Food for A New Mind - Part 2

Yesterday I posted the first installment of some Scriptural declarations that I am confident can make all the difference in your life if engaged with your whole heart. These are from a devotional by Neil Anderson of Freedom in Christ Ministries (FICM). I subscribe to this devotional online through Crosswalk.com and this was today's reading. Let me reiterate, as someone who has personally experienced the profound difference that believing and declaring out loud and obeying God's truth makes, I recommend that you make this simple practice part of your new year. God's word is effective. Please take some time to look up the Scripture references provided so that you have the confident knowledge that in God's word is where your hope lies!

Apart From Christ I Can Do Nothing
I am the vine, you are the branches . . . apart form Me you can do nothing. ~ John 15:5

Add the following statements of doctrinal affirmation to those you began reading yesterday. Allow the truth of God's Word to saturate your heart and guide your steps in the coming year.

I believe that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18), and that He is the head over all rule and authority (Colossians 2:10). I believe that Satan and his demons are subject to me in Christ because I am a member of Christ's body (Ephesians 1:19-23). I therefore obey the command to resist the devil (James 47), and I command him in the name of Christ to leave my presence.

I believe that apart form Christ I can do nothing (John 15:5), so I declare my dependence on Him. I choose to abide in Christ in order to bear much fruit and glorify the Lord (John 15:8). I announce to Satan that Jesus is my Lord (1corinthians 12:3), and I reject any counterfeit gifts or works of Satan in my life.

I believe that the truth will set me free (John 8:32), and that walking in the light is the only path of fellowship (1 John1::7). Therefore, I stand against Satan's deception by taking every thought captive in obedience to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). I declare that the Bible is the only authoritative standard (2 Timothy 3:15-17). I choose to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).

I choose to present my body as an instrument of righteousness, a living and holy sacrifice, and I renew my mind by the living Word of God in order that I may prove that the will of God is good, acceptable and perfect (Romans 6:13; 12:1, 2).

Prayer:
Father God, I affirm that my life and sustenance come from You, and apart from You I can do nothing.