BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

All that disturbance on the earth reflected the disturbance in the unseen realm. The kingdom of darkness was seeking unsuccessfully to prevent what was about to take place—a revival that would sweep the earth during the late ’60s and into the ’70s called the Jesus movement. The current unrest mirrors that tumultuous period in the ’60s. We are on the precipice of the greatest awakening the world has ever experienced. The media can’t stop it, and it can’t be legislated away. The more pressure that is applied, the greater the Body of Christ multiplies. Don’t be concerned or distracted by the opposition. Instead, stay focused on God’s Word, and let Him deal with those who resist His plan. He promises that those who set traps for us will end up falling into those traps themselves. • “Let them all stumble into their own traps while I escape without a scratch!” (Psalm 141:10, "The Passion Translation") • “Go ahead, set a trap for others—and then watch as it snaps back on you!” (Proverbs 26:27) • “He who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.” (Ecclesiastes 10:8, "NKJV") When our eyes are fixed on Jesus and His delivering power, the opposition can make attempts to thwart us, but we’ll escape without a scratch! Don’t be among those who feed more on the world’s report than on God’s report. Those who do that are filled with fear and discouragement and trapped in a negative mindset that always finds something to complain about. Their discouragement is self-inflicted. Let me ask you, “Whose report will you believe?” Will you join the fearful—the complainers who echo the world’s doom and gloom? Or will you be like the believer who declares, “We are certainly not those who are held back by fear and perish; we are among those who have faith and experience true life!” (Hebrews 10:39, "TPT")? V This article is adapted from Vikki’s new book, "Help! It’s Dangerous Out Here—How To Walk In Supernatural Protection." For more information, go online to dennisburkeministries.org. Vikki Burke and her husband, Dennis Burke, are co-founders of Dennis Burke Ministries in Arlington, Texas. For information or ministry materials visit dennisburkeministries.org. _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ A New Resolve To Pray by Terri Copeland Pearsons I love the start of a new year. God is all about fresh starts. His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). Second Corinthians 5:17 says, “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” God is always looking forward. He is ready to assist us as we take on the challenges of a new day, a new year—a new start at anything. Unfortunately, too often we don’t take advantage of all the help and support that is ready to flow to us from heaven. Either we press into the future on our own or we procrastinate. Oh, now there’s a word no one likes to hear, much less own up to. Why do we procrastinate? Fear? In most cases, probably. Depending on what we are putting off, it could be fear of failure, fear of something unpleasant or fear of the unknown. Or, it could be the fear of work (also known as being lazy!). Uh oh! I sense I hit a nerve on that one, too. Maybe not yours, but I sure felt it. Letting Things Slip Fear and laziness have shot down many a New Year’s resolution. Are you thinking, New Year’s resolution? What New Year’s resolution? Who does those anymore? BVOV : 13

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