Call That Which is Not as Though It Were

…God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. -Romans 4:17

We are to call those things which are not as though they were. As someone once said, “We don’t want to get that mixed up. God didn’t say to call those things which are as though they were not.”

In other words, God didn’t say to deny the symptoms, the circumstances or the problems. We’re not supposed to say, “No, I don’t have any pain. No, there aren’t symptoms in my body.”

No, we are to call those things that be not as though they were. You might say, “Well, I don’t feel healed. But thank God, the Bible says I am, so I believe I’m healed. I don’t feel strong; but the Bible says I am, so I believe I’m strong.

Talk about healing as though it already existed in your body. Say, “It doesn’t matter what my body feels like; by Jesus’ stripes, I was healed. It doesn’t matter what the problem is; no weapon formed against me shall prosper! [Isaiah 54:17.] Since God is for me, no one can stand against me. [Rom. 8:31] So I believe I receive my healing by faith!”

CONFESSION:

I don’t deny symptoms or circumstances; I just call forth God’s promises to be manifested in my life. I call my mind strong and at peace. I call my body healthy and whole.

Making A Statement of Fact

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. -Titus 1:1,2

Someone may say, “If I say I believe I’m healed when I still feel sick, that’s a lie.”

No, it isn’t. Number one, it’s calling those things which be not as though they were. (Rom. 4:17.) If that’s lying, then God lies all the time, and He can’t.

Number two, it’s a statement of fact. If I say, I believe I’m healed, all I’m doing is telling you what I believe. However, if I say, “No, I have no symptoms in my body,” when I do have symptoms, that’s a lie. Or if I say, “I have $100 bills in my pocket,” when I don’t, that’s a lie. But if I say, “I believe I’m healed by the stripes of Jesus’ back.” I’m making a statement of truth because I do believe it.

You can believe anything you want to believe. If you choose to believe what God says above what the symptoms are telling you, is that a lie? No, that’s truth. When you say, “I believe I’m healed,” you’re making a statement of fact.

In His prayer to the Father, Jesus said, “Your word is truth” (John 17:17). Then in Romans 3:4, Paul says, “Yes, let God be true, but every man a liar.” And Hebrews 6:18 states that it is impossible for God to lie. So when you choose to believe what God says, you come in line with the highest form of truth in the universe—the Word of God, which has been exalted above His name! (Ps. 138:2.)

CONFESSION:

I believe I’m healed. I believe God’s healing power is working in my body now, driving out every symptom and making my body completely whole!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999