BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

B V O V : 2 7 I don't have to ask them because, as I first began to discover back in 1967, God operates according to spi r it ua l law s; a nd one of those laws is "the law of faith " (Romans 3:27). Much like the natural laws of physics, the law of faith is utterly predictable. That's why it's called a law. Laws work the same way all the time, every time. No one ever wakes up in the morning wondering what the law of gravity is going to do. No one ever asks, "Do you think God will turn on gravity today?" at would be silly. e law of gravity is going to work today just like it did yesterday. God turned it on once, and it will continue to be on until He turns it off. e same is true where spiritual laws are concerned. ey're always on. ey're always working. Just as the sun will shine on anyone who will get out in it, the law of faith will produce victory in every area of life for anyone who learns about it and applies it. " Wel l , Brot her Copela nd ," someone might say, " I t hink it's important to be realistic. For example, you have to keep in mind that, fa ith or no fa ith, people in impoverished nations can't experience the same kind of f inancial victory believers in America do." Yes, they can. I've seen it happen. I've seen God prosper people of faith, and prosper them wildly, in the most unlikely places you can imagine. Take Bishop David Oyedepo, for instance. A dear friend of mine who lives and ministers in Nigeria, he got hold of the word of faith back in the mid-1970s. He initially struggled with the financial part of it because of the economic conditions in his country. But he was determined not to miss out on anything God had for him. So he took his Bible, along with one of Gloria's books on prosperity and one of mine, and went off by himself to spend some days in fasting and prayer. He later told us, "When I read Mama Gloria's book, God's Will Is Prosperity, I got it! I had a visitation of The LORD and realized that financial prosperity is a covenant with God." Like the natural laws of physics, the law of faith is utterly predictable. If you learn how to apply it, it will never fail to produce victory in every area of your life. Here are some points to get you there: 5 4 3 2 1 By activating the law of faith you can prosper in every way, regardless of what's happening in the world. Proverbs 10:22 The first key to having strong faith is to understand you have a covenant with God. Deuteronomy 8:18 All the promises of God in both the Old Covenant and the New are yours in Christ. Galatians 3:16, 29 You can believe God's Covenant promises because He gave you His own faith when you were born again. Ephesians 2:8 You can develop your faith and put it to work by hearing The WORD preached and speaking it. Romans 10:8 When it comes to activating the law of faith, whether you're living in Nigeria or America, you need to have a revelation that you're in covenant with God.

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