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8 : B V O V nations"). From then on, Abraham called himself what God called him, and in less than a year he became exactly what God said. God works the same way with us as believers today. He said, "by whose [Jesus'] stripes ye were healed" (1 Peter 2:24) and made us well. So that's what we are. As we agree with Him by faith and call ourselves healed, what God has already done manifests in our body and, like Abraham, we become what God said. Pay Closer Attention Than Ever According to Mark 11:22-23, by faith in God we can have what we say. All too often, however, God's people are saying what they have. That's the reason so many are stuck in defeat. They're calling themselves sick when they want to be healed. They're calling themselves broke when they want to be prosperous. Charles Capps used to compare this to calling the cat when you want the dog to come. "The cat is sitting right here," somebody might say. "Why are you calling the cat if you want the dog?" "Because I can see the cat and I believe in just calling it like it is." Now, that is silly! It's also a recipe for failure, because as long as they keep calling the cat, the dog is not coming. When you call things in your life what the Bible calls them, however, you can be sure they are coming! They are going to manifest because the Bible is a BOOK of covenants. Every one of its exceedingly great and precious promises are backed by the precious blood of Jesus. They are all yes and amen in Him (2 Corinthians 1:20). Next time you pick up your Bible, remind yourself of that. Take a moment to declare with gusto: "This is my Bible. This is my LORD speaking to me. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Whatever God's WORD says, I believe it! I have it! It's mine! Hallelujah!" Once you've said that, open up your Bible and read it. Return time and again to the verses and promises you're standing on by faith. Go back over them, keeping in mind Hebrews 2:1 that says, "We ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift past [them] Ex. 15:26 Ex. 23:25 Deut. 7:14-15 Deut. 30:19-20 1 Kgs. 8:56 Ps. 91:9-10, 14-16 Ps. 103:1-5 Ps. 107:19-21 Ps. 118:17 Prov. 4:10 Prov. 4:20-24 Isa. 41:10 Isa. 53:4-5 Jer. 1:12 Jer. 30:17 Joel 3:10 Nah. 1:9 Matt. 8:2-3 Matt. 8:16-17 Matt. 18:18-19 Matt. 21:21 Mark 11:22-24 Mark 16:14-18 Rom. 4:16-21 Rom. 8:2, 11 2 Cor. 10:3-5 Gal. 3:13-14, 29 Eph. 6:10-17 Phil. 2:13 Phil. 4:6-7 2 Tim. 1:7 Heb. 10:23 Heb. 10:35-36 If you need healing in your body, look up the following verses and read them aloud daily. Refuse to give in to doubt and unbelief. And remember, God's WORD works! If you need healing Heb. 11:11 Heb. 13:8 Jas. 5:14-16 1 Pet. 2:24 1 Jn. 3:21-22 1 Jn. 5:14-15 3 Jn. 2 Rev. 12:11 "Keep those exceeding precious promises before your eyes, in your ears, on your mind and in your mouth. Keep reading them— and don't let them slip." (Genesis 17:5). Talk about something that, in the natural, sounded silly! At the time, Abram was about 100 years old; his wife, Sarai, was 90; had been barren all her life; and they'd never had a child together. Nevertheless, God said, "I made you a father of many nations, so that's what you are," and He changed Abram's name to Abraham (which means "father of many

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