March 12 - God's power turns defeat into victory

“So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

Corrie Water’s Story

WHEN WE LET GO…
l Matthew 10:39 “If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give it up for me (Jesus), you will find it.”
l The Holy Spirit has a way of short-circuiting human problems. Indeed, in exactly the same way as Jesus Christ in the flesh cut right through the matted layers of tradition and exposed the real issue; so we find the Spirit of Jesus dealing not so much with problems as with people. Since God’s Holy Spirit cannot conceivably have changed one iota through the centuries. He is perfectly prepared to short-circuit, by an inflow of love, wisdom and understanding, many human problems today. JB PHILLIPS

WHEN WE CRY OUT…
l Psalm 40 ~ Read entire chapter.WHEN WE MAKE ROOM…
l 1John 4:4 “But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won your fight… because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.”
l Without the Spirit of God we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind or chariots without horses. Like branches without sap, we are withered. Like coals without fire, we are useless. CHARLES SPURGEON