I’m a detail person. I like to analyze things, get the facts and then pick them apart. I especially like to get into God’s Word, find a Scripture, and then pick apart every word in it. I found myself doing the same thing with the TV news reports following the attack of 9/11.
I tried to listen to every account of what was happening and process it. Without realizing it, I was spending hours trying to make sure I had all the up-to-date information. Then the Lord spoke to me, “Have you listened to Me as much as you’ve listened to the news reports on television today?” Well, that knocked me over. I thought about it, and my reply had to be, “No, Lord, the honest truth is that I haven’t.” God said, “Lindsay, for every word you hear from the world, you need to combat it with the Word of God, or you’ll never survive this.”
From then on, I processed every news report I heard on TV according to God’s Word. If I hadn’t, I would have been living in fear, worry, and torment. I explained to our daughters that no matter what we heard on television, we were to say, “But God said…” then finish with a truth from Scripture. That became our phrase, our battle cry, to fight off the barrage of frightening reports coming at us from every side.
Jesus did the same thing when satan tempted Him in the wilderness. Three times He said to satan, “It is written” (Matthew 4:1-11). No matter what fearful report the devil is bombarding you with, fight him with the big-gest weapon you have—God’s Word. Satan cannot compete with the Word.
About Richard Roberts Ministries
Richard Roberts is the Chairman and CEO of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and also co-chairman of International Charismatic Bible Ministries. He and his wife, Lindsay, host a nationally syndicated TV program, The Place for Miracles: Your Hour of Healing—a one-hour, interactive daily broadcast that reaches out to millions. On this unique healing program, Richard Roberts ministers in the power of the Holy Spirit, praying for those who are sick or hurting in some area of their lives, and often giving specific words of knowledge about how God is touching people with His healing power. The Place for Miracles has received more than 117,000 phone calls to date from viewers who have reported miracles and answers to prayer.