Confessing The Word is a necessary to fully embracing It in your life. Why do you think we speak forth the Pledge of Allegiance here in The United States? It is to acknowledge and embrace the words in our hearts as well as our minds. When we hear ourselves speak the words, there is a deeper commitment than silently reading the Pledge. This is true concerning The Word for it is written by THE SPIRIT in Psalm 45:
1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Our tongue writes and records into our hearts. This is a reality I have confirmed to be true in my life over the last forty-eight years. This reality has caused me to watch my words as people have attempted to obtain my agreement when I knew them to be wrong. When I speak The Word, I profess to be in agreement with It by speaking It forth.
Wisdom spoke Proverbs 3:
1 My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
2 For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Wisdom tells us to write The Word on our hearts and this is done by reading and confessing The Word so that our own ears will hear The Truth. When we do this, life and peace will be added to us. In addition, we will find favor in the sight of Our Heavenly Father and mankind. Jesus experienced this as He prepared for His ministry as revealed in Luke 2:
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
I have seen over the years where men have been attracted to my gifts and calling thus I received favor in business dealings. This brought forth financial blessings to my family which allowed us to be blessings to others as well. Certain investments produced an excellent return even though similar investments by others did not produce the same results. FATHER was definitely working on my behalf.
I would confess Colossians 1:10-11 on a daily basis to write It on my heart:
I walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness
If FATHER tells us in HIS WISDOM to do something specific, why resist it? HE gives us specific steps to success in our lives if we will only heed HIS direction.
How long will it take for HIS Word to be written and fully activated in our hearts? It varies from person to person and what is currently in the heart that is contrary to FATHER’S Word. The Word will cleanse the heart of the world’s debris and it may take some time for this to occur. Nevertheless, commit yourself to writing FATHER’S Word on the tablet of your heart and It will soon become one with you.