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Read those verses again and put the two phrases in bold print together. What do they tell you? They tell you that when you say God is your Refuge and Fortress, then He will deliver you. When you say it and believe it, then He will. THEN…HE…WILL! “But that promise just covers me, Brother Copeland. It doesn’t say anything about my descendants being delivered.” Maybe not, but Isaiah 54 does. It says: “All thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee…. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord” (verses 13-14, 17). You ought to be quoting those verses to your children all the time. When everyone else is talking terror attacks and school shootings, you ought to be saying to your kids and grandkids, “Don’t you fret, sweetheart. God said terror won’t even come near you. God said you’re going to enjoy great peace.” The Hebrew word translated peace means “to be whole, undamaged and intact, with nothing missing and nothing broken, to be BLESSED in every area of life—spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.” Talk about a wonderful family heritage! Great peace is as good as it gets, and it belongs to every one of us in Christ Jesus. If we’re going to walk in it, though, we must believe it and talk it. We have to condemn every negative, unbelieving thing the devil tries to push on us and say like Psalm 103 does: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's” (verses 2-5). That psalm isn’t talking about food when it says God satisfies your mouth with good things. It’s talking about words. It’s saying we can put words from God in our mouths that will renew our youth. That deal starts sounding really good when you’ve been around as long as I have! But I don’t advise you to wait until you’re over 80 to take God up on it. Although better late than never, it’s wise to get with the youth renewal program earlier in life. The LORD told me that many years ago when I was praying for my mother. She’d been having difficulty with angina and an enlarged heart and we’d checked her into the City of Faith hospital in Tulsa, Okla. I was sitting next to her bed, praying in the spirit, and saying, “I believe I receive her healing,” when suddenly I heard The LORD speak on the inside of me. 'She doesn’t need healing,' He said. 8 : BVOV