Kenneth Copeland — Stand On His WordPosted by admin on May 19th, 2010
Deuteronomy 28:7-8 says, “The
Lord shall cause thine enemies that
rise up against thee to be smitten
before thy face: they shall come out
against thee one way, and flee before
thee seven ways. The Lord shall command
the blessing upon thee in thy
storehouses….” In Ephesians 1:3,
the Apostle Paul wrote that God has
“blessed us with all spiritual blessings
in heavenly places in Christ.” When I
first realized this, I thought, Lord, I’ve
been trying to get You to bless me when
You have already commanded the blessings
upon me through Jesus Christ.
As a believer, you have a right to
make commands in the Name of Jesus.
Each time you stand on the Word,
you are commanding God to a certain
extent because it is His Word. In
Isaiah 45:11, the Lord says: “Ask me
of things to come concerning my sons,
and concerning the work of my hands
command ye me.”
Whenever an honest man gives you
his word, he is bound by it. It is not
necessary to order him around because
a truly honest man will back his
word. When you stand on what he has
said, he is “commanded” to do it. In
the same way, you put a command on
God through His Word. He said, “Put
me in remembrance” (Isaiah 43:26).
Sometimes I just hold the Bible up to
God like a mirror and say, “Father, this
is Your Word and I am standing on it.
You have said that no weapon formed
against me will prosper, so in the
Name of Jesus I expect it to be according
to Your Word.” This places a command
on God. Now I don’t say, “Look
here, God, You have to do this because
I said so!” No, that’s ridiculous! I
simply go before Him in the Name of
Jesus and remind Him of His Word.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries