Crosswinds Assembly of God

9 hours ago

Everyday our world is invaded by what we consider random events. Couples divorce, so we develop marriage enrichment seminars; drug use increases, so we educate our children to “just say no;” pornography among Christians rises; so we organize accountability groups; churches threaten to split, so we hire arbitrators to help with conflict resolution; Christians battle depression and suicidal thoughts, so we medicate them with the latest drugs. Please understand, I’m all for such programs, but what if the source is more than random events and we’re under attack? Hear the Word of the Lord. “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers and authorities and against the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Eph 6:12). If this is true, and God’s Word is the final authority, then we must attack the root of the problem while we deal with the fruit. Daily we face situations that are bigger than us, but the good news is we personally know the source and solution of every difficulty that we face, it is having a personal relationship with Jesus. We who are in Christ know this, but it is more important to know the solution giver in an intimate way than to know the solution that Christ gives us to live an overcoming lifestyle. If you have dropped the ball in your game of life then pick it up again. Seek Him daily and allow His precious anointing to saturate you as you peruse a life of communing with your Heavenly Father through Christ Jesus.
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Crosswinds Assembly of God

3 days ago

Everybody has some kind of hope. The hope of some is buried very deep into the soil of their mind. For those who are in a very poor place, like Haiti, or some far away world slum, the hope is just to survive another day. For those of us who live in the USA or another first world country, our hope is for a great accomplishment, or to have riches beyond wildest dreams, or to experience great love, or to travel to faraway lands and experience wonderful beauty. Yes, but for those of us who serve the Lord, we have all of this plus the happy anticipation of goodness and joy. “The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing” (Pro 10:28). I love the word prospect, for it means that there are tangible, reachable joys that are coming our way in and through the Lord. I personally awaken every day believing that right around the corner is a path that leads to a new set of joys, which the Lord has prepared for me. Psalm 139:14 tells us that “we are fearfully and wonderfully made.” If this is so, and it must be because the Lord has given this truth to us in His Holy Word, then we must shake off the chains of despair and disbelief and realize that our prospects today are great. With such a word how can we do anything but look, search, seek, and expend great effort to open your eyes to His fabulous joy that is prepared for you. I challenge you to dig up the light of hope in you today. Starting...........NOW
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