One of the things He told me to do was to lay hands on every person that had not received the manifestation of healing. I had rarely ever had a healing line and I had never laid hands on that many people after I had been ministering for three hours on healing. When I had finished, I was so tired I could hardly close the meeting. I had to have someone else do it.

After the next healing service, God told me to do the same thing, but at the end He said, Now rejoice before the Lord. Prior to that, I had said, “Lord, I will do anything You want me to do.” I had not planned to rejoice before the Lord in front of all those people.

But I just turned to the musicians and said, “Let’s rejoice before the Lord.”

Then the Lord prompted me: Now worship Me—spirit, soul and body. Don’t just hold up your hands. Begin to dance before Me. I had never done that and had never intended to do it. I could have thought, I don’t believe I’m ready for that yet. But God said it, and I was so committed to obeying Him that I just began to dance before the Lord. And the people joined in with me! We were caught up in rejoicing and had a good time worshiping God.

In the previous meeting I had been absolutely exhausted after ministering. This time I had ministered about four hours when I began to dance before the Lord, and something happened in my physical body. The Holy Spirit quickened my mortal flesh and all the tiredness left me.

The Lord did not say, “If you will dance before Me, you will be rewarded for it. You will be glad you did. It will change many things in your life and your thinking.” He did not say it was that important. He just said, “Do it.” I was so ready to obey Him that I followed through with it. You know, it has been one of the greatest blessings I have ever known.

In previous meetings I would often be so tired that I could hardly make it to the night service. But when I began to rejoice that day, the Spirit of God refreshed me physically. Nehemiah 8:10 says, “…for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” That is what rejoicing is all about. All these years have come and gone and I’ve always had the physical strength to finish the healing service. Usually I’m not even tired!

It also did something else for me. It released me in some way from being inhibited to following after God. I became quicker to obey God in other areas that might seem foolish. It broke an inhibition that I did not even realize was there, and somehow I became freer to follow after God.

Do you know what the dictionary says dignity is? “Self-possession or self-respect.” I do not want to be self-possessed; I want to be Holy Spirit-controlled. But I am sure that my idea of dignity had kept me from being as free as I should be with the Lord.

Freedom happens when you follow your spirit. You do not always know what is at the other end of that act of obedience. Your primary action should be to please God. Everything the Spirit of God tells you to do will work for your good. It is always going to be to your advantage.

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised).

Hebrews 10:35-36
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Hebrews 11:11
Through faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.

James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 5:14-16
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 John 3:21-22
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in
his sight.

1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

3 John 2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

Ephesians 6:10-17
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the http://kennethandgloriacopeland.net/wp-admin/themes.phpgospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Philippians 2:13
[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight (The Amplified Bible).

Philippians 4:6-9
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests) with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and
seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you (The Amplified Bible).

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

Isaiah 40:28-31
KJV—Hast thou not known? hast thou not
heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth
not, neither is weary? there is no searching
of his understanding. He giveth power to
the faint; and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength. Even the youths
shall faint and be weary, and the young men
shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall
run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,
and not faint.

Amp—Have you not known? Have you not
heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the
Creator of the ends of the earth, does not
faint or grow weary; there is no searching
of His understanding. He gives power to the
faint and weary, and to him who has no might
He increases strength—causing it to multiply
and making it abound. Even youths shall faint
and be weary, and the selected young men
shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted;
But those who wait for the Lord—who expect,
look for and hope in Him—shall change and
renew their strength and power; they shall lift
their wings and mount up [close to God] as
eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run
and not be weary; they shall walk and not
faint or become tired.

NEB—Do you not know, have you not
heard? The Lord, the everlasting God,
creator of the wide world, grows neither
weary nor faint; no man can fathom his
understanding. He gives vigour to the weary,
new strength to the exhausted. Young men
may grow weary and faint, even in their
prime they may stumble and fall; but those
who look to the Lord will win new strength,
they will grow wings like eagles; they will
run and not be weary, they will march on
and never grow faint.

Isaiah 41:10
KJV—Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will
strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea,
I will uphold thee with the right hand of
my righteousness.

Amp—Fear not; [there is nothing to fear] for
I am with you; do not look around you in
terror and be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen and harden you [to difficulties];
yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you
up and retain you with My victorious right
hand of rightness and justice.

Moffatt—Fear not, for I am with you, I
am your God, be not dismayed; I will
strengthen, I will support you, I will uphold
you with my trusty hand.

NEB—Fear nothing, for I am with you; be
not afraid, for I am your God. I strengthen
you, I help you, I support you with my
victorious right hand.

Jeremiah 1:12
KJV—Then said the Lord unto me, Thou
hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to
perform it.

Amp—Then said the Lord to me, You have
seen well, for I am alert and active, watching
over My word to perform it.

Moffatt—The Eternal said to me, You have
seen right; for I am wakeful over my word,
to carry it out.

NEB—You are right, said the Lord to me,
for I am early on the watch to carry out
my purpose.

Jeremiah 30:17
KJV—For I will restore health unto thee,
and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith
the Lord; because they called thee an
Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man
seeketh after.

Amp—For I will restore health to you, and
I will heal your wounds, says the Lord;
because they have called you an outcast,
saying, This is Zion, whom no one seeks
after and for whom no one cares!

Moffatt—For I will give you health again,
and heal your wounds, the Eternal promises—
you whom the hunters called an outcast,
Our quarry! No one cares for her!

NEB—I will cause the new skin to grow and
heal your wounds, says the Lord, although
men call you the Outcast, Zion, nobody’s
friend.

Nahum 1:9
KJV—What do ye imagine against the
Lord? He will make an utter end: affliction
shall not rise up the second time.

Amp—What do you devise and [how mad
is your attempt to] plot against the Lord?
He will make a full end of Nineveh; affliction
[which My people shall suffer from Assyria]
shall not rise up the second time.

Moffatt—He has not to take vengeance
twice upon his foes, he makes an end of
them. Why plot against the Eternal?

NEB—No adversaries dare oppose him
twice; all are burnt up like tangled briars.
Why do you make plots against the Lord?

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

Psalm 91:9-10, 14-16

KJV—Because thou hast made the Lord,
which is my refuge, even the most High, thy
habitation; there shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh thy
dwelling…Because he hath set his love upon
me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him
on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver
him, and honour him. With long life will I
satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

Amp—Because you have made the Lord
your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling
place, There shall no evil befall you, nor
any plague or calamity come near your
tent…Because he has set his love upon Me,
therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on
high, because he knows and understands
My name [has a personal knowledge of My
mercy, love and kindness; trusts and relies
on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no,
never]. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer
him; I will be with him in trouble, I will
deliver him and honor him. With long life will
I satisfy him, and show him My salvation.

Psalm 103:1-5

KJV—Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that
is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who
healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth
thy life from destruction; who crowneth
thee with loving kindness and tender
mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good
things; so that thy youth is renewed
like the eagle’s.

Amp—Bless—affectionately, gratefully
praise—the Lord, O my soul, and all that is
[deepest] within me, bless His holy name!
Bless—affectionately, gratefully praise—the
Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all
His benefits, Who forgives [every one of] all
your iniquities, Who heals [each of] all your
diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit
and corruption; Who beautifies, dignifies and
crowns you with loving-kindness and tender
mercies; Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity
and desire at your personal age] with
good; so that your youth, renewed,
is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]!

Psalm 107:19-21

KJV—Then they cry unto the Lord in their
trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
He sent his word, and healed them,
and delivered them from their destructions.
Oh that men would praise the Lord for his
goodness, and for his wonderful works to
the children of men!

Amp—Then they cry to the Lord in their
trouble, and He delivers them out of their
distresses. He sends forth His word and
heals them and rescues them from the pit
and destruction. Oh, that men would praise
[and confess to] the Lord His goodness and
loving-kindness, and His wonderful works to
the children of men!

Psalm 118:17

KJV—I shall not die, but live, and declare
the works of the Lord.

Amp—I shall not die, but live, and declare
the works and recount the illustrious acts of
the Lord.

Moffatt—I shall not die, but live to proclaim
the Eternal’s deeds.

NEB—I shall not die but live to proclaim
the works of the Lord.

Kenneth and Gloria Copeland