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    The Power of the Decree: Releasing the Authority of God's Word through Declaration
    The Power of the Decree: Releasing the Authority of God's Word through Declaration
    The Power of the Decree: Releasing the Authority of God's Word through Declaration
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    The Power of the Decree: Releasing the Authority of God's Word through Declaration

    By Patricia King and Brian Simmons

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    The spiritual exercise of making decrees finds its precedent in both Old and New Testaments--the practice means simply quoting God's promises back to him, "reminding" him of what he has said. This kind of prayer is one of the most vital forms of intercession. In fact, the practice of decreeing God's Word not only builds our faith but transforms our lives.

    In this powerful and enlightening book, bestselling author and entrepreneur Patricia King helps readers grasp the power of inspired and finely tuned prayer. King explains how to
    · find specific texts of Scripture for your need
    · counter problems with God's Word
    · speak truth into reality
    · understand the difference between confessing the Word, proclaiming the Word, and decreeing the Word
    · and more

    Join countless believers who love the Word of God and honor its authority through their prayers. Accept the challenge to pray the words of Scripture boldly--in God's timing, for his will and purposes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateJun 2, 2020
    ISBN9781493424818

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      "Whatever you focus on, you empower. If you focus on the devil's lies and your frailties, you will empower them, so do not do that. Instead, focus on the truth. Decreeing the Word every day will empower Christ's nature in you! The Word will define you and set you free." (Patricia King, "The Power of the Decree")

      Anyone who has studied the author's books, Patricia King, knows that she is an avid teacher on the power of decrees. This is my second book I have read by her on the topic. In this book, she teaches how when you decree a thing it will be established for you and light will shine on your ways. This is totally Biblical! (See Job 22:28) There are decrees in this book on your life, your business, your ministry, and your world!

      We would do well to remember that God framed the worlds with His Word. He spoke the word, "let there be light" and light came to be. This was in a world that was dull, void and full of darkness. Just think what the Word of God could do in your life. God has you given permission to make decrees from your mouth! What a great power and privilege that God has given us!

      This book has some of the best decrees I have ever seen written and declared. Each chapter ends with a powerful decree to make, and the Scripture references follow. All decrees are adapted from God's Holy Word!

      The chapters that spoke the most to me personally were knowing and making decrees concerning God's love for me, and the second chapter that spoke the most to me was on the blessing of God.
      She teaches that you are not waiting to get blessed, you are already blessed! And once you know this truth, you will start attracting all spiritual blessings under heaven that have been given to you! (See Ephesian 1:3)

      The author's decree on Blessing:

      "Decree
      Blessing

      I am created for blessing. As a result, I am fruitful in every good thing, and I multiply and increase in blessing. Because God has blessed me, no curse can touch me. In the name of Jesus Christ and by the power of His blood, I decree His covenant of blessing around my life and all that pertains to me.
      Nothing but blessing is permitted to come into my life or sphere of influence. If the enemy attempts to attack me, he will be caught in the act and pay sevenfold what he stole, and then I will plunder his house, for I only accept blessing. His attempts create testimonies of God's increased blessings in my life.
      Like Abraham, I am blessed and am called to be a blessing. Through my life in Jesus, nations are blessed.
      Blessings come upon me and overtake me. Blessings are attracted to me. I am blessing magnet. I am blessed coming in and blessed going out. I am blessed in the city and blessed in the field. The heavens are open over my life and the rain of God's abundant goodness falls on my life, and all that pertains to me. No good thing has He withheld from me. I am blessed in everything I put my hands to.
      My household is blessed. My food is blessed. My clothing is blessed. My vehicles are blessed. My business and matters of business is blessed. My children, family and all who labor with me and for me are blessed. My finances are blessed because Jesus established an eternal, unbreakable covenant of blessing for me.

      I am blessed with the Kingdom of heaven and its bounty because I recognize my need of God in all things and at all times. I am blessed with a satisfied heart because I hunger and thirst for righteousness. I am blessed with mercy because I show mercy to others. I am blessed with insights and visitations from God because I am pure in spirit.

      I am called a son/daughter of God because I am a peacemaker. When I am persecuted for the sake of righteousness or when people insult me and speak lies about me, I am blessed with heavenly and eternal reward. I am blessed because I hear the Lord's Word and act on it. I am a doer of the Word and not a hearer only.

      Because I love wisdom and righteousness, I am blessed and my dwelling is blessed. The blessing of the Lord has made me rich, and He adds no sorrow to it. Because I trust in the Lord, I am blessed. I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Grace and peace are multiplied unto me in the knowledge of Christ.

      I have been granted everything that pertains to life and to godliness. I have been given all the magnificent promises in the Word of God. I sow blessings bountifully, and therefore I reap blessings bountifully. I always look for ways I can bless others. I am truly blessed in all things, for my Father in heave has chosen gladly to give me the Kingdom.

      My God blesses me continuously and causes His face to shine upon me. He is gracious unto me and grants me peace."

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    The Power of the Decree - Patricia King

    © 2020 by Patricia King Enterprises

    Published by Chosen Books

    11400 Hampshire Avenue South

    Bloomington, Minnesota 55438

    www.chosenbooks.com

    Chosen Books is a division of

    Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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    Ebook edition created 2020

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

    ISBN 978-1-4934-2481-8

    Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible® (NASB), copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org

    Scripture quotations labeled AMP are from the Amplified® Bible (AMP), copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org

    Scripture quotations labeled AMPC are from the Amplified® Bible (AMPC), copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org

    Scripture quotations labeled KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.

    Scripture quotations labeled MSG are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

    Scripture quotations labeled NKJV are from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

    Scripture quotations labeled NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

    Scripture quotations marked TPT are from The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017, 2018 by Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ThePassionTranslation.com.

    In some cases, the names and identifying details of certain individuals have been changed to protect their privacy.

    Cover design by Rob Williams, InsideOutCreativeArts

    Contents

    Cover    1

    Half Title Page    2

    Title Page    3

    Copyright Page    4

    Foreword by Brian Simmons    7

    Part 1:  The Power of the Decree    11

    1. That Settles It!    13

    2. Word: Confess, Proclaim or Decree?    28

    3. How to Prepare a Decree    52

    Part 2:  Devotions and Decrees    83

    4. Worship and Adoration    85

    5. Love    91

    6. Identified with Christ    97

    7. Blessing    106

    8. Favor    113

    9. Victory    118

    10. Wisdom    124

    11. Provision    132

    12. Godly Character    138

    13. Health and Healing    145

    14. Spiritual Strength    152

    15. Family and Children    159

    16. Empowered with Christ’s Anointing    167

    17. Business, Workplace, Ministry    174

    18. Nations    181

    A Note from the Author    187

    About the Author    189

    Back Cover    192

    Foreword

    The words we speak are powerful. They can wound and they can heal. They can affirm and they can accuse. How much more powerful do our words become when we confess the truths of God! A decree is an official order issued by a legal authority. A decree is taking God’s words and speaking them out. A decree from our lips can be loaded with life, restoring the fallen and reviving the forsaken.

    We have been given the authority from Jesus to speak decrees into our realms of influence, and as we do, we begin to create the will of God in our lives in the spiritual realm. I know without any doubt that speaking decrees over our lives and families can change our circumstances.

    I once faced a horrible situation that I know was turned around when I made a decree from my mouth. Let me tell you about it.

    My wife, Candice, and I were serving Christ as missionaries in the rainforest of Panama, living near the border of Colombia. The jungle surrounded us with all its dangers. One day our precious daughter was playing near the river with her friends, when suddenly one of the world’s longest pit vipers, known as the bushmaster, latched onto her ankle. The venom of this pit viper is deadly. More than one person has died in the jungle from a bite from the bushmaster. The effects of the venom of this snake are many: swelling, throbbing pain and internal bleeding.

    I carried our daughter into our hut and immediately began to pray, hard! I pleaded, I begged God to heal her, I wept, I sought God’s healing power and asked heaven to spare her. But here is what turned it all around: I made a decree.

    I spoke over her that we were sent by God to the jungle to win people to Christ, not bury a loved one. You will live and not die! I decreed heaven’s power and healing grace over her life.

    Then I felt the shift in the atmosphere all around us. I knew God was going to answer my prayer of decree.

    Yes, you know the end of this story. She eventually got better and was healed. Today there is no sign of that poisonous snakebite in her life, for God worked a miracle.

    How many miracles are waiting for our heavenly decrees? There are times we must push aside our fears and doubts and simply declare God’s Word over our difficulties. Some might ask, What is our authority to make a decree? It is the name of Jesus. Everything must bow before the name of Jesus. It is the one and only name that has power on earth, in heaven and in hell.

    You can use the name of Jesus as though He Himself, with all His authority, is standing beside you (see 1 Corinthians 6:17). King Jesus has given you the authority and power over demons, and you have the right to ask the Father for victory in His name (see Luke 10:19). John 14:13–14 (TPT) gives us one of the major weapons from the Throne Room—the name of Jesus:

    For I will do whatever you ask me to do when you ask me in my name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring glory to him. Ask me anything in my name, and I will do it for you!

    Use the name or names of Jesus in your decrees and watch heaven move on your behalf.

    You hold in your hands a book written by an experienced, powerful servant of Christ. In The Power of the Decree, Patricia King takes us on a journey into the depths of God’s authority and power that He means to operate in your life. You will read this and get excited. You will begin to speak life-giving words that will impact everything around you. You will see your family change, even your future change, by making decrees over what lies before you. Based solidly on Scripture and filled with practical information, this book may be the most effective book you have ever read to transform the world around you. Read it thoroughly and underline those statements that reverberate in your soul. Get ready for the booster rocket of The Power of the Decree to take you higher into the ways of God. You will be glad you chose this book.

    Brian Simmons

    The Passion Translation Project

    www.passionandfire.com

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    That Settles It!

    Life is filled with challenges; you might be facing some right now. Perhaps you need a breakthrough in your finances, health, relationships or spiritual growth. You may have attempted to secure your breakthrough by hoping, praying, worshiping and remaining in healthy Christian fellowship, yet the adverse circumstances remain. The mountain has not yet moved.

    I know exactly how that feels, as I have experienced similar frustrations. But God has given me a powerful solution and, in this book, I want to reveal to you the greatest Spirit-inspired key God has given me for sustained victory and breakthrough in life. Understanding this vital key and using it effectively has set me on a solid foundation, and I am convinced it will help you too. This key can powerfully transform your life, and I am excited to share it with you!

    I was in a very broken and emotionally unstable place prior to receiving the Lord as my personal Savior. The night I invited Him into my heart was a transformational turning point for me. Internally I knew I was a different person—a new creation––and yet so many circumstances remained in upheaval even as I prayed and believed.

    Then my life was forever changed when I heard Dr. Oral Roberts preach a powerful sermon in which he emphatically and repeatedly declared, God said it. I believe it. That settles it! Those faith-infused declarations entered my heart that day and produced a fiery passion for the life-giving Word of God that continues to burn in me to this very hour.

    Following this significant revelation, it became my practice to seek the Lord daily concerning the life situations that I was facing. I invited Him to give me insight and understanding into specific challenges, desires and longings. Waiting on Him in prayer, I searched the Scriptures. I found that, consistently and faithfully, the Holy Spirit would reveal God’s will, perspective and promises through His Word.

    Once I understood His will and ways concerning a situation, I learned to stand on His Word and settle it. No matter what the circumstances were, I allowed the Word to be my plumb line and committed myself to that truth. By faith, I commanded everything to come into alignment with the Word, whether or not my current circumstances looked like it. And continuously, I began to witness answers to prayer, amazing breakthroughs and anointed empowerments that produced fruitfulness and success in God-appointed endeavors. Faith was cultivated in me as I believed what God said and determined to settle any issue in life according to His Word and its power to transform and create.

    A few years into my walk with the Lord, my husband and I, along with our two young children, engaged in an evangelism/missions training program. This training organization depended on God for everything—the example they set was wonderful. They taught us to wait on God in prayer in deeper ways than we had understood previously, and we gained a Holy-Spirit-directed burden for the nations. We watched God answer prayers over and over.

    This organization’s emphasis was not so much on the Word (although they honored the Word), but rather on worship, intercession and character alignment. While all of these things are important and valuable, I found during my time in the program that my personal focus on and my commitment to the Word waned. It was no longer simply: God said it. I believe it. That settles it! As participants in the program, we sat through numerous sessions that emphasized Christian disciplines; we learned how to please God and gained insights on how we might have displeased Him. I began to buy into various distorted perspectives as to why God would not always fulfill His Word, and most of these perspectives were rooted in a belief that human failure caused His displeasure.

    As a result, I found myself no longer focused on what the Word said about me as a beloved child of God, but rather on what my behavior and choices communicated. I so wanted to please God, and I began to strive to accomplish a level of behavioral acceptance in His sight. Although I was seeking Him with all my heart and we had left everything to follow Him, I still felt unworthy and often self-condemned. I always felt I was missing the mark, although I tried with everything in me to please Him. Having lost my confidence in His undeserved favor and unconditional love for me, I found it difficult to believe He would answer my prayers. In no way am I suggesting that our instructors were teaching error, but in that season of my life I was surely ensnared through my interpretation and application of their instruction.

    James 1:23–25 teaches us that the Word is like a mirror and we are to see ourselves in the light of the perfect law of liberty. When we walk away from the truth of the Word, we will forget who we are in Christ, and circumstances will then present to us a distorted image. That is exactly what happened to me. I felt that I was not pleasing to God because I could not perform well enough, even though the Word clearly declared that I was accepted in the Beloved (see Ephesians 1:6).

    My acceptance in Him is based not on what I do but rather on what Christ accomplished for me two thousand years ago through His finished work on the cross. God said it. I should have believed it, and that should have settled it. But I had lost my focus. I was gazing on all my shortcomings and I had lost sight of the truth. It was a downhill slide for me—I lost my rest in Christ and experienced religious striving and self-condemnation.

    Around that same time, an emphasis of biblical faith teaching emerged in the Body of Christ. This teaching encouraged believers to stand firmly in faith on the Word of God and not to allow themselves to be moved by circumstances. If God said it, it was true. This emerging movement had an emphasis on living the abundant life promised by Jesus (see John 10:10). Followers were taught to believe God’s Word and to receive His promises with unwavering faith.

    After attending one of their meetings, listening to the faith-infused teaching and examining the Scriptures carefully, my simple faith was restored. It was as though a veil had been removed from my

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