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by Kenneth Copeland
desperately wants to steal from the Church right
now, that is it. Why is he so scared of it? Because
when we lay hold of that revelation, and consistently
act on it, we become totally unstoppable.
The WORD of God consistently declared by
faith, will overcome any natural circumstance
that's contrary to it. It will defeat every demonic
force that tries to oppose it. It will prevail in our
own lives and in our families. It will bring light to
the world, and nothing the devil tries to do can ever
put that light out.
"But Brother Copeland," somebody might say,
"don't you read the news? It looks like the devil is
taking over everything."
It doesn't look like that in my life! What's more,
the latest news reports don't matter. God's WORD
is what matters, and His WORD in the mouth of a
believer will do the same thing today it has always
done. It still works as well now as it did 2,000 years
ago when the Apostle Paul preached it in Ephesus.
Have you ever read about that city? Talk about a
spiritually dark place. When Paul arrived, except
for the 12 believers he found there, it really did
look like the devil had completely taken that city
over. Religious spirits had hardened the Jews to
the gospel, and the Gentiles were caught up in
witchcraft and the occult. Despite it all, however,
Paul kept preaching and declaring The WORD of
God. What happened? Acts 19:20 says, "Mightily
grew the word of God and prevailed."
The WORD on the lips of the Apostle Paul
prevailed until all who lived in Asia heard it (verse
10). It prevailed until the fear of The LORD "fell
on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was
magnified" (verse 17). It prevailed until "believers
came making full confession and thoroughly
exposing their [former deceptive and evil]
practices. And many of those who had practiced
curious, magical arts collected their books and
[throwing them, book after book, on the pile]
