The 40 “I ams”

Go ahead and read over these, and over the course of the next few weeks I will be discussing them one or two or three at a time.  Should be interesting.

Just remember…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… Romans 8:23

 

1. I am a child of God

Romans 8:16   The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

 

2. I am redeemed from the hand of the enemy.

Psalms 107:2   Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story-those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

 

3. I am forgiven.

Colossians 1: 13-14   For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

 

4. I am saved by grace through faith.

Ephesians 2: 8   For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-

 

5. I am justified

Romans 5:1   Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

 

6. I am sanctified.

1 Corinthians 1:2   To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ-their Lord and ours:

 

7. I am a new creature.

2 Corinthians 5: 17   Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

 

8. I am a partaker of His divine nature.

2 Peter 1:4   Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

 

9. I am redeemed from the curse of the law.

Galatians 3:13   Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”

 

10. I am delivered from the powers of darkness.

Colossians 1:13    For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

 

11. I am led by the spirit of God.

Romans 8:14   For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

 

12. I am a son (or daughter) of God.

Romans 8:14   For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

 

13. I am kept in safety wherever I go.

Psalms 91:11   For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

 

14. I am getting ALL my needs met by Jesus.

Philippians 4:19   And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

 

15. I am casting all my cares on Jesus.

1 Peter 5:7   Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

 

16. I am strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Ephesians 6: 10   Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

 

 

17. I am doing all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13   I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

 

 

 

18. I am an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus.

Romans 8:17   Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

 

19. I am an heir to the blessings of Abraham.

Galatians 3: 13-14   Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” ¹⁴ He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

 

20. I am observing and doing the Lord’s commandments.

Deuteronomy 28: 12   The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.

 

21. I am blessed coming in and I am blessed going out.

Deuteronomy 28: 6   You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

 

22. I am an heir to eternal life.

1 John 5: 11-12   And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. ¹² Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

 

23. I am blessed with all spiritual blessings.

Ephesians 1: 3   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

 

24. I am healed by His stripes.

1 Peter 2:24   Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

 

25. I am exercising my authority over the enemy.

Luke 10: 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 

 

26. I am above and not beneath.

Deuteronomy 28: 13   The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

 

27. I am more than a conqueror.

Romans 8: 37   No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

 

28. I am establishing God’s word her on earth.

Matthew 16: 19    I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

 

29. I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony.

Revelation 12:11   They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death. 

 

30. I am daily overcoming the devil.

1 John 4: 4    You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

 

31. I am not moved by what I see.

2 Corinthians 4: 18    So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

 

32. I am walking by faith and not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5: 17   Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:^[a] The old has gone, the new is here!

 

33. I am casting down vain imaginations.

2 Corinthians 10: 4-5   The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

 

34. I am bringing every thought into captivity.

2 Corinthians 10: 5   ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

 

35. I am being transformed by renewing my mind.

Romans 12: 1-2   Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

 

36. I am a laborer together with God.

1 Corinthians 3: 9   For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

 

37. I am the righteousness of God in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5: 21    God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

 

38. I am an imitator of Jesus.

Ephesians 5: 1   Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children

 

39. I am the light of the world.

Matthew 5: 14    “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

 

40. I am blessing the Lord at all times and continually praising Him with my mouth.

Psalms 34: 1   I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.

 

Days in Passing

I have a book titled, “Blessed to be a Blessing,” by Kenneth Copeland. This is truly a fine writing and one that I am intending to put into practice and then some.

I will be putting these referenced verse into my everyday use, some I already do and some I really need to work on.

In the second chapter of the book, titled, “The Fools Dozen,” Pastor Copeland goes thru a list of twelve points, from which we can really learn. He suggest that you allow the Holy Spirit to convict you of any of these points that you have not been paying sufficient heed to over the years of your being a Christian.

Since I don’t want to give away all, I would really encourage you to get in touch with the KCM and acquire this reading for yourselves, however, I will let you in on some of the things that Holy Spirit brought to my attention.

1. I need to get out of debt. I don’t have a lot of debt, and for that I am grateful, but I need to prepare better for the future and lay the ground for not being in debt, ie I have an older car, runs great and I pray the Lord will help me to keep it that way.

2. If I am doing something I don’t want the Lord to see, hear, taste, or think, simple-don’t do those things.

3. For me this goes right back to 2.

4. Don’t speak poorly of anyone, remember what your mother said, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all!”

5. 1 Corinthians 13:11 King James Version (KJV) When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

I think this speaks quite adequately to mischief. Something that some people just can’t give up.

6. Speak only those things that edify. This one kind of bit me…..I read this and thought of people I know who are constantly saying things to be cute…..instead of thinking I know people who do this, I need to pray for them, are they really doing something wrong? Let me ask you this, are they or you speaking truth?

7. Simple don’t trust yourself, trust in the word of the Lord.

8. Think before you speak…Don’t go to phone (or FB), go to the throne. Our words can be quite cruel, so think before you speak. Once they are out there, no matter how many times you say I am sorry, you can not undo the damage.

9. Walk in the light of God’s word and not in the darkness of the evil one.

10. If you have made a promise or a pledge, keep it.

11. Speak what you mean and mean what you speak. (Mark 11: 23)

12. If you believe in God, behave that way. And I know that there are some people out there that know of my recent move, that might say, I am not behaving appropriately, and to that I would say, I have gone to the throne and not to the phone.

13. (Bakers dozen) if you espouse to be a Christian, then believe and be a Christian…..Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken……” Don’t pick and choose!

There are some things for you to cogitate on for the day, be a blessing today.