BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

“But what about the economy?” Have faith in God. “What about the mess the Democrats and Republicans have made?” Have faith in God. “What about the Supreme Court?” Have faith in God. Faith in God is the secret to solving any problem. It’s the answer to anything the world can throw at you because it connects you to Jesus, and in Him “are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). It doesn’t matter how complicated the devil tries to make things, Jesus can tell you how to deal with them because He knows everything the Father knows…and the Father knows everything! He knows the end from the beginning. He knows every detail about the past, present and future. He knows what the devil is going to do before he does it. Science has discovered that even the human brain has the capacity to contain three million years’ worth of information. So just think how awesome God’s brain must be! His mental capacity is beyond calculation. Yet you can tap into it because, as a believer, you have the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of Truth—living inside you, and Jesus promised in John 16:13-15: “The Spirit of truth…will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you.” If you want to get a picture of what this really means, imagine yourself standing in front of an enormous building that’s gorgeous beyond description. Imagine that inside the building is a supercomputer that contains all the plans God made before the foundation of the world. Included in them are the plans He designed especially for you—plans so wonderful they’re beyond anything you can ask or think and so powerful the devil can’t touch them. As you’re standing there admiring the building and marveling over everything that’s in it, a very kind, wonderful person walks up to you. His eyes are lit up with fire and love at the same time, and He says to you, “May I help you? I’m the One who built that building. I programmed that computer and I’d be happy to assist you in finding out anything you need to know.” Sounds like a wild, wonderful dream, doesn’t it? Yet, for us as children of God it’s a spiritual reality. Jesus has said to us, “Everything the Father has is mine, and the Holy Spirit will take of what is mine and show it to you.” He’s Talking All the Time This is why you don’t have to be depressed over all the mess the devil is stirring up in the world these days. Jesus hasn’t left you to deal with it on your own. He didn’t just pat you on the shoulder and say, “Well, I hope you figure out a way to make it through.” No, Jesus is the Head of the Church. He’s taken full responsibility for everyone in it. He’s done everything necessary to provide all of us with everything we need to live out God’s glorious plan for our lives, and He’s speaking to each one of us about that plan all the time, by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is never silent. He’s always hearing from Jesus on our behalf and telling us what He’s saying. He’s always leading us, guiding us and teaching us “all things” (John 14:26). Some believers claim God never talks to them, but they’re wrong. When they get to heaven, Jesus isn’t going to say to them, “Oh, you pitiful little darling. Did I forget to speak to you about My will for you? I guess we’ll just have to chalk that up as My mistake.” On the contrary, if those believers try to tell Jesus He didn’t talk to them, He’s going to remind them about the church He put in their city so they could hear His WORD preached every week. He’ll remind them that they had a Bible; they had the Holy Spirit living inside them; they had the ability to pray; and they could watch preachers like the Copelands, Jerry Savelle, Jesse Duplantis, Keith Moore, Creflo Dollar and many more on television almost every day of the week. 6 : BVOV

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