BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Knowing I had to lose weight to fulfill my ministry calling, rather than exercise I used different dieting programs to get rid of the 30 or 40 extra pounds I was carrying. I hoped that would be good enough. But eating healthier didn’t help get my body fat percentage down to where it should be. Most of the time, it stayed around 30-35%. Then about three years ago, The LORD was speaking to me again about excellence and, while pointing out some areas where I’d gotten sloppy, He brought up exercise again. Wha't are you going to do about that?' He asked. “I wasn’t planning on doing anything about it,” I replied. 'Well, you’re going to have to,' He said. So, at 80 years old I finally got with the program. I made a quality decision: I would start exercising, not quit, and get my body fat down to 18% (3% above the optimum) which had always been my dream. Why did I set my sights so high? Because my physical body is part of the excellence of God. It affects how much of the glory I can walk in. I know now that if I’d just done what He told me to five decades ago, I would have dodged a lot of the back pain I’ve dealt with over the years. The LORD had already sent me one of the finest trainers in the country. Everything I needed was already in place, and the trainer had been doing his part; I just had to start doing mine. I did…and once I released the excellence of the glory of God in that area of my life, what had seemed impossible for 20 years suddenly began to happen. My body fat began to drop, and within two and a half months it was at 15%. Now, at 83, I’m carrying out a brand-new mandate from God. Instead of winding down, I’m pressing with renewed energy toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of the Anointing and glory of God. I’m telling you, God is ready for that glory to come into full manifestation in us and through us. He’s ready for it to flow through the Church until it covers the earth like the waters cover the sea. He’s just waiting for you and me to get our acts together. Let’s do it. Let’s tighten up the ship, move in obedience to Him, and go back to our first love. Let’s live as the people of excellence we were born again to be! V Points to Get You There: 1) You have within you the glory of God that raised Christ from the dead. (Rom. 6:4) 2) As a joint heir with Jesus you have the potential to live and walk in the excellence of that glory. (2 Pet. 1:17) 3) Your spiritual heritage is one of excellence that includes people like Daniel. (Dan. 6:3) 4) The knowledge of how to operate in the excellence of God’s glory is already within you. (2 Cor. 4:6) 5) Like the Apostle Paul, you can press in to this knowledge. 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Offer price valid until Dec. 31, 2020 ****************************************** ****************************************** ****************************************** Transformed, Not Conformed! by Keith Moore Years ago, I came across a talk show where the host was interviewing a well-known pastor—someone I didn’t know personally but respected greatly. The host posed questions about alternate lifestyles, trying to pin down the pastor’s response to a hot-button issue. The host, who was not a believer, said, “Now isn’t it true, Pastor, that Jesus taught love and acceptance?” The Pastor answered, “Well, yeah.” Everyone on the stage nodded in agreement. But as I watched, the Lord spoke to me. 'No, I didn’t,' He said. 'That’s not what I taught. It’s not what I preached.' Then the Lord gave me this phrase: 'Tolerance is the first step to conformity.' Satan is an evil genius. He knows believers won’t accept a frontal assault when it comes to embracing sin. We’d recognize his work right away if he came at us straight on. Instead, he tries to trick us by planting deceptive thoughts in our minds such as, “You’re not going to live that way, but you need to be tolerant because Jesus taught love and tolerance and acceptance and inclusion.” BVOV : 9

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