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He does the same thing with you and me. Although He loves us and we’re His children, He won’t run our lives for us. He won’t barge in and take control when the devil starts trying to saddle us with sickness or some other part of the curse. Dealing with the devil’s attacks on our lives is not God’s responsibility. It’s ours. God said to us in James 4:7: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” But who am I to resist the devil? you might wonder. Even if I am a believer, why would he flee from me? He’ll flee from you because you’re a joint heir with Jesus, and 2,000 years ago Jesus utterly defeated him. Through His death and resurrection, He disarmed the devil and all his demonic cohorts and “made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it” (Colossians 2:15, "New King James Version"). The devil will never recover from the whipping Jesus gave him. It was his ultimate nightmare—and it caught him completely by surprise. He thought he’d won when he saw Jesus being nailed to the cross. He thought he’d finally turned the tables on God and had His Son under his control. But it turned out he was wrong. After the price for mankind’s sin had been completely paid, God raised Jesus from the dead, and He stripped the devil of all his armor and authority. He brought him to naught, made him of no effect, took away from him the keys of death and hell, and made a bold display of his defeat. According to the Bible, if the devil had known what was about to happen as a result of the Cross, he “would not have crucified the Lord of glory” (1 Corinthians 2:8). But he didn’t know, and by the time he found out, Jesus had conquered him and people were getting born again. Suddenly, instead of just having one Jesus on earth ruling over him, the devil was faced with multiplied thousands (and now, millions) of believers re-created in Jesus’ image. He was hearing Jesus say to them, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils...” (Matthew 28:18-19; Mark 16:17). ****article continues on p. 30**** *****ADVERTISEMENT****** events | Free Admission Come and experience a word from the Lord. Branson, Mo. Victory Campaign April 7-9 Chicago, Ill. Living Victory Chicago April 22-23 Canada Victory Campaign May 12-14 Fort Worth, Texas Southwest Believers’ Convention July 4-9 Anchorage, Alaska Victory Campaign Aug. 4-6 Anaheim, Calif. Living Victory Anaheim Aug. 19-20 Columbia, S.C. Word Explosion Sept. 22-24 Washington, D.C. Victory Campaign Nov. 10-12 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * info kcm.org/events 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) +1-817-852-6000 Schedule is subject to change without notice. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Join Kenneth and/or Gloria Copeland when they’re in your area. Contact the host church for more details! North Miami Beach, Fla. : Feb. 18-21 Word of His Power Words of Life 20051 NE 16th Place North Miami Beach, FL 33179 1-305-653-8155 | wordsoflife.com Fort Worth, Texas : Feb. 24-26 FAITH Is...How to Move Mountains Eagle Mountain International Church 14355 Morris-Dido Road Newark, TX 76071 1-817-252-2900 | emic.org Corsicana, Texas : Feb. 27-28 Word Alive Church 1803 W. 7th Ave. Corsicana, TX 75151 1-903-519-3312 | wordalivetx.org Ogun State, Nigeria : May 5-8 Ministers’ Conference CanaanLand Faith Tabernacle KM.10, Idiroko Road CanaanLand, Ota Ogun State, Nigeria 234-1-4548070 or 234-1-4548280 davidoyedepoministries.org Southfield, Mich. : June 10-11 Word of Faith Convention Word of Faith International Christian Center 20000 W. Nine Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 1-248-353-3476 | woficc.com Fort Worth, Texas : June 22-24 FAITH Is...How to Move Mountains Eagle Mountain International Church 14355 Morris-Dido Road Newark, TX 76071 1-817-252-2900 | emic.org Hidden Springs, Ariz. : Aug. 12 Healing of the Nations Motorcycle Rally Navajo Nation Hidden Springs, Ariz. 1-480-539-5285 | cofaz.org *************************** Terri Copeland Pearsons Nice, France : March 2-6 European Prayer Conference Eglise La Bonne Nouvelle B4 Plaza Nice Hotel 12 Avenue de Verdun Nice, France | elbn.org BVOV : 29