WORD 4 Today 3/31: Easter Sunday - BUT ON the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had made ready…He is not here, but has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee that the Son of Man must be given over into the hands of sinful men (men whose way or nature is to act in opposition to God) and be crucified and on the third day rise [ from death].  And they remembered His words. Luke 24:1, 6-8 AMP

Confess: My heart REJOICES & I DECLARE “He is not dead, He is RISEN from the dead”.  Because of the resurrection of the Lord MY HOPE is in Him.  I will participate in that RESURRECTION as well!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/30: The women who had come with [Jesus] from Galilee followed closely and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they went back and made ready spices and 
ointments (perfumes). On the Sabbath day they rested in accordance with the commandment. Luke 23:55, 56 AMP

Confess: I’m reminded to FOLLOW Jesus CLOSELY! I will ALWAYS serve & GLORIFY Him. Even when I don’t UNDERSTAND I’ll ALWAYS TRUST the Lord! God is a GOOD GOD & the OUTCOME
will be GOOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/29: Messages approaching Easter - And Pilate said to the chief priests and the throngs, I find NO GUILT OR CRIME in this Man. But they were urgent and emphatic, saying, He stirs up and excites the people…And when they came to the place which is called The Skull [Latin: Calvary; Hebrew: Golgotha], there they crucified Him, and [along with] the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. Luke 23:4, 5, 33 AMP

Confess: As I REMEMBER all Jesus has done for me I REJOICE in the price He paid & the pain He bore for my salvation & deliverance!  This Easter I declare I’m COMMITTED to growing closer to God & walking in love every day of my life! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/28: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT; But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. - MSG 

Confess: Today I will CELEBRATE the incredible love of God for me!  He went to vast lengths to save me and payed the greatest of all prices, the life of His one & only Son.  I will walk in honor, respect & love for God each & every day!  Thank you JESUS! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/27:  Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Philippians 2:7-8 NLT

Confess: Will we humble ourselves & trust God?  The outcome will be GOOD when we yield to God.  He is working on our behalf and will bring out the best in & through our lives. Say: “I trust in the Lord WITH ALL MY HEART!” - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/26: And I got it, thank God! In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. 2 Corinthians 2:14 MSG

Confess: Again whatever I face VICTORY is always assured.  I DECLARE VICTORY IS MINE!  Because of my RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS I am DESTINED TO WIN!  God is ALWAYS WORKING for MY GOOD.  No matter how difficult things may become IN THE END I WILL ALWAYS WIN!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/25: And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, HE GAVE THEM POWER (power & authority – AMP) over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease (to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity -AMP). Matthew 10:1 NKJV

Confess: God has CALLED me & He has given me POWER, AUTHORITY over any demonic attacks.  Sickness & disease have NO PLACE in my life & I will PRAY over those facing such things & God will ANSWER my prayers!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/24: Palm Sunday- And I got it, thank God! In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. 2 Corinthians 2:14 MSG

Confess: Whatever I face VICTORY is always assured.  God always causes me to TRIUMPH in Christ.  The WORD is dispensed through my life and what I experience.  God always brings GOOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/23:  I love God’s law with all my heart. Romans 7:22 NLT; For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature]. AMP

Confess: I LOVE God’s WAY OF DOING THINGS!  I no longer follow the LEADING OF THE FLESH but the DIRECTION of God’s Spirit!  I am a DOER of the Word today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/22: But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit. Romans 7:6 NLT

Confess: I am NO LONGER CAPTIVE to the power of sin.  I am FREE from the OLD WAY of LEGALISM.  I am FREE TO LIVE in the NEW WAY of following the SPIRIT not the FLESH!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/21:  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. : Romans 6:23 NKJV; Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master. MSG

Confess: SIN = DEATH, the GIFT of God = ETERNAL LIFE!  Today I CHOOSE LIFE!  And I expect REAL LIFE, ETERNAL LIFE to MANIFEST!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/20: But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way! Romans 6:22 MSG

Confess: My FIRST RESPONSE each day is to LISTEN TO GOD & not pay attention of the allure or temptations of sin. I am CONSTANTLY SURPRISED by God.  I am HEALED & WHOLE & living in TOTAL VICTORY! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/19: Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. Romans 6:18 NLT; And having been set free from sin, you have become the servants of righteousness (of conformity to the divine will in thought, purpose, and action). AMP

Confess: As a BELIEVER I live IN FREEDOM from SIN & A SLAVE to God! Living to PLEASE GOD & DO HIS WILL is my FULL DESIRE! Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/18: Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. Romans 6:16 NLT; Offer yourselves to sin, for instance, and it’s your last free act. But offer yourselves to the ways of God and the freedom never quits. All your lives you’ve let sin tell you what to do. MSG

Confess: I DECLARE I am a SLAVE TO GOD and NEVER to sin or selfishness!  I live in the FREEDOM & GRACE of the Lord.  And He TELLS me WHAT TO DO!  And I LOVE DOING IT!  Yes, Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/17: Sin can’t tell you how to live. After all, you’re not living under that old tyranny any longer. You’re living in the freedom of God. Romans 6:14 MSG; For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. NKJV

Confess: Today I LIVE BY the GRACE OF GOD.  I am determined to PLEASE GOD & be RULED by His FAVOR!  Sin has NO PLACE in me as well.  I am VICTORIOUS in Christ!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/16: Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Romans 6:12 NLT; Let not sin therefore rule as king in your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies, to make you yield to its cravings and be subject to its lusts and evil passions. AMP

Confess: Sin WILL NOT have CONTROL over my life & destiny!  God is IN CONTROL of my life today!  In Jesus name I take AUTHORITY to RULE & REIGN over any ungodly desires that tempt me as well.  I am an OVERCOMER! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/15: So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Romans 6:11 NLT; Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus. AMP

Confess: Praise God!  Sin has NO POWER over my life today!  I am DEAD regarding sin & ALIVE in UNBROKEN FELLOWSHIP with God!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/14: For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, Romans 6:5 NKJV; Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. NLT

Confess: I am CONNECTED to the DEATH of Jesus.  Therefore I PARTICIPATE in His RESURRECTION as well.  I may die a natural death but I WILL BE RAISED from the dead to a SUPERNATURAL ETERNAL LIFE!  AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/13: But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. Romans 5:20 MSG; But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more…NKJV

Confess: I may live in a SINNED FILLED WORLD but God’s GRACE MAKES THE CALL.  GRACE WINS in my life today.  I live in the INCREDIBLE FAVOR OF GOD!  The darker it gets the BRIGHTER THE LIGHT will shine!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/12: For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 NLT; God has been so kind to us, and he has accepted us because of Jesus. And so we will live and rule like kings. CEV

Confess: Because of the WONDERFUL GRACE & GIFT of God I LIVE IN TRIUMP today!  I declare that I RULE LIFE A KING today!  I rule & reign in life.  Nothing will overcome me because I’m an OVERCOMER!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/11: But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:15 NLT; There is no comparison between God’s gift and Adam’s failure…GW

Confess: Because of the INCREDIBLE GRACE OF GOD I am FREE from sin!  I am FORGIVEN!  I POSSESS ETERNAL LIFE & I am DESTINED TO WIN!  Praise God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/10: Therefore, since we are now justified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ’s blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved by Him from the indignation and wrath of God. Romans 5:9 AMP; So through Christ we will surely be saved from God’s anger, because we have been made right with God by the blood of Christ’s death. NCV

Confess: I’ve been MADE RIGHT with God.  There is NO CONDEMNATION in my life today!  Hallelujah, I’m COVERED by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB.  I’m in GOOD HANDS with God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/9: But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NKJV; But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. AMP

Confess: God has DEMONSTRATED HIS LOVE for us.  He sent Jesus to DIE IN OUR PLACE!  God dearly LOVES ME.  So I DECLARE I DEMONSTRATE MY LOVE FOR God with ALL MY HEART, ALL MY SOUL & ALL MY STRENGTH!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/8: And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:5 NLT; In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! MSG

Confess: My HOPE is in God & His incredible WORK in my life!  He fills my life with His LOVE & SPIRIT & I am OVERFLOWING with THANKSGIVING!  I am FULL & OVERFLOWING today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/7: And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. Romans 5:4–5 NLT; And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity)… AMP

Confess: When I PATIENTLY ENDURE hardships STENGTH & MATURITY of CHARACTER is the result.  I will GROW in FAITH & CONFIDENCE in my walk with the Lord.  My life will SHINE to the glory of God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/6: We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. Romans 5:3 NLT; Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. AMP

Confess: When PROBLEMS & TROUBLE come my way I will REJOICE & be FULL OF JOY!  Why?  It is because I KNOW THE OUTCOME.  Going through HARDSHIP will PRODUCE PATIENT & strong ENDURANCE!  I can do ALL THINGS through Christ who imparts STRENGTH into my life! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/5: He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. Romans 4:21 NLT; Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised. AMP; …he became strong because of faith and was absolutely confident that God would do what he promised. GW

Confess: Today I am FULLY CONVINCED & CONFIDENT that God will KEEP HIS PROMISE & DO HIS WORD!  I am FULLY ASSURED in His incredible PROMISE! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/4: He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, Romans 4:20 NKJV; Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. NLT

Confess: God’s PROMISES are REALLY BIG!  I won’t allow UNBELIEF to cause me to WAVER in my faith.  In fact MY FAITH will become STRONGER & STRONGER!  And I will always BRING GLORY to God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/3: When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do… Romans 4:18 MSG; When there was nothing left to hope for, Abraham still hoped and believed…GW

Confess: Even if things become HOPELESS I’ll ALWAYS PROTECT my FAITH & HOPE in God.  FAITH gives SUBSTENCE to my HOPE!  I’ll always BELIEVE God no matter how DARK it gets or how BAD things may seem.  I KNOW God is WORKING for my GOOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/2: So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. Romans 4:16 NLT; Therefore, [inheriting] the promise is the outcome of faith and depends [entirely] on faith… AMP

Confess: I’ve RECEIVED God’s PROMISE!  He is always RELIABLE to His Word!  I am CERTAIN to RECEIVE the BENEFITS of that PROMISE!  The OUTCOME of my FAITH will be AWESOME! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 3/1: But you cannot make God accept you because of something you do. God accepts sinners only because they have faith in him. Romans 4:5 CEV; However, when people don’t work but believe God, the one who approves ungodly people, their faith is regarded as the basis of God’s approval. GW

Confess: I am a BELIEVER & God APPROVES of me because of MY FAITH IN HIM!  I do HAVE FAITH & EXPRESS FAITH every day.  No matter how hard things may get I’ll ALWAYS TRUST the Lord & COUNT ON HIM! - P. Rick