BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** AUGUST Broadcast Calendar Featuring: Kenneth Copeland, Gloria Copeland, George Pearsons, David Barton, Buddy Pilgrim July 30-Aug. 3 Faith for Our Nation: Voting on Biblical Issues George Pearsons, David Barton, Buddy Pilgrim Sun., Aug. 5: Your Faith Makes You Whole Kenneth Copeland Aug. 6-10 Stay in God’s Healing Flow Kenneth Copeland Sun., Aug. 12: Today Is Your Day to Be Healed Kenneth Copeland Aug. 13-17 Living in the Overflow—Part 1 Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons Sun., Aug. 19: How to Receive Your Miracle Kenneth Copeland Aug. 20-24 Living in the Overflow—Part 2 Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons Sun., Aug. 26: Spiritual Growth Requires Daily Work Kenneth Copeland Aug. 27-31 Mastering the Basics of Faith Kenneth Copeland Broadcasts subject to change without notice WATCH ON: dish® CHANNEL 265 Roku® apple tv® 4th Generation bvovn.com YouTube® KCM.ORG KCM APP PODCAST DAYSTAR Network Trinity Broadcasting Network SPANISH BROADCAST ENLACE or ES.KCM.ORG/MEDIOS kcm.org/watch/find-a-station Broadcasts subject to change without notice. ******************************************** * * * article from p. 19 continues * * * When you read that, you may equate being a vessel of gold and silver with “being good” and being a vessel of wood and clay with “being bad.” But is there really anything bad about a wooden box or clay pot? No, they’re simply boxes and pots. The main difference is in who uses them. Vessels of gold and silver are used by the master of the house. Now you may feel like a wooden box or clay pot, unfit for use by the Master. But you serve a God who can change you in an instant. In the next verse, Paul wrote: “If anyone cleanses himself from the latter (dishonor), he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work” (verse 21). In other words, you can become a gold and silver vessel because “old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). You can be useful to the Lord, and guess what? He wants to use you. How can I say that with certainty? Because God loves you! There’s nothing you can do to change His love for you. You can’t undo Jesus dying on the cross for you. You’re simply loved. Period. Establish that in your heart and mind above all else. But also know this: His loving you doesn’t necessarily mean He can use you. It’s up to you to become that vessel of gold and silver, fit and prepared for His use. Consider the two men we just read about in Luke 9. Did Jesus love them? Of course. Were the men called? Sure they were. Jesus Himself met them on the road, eye to eye, face-to-face, and said, “Follow Me.” You can’t get much more called than that. But remember what the Apostle Paul said? To be a vessel used by the Master, you must be “prepared for every good work.” Being prepared means being ready…ready for your calling, ready for an open door. Those men weren’t. They had other business to take care of first. I Missed the Boat I understand where those men were coming from. Compared to many of the ministries featured in this magazine, Sarah and I are the new kids on the block. We’re in our eighth year of ministry, and God has blessed us with extraordinary opportunities. One of those came a few years ago when my grandparents, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, who I call Papaw and Mimi, called and told us about the Believer’s Voice of Victory Network®, the new television network KCM was about to launch. Papaw said, “In September we’re making room for other ministers, and we want you to be part of it.” It was the sort of opportunity ministries dream about. It was July. We had two months. But when September came, we weren’t ready. In October, we didn’t go on the air. November…nothing. December came and went. Then January, too. In February, the Lord woke me from my stupidity.' How long?' He asked. 'I have given you an opportunity to preach on television—the thing I’ve called you to do—and you have not been ready. How long until you are ready?' I knew I’d missed the call. It was time to turn things around. Sarah and I immediately lit a fire under our staff saying, “We’re going on the air in April.” Over the next six to eight weeks, even though we had no experience creating a broadcast, we did it, learning as we went. By April, Legacy TV was on the air! But the Lord arrested me and said, 'You should have been ready the day you received the invitation.' God is so merciful. Our broadcast is on the air and seeing great results. Testimonies are coming in. But I have to reconcile the fact that I wasted seven months of opportunity. That’s seven months lost of preaching, teaching and leading people in worship. Seven months lost of extending altar calls all over the world. Seven months lost of giving people the Word. Seven months lost of preaching Jesus to people from the top of the world to the bottom. Seven months of opportunity lost for people to get on board and partner with us. All because I wasn’t ready for His call. Can you tell I know how those men on the road with Jesus felt? He said, “Follow Me,” and they responded, “Lord, let me first…” The kingdom of God is not, nor ever will be, me first. It’s always Kingdom first. Those men didn’t say no, but to Jesus it was the same thing. He said, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (verse 62). In other words, “I’m here because I love you, and you heard Me call you. But if you’ve got something else to do first, I can’t use you. You’re not fit for this. Not yet.” 20 : BVOV

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