Gloria Copeland

God needs us to reach to the ends of the earth
with the gospel. We are the Word made flesh, just as
Jesus was, and are the carriers of God’s Word. If this
world doesn’t hear the good news about Jesus from
us—the Church—it will never hear it at all.
We have the same opportunity Jesus had to do the
will [...]

 
God is requiring that we get our priorities right. The
things of this world steal from us time and energy we
should be giving to the things of the spirit. You can get
so caught up in using your faith for the affairs of this
world that your desire will be for the things of the world
instead of for [...]

We have learned to practice faith. God wants
us to learn to practice faithfulness. Jesus said,
“Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me” (Mark 8:34).
To deny yourself is to disregard your flesh and your
own desires, ambitions and interests.
In Galatians 5, we read that the spirit lusts against
the flesh [...]

God is pouring out of His Spirit upon all flesh.
We have been born again to live and operate in the
spirit. We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus, ordained of God unto good works (Ephesians
2:10). We have the Holy Spirit—God Himself—
abiding on the inside of us! God has determined to
reveal and manifest Himself in the earth [...]