I often ask myself why the children of God are not in control of the biggest industries, stores & companies in the world. I wonder why so many children of God are employees and at times even slaves of children of darkness. Why does everything that is good, which should belong to children of God, belong to children of the devil?
 Could it be that God wants His children to live in misery? No, dear friend, God is the owner of everything. He created everything in this world so that His children could live in abundance and reveal His glory to those who do not know Him as Father.
So what do we do to change this terrible situation we find ourselves in? God advises us to take the first step in His direction, so that He can show the greatness of His power, as it is written: “Yet from the ways of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” (Malachi 3.7). This is why we do things to challenge God to work in our lives - why we participate in campaigns of faith.
“A Christian either conquers or is conquered”
As Christians we need to have the same faith in the same Lord, in order to overcome the difficulties of life, and to conquer the blessings that God has for us.
Our goal is not only to bring people into the kingdom of God, but to equip them to conquer their promised land and make up for lost time, all the while helping them to acquire a genuine knowledge of God’s will for His children. We do not hesitate. We take big steps of faith and courage. We are “audacious” enough to act on what we wholeheartedly believe in.
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The promises of God are not, and never should be considered philosophical theory or unique events of the past! They should be happening in our lives today because they are true. We have to enjoy the benefits of God’s word. When Christians do not benefit from the Holy Scriptures or experience the abundant life that God promises, the devil will take advantage of them!
A Christian either conquers or is conquered. For this very reason we make campaigns of faith. They are designed to change the old mind-set of the church and to aid those who refuse to continue living as unbelievers - people who want to live as legitimate children of God.
Therefore, we fight to experience the glory of God, so that this world will see in us the image of our Lord who overcame death.
God bless you.
Bishop Edir Macedo
Leader and Founder of UCKG
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