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VOL. 53 : N o 2 : IN PRINT SINCE '73 INSIDE FEB Editor's Letter KCM Offices U.S. Fort Worth, Texas Canada Langley, BC Latin America Bogotá, Colombia Europe Bath, United Kingdom Germany Lörrach, Germany Ukraine Lviv, Ukraine Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Australasia Brisbane, Australia 4 10 26 4 Releasing the Miracle Action of God by Kenneth Copeland 10 What God Has Joined Together by Melanie Hemry 16 Who Do You Say Jesus Is? by Dennis Burke 23 Celebrate: Look What the Lord Has Done! by Nancy Dufresne 26 Hold On to the Vision by Gloria Copeland "Brother Copeland prayed that our family would not be separated again. Having done all we knew to do, we just stood in faith." —Victor Goncalves Face Your Giants! Ever had a giant in your life? If you look back, I'm sure you're likely to identify someone or something— one gigantic obstacle—that stood fiercely in your path and refused to move. I've faced a few rough patches last year that, while they were not life-threatening, were just plain annoying. They just hung around, not wanting to budge, and blocked me from moving forward. They reminded me of David and his encounter with his giant, Goliath. Though the odds seemed wildly against him, when David faced Goliath, he didn't think to himself, I'm just a young shepherd boy and this monster is a skilled warrior. He's going to kill me! Instead, David looked at that gigantic frame of a man and declared his faith with these words: "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied" (1 Samuel 17:45, New King James Version). David took control of his future by exercising his authority over the giant who stood in his way. First, he told Goliath, "This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you" (verse 46, NKJV). Then, using a slingshot and one stone, he fired off one round and slayed the giant! We've all experienced situations that seemed mountainous. They appear as giants before us and we have no idea how to get around them. But God has told us in His Word that we are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37)—that we are giant slayers. All we have to do to be victorious is use His Word as our weapon, exercise faith to speak to our mountains, and command them to get out of our way. Mark 11:23 is a giant-slaying verse, ensuring that whatever we ask God for in faith, according to His will, we can have. That includes telling our mountains—our giants—to move. But the key to receiving what we ask for is to not allow doubt and fear to keep us from releasing our most powerful weapon— God's Word! In his article this month, titled "Releasing the Miracle Action of God," Kenneth Copeland shows how the Lord instructed Joshua to handle the giants, and the giant challenges, he was about to face after stepping in to lead God's people after Moses died. "God did not tell Joshua to go off into a cave somewhere and wait on Him for a couple hundred days," Brother Copeland writes. "He didn't tell Joshua to spend hours crying and begging Him to release His miracle-working power. No, at the most crucial moment in Joshua's life, God pointed him to The WORD and told him to meditate on it, speak it and do what it says." That's what God is saying to you and to me today. As His children, and because we have His Word, we are fully equipped. We can use the Word and slay the giants in our lives! Ronald C. Jordan Managing Editor W hen The LOR D f irst spoke to us about sta r ting the Believer's Voice of Victory magazine, He sa id: This is your seed . G ive it to everyone who ever responds to your ministry, and don't ever allow anyone to pay for a subscription to it. For 52 yea rs it has been our joy to bring you good news through the teachings of ministers who write out of living contact with God, a nd the testimonies of believers who took God at His WORD a nd experienced His victor y in ever yday life. —Kenneth & Gloria Copeland Believer's Voice of Victory is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church Inc./Kenneth Copeland Ministries, a nonprofi t corporation, Fort Worth, Texas. © 2024 Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. aka Kenneth Copeland Ministries. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Believer's Voice of Victory and the JESUS IS LORD globe logo are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc./Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends. Printed in the United States of America. Because all Believer's Voice of Victory issues are preplanned, we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts. Director of Communications : Laura O'Brien | Managing Editor : Ronald C. Jordan | Assistant Editor : Ashley Ngole | Writers : Melanie Hemry Gina Lynnes Chris Maselli Gena Maselli Proofreaders : Rhema Amachigh Jean DeLong Michelle Harris Karen Wirkkala Senior Designer : Michael Augustat | Project Manager : Deborah Brister | Type Coordinator : Joyce Glasgow Pass this magazine on to a family member or friend. kcm.org/magazine-signup Spanish edition es.kcm.org/LVVC Get your free magazine @Copelandnetwork fully equipped. We can use the Word and slay the giants in our lives! Ronald C. Jordan Managing Editor

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