BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

The reason is simple: If I’m living by faith in and obedience to God’s Word, I can live a life of peace and tranquility even when the whole world around me is falling apart. I don’t have to be terrified when the newscasters talk about the latest virus that’s going around. I don’t have to take the flu off a bird, a hog, a dog or anything else. In fact, I don’t have to be afraid of pestilence or epidemics of any kind. Instead I can declare that the Lord “is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust” (Psalm 91:2, "AMP"). According to Psalm 91, when you really believe that and say so: "[God] will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.... You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow...that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you” (verses 3, 5-7, "AMP"). It’s a bad day at Black Rock when 11,000 people fall down dead all around you. Yet God says if you stick with Him, live obediently in His secret place and speak His Word, even in the midst of the worst devastation, you’ll be protected. When it’s all over, you’ll still be standing there testifying of the truth of verses like Psalm 145:8-9: “The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion.... The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works”! Maybe up to now you don’t feel like you’ve experienced much of God’s graciousness. Maybe you’re thinking, "It doesn’t seem like God has been very good to me at all!" If that’s the case then it’s because you haven’t been giving Him first place in your life. You’ve been going along doing whatever you want, ignoring the things you know are right. For life to be good on the earth, we have to get with God’s plan. That plan starts when we get born again by receiving Jesus as our Lord and Savior. It takes another leap forward when we receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. So if you haven’t already done that, I encourage you to do so. It’s very difficult to live a victorious life without it. You can’t get the revelation you need to live healed without the Holy Spirit’s awesome help. -----continued on p. 30------ *****ADVERTISEMENT******** 2013 THE YEAR OF GREAT GRACE Washington, D.C. VICTORY CAMPAIGN Coming together to experience God’s grace...for our families, our nation, our world! Speakers Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland November 14-16 Hylton Memorial Chapel 14640 Potomac Mills Road Woodbridge, VA 22192 Preregister today & receive a coupon at check-in for $10 off any purchase of $20 or more at the KCM book tables. KCM.org/events 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) +1-817-852-6000 Admission is Always Free! Speaker Schedule: Thursday 7 p.m. Kenneth Copeland Friday 9 a.m. Kenneth Copeland 2 p.m. Gloria Copeland 7 p.m. Kenneth Copeland Saturday 9:30 a.m. Gloria Copeland, Healing School 7 p.m. Kenneth Copeland Meetings are subject to change without notice. Spanish translation and sign language interpretation available *********************************** NOV '13 : BVOV : 29

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