Say What You Would Like

Speak Boldly As You "Say What You Would Like!"

Dr Angelo R Moe

Greetings! I am excited to share with you the first Restore Me Now devotional for 2009. This will be a great year and I am eager to see all that God will do in our lives. This week, we will discuss perseverance and asking in faith. Be blessed!

SAY WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE

Mark 11: 24
24. Therefore I say unto you, what things so ever you desire, when you pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

A story was told by a great preacher about not giving up. In the sermon, the preacher quoted former President Nixon, who said, "A man is not defeated when he loses, he is only defeated when he quits." This great preacher let us know that quitting is not an option. Boy, I am grateful for that wonderful word.

Today, I am clearly reminded of that sermon. So I'm going to share with you my thoughts on perseverance but I also want to let you know that you have to say what it is you would like. The Bible clearly lets us know that the power of life and death lies in the tongue. Speak only life.

There are so many believers that speak not only blessings over their life but they speak curses as well. Words like, "I'm sick," "I'm broke," I'm so crazy," or "I'm not going to get that job." What negative things are you speaking over your life? From now on, only speak those things that you would like for your life. For instance, declare to yourself, "I'm healed," "I'm blessed," "I'm rich," "My family will be saved," "I have the job" or "I have a sound mind." It is important that you be clear and concise when you say what it is you want.

In a very familiar Bible story, Jesus and his disciples were traveling back to Bethany. The Bible tells us that Jesus was hungry and he saw a fig tree in the distance. When He and the disciples came near the tree, they discovered the tree had no figs on it. The Bible says that Jesus cursed the tree. Jesus spoke it. The next day, as they traveled from Bethany, they passed by the same fig tree again and Peter alerted Jesus, saying, "Master, behold the tree you have cursed has now withered away". Jesus responded, "Have faith in God". In essence,

Jesus quickly reminds his disciples that if you speak something in faith, it shall be done.

What is it that you believe God for? What is it that you desire God to do in your life? I want to encourage you to say what it is you want and believe that God has the power to deliver it for you. Hebrews 11:1 declares, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Say it!