BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

“What should I do, Brother Hagin?” she asked. “Keep wearing your glasses,” Brother Hagin said, “but every morning as you put them on say, ‘I believe I receive healing for my eyes.’ Then every time you think about it during the day, say it again. ‘I believe I receive healing for my eyes.’” She committed to do it, and a few years later when Brother Hagin saw her again, her eyes were just perfect. He asked her what happened, and she said, “Every day, many times a day, I said it and said it: ‘I believe I receive healing for my eyes.’ Three months passed, and I couldn’t tell any difference. But I kept at it and during the next three months I began to notice change. At the end of another three months I went to the doctor, and he said I had 20/20 vision.” Think about that! She could have given up after those first three months, when she didn’t see any results. She could have given up at six months. But praise God, she didn’t. And as a result, what she said came to pass—in nine months, 20/20 vision. I remember one time the flu symptoms came on me and I could not afford to wait nine months to receive my healing. I needed to have it immediately because I was about to go preach. I was hurting so bad I just wanted to stay in bed, but instead I paced the floor saying over and over, “By Jesus’ stripes I am healed. I believe I receive my healing. By Jesus’ stripes I am healed. I believe I receive.” I even kept track of the number of times I said it. (I don’t know why, but now I’m sure glad I did.) I said, “I believe I receive my healing,” 229 times, feeling so sick I wanted to quit every time. Then, the 230th time I said it, the power of God hit me right behind my heels, shot up through my body, and every symptom instantly left. “But Brother Copeland, it’s hard to stick with the faith program in those kinds of circumstances!” I know it. But it’s worth the effort. So, do it and don’t quit! Whether it takes six seconds, six minutes, six months or six years for what you’re believing to manifest, have faith in God! Keep believing His WORD in your heart, saying it, and believing those things you say come to pass; and faith will work for you just like Jesus said. The mountain will move. The healing will come. The miracle will happen. Jesus Himself will see to it. It’s as simple as that. V POINTS TO GET YOU THERE: 1) Jesus illustrated how faith works by speaking to the fig tree. Mark 11:14 2) By the next day, what He said to the fig tree had come to pass. Mark 11:21 3) Jesus told us to follow His example. Mark 11:22-23 4) The world says, “Seeing is believing,” but the God kind of faith says, “Believing is seeing.” Mark 11:24 5) Faith works by love, so when you pray, make sure you’re walking in love and forgiveness. 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For updated event information—including new, online and on-air events, please visit: kcm.org/events ******************************************* ******************************************* ******************************************* BE VIGILANT! by Mark Barclay My wife, Vickie, and I had just started out in ministry the first time we faced a targeted spiritual attack. Barely out of Bible school, I was working at a church in San Diego. We noticed that Vickie would often get sick on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Every single week! If you knew Vickie back then, you knew she was a scrapper. She didn’t let symptoms stop her from attending church. Regardless of how she felt, she got dressed, got our children ready and headed to church with me. But it wasn’t easy. With tears in her eyes, she’d say to me, “Every Saturday night and every Sunday morning I want to go and support you at church, but I’m so sick. Why is this happening to me?” I was just as confused. Then, I discovered the answer. One Sunday I was scheduled to preach and we were sitting on the front row of the church. Just as the pastor was about to introduce me, Vickie cried out in pain. I turned to find her holding her side. All of a sudden, I got good ol’, Marine Corps-level angry. Not at her; at the enemy. I grabbed Vickie and shouted to the pastor, “You’re going to have to preach, sir!” We gathered our babies from the nursery and headed home. I didn’t say a word the entire way. I’d had it. It was clear Vickie wasn’t sick; she was under attack. BVOV : 9

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