It was Jesus’ culture to maintain a good confession even when the situation seemed to contradict what He believed. When we examine all the words spoken by our master Jesus Christ from Matthew to Revelation we learn that He never uttered any negative word even when He encountered seemingly impossible situations. He confessed good when situations favoured him and He maintained the same position by confessing good amidst challenges. Christ Jesus expects believers to develop a similar culture, which is to maintain a good confession of faith at all times.
It is quite prevalent among believers to only confess good when they see good. However it does not take faith to confess good in the presence of good; the Bible says “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,”[Hebrews 11:1]. Even when He did not see a way out, Jesus Christ confessed that there was a way out and this is why He never failed. He knew nothing as an impossible case. He always paved a way for victory, miracles and breakthrough with His good confession of faith. The bible says, “As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” Moses answered the people “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” [Exodus 14:10-14]
Just like the Israelites, we are in a journey of no return, the Lord has delivered us and we cannot return to the world of sin. After the Israelites suffered for over 400 years in Egypt, God lifted them out of Egypt and led them to the Promised Land through the faculties of Moses. As soon as they left Egypt the bible says Pharaoh realised that he made a mistake by letting them go and went after them. When the children of Israel saw Pharaoh with his chariots and army coming they began to cry and complain to Moses and even questioned God. This is a strategy that the devil still uses even today! When Christians are challenged satan is always quick to question the existence of their God and even suggest that they should return to sin. It is critical for Christians to realise that if the Israelites had decided to go back to Egypt as a result of fear this would have been their biggest mistake; Pharaoh would have killed them because he now knew what they were capable of. Similarly the devil knows that believers are powerful and that for as long as they are walking with God they are able to torment him; if they return to sin the devil would attack them with all his might.
The bible says even when the Israelites complained, Moses maintained a good confession of faith; he said, “stand firm and you will see the deliverance God will bring you today, the Egyptians you see today you will never see again the Lord will fight for you, you need only to stand still.” Moses confessed deliverance before the deliverance happened. He paved a way for the miracle through his good confession of faith. God is looking for people who will maintain a good confession of faith in the midst of challenges; those who will bless the name of the Lord instead of complaining.
Christians who are not yet married should not say that they are single, but rather confess that they are waiting for their spouse; those without jobs should refuse to confess unemployment but rather say that they are only on a short vacation. Christians should maintain a good confession of faith even when situations seem to contradict what they believe. If you study the word of God you will realise that all the patriarchs of faith had a similar culture, they maintained a good confession of faith because faith can never be separated from confession.
Confession expresses faith; if you believe then you will express your belief through a good confession and if you are unbelieving you will express your unbelief through a bad confession as well.
