BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

He began to think, “Hey, God is the lifter of my head! God is my shield! God is my fortress! If God be for me, who can be against me?" Then he stood up and asked a crucial question. “God,” he said, “what do You want me to do?" And God answered him and said, “PURSUE: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all!" Notice, when David inquired of the Lord saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?" God didn't say, “No, son, you're pretty torn up about this. You'd better just sit there and lick your wounds." No, He said, “Pursue!" Next time you find yourself in Baca, you need to ask God the same thing David did. You need to say “God, shall I just take this sitting down? Shall I just sit here and die? Do I just sit here when the enemy has invaded my home and let him carry off my family and my health and my money?" If you do, God will tell you just what He told David every time. He'll say, “Pursue!" When David and his men followed that command, they did just exactly what God said they'd do. They recovered all! They got back their wives and their sons and their daughters, all the goods that were stolen, and they took the enemy's livestock as well. So they returned home with more than they lost! Take a lesson from that. When you're in pain and misery, don't sit there until you die. Get up and be aggressive. Take charge! Do what David did and encourage yourself, strengthen yourself in the Lord your God. Go back in there and get those faith tapes and listen to them again. Get your Bible out and start reading again. Get yourself to church and let somebody preach to you. Encourage yourself! Don't wait for somebody to come along with a special anointing for encouragement. Encourage yourself! PURSUE and you shall surely overtake them, and without fail, recover all! V Jerry Savelle: Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and founder of Heritage of Faith Christian Center. For information or ministry materials, visit jerrysavelle.org or call 1-817-297-3155. Watch Jerry on bvovn. See info on back cover. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tribute from Jerry Savelle Where do I begin in expressing how much Kenneth and Gloria Copeland mean to the Savelle family? As most of you know, it began way back in 1969 when I was running from the call of God on my life, and Carolyn said to me these now famous words: “If you don’t like this preacher, then I’ll never ask you to go again, but I promise you, he’s not like the rest.” Of course, she was speaking of Kenneth Copeland. And she was right. He was not like the rest! Not only his message, but also his boldness immediately got my attention. I thought to myself, Finally, John Wayne has come to the pulpit! My life was never to be the same after that night, and I certainly had no idea at that time that it would begin a lifelong journey with these wonderful people of faith. Our entire family was, and still is to this day, deeply affected by their unwavering commitment to the Word and their uncompromising stand upon it. Forty-eight years have come and gone, and the Savelle family is still declaring that throughout eternity, “beautiful are the feet” of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland for bringing us the good news of the gospel that changed our lives forever. Congratulations, Brother Copeland and Gloria, on 50 years of powerful ministry that have impacted hundreds of millions of people all over the world. And please know that Jerry Savelle will continue to be one of your biggest fans! With much love, Jerry and Carolyn Savelle BVOV : 17

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