BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Spiritually speaking, you will have to do the same thing. You have to thrust in your sickle of faith and lay claim to the provision that’s yours by right of the seed you’ve sown. You have to say, “I believe I receive my harvest in Jesus’ Name. Now go, ministering spirits, and cause my money (or whatever it is) to come in!” (See Hebrews 1:14.) In other words, you must reap by faith just like you sow by faith. Instead of just sitting around “waiting on the Lord,” you must become aggressive. You have to go after what’s yours. Mark 11:24 tells us how to do that. It says, “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Look again at that verse. It says you’re to believe. Believe what? Believe that you receive. It’s not enough for you to believe God is good and wants you to prosper. It’s not enough for you to believe that your harvest is out there. You must believe that you receive. In this passage, the word translated receive literally means “take.” You can’t be a timid soul and be successful in the Christian life. The Apostle Paul told Timothy, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life...” (1 Timothy 6:12). When it comes to enjoying the blessings of God that are provided for you, you have to wade in and lay hold—you have to be bold to possess what God said belongs to you. So get busy. Plant some seed in the specific area where you need a harvest. Stand strong, stay alert and awake until due season comes. Then put in the sickle and take what God has given you. V Keith Moore is founder and president of Moore Life Ministries and Faith Life Church in both Branson, Mo., and Sarasota, Fla. For more information or ministry materials visit moorelife.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tribute from Keith Moore Brother Kenneth & Mrs. Gloria, We celebrate with you on your 50th anniversary in the ministry. Phyllis and I will never forget the first time we were in one of your meetings. We were just married, and had just discovered the wonderful word of faith through your ministry when, by the grace of God, you came to a little auditorium in Jackson, Miss. Sitting there in our bell-bottoms, the Spirit of God ministered to us so powerfully through you. Looking back now, it was a turning point in our lives into God’s good plan for us, setting us on His course for our lives. For years now, we’ve been privileged to know you personally. What great and true friends you have been to us. Always believing in us, and always standing with us through every challenge and assignment. You have been strength and comfort to us many, many times. Having been in the ministry for a while now ourselves, we are coming to realize the commitment and dedication it takes to do what you both have done so well now for half a century. We have witnessed how you have been willing to make any sacrifice and pay any price to accomplish what the Lord has instructed you to do. Your example is inspiring. It was God who chose that, through your mouths, we should hear His good Word and believe. Our lives have been forever changed and enriched beyond what we thought was possible. And the same is true for millions around the planet. Your value to us is beyond price! We love you and thank God for the gifts that you are. Precious are your feet to us. Keith & Phyllis * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR MORE ABOUT KEITH MOORE, AND TO SEE A VIDEO TRIBUTE TO THE COPELANDS, GO TO: KCM.ORG/KEITH BVOV : 23

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