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Gloria’s Three Revelations It took a while before they received that house. In the meantime, The LORD gave Gloria three revelations. This scenario fits perfectly with Proverbs 14:1 that says, “Every wise woman buildeth her house.” The first was The Revelation of Divine Prosperity. The LORD showed Gloria that she could believe for divine prosperity in the same way she could believe for divine health. Both blessings already belonged to her. Jesus bore her poverty and lack in the same way He bore her sickness and disease. We should refuse lack just as quickly as we refuse sickness. Gloria writes, “If you make up your mind—make a quality decision—that you are not willing to live in lack, but that you are willing to live in divine prosperity and abundance, Satan cannot stop the flow of God’s financial blessings.” Next was The Revelation of Peace and Prosperity. Isaiah 53:5 says, “The chastisement of our peace was upon him.” God tells us in Isaiah 48:17-18 ("AMPC") that He is “the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way that you should go. Oh, that you had hearkened to My commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a flowing river.” Peace and prosperity go hand in hand. Gloria realized that her prosperity had already been provided. It was hers now. “By faith, we need to rest in the receiving of our homes.” The third thing The LORD showed her was The Revelation of Dominion and Authority. He revealed to Gloria that she had the same authority over the earth that Adam had in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 1:28 ("AMPC") says, “And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources...].” “While we were standing in faith for the money to pay for our first house, the Lord reminded me of this scripture and revealed to me that every material thing here came from the earth’s vast resources—every piece of lumber, brick and glass, the concrete, and the mortar. There was nothing in the makeup of our house that had not come from the earth’s resources. I had the right to take authority over it and receive it as mine in the Name of Jesus.” Stand Your Ground It took six years of standing their ground and continually acting on The WORD. But the day finally came when their faith paid off. They took possession of their “beautiful, debt-free house.” As for Terri and me, our circumstances were different, but the faith principles remained the same. Here is the short version. We owned a home, paid it off and sowed it into a family. We then borrowed the money to buy our next house. On a worldwide TV broadcast of "Believer’s Voice of Victory," Brother Copeland asked me why I went back into debt. As a result, Terri and I made the quality decision to live debt free. We eventually sold the house and bought another. The LORD worked out a way for us to purchase the new house without having to borrow the money. It took less than one year to pay off the house. And, it took four more years to renovate it by using cash. In the meantime, we lived in several rental properties. Throughout our five years and the Copelands’ six years, we all had to stand our ground. Galatians 6:9 ("AMPC") tells us to “not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.” There were times when we would get discouraged, wondering if we would ever move into our house. But we determined to “not lose heart and grow weary.” We continued to stand on The WORD and keep our eyes focused on the desired result. We refused to give up and quit. We were thankful for the quality decision to pay for and renovate the house debt free. We averted a 30-year mortgage, having to pay thousands of dollars in interest, and did not have to bow our knee to a lender. You are only one decision away from your debt-free house. Simply make the same quality decision that Kenneth and Gloria, Terri and I made years ago. Take your strong stand of faith in God’s WORD. Believe and receive Psalm 107:7 (The Message) that says, “He put your feet on a wonderful road that took you straight to a good place to live.” Say this out loud right now. “I speak to my house in the Name of Jesus and command it to come to me! No matter how long it takes, I am standing my ground, walking by faith and holding fast to The WORD. I refuse to give up and quit. I believe I receive my beautiful, debt-free house NOW!” V George Pearsons is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church, located on the grounds of KCM. For more information or ministry materials go to emic.org. 26 : BVOV

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