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People sometimes want to know my religious background. Well, I was christened a Catholic, baptized a Baptist, a Methodist and a Full Gospel. I AM CLEAN! My mother and father changed every year. People used to ask me, "What religion are you?" I'd say, "Pick one. I've been there."

Most of the time I went to church feeling good and came out feeling bad. I wished that I had stayed home. Then one day I met Jesus and I found out that all those religious things did not save me. I'll never forget what He told me. He said, "I am going to cut a covenant (agreement) with you. I can not break this covenant. You can, if you so desire, but after you see what I have for you, you will not want to break our covenant."

Now even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and sacred bread; this was called the holy place. And behind the second veil, there was a tabernacle which was called the Holy of Holies, having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna and Aaron's rod which budded and the tables of the covenant (Hebrews 9:1-4).

Now God had instructed Moses exactly how to build the tabernacle and what to put inside the ark of the covenant. These "ingredients" were to serve as reminders of God's miraculous Word, God's miraculous provision and God's miraculous power.

Ingredient #1: God's Miraculous Word
Inside the ark of the covenant, Moses placed the law of the testimony, the tables of the covenant, also known as the ten commandments. This was God's miraculous Word written by the finger of God. The Bible teaches that God no longer writes on tables of stone but on the fleshy tables of our hearts. If you are a born again covenant person, you have God's miraculous Word written on your heart!

Some people don't have God's miraculous Word because they have the devil's miraculous sin in their lives. When a person is in sin they lose their robe of righteousness and become naked and blind. Fear begins to wrap around them until they are totally destroyed. God's miraculous Word will rid you of sin if you will allow it to.

Ingredient #2: God's Miraculous Provision
God told Moses to put the golden jar of manna inside the ark of the covenant to remind His children that He was able to provide for every need in their lives, spiritually, physically and financially.

People ask me why am I so blessed. Well, I plant all year therefore, I am always receiving a harvest. In order to receive a harvest of blessings, you must first start with something. When you begin to plant seeds into the kingdom of God, they go out of sight. You can't go back and forth, uncovering the soil saying, "Lord, I don't see any sprouts!" You don't go by what you see, you go by what you plant. Remember it is not how much you give, it is how cheerfully you give. Expect God's miraculous provision to work for you in this life as you put Him first place in everything you do.

Ingredient #3: God's Miraculous Power
The third ingredient that God instructed Moses to place in the ark of the covenant was Aaron's rod that budded. This served as a reminder of God's miraculous power. If you have God's miraculous Word and provision in you, then you must have God's miraculous power. You can't speak power and do weak things because that confuses the world. God will send people to you to draw upon the nutrients of faith in your life. They must see you full of the Spirit of the living God in church and out of church, in your social, public and married life.

God's miraculous power flows through me! I know that I'm glowing inside and outside for the glory of Jesus. This may shock some of you, but I want you to know that I am an immaculate conception! I am not talking physically, I'm talking spiritually! The same thing that happened to the Virgin Mary on the physical side, happened to me on the spiritual side. I was birthed of the Lord Jesus Christ. So were you if you are born again! You are an immaculate conception! Think about that. You were birthed into the kingdom of God. God's miraculous power is not an organization or a movement, it is a walking incarnation of spiritual energy.

To receive God's miraculous power you have to first know that you are in the covenant and that the ingredients are in you. All power has been given to Christ and He has given that power to you (Matt. 28:18; Matt. 10:1; Eph.1:19-22; Eph.2:6).

Moses ordained Aaron and his sons as high priests by anointing them, not with oil, but blood (as a type of Jesus). He anointed their right ear, their right thumb and their right big toe. Moses anointed their right ear so that they may hear the voice of God. He anointed their right thumb so that their hands would be used for the working of the ministry. He anointed their right big toe to walk in the ways of God.

When you have God's miraculous Word, God's miraculous provision and God's miraculous power, your ear will be anointed to hear. Not a philosophy or a theological discourse, but only what the Spirit of God is saying. Your hands will be anointed with the blood of Jesus to lay hands on the sick and watch them recover. You will do the work of God because Jesus' hands will work through your hands. Then last, but certainly not least, your foot will be anointed and your feet will not run to mischief, but will run to the presence of the Holy Ghost.

Your ear is anointed to hear, your hands are anointed to heal and your feet are anointed to walk in the light of the glorious Gospel. When you have the ingredients of the covenant operating in your life, you can't lose. The miraculous Word, Provision and Power of God makes you a winner every time! Glory to God!

Author Biography

Jesse Duplantis
Web site: Jesse Duplantis Ministries
 
Jesse Duplantis is a dynamic evangelist who has traveled throughout the world since 1978 preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries (JDM), which has its International Headquarters in America and additional offices in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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