Welcome to Hank’s Place in 2023
Last week I was sharing with you vital verses from Romans 10, pivotable verses for being born again.
The takeaway? That by believing in our hearts Jesus as our Savior we are justified before God Almighty. He does not count our sins against us; heaven is our destination. But for a difference to be made in this life, on this earth, where there is sin, sickness, evil, and the devil, we must confess, state, declare Jesus as our Lord, our Savior. THEN will salvation come to us in this earthly life.
This confession of Jesus as your Lord and Savior may put you on the ‘outs’ with the some people, but will put you INTO CHRIST JESUS Himself. There are some 140 bible verses with the words In Him, In Christ, In Whom, Through Whom, and so on. Find them my friend, meditate upon them, pray for understanding, for they belong to YOU. There are other scriptures which convey the same message, but do not use the specific phrases, “in Him,” etc. Yet they tell us who we are, or what we are or what we have, because we have been placed “IN CHRIST.”
Ask the Holy Spirit for the faith to believe that they are not just true, but true for YOU. As you believe and begin declaring these truths aloud, your life will change. Situations will change. Miracles will occur. God will break through any darkness and bondage that may be choking you, and bring light, life, freedom, deliverance, healing, wholeness to you and those you pray for!
Example. Some 35 years ago I took my family to my wife’s hometown for some evangelistic meetings and to spend time with her family. Only to find the people charged with advertising and preparation did nothing and had actually become antagonistic toward us. And the relatives seemed disinterested in their flesh and blood from far away. There we were, no engagements, no friends, relatives, and no money to get home. Oh how we wanted to just pack up and leave, as failures in our eyes and sure we were failures in God’s eyes as well.
As I was apologizing to God, I heard the Spirit say, “It’s just the devil.” Whoa. I believed Jesus defeated the devil at Calvary and gave us that victory. I believed in my heart that was true. And that in the name of Jesus WE could demolish any strongholds oppressing us. But I had been blaming myself for my failures. I realized if it indeed was ‘just the devil,’ then I could speak and things would change.
Suddenly I heard a horrifying shriek in the spirit, “Watch out! He knows!!!!” Well, that was enough for me. I began shouting that’s right devil, and using the name of Jesus, binding the devil’s efforts for defeat, and declaring God had sent us for a powerful work there.
Over the next couple days announcements were made, meetings held in the big hotel in town, and people ‘just dropped in’ from 3 states. People were born again, people were healed, people delivered, and baptized in the Holy Spirit. And local family and friends were, well, family and friends again!
Yes, faith in God’s word, declaring it, and using the name of Jesus — changes —everything. Got depression? Sickness? Circumstance crushing you? Whatever it may be, have faith in God’s word, declare it, use the name of Jesus — everything will change as YOU COME ALIVE!
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