We must understand that there are laws governing every
single thing in existence. Nothing is by accident. There are laws
of the world of the spirit, and there are laws of the world of
the natural.

The laws of the world of the natural govern our activities in
this natural, physical world. We don’t float; we walk. If the law
of gravity were not in action, we would float. These physical
laws can be manipulated. For instance, the law of gravity is
used when flying an airplane, but it is superseded by another
physical law, the law of lift. When you put the law of lift into
operation, you can fly, but you must know something about the
law of gravity in order to use the law of lift. You don’t do away
with the law of gravity; you just supersede it with a higher law.
These are natural, physical laws, and they govern this natural,
physical world.

We need to realize that the spiritual world and its laws are
more powerful than the physical world and its laws. Spiritual
law gave birth to physical law. The world and the physical forces
governing it were created by the power of faith—a spiritual
force. God, a Spirit, created all matter, and He created it with
the force of faith. Hebrews 11:3 says, “…the worlds were framed
by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of
things which do appear.” The law of gravity would be meaningless
if gravity were not a real force. It is the force of gravity
which makes the law of gravity work. In the same way, spiritual
law would be useless if the force of faith were not a real force;
but faith is a real force. Faith is a spiritual force, a spiritual
energy, a spiritual power. It is this force of faith which makes
the laws of the spirit world function. When the force of faith is
put to work, these laws of the spirit function according to the
way God says they will.

Romans 8:2 says, “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” There are
two functional laws in the world of the spirit. One, the law of
sin and death, was put into operation by Adam when he disobeyed
God in the Garden of Eden. The other, the law of the
Spirit of life, was put into operation by Jesus Christ at His
Resurrection. The law of the Spirit of life is the master law
under which we operate as children of God. It supersedes the
law of sin and death and faith causes it to function. There are
certain elements which, when combined, will bring forth the
result God intends. Salvation is available to every human being
on the face of the earth because the Word says anyone who
calls upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved (see Joel 2:32;
Romans 10:13). This higher spiritual law of life is here in the
earth, but every day people die and go to hell. Why? Because
the law of salvation hasn’t been put to work in their particular
lives. It will work only when it is put to work.

This same rule is true in prosperity. There are certain laws
governing prosperity revealed in God’s Word. Faith causes them
to function. They will work when they are put to work, and
they will stop working when the force of faith is stopped.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries