Affirmation Activates The Power Of The Word
Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he
hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper,
and I will not fear what man shall do unto me
(Hebrews 13:5-6)
There’re two different aspects of salvation: the
legal and the vital aspects. The vital aspect
of salvation is activated by your confession; it only
works when you say it; while the legal aspect requires
acknowledgement. In Romans 10:9, we see the confession or
affirmation principle as the very basis for salvation.
It says, “…if thou shalt confess (declare, profess,
announce, affirm) with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved....” Salvation
only becomes real when you make the confession
of the lordship of Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus said
in Matthew 12:37, “For by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
When you confess, affirm or proclaim the lordship
of Jesus Christ, you’re translated from the domain or
kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear
Son (Colossians 1:13).
Affirmation of the Word is an important principle
in the Kingdom of God. God has spoken His Word so
that we can take that Word and affirm it boldly. That’s
our faith-response to the Word. He said whatever
He said that we might respond. Your confession or
affirmation is that response, and it activates the power
of God’s Word in your life.
Prayer
Precious Father, I thank you for the gift of your Word, and
the blessings that I experience for affirming your Word in consent.
I’m flourishing in every area of my life, even as I grow in grace
and in the knowledge of the truth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
1 Corinthians 2:12-13; Philemon 1:6
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 15:22-35
Esther 5-7
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 6: 1-11
Deuteronomy 29