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broadcasts. Quit watching them. I said, "Yes Sir, amen," and did what He said. I turned o the bad news and tuned in to the good news. I got back over in faith and Love, cast the care of this nation over on The LORD, and started rejoicing in Him. "Brother Copeland, how can you rejoice when there's so much trouble and turmoil in this country? Don't you care?" No, I don't. I used to. I used to care heavily, but I'm not carrying that care anymore. I'm obeying The WORD instead. I'm acting on the command in 1 Peter 5:6-7, which says, "Therefore humble yourselves…under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you, casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you a ectionately and cares about you watchfully" (Amplifi ed Bible, Classic Edition). Turning the care of this nation over to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and believing He'll do something about it, is the most responsible thing I can do for this country! Not only does it align me with the will of God, it brings exaltation—and that's what this nation needs. She needs to be exalted by the hand of God. I'm not saying, of course, that I've given up praying for this nation. I haven't! Although I'm not carrying the care of it, I still pray for it every day—for the most part in other tongues. Why do I pray for it primarily in tongues? Because I don't know exactly what to pray as I ought. In the natural my knowledge is limited. When I pray in tongues I rise above those limitations. The Holy Spirit takes hold together with me and prays "according to and in harmony with God's will" (Romans 8:27, AMPC). Each time I pray in tongues for this nation I know I've prayed the perfect prayer, so when I'm fi nished I make sure to release my faith. I say, "Thank You, Father. I believe I receive." I also ask The LORD each time to further enlighten my mind by giving me the interpretation of what I prayed (1 Corinthians 14:13). Since Jesus said, "Every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh fi ndeth" (Matthew 7:8), I expect when I'm seeking the face of God about this nation to fi nd out something about it—and I always do. That's how I found out God had a plan for this nation to be born again! The Prayers That Make All the Di erence "Yeah, but Brother Copeland, you're a prophet. I'm not." That doesn't matter. You don't have to be a prophet to receive insight from God. You can get it just because you're a believer. You can get it because you have the Holy Ghost living in you, and He's been sent by Jesus to "teach you all things" and "guide you into all truth" (John 14:26, 16:13). You can fi nd out anything from God if you'll pray in tongues long enough! He'll give you all kinds of wonderful revelations. You just have to position yourself to receive them by praying in the spirit, listening for the voice of The LORD, and releasing your faith. As I've already said, prayers of faith are what this nation needs most right now! It needs the confi dent prayers of Christians who believe God's WORD, are free of strife, and are walking in Love. It needs intercessors who are clearheaded and tuned in to the voice of God so that when the Holy Spirit calls on them and says, I need you to pray right now! they're quick to hear and respond. How much di erence can the prayers of such believers make? All the di erence in the world! Abraham proved that in the Old Testament. When he found out from God that the city of Sodom was about to be destroyed because of its sin, he interceded for it. He asked God if He would spare it for the sake of 50 righteous men. Sure enough, The LORD agreed to do it and said, "'If I fi nd in Sodom fi fty righteous within the B V O V : 7 2024 Branson Victory Campaign April 4-6 | Branson, Mo. Southwest Believers' Convention July 29-Aug. 3 | Fort Worth, Texas For updated event information visit: KCM.ORG/EVENTS Join FlashPoint LIVE Tulsa, Okla. March 21-22 Columbus, Ohio June 27-28 Omaha, Neb. Sept. 12 New Orleans, La. Oct. 10-11 Learn more and register at 2024flashpoint.live Schedule is subject to change without notice. events Join us! B V O V : 7

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