BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

“But Gloria, don’t you think sometimes life is more complicated than that?” No, I don’t. That’s one reason renewing my mind with God’s Word has always been so easy for me. I’m just simple. I believe God is smarter than I am. I don’t have to prove for myself by experience whether or not His Word is true. If He said it, it’s true. So, I don’t argue with Him. I simply put His thoughts into the computer of my mind, align my thinking with what He said, and bring my will into harmony with His. The will is the part of the soul that turns thinking into action. It’s the part of you that decides whether you’re going to move toward God or away from Him. You got saved, for instance, as an act of your will. You heard the gospel and decided to believe on Jesus and confess Him as your Lord. You aligned your will with God’s and all the devils in hell couldn’t stop you from getting born again. Your will conformed to the will of God is a mighty force! When it’s faithfully fed and fortified daily with God’s Word, it will keep you continually progressing in victory. It will prevent you from being blown around by the winds of the world and enable you to live as the conqueror you were born to be. So, bottom line, the decision is yours. What do you want to do? Do you want to walk with God in victory, or to be overcome by the world? Personally, I’m choosing to walk with God! I sampled what the world has to offer, before I got born again, and I didn’t like it. I found out there was no peace or joy there; only distress, frustration and failure; desiring but never attaining. When I got into the Word of God and learned to do things His way, however, I found out that in Him is everything good. I discovered that He sustains me, strengthens me, talks to me, teaches me, and as I renew my mind with His Word, He even transforms me, as He promises in Romans 12:2. The Greek word translated transform in that verse is metamorphoo. It speaks of the kind of metamorphosis that transforms a caterpillar into a butterfly. That’s the kind of change we, as believers, experience as we continue to fellowship with the Lord in the Word and by His Spirit. As 2 Corinthians 3:18 puts it: “We all, with open face beholding as in a glass” (or “[in the Word of God]” as the "AMPC" says) “the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” Think about that! Not only are we born as victors, we’re transformed by God’s Word and His Spirit from glory to glory! Our victory is so sewn up that the devil and all his legions can’t take it away from us. This is a one-sided deal if you want to know the truth about it. Satan was stripped of all power and authority at Jesus’ resurrection. He doesn’t have anything left to use against us but his lies—and unlike the world, we don’t have to believe those lies. The god of this world isn’t our God. We’re born of the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth! He’s wiped out all our sin, delivered us out of the kingdom of darkness, and translated us into His kingdom of light. He’s re-created us in His own image in true righteousness and holiness, given us His written Word so we can renew our minds, and filled us with His own Holy Spirit. He didn’t just send an angel to help us, He moved into us Himself. He came to live inside us so He could personally teach us and empower us with His own mighty power. Satan doesn’t stand a chance against you as a born-again believer! If he weren’t so despicable, you might almost feel sorry for him. His only hope is that you don’t find out what God’s Word says or don’t obey it, because once you do… There’s nothing left for you but overcoming. There’s nothing left for you but to go from glory to glory. There’s nothing left for you but to be more than a conqueror because you were born for victory! V POINTS TO GET YOU THERE: 1) When you were born again you instantly became a victor. (1 Jn. 5:4) 2) You can be delivered from destruction by bringing your soul and body into conformity to God. (2 Pet. 1:4) 3) You live in this world, but you are not of the world any more than Jesus was. (John 17:16) 4) Your inner man has been re-created in the image of God. (Eph. 4:24) 5) The more you renew your mind with the Word, the more you will act on the outside like who you are on the inside. (Rom. 12:2) ********************************** ********************************** NOV "BVOV" Broadcast Calendar Featuring: Kenneth Copeland, Greg Stephens Nov. 1-5 Possessing Your Promised Long Life Kenneth Copeland Sun., Nov. 7: God Wants You To Have a Life Worth Living Kenneth Copeland Nov. 8-12 Love—The Gateway to Success Kenneth Copeland Sun., Nov. 14: Healing Is God’s Will for You Kenneth Copeland Nov. 15-19 Love—The Secret to Success Kenneth Copeland Sun., Nov. 21: Jesus Heals You Because He Loves You Kenneth Copeland Nov. 22-26 The Power of Thanksgiving Kenneth Copeland Sun., Nov. 28: There Is Healing in God’s Mercy Kenneth Copeland Nov. 29-Dec. 3 The Power of Love Kenneth Copeland and Professor Greg Stephens Broadcasts subject to change without notice * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WATCH ON VICTORY CHANNEL® Daily broadcast: Mon.-Fri. 3 a.m.; 7 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 2:30 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m. Weekly broadcast: Sun. 6 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 8 p.m. also Mon. 4:30 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m.; 8:30 p.m. ET * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WATCH THE SPANISH BROADCAST Enlace or es.kcm.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 30 : BVOV

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