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The more you’re acquainted with the Word of God, through study and meditation, the more you realize that the Word is more than a book of instructions. The Word instructs us and guides us, but the Word is more than a guide: it’s your life. Job said, "…I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food" (Job 23:12). Understanding the Word of God would bring you to the same conclusion; like Moses, you’d see that the Word is your life. No wonder Moses knew the ways of God, while the children of Israel were only acquainted with the acts of God; they saw God’s Word as commandments to obey, but to Moses it was life.

The Word of God is the mirror of God that reflects your spiritual image. It reveals God’s opinion and perception of you. What glory and fulfilment you’d experience in your life once your spirit gets a hold of the picture of you that’s revealed in the Word! Realizing that God’s Word was given to you to reflect God’s picture of you will change your perspective on life.

I often say, "I know who I am" because of the picture, perception, and mentality the Word of God has given me. I see myself in God’s mirror—His Word— and act accordingly. See yourself in the mirror of God and act on the Word: think, talk, and live accordingly. Be who the Word says you are! Refuse to be anything else but the picture of you that you see in the Word. Satan, circumstances, and situations may try to sway you otherwise, but you must refuse all contrary opinions! Stick only with the picture of your life that the Word of God has presented to you.

Confession

I am who God says I am: I have what He says I have. I am full of power and might because His ability is at work in me. I declare that I am more than a conqueror, because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: James 1:25; 2 Corinthians 3:18

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… (Genesis 1:26).

Genesis 1:27 says, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." As profound as this truth is, there’s more. Observe our theme verse again. God said, "…Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…." Made "after His likeness" means we were made to function like Him. Thus, not only do we look like Him, we can emulate Him; we can function like Him. The question then is, "How does He function?"

Genesis 1:1 gives us an idea; it says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." This signifies that God is a creator, because the first thing we read about Him in the book of Genesis is that "He created": that indicates one of His functions. So, like Him, you’re a creator. Secondly, notice what He created: the heavens and the earth. Heaven is an environment, so also is the earth. They’re both environments that function in a certain way, based on design. This means that, with faith-filled proclamations, you can create your own environment of victory, prosperity and health.

Genesis 1:2 tells us what God did when the earth was without form, and in total chaos: with the creative word, He restored order, beauty and form to the earth; whatever He said came to be. Like Him, you can utter words—creative words of faith—and have what you say (Mark 11:23).

Prayer  
Dear Father, I thank you for the ability to effect changes in the circumstances of my life by speaking forth your Word. Being a creator just like you are, I declare positive and tremendous changes in my finances, health, family, education, ministry, and business, today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: Hebrews 11:3; Proverbs 8:12; Mark 11:23

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ (1 John 1:3).

1 Corinthians 1:9 says, "God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord." This is a high calling: to be brought into fellowship with the Lord. It would have been wonderful for us just to be His servants or His favoured creatures, but He chose to bring us into union with Himself. What an honour!

To be called into the fellowship of Jesus Christ means we’ve been brought into His class; therefore, we’re now in communion with Him, and participate in His interests. There’re blessings and benefits that accrue as a result of your fellowship with the Lord. One of them is that the Lord identifies Himself with you anywhere you are in this great world, every time, and He’s with you and in you. He cares for you; you’re always on His mind. This should inspire in you a sense of confidence and dominion, to go all out and be a success for Him.

Think about it: you’re in fellowship with the Creator of the Universe; that takes the limits off what you can achieve and how far you can go on the success highway. It means the world belongs to you because you’re in union with the One who owns everything. Hebrews 1:2 tells us that God appointed Jesus to be the heir of all things; and since you’re a joint-heir with Him (Romans 8:17), it means you’ve also been appointed heir of all things.

Therefore, the world belongs to you, because you’re in fellowship with the Monarch of the Universe; you’re one with Him, having received His life! Now, you have His character, and partake of His divinity; His nature of righteousness have been imparted to you! This is what being in Christ—our fellowship with Him—has brought to us! It has made us partakers of His righteousness, sharers of His life, and the beneficiaries as well as the effulgence of His glory.

Confession 
I’m complete in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given me wisdom, sanctification, righteousness, and wholesomeness. In Him I live, and move, and have my being; He is the essence of my existence, and my life will forever be to the praise and veneration of His Holy Name. Halleluiah.

f u r t h e r s t u d y: 
1 John 1:3-4; Hebrews 1:1-4

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole (Luke 17:15-19).

It pays to understand the signals of the Spirit! The Lord Jesus on a certain day encountered ten lepers who importuned Him to have mercy on them. In response, He said to them, "…Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed" (Luke17:14). Notice that Jesus didn’t tell the lepers, "You’re healed." He just gave them an instruction, and they went in obedience to the Word. As they went, they were cleansed!

Then one of the lepers, who realized he had been healed, returned to give glory to God and the Lord answering, said, "...Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole" (Luke17:17-19). In giving God thanks, you receive more than healing; you receive wholeness!

Some people fail to notice the supernatural things God does for them, and therefore fail to give Him thanks. Remember, they don’t have to be spectacular to be supernatural. Your ability to recognize His blessings in your life, and glorify Him as a result, will take you from "being healed" to "being made whole." As our text reveals, the Samaritan that returned to give thanks received much more than healing; he was made whole. Everything he had lost because of the leprosy was restored to him.

This is particularly significant because leprosy eats up the victim’s extremities and leaves scars. The fact that someone is healed of it doesn’t mean he’d have his affected body parts restored. But the grateful Samaritan positioned himself for more when he returned to give the Lord thanks. In giving God thanks, you open the door for more miracles and blessings in your life.

Prayer

Dear Father, my heart is full of thanks and gratitude to you for the blessings of your Word and the impact of your Spirit in my life. Thank you for your grace and lovingkindness, and the wonderful privilege to be called by your Name. I worship and glorify you today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.