WORD 4 Today 4/30: But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): Romans 10:8 NKJV

Confess: Today I will SPEAK God’s Word & BELIEVE it as well.  I WALK by FAITH & LIVE by FAITH!  Believing God & TRUSTING Him is as natural as breathing for me!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/29: For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. Romans 10:4 NLT

Confess: LEGALISM is NOT a part of my life!  I am FREE to LIVE for God & SERVE Him always.  Because of FAITH I’ve been made RIGHT with God.  Everything I do is to PLEASE & HONOR the Lord of my life!  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/28: Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved. Romans 10:1 NLT

Confess: Today I join with others in PRAYING for the SALVATION of Israel!  I will believe God is working through world events & leaders His plan.  The GLORY of God has the FINAL SAY! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/27: For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.” Romans 9:17 NLT

Confess: I may not like the leaders in our land but I will PRAY for them.  I know that GOD’S PURPOSES will be ACCOMPLISHED & HIS GLORY will be REVEALED in the end! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/26: Don’t suppose for a moment, though, that God’s Word has malfunctioned in some way or other. The problem goes back a long way. From the outset, not all Israelites of the flesh were Israelites of the spirit. Romans 9:6 MSG

Confess: I declare I’M A BELIEVER!  I’m part of the FAMILY of God.  I’ve been GRAFTED into God’s family by faith!  I will share an eternity in heaven with my BROTHERS & SISTERS in Christ!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/25: No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39 NLT

Confess: Whatever difficulties or challenges I face in life NOTHING can SEPARATE me from GOD’S incredible LOVE!  I am CONVINCED & ASSURED that VICTORY IS MINE!  I will declare my FAITH in God’s love from BEGINNING to END!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/24: No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. Romans 8:37 NLT; The one who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties. GW

Confess: I CAN DO all things THROUGH CHRIST who infuses me with STRENGTH!  OVERWHELMING VICTORY is assured in my life!  There is VICTORY IN JESUS & VICTORY in my life as well.  I am CONVINCED I am a WINNER in the end! Amen!- P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/23: Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? Romans 8:35 NLT

Confess: Today I DECLARE I am CONVINCED of God’s LOVE for me.  It does not matter what if FACE IN LIFE!  I am ASSURED of the LOVE of Christ for me.  God is WORKING His BEST in my life.  Whatever COMES I OVERCOME!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/22: Or can anyone condemn them? No indeed! Christ died and was raised to life, and now he is at God’s right side, speaking to him for us. Romans 8:34 CEV; Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. MSG

Confess: CONDEMNATION is not a part of my DAY OR LIFE!  I BELONG TO GOD & Jesus is STICKING UP for me today!  He was RAISED from the dead & RESURRECTION POWER is operating in my life as well!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/21: So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? Romans 8:31 MSG; What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? NLT

Confess: Today I declare: I’m ON GOD’S SIDE & He is ON MY SIDE!  Failure is not optional!  VICTORY is ASSURED in & through my life.  Praise God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/20: He also called those whom he had already appointed. He approved of those whom he had called, and he gave glory to those whom he had approved of. Romans 8:30 GW

Confess: Think of it: I have God’s STAMP of APPROVAL on my life!  He APPOINTED, APPROVED & ANOINTED ME!  The GLORY of God is EVIDENT today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/19: God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. Romans 8:29 MSG; For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren. AMP

Confess: I am DESTINED to be LIKE JESUS!  He is the MODEL & MENTOR for my life.  He LOVES ME & is WORKING His BEST for my life!  I am a PICTURE of what Jesus looks like today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/18: We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan. Romans 8:28 GW; That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. MSG

Confess: I am CONVINCED that God’s LOVE & PLAN will MANIFEST in my life!  Everything I GO THROUGH will bring about GOD’S BEST for my life!  He is even involved in the DETAILS of my life!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/17: 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. Romans 8:28 NLT; We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. AMP

Confess: Wow, I am AWARE that God is WORKING & CAUSING everything I face to WORK FOR MY GOOD!  God has a PLAN that fits my DESIRE & DESTINY!  AWESOME!  Praise God! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/16: And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us… Romans 8:26 NLT; In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don’t know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words. CEV

Confess: Whatever WEAKNESS I may face today I’m CONFIDENT God HELPS ME!  When I don’t know HOW TO PRAY I know that the SPIRIT HELPS & PRAYS what needs to be pray!  Wow that builds my faith! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/15: But if we hope for what is still unseen by us, we wait for it with patience and composure. Romans 8:25 AMP; But if we hope for what we don’t see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. GW

Confess: My EXPECTATION today is for GOOD THINGS to MANIFEST from God!  I am PATIENT & easily ENDURE anything that comes my way.  My HOPE is in God!  He will TURN THINGS AROUND in my life!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/14: However, we hope for something we have not yet seen, and we patiently wait for it. Romans 8:25 CEV; But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently. NLT

Confess: I WALK by FAITH not by SIGHT.  FAITH gives SUBSTANCE to what I HOPE FOR!  Today I declare I will ALWAYS STAY in FAITH!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/13: However, not only creation groans. We, who have the Spirit as the first of God’s gifts, also groan inwardly. We groan as we eagerly wait for our adoption, the freeing of our bodies ?from sin?. Romans 8:23 GW; …We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23 NLT

Confess: Any SUFFERING or PAIN I face today will PALE in comparison to the GLORY that shall be REVEALED.  I await in HOPE expecting my FULL RIGHTS as a CHILD OF GOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/12: For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Romans 8:19 NLT; …for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship]. AMP

Confess: CREATION is PATIENTLY WAITING for the REVELATION of FULL GROWN MATURE sons & daughters of God!  I can’t wait for that FULL MANIFESTATION as well.  I am GROWING & MATURING in my FAITH everyday! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/11: Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. Romans 8:18 NLT; I consider our present sufferings insignificant compared to the glory that will soon be revealed to us. GW

Confess: As a BELIEVER, as a CHRISTIAN, any DIFFICULTY or TROUBLE I may face IS NOTHING compared to the GLORY & VICTORY God will reveal.  I KNOW the BEST is YET TO COME!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/10: And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Romans 8:17 NLT; If we are his children, we are also God’s heirs. If we share in Christ’s suffering in order to share his glory, we are heirs together with him. GW

Confess: Because I’m PART OF THE FAMILY of God I have a guaranteed INHERITANCE!  Even though I may face SUFFERING for my FAITH IN GOD I will SHARE IN THE GLORY yet to come! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/9: For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. Romans 8:16 NLT; God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. MSG

Confess: Not only did I JOIN God’s FAMILY but He has CONNECTED with me.  This is a SUPERNATURAL experience that has CHANGED my life & DESTINY!  I KNOW WHO I AM!- P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/8:  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. : Romans 8:14 NKJV; Certainly, all who are guided by God’s Spirit are God’s children. GW

Confess: It is EASY for me to FOLLOW GOD’S LEADING!  I am a FULL GROWN mature child of God.  I belong to the FAMILY & I KNOW God’s voice.  It is EASY for me to FOLLOW God’s will for my life! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/7: The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Romans 8:11 NLT; Yet God raised Jesus to life! God’s Spirit now lives in you, and he will raise you to life by his Spirit. CEV

Confess: Because Jesus was RAISED from the dead I’m ASSURED that RESURRECTION POWER will be RELEASED in my life as well.  As He is so am I today!  I live in the RESURRECTION POWER of God!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/6: You are no longer ruled by your desires, but by God’s Spirit, who lives in you. People who don’t have the Spirit of Christ in them don’t belong to him. Romans 8:9 CEV; But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won’t know what we’re talking about. MSG

Confess: God is ALIVE in me & has taken up RESIDENCE in my life!  Fleshly desires no longer rule my life.  I live & walk by FAITH!  God has the FINAL SAY! Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/5: 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!  Declare: “Heis risen.  He is risen indeed!”  Amen, Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 4/4: 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 4/3: 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 4/2: 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 paid 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 4/1:  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