BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

God keeps revealing to us, in His Word, what He’s doing and what He’s going to do next. Years ago when I was growing up in the Church, I heard people say, “You never know what God is going to do.” We didn’t realize that’s not what the Word tells us. We are better students of the Word now than any previous generation of the Church. But we don’t have as much time as previous generations had. We must give more diligence to the Word so we can accomplish the tremendous assignment God has given us in the short time remaining. The Church Age concludes with the catching up of the glorious Church. Not a defeated Church, not a sick Church, not a Church that’s been beaten black and blue, driven underground, trying to hold out till the end—but a glorious Church! A glorious Church is a dynamic Church! A glorious Church is a successful Church! A glorious Church is a productive Church! A glorious Church is a smart Church—mature, holy, pure and superanointed. Where do we get that kind of smart? By growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and being filled with the Holy Spirit. You’re Headed for Great Faith! Folks, that’s what’s happening in these conventions! God has raised up the most outstanding faith teachers in the history of the Church for us. Why? Because we are the concluding generation of the age of the Church. We must be the generation that gets our act together and accomplishes exploits for God on a scale the world has not yet seen! In Luke 18:8, Jesus asked His disciples, “When the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” The only answer for even a new believer with little faith is, yes! We are people of faith. There may be times we use it just a little or not at all. But when we move in the full authority of the Word of God, we can operate in great faith! In these meetings where the Word is being preached, faith is spreading like wildfire in a dry thicket fanned by a strong wind. God’s Order in Your Life God is a God of divine order, and He has ordered everything. When you and I study His textbook, the Bible, and we allow the Holy Spirit to direct our steps, we’ll walk in the order of Almighty God. It’s exciting to think that daily you can walk in the absolute order of Almighty God! But to do that you’ll have to learn the leadership of the Holy Spirit and become a student of the textbook. If you do neither, you’ll only cross paths with God’s order once in a while. When you’re not observing His order, anything is liable to come your way and oftentimes does. But oh, how marvelous it is to discover that God is a God of order and a master creator. God isn’t practicing on us. He had everything perfected before we got involved. God sets up divine order for your individual life, your marriage, your family, your relationship to people outside the Church, even your private devotion time. God does not leave anything to chance. Even one’s relationship with fellow believers is ordered by God. Let the divine order of God begin to control your life, and you will become a more effective and productive person to the glory of God. You’ll become a powerhouse for God! God’s Order in the Church You see, the Church is not to be a poor, sick, anemic, troubled, defeated group. The Church is the light of God and the salt of the earth. As the Church, we’re to move with authority and power, wearing the armor of God, using the weapons of our warfare that are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. The Church is the representative of Almighty God and Jesus Christ on the earth. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, “I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” That means He will start it and finish it. If Paul said in Ephesians 5:27 that the Lord will present to Himself a glorious Church having neither spot, wrinkle nor blemish, that’s exactly the way it will be—a glorious Church. To understand spots and blemishes, carefully read 2 Peter 2:9-20. You know why it has taken us so long? We don’t have our act together with one another! The Holy Spirit wants us to recognize each other as members of the same family. We are all born again and energized of the Spirit of God, under the leadership of Jesus Christ. We are to lift Him up so the world may know that the Father has sent Him, that they may be drawn to Him (see John 12:32, 17:23). That’s the assignment for the Church! We are to be workers together with one another. We need one another. Each of us has his own assignment, but together we make up a whole. So get involved in the work of God with one another. Once we begin to flow in the anointing of the Holy Spirit in unity and harmony, supporting and encouraging one another, it will cause what we do to be many times more powerful! V Hilton Sutton: The late Dr. Hilton Sutton was chairman of Hilton Sutton World Ministries. One of the world’s foremost authorities on the prophetic scriptures, he authored numerous books, including the acclaimed Revelation Revealed, a verse-by-verse study of the book of Revelation. For more information and ministry materials visit hilton-sutton.org. BVOV : 21

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