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times of trouble.”
    You speak to the Rock by agreeing with God’s Word, by saying what He has said about you and your situation in His Word. That is true confession! The Greek word for “confession” is homologeo . It means “to say the same thing as another, to agree with”. In other words, we agree with God by saying what He has said in His Word.
    So today, if you are sick, what do you say? Do you agree with your doctor’s report and confess your sickness? No, you agree with God and confess your healing! You say, “Thank You, Lord, that by Your stripes I am healed! (Isaiah 53:5) With long life You will satisfy me and show me Your salvation!” (Psalm 91:16)
    Today, if you have financial needs, what do you say? Do you agree with your bank statement and confess your lack? No, you agree with God and confess your abundance in Christ! You say, “My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory!” (Philippians 4:19)
    If you feel unrighteous because you have just smoked another cigarette, what do you say? Do you confess your unrighteousness and sin? No, be consistent! You should agree with God and say, “I am the righteousness of God in Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:21) Because of Jesus’ blood, all my sins have been forgiven!” (Colossians 2:13) Receive the abundant grace of God, move on and reign over that sin!
    One of my worship leaders, Ronnie, used to be a chain smoker. He started smoking when he was a young teenager.
    When he began attending our church in April 2001, he was still bound to the habit. One Sunday, when he heard me preach, “You are a temple of God”, he suddenly realised how righteous and clean Jesus had made him. And he told himself, “If I am so clean, why am I doing this to myself?”
    So he started his own “quit smoking campaign”. He cut down on the amount of cigarettes he bought, but somehow, his colleagues would make up for the difference by offering him more cigarettes. Then, he started buying cigarettes with a lower nicotine level, but he ended up buying more to meet his nicotine need!
    His campaign did not go well and he could not kick the habit. But instead of believing that he was unrighteous and confessing his sin, he still believed and confessed that he was the temple of God and the righteousness of God in Christ.
    A few weeks later, during a service, I preached about the grace of God. I said, “When you cannot, that is when God can!” So after the service, this young man went home and while smoking a cigarette, he prayed and told God, “Lord, I can’t stop myself from smoking, but I know You can.”
    The next day, he bought a pack of cigarettes. He took out one stick and sniffed it to enjoy the smell of a fresh stick of cigarette. Then, he lit it. But when he took a puff, he went, “Urgh… yuck!”
    The cigarette which he once craved became the worst thing he had ever tasted! He threw the cigarette on the ground and snuffed it out. He also crushed the pack of cigarettes and threw it into a garbage bin.
    After he did that, he felt a deep sense of renewal — as if he had never smoked a cigarette before in his life! And immediately, he realised that it was God’s supernatural work in him.
    This man experienced inward transformation, not by confessing his unrighteousness and sin to God, and begging for His forgiveness, but by confessing his righteousness in Christ, and receiving God’s abundant grace and gift of no condemnation. In other words, he did not strike the Rock, but he spoke to the Rock and received his blessing.
    Beloved, speak to your Rock, the High Priest of your confession (Hebrews 3:1), and the waters will flow. Your miracle is in your mouth!
    A Picture Of The Exalted Christ
    Some of you may be wondering what the story in Numbers 20 has to do with you speaking to Jesus today. How does this passage of scripture point to the church and the ascended Christ? Well, Numbers 20 shows us the second beautiful picture of our Lord that I want you to see.