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B ec k y D v orak ’ s lov e f or G od , f or H is W ord and f or people is b ring -ing f res h ins piration in h er new es t bo ok Greater Than Magic. H er pas s ion to se e oth er bel iev ers w alk in th e f ullnes s of th e H oly S pirit and ex perienc e th e reality of b ib lic al s upernatural pow er is c learly c ommuni-c ated w ith in th is boo k .

H er w riting h elped me to g ain new ins ig h t and B ib le- b ase d rev ela-tion into th e s upernatural pow er of G od . I als o c ould f eel a new b urs t of f aith f or mirac les arise w ith in my s pirit as I read all th e d if f erent tes timonies . I apprec iate B ec k y ’ s intentional ef f orts f or prov id ing lots of s c riptures , g iv ing th e read er s ound d oc trine and s c riptural ref erenc es to h er mes s age .

B ec k y ’ s c h ild lik e f aith and h er ab ility to teac h and c ommunic ate b ib lic al truth s h elp to c reate a th irs t and h unge r f or th ose w h o d es ire to ex perienc e th e truth of G od ’ s lov e and pow er w ith in th eir ow n w alk w ith G od .

I enj oy th e w ay s h e is ab le to prov id e a f res h ins ig h t and b alanc e of b ib lic al truth along w ith real, liv ing - proof , prac tic al ex amples w ith in th e page s of h er boo k . W ith more th an y ears of pers onal ex perienc es liv ing in th e s upernatural, B ec k y is more th an q ualif ied to w rite on th is topic .

T h is is a mus t- read f or any minis ter, d is c iple and s tud ent of th e W ord w h o d es ires h is or h er ev ery d ay lif e to h av e a d eeper w alk w ith G od . H er boo k als o prov id es a b ib lic al f ound ation and a prac tic al applic ation f or

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any bel iev er to be nef it f rom. T h is boo k is als o a g reat read f or th ose se ek ing h ealing f or th eir ow n lif e as w ell.

T h is boo k is a prec ious g if t to th e B od y of C h ris t and is ab le to trans c end d enominational lines , prov id ing th e read er a c lear v iew and und ers tand ing of G od ’ s h eart f or reac h ing out and lov ing people, h eal-ing th e b rok en and w ound ed , as w ell as s av ing th e los t s imply b y us ing ord inary bel iev ers lik e y ou and me. W e d o represe nt Him on earth as H e is in h eav en.

J OHNNY M ORALESC ertif ied S peak er, C oac h and T rainer

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C o- F ound er of th e B uild D ream G row C oac h ing E x perienc ew w w . b d g c oac h ing . c om

A uth or and P roph etic M inis ter, Global Prophetic Trainingw w w . proph etic s treams netw ork . c om

F or a lif e of f ruitf ulnes s , f ollow B ec k y as s h e f ollow s C h ris t. H er b ib lic al ins ig h ts and prac tic al illus trations c reate lig h ted path s f or d is c iples h ip.

B ec k y ’ s w ork is pow erf ul; it is on targe t, pers onal, b ib lic al and h elp-f ul to th ose w h o w ant to g row in obe d ienc e to our L ord J es us C h ris t and liv e liv es th at are w orth y of H is c all.

I f y ou w ant to f ollow th e L ord w ith c larity and obe d ienc e, th is boo k is f or y ou. A d is c iple w h o prac tic es w h at s h e preac h es , B ec k y D v orak ’ s boo k lead s to inc reas ed intimac y and f ruitf ulnes s f or H is s ak e.

J O A NNE A RNETT, P res id ent, C enter f or B ib lic al S tud ies : B ib le C olleg e,

S eminary & L ead ersh ip T raining C enter, T allah as s ee, F lorid aw w w . c enterf orb ib lic als tud ies . org


Greater Than Magic is a boo k th at w ill b les s th e C h urc h of th e L ord J es us . I t d eals w ith f aith and our id entity in J es us and s h ow s us h ow to w alk in th e S pirit. T h is is a mus t- read f or any minis ter or any c h ild of G od . I n a w orld w h ere many are turning to w itc h c raf t, people need to k now th at th e W ord of G od is “ g reater th an mag ic ” — th is boo k s h ow s j us t th at. M y h at is of f to th is w oman of G od .

B ISHOP C ARL D . C OOKH our of R es toration M inis tries , I nc . , C h eney v ille, L ouis iana

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I n Greater Than Magic, B ec k y D v orak c h allenge s C h ris tians to w alk in th eir mos t auth oritativ e anointing . A n empow ering boo k f or any one w h o w ants to liv e v ic torious ly , it is a f aith - s treng th ening mes s age of th e s upernatural pow er th at C h ris t h as av ailab le f or th ose w h o w ill c laim it.

S ENIOR PASTORS J OSEPH and Y OLANDA M ORGANC eleb ration of L if e C h urc h

E v ery one w h o w ants to b e us ed b y G od in th e s upernatural s h ould read th is b ook ! Greater Than Magic of f ers c lear teac h ing , ans w ers impor-tant q ues tions and g iv es f aith - b uild ing ex amples th at s et th e b eliev er on an ex c iting j ourney . T h e s implic ity and prac tic ality res ound in y our h eart and in y our mind w h ile protec ting th e uninf ormed b y c larif y ing G od ’ s w ay s f rom th e d ec eptiv e path s of s atan and th e w orld . B ec k y is a H oly S pirit-anointed teac h er g iv ing a timely and muc h - need ed w ord to a h ung ry w orld .

L INDA R YANG reater W ork s M inis tries , M ark et

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B ec k y ’ s timely mes s age rev eals h er c alling and g if ted nes s in th e area of th e “ s upernatural pow er of f aith . ”

I t’ s as if s h e h as h er h and on th e pulse of th e S pirit as s h e teac h es h ealing and d eliv eranc e. B ec k y is c onf id ent and s trong f rom h er per-s onal ex perienc e.


I c ons id er th is w ork eq uiv alent to a tex tboo k th at c an be use d to eq uip bel iev ers to d emons trate H is mirac ulous pow er to c h ange th e w orld f or H is g lory .

I bel iev e th at if w e c ould operate c ons is tently in th ese princ iples , w e c ould erad ic ate th e d emonic and c ause th e s upernatural pow er of J es us C h ris t to b e super and natural in our mid s t.

J EANNE G ALLOTraining Faithful Women

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B ec k y D v orak ’ s new boo k , Greater Than Magic, b ring s h ope and ins piration to lig h t, d is play ing th e true rev elation of G od ’ s W ord . H er boo k enc ourage s f aith to rise to h ope and h ealing w ith a s pirit of true rev elation k now led ge .

“But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation” ( 1 T h es s . 5 : 8 ) .

W e mus t look at th e truth , inc lud ing th e rev elation k now led ge of th e s upernatural. O ur w eapons are mig h ty th roug h G od . W e enc ourage y ou to read and aw ak en th e w arrior in y ou w ith f aith , lov e and th e h ope of h ealing s alv ation.

P ASTORS F RANKLIN & S HARI P ERRYS enior P as tor and H ead A pos tles

R iv er of L if e C h ris tian C enter, B urb ank , C alif orniaw w w . rolb urb ank . c om

A f ter read ing B ec k y D v orak ’ s f irs t boo k , Dare to Believe, I f elt s o enc ourage d and s o c h allenge d at th e s ame time. I t w as lik e pouring an ac c elerant on a f lame. T h is boo k is a primer th at teac h es w h o w e are in C h ris t and h ow to w alk in th at k now led g e ac c ord ing to S c ripture.

N ow h er lates t boo k of ins truc tion, Greater Than Magic, tak es th at und ers tand ing d eeper and c ompels th e read er to s tep up to a h ig h er c alibe r of f aith .


I t is c lear to mos t C h ris tians th at w e are liv ing in th e las t d ay s . A s pas tors, my h us b and , T im, and I h av e notic ed th at th ere se ems to be a s lumb ering s pirit th at ov ertak es bel iev ers and lead s th em into a d ull s tate of nonc h alanc e w ith reg ard to th e th ing s h appening in th is w orld .

R omans : - is a good w ay to d es c ribe th is :

“And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.”

G od h as g iv en B ec k y D v orak a w ord th at is timely , relev ant and pow erf ul to th is s leeping ge neration as w ell as to th e C h ris tians w h o h av e be en liv ing be neath th eir s piritual inh eritanc e.

H av ing ex perienc ed h er minis try f irst h and in our c h urc h , w e w ere please d to w itnes s th e minis try of a w oman of G od w h o f ully and c om-pletely tak es G od at H is W ord .

P ASTOR B EVERLY B UCHHOLTZT rans f orming L if e C h urc h , L loy d , F lorid a

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F rom my v iew point, I ag ree w ith B ec k y ’ s prese ntation of d oc trinal bel ief s . T h e real pow er of th e boo k is f rom h er pers onal ex amples . I t is ey e- opening , f aith - prov ok ing and uplif ting f or bel iev ers and c h alleng ing f or s k eptic s . A ny one read ing th is boo k w ill be g reatly enlig h tened and b les se d . T h ank y ou f or g iv ing me th e opportunity to ev aluate th is w ork . I bel iev e f or it to s pread mig h tily to th e B od y of C h ris t.

B ISHOP D R . G ERALD R ELIFORDN ew L if e f or th e N ations and A E G A , C olumb ia, K entuc k y

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© C opy rig h t – B ec k y D v orakA ll rig h ts res erv ed . T h is b ook is protec ted b y th e c opy rig h t law s of th e U nited S tates of A meric a. T h is b ook may not b e c opied or reprinted f or c ommer-c ial g ain or prof it. T h e us e of s h ort q uotations or oc c as ional pag e c opy ing f or pers onal or g roup s tud y is permitted and enc ourag ed . P ermis s ion w ill b e g ranted upon req ues t. U nles s oth erw is e id entif ied , S c ripture q uotations are tak en f rom th e N ew K ing J ames V ers ion. C opy rig h t © b y T h omas N el-s on, I nc . U s ed b y permis s ion. A ll rig h ts res erv ed . S c ripture q uotations mark ed A M P are tak en f rom th e A mplif ied ® B ib le, C opy rig h t © , , , , , b y T h e L oc k man F ound ation. U s ed b y permis s ion. S c ripture q uotations mark ed N I V are tak en f rom th e H O L Y B I B L E , N E W I N T E R -N A T I O N A L V E R S I O N ® , C opy rig h t © , , , I nternational B ib le S oc iety . U s ed b y permis s ion of Z ond erv an. A ll rig h ts res erv ed . S c ripture q uotations mark ed N A S B are tak en f rom th e N E W A M E R I C A N S T A N -D A R D B I B L E ® , C opy rig h t © , , , , , , , , , b y T h e L oc k man F ound ation. U s ed b y permis s ion. A ll emph as is w ith in S c ripture q uotations is th e auth or’ s ow n. P leas e note th at D es tiny I mag e’ s pub -lis h ing s t y le c apitaliz es c ertain pronouns in S c ripture th at ref er to th e F ath er, S on, and H oly S pirit, and may d if f er f rom s ome pub lis h ers ’ s t y les . T ak e note th at th e name s atan and related names are not c apitaliz ed . W e c h oos e not to ac k now led g e h im, ev en to th e point of v iolating g rammatic al rules .D E S T I N Y I M A G E ® P U B L I S H E R S , I N C .P . O . B ox , S h ippens b urg , P A - “Promoting Inspired Lives.”T h is b ook and all oth er D es tiny I mag e, R ev iv al P res s , M erc y P lac e, F res h B read , D es tiny I mag e F ic tion, and T reas ure H ous e b ook s are av ailab le at C h ris tian b ook s tores and d is trib utors w orld w id e.F or a U . S . b ook s tore neares t y ou, c all - - - .F or more inf ormation on f oreig n d is trib utors , c all - - .R eac h us on th e I nternet: w w w . d es tiny imag e. c om.I S B N T P : - - - - I S B N E b ook : - - - - F or W orld w id e D is trib ution, P rinted in th e U . S . A . /


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T h is boo k is d ed ic ated to th os e w h o se ek to launc h out into th e d eep th ing s of th e H oly S pirit, to rad iate J es us to th e los t and to manif est H is k ing d om on th is earth th roug h H is g if ts of g rac e.


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I w ould lik e to tak e th is opportunity to th ank D es tiny I mage P ub lis h ers f or inv es ting th eir be s t into th is w ork and f or f as h ioning it w ith s t y le f or th e B od y of C h ris t.


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F orew ord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P ref ac e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I ntrod uc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER S upernatural I llumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER O ur I d entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER W alk in th e S pirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER S pirit L ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER W ater and W ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER The S upernatural P ow er of F aith . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER The S ense s of F aith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER S upernatural P rov is ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER A R epairer of th e B reac h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER O ur T itle D eed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER P rotec tion f rom D ec eption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER M inis tering A ngel s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER S upernatural C ollis ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER L ead U s to J es us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER G et R ead y ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A ns w ers to R ev iew Q uest ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A d d itional F aith A s s ig nments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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B ef ore A d am and E v e f ell, th e s upernatural w as th e “ normal” realm th ey w alk ed in. They f ellow s h ipped w ith G od and talk ed w ith H im on a d aily b as is . They w ere H is c ompanions and w ere ab le to und er-ey w ere H is c ompanions and w ere ab le to und er-ey w ere H is c ompanions and w ere ab le to und ers tand th ing s on H is lev el. Y ou c ould s ay th e s upernatural w as th eir “ natural” realm! W h en th ey f ell aw ay f rom G od , th ey f ell into a realm of f ear, d oub t and s k eptic is m. They c ould rely only on th eir ow n und ers tand ing , w h ic h lef t th em in a pos ition of g reat d is ad v an-tage . Their f all w as one th at d es troy ed th eir f aith in th eir s upernatural G od , d is c onnec ted th em f rom th e G od - realm, and c onfi ned th em in a realm of th e se nse s w h ere reality w as d efi ned b y w h at th ey c ould se e, h ear, touc h , tas te and s mell.

H ere c omes J es us on th e s c ene— and th e B ib le c alls H im th e “ L as t A d am. ” H e s h ow s us w h at it means to liv e a lif e of rely ing on our s upernatural F ath er G od ! H e is not G od ’ s ab normal M an, b ut ac tually th e pattern M an th at F ath er h as planned all along f or all of us to be lik e. H e s h ow s us w h at a normal lif es ty le of f aith look s lik e, th e lif e of f aith th at G od h as purpose d f or ev ery one of us to ex perienc e!

Y ou h av e in y our h and s a boo k th at w ill h elp y ou c onnec t and d ev elop in y our ow n s upernatural lif es ty le of f aith . B ec k y h as w rit-d ev elop in y our ow n s upernatural lif es ty le of f aith . B ec k y h as w rit-d ev elop in y our ow n s upernatural lif es ty le of f aith . B ec k y h as w ritten th is bo ok to h elp y ou se e y our d es tiny and to eq uip y ou to f ulf ill

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y our c alling . S h e w ill h elp y ou se e th at y ou are not ins ig nif ic ant and y our lif e truly d oes matter. J es us w as not k id d ing w h en H e s aid th at eac h of H is bel iev ers c ould and w ould d o th e s ame marv elous , lif e- g iv -eac h of H is bel iev ers c ould and w ould d o th e s ame marv elous , lif e- g iv -eac h of H is bel iev ers c ould and w ould d o th e s ame marv elous , lif e- g iving w ork s th at H e d id ! ( J oh n : ) . H e is c alling eac h and ev ery one of us to s tep up and impac t th ose in our c irc le of inf luenc e w ith th e g lory of H is amaz ing go s pel! Y ou are h old ing in y our h and s a training manual th at is f ull of lif e- c h ang ing , empow ering truth s th at are not th eory b ut are prov en to w ork out on th e b attlef ield s of lif e. B ec k y not only g iv es y ou a w ealth of rev elation k now led ge h ere, b ut als o f ills it w ith tes timo-nies th at b ring g lory to G od and s h ow s y ou h ow to f low w ith H im to se e liv es around y ou rad ic ally c h ange d , too.

I w ould rec ommend th at y ou go th roug h th is boo k w ith a f riend or w ith a g roup of th ree or f our, and th en be g in to put into prac tic e and s h are toge th er w h at th e L ord is d oing in all of y our liv es ! M any times truth s are be tter und ers tood and g ras ped in a s mall g roup; and be s id es th at, y ou w ill w ant to s h are th e reg ular s tream of tes timonies w ith one anoth er as y ou se e th e L ord be g in to go to w ork in and th roug h y our g roup!

I w ant to remind y ou th at th e boo k y ou are abo ut to read w as w rit-I w ant to remind y ou th at th e boo k y ou are abo ut to read w as w rit-I w ant to remind y ou th at th e boo k y ou are abo ut to read w as w ritten f or y ou, s o as y ou read of th e th ing s th at th e L ord h as d one th roug h B ec k y ’ s lif e, s ay , “ L ord , th at’ s f or me, too! ” I c an f eel an ex c itement ris -ing up in me f or y ou—y ou w ere bo rn f or s uc h a time as th is ! A rise and s tep into a new d imens ion of lif e! A s upernatural lif es ty le of f aith is w h at G od h as c alled y ou to!

S TEVE C . S HANKF ound er/ P as tor of C ity on th e H ill M inis tries I nternational

and C onf irming th e W ord B ib le C olleg e, B ould er, C olorad oA uth or, Schizophrenic God? Finding Reality in

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There is a w orld w id e f as c ination f or th e s upernatural. The s uper-e s uper-e s upernatural is on f ront and c enter s tage and h as an aud ienc e of bo th C h ris tians and non- C h ris tians alik e, w h o if not c ompletely c apti-v ated are at leas t c autious ly c urious b y its pow er. This intrig ue is be y ond a s h ort- liv ed c raz e; it’ s an ac tual and h ones t h unge r to truly und ers tand . A nd d ue to th e h our in w h ic h w e now liv e, an out-und ers tand . A nd d ue to th e h our in w h ic h w e now liv e, an out-und ers tand . A nd d ue to th e h our in w h ic h w e now liv e, an outpouring of G od - ins pired rev elation k now led ge and und ers tand ing c onc erning th e s upernatural is c oming f orth .

B ut be w are, mix ed in w ith th e amaz ing realm of th e s upernatu-ral are alluring st rand s of d ec eption, mis lead ing many d ow n a d ark path to d est ruc tion. W ith out th e rev elation of th e W ord , people w ill b e d ec eiv ed .

T h e page s of th is boo k are not f illed w ith c h eap h oc us poc us mag ic tric k s , b ut are pow er pac k ed w ith th e s upernatural pow er of f aith . O ur f aith w ill be empow ered as w e enter into a new d epth of rev elation th at th e true pow er of th e s upernatural pow er of th e f aith of a C h ris tian is greater than magic.

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Greater Than Magic is an interac tiv e g uid e abo ut th e true pow er of an Magic is an interac tiv e g uid e abo ut th e true pow er of an Magicth e s upernatural pow er of f aith . I t’ s w ritten to b ring illumination abo ut th e amaz ing pow er of th e S pirit th at w e pos se s s b y alig ning our true id entity w ith th e M as ter of F orc es , J es us C h ris t. Y ou w ill rec eiv e a b ib lic al f ound ation to w alk c onfi d ently in th e mirac ulous as w ell as prac tic al ins truc tion, utiliz ing th e se nse s of y our f aith , w ith h and s - on as s ig nments th at w ill unloc k th e s upernatural realm w ith unlimited s ig ns and w ond ers f ollow ing .

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A d is play of unus ual manif es tations of th e s upernatural be g an to oc c ur und er a large tree in th e S erenge ti P lains of N orth ern T anz a-nia as I preac h ed to a M aas ai tribe abo ut th e true pow er in th e b lood of J es us C h ris t.

B eh ind th e tree w as a th ic k protec tiv e w all of th orns . O n th e oth er s id e of it s at an inf uriated w itc h d oc tor w h o w as d is please d b y our prese nc e and th e mes s age w e b roug h t. H e s tew ed h is s piritual pot f illed w ith h atred and j ealous y ag ains t us and h ex ed us w ith h is c urse s and c onj ured up mag ic tric k s to d is rupt and s top us . W e f ound oursel v es in th e mid s t of a s upernatural b attle.

T h e atmos ph ere of th e meeting b ec ame c h aotic . T h e w itc h d oc tor s tarted to c aus e d is ord er and c onf us ion. H e mes s ed w ith th e elements of nature. S ud d enly , th e h eat of th e s un b ec ame s o unnaturally intens e I almos t f ainted , b ut b y th e true pow er of f aith I s tood my g round and c ontinued to preac h ab out G od ’ s plan of red emption.

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A s I s pok e, I w atc h ed th e people as th ey mov ed lik e a row of d omi-noes th at h ad be en pus h ed ov er. I s aid to th e interpreter, “ I t look s as if a s nak e is in our mid s t. ” A nd s ure enoug h a long , b rig h t, g reen s nak e mov ed rapid ly th roug h th e c row d and s lith ered rig h t pas t my f eet. I s h outed , “ I reb uk e y ou, s atan! ” and it v anis h ed .

I t c ame time f or th e altar c all, b ut th e people h es itated to c ommit th eir liv es to C h ris t b ec aus e th ey f eared th e w itc h d oc tor’ s prob ab le rev eng e. T h en one w oman s tood up and c ame f orw ard and tes tif ied of h er d ec is ion to f ollow J es us C h ris t. I t j us t s o h appened th at th is w oman w as married to th e w itc h d oc tor and took a b old s tand of f aith ag ains t w itc h c raf t. B y th e pow er of th is w oman’ s b old ac t of f aith , th e people c ame f orw ard and many g av e th eir liv es to J es us th at d ay . B ut th is als o c aus ed th e w itc h d oc tor’ s w rath to b e loos ed ag ains t us .

N ex t, w e minis tered d iv ine h ealing in an open f ield b eh ind our eq uipment. A s th e mirac ulous pow er of th e H oly S pirit manif es ted and th e people w ere h ealed , a s ud d en and v er y s trong w ind c om-menc ed to b low . I t b ec ame s o s trong th at it pic k ed up ob j ec ts and h urled th em d irec tly at us . T h en th e w ind ripped of f a metal s h eet f rom a nearb y tin roof and it almos t d ec apitated us as w e minis tered ov er a y oung g irl. B ut as th e s h eet of tin d rew near, s ometh ing uns een h it it and it s ailed of f in th e oppos ite d irec tion. I look ed up at th e interpreter w h o w as a b it s h a k en and s aid , “ I t’ s all rig h t, k eep on; th e enemy is j us t mad at us , b ut G od w ill protec t us . ”

I t h en h eard th e people as th ey s h outed . I look ed ov er to th e immens e tree w h ere I h ad j us t d eliv ered th e W ord . T h e w ind tried to pull th is mas s iv e tree d ow n on top of all th e people. T h is w ould h av e k illed many , b ut th es e new b orn b eliev ers ex erc is ed th eir new f ound auth orit y in C h ris t ov er w itc h c raf t, pray ed c orporately , and th e tree lif ted rig h t b ac k up.

Cl early , it w as a pow er- f illed enc ounter b etw een th e C h ris tians and th e oc c ult w orld , b ut it w as ob v ious to all prese nt th at th e s upernatural pow er of f aith th at w e C h ris tians pos se s s is ind eed greater than magic.


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STEP FORWARD

A c lear und ers tand ing of th e s upernatural is nec es s ary . F or too long C h ris tians of th e W es tern w orld h av e d enied its ex is tenc e w h ile th e E as t-ern w orld h as read ily w alk ed in th e s upernatural, b ut d enied G od . W h y d id th e C h ris tians of th e W es tern w orld d eny th e s upernatural? W h y d id th e E as tern w orld d eny G od b ut ac c ept th e s upernatural? W h ere is th e truth in all th is d enial?

A f ailure to und ers tand th e true pow er of th e s upernatural res ults in c onf us ion and c orruption of th e truth . I t is th is c onf us ion and c or-ruption th at my s tif ies th e s upernatural and lead s many to s tray f rom G od and into oc c ult prac tic es . A nd th is s ame my s tif ic ation of th e s upernatural c aus es s ome C h ris tians to b ec ome w ary and f earf ul and s tep b ac k and turn aw ay f rom it. B ut is th is f ear th e c orrec t res pons e f rom C h ris tians ?

P eople f ear w h at th ey d o not und ers tand . T h is f ear s tems f rom a lac k of k now led ge . A d ef ic ienc y of k now led ge , es pec ially in G od ’ s W ord , is d es truc tiv e. G od s ay s th roug h H is proph et in H ose a : a, “ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” H e goe s on to s ay th at H is people ev en rej ec t it. T h ey are unaw are th at ev ery th ing th at manif es ts in th e ph y s ic al w orld is an irref utab le res ult of s piritual oc c urrenc es around th em. W h en it c omes to partak ing of th e W ord of G od , many are mal-nouris h ed . T h ey d o not h av e th e s ub s tanc e to liv e v ic torious ly . T h is ins uf f ic ienc y of th e s upernatural pow er of G od c ause s g reat d amage to th e B od y of C h ris t. I t h ind ers G od ’ s mirac ulous interv ention to reac h H is people. G od w ants us to und ers tand H is s upernatural w ay s . A nd ac c ord ing to J oh n : in th e A mplif ied V ers ion of th e B ib le, H e se nd s H is T ruth - g iv ing S pirit to g uid e us into all truth , inc lud ing th e rev ela-tion k now led ge of th e s upernatural. J es us s h ares th e pow er s ourc e of th is truth in J oh n : - . H e s ay s , “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”


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I met a be autif ul C h ris tian w oman at a priv ate meeting in C h ic ago , I llinois , w h o s uf f ered need les s ly f or y ears of unbe arab le pain f rom a teth ered s pine be c ause s h e w as not taug h t th e truth abo ut s upernatural h ealing . B ut h er h ealing almos t d id n’ t h appen be c ause s h e w as af raid th at perh aps G od w ould not h eal h er. A f ter s h e h eard th e truth f rom G od ’ s W ord c onc erning th e L ord ’ s w ill to h eal, s h e w as release d f rom f ear. H ealing h and s w ere laid upon h er and s h e w as ins tantly h ealed and d eliv ered f rom all pain and s uf f ering .

W h en w e w alk in th e rev elation of th e W ord , th e pres enc e of th e S pirit of T ruth manif es ts w ith s ig ns and w ond ers th roug h us and d raw s th e h urting to H ims elf . A s w e allow th e reality of C h ris t to s h ine th roug h us , th eir s piritual ey es s ee b ey ond th e d ead nes s of relig ion th at q uenc h es th e pow er of th e S pirit. A nd as H is ac tiv e s upernatural pow er w ork s th roug h us , it s h atters th e s piritual d ark nes s th at h old s th em in b ond ag e and es c orts th em into a liv ing relations h ip w ith th e one true G od .

B y th e s upernatural pow er of f aith a man w as s av ed j us t in th e nic k of time. I met th is G uatemalan man f or th e f irs t time w h ile h e w as in a c oma b reath ing h is las t b reath s . H e w as q uic k ly s lipping aw ay f rom th is earth . N ow , relig ion w ould read h im h is las t rites and h ope h e mak es it into th e s w eet b y - and - b y , b ut th ere is no need to g ues s w h en th e s upernatural pow er of f aith is in operation and th e G if ts of th e S pirit are ac tiv ated . A s I w alk ed up to h is h os pital be d , I c ould se e a s piritual c loud of d ark nes s all around h im. I k new b y th e d is c erning of s pirits f ound in C orinth ians th at h e w as not s av ed . I reac h ed out and touc h ed h im and told h im to w ak e up. H e d id , and h e rec eiv ed J es us C h ris t as h is L ord and S av ior.

W h at w ould h av e h appened to th is man h ad I not k now n h ow to operate in th e s upernatural pow er of f aith ? W h at if I h ad be en intimi-d ated b y th e s ituation and w alk ed aw ay ? H e w ould h av e d ied and be en los t f or an eternity in h ell. I th ank ed G od I arriv ed j us t in time and th at I h ad th e c ourage to bel iev e w h at th e B ib le s aid abo ut th e s upernatural



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pow er of f aith . B ut h ow many people entered into th eir eternal d es tina-tion w ith out J es us C h ris t be c ause th e b reth ren w ere eith er intimid ated b y th e s ituation or d id not k now h ow to operate in th e s upernatural pow er of f aith ?

Dear Jesus,

As Your spiritual body, we repent for our part in the denial and rejection of the supernatural, for our lack of knowledge and for the unnecessary destruction that it causes in the lives of so many of Your people. Forgive us, for we do not realize the consequences that others suffer when we allow fear and ignorance to paralyze and override the supernatural power of our faith.

Holy Spirit, we need Your gift of discernment in these last days. Lead us and guide us into all truth that we may walk freely in the power of Your might.

In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

DEFINING THE SUPERNATUR AL

I ob se rv e th at one of th e initial mis und ers tand ing s c onc erning th e s upernatural w ith in th e C h urc h is w ith th e term supernatural itsel f . T o h elp b ring c larity to th is term w e w ill d is c us s th is rig h t now .

W h at is th e s upernatural? W h at are th e go v erning bod ies of th e s upernatural?

T h e s upernatural is an unse en s piritual f orc e th at operates lik e th e w ind in our natural w orld . L ik e th e w ind it trans f orms th e atmo-s ph ere and c ause s c h ange . T h ese c h ange s c an be c reativ e or d es truc tiv e in nature d epend ing upon th e c irc ums tanc e and th e go v erning f orc e be h ind th e s ituation.

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pow er into th e natural realm, th e impos s ib le be c omes pos s ib le and mir-ac les manif es t.

I w as minis tering at a h ealing se rv ic e in H end ers onv ille, T ennes se e. I w as s tirring th e f aith of th e people w ith g reat tes timonies of mirac u-lous h ealing . W h en th e S pirit release d me, I c alled th e people f orw ard to rec eiv e. I w as tak en b ac k at f irs t b y th e numbe rs th at c ame f orw ard . A lmos t th ree- f ourth s of th e people, if not more, c ame. I s ilently s aid , “ L ord , h elp me. ”

A s th e people c ame f orw ard , I q uic k ly s tarted to lay h and s on people and th ey w ere h ealed immed iately . I se nt th e people to tes tif y to th e oth -ers of th e mirac les th ey rec eiv ed . T h is release d ev en g reater f aith in th e people as th e S pirit h ov ered ov er us . W h ile H is pow er mov ed s w if tly , th e people s c reamed , rej oic ed , j umped and ran around as th eir b rok en bo nes , b lind ey es , d eaf ears and many oth er ailments w ere ins tantly h ealed .

B ut in th e g lory of all th is s upernatural pow er, w e need to be c are-f ul be c ause th ere is als o a d ec eptiv e and les se r f orc e in th e s upernatural realm. I t is c alled th e oc c ult and it is go v erned b y s atan. T h e B ib le w arns us abo ut h im in P eter : : “ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” T h e roar of th is lion prod uc es f ear in its v ic tim, th en th is f ear paraly z es its prey and mak es it d if f ic ult f or th at prey to es c ape and eas y to d ev our. W e w ill d is c us s f urth er on in th is boo k h ow to protec t oursel v es f rom h is d ec eption. ( S ee C h apter , P rotec tion f rom D ec eption. )

E v en th oug h w e are to be s obe r and v ig ilant and k eep a w atc h f ul ey e to protec t oursel v es f rom th e enemy , w e d o not need to f ear h im be c ause our J es us is c alled th e L ion of th e tribe of J ud ah ( se e R ev . : ) . I t is H e w h o c onq uered s atan at C alv ary , and H is H oly S pirit liv es and res id es w ith in us . J es us is v ery territorial and protec ts us , H is prid e, and g iv es to us ev ery th ing w e need to ov erc ome in th is w orld b y th e pow er of H is s upernatural s treng th .

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th e attempt to h arm my s on, a god ly w rath rose up w ith in my s pirit. I s aw my sel f b urs t th roug h a d oor and into a room w h ere th e enemy w as h id ing f rom me. I marc h ed af ter h im w ith all of h eav en be h ind me. I s aid , “ H ow d are y ou try to attac k my s on! ” H e w as terrif ied of th e auth ority w ith w h ic h I s pok e to h im. H e tried to f ind a w ay of es c ape, b ut th ere w as none. H e ran and h id und er a d es k . I be nt ov er and put my h ead und er it. T h e little, f rig h tened , f allen c reature be g an to s h ud d er w ith f ear. I d id not let up. H e d id not k now w h at to d o, s o h e j umped into th e nearb y w ast eb as k et. I look ed ins id e th e tras h c an and reb uk ed h im in th e name of J es us . H e look ed up f rom th e bo ttom and s tarted to f alsel y ac c use J es us . D es perate f or s ometh ing to s ay , h e s aid , “ J es us w as arres ted ! ” M y s pirit w as enrage d b y th is and I s tarted to s h out ins id e th e g arb age c an, “ J es us , J es us , J es us … . ” T h e pow er in H is name literally tormented s atan. H e los t all c ontrol and s tarted to b ang around th e c an.

I s h are th is d ream w ith y ou be c ause , in reality , w e d o not need to f ear s atan. D id y ou notic e in my d ream th at s atan w as a little c reature? W h en w e w alk in th e rev elation of th e s upernatural pow er of th e H oly S pirit w ith in us , s atan lose s h is pow er ov er us . W e realiz e th at h e truly is th e les se r f orc e.

ENLIGHTENMENT

W ith out th e enlig h tenment f rom th e W ord , th e s upernatural realm of th e H oly S pirit is eas ily mis und ers tood . O ne reas on f or th is w ork is to b ring c larity w h ere th ere is c onf us ion.

B ut f irs t, I w ant to mak e it perf ec tly c lear th at I am not ref erring to w h at N ew A ge and oth er f alse relig ions c all enlig h tenment. E v en th oug h w h at th ey bel iev e s ound s s imilar, it is not be c ause th ey tak e a b ib lic al truth and tw is t it. T h e tw is ted bel ief appeals to th e f les h , b ut in th e end lead s its f ollow ers into eternal d amnation.

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may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. ” T o enlig h ten means to illuminate, to lig h t th e w ay . T h e A mplif ied B ib le trans lates th is v erse as s ay ing , “ By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and under-stand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones).” W e need th e enlig h tenment f rom th e W ord of G od c onc erning th e s upernatural pow er of f aith to c learly und ers tand th e h ope of H is c alling and to learn h ow to ac tiv ate H is g lorious inh eritanc e.

T h is enlig h tenment th at w e lac k b ut need c an be c ompared to th e f irs t time I entered into a M aas ai h ut. I f elt uns ure of my sel f . I h ad s tepped out f rom th e natural lig h t th at I w as ac c us tomed to and into unk now n territory . I w as unf amiliar w ith th e d es ig n of th e b uild ing , it appeared s trange to me, and I d id n’ t k now w h at to ex pec t. B ut as I took a f ew s teps f orw ard , I arriv ed into th e main room of th e h ut. O nc e th ere, my ey es w ere d raw n to a s mall f ire in th e c enter of th e room. A t f irs t, I h ad to be patient and allow my ph y s ic al ey es time to ad j us t to th e lig h t. B ut w ith in a f ew minutes , I c ould se e c learly as my pupils enlarge d and d rew in th e lig h t f rom th e s ourc e of th e f ire. A nd as my ey es w ere enlig h tened , I realiz ed th at I h ad noth ing to f ear. W h at w as a new ex perienc e f or me w as not new f or my b reth ren. T h ey w ere liv ing in th is lig h t alread y .

P erh aps th e s upernatural w ay of th e H oly S pirit is a new territory f or y ou and y ou f eel a b it intimid ated , as I d id th e f irs t time I w alk ed into a M aas ai h ut. I f s o, I inv ite y ou to tak e a f ew s teps f orw ard into th e s anc tuary of H is prese nc e, s it f or aw h ile and allow y our s piritual ey es to d raw in th e lig h t f rom th e W ord of G od until y ou are enlig h tened b y th e s pirit of w is d om and rec eiv e th e rev elation k now led ge abo ut H is s upernatural w ay s .

T ak e th e f irs t s tep; pers onaliz e and c onf es s th e pray er f or s piritual w is d om th at th e A pos tle P aul pray s f or us in E ph es ians : - . H ere it is f rom th e A mplif ied V ers ion of th e B ib le, w ith th e pronouns c h ange d .



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[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant [me] a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, by having the eyes of [my] heart flooded with light, so that [I] can know and understand the hope to which He has called [me], and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints ( H is s et- apart ones ) , and [so that [I] can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church], which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself].

S o, let us put f ear and mis und ers tand ing in th eir proper plac e: be h ind us , as w e s tep f orw ard into th e realm of rev elation k now led ge , w ith a c lear b ib lic al und ers tand ing th at th e true pow er of th e s upernatu-ral pow er of f aith is ind eed “ greater than magic.”

THE REASON FOR ILLUMINATION

N o matter w h ere w e are in th e w orld , a h eig h tened interes t in th e s upernatural is peak ing . B oth y oung and old , male and f emale, are


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se ek ing . T h e s upernatural is f ar reac h ing into all s pec trums of lif e, f rom th e ric h and f amous , to th e mid d le c las s w ork er, to th e low er c las s s trug -g ling to mak e end s meet and to th e d ow n- and - out liv ing on th e s treet. T h ere is s ometh ing to be read or s aid on ev ery f orm of med ia and in bo th c irc les , se c ular and C h ris tian alik e. A g lob al s potlig h t is s h ining on th e s upernatural.

I n A c ts : - P eter d ec lares th e w ord s of th e P roph et J oel f rom th e B ook of I s aiah : “ And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath….” A s w ell as a promise , w e als o se e a w arning f or th ese times f rom M atth ew : : “ For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.” W e c an se e f rom th ese tw o portions of S c ripture th at s ig ns and w ond ers w ill abo und in th ese las t d ay s and th at th ey w ill eith er lead people to th e truth of J es us or th eir mis use w ill d ec eiv e and lure people aw ay f rom C h ris t.

I s aiah : - s peak s of a g reat c ontras t in th e s piritual lig h t of th e people in th ese d ay s . I t s ay s , “Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall swell with joy; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.” T h is portion of S c ripture s peak s of a d eep s piritual d ark nes s , w ic k -ed nes s upon th e people of th e earth in th e las t d ay s , w h ile at th e s ame time th e g lory of th e L ord s h ines b rig h tly th roug h us .



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A Word from the Lord

“ W ic k ed nes s is be c oming w ic k ed er th an y ou h av e se en be f ore. R ig h t w ill be c ome w rong and w rong w ill be c ome rig h t in th e ey es of th e unrege nerate s oul. I t w ill be w orse th an in th e d ay s of N oah . P erv ers ion w ill be w orse th an it h as ev er be en. W h at w as onc e inc onc eiv ab le to th e av er-age pers on w ill be c ome ac c eptab le and normal. M y W ord proph es ies t h ese t h ing s ; t h ey c annot be s topped .

“ B ut ev en in th e mid s t of g reat f ilth th ere is a s af e h av en f or M y bel ov ed B rid e. I n M y prese nc e s h e w ill f ind ref res h ing f or h er w eary s oul. D eep in M y prese nc e s h e w ill h id e and rid e in s af ety in th e mid s t of a terrib le and f rig h tf ul s torm. E v en th oug h th e w av es of th is s torm w ill c rus h and d es troy , M y B rid e w ill outrid e th e s torm. ”

T h e earth ’ s c loc k is w ind ing d ow n, and j us t as th e ge ars in a w ind up c loc k s pin f as ter as th e alarm is s ound ing be f ore it s tops , s o too are s upernatural ev ents h appening on th is earth be f ore th e g lorious return of J es us C h ris t. F or th is reas on th e s upernatural is be ing illuminated lik e nev er be f ore.

( Y ou c an read th is w ord in its entirety in th e las t c h apter. )

THE TRUE PURPOSE

T h e true purpose f or s ig ns and w ond ers is to eq uip us to reel in th e los t. J es us c ommis s ions us to “ go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].” ( S ee M ark : in th e A mplif ied V ers ion of th e B ib le. ) T h e L ord s ay s H e w ill g iv e us th e nations if w e w ill as k H im f or th em ( se e P s . : ) . T h is is q uite a large g if t to rec eiv e. H ow d o w e ac c ept th is g reat inh eritanc e? W e f irs t as k f or it, th en w e mak e oursel v es av ailab le f or th e L ord ’ s se rv ic e. I n th e O ld T es tament, th e proph et I s aiah res pond s to th e


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L ord ’ s b id d ing w h en h e s ay s , “ Here am I! Send me ” ( I s a. : ) . T h is is to be our res ponse as w ell.

H ere is h ow I as k . I tak e a w orld map w ith me into pray er and d ec lare s pec if ic nations as mine. I s tep into oc eans and c laim ev ery nation th at touc h es th ose w aters as my inh eritanc e. I interc ed e ov er b ag s of s oil f rom oth er land s th at oth ers plac e into my h and s d uring h ealing c onf erenc es , and I as k th e F ath er to se nd me to b ring h ealing to th eir nations . A s I s tep of f of planes , I pers onaliz e and c onf es s th e W ord of th e L ord f rom J os h ua : : “ E v ery plac e th at th e s ole of my f oot w ill tread upon th e L ord h as alread y g iv en it to me. ” A s th e L ord opens up th ese nations to me, I go .

I enc ourage y ou to as k th e L ord f or th e nations , mak e y oursel f av ail-ab le f or H is se rv ic e, be c ome c reativ e in th e th ing s of th e S pirit and proph es y y oursel f into th ese land s .

H e s ay s th ere are too f ew w ork ers to g ath er in H is h arv es t. I t w ill tak e more th an th e lead ers h ip of th e C h urc h to ac c omplis h th is immense tas k . H is plan is not to h av e a f ew reapers , b ut a w h ole f orc e. H e c om-mis s ions all bel iev ers to w in th e los t and H e w ants to rec ruit y ou, too.

C onc erning th e end - time’ s h arv es t, J es us s ay s th at it is s o g reat th at w e are to pray f or more people to w ork th e f ield s ( se e M att. : - ) . O be y th e W ord of th e L ord . C h oose one nation and interc ed e f or th e people to c ome to k now th e L iv ing W ord in th at part of th e w orld . P ray f or th e mis s ionaries s tationed in th at land th at th ey w ill be s treng th ened in th e pow er of H is mig h t y S pirit. P ray th at oth ers w h o are f illed w ith th e S pirit w ould c ome along s id e of th em and truly h elp th em to f ulf ill th eir c alling . B e open to th e lead ing of th e S pirit and allow H im to use y ou as H e w ills . H e may se nd y ou.

A nd in c ase y ou h av e not tak en notic e, people of all nations are liv ing toge th er in th e s ame c ommunities . Y ou may not need to go any f arth er th an y our ow n h ometow n. O pen up y our s piritual ey es to th e end les s pos s ib ilities th at aw ait y ou. A s k th e S pirit to g iv e th ese people



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to y ou as y our s piritual inh eritanc e. B e w illing to go and d ec lare J es us to th em.

L ater in M ark : b - , J es us promise s to eq uip us w ith s ig ns and w ond ers : “ I n M y name th ey w ill c as t out d emons ; th ey w ill s peak w ith new tong ues ; th ey w ill tak e up se rpents ; and if th ey d rink any th ing d ead ly , it w ill b y no means h urt th em; th ey w ill lay h and s on th e s ic k , and th ey w ill rec ov er. ” A f ter H e rise s f rom th e d ead H e c ommand s th em to w ait f or th e P romise of th e F ath er, w h ic h is th e H oly S pirit. H e tells th em in A c ts : , “ B ut y ou s h all rec eiv e pow er w h en th e H oly S pirit h as c ome upon y ou: and y ou s h all be w itnes se s to M e in J erus alem, and in all J ud aea and S amaria, and to th e end of th e earth . ” P eter b ring s c larity to w h o th is g if t of th e H oly S pirit is f or in A c ts : : “ F or th e promise is to y ou and to y our c h ild ren, and to all w h o are af ar of f , as many as th e L ord our G od w ill c all. ” T h e W ord of G od is c lear: H e g iv es to us th e pow er of H is S pirit to w ork mirac les to w in th e los t.

T h e H oly S pirit is intentionally se ek ing people ( se e C h ron. : a) lik e oursel v es th roug h w h om c an f low a d is play of H is mig h t y , s uper-natural w ond ers to th e w orld , s o th at th ey may k now th at J es us C h ris t is L ord . K now ing th is , w e oug h t to mak e oursel v es h ig h ly v is ib le to th e H oly S pirit and as k H im to mov e th oug h us w ith mirac ulous s ig ns and w ond ers f or H is g lory .

H e realiz es th e limits in our natural s treng th , b ut H e nev er intend s f or us to d o H is b id d ing in our ow n s treng th . I n f ac t, H e s ay s in Z ec h a-riah : , “ Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit . ” W e read in L uk e : - h ow J es us teac h es S imon th is v ery les s on. I n th e N ew A meric an S tand ard B ib le, J es us s ay s to S imon in v erse , “ Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch. ” A nd in v erse w e se e h ow S imon replies to th e L ord ’ s b id d ing : “ Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets. ” B y th e pow er of th eir natural s treng th th eir nets are empty . B ut th is time J es us goe s w ith th em and H e ins truc ts th em to go out into th e d eep w aters and c as t th eir nets .


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I n th is portion of S c ripture J es us teac h es us h ow to ef f ec tiv ely w in th e los t. F irs t, H e tells us to try it ag ain. L et’ s go out into th e w orld ag ain. A nd th is time w ith H im onbo ard w e are to launc h out into th e d eep th ing s of th e S pirit, c as t our s piritual nets and ac tiv ate th e s upernatural pow er of H is S pirit. W h en w e ev angel iz e th e los t H is w ay , ac c ord ing to th e g reat c ommis s ion, w e w ill s upernaturally d raw in an ab und ant c atc h . O ur nets w ill be s o f ull th at th ey w ill b ulge and be on th e b rink of b reak ing w ith s ouls f or J es us . I s aiah : s ay s th at th e ab und anc e of th e se a w ill be turned to us . T h is is th e inh eritanc e th at w e are promise d in P s alm : , th e N ations .

T ime and time ag ain, I h av e se en th e eternal res ults of s upernatural s ig ns and w ond ers ; I h av e se en h ow j us t one pers on’ s mirac le c an w in c ountles s oth ers to th e L ord J es us C h ris t. I minis tered d iv ine h ealing to a y oung bo y in T anz ania w h o c ould not w alk , and h e w as mirac ulous ly d eliv ered and h ealed . B ec ause of th is amaz ing w ond er th e people in h is v illag e and s urround ing v illage s c ame to k now J es us as th eir L ord and S av ior. T h ey s aid th ey s aw th e f inge r of G od . M ov ing in th e pow er of th e H oly S pirit is th e s mart w ay to ev angel iz e. A nd apparently f rom th e point of th e S c riptures , it is G od ’ s w ay .

F or th e s ak e of th e los t, th e rev elation of th e true pow er of th e H oly S pirit w ith th e s upernatural pow er of f aith w ith s ig ns and w ond ers f ol-low ing is be ing illuminated , to w in th em to J es us C h ris t be f ore H is g lorious return. T h is is th e true purpose f or s ig ns and w ond ers .

I n th e nex t c h apter w e w ill s tud y our id entity in th e M irac le W ork er and th e s upernatural pow er th at w e h av e be en g iv en to mas ter th e f orc es around us .



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REVIEW QUESTIONS

1 . W h y is t h e s upernatural be ing i lluminated ?

2 . W h at is t h e d ef inition of t h e s upernatural?

3 . W h at is t h e main purpose f or th e s upernatural pow er of f aith ?

REFLECTION

D o I w alk in th e s upernatural pow er of th e H oly S pirit? A re th ere any areas in my s piritual w alk th at are s till ob s c ure? I f s o, w h at are th ey ? A nd w h at s teps c an I tak e to ens ure enlig h tenment in th ese areas ? A nd h ow and w h ere c an I tak e th is rev elation and ev angel iz e th e los t?


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