The Power of the Spirit - The Crosswalk Devotional - June 17

PLUS...10 Things You Should Know about Christian Meditation [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional [Devotionals]( [Newsletters]( [e-Cards]( [The Crosswalk Devotional]( The Power of the Spirit By Emma Danzey [2 Timothy 1:7]( says, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." For the Spirit God Gave Us Those of us who have accepted Jesus as Savior have the wonderful gift of having the [Holy Spirit]( reside in us. Jesus says in [John 15:26]( “I will send you the Helper from the Father. The Helper is the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father. When he comes, he will tell about me.” Right before Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit in [Acts 1:8](. The fact that God gave us His Spirit should blow us away. We should be in awe that the Lord has sealed us and provided His presence with us always. Before the Holy Spirit was sent, the Lord would select certain people for the Spirit to rest upon them for a temporary amount of time. Now, we live in the days when His Spirit is in us always and forever. He has permanent residency in our hearts. He Does Not Make Us Timid The Spirit of God does not make us timid. This means that feelings of fear, inadequacy, and insecurity do not come from God. In life, we are all faced with different lies in our heads. We can either take those thoughts captive to Christ, or we can believe them and live out timid lives. Although we have the Holy Spirit, there is a difference in being saved and living a Spirit-filled life. Choosing to daily surrender to the work God wants to do in our hearts and through our days means that we are filled with the Holy Spirit to live. We seek the ways of the Spirit, not the flesh. We acknowledge that the enemy and our flesh are against us and want us to be timid, but that is not who we truly are in Christ. [CONTINUE READING →]( You May Also Like: [10 Things You Should Know about Christian Meditation]( Kathy Howard Many of us regularly hear, read, study, and even memorize God’s Word, but meditation actively goes beyond those disciplines. [CONTINUE READING →]( [What Is God's Design for Multigenerational Community?]( Gina Smith Those things that God has established, and the countless ways He has been faithful in our lives, will be the examples that we can share to encourage the next generation. It is the rope we can offer them when they can't see what God is doing in the immediate, and they need something to hold on to. [CONTINUE READING →]( [The #1 Regret of a 70 Year Old Christian]( David Kaywood This is a good word not just for young Christians, but all Christians. [CONTINUE READING →](                       Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                       Who did James and John want to call fire down upon? A. the Romans B. the Pharisees C. the Samaritan villagers D. the people of Nazareth [ANSWER THE QUESTION →]( [Crosswalk.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2022 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk.com - The Devotional. [Link](