BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Some Christians have the idea that it's up to God whether or not they become vessels of honor. ey think He chooses some people to be golden containers of glory and others to be lowly clay pots. But according to the Scriptures, the choice is up to us. If we prepare ourselves by choosing to depart from iniquity, God can use us for "every good work." I don't know about you, but I want to be prepared in this hour. These are the last of the last days. God is moving in unprecedented ways and I want to participate. When the Master purposes to display His power in some situation, I want Him to be able to do it through me. "Gloria, that's what I want, too!" you might say. "But I just don't know if I can live the kind of holy life God is calling us to right now." Certainly you can! Being holy doesn't mean you never make mistakes. It just means that when you miss it somehow and fall short of God's will, you repent and make things right. You do what 1 John 1:9 says. You go to God, confess your sins, receive His forgiveness, and let Him wash you clean with the blood of Jesus. If you fall into that sin again, you repeat the process. Even if you have to repent every 30 seconds, you keep doing it. Eventually, if you continue to repent of that sin every time it crops up, you quit giving in to it. That's how I quit worrying many years ago, when I first began walking with the Lord. I saw in the Word that it was wrong and I repented. Every time I caught myself slipping back into it, I'd repent again and put that worry out of my mind. Since I grew up in a family of world-class worriers, the habit had been pretty well ingrained in me, so it seemed for a while like I was repenting every few minutes. But I stuck with it and before too long I was worry free. I still use the same strategy today. Whenever God corrects me through His written Word, or by the prompting of His Spirit, I'm quick to repent. I'm quick to make the change. I may not do it perfectly at first but I keep pressing on with God until, by His grace and power, I get the adjustment made. A Walking, Mobile Temple of the Holy Ghost You can do the same thing in your life! How? By the power of the Holy Spirit. He's living on the inside of you just like He's living inside me and every other born-again believer. And as Romans 8:11 says, "If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." Being a dwelling place of God 's S p i r it i s a w e s o m e ! I n t h e O l d Testament, the place where God 's Spirit dwelled was the holiest place on earth. It was so full of God's presence and power that only the High Priest could go into it and survive. In the New Testament, that holy place is located inside God's born-again people. We have His power and presence inside us all the time. ink about that. You're a walking, mobile temple of the Holy Ghost! e Spirit of Holiness Himself resides within you. He raised Jesus from the dead and He's well able to raise you from the dead. He can quicken your mortal body and equip you to live in dominion Being holy doesn't mean you never make mistakes. It just means that when you miss it somehow and fall short of God's will, you repent and make things right. OCTOBER "Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan" written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. READ THROUGH THE BIBLE Old Testament Psalms Sat 1 Isa. 49-51 Ps. 52-53 Sun 2 Isa. 52-53 Ps. 54 Mon 3 Isa. 54-55 Ps. 55 Tue 4 Isa. 56-57 Ps. 56 Wed 5 Isa. 58-59 Ps. 57 Thu 6 Isa. 60-61 Ps. 58 Fri 7 Isa. 62-63 Ps. 59 Sat 8 Isa. 64-66 Ps. 60-61 Sun 9 Jer. 1-2 Ps. 62 Mon 10 Jer. 3-4 Ps. 63 Tue 11 Jer. 5-6 Ps. 64 Wed 12 Jer. 7-8 Ps. 65 Thu 13 Jer. 9-10 Ps. 66 Fri 14 Jer. 11-12 Ps. 67 Sat 15 Jer. 13-15 Ps. 68-69 Sun 16 Jer. 16-17 Ps. 70 Mon 17 Jer. 18-19 Ps. 71 Tue 18 Jer. 20-21 Ps. 72 Wed 19 Jer. 22-23 Ps. 73 Thu 20 Jer. 24-25 Ps. 74 Fri 21 Jer. 26-27 Ps. 75 Sat 22 Jer. 28-30 Ps. 76-77 Sun 23 Jer. 31-32 Ps. 78 Mon 24 Jer. 33-34 Ps. 79 Tue 25 Jer. 35-36 Ps. 80 Wed 26 Jer. 37-38 Ps. 81 Thu 27 Jer. 39-40 Ps. 82 Fri 28 Jer. 41-42 Ps. 83 Sat 29 Jer. 43-45 Ps. 84-85 Sun 30 Jer. 46-47 Ps. 86 Mon 31 Jer. 48-49 Ps. 87 2 2 : B V O V

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