BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

I never ask a favor from anyone unless they are a close friend, do you? I wouldn’t walk up to a total stranger and ask for something. But I wouldn’t think twice about asking for a favor from someone I’m intimate with. We have that kind of relationship with God. Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace….” When we translate grace as “favor” here, suddenly this is a throne of divine favor. In other words, we have a right to approach God, who is favorable toward us. He is saying that He will grant us a favor any time we need one because it goes on to say, “that we may obtain mercy, and find grace [divine favor] to help in time of need.” We have a personal invitation to approach God and obtain divine favor. Isn’t that encouraging? A Limitless Generation I’m convinced Paul was seeing into our generation when he wrote about the ages to come in Ephesians 2:7, “That He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus” ("AMPC"). God has been waiting for a generation of people with whom He can take off the limits. This generation will experience the favor of God like no other—because we’re the generation that will usher in King Jesus. When the world sees the favor of God operating in our lives like He wants to demonstrate it, there will be an evangelistic landslide. Psalm 102:13 says “the set time” has come for the favor of God. The set time has come and we are that generation. From this moment forward, expect the favor of God to manifest in your life—on the job, in the department store, at the cafeteria, everywhere you go. When it does, acknowledge it. And be consistent in declaring it and you’ll experience unusual, extraordinary things most people never see in a lifetime…every day! It’s the favor of God! V Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and founder of Heritage of Faith Christian Center. For information or ministry materials, visit jerrysavelle.org. ***************************************** ***************************************** ***************************************** Keep Your Foot on the Devil’s Neck by Jesse Duplantis My grandfather was a giant of a man with a great sense of humor. It was always so much fun to be around him. I remember him lifting me high in the air with his huge hands to help me pick oranges. When I was very young, about 6 years old, he took me with him to the chicken coop one day to get a chicken for supper. I didn’t notice the little hatchet he held in his hand. After we closed the gate, Grandpa told me to “shoo” a chicken into the corner. Now this was not an easy job for a 6-year-old, but I loved my grandpa and would do anything he asked. He waited patiently until I finally said, “OK, Grandpa, I have one of the chickens in the corner!” Grandpa came from behind me and grabbed that chicken. In an instant, he put his foot on the chicken’s neck and chopped its head off with the hatchet. Then, Grandpa reached down and grabbed that chicken and threw it at me. I was terrified! Everywhere I ran, that dead chicken followed—his bloody neck sticking up and his wings flapping in the air. Grandpa got the biggest kick out of seeing me run around the yard, away from that dead chicken. He kept hollering, “Jesse, that chicken can’t hurt you, he’s dead!” * * * * article continues on p. 24 * * * * BVOV : 23

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