Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone
toward the danger or ignoring the warning, I call it running red lights ! A red light means stop . It does not mean slow down; neither is it a yellow light but a red light. People try to beat the signal all the time, running red lights and crashing their vehicles. In such cases you can’t blame the red light for changing at the wrong time; you must blame the person for ignoring the signal. God is sovereign. Fact number four: God is sovereign, meaning He is the highest, royal reigning chief, and there is none above Him. He is also the Creator, and we are the creation. The Almighty holds the power of life and death and can control or unleash natural forces by His spoken Word. I have observed that among Christians, there is a concept that if we follow God, only good will follow us! The theory of “it’s always good” goes something like this. If you are strong, you will always win every battle. If you are fast, you will always come in first in the race. If you are smart enough, you have guaranteed success in business, and if you are wise, you will always escape trouble. If you live righteous, you will never be attacked by Satan. (But don’t tell old Job that; see Job 1 and 2.) If you have faith, you will always be healed. And if you attend church, you must be a Christian! Wrong ideas produce wrong thinking. Opposite groups of people will say: If you are sick, you don’t have enough faith for your healing. If you are having financial
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