Hold Fast to Your Confession of Faith

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised). -Hebrews 10:23

The fourth type of confession is the confession of faith, or the confession of what we believe. This is an important type of Bible confession that many in the body of Christ have missed.

We are to “hold fast the profession of our faith.” In the King James Version, the word profession is used. But the same Greek word homologeo is translated as “confession” elsewhere in the New Testament and means “to speak the same thing as; to agree with.” So the writer of Hebrews is actually saying, “Let us hold fast the confession of our faith without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”

We often focus on God’s faithfulness—and God is faithful. He said, “I watch over My Word to perform it.” (Jer. 1:12.) Whatever He has said, He will do because “God is not a man, that he should lie” (Num 23:19).

God is faithful but notice that He requires something out of us. He’s faithful to perform His Word—if we believe and act on it. He told us we have a part to play. If we want His faithfulness to operate in our lives, we must hold fast the confession of our faith without wavering.

What does the confession of faith mean? Faith is first of all what you believe, adhere to or put your trust in. For instance, you put your trust in the truth that by Jesus’ stripes, you were healed. Your body may feel sick, look sick and act sick, but your faith is pointed toward that unchangeable truth. So the Bible says, “Now hold fast to your confession of that truth without wavering.”

If you want God’s faithfulness to bring about your healing, then hold fast to your confession of God’s healing promises. God says you are healed, so line up your mouth with what you believe, and say, Thank God, I believe I’m healed!”

CONFESSION:

I hold fast to my confession that Jesus is my healer. He took my sicknesses and bore my pains. My God is faithful to heal me because I am faithful to believe and act on His Word!

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