TheAudacityoftheSonsofGod(I)

Proverbs18:2021.Wemasterourwordsandwebecomewhatwespeak.Somefolks
aremotivationalspeakersandinaliteralsensefindtheirmillionsbywhattheyspeak.
Whattheysaybringsmoney.Othersgoafterthemtofindwisdom.Theyputitinto
booksandbecomemultimillionairesbecausetheyspeakforththewillandwisdomof
God.
ThisisourYearofAbundantFruitfulness.Istronglybelieveit,butyoucantjuststay
back,youhavetodosomethingsoGodcanblessyourendeavors.Job22:28saysthat
youshalldecreeathinganditshallbeestablished.

TheAudacityofGod.GodmanifeststhroughHisWordandthroughHisgrace.Hecando
whateverHewants.Histhroneisestablishedinheavenandfromthereherulesoverall.
Noonecanannulithisdecisionorturnitback.GodhastheabilitytodowhateverHe
wantsandnothingcanholdthatback.
TheAudacityofthesonsofGod.Theboldnessandauthority,privilegeandpoweris
giventoyoubyGodsolongasyouhaverelationshipwithHimbybeingbornagain.
AcquaintyourselfwithHimthebiblesays.GettoknowGodandyouwillbeatpeace.
Youcanputastoptosorrowandgriefandpovertybysimplydetermininginyourheart
togettoknowGod.Itisatwowaystreet.Godknowsyoubutthatisnotenough.You
needtoseektherevelationandgettoknowwhoGodis.
ThekeywordisDecree.Godhasgiventoustheabilitytodecreeathing.YOUshall
decreeanditshallbeestablishedforYOU.Youhavethispowerandauthority.Nothing
happensuntilitisspoken.Todecreeistoproclaimordeclarewithauthorityandpower
whatshouldbe.Inthedecreeisaforcetobringittopass.Theauthoritythatisgivento
youisrightthereinyourtongue;inyourmouth.Weshapeourdestiny.Ifyoudont
prepareyourselftospeakinaccordancewiththeWordofGod,thingsmaynorgowell.
Whatdoyoudesire;whatdoyouwanttobeestablishedforyou?Idesiresomethings
formeformysake.BecauseofmeGodgoestoworkbecauseHelovesmeandhasa
relationshipwithme.Somethingsseemsoimpossibletoeveryindividualatdifferent
stagesoflife.Whatwegoforisdifferent,butwhateveritmaybethatyouwant,itstarts
withyourdecree(whatyouoften).
ThewordsIspeakarespiritandlife.InJohn6:63,JesusdeclaredthatthewordsHe
speaksarespiritsandlife;asHeissoareweinthisworld.Yourownwordsarespiritand
life.Theycarrypower,thedivineabilitytobringtopasswhatyousay.Yourwords
becomelivingspiritsgoodorevildependingonWhoyouareconnectedto.Theycan
workforyouoragainstyou.Deathandlifeareinthepowerofthetongue.Speaklife.
Toomanytimeswearetheoneswhoarekillingourselvesbydeclaringnegativethings.
Whenthatbusinessstarted,youwereenthusiasticanditbecamesuccessful.Then

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suddenlysomethinghappenedandyoubegintogrumble,andthingsfellapart.Godis
nottobeblamed.
Thisyearyoushallbefruitful,butyoumustspeakgoodthings.Ifyouwanttofindout
whereamanisgoing,listentowhatheissaying.Thosewhohavewisdomknowwhere
thatpersonisgoingtoland.Ifyousayevil,yourfuturemayhaveevil,butIseeglorious
thingsinyourfuture.Youmustcontrolyourtongue.
Adecreecarriesauthority.Itistoissueanauthoritativecommand;tocutoff,putan
endtoonetrendandstartanother.Forexample,Jabezwaslivingalifeofsorrowuntil
hedecreedOGoddelivermesetmefreefromevil.Godhonoredthosedecreeshe
made.Todecreeisalsotosay,Enoughisenough,thisthingisnotgoinganyfurther.
DecreeandGodwillestablishit.Todecreeistodetermineinyourheart,Iamtiredof
this,Iwantsomethingdifferent,Iwantsomethingnew.Itisyourstodecree.Areferee
makesacallinafootballgame.Thesamethingisapplicableinyourlife.Youarethe
refereeinyourlife.Godissaying,Comeon,makethecall.Ifyousay,itiswell,that
iswhatyouget.ThatisthewayGoddeterminedthatweshouldoperateindominion,to
exerciseourabilitytodecreewhatwillandshouldbe.
Makethecall.Gen2:19.GodcreatedthebeastsandAdamwasthemantomakethe
call,tonamethem.Whatevernamehegavebecametheirname.Goddidnotsay,This
iswhatIwantyoutocallHesaid,Youmakethecall.Adamexercisedhispowerof
speech.Whatevercallyoumake,theLordwillhonorit.Whereisyouraudacity?You
speakitandGodwillestablishit.Dontthinkofhowitisgoingtobe,justspeakin
power.Wearenotweaklings.SpeakforthItiswellwithme.Alliswellwithme.
Therearelevelsofdecrees.In1Sam17,DavidhadatusslewithGoliath.Theentire
armyhadbeenintimidatedfor40daysbecauseGoliathdecreedthathewoulddefeat
them.ThenDavidcameandspokeup.GoliathandDavidsaidbasicallythesamethingI
willgiveyourfleshbutGoliathspokeinthenameofhisgodsandDavidsaid,You
comewithaswordbutIcometoyouinthenameoftheLordofHosts.TheLordshall
deliveryouintomyhandOnwhomdoyourely?Inwhosenamedoyoucome?
Twodifferentcamps.EvenasDavidandGoliathwereindifferentcamps,soarewe
differentfromtheworld.Letthemdeclarewhatshouldbeinthenameoftheirgods,
butifyouwillbeboldandconfidentinthenameofyourownGod,thenyourdecree
shallbesuperiortotheirdecreeasyourGodissuperiortotheirgods.Jabezmother
madeadecreeyoubesorrow.WhenJabezdiscoveredtherewasahigherdecree,his
lifewaschanged.IftheLordisyourFather,youcanconnecttoahigherpowerand
makeahigherdecree.
Ittakesagreement.LikeDavid,beinagreementwiththeLivingGod,inconjunctionwith
theonewhohastheabilitytobringtopasswhathastodowithhiswill.Thatiswhyyou
needthewisdomtoconnectittosomethingGoddelightsandrejoicesin.Beinaccord
withhismindset,counselandwill.SurelyGodwasnothappywhenGoliathwasdefying
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Hisarmy.ItdidntreallymatterthestatureofDavid,orhisweapons:whatmattered
wasstandingonthesideofGodandspeakingitforth.Youcannotbeintheothercamp
againstGod.AsskillfulasGoliathwas,hewasinthewrongcamp.Makeupyourmind.
Determinewhichwayyouaregoing.Donotstayinthevalleyofindecision.Doaway
withconfusion.Ifyouarenotonthesamepageinthatbusinessorrelationship,you
mustresolvethatdisagreementsoyoucanstandinagreementwithGod,believingthat
HehastheabilitytodowhatHesays.
AlignyourselfwithGod.Becourageous,strongandbold.Itisnotaboutyou,itisabout
Godworkingthroughyou.AsitwaswithMoses,soitwaswithJoshua.Soshallitbe
withyouifyouarestrongandcourageousandbold.JoshuainlinewiththeWordof
God,decreedplacedacurseonthewallofJericho.Fivehundredyearslaterin1King
16:34,HielbuiltJerichoattheexpenseofhissonsaccordingtothewordoftheLord
spokenbyJoshua.In2Kings2thelandwasstillbarrenuntilanothermanofGodhealed
thewaters.Goddecidedtonotbeangryforeverandrestoredfruitfulnesstothatland
throughanotherlikeJoshuawhobroughtthesaltcovenanttotheland.
Whateveryouchoosetostandagainst,findoutthewordofGod;makedecreesand
Godshallestablishit.Thereisahigherdecreeoveryourlifetoday.Thesaltcovenant
symbolizesthebloodoftheLordJesusChrist,andittakesanewvessel.Whateverthe
sourceofyourlifewatermaybe,thebloodofJesusisappliedtoday.

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