Are You Facing Something Impossible?

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Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. --Ephesians 3:20-21 Jesus is in the business of opening doors for faithful Christians. Even in the most impossible of circumstances. Today, you may feel how the Israelites felt when they were trapped against the Red Sea… with the Egyptian army behind them, and the mountains on either side of them. Talk about an impossible situation!  But what did God do? With a brush of His hand, He parted the waters and paved a highway right through the Red Sea… allowing the Israelites to escape Pharaoh’s army. He opened a door for them… and God can do the same thing for you! “But wait, Pastor,” you say, “You don’t know how far in debt I am.” Or, “You don’t know how badly I’ve messed up my marriage.” And you know what? I don’t know. But what I do know is that the size of your God will determine the size of the way He blesses and delivers you from whatever Red Sea you may be facing today. Ephesians 3:20 reminds us that God “is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.” Do you really believe this? Maybe you’ve been waiting for God to part the waters in your life for a while now… and you’re starting to lose patience. If so, stay faithful. Keep your eyes on Christ. As I’ve said before, if you’re a child of God, He’s got His eye on the clock and His hand on the thermostat. He won’t let you give you more than you can bear! It’s my prayer that whatever your situation, no matter what you may be facing today, you will faithfully look to God and trust Him to open that door for you! JESUS OPENS DOORS FOR FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS.

Responding to Trouble

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

Psalm 34:15–18

Because of the impact of sin on the world, all of us have to deal with heartbreak and trouble. It is not surprising or unusual, even for those who love God and are trying to serve Him, to suffer times of difficulty and hardship. There is no exemption promised to the righteous—but there is comfort and hope available to us from the Lord. This is something that all of us are going to need at times in our lives. No matter what else we may do or have, we will have trouble.

D. L. Moody said, “There is no class of people exempt from broken hearts. The rich and the poor suffer alike. There was a time when I used to visit the poor that I thought all the broken hearts were to be found among them, but within the last few years I have found there are as many broken hearts among the learned as the unlearned, the cultured as the uncultured, the rich as the poor.”

There are some today proclaiming that God wants His children to always be healthy, happy, and prosperous. Though it’s easy to see why that teaching is popular, that is not what the Bible says. What it offers instead is something better—the close presence of God when our hearts are hurting. “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

Today's Growth Principle: 

No matter what troubles may come, we have a loving and caring Father to ask for help.