Job 22:28 “Thou shalt decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee, and the light shall shine upon thy ways.”
This statement was made by one of Job’s friends during the worst crisis a human being could experience. Job had lost his possessions, his ten children, and his health (Job chaps 1 and 2). From a worldly natural perspective, there was nothing left worth living for. Job was sitting in a dirt pile scratching burning boils with broken pottery and a wife trying to convince him to go ahead and curse his God and die!
Yet in the midst of his troubles, his friend exhorts him to “decree his change!”
The word “decree” means to make a proclamation. In Hebrew, the root word is amar, which means “to speak”. So by extension, this verse could say, “Thou shalt decree a word.” And what kind of word are you going to decree? “A word” of change. Speak a word of change! The Greek language has two words that are most commonly used for “word”. One word is logos, and the other is rhema.
According to W.E. Vines, the Greek word rhema is not the whole Bible, but a specific word given by God for a specific time and a specific season and a specific situation. We would call this Restoration in Progress Series a rhema. It’s a word that sets your heart on fire with expectation and faith and power to believe God! That rhema is anointed by the Holy Spirit to bring you faith for your miracle and for your change! When God gives a word (rhema) like this, it is up to you to decree it by faith, and that’s what we are encouraging you to do today! Decree your change, decree your restoration!
In Job 22:28 the word “thing” (decree a thing) is the Hebrew word yesh and means “substance”. When God gives us a rhema word, it is a word of substance.
Remember, not everyone who hears the same message responds in the same way. Some people soak up every word preached and some will have other things on their mind while the word is being declared and proclaimed. The Holy Sprit causes the word to come alive in your heart and you receive a “revelation” of the word.” The carnal mind cannot understand spiritual things. Spiritual truth must be discerned and understood by the Holy Spirit, and God is revealing to you what you need to do to receive your restoration!
Job was in a mess. This wealthy man had lost his wealth, his health, his home and his ten children. Yet in the midst of this great trial a word came to him telling him to “decree a thing”. In essence that word was telling him if he would believe God and decree a thing (substance), he would have plenty of gold and silver again and receive back all that he lost. As we examine the final chapter of the book of Job, we read where the “Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends, also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” (Job 42:10)
Job 42:11 reveals that Job’s brothers and sisters came to him and every man gave him a piece of money and every one an earring of gold. This gold and silver became enough for Job to invest in live stock again, and God doubled his blessing in the end of the trial and gave him twice as much in the end.
Restoration is Still in Progress!
Here is a sample of the testimonies that are coming in during this season.
- Marriages are being restored.
- Promotions and significant increases have come.
- Transportation (new vehicles) are being released.
- Open doors (opportunities to preach the gospel) are increasing.
- Several people have received physical healing from previous conditions in their bodies.
- Backsliders are being restored in their relationship with Jesus.
Decree Your Change Today!
