End Time Victory

Victory Through Uplifted Hands

By Gwen R. Shaw

There is a tremendous power in the upraised hands. The Bible is full of this truth and yet it is one of the great truths, which we do not understand. Neither is there much teaching on it.

In the Old Testament we read how God’s people availed themselves of every avenue that was scriptural in order to have the mighty power of God work in their lives. There is no doubt that God’s power was made real to His people when they raised their hands in faith.

I like to see people raise their hands high above their heads. That is the old-time Pentecostal way. The new Charismatic uplift of the hands seems so half-hearted. Probably this is because it is only “half-mast.” When a flag flies half-mast it is a sign of death. Let us go beyond the “half-mast” salute and get our hands up higher so we can really praise the Lord and even wave our hands before the Lord as a wave offering unto Him like the priests of old did in the temple of the Lord (Exodus 29:24).

Understanding Your Purpose

By Os Hillman

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 

Ephesians 2:10

If you are going to discover how God wants to use your life and work, you must know why you were created. If you start trying to determine your purpose in life before understanding why you were created, you will inevitably get hung up on the things you do as the basis for fulfillment in your life, which will only lead to frustration and disappointment.
 
First and foremost, God created you to know Him and to have an intimate relationship with Him. In fact, God says that if a man is going to boast about anything in life, “boast about this: that he understands and knows me” (Jer. 9:24). Mankind’s relationship with God was lost in the Garden when Adam and Eve sinned. Jesus’ death on the cross, however, allows us to restore this relationship with God and to have an intimate fellowship with Him. The apostle Paul came to understand this when he said, “I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself” (Phil. 3:10, THE MESSAGE).

The Armor of God

By Benny Hinn

In Ephesians 6, Paul the apostle gives us the weapons necessary for a victorious Christian life. In order to be strong as a mighty overcomer and as you pursue total recovery, you must put on your armor.

“Loins girt about with truth” - Your mind is the first place you have to protect with the Word of God:

“Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness” (Ephesians 6:13-14).