BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

• “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him” (Acts 10:38). • “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” (Psalm 107:20-21). I recommend you make a list of such scriptures and read them every day. Meditate on them and learn to think about healing like God does. Keep His Word in front of your eyes and in your ears until you believe what He says about it more than you believe anything else—even more than what your physical senses tell you is true. Then, when the devil attacks your body with symptoms of sickness, you’ll have the spiritual strength to resist him. You’ll have the faith you need to stand fast on God’s Word. Despite what your body may be feeling, you’ll be able to say, “Devil, you pack up your symptoms and get out of here. God says, ‘By His stripes I was healed,’ and I agree with Him. I am the healed of the Lord and you have to flee!” When you stand against the devil like that and refuse to back down, whatever problems he’s been trying to cause in your body will have to leave. “But Gloria,” you might say, “you don’t know how serious my diagnosis is! The doctor says there’s no cure for what I have.” Then don’t let the doctor have the last word about the matter. Let God have the last word. God’s Word is greater than any sickness or disease the devil can come up with. His Word is so powerful that all you have to do to receive healing is believe it and take it! All you have to do is what God said in Proverbs 4:20-22: “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” This is the way you enforce God’s will in your life! You attend to God’s Word above everything else. You receive it as if it was written specifically to you. Instead of approaching it with skepticism, like many people do, and thinking, This sounds too good to be true. It might work for someone else, but not for me, you take the opposite perspective. You think, This is God speaking to me! It’s not just for someone else. It’s for me! John 8:32 says, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” The Word of God is truth and it makes you free from Satan’s dominion. So dive into the Word. Stop buying the devil’s lies like Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden. Renew your mind to what God said about your healing and enforce His Word in your life. Use the authority He has given you, kick the devil out of your garden, and refuse to let him put sickness on you anymore. I can tell you from experience, once you start walking in that kind of victory, you won’t be content just to receive healing for yourself. You’ll go a step further and add yet another chapter to the devil’s nightmare. You’ll start taking God’s healing power to others. According to Jesus, “These signs shall follow them that believe…they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:17-18). When you step out by faith in that promise, Jesus Himself will back you. His power will flow through you to others in miraculous ways, because He is passionate about healing. He wants His people well! V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Live Free From Fear by Gloria Copeland Is it possible to live free from fear in this dangerous and unpredictable world? Yes, it most definitely is! Because protection is a solid promise of God. But it’s not a promise that’s offered to just anyone. It is promised to those who abide in the Lord. To abide means “to dwell, to remain and to continue.” Psalm 91:1 says, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” To abide in the shadow of the Almighty is to live in continual union with Him, keeping His Word and obeying His voice. Those who abide in the Lord can live without dread of what the devil will do. Let me make this clear though—God’s promise of protection doesn’t guarantee that the devil will leave you alone! It means that God will give you a way of escape every time the devil rears his ugly face at you. If you are afraid of the dangers around you, spend more time in the Word and in prayer until your trust in God overcomes your fear. Draw closer to the Lord until you are abiding in the shadow of the Almighty and—no matter how dangerous this world becomes—He shall surely deliver you. V BVOV : 31

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