Saturday, October 25, 2014

Confessions: Diligence

Thanks be to God who gives me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore I am steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that my toil in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Cor. 15:57-58)

I do not cast away my confidence, which has a great reward. I need to persevere, so that when I have done the will of God, I will receive what was promised. (Heb. 10:35-36)

I do not labor in vain for I am of a people blessed by the Lord, I and all of my descendants. I will not gather wealth in vanity. Rather I will gather wealth in labor so that it will increase. (Is. 65:23; Prov. 13:11)

I will therefore stand firm. Nothing will move me because I give myself fully to the work of the Lord. I know that my efforts in the Lord's name are not ever in vain, because He is faithful. (1 Cor. 15:58)

I join in the work of God with all diligence for the plans of the Lord stand forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations. My work is produced by faith, my labors prompted by love, and my endurance is inspired by hope in my Lord Jesus Christ. (Ps. 33:11; 1 Thess. 1:3)

I can work and res with confidence because the Lord Almighty has sworn, "Surely I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen." (Is. 14:24)

I will do what is good and right in the Lord's sight. I do nothing out of selfish ambition but in all humility value every partner in the Gospel above myself. (Deut. 6:18; Phil. 2:3)

I am skillful in my work; I will stand before kings. Therefore, I will be all the more diligent to make my calling and election sure. In practicing these qualities I will never fail. (Prov. 22:29; 2 Peter 1:10)

Whatever the God of heaven has prescribed, I will do it with all diligence, as unto God Himself. (Ezra 7:23)

Whatever my hand finds to do, I will do it with all of my might, for thus says the Lord, "And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory." (Ecc. 9:10; Is. 66:18)

I will be strong and I will not give up. I stand on your promise that my work will be rewarded. All hard work brings profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. So I will do more than simply talk about working but I will actually do the work. (2 Chron. 15:7; Prov. 14:23)

Therefore, since through God's mercy I have this ministry, I will not lose heart. Rather I press on all the more, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching out to those things which are ahead. I press on toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (2 Cor. 4:1; Phil. 3:13-14)

You make all grace about to me. I always have everything I need, and I have an abundance for every good deed. You've given me the power to make wealth, that You may confirm Your covenant to me. (2 Cor. 9:8; Deut. 4:31)

Blessings and prosperity will be mine as all my labor will yield fruit. I have been raised up for this purpose, that God might show me His power and to proclaim His name in all the earth. (Ps. 128:2; Exod. 9:16)

100 Day Challenge Confessions on Diligence by Every Nation Ministries