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Hope Scriptures

Find hope for the future and encouragement for your soul with these hope-filled promises found in God’s Word.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. Isaiah 43:2.

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord. Isaiah 54:17.

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16.

But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, and He has carried our sorrows and pains; yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; the punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, and by His stripes (wounds) we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17.

The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17.

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6.

Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31.

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and I will take you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also. John 14:3.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4.

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Rescued From the Darkness

February 16, 2017 Becky Dvorak bible, Charismatic, Christianity, creative power, Divine Healings and Miracles, faith, healing, Supernatural, Supernatural Healing

This is a word of encouragement from your Lord, Jesus Christ.

I have rescued you from the powers of darkness, that evil place where the devil is and I am not, that place of utter hopelessness, and being caught in the penalty of sin.

You were lost, but I found you. My light shined down into the depth of your brazen heart, and erased every trace of shame.

All for you I gave. I held nothing back.

My light transferred you from the enemy’s dominion and into My Kingdom where the darkness cannot remain. All is exposed, and there’s nothing to hide from, all is seen and filled with innocence and goodness.

My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. No longer do you need to suffer lack, in Me you will find everything you need. Sickness does not exist in Me, only health, strength, and healing. And these I purchased for you with My own blood. Allow the power of My blood to flow in you like a mighty rushing flood and wash away with it all pain and suffering.

In Me you will find complete liberty. The enemy will flee, he cannot be in the light, he is a creature of darkness, filled with lies and deceit. But I walk in the light, because I am the way, the truth, and the life. If you will follow Me I will lead you into My kingdom ways.

When you accept the light of My glory you bind yourself to the supernatural blessing of My kingdom, but if you reject this truth you bind yourself to the curse. I rescued you from the dominion of darkness and the powers there be, it is now up to you to walk free.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

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Pray for One Another

November 15, 2016January 7, 2017 Becky Dvorak bible, Charismatic, Christian Living, Christianity, divine healing, Divine Healings and Miracles, faith, healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Power of the Holy Spirit, Supernatural, Supernatural Healing, testimonies

After touring the amazing sites each day on our recent tour of the Holy Land, the ladies and I would meet in my hotel room and we would pray for one another. It was a beautiful time of fellowship filled with love and understanding. It took time for the ladies to feel safe enough to open up and be free to honestly share from their hearts, but in time, and with a little encouragement they did.

James 5:16 admonishes us to , “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.”

When we confess our faults to another, we make ourselves vulnerable to them, we openly reveal a weakness or wrong doing that causes us shame or embarrassment. It’s not an easy thing to do, and hopefully we use wisdom to be able to discern who is trustworthy and who is not. But for the sake of this lesson, let’s assume we share what’s on our heart with a safe person, or group of people.

Oftentimes, when people share their deepest hurts someone else will give an encouraging word not to give up, and there isn’t anything wrong with this, except it is forgetting an important element to healing –prayer. According to James’ teaching on healing we are to confess our faults, then we are to pray for one another.

And while on this topic, let’s not forget that we are to confess (our) faults, our weaknesses. It’s not the time to gripe an complain about everyone else, but to examine our own hearts so we can heal.

Why is this so important? Because truth sets us free. It releases us from the bondage of pride, self-pity, vengeance, and entitlement that blind us spiritually, and from the lies that the enemy holds over us. John 8:32 says, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.“

And when we pray for one another, we are to pray the prayer of faith. The kind that puts forth power, and activates the mercy and compassion of God. To pray a glorious sounding prayer and then add the tagline, #if it be your will, is declaring that you do not fully believe your own prayer. The Word of God is very clear about this point, “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.“ James 1:6-8. Whether we are asking for God’s wisdom as in this portion of Scripture above, or healing, provision, or for something else, we need to pray in faith. Believe and trust that God is faithful.

When we honestly confess our weaknesses, and pray with faith, then according to James 1:16 we can heal. This word heal, in Strongs G2390, iaomai means to cure, heal, make whole, to free from error and sins, and / or to bring about (one’s) salvation.

And this healing process was so beautifully demonstrated on our recent tour of Israel with all the ladies in the group. As we willingly did what James 5:16 admonishes, individuals were set free from the bondage of years of deep pain, emotional scars, rejection, and confusion. And revelation knowledge came forth via the gifts of the Holy Spirit as we confessed and prayed for one another. Just as our group did, the Lord wants all of His people to open up and confess their faults one to another, pray in faith, and heal in Jesus’ name.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

Pray Psalm 91

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Do you fear tribulations (difficult times), persecution and the uncertainty of the hour we live in? What will happen with your job? Your family? Your life? Do you sense the need for tighter security around you? Do you feel the need for more reassurance of the Lord’s faithfulness? If so, you are not alone, many Christians struggle with fear concerning these troubling times during these last days.

How can we overcome these overwhelming feelings of fear and insecurity? One way to calm our hearts is to pray, and not just any prayer, but pray the Word of God.

I believe in the power of praying God’s Word over ourselves and our families. Let’s begin with Psalm 91 from the NKJV of the Bible.

Read it several times to familiarize yourself with it.
After you are familiar with it, start with verse one and personalize it for yourself.
Meditate upon His protection.
Start to memorize this portion of Scripture.
When fearful thoughts come to taunt you quote Psalm 91 aloud.
Allow the power of God’s Word to encourage you today.

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” It is our responsibility to choose who we will spend our time with during these turbulent times. We can spend our time with the spirit of fear, or we can make a quality decision and spend our time with the Lord. There is protection and provision when we are under the boundary of His shadow.
” I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”” Declaring the attributes of the Lord is a powerful, but humble way to address the Lord. And He honors our faith in Him.
“Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.” What encouragement this can stir within us when we vocalize His greatness over our enemy, satan and all of his wicked works.
“He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.” This Scripture is visually filled with His tenderness towards us, and assures us of His divine protection.
“You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day.” With God we do not need to fear what comes against us in the supernatural realm, nor do we need to be afraid of what could rise against us in the physical realm either. God is with us at all times.
“Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.” He has given us authority over things that can do us harm.

“A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.” Again, we have a boundary of protection as we abide under His shadow.
“Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.” It is reassuring to know that we will be spared from the consequences of sin.
“Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place,” This is confirmation of our security that we have in Him. And no matter what we will face in the days ahead he is our security.

“No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;” These are great statements of faith to declare over ourselves verbally every day.
“For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” He sends His ministering spirits to protect us from evil.
“In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” The angels have been signed a plan of action on our behalf.
“You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.” He gives to us authority over all of our enemies.
“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.” This is the reason we can activate the power of His redemption.
^“He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.” These words bring assurance to us that no matter what happens in this life, He will respond to our need.
“With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.” These are promised benefits that come from personal relationship with Him.

These are trying times, and we need to take control over a spirit of fear concerning these last days. Praying the Word of God gives strength and peace to our mind and emotions, and changes our focus from fear to His faithful.

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A Word of Restitution

September 19, 2016January 8, 2017 Becky Dvorak Charismatic, Christianity, Divine Healings and Miracles, faith, healing, Power of the Holy Spirit, standing in faith, Supernatural, Supernatural Healing, testimonies

While I was being introduced to a governor and his vice governor I heard the Spirit of the Lord speak into my ear a word for them. It was, “Restitution”. They both held back tears as I spoke this word and the others that flowed with them. God heard their petitions, and wanted them to know that He was moving on their behalf.

Restitution is the act of restoring to the rightful owner something, such as property or rights that have been taken away, lost, or surrendered.

Our enemy, satan, the thief who comes to steal, to kill and to destroy is working overtime against the body of Christ. (See John 10:10a.) Many of you reading this have received great blows from him recently. But regardless of his wicked schemes against you, the Lord wants to give you the following word of encouragement.

“The battle belongs to Me. I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee. Those precious gems that have been stolen from thee, will be restored. The enemy will bow on bended knee in shame before Me and thee, and he will give back unharmed and undamaged promises, visions, ministries, properties and rights that I have given to thee.

I have released troops of warring angels on your behalf. The reinforcements have already arrived on the front line of these battles. Your hour of restitution is at hand, and it is being delivered by My righteous right hand.

Now is not the time for you to lay down your weapons in defeat. No, now is the time to stand to your feet. Put your armor back on. Pick up your shield of faith, boldly raise it up as I did My Son at Calvary. His blood is your banner of victory. Lift up His banner with your voice, and boldly declare your victory before the throne of My grace.

Many of you will receive your restitution within 3 days of reading this word , just as My Son restored you back to Me. Others will see the process of restitution begin within 3 days. I have spoken, and I have promised. Come before Me on bended knee and proclaim your victory in Me.” Thus says the Lord of Hosts.

Becky Dvorak is a prophetic healing evangelist and the Destiny Image author of DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic and, soon to be released, The Healing Creed. Visit her at authorbeckydvorak.com.

Ministering Healing at Work

September 1, 2016August 20, 2018 Becky Dvorak bible, Christian Living, Christianity, Divine Healings and Miracles, faith, healing power, Supernatural, Supernatural Healing

Amy writes, “I feel like I have a lot of hindrances. I work in a place that is seemingly non conducive to faith. I mean I work in a hospital. When I tell people I believe it is God’s will to heal every person and that God is able to heal, people just look at me with blank, dead stares, as if they don’t believe me. That makes me doubt that any healing can take place. I guess I don’t really see people’s “faith peak” as you called it. There is a man, that I led to the Lord, soul salvation anyway [ he experienced deep peace] when we prayed, and we saw slight results [ his paralyzed arm exhibited flexibility instead of stiffness, but he could not move it on his own]. This guy I have been ministering to for months off and on. He still doesn’t have enough of his “own” faith to be healed. When I pray for him we don’t see results, but yet I believe God is willing and able to heal. I’ve been thinking how maybe people need to see YOU (Becky.. or me.. or whoever is ministering to them) as an effective authoritative minister of God, as willing and able to heal. I don’t have many testimonies of healing that’s I’ve personally seen (only ones I’ve heard about). Plus, If I’m just their nurse at the hospital. That’s all they can see me as. I don’t think they have faith in me or my ability to give them something from God. What do you think about this Becky?”

Amy, I appreciate your honest desire to understand and to walk in the healing power of the Holy Spirit. There are eight different points that I would like to address in your last comment.
#1. Sharing your faith in the work place: I have no doubt you are right where God wants you to be, in a hospital ministering divine healing. What an awesome opportunity for an eternal harvest He has set before you!
#2. You are correct when you say they don’t believe you. And I would like to add the word; “yet” after that statement. That is exactly why God has placed you there, to teach and to encourage them to have faith in God and in His healing power. “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” Romans 10:17. Amy, give them something to hear, and give them the Word of God.
#3. Even though the soil is hard, don’t be discouraged. I would like to give you a visual to meditate upon. See each patient as a garden, and you are a gardener. The condition of the soil (the spirit) will be different for each person. You will have to work the soil (encouragement and testimonies) and pull up weeds (doubt and confusion), but then comes the planting (teaching the Word), watering that seed (more encouragement and testimonies), and do some more weeding (deal with doubts and confusion as they arise), then comes harvest time (manifestations of healings and salvations).
#4. If you don’t see the person’s faith peak, have patience, and continue to encourage, testify and teach. It will happen. A gardener knows that if they work the soil, plant a seed and tend to that seed well, that eventually a plant will appear.
#5. Praise the Lord, the man you’ve been ministering to received the Lord! Now continue to disciple him in the Word concerning healing. The manifestation of healing will follow the teaching of healing.
#6. I agree with you, we ministers of reconciliation, need to walk in authority over sickness and disease, and we need to be willing to lay hands on the sick and heal in the name of Jesus.
#7. You say you don’t have personal healing testimonies to share, and again I add “yet” to the end of that statement. If you will put your faith into action you will have your own testimonies, but in the meantime, share Jesus’ healing testimonies, or you can even share mine.
#8. If you are concerned they can only see your uniform, or your position, than do something about that. With short-term patients, invite them to a Bible Study at your home about healing. My books; DARE to Believe, Greater Than Magic, and my soon to be released, The Healing Creed are filled with teachings and testimonies, how to minister healing, how to put faith in action, questions, faith assignments, personal reflections that can be used in group settings as well as personal study. If they are long-term patients, visit them on your time off and read the Word concerning healing to them, read my book to them. Pray, God will give you direction in all of this. I hope this helps.

A Heart of Faith

August 24, 2016May 3, 2018 Becky Dvorak bible, Charismatic, Christian Living, Christianity, Divine Healings and Miracles, faith, healing, healing power, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Supernatural, Supernatural Healing, testimonies

A vibrant relationship with the Spirit of God ignites the heart with faith, erases the concept of impossible and releases the possible into every situation. This is why it is most important to closely monitor the spiritual condition of the heart. The spiritual heart is a vital organ; the strength of its intentions controls our every thought and action. A spiritual heart becomes strong by dying to the desires of the flesh and self-centeredness. It takes on the attitude, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). It also accepts the way of Christ; “Not My will, but Yours, be done” (Luke 22:42b). The Spirit of God closely examines the heart to see if it truly belongs to Him. He tests it (see Ps. 7:9). In 1 Samuel 16:7b we see the importance that God places on the condition of the heart:”For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” It either compels or repels Him. Also, a heart of faith is what keeps the rest of the spiritual body alive and active for His glory.

A heart that compels the Spirit is one that has been broken by Him. Just as when a horse is broken in by its master, the wild will is broken into submission. Submission goes beyond mere obedience; it deals with our willingness to surrender to His will. Being broken by God is a matter of the heart. It’s a painful and yet very freeing process. I asked God to break me and refashion me. I took a clay pot into prayer once. I dropped it on the floor and it broke into pieces, then I asked Him to do that with me. Why? I had been a Christian for many years and was even a missionary. I had a good relationship with the Lord, but I was hungry for Him. I said in my heart, “Lord, I desire to have a deeper relationship with You.” He granted me my request. He broke me. But He did not leave me in pieces on the floor. In time, He picked up the pieces one by one and refashioned me so that I could be used by Him more effectively.

This heart of faith desires to be at the feet of Jesus. It longs to be in His presence and to minister to Him. As a little girl I learned how to sit at the feet of the Lord by my earthly father. I looked forward to the late afternoon when my dad would come home from a long day of work. He would sit down at the kitchen table and I would kneel at his feet and remove his boots. It was one of those moments that I looked forward to every day with great anticipation, and he knew it.

I looked up to my dad with respect. I trusted him to honor his word. I listened to him and I obeyed him. I would start at my father’s feet ministering to him, but I would end up in my daddy’s lap with him ministering to me. This daily time spent with my earthly father prepared me to spend time with my heavenly Father.

I start with worship at the feet of my Lord, then end up in His lap while we fellowship with one another. I talk less and listen more to His loving words of encouragement and wisdom.

I encourage you to spend time alone with your heavenly Father every day.

*This excerpt is taken from Greater Than Magic, chapter 7, Senses of Faith, pages 91-93.

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Revive Your Spirit

March 26, 2016May 3, 2018 Becky Dvorak Charismatic, Christian Living, Christianity, faith, healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Power of the Holy Spirit, Supernatural Healing

There’s much talk for the need of revival throughout the world, our nation, and in the body of Christ. And this is certainly true, but I’m not sure if God’s people understand how to make this happen.

We can fill large auditoriums with God’s people, have the most popular preachers and Christian singers, people can sing and dance throughout the night, and still not have revival.We can travel the world and revisit where amazing moves of the Holy Spirit took place, and still not enter into true revival.

Why? Because revival is a matter of the individual’s spiritual heart. It involves self-judgement and repentance. Spiritual revival resurrects the dead, gives oxygen so that the spirit can breathe again.

True revival is not staged, and it doesn’t come cheap. It doesn’t transfer from one person to another, you have to go after it for yourself.

You must look at yourself with your spiritual eyes wide open, and recognize your utter desperation for the Spirit of the Living God. Become the deer that David describes in Psalms 42 that is so thirsty that it pants in desperation for the water, this is how we are to desire our Lord, Jesus Christ.

“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”” Psalms 42: 1-3.

If you are thirsty for God, I invite you to join me for 40 days for a Daniel Fast. I will teach you how to do this with daily words of encouragement and instruction. Not only will we cleanse our bodies by eating fruits and vegetables, but spiritually we will cleanse our spirits by the washing of His Word, and learn to enter into fellowship with Him, pray daily for the healing of our Nation, and breakthrough to the realm of the miraculous for ourselves and our loved ones.

This fast starts, Monday, March 28th and ends Friday, May 6th.

Make sure to have on hand for Monday, March 28th, a supply of fruits and vegetables that you enjoy. You can juice these, or make into smoothies, or eat whole, cooked or raw, organic or non-organic, which ever you prefer. Drink lots of water, tea, and natural fruit juices. We will eliminate added sugars, and not use salt.

Have your Bible on hand, and a journal, a notebook is just fine for journaling.

If you will put your all into this time of prayer and fasting, you will enter into the place of true revival.

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Suffering From Pain and Shame

October 4, 2015August 27, 2018 Becky Dvorak Christian Living, faith, healing, prophetic, Supernatural Healing, testimonies

Many of God’s people suffer from the consequences of bad choices, and even though they are repentive they still struggle to be free from the pain and shame of the past.

Recently, I ministered to a young man in a healing service who struggled to be free in Christ for things that took place in his past. The Holy Spirit revealed the hurtful issues that brought him to the situation he is living in today.

As a young boy he was abandoned by both of his parents. This rejection left deep wounds and scars that led him down a dark path of satanic worship, substance abuse, and addictions. He was feeling so hopeless that he contemplated suicide that morning, but instead found himself weeping and crying out to his heavenly Father at the altar that morning for deliverance.

Perhaps, you find yourself in bondage to sinful behaviors and the consequences they bring, pain and shame. If this is you, here is a word of encouragement from the Lord for you.

The effects from pain and shame,

Have made many spiritually lame.

As satan plays his unrelenting game,

Your joy begins to wane.

You wonder if you are spiritually sane,

Because you can’t rid yourself from blame.

But Jesus came,

To take the blame,

To suffer pain,

And release you from all shame.

He heals the lame,

And makes another sane

From His Word He does not wane,

Because He will forever remain the same.

The Bible says in 1 John 1:9 that “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And it goes on to say in 2 Cor. 5: 17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

Don’t lose hope because Jesus willingly shed His blood for you so that you can be forgiven, delivered, healed and set free from the bondage of pain and shame.

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