BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

So look them up. Type them out. Then start speaking them until they become like your right arm and then like your left arm. Just like you use your arms every day to get things done, you’ll use the Word of God that’s part of you to accomplish things in your life. The Word of God you speak about healing will work healing in your life day in and day out. His Word you speak about prosperity will work prosperity into your life every day. Fighting the Devil When I first started preaching God said, 'Son, I want you to teach the Church how to fight the devil.' Faith in God’s Word and speaking the Word is the No. 1 way to fight the devil. As you speak the Word right into the ear of God, you are also speaking it right in the face of the devil. When you do that, God will come on the scene and run the devil off! Think about it. Isn’t that exactly what Jesus did? After Jesus had been in the wilderness for 40 days, the devil came around to try to convince Him that He could bring God’s plan to pass in His life through His own effort. Jesus knew exactly how to get the devil to shut up and clear out. Matthew 4:1-11 tells us how He did it. Jesus countered every attack of the enemy with the Word of God. “It is written,” He said. Three times Jesus responded to the temptations and mocking of the devil with the Word. He knew the Word—it was part of Him—and He had faith in it to bring victory over the devil. God wants you to know you can do the same thing Jesus did! Get the Word into your spirit. Make it part of you. Speak it out. Use it every day, like you use your arms. By faith, do it! And you’ll have victory—total victory! V Norvel Hayes: Founder and president of Norvel Hayes Ministries, he is a businessman, seasoned teacher of the Word and an accomplished author. His multifaceted ministry includes a church; a full-time Bible training center and correspondence college; a food kitchen for the needy; and a maternity home. For more information or ministry materials go to nhm.cc. * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * The Ministry of Angels by Charles Capps A number of years ago the Lord directed me to start teaching the Body of Christ about angels. When I told God I didn’t know anything about them, He set me straight. 'Neither does anyone else,' He said. 'That’s the reason I want you to teach it. It’s time the Body of Christ woke up to the supernatural deliverance that I put in the earth for them.' So I began studying about these heavenly beings. I discovered the supernatural ministry of angels in the earth is very real. But how effective they can be depends heavily on you and me. We actually can hinder them from doing what they’re created to do. That’s why we must understand their ministry and learn how to cooperate with them according to the Word of God. In Hebrews 1 and 2, we find out that angels are created beings. They aren’t born as men are born, nor do they have the same authority as human beings. But they are created with purpose. Hebrews 1:14 tells us about their ultimate role. “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” Who are these “heirs of salvation”? You and I. We are the heirs of salvation and, as such, the “ministering spirits,” or angels, are sent by God to minister for us. What are we heirs of? Salvation—which includes “preservation, healing, soundness and deliverance from temporal evils.” The Bible gives us numerous accounts of angelic deliverance and protection. Jesus was always aware of their presence. When arrested, He said, “Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53). One Roman legion was 6,000 soldiers. Jesus said one prayer could have called 12 legions—or 72,000 angels—to come to His aid. Jesus understood the power of angelic protection. As a “joint heir” with Jesus we can have that same protection. Through prayers and speaking God’s Word we can have that kind of divine protection that comes by the ministry of angels! The apostles Peter and Paul experienced the assistance of angels. On more than one occasion angels delivered Peter from jail (Acts 5:18-20, 12:6-8). Paul was facing shipwreck—a potentially fatal situation. After much prayer he said, “And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me” (Acts 27:22-25). Now getting that kind of results will do wonders for your prayer life! Angels are “mighty ones who do His commandments, hearkening to the voice of His word” (Psalm 103:20, The Amplified Bible, Classic Edition). Angels are an important part of the spirit world. Their assignments are very real. God created them to be available at a moment’s notice to minister for us, and their ministry includes providing divine protection. V Charles Capps: The late Charles Capps was president and founder of Charles Capps Ministries. For more information or ministry materials go to charlescapps.com. BVOV : 15

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