BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

****Timeless article continues after Read Through the Bible**** MAY Read Through the Bible Old Testament/New Testament Fri 1 1 Sam. 15-16 / 1 Cor. 6 Sat 2 1 Sam. 17-18 / 1 Cor. 7 Sun 3 1 Sam. 19-20 / 1 Cor. 8 Mon 4 1 Sam. 21-22 / 1 Cor. 9 Tue 5 1 Sam. 23-24 / 1 Cor. 10 Wed 6 1 Sam. 25-26 / 1 Cor. 11 Thu 7 1 Sam. 27-29 / 1 Cor. 12-13 Fri 8 1 Sam. 30-31 / 1 Cor. 14 Sat 9 2 Sam. 1-2 / 1 Cor. 15 Sun 10 2 Sam. 3-4 / 1 Cor. 16 Mon 11 2 Sam. 5-6 / 2 Cor. 1 Tue 12 2 Sam. 7-8 / 2 Cor. 2 Wed 13 2 Sam. 9-10 / 2 Cor. 3 Thu 14 2 Sam. 11-13 / 2 Cor. 4-5 Fri 15 2 Sam. 14-15 / 2 Cor. 6 Sat 16 2 Sam. 16-17 / 2 Cor. 7 Sun 17 2 Sam. 18-19 / 2 Cor. 8 Mon 18 2 Sam. 20-21 / 2 Cor. 9 Tue 19 2 Sam. 22-23 / 2 Cor. 10 Wed 20 2 Sam. 24;1 Kgs. 1 / 2 Cor. 11 Thu 21 1 Kgs. 2-4 / 2 Cor. 12-13 Fri 22 1 Kgs. 5-6 / Gal. 1 Sat 23 1 Kgs. 7-8 / Gal. 2 Sun 24 1 Kgs. 9-10 / Gal. 3 Mon 25 1 Kgs. 11-12 / Gal. 4 Tue 26 1 Kgs. 13-14 / Gal. 5 Wed 27 1 Kgs. 15-16 / Gal. 6 Thu 28 1 Kgs. 17-19 / Eph. 1-2 Fri 29 1 Kgs. 20-21 / Eph. 3 Sat 30 1 Kgs. 22; 2 Kgs. 1 / Eph. 4 Sun 31 2 Kgs. 2-3 / Eph. 5 “Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan” written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. ****************************************************************************************** Now some people will argue about that. They’ll say, “Well, it didn’t work for me! I put God’s Word about healing into my heart and I’m still sick!” But do you know what? They give themselves away the minute they say such things. Jesus taught, “...of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh” (Luke 6:45). If those people had actually planted God’s Word in their hearts in abundance, they’d be talking about healing, not sickness! They would be saying, “By His stripes I am healed!” The same is true for you. The more you put God’s Word in your heart, the stronger you’ll become. And eventually that Word inside you will begin to come out of your mouth in power and deliverance. Don’t wait until you have a need to start speaking the Word. Start speaking it now. I’ll never forget the first time I realized the importance of speaking God’s Word. It was years ago when Ken had just started preaching and I was staying at home with our children. We were in a desperate situation financially and I was eager for answers. One day as I was sitting at my typewriter, typing notes and listening to tapes, I read Mark 11:23. “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” Suddenly, the truth of that last phrase just jumped out at me. And the Lord spoke to my heart and said, 'In consistency lies the power.' He was telling me that it’s not just the words you speak when you pray that change things. It’s the words you speak all the time! If you want to see your desire come to pass, you need to make your words match your prayers. Don’t try to pray in faith and then get up and talk in unbelief. Talk faith all the time! Romans 4:17 says God “...calleth those things which be not as though they were.” So if you want to receive something from God, follow His example. Speak it. That’s the way faith works. You speak the Word of God concerning what you want to happen. If what you’re looking for is health, then go to the Word that tells you, “By His stripes you were healed,” and put that in your mouth. Don’t talk sickness. Talk health. Don’t talk the problem. Talk the answer. What You Plant Grows “But Gloria,” you say, “all that sounds so simple!” It is simple! Sometimes I think that’s why God chose me to teach it. Because I’m simple. When I read the Word of God, I just believe it is speaking to me personally. I don’t worry and fuss and say, “Well, I wish that would work for me, but I don’t think it will because of this or that....” I just expect God to do what He says. You can do the same thing. You can come to the Word like a little child and say, “Lord, I receive this. I believe Your Word above all and I trust You with my life.” If you will, you’ll never be disappointed. How can you get that kind of simple, childlike faith? By hearing the Word of God. Romans 10:17 says, “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” But you need to know something else: Doubt comes by hearing also. That’s why Jesus said, “Be careful what you are hearing...” (Mark 4:24, "The Amplified Bible"). What you’re hearing can be a matter of life and death when you’re dealing with healing. If you’re going to a church, for example, that teaches healing has passed away or that God uses sickness to teach you something—and you keep hearing that Sunday after Sunday—what do you think will grow in your heart? Doubt, not faith. 20 : BVOV

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