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0:00You can quote Luke 10:19 and still speak
0:03as though the enemy has the final word.
0:05You can read that you are seated with
0:07Christ and then describe every battle as
0:10though you have been abandoned in it.
0:12You can know the verses and still let
0:14fear write the language of your life.
0:17That contradiction must be faced.
0:20The problem is not that Christ failed to
0:22give you authority. It is not that you
0:24need to manufacture more power through
0:26greater effort. The problem is that your
0:29mouth may still be repeating the
0:31vocabulary of defeat while your spirit
0:34possesses an inheritance of victory.
0:37Today, we are going to bring those two
0:39things into agreement.
0:41These 120 declarations are not magic
0:44words. They do not manipulate God,
0:47create authority, or make every personal
0:49desire binding.
0:51They are scripture-shaped statements of
0:53what Christ accomplished, where you
0:55stand in him, and how an authorized
0:58believer may now think, speak, resist,
1:01and serve.
1:02Speak them aloud if you can. Hear your
1:05own voice agreeing with the word.
1:08Before we begin, settle this in your
1:10heart and say it deliberately.
1:13My authority is not in my feelings. My
1:16authority is in Christ.
1:19Now we must establish what stands behind
1:22that authority because authority is
1:24never greater than the one who grants
1:26it.
1:27E.W. Kenyon wrote that the measure of
1:30his ability is the measure of the value
1:32of that name.
1:34He meant that the name of Jesus is not
1:36powerful because of the believer's tone,
1:38emotion, or spiritual reputation. Its
1:41value rests upon the person and
1:43achievement of Jesus himself.
1:46Philippians 2 declares that God highly
1:49exalted him and gave him the name above
1:52every name.
1:53Colossians 2 says that Christ disarmed
1:56principalities and powers and triumphed
1:59over them.
2:00Ephesians 1 places him at the Father's
2:02right hand, far above every rule,
2:05authority, power, dominion, and name,
2:09and says that he was given this position
2:11as head over all things for the benefit
2:14of his church. That is what stands
2:16behind the name.
2:18Kenyon used the legal expression power
2:20of attorney to explain the believer's
2:22privilege.
2:24A person holding power of attorney does
2:26not act because he is personally greater
2:28than everyone around him.
2:30He acts as the authorized representative
2:33of the one who granted the right.
2:35In the same way, the believer is not the
2:38source of spiritual authority.
2:40Christ is the source.
2:42We act under his lordship, upon his
2:45finished work, and in his name.
2:48But the word goes further.
2:50Ephesians 2:6 says that God raised us up
2:53together and seated us together in
2:55heavenly places in Christ.
2:58Galatians 4 says, "You are no longer a
3:00slave, but a son.
3:03And if a son, then an heir through God."
3:06The inheritance was not given because
3:08you felt powerful.
3:10It was given because you were born into
3:12the family.
3:13Christ won the victory. Christ bears the
3:16name.
3:17You stand in Christ.
3:20The authority is already established.
3:23What must now be developed is your
3:25consciousness of it.
3:26And this is where confession takes its
3:29proper place.
3:30Kenyon taught that Christianity is a
3:32confession, an [clears throat] open
3:34acknowledgement of what Christ has done,
3:37what the believer is in him, and what
3:39the word declares belongs to the new
3:41creation.
3:43He did not mean that words invent
3:45spiritual reality.
3:47He meant that the mouth must agree with
3:49the reality God has already established.
3:52Romans 10 joins the heart and the mouth.
3:55With the heart, man believes, and with
3:58the mouth, confession is made.
4:00Hebrews 4:14 tells us to hold fast our
4:04confession.
4:05The word is true before you speak it.
4:08Your declaration does not make Christ
4:10victorious. It trains you to stand
4:13consciously in his victory.
4:16There are two errors to avoid.
4:18The first is the confession of defeat
4:20that continually gives fear, weakness,
4:23and circumstances the final word.
4:26The second is presumption. The attempt
4:29to turn every personal desire into a
4:31covenant promise. These declarations do
4:34neither.
4:35They do not deny pain, forbid honest
4:38emotion, replace repentance, or give you
4:41authority to control another person.
4:44They remain under scripture, under the
4:46lordship of Jesus, and under the law of
4:49love.
4:51So, do not strain. Do not shout in an
4:54effort to make the words powerful.
4:56Speak steadily.
4:58Hear what you are saying.
5:00Let your heart and mouth come into
5:02agreement with the word.
5:04The truth does not depend on your
5:06feeling.
5:07Your feeling must learn to answer to the
5:10truth.
5:11Now, we begin with the foundation of
5:14everything.
5:15Who you are in Christ.
5:17Speak these deliberately. Do not rush
5:20past the words.
5:22Let each one tell you what the new birth
5:24has made true.
5:26One.
5:27I declare I am a new creation in Christ.
5:31Old things have passed away.
5:34Two.
5:35I declare I am the righteousness of God
5:38in Christ. Not by performance, but by
5:41grace.
5:42Three.
5:44I declare there is now no condemnation
5:46against me because I am in Christ Jesus.
5:50Four. I declare I am accepted in the
5:53beloved. Fully welcomed by the Father.
5:57Five.
5:58I declare I am a child of God and an
6:01heir through Christ.
6:03Six.
6:04I declare I am united with Christ. His
6:07life is now at work within me.
6:10Seven. I declare the Holy Spirit dwells
6:14in me. I am not empty or abandoned.
6:17Eight. I declare I am God's workmanship,
6:21created in Christ Jesus for good works.
6:24Nine. I declare I belong to the
6:27household of God. I am not a stranger at
6:30his door.
6:3110. I declare I have access to the
6:34Father through Jesus Christ.
6:3711. I declare I do not live with an
6:40orphan's identity. God is my father.
6:4412. I declare my past does not define my
6:48spiritual lineage. I have been born of
6:51God.
6:5213. I declare greater is he who is in me
6:56than he who is in the world.
6:5814. I declare my citizenship is in God's
7:02kingdom and Christ is my Lord.
7:0515. I declare my identity is established
7:09by redemption, not by failure, fear, or
7:12circumstance. These words are not
7:15flattering you. They are informing you.
7:18They are teaching your mouth to describe
7:20the new creation as God describes it.
7:23You know who you are. Now declare where
7:26you stand.
7:27Your identity is settled in Christ. Now
7:31speak from the position his finished
7:33work has given you.
7:3516. I declare I was crucified with
7:38Christ and his life is expressed through
7:41me.
7:4217. I declare I was raised with Christ
7:45into newness of life.
7:4818. I declare I am seated with Christ in
7:51heavenly places.
7:5319. I declare I have been delivered from
7:56the authority of darkness.
7:5920. I declare I have been transferred
8:02into the kingdom of God's beloved son.
8:0521. I declare Jesus Christ is Lord over
8:09my life, my words, and my conduct.
8:1322: I declare the cross has answered
8:17every accusation raised against me.
8:2023: I declare Christ disarmed
8:23principalities and powers and triumphed
8:26over them.
8:2724:
8:28I declare I do not fight toward an
8:31uncertain victory.
8:33I stand in Christ's completed victory.
8:3625:
8:37I declare I reign in life through the
8:40abundance of grace and the gift of
8:42righteousness.
8:4426: I declare whatever is born of God
8:47overcomes the world. 27: I declare I am
8:52more than a conqueror through him who
8:54loved me. 28: I declare I stand in
8:59grace. I do not struggle to earn my
9:01place before God.
9:0329: I declare I come boldly to the
9:07throne of grace to receive mercy and
9:09timely help. 30: I declare my
9:13inheritance is received through Christ,
9:16not purchased by my effort.
9:18Do you hear the difference?
9:20You are not trying to create a victory.
9:23You are taking your place in one already
9:26accomplished.
9:27The cross settled it. The resurrection
9:30confirmed it. Christ's enthronement
9:33declared it.
9:34And now, the risen in Christ has given
9:37the believer the right to use his name.
9:40That is where we turn next. The name is
9:43not an ornament attached to prayer.
9:46It is the name of the risen Lord whom
9:48you represent. Speak with reverence.
9:5231:
9:54I declare Jesus possesses the name above
9:57every name.
9:5832:
10:00I declare every authority in heaven, on
10:03earth, and beneath the earth answers to
10:05his lordship.
10:0733:
10:08I declare I may approach the Father in
10:11the name of Jesus.
10:1334
10:14I declare I ask according to the word
10:17confident in the access Christ has given
10:20me.
10:2135
10:22I declare I represent Jesus. I do not
10:25act independently of him.
10:27>> [clears throat]
10:28>> 36
10:29I declare my words and deeds are to be
10:31done under the authority of his name.
10:3537
10:36I declare the name of Jesus is more than
10:39a phrase at the end of prayer.
10:4138
10:42I declare the power of that name rests
10:45upon Christ's standing, not my emotion.
10:4939
10:50I declare I may use his name even when
10:53my voice trembles.
10:5540
10:56I declare volume does not create
10:58authority. Jesus Christ gives the name
11:01its authority.
11:0341
11:04>> [clears throat]
11:04>> I declare I bear his name to serve,
11:07never to exalt myself.
11:1042 I declare I am not ashamed of the
11:13name of Jesus Christ.
11:1543 I declare I carry his name into my
11:19home, my work, and every responsibility.
11:2344 I declare I worship Jesus as Lord and
11:27bring my petitions to the Father in his
11:29name.
11:3045 I declare the name of Jesus is a
11:34sacred trust and I will use it in faith,
11:37obedience, and love.
11:40You are not making your own name great.
11:42You are standing beneath the name God
11:45has exalted. The privilege is great. The
11:48responsibility is also great.
11:51And now that we know what the name
11:52means, we can speak it against the
11:55opposition Christ has authorized us to
11:57resist. Authority begins with
12:00submission. We stand under the Lordship
12:03of Jesus and from that position, we
12:05resist what opposes his will.
12:0846 I declare I submit myself to God,
12:12resist the devil, and he flees from me.
12:1547
12:17I declare I give no place to the enemy
12:19in my thoughts, words, or conduct.
12:2348
12:24I declare I stand clothed in the whole
12:27armor of God.
12:2849
12:30I declare no accusation can overturn the
12:33verdict Christ secured for me.
12:3550
12:36I declare I reject condemnation and
12:39receive correction without surrendering
12:41my identity.
12:4351
12:44I declare I take the shield of faith and
12:47extinguish every fiery dart of the
12:49wicked one.
12:5152
12:52I declare the word of God is the sword
12:55of the spirit in my mouth.
12:5753
12:58I declare every argument that exalts
13:00itself against the knowledge of God is
13:03brought down.
13:0454
13:06I declare fear may speak, but it does
13:08not possess authority over me.
13:1155
13:12I declare I remain standing when
13:14pressure continues and circumstances
13:17contradict the word.
13:1956
13:20I declare opposition cannot revoke the
13:23position God has given me in Christ.
13:2657
13:27I declare I magnify Jesus, not the works
13:31of darkness.
13:3258
13:33I declare I test every spiritual claim
13:36by the truth of God's word.
13:3959
13:40I declare my household is governed by
13:43truth, prayer, love, and obedience to
13:46Christ.
13:4760
13:49I declare people are not my enemy.
13:52I refuse hatred, domination, and
13:54revenge.
13:56This is spiritual resistance. Not noise,
14:00not fear, not fascination with darkness.
14:04Submission to God, confidence in Christ,
14:07steadfast refusal to surrender ground to
14:10accusation, deception, or fear.
14:14But perhaps you are saying, "I have
14:16spoken truths like these before, and I
14:18still did not feel powerful."
14:20Then we must settle what authority
14:22depends upon.
14:24Authority does not depend upon your
14:26feeling.
14:28E.W. Kenyon compared the believer's use
14:30of the name of Jesus to writing a check
14:33against money known to be on deposit.
14:35The check does not become valid because
14:37the person holding it feels wealthy.
14:40Its value rests upon what is already in
14:43the account and upon the authority of
14:45the name signed to it.
14:47Kenyon's point was not that prayer is a
14:49commercial transaction, or that God can
14:52be mechanically compelled.
14:54His point was that faith grows steady
14:56when it rests upon known facts.
14:59Christ's victory is the deposit. His
15:02word is the record. His name is the
15:05authority.
15:07Your feelings are not the account.
15:10Perhaps you have spoken scripture before
15:12and still felt afraid.
15:14Perhaps your voice trembled.
15:17Perhaps the circumstances looked
15:18unchanged when the prayer ended.
15:21None of those things altered Christ's
15:23position at the Father's right hand.
15:26None of them diminished the authority of
15:28His name.
15:29You may tremble and still obey.
15:32You may feel pressure and still stand.
15:36You may acknowledge pain without
15:38crowning it lord over your life.
15:40Do not turn confession into another
15:43performance.
15:44You are not trying to produce a perfect
15:46emotional state or guard every sentence
15:49with anxious fear.
15:51One frightened word does not cancel
15:53grace.
15:54An honest question does not destroy your
15:57inheritance.
15:58The discipline is simpler and deeper.
16:02When your mind wanders back toward
16:03defeat, return it to the word.
16:07When your mouth repeats fear, correct it
16:09without condemnation.
16:11When circumstances argue against your
16:13position, remember whose standing
16:16supports you.
16:17Take a breath. Release the strain.
16:21The authority belongs to Christ and you
16:24are in Christ.
16:25Now, let that settled truth enter the
16:28place where fear most often begins, your
16:31thoughts.
16:32You do not have to obey every thought
16:34that enters your mind. Speak now from
16:36the deeper reality of the word.
16:4061
16:41I declare God has given me power, love,
16:44and a sound mind.
16:4762
16:48I declare I take every thought captive
16:51to the obedience of Christ.
16:5363
16:55I declare anxious imaginations do not
16:57possess final authority over me.
17:0064
17:02I declare I have the mind of Christ and
17:04access to his revealed wisdom.
17:0765
17:09I declare I set my mind on the things of
17:11the spirit where there is life and
17:14peace. 66
17:16I declare the peace of Christ rules in
17:19my heart and governs my responses.
17:2267
17:24I declare panic does not lead me.
17:26The Holy Spirit guides me in truth.
17:3068
17:31I declare memories of failure cannot
17:33overturn my present standing in Christ.
17:3669
17:38I declare I reject accusation and I
17:40receive correction without condemnation.
17:4470
17:45I declare that when I need wisdom, I ask
17:48my father who gives generously.
17:5171
17:52I declare I attend to the inward witness
17:55of the Holy Spirit.
17:5772
17:58I declare fear does not make my
18:00decisions. I am led by truth, wisdom,
18:03and [clears throat] peace.
18:0573 I declare my emotions are real, but
18:09they are not my lord.
18:11Jesus Christ is lord.
18:1374
18:15I declare I rest in God without becoming
18:18passive in obedience.
18:2075
18:21I declare my mind is being renewed by
18:24the word day after day.
18:27Notice the quietness of this authority.
18:29It does not panic. It does not pretend.
18:33It brings every thought before the truth
18:35and asks, "Does this agree with Christ?"
18:39What governs the mind will eventually
18:41govern the mouth.
18:43Therefore, we now bring our speech into
18:45the same agreement. Your mouth must not
18:48become the servant of every changing
18:50circumstance.
18:51Let it become a faithful witness to the
18:54word.
18:5576. I declare I hold fast the confession
18:59of my faith without wavering.
19:0277. I declare I speak the truth in love
19:06with courage and grace.
19:0878. I declare I will not magnify the
19:12enemy by continually rehearsing his
19:14works.
19:1579. I declare I refuse to condemn myself
19:20when Christ has justified me.
19:2280. I declare I can describe a problem
19:26without making that problem my identity.
19:2981. I declare God's promise carries
19:32greater authority than the pressure
19:34confronting me.
19:3682. I declare my mouth blesses. It does
19:40not curse, wound, or destroy.
19:4483. I declare gossip, slander, and
19:47destructive exaggeration have no place
19:49in my speech.
19:5184.
19:52I declare my words will serve peace,
19:55truth, and reconciliation.
19:5885. I declare Jesus Christ is Lord,
20:01regardless of what circumstances report.
20:0586. I declare I give thanks to God
20:08before my emotions or surroundings
20:10change.
20:1287. I declare I speak as a child who is
20:15welcomed by the Father, not as one
20:18abandoned outside his house.
20:2088. I declare when fear escapes my lips,
20:24I return without condemnation to what
20:26the word says.
20:2889. I declare I boast only in Christ and
20:32in what His grace has accomplished.
20:3590. I declare my mouth will strengthen
20:38faith, serve love, and give Jesus the
20:41glory.
20:43Consistency does not mean you never
20:44stumble in speech. It means the word
20:47remains the governing direction to which
20:49you return.
20:51Your confession is not meant to remain a
20:53private exercise.
20:55If it is genuine, it will appear in the
20:57way you work, forgive, serve, and treat
21:01the people around you.
21:02Authority must now put on the character
21:05of love.
21:06Authority without love misrepresents the
21:09one who gave it.
21:10The name of Jesus must be carried in the
21:13character of Jesus.
21:1591.
21:16I declare the love of God has been
21:18poured into my heart by the Holy Spirit.
21:2292.
21:23I declare I serve willingly, but I do
21:26not serve to earn my place in God's
21:28family.
21:2993.
21:31I declare I carry the peace of Christ
21:33into conflict.
21:3594.
21:36I declare spiritual authority does not
21:39give me the right to control another
21:41person.
21:4295. I declare the Spirit produces
21:46self-control in me.
21:4896.
21:49I declare I seek divine wisdom before I
21:52answer, decide, or act.
21:5597. I declare my commitments matter
21:59because I represent Jesus Christ.
22:0298. I declare I govern my own conduct
22:06before attempting to correct someone
22:08else.
22:0999. I declare strife has no right to
22:13rule my household.
22:15100. I declare I forgive because God in
22:19Christ has forgiven me.
22:21101. I declare I bless my family without
22:25trying to possess or manipulate their
22:27choices.
22:29102 I declare I work faithfully as one
22:33serving the Lord and not merely men.
22:36103
22:38I declare I use authority to protect,
22:41strengthen, and serve, not to
22:43intimidate.
22:45104
22:46I declare every right I possess was
22:49received by grace.
22:50Therefore, pride has no place in me.
22:54105
22:56I declare the character of Christ
22:58governs how I represent the name of
23:00Christ.
23:01This is authority in daily clothing. It
23:04keeps its word. It listens before it
23:06speaks. It forgives. It serves. It
23:10refuses to use spiritual language as a
23:13weapon against people.
23:14The believer who knows their position
23:16does not need to dominate a room.
23:19They carry the quiet confidence of one
23:21who belongs to the Father.
23:23And that confidence was never meant to
23:25end with personal protection.
23:28It was given so that Christ could reach
23:30others through you.
23:32Now we turn from authority within your
23:34life to authority expressed in witness
23:37and service.
23:38Authority reaches its proper purpose
23:41when it becomes service.
23:43Speak these final declarations as one
23:46sent to reveal Jesus, not impress
23:49people.
23:50106
23:52I declare I am an ambassador for Christ
23:55entrusted with his message of
23:57reconciliation.
23:59107
24:00I declare the Holy Spirit gives me power
24:03to be a faithful witness.
24:06108 I declare I speak the word of God
24:10with courage and love.
24:12109
24:14I declare I am not ashamed of the
24:16gospel, for it is the power of God unto
24:19salvation.
24:20110
24:22I declare I pray for others in the name
24:24of Jesus and depend upon his ability.
24:28111.
24:30I declare Christ can work through
24:32ordinary believers who yield themselves
24:34to him.
24:35>> [clears throat]
24:36>> 112.
24:37I declare the gifts entrusted to me are
24:40for service, not status.
24:43113.
24:45I declare compassion governs the
24:47authority I exercise.
24:49114.
24:51I declare I stand beside the oppressed
24:54without accepting defeat as their
24:55identity.
24:57115.
24:59I declare delay does not move me from
25:01faithful obedience.
25:03116.
25:05I declare I attend to the Holy Spirit
25:08and obey his inward direction.
25:10117.
25:12I declare I will complete the work God
25:15has assigned to me.
25:16118.
25:18I declare every good result belongs to
25:21the grace and power of Jesus Christ.
25:24119.
25:26I declare my life will display the love,
25:29courage, and character of Christ.
25:31120.
25:33I declare I belong to Jesus Christ,
25:36stand in his finished work, bear his
25:39name with reverence, and use what he has
25:41given me for his glory and the good of
25:44others.
25:45That is the full purpose of authority,
25:48not self-exaltation,
25:50not control, representation.
25:53You know who you are.
25:55You know where you stand. You know whose
25:58name you bear.
26:00Now your life can become the visible
26:02expression of what your mouth has
26:04confessed.
26:06These 120 declarations did not increase
26:09the authority of Jesus.
26:11They did not amend the covenant,
26:13persuade God to receive you, or create a
26:16spiritual position you lacked before you
26:18began speaking.
26:20They gave your mouth the language of
26:22your inheritance.
26:24The cross secured the victory. The
26:26resurrection confirmed it. The new birth
26:29brought you into the family. The name of
26:32Jesus gave you the right to act as his
26:35representative.
26:36All of that was true before the first
26:39declaration left your lips.
26:41E.W. Kenyon taught that knowledge of the
26:44believers rights produces a settled
26:46faith. Confession gives that knowledge
26:49expression and action reveals that the
26:52truth has become a living reality.
26:55He was not calling believers to
26:56manufacture power through repetition. He
26:59was calling them to know what Christ had
27:01accomplished so thoroughly that their
27:04words and conduct would naturally agree
27:06with it.
27:07Return to these declarations. Speak them
27:10slowly. Search the scriptures behind
27:13them. Give special attention to the
27:15statements that challenge the defeated
27:17language you have used for years.
27:20Carry several into your day and join
27:22every declaration to corresponding
27:24obedience.
27:26If you confess love, forgive. If you
27:29confess authority, submit to Christ.
27:32If you confess freedom from fear, take
27:35the next faithful step.
27:38If you confess that you bear his name,
27:40represent him honorably.
27:42You do not need to shout to make the
27:44name powerful. You do not need to
27:47pretend that pressure is absent.
27:49You do not need to boast in your own
27:51strength. Christ is victorious. His name
27:55has been given. You are in him. The
27:58inheritance was already yours.
28:01Now let your thoughts, your words, your
28:04decisions, and your service agree.

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