Kenneth Copeland Devotional 27 March 2024 – From Believing to Perceiving
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Topic: From Believing to Perceiving
Nay, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. – Romans 8:37
The Bible calls us kings and priests (Revelation 1:6) and world overcomers (1 John 5:4). But for most of us, those are just phrases. They haven’t become natural to us. That’s why the devil’s been able to hoodwink us into living lives of defeat. It hasn’t dawned on us who we are.
If you look at 1 Chronicles 14, you’ll see that David had a similar problem. The prophet Samuel had anointed him king when he was just a teenager. He’d known for years that someday he’d rule over Israel, yet somehow, it hadn’t really sunk in.
But look what happens in verse 2: “And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted on high, because of his people Israel.” Finally, it dawned on him! David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king. I can imagine David saying to himself, I’m king. I’m king! I am king! At that moment, being king ceased to be something David had only considered. It became something he was. He could see himself as king.
What does that have to do with you and me? Much like David, you and I have been given a royal office. We’re just having a hard time believing it. But until we do, we cannot exercise the power or authority that goes with that office.
Say, for example, you’re sick. You can yell, “By His stripes, I’m healed,” 50 times daily. You can hope for healing. You can try to believe in healing till your hair turns gray. But if you don’t perceive yourself as whole and healthy in Christ Jesus, and if you don’t see yourself as “the healed” instead of “the sick,” you won’t get any supernatural help. Yet once that realization hits you that you are, in fact, “the healed,” no one—not even the devil himself—will be able to keep you from getting well.
Don’t let the devil hoodwink you any longer. Dwell on the Word of God to step over the line from trying to believe to actually knowing. Please read it and think about it. Practice seeing yourself through the eyes of the Word until the reality of your royalty in Christ rises in you!
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:3-23
This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org), which specializes in teaching biblical principles, such as prayer, healing, salvation, and other topics.
