I Shall Live and Not Die and Declare the Works of The Lord and Praying with Purpose
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Introduction
I would like to share my testimony--how God saved me from death when I was 32 years of age and I had just begun to come unto the full knowledge of who Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior is. I knew Him as a Savior, but I didn't know Him as a "Healer" prior to 1984. However, in 1984, as I began to really study the written Word of God combined with listening to good teaching tapes like Fred Price, Ken Copeland, and Ken Hagin, I became enlightened to the true Word of God. I had a hunger for the Word and I indulged myself in the Word daily.
Thanks be to God who causes me to triumph always (I Corinthians 2:14) this made it possible for me to stand in the day of evil when the enemy (Satan) came to take my life. Therefore, I am writing this testimony to glorify God according to Psalm 111 (TLB).
Hallelujah! I want to express publicly before his people my heartfelt thanks to God for His mighty miracles. All who are thankful should ponder them with me, for his miracles demonstrate his honor, majesty, and eternal goodness.
Who can forget the wonders He performs--deeds of mercy and of grace? He gives food to those who trust Him; He never forgets His promises. He has shown His great power to His people by giving them the land of Israel, though it was the home of many nations living there. All He does is just and good, and all His laws are right, for they are formed from the truth and goodness, and stand firm forever. He has paid a full ransom for His people; now they are always free to come to Jehovah (what a holy, awe-inspiring name that is).
How can one be wise? The only way to begin is by reverence for God. For growth in wisdom comes from obeying His laws. Praise His name forever.
I truly praise His name forever because I am 37 years old now and His mercy and grace have kept me through the last five years. It took me five years before I seriously starting writing my testimony to the glory of God. But it shall be done at all cost, for I Shall Live and Not Die and Declare the Works of the Lord--thus the title of the book that you are about to read. Bear in mind that I am a lay person like most of you, who will probably read this. When this happened to me five years ago, I did not know much about the anointing or the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but I did know I 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) and about praising the Lord and above all that He is the Father of Mercies the God of all comfort - and He is no respecter of person. He will do the same for you as He did for me.
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About the Book
The book I Shall Live and Not Die and Declare The Works of The Lord is written to glorify God, the Father of Mercies, the God of all comfort; the Son, Jesus Christ our High Priest; and the Holy Spirit who is our Comforter. This book is a testimony of how the Lord Jesus, my High Priest, delivered me from death when the enemy (Satan) attacked my body with sickness and disease. I was impressed by the Holy Spirit to use the Book of Psalms to express God's goodness and mercy toward me in my deliverance from the bonds of death. Since God is no respecter of persons, His goodness and mercy will do the same for you. Throughout the testimony, I will use the Psalms as regular dialogue as I give an account of my healing. It is my belief as you read this testimony which glorifies the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, if you have any sickness or disease in your body, you will be healed; because you will be reading the anointed Word of the Living God, which is Truth, . . . "And you shall know the Truth and it will set you free." Praying with Purpose: Guidelines, divine instructions, inspired by the Holy Spirit for the development of systematic method for daily prayer that will inspire one to commune and fellowship more with the Father through prayers that are simple, scriptural, and Christ centered.
About the Author
Brenda Southerland is a member of From the Heart Church Ministries in Temple Hills, Maryland, and has been an intercessor in the 24 Hour Prayer Vigil Intercessory Ministry for eight years. God has allowed her to use her gift as an intercessor to help married couples reconcile their marriages, to pray for persons' healing, and to inspire others to become intercessors for the Body of Christ by sharing the prayer schedule given to her by the Holy Spirit for families, churches, governments, countries, and schools. Brenda has a B.A. and M.A. in Chemistry from Fisk University and has done extensive study toward a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Master of Divinity at Howard University. She resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, William M. Southerland, and their son, Kevin.