Another one of my favorite Seinfeld scene's is when Jerry goes to confession:
"Tell me your sins, my son."
"Well, I should mention, Father, that I'm Jewish."
"That's no sin."
"Oh, well, good. Anyway, Father, I wanted to talk to you about Dr. Watley. It is my suspicion that he's converted to Judaism purely for the jokes."
"And this offends you as a Jewish person?"
"No. It offends me as a comedian."
When you hear the word confession you immediately associate it with the acknowledgement of something bad. And most of the time you are confessing what you did wrong to either a parent, a legal authority, or a priest.
Now, how about confessing words in the right context? That is something you very rarely hear about or even do. But the Word of God instructs all believers to do this. In fact, throughout the entire Bible you will find scriptures about speaking positively, using God's Word vocally , praying boldly, and confessing God's Word. As you do this, you are simply renewing your mind with the Word of God:
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ( Romans 12:2)
Your struggles will seem obsolete as you concentrate on the goodness of God and His mercy and grace.
It is utterly impossible to walk by faith, as we are instructed to do, without knowing God's Word and simply doing what His Word says:
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
(James 1:22-24)
It's kind of hard to forget who you are and who God's says you are, when you are daily renewing your mind with the Word of God, and confessing His Word over your situations and speaking His Word in your prayers.
Here is just a small sampling of encouraging Words to use daily, as you begin to hopefully make that choice in confessing right instead of confessing what you've done wrong all the time:
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
And being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
(Phil. 1:6)
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)
And the reason why we should declare God's Word?
So we may boldly say:“The Lord is my helper, I will not fear.What can man do to me." (Hebrews 13:6)
The words you speak are powerful. In fact, God reminds us that His Word is powerful than a two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12).
It is such a simple task in reminding ourselves who we are in Christ, and when you speak His Word daily you begin to see the changes in your faith.
If you are living in an area with no access to a Bible and are reading this online, remember to click on my link to biblegateway.com to read more of God's Word on confessing His Word.
The Book of Philippians carries many great verses to strengthen your faith, worthy of confessing!
"Tell me your sins, my son."
"Well, I should mention, Father, that I'm Jewish."
"That's no sin."
"Oh, well, good. Anyway, Father, I wanted to talk to you about Dr. Watley. It is my suspicion that he's converted to Judaism purely for the jokes."
"And this offends you as a Jewish person?"
"No. It offends me as a comedian."
When you hear the word confession you immediately associate it with the acknowledgement of something bad. And most of the time you are confessing what you did wrong to either a parent, a legal authority, or a priest.
Now, how about confessing words in the right context? That is something you very rarely hear about or even do. But the Word of God instructs all believers to do this. In fact, throughout the entire Bible you will find scriptures about speaking positively, using God's Word vocally , praying boldly, and confessing God's Word. As you do this, you are simply renewing your mind with the Word of God:
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ( Romans 12:2)
Your struggles will seem obsolete as you concentrate on the goodness of God and His mercy and grace.
It is utterly impossible to walk by faith, as we are instructed to do, without knowing God's Word and simply doing what His Word says:
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
(James 1:22-24)
It's kind of hard to forget who you are and who God's says you are, when you are daily renewing your mind with the Word of God, and confessing His Word over your situations and speaking His Word in your prayers.
Here is just a small sampling of encouraging Words to use daily, as you begin to hopefully make that choice in confessing right instead of confessing what you've done wrong all the time:
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
And being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
(Phil. 1:6)
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)
And the reason why we should declare God's Word?
So we may boldly say:“The Lord is my helper, I will not fear.What can man do to me." (Hebrews 13:6)
The words you speak are powerful. In fact, God reminds us that His Word is powerful than a two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12).
It is such a simple task in reminding ourselves who we are in Christ, and when you speak His Word daily you begin to see the changes in your faith.
If you are living in an area with no access to a Bible and are reading this online, remember to click on my link to biblegateway.com to read more of God's Word on confessing His Word.
The Book of Philippians carries many great verses to strengthen your faith, worthy of confessing!
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