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8 : B V O V weeks after Jesus ascended, Peter said to the lame man at the Temple gate, "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk" (Acts 3:6). In that situation, Peter only had the fi rst few articles of the New Covenant to rely on. Yet with just that one promise from Jesus on his lips, "In My Name, you shall…" God's WORD prevailed—and the lame man was healed! Back then, Peter and the other apostles didn't have a complete written copy of the New Covenant. They couldn't open their Bible and read what God said in later years through the Apostle Paul. Yet they took The WORD of God they did have, declared it by faith, and "turned the world upside down" (Acts 17:6). If they could do that, think what we can do! We have the same God as our Father, we're fi lled with the same Holy Spirit, and we have written down for us what God said through the prophets, through Jesus and through the apostles to the Church. Blood has been shed so that a copy of those words could get to us! And when we speak them by faith, the Holy Spirit takes those faith-fi lled words and does with them what He has always done with God's WORD—He puts them into action. God's words are forever settled in heaven. They are "alive and full of power […active, operative, energizing, and eŸ ective]" (Hebrews 4:12, AMPC). Jesus said, "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7). You have the power in your mouth., so the devil doesn't stand a chance against you. The WORD of faith on your lips will prevail in prayer. It will prevail against the powers of darkness. It will prevail over anything in the world that comes against you. For this is the victory that overcomes the world, even your faith (1 John 5:4)! They're still in this universe, and they are settled forever in heaven. All the corporate power of heaven, every angel, hearkens "unto the voice of his word" (Psalm 103:20). And now we have a written copy of that WORD. Unlike the Israelites in Egypt, we have The BOOK that contains everything God has said to and about us. We can read it with our eyes, hear it with our ears, and feed it into our hearts. When God's faith-fi lled words are poured into us, they activate our faith. They enable us to release the power of God's WORD through our own words and put the law of faith into motion. Galatians 5:23 says, "…against such there is no law"! There's no law that can stand against the law of faith. The devil himself can't keep it from working. You proved this when you were born again. If the devil could stop faith in The WORD from working in your life, he would have done it then. But he couldn't. You believed God's WORD about Jesus in your heart, confessed Him with your mouth, and became a new creature. The devil was totally helpless and could do nothing about it because God's WORD on the lips of a believer always prevails! We see the same principle at work in Jesus' earthly ministry. He stood fearless in the face of satan and all demonic power by speaking God's words. He said, "It is written" and overcame every temptation. He cast out evil spirits "with his word" (Matthew 4:4, 8:16). The fi rst apostles operated the same way. They took the words Jesus spoke to them before He ascended back to heaven, believed them and acted on them. One of the last things He said to them, for instance was: "These signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons…they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover", that is His signature (Mark 16:17-18, NKJV). So just In Integrity of God's Word, Kenneth Copeland shows you how to build an unshakeable life on the Word that is not only always accurate, timely and pertinent, but which is also fi lled with power to change your world. Use the principles in Integrity of God's Word to make your life disease-proof, lack-proof and disaster-proof. Integrity of God's Word 6 Messages Build a house no fl ood or storm of life can destroy. In Integrity of God's Word, Kenneth Copeland shows you how to build an of life can destroy. MP3DISK MP3USB KCM.ORG/MAG 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) FREE standard shipping included. Offer prices valid through Feb. 29, 2024 $ 18 #240202 $ 18 #240203

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