2026-02-13 Good morning. Today I want to speak plainly to you about a fresh start, about claiming the authority that was restored to us through the cross, and about what it really looks like to live sold out—dead to the world and alive in Christ.
The Morning Is Yours to Command
God asked Job, "Have you commanded the morning?" That question is not merely rhetorical. It points to the reality that we carry authority—authority over our words, our days, and the spiritual atmospheres around us. When you open your mouth and decree life, you are participating with the Creator.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue. Blessing and cursing follow the words you speak. If you keep rehearsing yesterday’s failures, you will recreate that scene today. But if you choose to speak a new declaration—"This is a fresh chance; I will walk in God's goodness"—you begin to establish a new reality.
What It Really Means to Believe
We use the word believe so casually that its weight gets lost. The New Testament word pisteuo often gets translated as believe, but the deeper meaning is: to trust, to rely on, to cling to, to entrust yourself fully. It is more than intellectual agreement; it is to stake your very life on Jesus; it is practical dependence.
Imagine a chair. You do not merely accept it exists—you sit in it because you trust it will hold you. That trust is pisteuo. God calls us to that same posture with His promises. When Jesus said, "If you believe, nothing will be impossible," He was calling us to a trust that is active, obedient, and unshaken by doubt.
Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice
Belief does not exist in a vacuum. It translates into obedience. When the Spirit nudges you to remove what should not be in your home, to speak to a situation, or to go to someone who needs a word, that is not optional. Disobedience is often not ignorance; it's the choice to delay trust. The remedy is simple: act on what you know to be true.
Jesus grieved because the people looked at the living God and would not receive what He offered—identity, authority, destiny. We are not called to be religious museum pieces. We are called to be living embodiments of Christ's victory—agents who walk in restored authority.
Practices that Help Belief Become Real
- Invite Him in daily. Start your day by inviting the Holy Spirit into every moment. This frames your day as His stage, not just your schedule.
- Praise as a weapon. Praise surrounds you with God's presence. "I inhabit the praises of my people" is not a poetic line; it is a strategy for transformation.
- Declare what God has said. Speak Scripture, not analysis. Decree a fresh start, not a rerun of yesterday.
- Repent and reorient quickly. If you begin the day grumpy, retract it. Say, "I change my mind. I renounce that thought. I come into repentance and a fresh start."
- Practice obedience in small things. Little acts of faith form the muscle for greater obedience later.
Faith in Action: Stories That Teach
One afternoon I went to a neighbor and declared healing over him—vertigo, double vision, tinnitus—and watched them leave the house healed. The next day, the wife's stage four cancer was declared gone. But I also remember praying week after week for my sister without the same outcome. Does that mean I failed? No. My job is obedience; God’s job is the result.
Some healings are immediate, some are not visible to us. That does not change the validity of our obedience. If we start questioning our worthiness or our competence every time nothing visibly changes, we take the weight that belongs to God and make it ours. Stay obedient. Keep speaking. Let God be God.
From Conviction to Confidence
Conviction from the Holy Spirit is not condemnation; it is an invitation to align. When He convicts you, move. Obedience is the pathway from guilt to glory. Ask for wisdom—then trust the answer. James tells us to ask God for wisdom without doubting. A double-minded person is unstable. If your faith is divided between God and the moment, you will not receive what God offers.
How to Lean Without Wavering
- Read the Word intentionally. Let it speak to you. Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word.
- Meditate on a single promise until it becomes your posture.
- Act on small instructions promptly so your soul learns what obedience feels like.
- Pray for wisdom with expectant faith—do not allow doubt to take root.
Your Identity Changes Everything
We were created to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Jesus came to restore not only life but the title deed.
The book of Revelation shows the Lamb opening the scroll—the title deed to the earth—and giving it back authority. That means you are meant to walk this earth like you own it, because in spiritual terms, you do.
As He is, so are we in this world. That is not arrogance. It is resurrection logic. You are the image-bearer. You are clothed with the same Spirit. Do not belittle yourself by clinging to former labels. If you have been saved by grace, you are a former sinner, not a current one. Speak life over your identity.
Practical Takeaways to Command Your Day
- Start each morning by inviting the Holy Spirit and declaring, "This is a fresh chance to walk in God's goodness."
- Use praise to open the heavens—it's one of the highest spiritual weapons you have.
- When God convicts you, obey quickly. Obedience grows faith.
- When you pray and see no visible result, remain faithful; the responsibility for outcomes belongs to God.
- Anchor your faith in pisteo—trust, cling to, and fully entrust yourself to what God has said.
Today, command the morning. Speak a new word. Let grace and mercy chase you down. Repeat the promises. Let the living Word look you in the eye as you read it and say, "I will trust You." That trust will change how you move through difficulty and how you receive revelation.
Blessings, Howard Olsen
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