SPIRITUAL GROWTH

I am redeemed – I am bought with a price, with His precious blood. I am valuable to God and I am one in whom God has an inheritance. I am forgiven, made clean and reconciled to God. I am saved by the gospel, born again. I’m incorruptible seed, a new creation in Christ. I am of God, complete in Christ. One with Him, I am free from the control of men and from the law of sin and death. Christ has set me free from the curse of the law. Yes, I am free indeed. God has called me according to His purpose. I am called into fellowship, into relationship, with Jesus. Peace, liberty and God’s glory are my inheritance now. I am God’s field, He is cultivating my life. I am God’s building, the temple of the Lord in whom the Holy Spirit lives. I am a branch connected to the vine; His life flows through me. The word of God abides in me. I am an epistle, a letter of Christ, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. My life is not my own; I am a servant of God.

The Father shares His plans and secrets with me because I am a friend of God. I am part of the body of Christ. In Christ Jesus. I am also one of His saints. I am a fellow citizen with all the saints in the kingdom of God. I am a stranger to this world, a pilgrim just passing through. I am a bold witness for Christ because He has made me righteous. United to Him in love, I am the bride of Jesus Christ. As a minister of the gospel of Christ, I am jealous for the saints with a godly jealously. I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. I am a citizen of a holy nation and one of His own special people. I am heir of God and a joint heir with Christ Jesus. As a member of God’s family, I am also Abraham’s seed and an heir according to the promises made to Abraham. I am a member of the household of God. As a child of  the Most High God, I am lead by His Spirit. I am a child of the light, a child of the day. I am called to proclaim the praises of Him who called me out of darkness into His marvellous light. With Christ’s light in me, I am light of the world. My life brings divine flavour wherever I go for I am the salt of the earth. God has chosen me to be one of His own; Jesus has embraced me as His disciple. In His word, God has called me a priest and a king. With that kingly anointing, I enforce God’s will on earth. I am an ambassador, one of Christ’s representatives, in this world. As an intercessor and watchman for the Lord, I am seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I am blessed in the city and in the country. My children are blessed too. I am blessed in all t hat I put my hands to.  I am blessed when I come in and when I go out. The Lord covers and protects me – I am invisible to my enemies. I am above and not beneath, the head and not the tail. God has called me to be a lender and not a borrower for He has freely given me all things through Christ. In Him I am rich. Filled with His joy, peace, patience and love, I freely love others. His kindness and goodness work powerfully through me. I am one who has faith. I am one who has gentleness and self control. The fruit of the Spirit are displayed in my life. I am baptised in the Holy Spirit and gifted with powerful gifts from heaven. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I cast out demons in Jesus name. I am one who speaks with new tongues, God-given languages. According to God’s word, I am one who has power over serpents and every work of the enemy; I one who cannot be poisoned or harmed. As God’s ambassador, I am one who lays hands on the sickness and disease because I am God’s child. I am strong in the Lord, having overcome the wicked one and the world. I am endued with power from on high.

Thank you Lord Jesus, Amen.

WHO AM I IN CHRIST

1.  Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV)   I declare that I am accepted in the beloved. 

2. 1 John 2:27 (NKJV)   I declare that  I have an anointing which I  have received from Jesus. 

 3. Galatians 3:29 (NKJV)  I declare that I am Abraham’s seed and  a heir according to the promise 

4.  Ephesians 1:5 (NKJV)   I declare that I am adopted as a son by  Jesus  Christ to God Himself according to the good pleasure of His will.

5. Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)  I declare that I am blessed with every spiritual  blessing in the Heavenly places in Christ.

6. 1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV) I declare that I have been born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God   which lives and abides forever.

7. Ephesians 3:12 (NKJV)  I declare that I have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. 

8. 1 Corinthians 7:23 (NKJV) I declare that I have been bought at a price. 

9. Colossians 1:21-22 (NKJV) I declare that Jesus has reconciled me in the body of  His flesh through death, to present me holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight. 

10. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV)  I declare that I with unveiled face, beholding as  in a mirror  the glory of the Lord, am being transformed into the same image from glory to  glory, just as  by the Spirit of the Lord.

11. Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV)   I declare that I have been commissioned to go  and make disciples of all the nations, to baptise  them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and to  teach them to  observe all things that Jesus have commanded   me, and lo, Jesus is with me always, even to the   end of the age.

12. Romans 8:37 (NKJV)  I declare that I am more than a conqueror through Him who loved us.

13. 1 Corinthians 7:17 (NKJV) I declare that I am called by the Lord. 

14. Galatians 3:26 (NKJV)  I declare that I am a son of God through faith in  Christ Jesus.

 15. Ephesians 1:4 (NKJV) I declare that I am chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world,  that we

      should be holy and without blame before Him in love. 

16. Ephesians 2:19 (NKJV)  I declare that I am a fellow citizen with the saints  and members of the      household of God.

17. Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) I declare I am capable to do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 

18. Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)  I declare that 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.

19. Colossians 2:10 (NKJV) I declare that  I am complete in Christ, who is the  head of all principality and power. 

20. John 15:3 (NKJV) I declare I am already clean because of the word  which Jesus have spoken to me. 

21. Colossians 1:13 (NKJV)  I declare that I have been delivered from the power of darkness and being conveyed Into the Kingdom of the Son of God.

FAITH      

Faith is believing – to have faith in God is to believe In Him and His word.

John 1:12-13

I have received Jesus as my own Lord and personal Savior.  Have put my complete trust and confidence in His name. I have welcomed Him into my heart and have given Him free reign over my life.

He, in turn, has given me the right and the privilege to become an actual son/daughter of God. I have been born of God through spiritual regeneration. I was born as out of the womb of the Spirit through the living Word. I am a genuine son/daughter of Almighty God!

John 20-27-31

I am not filled with doubt and unbelief, but with steadfast faith. Jesus is my Lord, my friend and my God, and though I have never seen Him (physically) or touched Him (physically), I believe in Him and I am blessed by, in and through Him. The Word has been given to me so that I may believe that Jesus is the Christ. Through my believing, and the confession of my faith, I have received eternal life.

Faith is an Attitude:

Gal. 5:22-25

I am a true branch of the Vine. Because of this, the fruit produced by my spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control. As a born again child of God, I have been crucified with Christ. My old sinful nature, with its passions and desires, died with him on the cross and I now live by my recreated spirit, as led by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, as I live by my spirit, my conduct will reflect what my spirit desires.

Mark 11:22-25

I am constantly functioning in God like faith. God has created me as a faith being. My words bring into existence whatever I am believing for. If I command a mountain (a formidable circumstance or barrier) to be removed and cast into the sea, and have no doubt that it will happen, it will happen. Everything that I believe with my heart and speak from my mouth, within the boundaries of God’s Word, becomes reality for me. Whatever I ask for in prayer, if I believe I have received it, I will have it. I understand that un forgiveness and strife bring cancellation to what I am praying for. Therefore, I refuse to harbour them in my life. I continually remember my own frame, all that God has forgiven me of, and that I have no right to withhold grace from others when I myself walk into it so freely.

Measure of faith:

Romans 12:1-3

In view of God’s mercy, I dedicate my body as a living sacrifice, holy and well pleasing to Him. This is my spiritual worship. I follow the ways of the spirit as I am led by the Holy Spirit. I do not conform to the ways of the world, but am transformed by the renewing of my mind so that I may demonstrate the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

I stand by God’s grace alone. I do not esteem myself more highly than I should, for I know that in and of myself I am nothing. Rather, I think of myself with sober judgment. I know that my value in the sight of God is inestimable and that He has given me the measure of faith to put me over un this life. However, I do not forget that all I have,  I have been given. I am totally, completely and joyfully dependent upon my God.

Strong faith is Acting faith:

Col. 2:6-7

I live my life in Jesus in the exact same way in which I received Him: by faith. I am rooted, built up and strengthened in my faith through sound teaching, and the fruit that is produced causes a flood of praise and thanksgiving to flow forth from within me.

1 Peter 1:7

My faith is precious to me – a commodity of greater worth than gold. Like gold, it is proved genuine when I am tested by trials and tribulations of every kind. But unlike gold, which perishes even when refined, my faith shall endure in abundant production and will result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus returns.

Hebrews 11:1

My faith is the very substance of the things that I hope for. It is the certainty that what I do not see will soon be manifested in my life.

Hebrews 11:6

I know that without faith it is impossible for me to please God. In order for me to draw near to Him, I must first believe that He exists, and then that He will reward me as I diligently seek Him.

John 11:40-42

I believe and trust in the name of Jesus: therefore

I will see the glory of God manifested in my life. My Father always listens to and entertains my prayers. He is more than willing to honour His Word on my behalf and grant any petition I may have that is in line with it.

Mark 9:23

I believe in God’s power and ability within me. Therefore, all things are possible for me.

 HEALING

1.  No evil befall me, neither shall any plague come

     Near my dwelling. For You have given your angels

     charge over me. They keep me in all my ways. In my

     pathway is life healing and health.

    (Psalms 91:10-11, Pro. 12:28)

2. Jesus took my infirmities and bore my sicknesses.

   Therefore I refuse to allow sickness to dominate my

    body. The Life of God flows within me briniging

    healing to every fibre of my being. (Matt. 8:17;

    John 6:63)

3. I am redeemed from the curse. Galatians 3:13 is

    flowing in my blood stream. It flows to every cell of

    my body, restoring life and health. (Mark 11:23; Luke

   17:6)

4. The life of first Peter 2:24 is a reality in my flesh,

     restoring every cell of my body.

5. I present my body to God for it is the temple of the

Living God. God dwells in me and His life permeates

my spirit, soul and body so that I am filled with the

fullness of God daily. (Rom. 12:1-2; John 14:20)

6. My body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. I make a

   demand on my body to release the right chemicals.

   My body is in perfect chemical balance. My pancreas 

   secretes the proper amount of insulin for life and

   health. (1 Cor. 6:19)

7. Heavenly Father, through your Word You have

imparted Your life to me. That life restores my body

with every breath I breathe and every word I speak.

(John 6:63; Mark 11:23)

8. That which God has not planted is dissolved and

rooted out of my body in Jesus name. First Peter 2:24

is engrafted into every fiber of my being and I am

alive with the life of God. (Mark 11:23; John 6:63)

9. Jesus is the Lord of my life. Sickness and disease

have no power over me. I am forgiven and free from

sin and guilt. I am dead to sin and alive unto

righteousness. (Col. 1:21-22)

10. I am free from un-forgiveness and strife. I forgive

      others as Christ has forgiven me, for the love of God

      is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost.

      (Matt. 6:12; Rom. 5:5)

11. I believe that the same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ

      the dead lives and dwells in me, and He will also

      quicken my mortal body (Romans 8:11)

12. Every day as I wait upon the Lord, He renews my

     strength. I rise up as the eagles. I will run and not

     get weary. I will walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

13. God has redeemed me out of the hand of the enemy

      and I say so. I am redeemed of the Lord.

     (Psalm 107:2)

14. Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law,

     having been made a curse for me. For it is written,

     cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree that the

     blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles

     through Jesus Christ, that I might receive the

     promise of the Spirit through faith.

(Galatians 3:13-14)

15. God sent His Word to heal me and deliver to me and

      health to all my flesh. (Proverbs 4:20-22)

16. By Jesus’ stripes I was healed (Isaiah 53:4-5,

      1 Peter 2:24)

17. Jesus Himself took my infirmities and bore my

      diseases. (Matthew 8:17)

18. I serve the Lord and He blesses my bread and water

     and He takes sickness away from the midst of me.

     (Exodus 15:26)

19. I am blessed coming in and going out. I am blessed

      in my body. (Deut. 28)

20. I will give attention to the Word of God and not let them

      depart from my sight. I will keep them in the midst of my

      heart. Hence, the Word, will be life and health to my

      whole body. (Prov. 4:20-23)

SCRIPTURES TO STAND AGAINST FEAR

        1.       2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 

        2.       Hebrews 13:6 (NKJV)
6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” 

          3.       Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)  

10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 

        4.       Isaiah 43:1 (NKJV)

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.      

         5.       1 John 4:18 (NKJV)

18 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

6.     Proverbs 29:25 (NKJV)

25 The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.

 7.       Deuteronomy 31:6 (NKJV)

6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

8.       Psalm 27:3 (NKJV)

3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.

9.       Romans 8:15 (NKJV)

15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

10.    2 Chronicles 20:15 (NKJV)

15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

11.    Proverbs 1:33 (NKJV)

        33 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”

       12.    Proverbs 3:23-24 (NKJV)

23 Then you will walk safely in your way, And your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.

       13.    Psalm 34:4 (NKJV)

4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. 

      14.    Psalm 23:4 (NKJV)

4 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. 

      15.    Psalm 56:3-4 (NKJV)

3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? 

    16.    Isaiah 35:4 (NKJV)
4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.”

PROVISION

1. Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation!   (Psalm 68:19 NKJV)

2. I seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and He adds everything I need unto me (Matthew 6:33)

3. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11 NKJV)

4.  My God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:19

5. I give, and it will be given to me: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over do men and women give into my life.  Luke 6:38

6.  This Book of the Law shall not depart from my mouth, but I will meditate in it day and night, that I may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then I will make my way prosperous, and then I will have good success.  Joshua 1:8 (NKJV) 

7. It is God’s will that I prosper in all things and be in health, just as my soul prospers. 3 John 2 (NKJV) 

8. As I giver to God, He is able to make all grace abound toward me, so I will always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV) 

9. God is El Shaddai, the all bountiful Supplier of the needs of His people – Gen 17:1-2

VERSES ON SPIRITUAL WARFARE

1. "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." (Luke 10:19)
    
2. "Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases." (Luke 9:1)
    
3. "And He called the twelve to Him, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits ... And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them." (Mark 6: 7,13)
    
4. "And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease." (Matthew 10:1)
    
5. "But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give." (Matthew 10:6)
    
6. "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me," says the Lord. (Isaiah 54:17)
    
7. "Through You we will push down our enemies; through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me. But You have saved us from our enemies, and have put to shame those who hated us. In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever." (Psalm 44:5)
    
8. "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." (2 Chronicles 16:9)
    
9.  "... but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits." (Daniel 11:32)
    
10. "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts. (Zechariah 4:6)
     
11. "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
     
12. "For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit ..." (1 Thessalonians 1:5)
     
13. "For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power." (1 Corinthians 4:20)
     
14. "... in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God ..." (Romans 15:19)
     
15. "Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds." (2 Corinthians 12:12)
     
16. "God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit ..." (Hebrews 2:4)
     
17.  "And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen." (Mark 16:20)
     
18. "And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all." (Acts 4:33)
     
19. "But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you ..." (1 John 2:27)
     
20. "But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things." (1 John 2:20)
     
21. "Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles." (Acts 2:43)
     
22. "No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage ..." (Joshua 1:5)
     
23. "Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle - my lovingkindness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and the One in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me." (Psalm 144:1)
     
24. "For You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord shall enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop; by my God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him." (2 Samuel 22:29)
     
25. "It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me on high places. He teaches my hands to make war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze ... I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. I have wounded them, so that they were not able to rise; they have fallen under my feet. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me." (Psalm 18:32,37)