“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him” (Heb. 10:38).
Did you know God doesn’t want you sitting around waiting for a thunderbolt from heaven to stir you into action? Did you know He wants you to step out in faith and power just because the Bible says we can?
“But, Brother Copeland, I’d be afraid that if I did that, it would just be me.”
Well, think for a moment. Would that really be so bad? After all, you’ve been born again. You’ve been baptized in God’s Spirit. The love of God has been shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. You’re a joint heir with Jesus and you have a covenant in His blood.
God didn’t do all that in you for nothing. He didn’t re-create you so you could sit around like a puppet, afraid to take any initiative of your own.
He created you to be His partner, a worker “together with him” (2 Cor. 6:1). That means you have a part to do. You have responsibilities, and to fulfill them, you must take your place as a son of God.
When people come along and say, “Do you mean to tell me you have the power to heal?” you shouldn’t shake your head and say, “Oh, no. I’m just a nobody.”
You should say, “Yes, because the Father is in me and He does the works! Jesus said when believers lay hands on the sick, they’ll recover. And, praise God, I’m a believer!”
You see, faith is the force God has given us to govern our personal lives day in and day out. He expects us to take that spiritual force – the same force He used to create the material world – and change circumstances, heal our physical bodies, and keep our lives in line with His Word.
He expects us, even in the midst of an outpouring of miraculous power, to take our stand and be “followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Heb. 6:12).
So the next time you have an opportunity to step out, do it! What are you waiting for?
Speak the Word: I live by faith. I do not draw back. (Heb. 10:38)
For Further Study: Hebrews 6:9-15
Daily Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1; Ephesians 4
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God's WORD to their lives.
They have seven ministry offices around the world: United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Ukraine and Latin America. Their God-given directive is to preach and teach the uncompromised WORD of God on every available voice, which is being accomplished through a variety of channels, including our Believer's Voice of Victory TV and radio broadcasts, podcast and magazine; Believers' Conventions, Victory Campaigns and Living Victory meetings; published books, website, and social media channels, to name a few.
With the expansion of technology, they have more work to do now than ever. They are determined to let the world know Jesus is LORD, and they are not slowing down anytime soon!