“Build your faith on the Word, not testimonies alone.”

It is wonderful to hear a testimony about God coming through in someone’s life. However, while that testimony can certainly be encouraging it really doesn’t have the power to change YOUR life. Only God’s Word can do that.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Acts 20:32

Building a house is wonderful example of how important a foundation is. Without it the house has nothing to stabilize it. The foundation of a home also shows you how big it will be. So it is with the Word of God. When you plant it in your heart you are building the foundation for your life. You are laying the ground work for your testimony of God’s faithfulness!

So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a ^[a]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock. ²⁵ And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.²⁶ And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.²⁷ And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it.

Matthew 7:24-27 (AMP)

Victory Action

While testimonies are good, I build my faith primarily by studying and applying God’s Word.

“If you can win in the wilderness, you can win anywhere.”

¹Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. ²And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. ³And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. ⁴But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. ⁵Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, ⁶And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. ⁷Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. ⁸Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; ⁹And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. ¹⁰Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. ¹¹Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Matthew 4:1-11

The wilderness can be a scary place. The literal wilderness can mean darkness, danger and possible death if you are lost. Unless you have had special training, the wilderness can be a place where there aren’t a lot of resources for you to help yourself. You need outside help to find your way home. God has a history of delivering people from both the literal and spiritual wildness. His power is great no matter the circumstances. God has given us His Word as a sword – a weapon of warfare and deliverance. Jesus, our example, overcame temptation by using the scriptures. We should do the same!

Victory Action

Following Jesus’ example, I will use The Word and win over all, even in the wilderness.

“The tongue is the thermometer of your spirit.”

  ²⁶If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.  

James 1:26

 ³⁵A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.  ³⁶But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.  ³⁷For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.  

Matthew 12:35-37

39 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

Psalm 39:1

¹⁷² My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Psalm 119:172

Whatever people talk about the most is what they are focused on most of the time. What we read, watch or listen to will eventually show up in our conversation. You don’t have to talk to someone too long before you start to understand where they are spiritually. Our words betray us. Especially when we are under pressure from circumstances. If your meditation is on God’s Word then that is what will come out of you when you speak. The Bible says, life and death are in the power of the tongue. So it is very important to your life the words you say. Speak life!

Victory Action

I will fill my spirit with the things of God, so when under pressure, my words will be God’s words.

“You are snared by the words of your mouth, so say words that you want to get snared with you.”

 ²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.  Proverbs 6:2

 ²⁰The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.  ²¹The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.  

Proverbs 10:20-21

³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Matthew 12:35

Snared means to be trapped. Your words can trip you, what you say can cause you to stumble, and it can keep you from your potential. Don’t set the limits for your life with your words. Fill your heart and your mouth with scripture and release the unlimited power of God in your life.

 Victory Action

I will allow the Holy Spirit to convict me of my negative words. I will listen and change what I say so that it lines up with Scripture. I will walk in the victory that God has for me!

“What you really believe in your heart will eventually come out of your mouth.”

³⁴O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.  ³⁵A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 

Matthew 12:34-35

⁸ But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:8-10

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, impenetrable] Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14 AMPC

 Victory Action

I will store the good treasure of God’s Word in my heart and speak it forth from my mouth.

“Victorious Bible faith sees and speaks before it actually receives the manifestation of the thing desired.”

²²And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.  ²³For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.  ²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 

Mark 11:22-24

11 Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, ^[a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

Hebrews 11:1 AMPC

^13-15 We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!

2 Corinthians 4:13-15 MSG

²⁵ But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Romans 8:25

At creation God used faith filled words to create everything we see today. He said, “light be”, and light was. If God had looked out and said, “Wow, it is dark in here”, it would still be dark in here! But His words were faith words that had the power of creation in them. Our words, when based on scripture, have that same power in them. He gave us this is the pattern so we could use our faith and our words to bring His will to pass in our lives.

 Victory Action

I will see and say what God has for me, then wait patiently for it to manifest.