1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

2. For by it the elders obtained a good report.

3. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Let us pray.

Most holy and gracious heavenly Father, we thank You for who You are and for what You do. Father, hide Your son behind the cross, that Your people would see You and not me. And dear Lord, as I decrease I ask that You would increase. And Master, let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, oh Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. In Jesus’ Name.

And the people of God said amen. You may be seated in the house of God this morning. We won’t be too long today.

Two words describe faith. And those two words that describe faith are “surety” and “certainty.” These two qualities need a secure beginning as well as a secure ending.

The beginning point of faith is believing in God’s character. Being that you believe that He is who He says that He is. I am that I am. The end point is believing in God’s promises that He will do what He says that He will do. God is not a man that He should lie, nor the son of man that He should repent.

When we look at what God did, God called the universe into existence out of nothing. He declared that it was to be, and it was. Our faith in the God who created the entire universe (glory to God) is based on the Word of God.

Nothing at all just happens. Nothing at all just happens. Nothing at all just happens. If God wants a world, He’ll speak a world. And bam, there it is. God’s Word has creative power to be able to create things out of nothing.

You see, many of us need to hear this today. Because God is sitting on His throne. And He’s asking us, “What’s wrong with you when I’ve given you the same Word that I spoke to creation, to create what I’ve created?” You have the same power on the inside of you, through faith.

In Hebrews eleven and verse three, we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God. A frame is an arrangement of parts that give form or support to something. It’s an open case, a structure for holding or enclosing something.

God needed this earth to enclose what He was going to create. You see, you and I have got to get the revelation that whatever I need my words are able to create. You see, you and I have the ability to create our own world.

You see, the world you live in, if you don’t like it, you got the ability to change it. Oh, who am I preaching to today? You have creative power on the inside of you. If you don’t like your atmosphere, you got the ability to change your atmosphere.

He gave us power through His Word. You see, the world that we live in individually, it was created by us. You see, too many times, even when we get older and grow older, we still want to blame everybody else for the world that we live in.

You see, but when I got saved, the Bible told me that all things passed away. Behold all things have become new. There was a new birth. So that gave me what? A new language. And with that new language I’m creating my new world. You better bless God in this house today.

When we look at our Bibles... Go with me to the book of Genesis chapter one.

I don’t know about you, but I’m changing my world today. Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. I’m changing my world. Hallelujah, Jesus.

In Genesis chapter one look at your Bibles. Look at verse one. It said,

1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Now look at verse three.

3. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Now look at verse six.

6. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Now look at verse nine.

9. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Now look at verse thirteen. The Bible said,

13. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

God created all that He desired to create through what He spoke. You see, you and I have desired on the inside of us. And if our desires line up with His desires, I can have whatsoever I want to have.

Look at your neighbor and say, “I’m changing my world.” I’m changing my world today.

You see, you don’t have to allow nothing in your world that you don’t want in your world. Do you hear what I’m saying?

When Satan was up in heaven, the Bible said that he was a cherubim that covereth. Glory to God. But God didn’t want Satan in His world no more. So God kicked him out of His world. Do you hear what I’m saying? I don’t want Satan in my world no more. So I’m kicking him out of my... You better bless God in this house today. I want him out of my world. And I got the ability to keep him out of my world in the Name of Jesus.

Even our bodies were formed and made by the Word of God.

In Genesis chapter one and verse twenty-six this is what it said.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...

God spoke us into existence. Before He took man from the dust of the ground and began to form man, God spoke man into existence. Let me tell you something. If you don’t have the finances that you want, you need to speak it into existence. If you don’t got the health and the strength you want, you need to speak it into existence.

I’m changing my world. I’m changing my world. I’m changing my world. I’m getting a new start in my world. See, the Bible don’t tell me that I can’t start over. You see, we think that a lot of times because we’ve been in God for five and ten and fifteen and twenty years that it’s a shame that we got to start over.

Let me tell you something. If I didn’t get it right the first time, baby, until Jesus comes back, I’m going to start over and over and over and over. I’m going to change my world every time I need to change my world. I’m changing my world. I have power to create what I want in my world.

You don’t like your world right now? Change it. Make a change. Don’t sit around and kick and scream and holler. “I don’t like this world I live in.” My God, my God. Then change that world. Do you hear what I’m saying today? Change that world.

If you don’t have favor in your world, change that world. And ask God to give you favor in your new world that you’re living in.

Through the Word of God the Bible said the world was framed. And through the creative power of the Word it was filled.

You see, many of the saints now they feel empty. They feel on the inside of them (glory to God) that they cannot feel the Presence of the living God any more. They feel lonely. They feel depressed. They feel oppressed. And they’re going through. My God, my God. Who am I preaching to today?

But you’ve got to speak to yourself. You remember what David said. You see, his soul was downcast. And he said, “I need a new soul.” He began to talk to his soul. He said, “Why so downcast, oh my soul? I’m changing my world. I’m putting my hope and my trust in God.” I’m changing my world today. I’m changing it for the better. And I’m changing it for the good.

You see, you can’t allow circumstances, situations, or folks to dictate how you live in your world. As long as your world is lining up with the Word of God, I don’t care what the devil got to say. I don’t care what society got to say. I don’t care what mama got to say. As long as it lines up, line upon line, precept upon precept with the Word of God, I’m changing my world. I’m changing my world.

You see, you came in one way today. But you need to leave out of here another way. You see, when you begin to get the Word of God, the Bible says it’s quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword.

The Word of God is able to make changes for you on the inside first. Because God’s going to deal with the inside out. If the inside needs changing, He going to change the inside out, before the outside gets a change.

Look at your neighbor and say, “And I’m changing my world on the inside.” Oh, I know I’m preaching today. I feel the Holy Ghost on the inside of me. My God. Who am I talking to?

I don’t have to have Satan in my world. See, Satan can only stay in my world because I’m too stubborn to kick him out of my world. You don’t want to talk to me. Oh, I feel Jesus today. I don’t want him in my world. I don’t want him. I refuse to have him.

You know, the Bible says that Satan is a prince of this world. But I’m in this world, but I’m not of this world. Do you hear what I’m saying? Oh, my God, my God. I’m in this world of Satan, but I’m not of this world. In the Name of Jesus.

I’m changing my world. But I got to change my world on the inside first. If there are things inside of me that are not like Him, then I need to begin to get them out one by one. “You don’t belong there. Get out. You don’t belong there. Get out. You shouldn’t be there. Get out. Get out!”

Then I need to look at the fruit of the Spirit. “I need a little more love. I need a little more joy. I need a little more peace. I need a little more kindness. I need a little more longsuffering on the inside of me. I need some more faith in me.” Jesus. I’m changing my world today. Oh, my God, my God.

I don’t like my old world that I used to live in. Because in my old world depression tried to grip me. In my old world it tried to make me commit suicide. I don’t want those spirits in my world. I want the wisdom of God in my world. I want understanding in my world. I want revelation in my world, about who He is. I’m changing my world.

Look at your neighbor again and say, “I’m changing my world.” I’m changing my world.

You know, you know, I’m not allowed... You know, one thing about the world, the Bible says that the children of darkness are wiser than the children of light.

You know why? Because once, a lot of times, they get a hold of an idea, you know, they’ll grab hold of that thing. And they will keep you saying, “I believe in my soul. I believe in my soul,” until they make sure that thing come to pass.”

But I got a greater one than me. And I need to grab hold of the ideas that I get from God. And I need to say, “I believe in my God. I believe in my God. I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. I don’t have to lack. I don’t have to be sick.” You don’t hear me talking to you today. I’m changing my world.

You need to slap somebody high five and say, “I’m changing my world today.” Oh, hallelujah. Hallelujah, Jesus. Hallelujah.

Your whole world that you live in is formed by your mouth. Formed out of the words that we speak. Formed out of our confession of faith. We can have whatever we want, if we learn how to be patient and learn how to talk. Anybody can have a conversation. But I’m talking about having the right conversation.

Our confession is our possession. You see, what I have been confessing, that’s what I possess. What I have been confessing is what I posses in my life. I’ve got to get to a point where I find the Scriptures that are going to cover my case.

You see, you and I have a case. You see, in my case... You see, the Scriptures that pertain to your case might not pertain to my case right now. See, I’ve got to find... That’s why the Bible says that I need to know the Word for myself. Because the Scriptures that pertain to my case might not pertain to your case right now. But we all got some kind of case.

But there’s no case that the Word of God cannot cover. Come on. Give Him a handclap of praise today.

You have to have the right claim on the Scriptures. And all that you need will be yours. All that you need. He will bring you all that you need. Everything that you can believe Him for, He will bring it. Everything that you have been confessing, He will bring it.

The Lord Jesus Christ has paid the price and given His Name and His power over to the New Testament church. And the New Testament is a better covenant, the Bible says, than the Old Testament.

In Hebrews eight and six it says, “But now hath He, being Jesus, obtained a more excellent ministry by how much also He is the Mediator of a better covenant which He established upon better promises.” The better covenant is obtained by the folks that know how to talk right.

Hebrews eighteen and verse twenty-one. We know it. It says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” And then it goes on to say, “And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” So if you’re not enjoying what you’re eating, you got to watch what you’re saying. Watch the words that you speak.

Go with me to James chapter three. And this is a Scripture that you know. But we need to go there today. James chapter three, verse three through verse five. It says,

3. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

4. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

This little thing in our mouths, it steers our whole life. It controls what we allow into our world.

You see, a lot of times the doctor will say, “You need to listen to your body.” I’m not going to listen to my body. I may feel what my body trying to do. But I’m going to listen to the Word of God. Do you hear what I’m saying?

When this old knee get to acting up, I ain’t going to listen to it, while it’s telling me, “You hurting. You hurting. You hurting.” I’m going to tell that knee, “You listen here. You healed. You healed. You healed.” Do you hear what I’m saying today? My body going to listen to me. And it’s going to line up with the Word of God. Do you hear what I’m saying, Shirley Snee?

My tongue, this little thing right here, determines my world that I live in. Somebody needs to understand that. What have you been speaking over your life? What have you been speaking and calling into existence.

As a prophet of God the Lord spoke to me. And He told me, He said, “Watch everything that you speak,” because of the Anointing and the calling that is on my life.

You see, you can even have a calling that will cause you to have to watch the very words that you speak. Because God will use you as a mouthpiece, just like it’s Him speaking. And when you speak that thing, it will surely come to pass. It will surely come to pass.

That’s why the Bible says bless those that curse you. It’ll be easy for all the folk that are called to the five-fold ministry, especially the prophetic ministry, every time they get mad with somebody, every time somebody don’t do what they think they ought to do... Don’t... You don’t want to talk to me today. It’ll be easy to say, “Poof. Be gone.”

That’s why He don’t give that Anointing to everybody. He doesn’t give it to the wicked. Do you hear what I’m saying? I feel Jesus.

Because this little thing right here has the power of death and life. Just like the prophetess was saying yesterday. She was talking about those she bears and how they were saying, “Ah, go up, bald head, bald head.” Talking about the man of God. And the man of God cursed them. And the she bears came out of the woods and devoured the children.

There’s an anointing. See, you got to understand that if you’re called to the prophetic realm you’ve got to watch what you’re speaking. I don’t care how young you are in it. I don’t care how old you are in it. You got to watch what you say. You got to watch it.

Look at your neighbor and say, “I’m watching what I say.”

It’s a little thing that we a lot of times count as insignificant, gives you the ability to create the world that you live in. This little thing. And that’s why I was saying the world on the inside has got to be right. Because the Bible says out of the abundance of the heart the mouth is going to speak.

So if in my heart is all corruption and deceit and malice, then out of my mouth that’s all that’s going to come out all the time. I can be trying to say something else, but I find myself right back there again.

You know, it’s not by my mind. It’s by my heart. You see, in my mind I’m saying, “I’m making a change in my conversation.” But if there has not been a change in my heart, then the same things that I used to say I’m still going to say them.

Ain’t no, “Oops. I cussed.” Need to check that world on the inside. That world on the inside and that world on the outside, they are connected.

Matthews twelve and verse thirty-seven. It tells us, “By your words you will be acquitted.” And that word “acquitted” means you will be declared innocent. And then by your words you will be condemned. In other words, you will be declared guilty.

A lot of us are in prison right now because of the words we speak. And all God and Jesus and the Holy Ghost is saying is, “Speak the right thing. Speak the right thing. And you’ll have the key to unlock the door to get out.” And you’ve been crying to God, “Let me out of this jail. Let me out of this jail.”

But it’s in your mouth. The key is in your mouth to let you out of that very hell hole that you’re in. You have the key to unlock that door of oppression, and to take oppression and put it back in that same jail that it tried to keep you in. You go the ability. But you got to understand that. And you’ve got to open up your mouth.

That’s why the psalmist always cried about his heart. With all of the things that he did, David did, all of the things that he sinned and did all of that, if you notice he always talked about his heart. He didn’t say, “Change the folk around me,” all the time. He talked about his enemies.

But when it was him that was messing up he was talking about, “Create in me a clean heart, God. Because in order for You to change my surroundings, You got to change the inside of me first.”

That’s why he cried out all the time about his heart. The power of God is released the moment God stamps your confession approved. Power’s released. He’s listening to your confession. Stamp of approval. Power. Power. But if it ain’t the right word, reject.

The Holy Spirit will perform the Scriptural words for those who speak the Word and obey the Word. The Bible says that the Holy Spirit is the Power of God unto... The Word of God is the Power of God unto salvation. But the Word of God moves with the Anointing of God or the Spirit of God.

The Spirit of God travels with the Word of God. And that’s why when you’re speaking... That’s why it’s so important to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh. Jesus said, “My words, they are Spirit and they are life. They have power. They have the ability to create.”

So all of that stuff that we’ve been saying, “I ain’t never going to make it. Oh, Jesus. You don’t have to move the mountain. Just give me the ability to climb.” The devil is a lie. Mountain, you better get out of my way and be cast into the midst of the sea in the Name of Jesus. Get out of my way in the Name of Jesus.

God is a Spirit. And God performs His Word.

Our whole world is made out of our words. Our whole world is made up out of our words. You see, you may not understand something. But the Bible says with all of your getting get understanding. You need to go before the Lord and say, “Lord, I don’t understand. But You’ll give me the ability to understand.”

Don’t just go to the Lord and say, “Lord, I don’t understand. I don’t understand.” What you going to get? All you saying is, “I don’t understand.” You ain’t asking Him for nothing. “I don’t understand. I just don’t understand.” You’ll stay in the dark, and you won’t understand.

If you say, “Lord, I don’t understand, but You give me the ability to understand. You give me the ability that I need to understand this...” Don’t just stay in the dark.

Your mouth. Your mouth has that ability through the words you speak to create your own personal world. You see, that’s why a lot of people think that God is a respecter of persons. Because while one is speaking the word and getting blessed, another one ain’t saying nothing, and they ain’t got nothing. Excuse me. You don’t want to hear me when I say that, but I...

And see, that’s why it looks like in the body of Christ God is such a respecter of persons. But the Bible clearly states that God is not a respecter of persons.

You know, one person that goes to this church, every time I turn around, you know, folks be looking at her like, “How in the world did you get that? You know, you ain’t living right and you ain’t do this and you ain’t doing that.”

But let me tell you something. Folks can be just as honest with God, and folks can speak the Word. This person speak the Word all the time, every time I turn around. Even when they call me for counseling, “Pastor, I need to set up counseling. But I know the Word says this, that, and that and the other. And I need to agree.”

And I be saying to myself, “Well, if you know that and you standing on that, then why we need to have counseling? You know, I just stand in agreement with you. You know.”

But they speak the Word. Speaking the Word. Speaking the Word. And every time I turn around they always getting something, always blessed. And folks are always looking at them like, “How in the world? Why you? How?” Because they speak the Word. They don’t just sit around and hope that it happens.

The Bible says knock. You got to keep on knocking. The Bible talks about persistence, doesn’t it, and perseverance? I’ve got to persevere in my knocking, in my asking.

It’s not that you’re asking and you’re trying to be like the scribes and Pharisees and Sadducees, that folks can hear you, “Oh, Jesus. I’m glad I ain’t like them. I pay my tithe and offering every Sunday. Oh, Lord.” It’s not that.

You keep on praying until you get an answer. And whether it be yea, nay, or wait, God will give you an answer. But sometimes He wants us to stay on our knees, because He ain’t seen us in so long. And He’s enjoying the company.

I know these jokes be funny. And some of you all be looking like, “Mm.”

But listen, saints of God. We’ve got to get into that mode. If you’re believing God for something, you know, God knows your heart. And He knows...

And when you tell somebody that you’re believing God for something, they can look right at you and tell if you really believe it. If you say, “Well, I’m believing God for this,” and then your face be like, “Well, mm. But I don’t know.” Then how you expect somebody to walk in agreement with, “Mm, I don’t know.” We be in, you know, out of agreement.

Two can’t walk together except they be agreed. But we can touch and agree. The Bible says anything that we ask, Bible says He hears us. And if it’s according to His Word, He will give it to us.

The Bible says delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. But then it goes on to say right after that, “Commit your way unto Him, and He shall also bring it to pass.”

Commitment and delight. So if you had a praise off the change, so to speak, and now you believing God for something, and now you all hunched over, and you ain’t got nothing to say, there’s a problem with that.

Even until it come to pass you ought to be lifting up your hands and praising God, worshiping God. That’s the way it works. That’s the way it works. Because you’re believing Him for something. It doesn’t mean that now you in a shell like a cocoon.

You’re already a butterfly, waving your hands in the wind of the Anointing. And when you wave your hands in the wind of the Anointing, what you need is already in the Spirit. It’s going to fly in your hand and you going to snatch it in.

Do you believe it? Do you believe God’s Word is true? Be honest with yourself. You may be going through a little warfare right now. But do you still believe the Word? I do. I believe it unto the death. Do you? I believe it unto the death.

The Bible said in Revelations that they were overcomers by the Blood of the Lamb and by the words of their testimony. The Blood of the Lamb and the words of their testimony, their confession. And they confessed that thing to the death. Because the Bible says because they loved not their lives unto the death.

The three Hebrew boys, their confession and their love of God was so great. They wouldn’t break that confession about who God was until they were thrown into the fiery furnace. They say, “Okay. It don’t matter what you do to us. We still will not bow our knee.” That’s the kind of tenacity that we have got to have about the Word of God.

You see, when you’re trying to get the Word across to folk but they just don’t want to hear it, then you got to let the Lord have them. You got to let the Lord deal with folks.

You see, sometimes even during my time of counseling when I talk to people, I tell them what the Word says and what they need to do. And then we’ve set up counseling again. And I say, “Well, did you do that? Did you do what the Word said?”

“Well, no. But such and such and such and such and such.”

Why are we here? I’m going to tell you the same thing. I can’t change the Word. The Bible says anybody that try to add or take away, let him be accursed. I’m not going to change the Word for you. I got to give it just the way it is. But it’s up to us to receive it.

Now, we have heard the word today. Am I right? And there may be something in your world you need to go and get it. I tell you, it’s so good. It’s sweeter than the honey and honeycomb.

Now saints, today is your day. Sister Shirley sings a song from Shirley Caesar, about today is your day for a miracle. You need to say, “Today is my day.” I’m saying that today is my day. This is a brand new day. And today is my day. It’s a day that I’ve never seen before.

And I have the power to change my language today. And if my heart ain’t right, I’m in church. And I can change my heart. Say, “Lord, create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit in me. I’m changing the world from the inside out. Now Lord, I done got it right on the inside. Now I’m going to speak Your Word to create the atmosphere that I want.” Oh, I feel Jesus in this house today.

I got to say it. If your body racking in pain, you need to check your inside out. Say, “Lord, is my heart right? Is... You know, is my thinking straight? Okay that’s straight. Okay. Now Lord, Your Word says by Your stripes I’m healed. I’m creating my atmosphere. I’m changing the world on the outside based on what I’m speaking.”

“Well, I’m paying... You know, I’m paying my tithes and offering. And my heart is right, Lord. Because You love a cheerful giver. And when I give, You know, Lord, I give out of a cheerful heart. Am I cheerful? Am I angry? Am I giving it grudgingly? Am I peeking around and carrying on like, you know... Is...” You don’t want to talk to me, but I’m going to preach on anyway.

Am I, you know... Am I got a suspicious heart, you know? Pastor, that suit look mighty nice. Where you get that from? You don’t want to talk to me today.

One of my brothers gave me this suit. Oh, Jesus. A man of God gave me this ring right here too. So you hear what I’m saying. See these diamonds? Somebody bought that for me. Do you hear what I’m saying? Now you can give with a cheerful heart. You don’t have to peek around the corner. Because everything I get God give it to me. Oh, I had to bust that devil today.

Create a power of the Word, of the Word, of the Word of God. You have the ability, children. You have the ability to make the world that you live in. If you’re not doing well in school, you need go to go God in prayer. Ask your parents, say, “What Scriptures do I need to help me?” If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth liberally and upbraideth not.

Give... We got to give our children the Word when they’re not doing well in an area. Say, “Baby, this is what you need to say every time you get up in the morning. This right here.” It’s not just us creating our atmosphere.

See, if we can teach them at an early age to create their atmosphere, create the world that they live in, just like at the tower of Babel when nothing was impossible unto them, and God had to confound their language, nothing will be impossible for them. And God won’t have to confound anything that they do, because it will be based on the Word of God. That’s what we have to do.

Now how are you feeling today? Because God has no blue Mondays, not a single one. He doesn’t. He’s never had one. Because He kicked Satan out. See, if you feeling blue inside... And I’m not talking about the blueness of a wound.

Because the blueness of a wound, the Bible says is a healing. But I’m talking about the blue of depression.

If that’s where you are, then you need to check the inside and say, “Lord, what’s in me?”

And if He says, “You alright with Me,” then you need to start speaking the Word. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I can have whatever I ask Him for.

Lord, I need peace. I need the peace of God that surpasses all understanding, to keep my heart and my mind through Christ Jesus. I have peace. Jesus said, “My peace I give to you, I leave with you.” Jesus, You left me peace. You gave me peace.

You see, you’ve got to find that Scripture that pertains to your case. If you got a wayward child, if you’re scared, you know, what’s going on with your child, you quote the Scriptures.

Children are the heritage of the Lord. Lord, that child belongs to You. Lord, You’re going to take care of that child. The Bible says that You give your angels charge over me to keep me in all of my ways. That child came out of me, so it’s a part of my ways. And you’re going to keep my child.

You’ve got to find the Scripture that pertains to you and speak it. Don’t look for the prophet to prophesy a word to you. You speak the Word. The Bible says you shall, not the prophet. You shall decree a thing, and it shall come to pass.

I decree that I’m healthy. I decree that I’m prosperous. I decree that I have the mind of Christ, because I renew my mind in the Word of God every day. I decree it. I decree.

If you got a husband or a wife that’s not saved, I decree that they will be saved before it’s all over. Because Your Word says if I get saved You promised You’ll save my whole household.

You got to believe it. You’ve got to believe it.

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