News and Updates

June 1, 2012

David Copeland · June 1, 2012

Newsletter · Volume: 12 Issue: 6

Last month, I wrote about the tremendous shift that is taking place in the Body of Christ at this hour in history. The shift that God mandates will always bring about a greater measure of His Divine order for our lives.

2012 has been declared to be a year of God’s Divine order. The number twelve in Scripture is the number for the order and government of God. God is calling us to line up into HIS order.

When there is pain in your body, it’s is a sign that something is not right…something is out of order. Physical therapy or a chiropractor may bring a re-alignment; but if that doesn’t work, surgery might be needed to completely remove the offending problem. That will preach.

God will never bless something He has not spoken…ordered…or decreed.

His blessing will always flow to, into, through and from the things that are in order with Him. I don’t know about you, but I want God’s blessing; no, I NEED God’s blessing on my life in a mighty way!

What we allow God to establish, as His order for our lives in 2012 will bring about great fruit in 2013; and the order we refuse to allow God to establish in us and for us this year will also bear fruit in the coming year.

Mankind will never be able to improve on God’s created order.

While I was sitting at the hospital recently during one of Pam’s physical therapy appointments, I couldn’t help but think about how much pain she has been in the last eight months. The pain in her back is a result of her muscles being out of order. From the drama we have walked through these last eight months, here’s what I sense the Lord downloaded into my heart:

First, order must be sought after, pursued, activated and contended for, for it to be established. Order is not a given. It won’t just happen. Genesis 1:31 “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
(NKJV)

When God began to speak in Genesis 1, He was contending for and pursuing light, order, alignment, purpose and blessing to come onto the earth. When completed (vs. 31), He saw that everything was very good. I almost used the word enforced; but I thought that’s too strong a word. When you remove our ability to choose to have God’s order, God then becomes a dictator. When you pursue order, work toward order being established, it brings peace and harmony where there has previously been chaos.

When God gets involved in anything, order WILL come!

Secondly, order must be exercised. Paul said bodily exercise does profit some, but Godliness with contentment brings great increase. 1 Tim. 6:6

While I understand that no matter how well you eat, how much you exercise or how many vitamins you take, eventually you will die. Yet we cannot ignore the importance physical exercise does to keep your body loose and functioning properly. The muscles you fail to use will either become stiff or can atrophy and be rendered unusable.

Thirdly, when order is established and exercised, it will naturally enlarge. Earlier this year, Pam and I were given Isaiah 54:2 as our word for this year: “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes…”

God DOES want to bring blessing, healing and increase into our lives. Order does not come from some magical wand you wave and everything lines up. It must be pursued. You must go after it. You must make the decision you will have order in your house, your marriage, your personal life and your ministry. No one can do it for you. You have to make up your mind you will have it and not allow anyone or anything to disrupt it or rob you of it.

God’s order will bring about seasons of blessing and be an anchor in turbulent times. Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Don’t settle for anything less than Gods order for your life. For me, shift simply means to get into a new alignment with God. Let the Father complete the shift in your life by removing the people, places and things that have served their purpose. Again, stop focusing on all you’ve given up to serve God; thank Him for working the shift in your life so others will look at the work God is doing in you…then…taste and see for themselves that the Lord is good!

Your giving this month will help us travel back to Kenya to host the First Kilgoris Interdenominational Church Conference. We already have over 30 different denominational groups participating. We will be traveling again to Nicaragua July 16-20 for a School of Ministry, then returning to Kenya August 14- September 2 for our Kilgoris School of Ministry. Your prayers and of course your financial support is vital this month in helping us fulfill our part of the Great Commission!

Thank you for listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit in your giving for June.
David & Pam