Yesterday I had a little bit of time to pick up Robin Bertram‘s book entitled Shadows Among Us.  This is a 500 page book and I’m only at page 171 because it is so meaty!  
Robin discussed PROCLAMATIONS.  A proclamation, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, is an official formal public announcement.  

Jeremiah 34:15
Then you recently turned and did what was right in My sight—every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor; and you made a covenant before Me in the house which is called by My name.

Robin used this scripture as an example of PROCLAIMING liberty over one another (especially in prayer), however I wanted to share more.  She shared how proclamations, under the leading of the Holy Spirit could bring about miracles, healing, deliverance, and restoration. 

I love it!  Proclamations!  


Here we go using our mouths again — this time PROCLAIMING freedom.  Our confession is SO important!  If you ever learn anything from me, please learn the lesson concerning the power of your tongue!  Please don’t claim sickness and death as YOURS.  Don’t loose curses over yourself and others.  

My daughter loves to sing the lyrics of a song we sing at our church, “I WILL LIVE AND NOT DIE, I WILL LIVE AND NOT DIE — TO DECLARE YOUR WORKS, TO DECLARE YOUR WORKS!”  Use your mouth to DECLARE God’s Works and His Truth. 


Ok, back to Robin’s book …

Mark 23-24
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.  Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. (Underline mine.)

According to Robin, Jesus gave us guidelines on proclamations.  FIRST, we must identify the mountain.  What is YOUR mountain?  It could be anything that stands in the way of you walking in freedom —  physically or spiritually.  Anything that blocks the abundant life that God’s Word says is ours: Addiction, sickness, poverty, failing relationships, bitterness, unforgiveness, demonic spirit … the list could go on and on.  Once you have identified your mountain – SPEAK TO IT.


Alright Friends, this is what stood out to me:  The SECOND lesson from this scripture was we MUST NOT DOUBT IN OUR HEARTS.  Ouch.  

Robin pointed out that DOUBT itself IS a mountain or hindrance that must be removed!   I immediately put down the book and pondered that for a moment.  Before I read any further I began to think about being double-minded.  What does God say about a double-minded man/woman in James 1:7-9?  It states that he may not expect to receive ANYTHING from the Lord because he is UNSTABLE IN ALL HIS WAYS.  Father, I don’t want to be double minded.  I don’t want to doubt or be unstable!


I picked up the book again and to my surprise Robin was sharing the same scripture!  She went on to say that DOUBT stops the flow of the Holy Spirit.  


Isn’t doubt really just taking our eyes off of Jesus and putting them on our situation?  We place our eyes on FEAR instead of JESUS.  Most of you reading this know what happened to Peter when he stepped out of the boat.  When his eyes were on Jesus, he walked on water.  When he looked at his circumstances, DOUBT that he could actually do it made him (Matthew 14:27-30).


The THIRD step to a proclamation (an official formal public announcement) is to ASK IN FAITH.  


Ok, how do we receive faith?  

Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Do you want faith?  You must be spending time in His word and HEARING His word.  There is something key to HEARING those God-breathed scriptures that are living, active, and sharper than a double-edged sword.  I’m sure hearing the word of God CUTS THROUGH the spiritual cobwebs formed in our minds.   Sorry … rabbit trail again … back to FAITH.  Don’t despair, you do have a measure of faith, but GROW your faith by delving into the scriptures.

1 Corinthians 2:4-5
My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom of men but on the power of God. (Underline mine.)

Here is another quote from Robin:  All proclamations that are efficacious (having the power to produce a desired effect) are those issued under the power of the Holy Spirit.  Such proclamations will be manifested in the natural realm, with a demonstration of power (p.159).  Definition of efficacious added by me.

Use your will and your mouth to PROCLAIM the TRUTH of God’s Word into your life today.

I pray something I shared has made you stop and ponder.  Bless you on this Friday morning.

(The enemy did not want someone out there to read this post.  I have had more problems posting this than I care to share.  Even the pictures won’t upload — so enjoy a picture I have shared before from the mountains.  To GOD be the glory!)