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********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** Boost your spiritual antioxidants! In the Fruit of the Spirit Package, Gloria Copeland explains how you can become the whole person God created you to be—as you enjoy life in Him. Learn how the Spirit of God has supplied you with every spiritual nutrient you need to live the perfectly balanced and fully productive life from the inside out! Fruit of the Spirit Package 38 CDs $45.99 reg $195 #B190510 Order TODAY! kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 U.S. only FREE standard shipping included. Offer price valid until May 31, 2019 ********************************************* * * * * * continued from p. 27 * * * * * * Imagine if the devil sent a demon of lust into someone. What would that demon be in them to do? It would be in them to impart to them that spirit’s nature, right? It would be in them to cause them to lust. On the opposite side, the same can be said of the Holy Spirit. When He comes into you, He comes to impart to you His own nature. He comes to cause you to be holy so God can reveal His glory to you; so He can walk with you and talk to you and do things through you. God wants to manifest His supernatural, delivering, miracle power through every one of us believers! “Therefore ‘Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.’ Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (verses 17-18, 7:1, "NKJV"). Some Christians these days act like those are Old Testament verses. They’ve gotten the idea that holiness is just something God required under the Old Covenant. But these verses are in the New Testament. They make it clear that holiness is for us, as believers, today. They tell us plainly that we’re to live differently than the world; that we’re to disconnect from worldly ways of thinking and behaving and connect to the kingdom of God. In the 50-plus years Ken and I have been walking with the Lord, we’ve progressively become so disconnected from the thinking of the world that we don’t even realize anymore what fanatics we are. We’ve focused so much on connecting with God that His way of thinking and doing things just seems normal to us now. Living like He says just looks to us like the prudent thing to do. After all, His way brings victory. It brings healing, and abundance, and power. When we operate according to His ways, God can be a Father to us. He can be our El Shaddai and take care of us. The world doesn’t have anything to offer that compares with God! He’ll meet all your needs, give you a good place to live, and put clothes on your back. He can keep your body well, watch over your children, and send His angels to surround you to protect you wherever you go. It's Not About Willpower, It’s About Faith God has a life for you that’s so wonderful, it’s above what you can ask or imagine. He has the glory for you. But He can’t do what He wants to do in your life if you won’t do what He says to do. He can’t pour out on you the fullness of His glory if you’re still holding on to the trash of the world. 28 : BVOV

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