BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

nov16

Kenneth Copeland Ministries has been publishing the Believer’s Voice of Victory magazine for more than 40 years. Receive your positive, faith-filled magazine FREE each month, subscribe today at www.freevictory.com.

Issue link: http://magazine.kcm.org/i/737616

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 24 of 31

As Matthew 11:19 says, “God's wisdom...is shown to be true by its results” ("Good News Translation"). God strategically positions us in the marketplace to not only bring His compassion, but also, through our work performance, demonstrate His wisdom and ultimately His influence. An Outpouring of Godly Wisdom In these last of the “Last Days,” according to the Scriptures, we will experience an outpouring of God’s wisdom, and witness explosive inventions that can only be compared with God’s original Creation. And this outpouring will come through the Church, the Body of Christ. It will not be the intellectual, technological or scientific wisdom taught at universities. It will be the wisdom that only the Holy Spirit teaches. It’s the wisdom that established Daniel to counsel the Babylonian government, and Joseph to bring forth the most powerful economy the world had ever seen, which brought them both to prominence and marketplace leadership. My desire is that, through this book, you will learn how to apply your faith in the marketplace to achieve “10 times better” results or performance in whatever your field or endeavor. This success can happen in the life of every believer once they find their place of grace (purpose) and understand Kingdom principles. For me, this Kingdom understanding first came through the teachings of a Bible teacher who I listened to each morning on the way to work on a Christian radio station. For you, this Kingdom understanding might be through your pastor or a “teaching priest,” or through books and tapes. My point is that every Christian serving in the marketplace needs a teacher, someone to bring understanding of “how to” apply the Scriptures in their everyday situations. In this book, you will see clearly that this “divine partnership” of kings (those working in the marketplace) and priests (clergy and fivefold ministry), in these last days is not an option. If the Church is to preserve humanity, destroy poverty at its roots, and turn society from its path of self-destruction, this partnership is a requirement. Revelation 1:6 states, “And hath made us (the church) kings and priests unto God....” As one man wrote, “When you confine true ministry to (only) the fivefold (or pulpit) ministries, you make 95 percent of the Church irrelevant.” Why? Because all the people in the Church are “ministers” who are called to serve God whether in religion, media, business, government, arts and entertainment, education, or the family. As God prophetically spoke to me in 1986, it is time to “take the straps off,” that is, recalibrate our thinking so that every person in the Body of Christ understands his purpose and responsibility and fulfills his Kingdom assignment. Today, nations are threatening default because of their countries’ excessive debt obligations; cities are unable to meet their municipal budgets without voting in higher and higher taxes on their citizens; the threat of terrorism is worldwide; and drugs, poverty, violence and joblessness are trying to destroy the urban communities. Well, it is time for the Church to take the stage. There is no other institution on Earth equipped to solve problems of this complexity and on this magnitude. So, whether you are called to the pulpit or the pew, you have a calling. You are no longer ordinary. And you are born with much more potential and for a greater work than where you are right now. Like the Elijahs or Esthers, who decided the destinies of nations, the fulfillment of your Kingdom assignment is extremely important. As a clergyman or on the city council, as an educator or evangelist, as an economic rainmaker or homemaker, or a missionary, you are anointed to render exceptional service. And through this divine partnership of kings and priests and, of course, Almighty God, you can effectively change the destiny of millions, if not billions, in cities and countries all over the world. May you not only confirm your own unique place and purpose in the Kingdom, but also put to work your faith in the marketplace to bring forth heaven on earth wherever you are sent. V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This article is an excerpt from the new book by Bill Winston titled "Faith & the Marketplace: Kings & Priests a Divine Partnership." To order go to faithandthemarketplace.com

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of BVOV Magazine 2013 - present - nov16