In HIM 3
Jesus constantly CONFESSED Who He was....What He Is...and His mission in life.
Yeah, but someone might say, "But that was Jesus..."
I know. And the Bible teaches us that Jesus left us an example for us to follow...and we should follow in His steps. YOU should constantly be CONFESSING (speaking) who you are, what you are and where you are going. You should speak and confess things from the Bible that are about you. We are to hold fast our confessions!
You might not feel like one of God's sons or daughters but if you are born again; you ARE one of His.
1 John 3:1-2 says this:
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see Him as He is."
Romans 8:14, 16-17 says this:
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
So as you can see, we are all son's and daughter's of God. Say it, believe it- Know it...and never forget it.
We are children of God!!! We are heirs- joint heirs with Christ. We should happily confess our relationship with God. And in what way are we realted to Him. We're born OF GOD. We are His very own children. He is our very own Father. We dare to take our place as sons and daughters OF GOD and confess what's who we are.
Ephesians 1:5 "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ..."
Romans 8:15 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit ofadoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
Abba is a word that basically means "Daddy" "Dad", but in a more stronger connotation in that vernacular.
What do you know about what God's Word says about you and how do you make it your "confession?"
Well, as a professing Chrtistian, you should read through the Epistles (An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people). The Epistles are written to the Church, believers/ followers in/of Jesus. As you read, look for all the expressions such as "in Christ," "in Him," "in whom," "through whom," etc With say a colored pencil or outline marker, underline those expressions.
You will find (KJV only) approximately 140 such expressions, most of them in the Epistles, some of these however, don't exactly tell you something you have "in Christ." For instance, Paul's greeting in one Epistle is, "I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ." That has the "expression" "IN CHRIST" but it doesn't tell you anything that is yours because you are "in Christ."
You will also find other Scriptures which convey the same message, but don't use the specific phrases, "in Him," etc. Yet, they tell you who you are, or what you are or what you have, because you ARE "in Christ."
Now, when you find these Scriptures, write them down. Then meditate on them. Confess them. Say with your mouth, "This is who I am, and this is what I am, and this is what I have in Christ."