BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

I’m telling you—the patience of God is something to behold! For thousands of years He worked…and worked…and worked on the plan of Redemption. All through the Old Testament He said through His prophets again and again, “There’s One coming who will pay the price to get My family back!” When at last the stage was set, the Spirit of God hovered over a young woman named Mary and caused Jesus to be conceived. Jesus came not only as the Son of God but as the Son of Man! Setting aside His rights as divinity, He operated as a man throughout His life on earth because it was the only way He could undo what had happened through Adam’s Fall. A man had given God’s family over to the devil by committing spiritual treason, and a man had to get it back. That’s why there had to be a virgin birth. It wasn’t so we could sing Christmas carols about it. It was so that, as One born of a woman, Jesus would have authority on earth; and as One fathered by God, He could redeem us from the curse of sin. The Perfect Picture of God’s Plan During Jesus’ earthly ministry He gave us a perfect picture of God’s will for His family. “I seek not mine own will,” He said, “but the will of the Father which hath sent me.… I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things…. The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works” (John 5:30, 8:28, 14:10). Every word Jesus said and every work He did reflected the heart of His heavenly Father. That’s the reason He never refused to heal anyone. It’s the reason He never prayed, “Lord, is it Your will for this person to be healed, or do You want this person to stay sick so You can teach him something?” Some people today might pray that way, but Jesus never said anything even remotely like that. On the contrary! When multitudes came to Him, suffering with every imaginable sickness and disease, He healed them all because He understood that sickness is an enemy of God. It’s part of the curse that came on mankind as a result of sin. It’s a work of the devil who comes to steal, kill and destroy. First John 3:8 says, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil,” and Jesus fulfilled His purpose at every opportunity. Anytime anyone opened the door to Him by believing He was anointed of God, He destroyed Satan’s works. He undid the effects of the law of sin and death and brought people abundant life. When Jesus came to earth it was as if God had created Adam all over again. He was the fulfillment of what God originally intended for His family to be. Just as in Genesis when man was first created, Jesus was born in the image of God. He had on the inside of Him the same life that God first breathed into Adam. That life was so powerful that if someone just touched His garment in faith, it would drive sickness and disease right out of their body. “But Gloria,” you might say, “that was 2,000 years ago. What does it have to do with God’s plan for the Church today?” It has everything to do with it! As believers, we’ve been re-created in God’s image so that spiritually we’re just like Jesus. We’re filled with the same Holy Spirit that filled Him. We have the life of God in our earthly bodies just as He had God’s life in His earthly body, so the same power that flowed through Him can flow through us. That’s what the laying on of hands is all about. Jesus said we, as believers, “shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18). He said the life and the Word of God will not only be made health and healing to our own flesh, it will go into someone else’s body and be made life and health to their flesh, too. God’s purpose for you and me, as His born-again sons and daughters, is the same as it was for His Firstborn. We’re not just hanging around on earth waiting to go to heaven when we die. We’re here to destroy the works of the devil, undo the results of sin and death, and minister life to people. We’ve been born into God’s forever family so we can fellowship with Him, walk in His glory and do His will on earth as it’s done in heaven. I said it before and I’ll say it again: God’s patience is something to behold! He’s been working to bring the Church into unity in the fullness of the stature of Jesus for thousands of years, and now it’s about to happen. Jesus is coming soon and what God says in His Word is going to come to pass. So get ready, Church! Believe it. Expect it. We’re about to grow up together in the glory of God! V POINTS TO GET YOU THERE: 1) As you read the Word, let the Holy Spirit reveal its meaning to you so you can think more like God thinks. John 14:26 2) Stir up your faith to believe for God’s power and glory to manifest in your life. 2 Cor. 3:18 3) Believe and declare that today is the day of God’s miracle-working power. Luke 4:21 4) Expect to do the works of Jesus just as He said you would. John 14:12 5) Make it your purpose every day to destroy the devil’s works and minister life to people everywhere you go. 1 Jn. 3:8 ********************************************* ********************************************* ********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** JULY "BVOV" Broadcast Calendar Featuring: Kenneth Copeland, Greg Stephens, Gloria Copeland, George Pearsons June 29-July 3 The First Covenant: Truths Revealed Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Sun., July 5: The Healing Power of Jesus Kenneth Copeland July 6-10 The Second Covenant: Promises Fulfilled Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Sun., July 12: Receive Your Healing Today Kenneth Copeland July 13-17 God's Covenant of Healing--Part 1 Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Sun., July 19: The Healing Power of The LORD Kenneth Copeland July 20-24 God's Covenant of Healing--Part 2 Kenneth Copeland and Greg Stephens Sun., July 26: Keep Standing in Faith for Healing Kenneth Copeland July 27-31 Supernatural Provision Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons ------------------------------------------------- Broadcasts subject to change without notice ------------------------------------------------- WATCH ON Roku® dish® Channel 265 apple tv® 4th Generation GOVICTORY.COM GOVICTORY APP YouTube® KCM.ORG Daystar Network Trinity Broadcasting Network (weekdays only) WATCH THE SPANISH BROADCAST Enlace or es.kcm.org kcm.org/watch/find-a-station ******************************************* 30 : BVOV

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