“The person who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him” (1 Cor. 6:17 AMP).
When Jesus trained the first twelve disciples, He taught them the same strategy He had been using on the earth: “Go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:7-8).
He also told the disciples in Luke 10 the same thing in verses 8-9.
“Well, yes, that’s how Jesus said to do it back then, but He has a different plan for us.”
No, He doesn’t! His last words before He ascended to heaven were the same instructions: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature…. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils…they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:15, 17-18).
Praise God! We have the same new birth, the same Holy Spirit and the same commission those first disciples had. And you remember what happened to them after Jesus left, don’t you?
They kept right on doing what Jesus had done—and the crowds treated them just like they had treated the Master. They brought the sick so they could be healed. In Jerusalem, they actually laid the sick in the street, so Peter’s shadow might fall on them as he walked by.
Why did they do that? They had heard if you could get to where the Christians were, you could get healed. They had a reputation. It was the same reputation Jesus had. As a result, the early Church grew at a rate of thousands a day!
That’s the way it should be for us today.
“But I can’t heal the sick!,” you say. “I can’t cast out devils!”
Maybe not…but God can and He is in you. In fact, the Scripture says the person united to Him becomes one spirit with Him.
Jesus said it this way, “At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you” (John 14:20).
You and Jesus are one. He is the Head and you are the Body. You are His instrument in the earth. Dare to believe that. Be bold enough to speak the words the Bible speaks and do whatever Jesus tells you to do. Believe me, people will come to you for help. The Spirit of God will anoint you—and great things will happen!
Speak the Word: I am united with the Lord. I am one spirit with Him (1 Cor. 6:17 AMP).
For Further Study: Eph. 2:18-22
Daily Scripture Reading: Micah 5-6; Psalm 136
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!
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