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Kenneth Copeland — Crowned With Glory and Honor

29 Jul

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.

For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour (Hebrews 2:6-9).

As we have already seen in Psalm 8, God created man and crowned him with honor and glory (verse 5). Then it tells us what that honor was. That honor was dominion over all the works of His hands (verse 6). Adam’s act of dishonor gave that dominion to Satan; but he lost more than just dominion over the works of God’s hands. He lost the life of God that was in his spirit.

God said, “The day you eat that fruit, you will surely die.” Well, Adam’s physical body didn’t fall dead. His spirit lost its life that day. It was separated from God. His body lived 930 years longer. In Hebrews 2 we read that Jesus was crowned with glory and honor. All things have been put under subjection to Him. That includes life itself. He regained what Adam lost.

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Kenneth Copeland — The Whole Armor of God

22 Jul

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

As a believer, you are a soldier in the army of God. Visualize yourself standing ready for battle with the armor of God protecting you—your loins girt with the truth, the breastplate of righteousness in place, your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.

And above all, you are holding the shield of faith to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. The helmet of salvation is on your head and the sword of the Spirit—the Word of God—is in your hand. You are covered from head to foot with the powerful armor of God. It is strong and will withstand any onslaught of the enemy. Let me show you how it works.

When Satan tells you in your mind that you will never see the manifestation of your prayers, it is time to gird yourself with the truth. Ephesians 6:13-14 says, “…And having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth.” In John 17:17 Jesus said, “Thy word is truth.” Satan is a liar and the father of lies.

Determine in your heart that having done all to stand, you will stand firm on God’s Word. You will not be moved by what you see, hear or think. You are only moved by the Word of God. Psalm 112:6-8 says of the man who delights in God’s Word, making it final authority, “Surely he shall not be moved forever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.”

Fix your attention on God’s Word. Trust only in the Lord and not in the evil reports you hear. Establish your heart in the Word of God!

The breastplate of righteousness has a particular meaning to you as a believer. It was no accident that the Spirit of God chose the breastplate to represent righteousness. Without it, vital areas of a soldier’s body are exposed to the enemy. Without righteousness, the vital parts of your prayer life are
exposed to Satan.

Righteousness may well be the most misunderstood subject in the New Testament. To the religious mind, it is good moral conduct. However, the true meaning is very different. Righteousness is simply right-standing with God. Because of that right-standing, you have rights and privileges in God’s kingdom.

You will become more aware of those rights and privileges as you realize what happens when you make Jesus the Lord of your life. There are two spiritual families: the family of God and the family of the devil.

Colossians 1:12-13 says, “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.”

Jesus said to the Pharisees, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it” (John 8:44).

Ephesians 2:2-3 says, “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”

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Kenneth Copeland — The Battlefield of Prayer

15 Jul

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit…
(Ephesians 6:10-18).

Every believer is involved in spiritual warfare. The problems we face are brought about by satanic forces principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world and wicked spirits in heavenly places. Our responsibility is to use the weapons of our warfare to fight the good fight of faith. What are those weapons? The Name of Jesus, the Word of God, the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit.

Prayer is the battlefield. The time spent in the Word is the base of supply. The armor described in Ephesians 6 is prayer armor and serves one vital purpose: to combat Satan and win! Your enemy is not other people. Satan is the source of all your trouble. He is the troublemaker! Not God. Not your neighbor. Not your co-worker. Some people believe God sends tribulation and trials. But He has provided the weapons and armor to get us out of trouble!

In combat, a good strategist knows the importance of cutting the enemy’s supply and dividing his troops. Defeat is inevitable. Without food, water and ammunition, it will be only a matter of time until the enemy is in his hands. In fact, all he has to do is sit back and wait. In the same way, if we’re not keeping supplied by spending time in the Word and prayer, actively combating Satan, then he can easily overtake us.

Much of our failure in the past has been because of Satan’s success in dividing the Church. But thank God, the Body of Christ is coming together throughout the earth. People of all denominational backgrounds are uniting in the power of the Holy Spirit. Denominational barriers are crumbling like the walls of Jericho! Believers are daily discovering, more and more, the power of God available to them. They are putting on their prayer armor, preparing to do battle in the realm of the spirit.

Thank God, we have authority over Satan and his cohorts! We are to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, mastering our weapons and using them effectively. If we expect to win the war, we must spend time reinforcing our troops through prayer.

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Kenneth Copeland — Jesus Will Help You to Be Sensitive

08 Jul

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

If you don’t know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, it is impossible to be sensitive in your spirit. An unregenerate spirit is only full of woe and hate. You can’t be sensitive and loving with a dead spirit. You could resolve to be loving and kind from now on and it won’t last, because it is not the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit. The kind of sensitivity we are talking about is the life of God. The Bible says that those who have blinded minds are alienated from the life of God.

Yet, through the new birth, God has promised to give you a new heart. “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them” (Ezekiel 36:26-27). A deep sensitivity will come and abide inside you.

It is the very heart of God. You will have a heart of flesh that can feel the deep sensations of the heart of God. When He is grieved, you will be grieved. When He is full of joy, you will be full of joy. The life of God residing in your spirit is essential to your eternal salvation. Jesus said, “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:15). His life in you, is your assurance of victory in this life.

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:4-5). You can overcome all the pressures and problems of the age we live in through Jesus Christ and sensitivity to His Spirit, His life and His compassion abiding in you.

You do not have to be defeated by inflation, depression, divorce, religious traditions, or sickness and disease. The Greater One indwells you. “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

If you do not know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you can receive Him now. I want you to join me now in praying this prayer. Don’t just read it; make a conscious effort to speak these words from the very depths of your being. When you finish praying, you will be born again:

Heavenly Father, in the Name of Jesus, I present myself to You. I pray and ask Jesus to be Lord over my life. I believe it in my heart, so I say it with my mouth: Jesus has been raised from the dead. This moment, I make Him the Lord over my life. Jesus, come into my heart. I believe that I am saved this moment. I believe that I am a child of Almighty God. I am reborn. I am a Christian. I believe that I have a sensitive heart and that I can know the very heartbeat of God.

I renounce sin, Satan, and all he stands for. I renounce the past and look to Jesus for the future. Now, I purpose to be sensitive to Your life and nature in my heart. By the help of the Holy Spirit, I will outwardly express the image of Jesus that I inwardly possess. Thank You for the power, the ability and the privilege, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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Kenneth Copeland — Prepare to Succeed

02 Jul

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

You can avoid failure by preparing to succeed. Once you have prayed in faith, you must stand your ground until the manifestation comes. Fight the good fight of faith. Stand firm on the Word and believe God for results. Give Him the opportunity to do something with your circumstances. God is on your side! Prepare to succeed, not to fail.

When you pray in Jesus’ Name, according to the Word in faith, God will quickly respond to you (John 16:23). Suppose you prayed for healing. Then you think, What will I do if God doesn’t heal me? Maybe I had better make an appointment with the doctor. He’s awfully busy this time of year. I might not be able to see him. Then if God doesn’t heal me and I don’t have an appointment, I’ll be in a mess!

With that attitude, praying is a waste of time. The person who thinks that way will be unable to receive from God. Before he prays, he is already preparing to fail. He is double minded and, according to James 1:8, unstable in all his ways.

He is wavering in his mind and will never receive from God. He is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed about in every direction. He has a backup plan “just in case.” The moment he feels the least bit sick, he will operate in fear and unbelief. When he feels well, he will act in faith, but he will never achieve any concrete results.

If the thought comes, What am I going to do if I fail?, don’t give place to it. If you have a setback, just get back on the Word of God. The power of God is the same whether you feel like it or not. Receive the Word into your heart. Renew your mental attitude to the Word. Prepare to succeed, and you’ll receive the manifestation in the physical realm.

You may ask, “But how do I prepare to succeed?” Keep your attention on God’s Word. Look at Proverbs 4:20-22: “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”

Don’t listen to the voice of circumstances around you. Keep the Word of God before you. Do whatever is necessary to keep Satan and circumstances under your control. If that means reading the Word 200 times a day, then do it!

Jesus said in Matthew 6:22, “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” Your body responds to what it is “fed” through the eyes. If you are believing God for healing, you must “feed” your consciousness with the Word of God, which will bring healing. Waste no time on useless activities. Be diligent to spend your time in God’s Word.

The Word of God will make you free. Make plans to succeed! These principles will bring the desired result, which is the manifestation of answered prayer by God’s supernatural power. At that moment, you will have a realization of God’s ability from personal experience, not just through another’s testimony. This is probably the most exciting thing that can happen. You realize God moved because you prayed and used your faith.

The day Gloria and I were married was a beautiful experience in my life. But even greater than that has been the experiences we have had in believing God together, watching Him move when we pray. To know God sees and cares about us, our family and the circumstances around us, has truly enhanced our lives. You haven’t lived until you experience the thrill of watching your prayers come to pass!

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