Gloria Copeland December 6 – Your Children Released From Captivity Dear Marisa, “Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy weeping from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they [your children] shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.” (Jeremiah 31:16-17) Jesus has redeemed us from the curse. Many of us have been well taught about that redemption where sin, sickness and poverty in our own lives are concerned. But we ...

December 4 – Honor God and He’ll Honor You “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” (Proverbs 3:9-10) Proverbs gives us a very basic principle of success. It is this: If you want God to honor you and bless you in any area of your life, you’re going to have to honor Him in that particular area. If you want God to bless you financially, you’re going to have to honor Him with your money, or as ...

Gloria Copeland November 24 – Let Your Life Shine Dear Marisa, “Be thou an example of the believers in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12) One thing the world needs to see is good examples. They need to see believers walk in love and purity and faith in their homes, in their schools and in their businesses. The Apostle Paul exhorts us in Romans 12:17 to live above reproach in the sight of all men. Other scriptures teach us to avoid all appearance of evil. So, when you go after God, don’t ...

Gloria Copeland November 23 – Obey Him in the Little Things Dear Marisa, “He who is faithful in a very little [thing], is faithful also in much.” (Luke 16:10, Amp) Have you ever wanted to take on some really big project in the kingdom of God, but the Lord just wouldn’t seem to let you? If so, there’s probably a good reason why. You can see what I’m talking about if you’ll read about what God did with the children of Israel after He brought them out of Egypt. He wanted to take them on into the Promised Land. But ...

Gloria Copeland November 21 – Give God the Glory Dear Marisa, “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” (John 15:8) There’s an old Full Gospel tradition that says God gets glory from the wonderful way His children bear pain and agony and that the world is impressed by that. What a lie! That’s simply a tool of the devil to keep God’s children in bondage. People of the world already have all the pain and agony they want. They aren’t looking for a way into it. They are looking for a ...