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Questions & Answers by Kenneth Copeland Q: In what way is the Holy Spirit my helper? A: Romans 8:26 reads like this: “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” John 15:26, in the "Amplified Bible, Classic Edition" refers to the Holy Spirit as the Comforter, Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener and Standby. The Holy Spirit comes to our aid. He is our Helper. He will help us overcome any weakness of the mind or body by making intercession for us according to the will of God. When you don’t know how to pray as you ought concerning a situation, allow the Holy Spirit to be your Helper. Let Him take hold together with you and see to it that The WORD of God comes to pass. He will lead and guide you in prayer and you will be confident that The WORD is mightily at work. No matter how big satan makes a mountain look, the faith of God always works. It merely has to be applied (Mark 11:22-24). As you speak God’s WORD in faith, that WORD will remove any size mountain and stop the attack of satan. You can build yourself up on your most holy faith by praying in the Holy Ghost (Jude 20). Your faith and the Holy Spirit of God dwelling within you as your Helper will cause you to be victorious in every area of your life. The following is a prayer of commitment to allow the Holy Spirit to be your Helper. “Father, in Jesus’ Name, I see from Your WORD that the Holy Spirit, the Greater One who indwells me, is my Helper. I recognize His vital part in my prayer life and as I intercede, I acknowledge the importance of allowing Him to take hold together with me. “I am willing to be a vessel unto honor, fit and ready for Your use. “I will to yield my members as instruments of righteousness. I will to present my body a living sacrifice to You, Father, that the Holy Spirit can flow through, so He can work to bring the will of God to pass. “I ask You, Holy Spirit, to take hold together with me in prayer. When I don’t know how to pray as I ought, I ask You to be my Helper. Lead and guide me, instruct me as I intercede. The WORD I speak in faith will cause the perfect will of God to come to pass. “In Jesus’ Name. Amen.” V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * article from p. 7 continues * * * The first few times I read those verses they puzzled me. I couldn’t figure out why they say that God blotted out our sins for His sake. It seemed obvious to me that He did it for our sake. When I asked Him about it, He said, 'Kenneth, do you want to remember bad stuff about your children?' “No, of course not,” I replied. 'Well, neither do I,' He said. 'I don’t want to remember My children’s sins. I want to be reminded of My WORD. That’s why I put your transgressions on Jesus. I did it for My own sake because if I remember your sins I can’t BLESS you.' “Well,” someone might say, “God might not have the same attitude toward me He has toward you, Brother Copeland. I’ve done some really bad things.” Maybe so. But, then, so did Steven Moran, and God had nothing but love and mercy for him. A serial killer who’d murdered 21 people, I baptized Steven in the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas. He’d gotten born again when he kidnapped a woman who happened to be a KCM Partner. He’d held her hostage at gunpoint for hours in her car and repeatedly threatened to kill her, but her response had stopped him. “Steven, you’re not going to kill me,” she said. “You’re not going to kill the only person who ever loved you.” He told her to shut up, and she promised to be quiet if he’d let her listen to the car’s cassette player. He agreed, and she put in a tape of one of my messages. When I finished preaching, she turned off the tape player, and he heard Jesus speak to him from the back seat of the car. 'Steven, this is your last chance, son,' He said. He turned around to see who was talking, but no one was there. “Who was that?” he asked Marty. “Steven, that was Jesus,” she told him. He believed her and got saved that day. A few hours later he surrendered to the authorities. After confessing all his crimes to the police, he ultimately waived his right to appeal, and chose to spend his last years in prison praying, praising God and winning everyone on death row to Jesus. I was right there when he went to be with The LORD, and the last thing he did was give me two-thumbs-up to let me know that, all the way to the end, God’s grace was more than enough. Think about that: Even though Steven had been a murderer many times over, Jesus never was mad at him…and He’s not mad at you either! He loves you with everything He is and everything He has. He loves you so much that there’s nothing you could do that’s so horrible it would make Him love you any less…and there’s nothing you could do that’s so wonderful it could make Him love you more. He just loves you. Completely. Without reserve. Forever. That’s one of the most basic principles of faith. It’s the foundation of victorious living. So, no matter how well you think you know it, keep meditating on it, my friend. Practice walking in the revelation of it. Keep gaining mastery of it and you’ll live like the champion God created you to be. V 8 : BVOV

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