Declarations: An important Key to releasing the promises.

In my experience, the goodness and promises of God are not one time events that happen in response to a single prayer or declaration, though God does honor prayer and can release a particular breakthrough.  However I find that the goodness and promises of God are to be a lifestyle that we walk in daily and should be growing throughout the days of our lives.

There are certainly times of pruning or dry seasons, but the purpose of these times is that of preparation, that we would bear more fruit and that our roots would grow stronger and deeper in the true source of life, Jesus.  With this vision in mind, the question therefore becomes how do we participate with God in seeing this fruitfulness come forth in our lives? 

While there are many aspects of walking in fullness, a very significant aspect is that of declaration.  As it turns out, scriptural declaration has the force of law in the spirit realm and as the spirit realm is more real, more tangible, more impactful than anything in the physical realm, we must as spiritual beings made in the image and likeness of God take up our divine weapons that are supernaturally powerful for the destruction of strongholds.  The following is basis for this belief…

            Isaiah 55:11 …so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

            Isaiah 44:26 …who carries out the words of his servants and fulfills the predictions of his messengers…

            Psalm 103:20  Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. (Speaking the word releases angelic hosts on our behalf, this is HUGE)

            Isaiah 45:23  By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked…

            Job 22: 28  "You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways. NAS

            Genesis 1:3  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Let us therefore lay hold of the promises of God and through scriptural declaration, decree that which God declares over us for the promises in his word are so much better than anything we can come up with on our own. 

What then shall we declare???

Declare a shield of victory and shield of favor being around you at all times.  Declare that you are blessed when you go out and when you come in.  Declare that God is working on your behalf beyond all that you can ask, think, hope or want.  Declare that you reap 100 fold for the work of your hands and that God is increasing you 1000 times greater than you are right now.  Declare…