before I begin my message to you today allow me to share a few quotes I believe that they are uplifting and their thought-provoking for anyone who calls themselves a Christian the first quote says as long as you are living you will face problems but you serve a living God who solves problems this quote reminds me of Psalm 34:1 19 where it says many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all another quote says radical obedience to Christ is not easy it's not Comfort not Health not wealth and not
prosperity in this world radical obedience to Christ risk losing all these things but in the end such risk Finds Its reward in Christ and he is more than enough for us and the final quote that I'd like to share says worry is like a rocking chair it will give you something to do but it will not accomplish anything believe that God can give you provision at a moment's notice because he can dear listener all of these quotes are good they are uplifting even but the reason I wanted to share these with you was to demonstrate
how these are all just words from people they have no power they are not Al lie sure they can offer some inspiration they can be thought-provoking however there is a place where the words written down have power and they have life and I'm talking about God's word for the word of God is alive and active sharper than any double-edged sword it penetrates even to dividing Soul and Spirit joints and Marrow it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart that's Hebrews 4:12 my aim today is to encourage you to speak the word of God you
see there are times in our lives where our prayer must be rooted in scripture and what I mean people of God is that we need to speak the word of God over ourselves we need to declare the word of God in our lives we need to confess it and I believe that we need to assert the word of God as the governing authority over our lives and what what I mean by saying that we need to assert the word of God is when you look at the definition of the word assert it means state of
fact or belief confidently and forcefully it means to state with Assurance with confidence to State strongly so that's what I'd like to encourage you to do state the word of God confidently at all times State the word of God forcefully when the enemy tries to attack you when he tries to attack your home when he tries to attack your family State the word of God with power for someone struggling with sin and praying for deliverance begin your prayer like this according to 2 Corinthians 5 verse 17 I am in Christ Jesus and therefore I am
a new creation old things have passed away and all things have become new for someone who is battling worry begin your prayer like this according to Philippians 4:6 I am anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving I let my request be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus for someone who's waiting on God for provision or for some sort of need to be met you begin your prayer like this according to Psalm 23 The Lord is
my shepherd I lack for nothing the Lord leads me renews my strength and guides me the rod and the staff of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ protects and comfort me and so my dear friends I encourage you to declare God's word over your lives now John 1: one says in the beginning was the word and the Word was with God and the Word was God so if God is his word then surely his will can be found in this book we call the Bible this means God's will can be found in Acts 16:31 where
the Bible reads so they said believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved you and your household God's will can be found in Romans 10:9 where the Bible says because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved God's will is that you should not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind God's will is that you should abstain from sexual immorality you should lean not on your own understanding you
shall not have any other gods all throughout the Bible God's will is revealed we don't need to go up to a mountain or offer up sacrifices to know what God wants in our lives is right there in the Bible God's will is that we should love our neighbor neighbors just as we love ourselves his will is that we should seek first the kingdom of God Saints if we are to see heaven then we need to follow God's will and his will is in his word so with all this at the Forefront of our minds let's
approach the throne of God together and ask him to help us have a desire to read his word to understand his word to live out his word because his word is his will now I want you to join me in prayer as we ask the Lord to change our perspective in this life dear heavenly father open our eyes help us to see that you are in charge you're in control and if you have allowed us to face some kind of difficulty or some kind of challenge then there is a reason and a purpose to it
change our perspective dear Lord help us not to always seek to understand but Lord help us to trust you more and more forgive us for being so focused on wanting to know what your plans are instead of Simply trusting and believing that you know us best change our perspective Dear God when life presents us with storms give us strong faith that says Lord if it is your will that I should face this storm then strengthen me to overcome For Your Glory God help us to see your hand in every situation I look at your word
oh God and I can see that you have been faithful to those who believe in you and you've done it time and time again again your word in Isaiah 40: 29-31 it says he gives power to the weak and to those who have no might he increases strength even the youth shall faint and be weary and the young men shall utterly fall but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength they shall Mount up with wings like eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint father I declare
your word which tells me that greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world that means that you King Jesus have placed within me the strength to overcome adversity the strength to overcome the devil for that Lord I rejoice and God I thank you I thank you for giving us your children the power power to walk in Victory the power to defeat sin it all comes from you so we bow down today we humble ourselves and surrender to you oh God we rely only on you for You're The God Who
liberates You're The God Who redeems and who makes people whole again God I thank you for such love and mercy thank you for your kindness because in your mercy Mercy you have picked us up each time that we have fallen you give us Grace upon Grace we stand on your word dear God that says in Psalm 27: 13 and 14 I remain confident of this I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living wait for the Lord be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord father we bless your
precious name my king we thank you for hearing this prayer it's in Jesus name we pray amen for the word of God is alive and active sharper than any double-edged sword it penetrates even to dividing Soul and Spirit joints and Marrow it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart I am anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving I let my request be made known to God and the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus it says he gives power to the
weak and to those who have no might he increases strength even the youth shall faint and be weary and the young men shall utterly fall but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength they shall Mount up with wings like eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not [Music] faint I remain confident of this I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living wait for the Lord be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord so they said believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and you will be saved you and your household because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved
