 / am crowned with 'is merc+6M B/ confess that / am not afraid6M

4Though I wa+2 through the va++ey of the shadow of death, I $ILL '-(% ,O -VIL @ salm #$<4A. / fear not, for ('!U

A:( C/(' ;E. / am not disma+ed, for thou art m+ 5od. (hou art helping me6 (hou art strengthening me6 (hou art upholding me with the right hand of th+ righteousnessM @see /saiah 4-<-1A.

4'or 1od hath not given =me> the s)irit of fear* 0ut of )ower, and of +ove, and of a sound mind @# (imoth+ -<&A. /
have the S /:/( !G !CE: /0 ;E6 / have the S /:/( !G L!IE /0 ;E6 / have the S /:/( !G A S!U09 ;/09 /0 ;E6M

B(he blood of the Lamb is over me6 (he Lord goeth before me6 .esus is in me6 (he angel of the Lord encamps A:!U09 me @see salm $4<&A. U09E:0EA(' me 4$

are the everlasting arms of 5od @see 9euteronom+ $$<#&A. .ure+y goodness and

mercy sha++ 'OLLO$ me a++ the days of my +ife @ salm #$<3A. 'alleluHah6 GEA:
'AS 0! LACE /0 ;7 L/GE6M

B/ confess that this is a good da+6M

B/ am healed toda+. / am filled with the love of 5od toda+. / am filled with the Ho+ of the Lord (!9A76 / am filled with the peace of 5od toda+. / am filled with the wisdom of 5od toda+. / am filled with the 'ol+ Spirit toda+. (hese are mine (!9A76M B/ confess that (!9A7 / will help someone find the grace and merc+ of 5od. / will reHoice toda+ that heaven is m+ home. / will reHoice toda+ that all of m+ famil+ are coming into the fold of the LordM @see Acts -3<$-A. B(his is m+ confession. / boldl+ sa+ it in front of the devil, angels, the Lord .esus and 5od, m+ Gather. / thank 7ou, Gather, in .esusD name, that / 'AIE C'A( / SA76 44

;7 C!0GESS/!0 :/SES BEG!:E ('EE BASE9 U !0 ('7 C!:96 .esus is the 'igh riest of m+ confession. 'e makes it good (!9A7.B

;+ friends, boldl+ make this confession dail+, and +ou will discover that 5od keeps 'is Cord. (he ;/:ACLE /S /0 7!U: ;!U('.

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