Confession of Faith - June 22, 2004

SCRIPTURAL VERIFICATION

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Romans 10:8-10)

CONFESSION

Series 2.6.22 - #174

June 22, 2004

I purpose to taste and see that the Lord is good. I have tried the things from the table of devils and found out that a bad taste was left in my mouth. I will no longer taste the things offered from that table, for it is always damnable. Tasting God is a wonderful experience. I cannot taste him without tasting his words. His words are sweet unto my taste. I taste them and enter into a new experience with him. He entered into a new dimension when he, by the grace of God, tasted death for every man. I taste the good word of God and the powers of the age to come. He tasted death so that I might taste life. Life is in these words being spoken in my ears. The spirit gives life. The words that he speaks unto me are spirit, and they are life. I taste of life today, and I am resurrected above trouble. I try these words that are spoken unto me and see that they are making a difference in the outcomes projected by the enemy. He has opened my ears so that I might try the words that I hear. There are many who have ears to hear, yet hear not. I taste and see that he is good, for blessed is the man that trusts in God. He is gracious. I taste his graciousness and remember that those who know his name will place their trust in him, for he has not forsaken them that seek him.

Jesus is the King of glory, the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. I lift up my head, for it is a gate for him to enter into. I have become an everlasting door for him, the King of glory to enter into. He is the Lord of hosts. I taste of these words, and my eyes shall be opened to see the hosts that are with me. Those who are with me are more than they that are with my enemies. He is satisfying my soul with marrow and fatness. My mouth shall praise him with joyful lips as I remember him upon my bed and meditate upon him while I watch at night. He is my help. Now I rise upon the shadow of his wings with the legs of rejoicing. His right hand is upholding me. I do not worry about those who seek to destroy me, for they that seek my soul shall go into the lower parts of the earth. He will stop the mouth of those who speak lies against me. They shall fall by the sword of their own mouths. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so am I to him among the sons of men. I sit down under the shadow of his wings with great delight and taste of his sweet fruit. The shadow of his wings covers the banqueting house that he has brought me unto. I behold the banner over me and eat from the hands of love. I taste of his love and know again how great his goodness is. I taste of his love, and I will become cheerful in the midst of great sorrow.

The Lord has hidden me in the banqueting house. I eat and am filled with the word of God. It is sweet unto the taste, yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. I show forth the praises of the God who has called me out of darkness into his marvelous light. In this banqueting house of good things, he is gathering together those who shall be kings and priests unto him. They shall reign on the earth. I do not fear death, for if I die for his name's sake, I will behold his face in righteousness, and I shall be satisfied when I awake with his likeness. In this life, I will have mothers, sisters, children, houses, brethren, and lands if I have left all and have followed him. Persecutions come with the blessing. I look at the eternal life at the end that sums up the package and rejoice. I look at the exchange for forsaking all. It is a hundredfold. I rejoice, for he is abundantly satisfying me with the fatness of his house. He is making me to drink of the river of his pleasures. He has placed within me the fountain of life. His light causes me to see the light. I sit down in the banqueting house and eat by this light of love. I open my mouth wide, for he is filling it with good things. I taste and see how good he is.

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.