Portrait of a Powerful Last-Day Christian

Portrait of a Powerful Last-Day Christian

Prophetic Insights for Successful End-Time Living

© 2014 by David Garcia

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DEDICATION

I WISH TO DEDICATE THIS book to my precious wife of 44 years, Nellie. Thank you for your faithfulness, loyalty, companionship, and love for all these years. You are an outstanding Christian, mother, intercessor, and minister for God.

Thank you for being my co-laborer on the Great Commission. You, darling, are an excellent example of a Powerful Last-Day Christian. We have been through thick and thin together, but God has always provided an Egyptian to help us take back what the enemy had stolen. It is to you I dedicate my love and this book.

I ALSO DEDICATE THIS BOOK to all the beautiful saints, the Last-Day Christians at our church, Grace World Outreach Church, who have been, oh, so faithful to me and my family during all these years of ministry.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK my assistant of many years, Gail Cowart, Rev. Bob Armstrong, the staff and leadership at our church, and other friends who have helped to make this book a reality.

ENDORSEMENTS

YOU WILL BE DIFFERENT ONE year from today because of two things . . . the people you meet and the books you read. If you are like me, you have a passion for God and a passion for His Truth, God’s Word. In this book, you will receive a full dose of the truth. But more than just that, you will receive an impartation from a true spiritual Father. Pastor David Garcia speaks with the heart of a true pastor with Apostolic authority. In this book, you will receive Bible information combined with Holy Ghost inspiration from a man who is a glowing example of what he preaches: . . . a Portrait of a Powerful Last-Day Christian.

Dr. Joe VanKoevering

God’s News Behind the News

Gateway Christian Center

MY GOOD FRIEND PASTOR DAVID Garcia has written a new book entitled, Portrait of a Powerful Last-Day Christian. I must first say that I agree that we are in the last of the last days. I also agree that God has saved His best for last. This includes the best Christians to live in the end time, and that these will be the times of the greatest revival in the history of the Church, leading to global a great awaking that will continue until the return of the Lord Jesus himself.

In his book, Pastor Garcia draws a brilliant parallel between the character traits possessed by King David and those necessary for the victorious Last-Day Christian. This would include his great faith in God, his passion for serving God and his unstoppable determination.

Whether you are a brand new believer or a seasoned saint, there will be nuggets of anointed truth waiting for you in the pages of this book, that will help guide you on the path to victory in the coming revival. Like the trying times that we currently live in, this revival will be filled with godless, antichrist opposition, but it will also filled with the greatest display of the grace, glory and miracles of God ever known to man.

So don’t miss out on the preparation for your divine assignment. Read and study the truths contained in this book and gain the victory over opposition, and become equipped to flow in the miracle power of God in this very important hour.

Just as King David served God in his generation, so are you appointed and anointed for such a time as this.

Dr. Douglas J. Wingate

President and Founder of Life Christian University

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Endorsements

Foreword

Preface

Introduction: A Handbook for Overcoming

Chapter One: Last-Day Christians Overcome

Chapter Two: Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

Chapter Three: God has a Provision for You

Chapter Four: Take Back What the Devil Has Stolen From You

Chapter Five: Persistence and Wisdom Brings Promotion and Victory

Chapter Six: Encouragement for Last-Day Christians

Afterword

About the Author

Contact Information

FOREWORD

ARE YOU A POWERFUL LAST-DAY CHRISTIAN?

IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA what that means, you must read this book, Portrait of a Powerful Last-Day Christian. God has called you to be His voice to a lost and dying world. I once heard it said, If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything! We are living in very serious, unprecedented times, where truth is considered hate speech and the Bible is considered out-of-date. The attack from the enemy is coming from every side to try and disarm God’s children. Society as a whole has bought into a lie that God’s Word changes with culture, grace is now considered your ticket away from relationship with the Father, and worst of all, Christians have forgotten to occupy till He comes. Society is doing its very best to emphasize that Christians should be quiet lest we offend someone, and that secular Christianity is the new norm.

The Apostle Paul warned Timothy of these days in 2 Timothy 3:1-5: Don’t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They’ll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they’re animals. Stay clear of these people (The Message). This verse describes the moment that we now find ourselves in! We must rise up and take a stand for righteousness and purity. We must say, Enough is enough! Devil, you can’t have my family, my church, and my generation. Amazingly, we can see the similarities of today’s battle in the story of a future King David when he loses everything at a place called Ziklag.

In his powerful new book, Portrait of a Powerful Last-Day Christian, my friend and mentor Pastor David Garcia has written a book that calls the Christian back to accountability and purpose. David Garcia is one of the greatest leaders I have ever met. He leads as an Apostolic voice with a passionate heart for the next generation. In his deep study of I Samuel 30, we are able to see how God can take the worst situation and restore your promises—even at a place called Ziklag! I believe that this book will stir the reader to not only believe that with God all things are possible, but also to move to the next level of their journey with Christ. You can almost hear the dramatic music as Pastor David Garcia takes us through loss, fear, abandonment, self-forgiveness, and into restoration. This is a must-read for young Christians, the old believer, and everyone in between. This book will remove your excuse to not live victoriously. Once you conquer your Ziklag, then you are ready for promotion! This book is a step-by-step manual to rise up and take back what belongs to you. This book is destined to be a classic on the shelves of homes and churches! The restoration of Ziklag belongs to all of us. God has commanded us to rise up and chase down the enemy! This is your day to confront your enemy! Your family needs you to rescue them!

Patrick Schatzline, Evangelist

President of Mercy Seat Ministries

Author of Why is God So Mad at Me? and I Am Remnant

"Father, in Jesus’s name I pray for the one reading this book right now. I pray, Father, that you would bless them. I speak blessing over them right now, to be an overcomer with the wisdom not only to survive in this chaotic world, but the wisdom to know that their Egyptian is coming. That irrespective of what is happening right now, that God always sends an Egyptian to the obedient. God always send provision to the one who is hungry for God.

I pray for spiritual hunger right now, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I pray for great wisdom in your life. I pray that you will be a pursuer of the things of God, and that your hunger will exceed your knowledge. I speak blessings upon your spirit, soul, and body—and financially.

In Jesus’ name, Amen, and Amen."

PREFACE

EVANGELICALS LIKE TO STRESS THE authority of the Believer. That is precisely what this book does. Many of you are intensely interested in end-time eschatology—the final events of history and the end of the world—and this book is written with you in mind also.

This is a very positive book for Christians to read. Literally, it is a handbook for overcoming in these final days! Our final days on this earth are something we should never be afraid of. The only ones who should be afraid are those who are not ready! But as born-again Believers, you are READY!

Sometimes fear and trepidation consume even Christians when the thought of the end-time days arises. What about my future? What about the economy? What about my family? What about my checkbook?

Relax. God is in control! God has purposes for you that you will not only be an overcomer, but you will be victorious, whether or not we have three hours left on this earth or 800 years!

As a Christian reader, you have already been bought with a price . . . His shed blood. So you have nothing to fear. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, during World War II, said: We have nothing to fear, but fear itself! That might not be in the Bible, but it is the essence of what God has already promised for you!

No matter what our news, television, and the internet proclaim for these end-time days, God has a real provision for you right now.

In this exciting book, you will learn how the devil is trying to scare you and take back what is rightfully yours. It is time to stand up and rightfully proclaim and take back what the devil has stolen from you. This mandate is of God. This is scriptural; and we will explore those positive, encouraging scriptures!

You are not in these final days to merely subsist and barely make it. You are one of God’s chosen people! You are a literal son or daughter of God. You, as a joint heir, have certain God-given rights in these final days.

Many times, even Christians fall into the trap of the enemy and believe the doom and gloom of the end-time that Satan continues to harass us with. In this book, learn how to command the devil to leave you alone! God has much more in store for you. He has promotion and victory for YOU!

But thus says the LORD: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible be delivered;

for I will contend with him who contends with you,

and I will save your children".

Isaiah 49:25

God covets a communication relationship with you. I pray that my writing will assist you as you truly connect with God and the Holy Spirit as you receive a divine strategy to be victorious. Yes,