Pastor Lindell Ballenger

“Yes we had the sentence of death in ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.” (2 Corinthians 1:9)

We all occasionally have places in our lives where we don’t know what to say, what to do, where to turn, or even how to pray. Sometimes it seems like we’ve come to the end and it seems like everything is finished. These are very difficult places

Through these kinds of experiences, you and I discover that in our own strength, we are no match for some of life’s problems. That’s why we must learn to depend on the power and wisdom of God!

This was the circumstance Paul experienced. By all appearances it looked like there was no way for them to escape or even to survive. It looked like they had come to the end; everything for him seemed to be finished. Death seemed to be the final verdict.

We have all had times in our life when it looked like it was the end of the road for us and our dreams? In those times it looks like there is no way out, so many problems are stacked against you that you think you can never survive what you were facing. This was the Apostles Paul’s situation. Death seemed to be imminent.

But in spite of how it looked, Paul didn’t die, nor did he fail at fulfilling the job God had given him. It may have looked like it was the end of the road, but it was really the beginning of a new supernatural flow of divine power into Paul’s life. That’s why he went on to say that through it all, he learned not to trust in himself, but in God who raises the dead.

Paul had been under such intense pressure that he felt death was unavoidable. Then right from the midst of this horrible situation, God’s power was released and Paul was rescued! Paul said it was as if he and his companions had been raised from the dead.

When you don’t know what else to do and when you have no one else to turn to, that’s usually when God’s resurrection power begins to operate in you to the greatest measure! You see, there’s no such thing as no hope. As long as there is a loving Heavenly Father you can call on, there is still hope for you! If you learn to rely on Him, what seemed to be the end place in your life that you’re facing right now can become a new beginning!

So call out to the Lord right now and expect Him to release His resurrection power on your behalf to turn your dead-end situation around! Declare that you do not trust in your own efforts or human thinking but in God and His life-giving power. Trust Him to perfect that which concerns you, and believe to see His life giving power made manifest in your life today!

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.

Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.

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