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Job 2:22:8 says, "Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee." Not pray about it, not hope for it, not beg God for it, decree it.
But somewhere along the way, the modern church stripped believers of their royal authority and turned them into professional beggars. We've been taught to plead, to ask permission, to wait passively for God to maybe possibly if it's his will do something about our situation. But that is not the faith of the New Testament. That is not the language of covenant authority.
Today, we're going to unlock the most dangerous verse in the Bible. Dangerous to the enemy and to religious tradition. We're going to discover why pastors don't teach Job 2:22:8. And we're going to learn the difference between praying about something and decreeing it into existence.
Let me ask you a question that might offend your religious sensibilities. When was the last time you heard a sermon on Job 2 22 28? When was the last time your pastor stood in the pulpit and taught you that you have the legal authority to decree things into existence? Probably never. And there's a reason for that.
The modern church has built an entire theology around the idea that believers are helpless, powerless, and completely dependent on God's sovereign will to do anything. We've been taught that faith means asking nicely and waiting patiently. We've been told that commanding things to happen is presumptuous, arrogant, even blasphemous. But look at what the scripture actually says.
"Thou shalt also decree a thing. And it shall be established unto thee, and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Thou shalt decree, not thou shalt pray, not thou shalt beg, not thou shalt hope, decree."
That word "decree" in the Hebrew is *gazar* and it means to cut, to divide, to decide, to determine. It's a legal term. It's the language of a judge rendering a verdict, of a king issuing a royal command. When you decree something, you're not asking permission. You're not requesting. You're not suggesting. You're declaring a legal decision that must be enforced.
E.W. Kenyon understood this revelation. He wrote, "We have been awed by God instead of being thrilled by our union with him and what he has made us in Christ." Did you catch that? We've been awed into submission instead of thrilled into authority. We've been taught to cower before God like slaves instead of standing before him as sons. And because we don't understand our legal standing in Christ, we don't understand the authority that comes with that standing.
The tragedy of the modern church is this. We have believers with royal blood flowing through their veins, living like spiritual paupers. We have sons and daughters of the Most High God, joint heirs with Christ, according to Romans 8:17, walking around with their heads down, begging for scraps from the master's table. We have people who have been given the legal right to use the name of Jesus, and they're afraid to open their mouths and speak with authority.
Now, here's where we need to make a critical distinction because not all prayer is the same. There are two types of prayer in the New Testament, and the modern church has confused them, mixed them up, and turned believers into spiritual schizophrenics. Let me explain.
The first type is the prayer of petition. This is communion with God. This is fellowship. This is coming into the Father's presence and talking to him about your needs, your concerns, your desires. Jesus taught us this kind of prayer in Matthew 6, the Lord's Prayer. "Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our debts." This is asking. This is relationship. This is a son talking to a father. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with this kind of prayer. In fact, Philippians 4:6 commands us, "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
But then there's a second type of prayer that most believers never learn. It's the prayer of command. It's the prayer of decree. It's the prayer of enforcement. This is not you talking to God. This is you talking *for* God. This is you standing in your legal authority as his representative and speaking his word into a situation. And this kind of prayer doesn't ask. It declares. It doesn't beg. It commands. It doesn't wait for permission. It enforces what has already been legally established in the courts of heaven.
Mark 11:23 gives us the blueprint. Jesus said, "For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Notice Jesus didn't say, "Whosoever shall pray about this mountain." He said, "Whosoever shall *say* unto this mountain." You're not praying to the mountain. You're not asking the mountain nicely if it would please consider moving; you're commanding it. You're speaking to it with the authority that's been delegated to you.
Kenyon wrote, "Faith's confessions create realities." Let that sink in. When you speak in faith, when you decree from your legal position in Christ, you're not describing reality. You're *creating* reality. You're bringing things that are not as though they were, which is exactly what Romans 4:17 says God does. And guess what? You're made in his image. You have his nature. You've been given his authority. So when you decree a thing, it shall be established.
So why don't pastors teach Job 2:22:8? Why is the prayer of decree, the prayer of command, missing from 99% of church pulpits? Let me give you three reasons. And none of them are good.
Reason number one: Control. If believers discover that they have the authority to decree things into existence, if they realize they don't need a pastor to intercede for them, if they understand they can go directly to the throne of grace and speak with boldness, then the professional clergy loses its power. The whole religious system is built on the idea that you need a mediator, a middleman, someone more spiritual than you to get through to God. But Hebrews 4:16 destroys that lie. It says, "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Us. Not the pastor, not the priest. Us. You have the same access to the Father that I do, that your pastor does, that any believer does, because we all come through the same blood, the same covenant, the same High Priest, Jesus Christ.
Reason number two: Fear of presumption. Pastors are afraid that if they teach believers they can decree things, people will start decreeing foolishness, selfish desires, things that aren't God's will. And I understand that concern. But here's the problem with that logic: We don't withhold truth because people might abuse it. We teach the truth and we teach wisdom. Yes, you have the authority to decree, but you can only decree what's already established in the Word. You can't decree something that contradicts scripture. You can't decree something outside of covenant. The Word is the boundary. The Word is the limit. But within the boundaries of the Word, you have been given shocking, radical, almost blasphemous-sounding authority to speak things into existence.
Reason number three: And this is the big one. Unbelief. Most pastors don't teach Job 2:22:8 because they don't believe it themselves. They've been trained in seminaries that worship at the altar of cessationism. The doctrine that says all the supernatural gifts and all the supernatural authority ended with the apostles. They've been taught that decreeing and declaring is New Age mysticism, positive confession heresy, Word of Faith extremism. So they ignore verses like Job 22:28. They skip over Mark 11:23. They explain away James 5:16, which says, "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." They've built an entire theology that keeps God far away and believers powerless. And they defend it with religious passion. But I'm here to tell you, the Word of God has not changed. Job 2:22:8 is still in your Bible. Mark 11:23 hasn't been removed. And if God said you can decree a thing and it shall be established, then you can decree a thing and it shall be established. Period.
Now, let me show you the legal foundation for your authority to decree. You can't exercise authority you don't know you have. And you can't know what authority you have until you know who you are. So let's establish your identity.
Revelation 1:5-6 says, "Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever." Did you catch that? You are a king. Not going to be a king someday in heaven. You are a king right now. And you are a priest, not just a member of the congregation. A priest. Kings decree. Priests intercede. You have both functions.
1 Peter 2:9 confirms it. "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." Royal priesthood. That word "royal" means kingly. You're not common. You're not ordinary. You're not a second-class citizen in the kingdom of God. You are royalty. You are part of the royal family. And royalty doesn't beg. Royalty decrees.
Kenyon wrote, "We are what He says we are. We can do what He says we can do. We can have what He says we can have." That's not arrogance. That's agreement with the Word. If God says you're a king, you're a king. If God says you can decree a thing and it shall be established, then you can decree a thing and it shall be established. Your only job is to believe what He said and act on it.
Now, here's the key that unlocks this whole revelation. Your authority to decree is not based on your own worthiness, your own holiness, your own spiritual maturity. It's based on your position in Christ. Ephesians 2:6 says, "And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." You are seated with Christ right now, not when you die, not when you get more spiritual, right now. And from that seated position, from that legal position of authority, you have the right to speak, to decree, to command.
Now, I need to address something here because I know some of you are feeling uncomfortable. You're thinking, "But isn't it presumptuous to decree things? Shouldn't I just submit to God's will and let Him do what He wants?" And I want to answer that gently but firmly. When you decree according to the Word, you're not overwriting God's will. You're *enforcing* God's will. You're not asking a reluctant God to do something He doesn't want to do. You're partnering with a willing God who's already declared His will in His Word and given you the authority to speak it into manifestation.
Let me give you an example. The Word says in 1 Peter 2:24, "By whose stripes ye were healed." Past tense. Healing is already an established fact in the courts of heaven. It was purchased 2,000 years ago on the cross. So when sickness attacks your body, you're not begging God to heal you. You're not asking God if it's His will to heal you. His will is already established in the Word. What you're doing is decreeing the established will of God over the illegal attack of the enemy. You're saying, "Sickness, you have no legal right to my body. By the stripes of Jesus, I was healed. I am healed. And I decree healing over this body right now in Jesus' name." That's not presumption. That's faith. That's enforcing covenant. That's speaking what God has already spoken and watching it manifest.
Kenyon said, "We are not fighting for victory. We are fighting *from* victory. Jesus already won. The battle is already over. Satan is already defeated. Sickness is already conquered. Poverty is already broken. Fear is already destroyed." Your job is not to beg God to give you the victory. Your job is to decree the victory that's already been won and watch the enemy flee.
So, how do you actually do this? How do you move from begging to decreeing? Let me give you a simple four-step process that will revolutionize your prayer life.
Step one: Find the promise in the Word. You can only decree what God has already declared. So, you have to know the Word. If you need provision, find Philippians 4:19. "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." If you need peace, find John 14:27. "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you." If you need wisdom, find James 1:5. "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally." The Word is your legal document. Find the promise that covers your need.
Step two: Believe the promise is already yours. This is where most believers fail. They find the promise, but they don't believe it's for them right now. They think it's for someone else, or it's for someday, or it's conditional on them being good enough. But the promises of God are "yea and amen" according to 2 Corinthians 1:20. They're not "maybe." They're not "if you're worthy." They're "yes." So you have to settle it in your heart: This promise is mine. It's mine right now. It's mine by covenant. It's mine because I'm in Christ.
Step three: Speak the decree out loud. Faith is voice-activated. Romans 10:17 says, "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." You have to hear yourself speaking the Word. So, open your mouth and decree it. Don't whisper. Don't mumble. Declare it with authority. "I decree that my God supplies all my need according to his riches in glory. I decree that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. I decree that I am more than a conqueror through Christ who loves me." Let the sound of your own voice of faith fill your ears and fill the atmosphere.
Step four: Stand on your decree without wavering. This is the hard part because after you decree something, your circumstances might not change immediately. The enemy will try to convince you it didn't work. Your mind will try to argue with your decree. Your emotions will try to override your faith. But Hebrews 10:23 says, "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised." You decreed it. Now hold it. Don't take it back. Don't cancel it with doubt. Don't nullify it with fear. Job 2:28 didn't say, "Thou shalt decree a thing, and *maybe* it will be established." It said, "It *shall* be established." So stand there, hold your ground, refuse to waver, and watch God make it good.
Now, let me give you some boundaries because I know the critics are already sharpening their knives. "This is 'name it, claim it' heresy. This is prosperity gospel nonsense. You can't just decree whatever you want." And you know what? They're partially right. You can't just decree whatever you want. You can only decree what's already established in covenant.
Let me show you the difference. You can decree healing because Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24 establish it. You can decree provision because Philippians 4:19 establishes it. You can decree peace because John 14:27 establishes it. You can decree protection because Psalm 91 establishes it. You can decree victory because 1 Corinthians 15:57 establishes it. These are covenant rights. These are legal realities purchased by the blood of Jesus and guaranteed by the Word of God.
But you cannot decree things that contradict the Word. You can't decree that you'll win the lottery because nowhere does the Word promise that. You can't decree that someone will fall in love with you because that violates their free will. You can't decree that you'll live to be 200 years old just because you feel like it, because the Word doesn't establish that. The Word is the limit. The covenant is the boundary. And within those boundaries, you have radical, shocking, almost unbelievable authority.
Kenyon wrote, "We have a legal standing in the court of heaven. We are not beggars. We are heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ." You're not trying to convince God to do something. You're declaring what He's already said He would do. That's the difference between presumption and faith.
Let me show you something that will blow your mind. Your words don't just describe reality. Your words *create* reality. And this isn't New Age mysticism. This is the oldest truth in the Bible. Look at Genesis 1. How did God create the universe? He spoke it into existence. "And God said, 'Let there be light:' and there was light." He didn't think it. He didn't wish it. He didn't pray about it. He *said* it, and it manifested.
Now look at Genesis 1:26. "And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.'" You were made in the image of a speaking, decreeing, creating God. You were designed to function the way He functions. And one of the ways He functions is by speaking things into existence.
Proverbs 18:21 says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Your tongue has power, not just influence. Power. The power to create life or death, the power to build up or tear down, the power to establish or destroy. And most believers have no idea they're walking around with a loaded weapon in their mouth.
Mark 11:23 again. "Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed." He shall have whatsoever he saith. Notice the emphasis on *saying*, not thinking, not feeling, not hoping, *saying*. Why? Because your words are the vehicle that carries your faith from the unseen realm into the seen realm. Your words give your faith a voice. And when your faith has a voice, things start to happen.
Kenyon taught, "Our words are the expression of our faith or our fear." Every time you open your mouth, you're either speaking faith or fear. You're either decreeing life or decreeing death. You're either establishing the kingdom or establishing the enemy's lies. There's no neutral ground. Your words are always creating something.
Now, maybe you're sitting there thinking, "Oh no, I've been speaking the wrong things for years. I've been decreeing sickness, poverty, failure, fear. Have I destroyed my own life with my words?" And I want to comfort you with this truth: You can change your decree. You can cancel the negative and start speaking the positive.
Joel 3:10 says, "Let the weak say I am strong." Let the weak say, "Not, let the weak keep saying they're weak." No. Change the decree. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." The moment you were born again, you became a new creation. The old you with the old words and the old failures passed away. You're starting fresh. You have a clean slate. And from this day forward, you're going to decree life, not death. You're going to decree blessing, not cursing. You're going to decree victory, not defeat.
So right now, I want you to repent for any negative decrees you've made. Just say, "Father, I repent for speaking fear, doubt, sickness, poverty, failure over my life. I cancel every negative decree I've made in the name of Jesus. And from this day forward, I decree what Your Word says about me." And here's the beautiful thing: The moment you repent and change your words, heaven responds. Angels respond. The Holy Spirit responds. Because they've been waiting for you to line up your words with God's Word so they can go to work on your behalf.
Let me give you five specific decrees you need to start making every single day. Not praying about, not hoping for, decreeing. Write these down. Speak these out loud. Make them your daily confession.
Decree number one: "I decree that I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus." (2 Corinthians 5:21). Don't beg God to make you righteous. You already *are* righteous. Decree it. When condemnation tries to attack, when guilt tries to paralyze you, when the enemy tries to remind you of your past, you open your mouth and decree, "I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus," and watch condemnation flee.
Decree number two: "I decree that by the stripes of Jesus, I was healed. I am healed and I walk in divine health." (1 Peter 2:24). Don't beg God to heal you. He already healed you 2,000 years ago. Decree it over your body. When symptoms attack, when pain tries to dominate, when sickness tries to take you out, you decree, "By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed," and watch your body line up with the Word.
Decree number three: "I decree that my God supplies all my need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19). Don't beg God for provision. He's already committed to supplying your need. Decree it over your finances. When lack tries to intimidate you, when bills pile up, when fear of poverty attacks, you decree, "My God supplies all my need," and watch provision break through.
Decree number four: "I decree that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against me in judgment I condemn." (Isaiah 54:17). Don't beg God to protect you. He's already promised protection. Decree it over your life. When the enemy attacks, when people come against you, when circumstances try to overwhelm you, you decree, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper," and watch the enemy's plans collapse.
Decree number five: "I decree that I am more than a conqueror through Christ who loved me." (Romans 8:37). Don't beg God to make you a winner. You already *are* more than a conqueror. Decree it over every situation. When challenges arise, when mountains appear, when obstacles block your path, you decree, "I am more than a conqueror," and watch those mountains move.
Let me leave you with this final word. Your mouth is the most powerful weapon you have been given. It's more powerful than any devil. It's more powerful than any circumstance. It's more powerful than any attack of the enemy. Because when you open your mouth and decree the Word of God in faith, you're releasing the creative power of God into your situation. You're activating angels. You're enforcing covenant. You're establishing the kingdom.
Job 2:28 is not a suggestion. It's not a nice idea. It's a legal guarantee. "Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee." Not might be, not maybe, *shall* be. That's the Word of the living God. And His Word does not return void according to Isaiah 55:11.
So I'm challenging you today. Stop praying about your situation and start decreeing *over* your situation. Stop begging God to do what He's already done. Stop asking permission to walk in what He's already given you. You're a king. You're a priest. You're seated in heavenly places. You have the legal authority to decree, and what you decree shall be established.
Kenyon said it perfectly: "The reason why most Christians never come into their inheritance is because of their lip confession. They continually confess their weaknesses and failures. They paint beautiful word pictures of their defeats and troubles and they live in them." Don't paint pictures of defeat with your mouth. Paint pictures of victory. Don't decree your problems. Decree your promises.
Right now, I want you to do something. I want you to go down to the comment section and I want you to type a decree. Not a prayer request, not a complaint, a decree. Type: "I decree Job 2:22:28 over my life. What I speak shall be established." Let that be your public declaration that you're done begging and you're starting to decree.
Then I want you to subscribe to this channel and hit that notification bell because we're going to keep unlocking these hidden truths that the religious system doesn't want you to know. We're going to keep teaching you how to walk in your covenant authority. We're going to keep showing you how to enforce the victory that Jesus already won.
You're not a beggar. You're a king. You're not powerless. You're powerful. You're not waiting on God. God is waiting on you to open your mouth and decree what He's already declared. So decree it, speak it, establish it, and watch the kingdom of God manifest in your life like you've never seen before.
"Thou shalt decree a thing and it shall be established." That's the Word. That's the promise. That's your authority. Now use it. God bless you.