WORD 4 Today 12/30: The one who loves us gives us an OVERWHELMING VICTORY in all these difficulties. Romans 8:37 GW; But in all these things we have FULL VICTORY through God who showed his love for us. NCV

Confess: Whatever difficulties or challenges I face, I’m reminded that God LOVES me & OVERWHELMING VICTORY is mine.  I declare this by faith today!  I HOPE & EXPECT God to WORK everything out FOR MY GOOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/29: And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NKJV; And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. NLT2 

Confess: God is WORKING GOOD for me in every DETAIL of my life!  Even when I DON’T SEE it God is working.  Even though I DON’T FEEL it God is working.  I KNOW this, I BELIEVE this, I RECEIVE this by faith IN JESUS, AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/28: For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. 1 John 5:4 NKJV; For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. NLT2

Confess: Today I’m reminded that I’m a CHILD of God.  It is in my DNA to OVERCOME!  My victory is ASSURED through FAITH!  I will ALWAYS believe God no matter what circumstances may say.  God WINS in the END! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/27: …Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper. 2 Chronicles 20:20 NKJV; Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed. NLT2

Confess: As a believer I declare SUCCESS & PROSPERITY in my life.  I BELIEVE God’s WORD & His PROPHETS.  No matter what comes I OVERCOME.  I will STAND FIRM & will be CONTINUALLY BLESSED! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/26: Today our 44th anniversary.  Here is a verse I love to share: “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NLT2 

Confess: Whatever HARD times I’ve gone through God has ALWAYS been there & brought me THROUGH!  I will learn from these seasons & grow as a believer & give GLORY to God!  God is ON THE THRONE & my life is FULLY DEDICATED to Him! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/25: And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 NKJV

Confess: With the angels I declare: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people He favors!" Luke 2:14 HCSB; As a believer this Christmas I proclaim the FAVOR & LIFE of God! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/24: For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NKJV

Confess: Thank You Jesus for ALL YOU’VE DONE for me!  Today I declare I will live for You!  This Christmas CHRIST is the CENTER of my life NOW & FOREVER.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/23: Or didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? ! Corinthians 6:19 MSG

Confess: This Christmas season I’ve COMMITTED to honor God with EVERYTHING I DO with my body!  I pledge to LIVE for God’s GLORY & HONOR Him with EVERYTHING I DO!  AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/22: Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God? You are not your own, 1 Corinthians 6:19 AMP

Confess: Again I’m REMINDED that MY BODY belongs to God.  What I do with this body has a SPIRITUAL IMPACT!  I will ALWAYS glorify & honor God with my body.  Dear God be PLEASED with what I do, how I dress & how I live.  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/21: Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy  Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 1 Corinthians 6:19 NLT

Confess: Because I UNDERSTAND my BODY is the TEMPLE of the Holy Spirit I’m COMMITTED to taking care of my BODY & HONORING God with everything I do.  That is especially true this Christmas season.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/20: And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead. 1 Corinthians 6:14 NLT

Confess: Death does not have the FINAL SAY God DOES!  The very POWER OF GOD will manifest & RAISE ME from the dead too.  Death is NOT THE END but a TRANSITION from the NATURAL to the SPIRITUAL REALM.  I live with the PEACE & PROMISES of God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/19: You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. : 1 Corinthians 6:13 NLT

Confess: My BODY is the TEMPLE of the Holy Spirit.  Therefore I GLORIFY God with my BODY & SPIRIT as well.  My life is about Jesus to live & serve Him.  I want to PLEASE GOD DAILY!  Awesome, Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/18: Just because something is technically legal doesn’t mean that it’s spiritually appropriate. If I went around doing whatever I thought I could get by with, I’d be a slave to my whims. 1 Corinthians 6:12 MSG

Confess: The HIGHER STANDARD is what I desire to attain in life.  I don’t live by the law I live to PLEASE & HONOR Jesus.  I am a SERVANT of the MOST HIGH GOD & a SLAVE of Jesus Christ!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/17: A number of you know from experience what I’m talking about, for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you’ve been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus, our Master, our Messiah, and by our God present in us, the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:11 MSG

Confess: Today I can LET MY LIFE SHINE & share my TESTIMONY of the goodness of God.  I know from EXPERIENCE all God has DONE FOR ME.  He has given me a FRESH CLEAN START in life.  I will make GOOD USE of that opportunity! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/16: Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11 NLT

Confess: Thank God He has CLEANSED me & SAVED me.  I’ve been MADE RIGHT WITH GOD by calling on the name of Jesus!  I’ve been EMPOWERED & LED by the Spirit of God.  I am a BELIEVER who has been CHANGED by the POWER OF GOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/15: As these disagreements and wrongs surface, why would you ever entrust them to the judgment of people you don’t trust in any other way? 1 Corinthians 6:4 MSG

Confess: Consider that for a moment: why would we TRUST ungodly men or women to make GODLY decisions in these cases.  Instead it is better to bear the wrong & bring glory to God- P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/14: And how dare you take each other to court! When you think you have been wronged, does it make any sense to go before a court that knows nothing of God’s ways instead of a family of Christians? 1 Corinthians 6:1 MSG

Confess: It is unfortunate when Christians act like those in the world.  Taking others to court is a natural response.  It is not biblical to take other Christians to a secular court & have them make decisions about GOD’S WAY of doing things. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/13: When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! 
1 Corinthians 6:1 NLT

Confess: If I get in a disagreement with another believer I will NOT TAKE IT TO A SECULAR COURT.  My desire is to RESOLVE the issues & LIVE AT PEACE with others.  As a result God will receive the GLORY! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/12: But I am saying that you shouldn’t act as if everything is just fine when a friend who claims to be a Christian is promiscuous or crooked, is flip with God or rude to friends, gets drunk or becomes greedy and predatory. You can’t just go along with this, treating it as acceptable behavior. 1 Corinthians 5:11 MSG

Confess: To CLAIM to be a Christian and to ACTUALLY be a Christian are DIFFERENT.  One PRETENDS to be the REAL thing but the other is authentically the REAL CHRISTIAN!  The PROOF is in the life, the OUTCOME, the FRUIT of that behavior! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/11: …The Messiah, our Passover Lamb, has already been sacrificed for the Passover meal, and we are the Unraised Bread part of the Feast. So let’s live out our part in the Feast, not as raised bread swollen with the yeast of evil, but as flat bread—simple, genuine, unpretentious. 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 MSG

Confess: Any yeast of evil in my life will be REMOVED COMPLETELY!  I will always endeavor to LIVE A PURE CLEAN LIFE!  It is simple, genuine & without pretending.  Amen.  How FREEING this life is today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/10: God’s kingdom is not just talk, it is power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 GW; For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power. NASB95

Confess: Today it is my desire to LET MY LIGHT SHINE.  May others see my TESTIMONY lived out in everyday life.  It’s not just WHAT I SAY that matters but HOW I LIVE.  I live by the power of God & FOR HIS GLORY too! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/9: For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 NLT; God’s Way is not a matter of mere talk; it’s an empowered life. MSG

Confess: The world is filled with LOTS OF TALK, word salads that don’t change anything.  Not only will I TALK THE TALK but I will WALK THE WALK.  Living & sharing the way God does things, the KINGDOM OF GOD, is a LIFESTYLE for me!  God’s POWER is evident in my life.  I live an EMPOWERED LIFE!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/8: This is why I sent Timothy to you earlier. He is also my dear son, and true to the Master. He will refresh your memory on the instructions I regularly give all the churches on the way of Christ. 1 Corinthians 4:17 MSG

Confess: Today I will CELEBRATE the incredible people God has put in my life.  It is my goal to LIVE & REFLECT the life of Christ to others.  May I be a genuine & effective parent in the lives of others as well. Hallelujah what a privilege. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/7: There are a lot of people around who can’t wait to tell you what you’ve done wrong, but there aren’t many fathers willing to take the time and effort to help you grow up. It was as Jesus helped me proclaim God’s Message to you that I became your father. 1 Corinthians 4:15 MSG

Confess: How VERY TRUE that is today!  So I’m MORE COMMITTED than ever to have GODLY INFLUENCE on others.  My desire is to reflect a GENUINE FAITH & COMMITTED LOFE to Jesus.  I want to HELP OTHERS GROW in their life of faith.  It is my prayer that others will SEE & WANT the FAITH that I have.  Amen!!! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/6: For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual father. For I became your father in Christ Jesus when I preached the Good News to you. 1 Corinthians 4:15 NLT 

Confess: Thank God for SPIRITUAL PARENTS.  I remember the GREAT INFLUENCERS in my life.  The message of HOPE & LIFE penetrated my heart & CHANGED my life.  I commit to INFLUENCING OTHERS for Jesus & bringing that LIFE CHANGING Word of life into my world today!  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/5: When they call us names, we say, “God bless you.” When they spread rumors about us, we put in a good word for them. We’re treated like garbage, potato peelings from the culture’s kitchen. And it’s not getting any better.  1 Corinthians 4:12-13 MSG

Confess: Today I’m reminded to COME in the OPPOSITE SPIRIT when others attack or curse me.  I seek to BLESS, ENCOURAGE & PRAY for those who hate me.  I may not understand why but I will ALWAYS seek God’s best in the lives of others! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/4:     It seems to me that God has put us who bear his Message on stage in a theater in which no one wants to buy a ticket. We’re something everyone stands around and stares at, like an accident in the street. 1 Corinthians 4:9 MSG

Confess: Because I’m a CHRISTIAN, a BELIEVER in Jesus, I’m on DISPLAY.  My life has meaning & OTHERS are WATCHING.  I MUST let my light SHINE & BRING GLORY TO GOD.  Praise God others see my TESTIMONY & are CONVINCE of the REALITY of FAITH IN GOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/3: So what’s the point of all this comparing and competing? You already have all you need. You already have more access to God than you can handle. 1 Corinthians 4:8 MSG

Confess: I’m COMMITTED to compare myself to Jesus not to others.  My competition is to fulfill God’s WILL for my life.  I’m done comparing myself with others.  My goal is to BE LIKE JESUS!  As a result I have ACCESS to God!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/2: For who separates you from the others [as a faction leader]? [Who makes you superior and sets you apart from another, giving you the preeminence?] What have you that was not given to you? If then you received it [from someone], why do you boast as if you had not received [but had gained it by your own efforts]? 1 Corinthians 4:7 AMP

Confess: Wow, how convicting.  Everything I have COMES FROM GOD.  I will not PUT OTHERS DOWN to look better in life.  God is MY SOURCE & the GIVER of any gifts or advantage that I have.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 12/1: Who says that you are any better than other people? What do you have that wasn’t given to you? If you were given what you have, why are you bragging as if it weren’t a gift? 1 Corinthians 4:7 GW

Confess: I will not compare myself with others or criticize them to make me look & feel better.  God has given my UNIQUE GIFTS that I will use for His glory. Can I get an AMEN? - P. Rick