A Thought

"If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold His own Son, but gave Him up for all of us, will He not with Him also give us everything else?" Romans 8:31b-32

There is a pretext to this passage we either ignore or take for granted: "We know all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose ..." (Romans 8:28).

The reason this is important is that, while we must certainly praise Him when things are wonderful, we must also find it within ourselves to praise Him even though things are not so wonderful.

Our God is not a favor-doer. He is impartial and no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), yet He loves ones as surely as He loves all regardless of the state of one's soul. Still the question for us remains: do we, will we, love Him back regardless?

The Gift of Christ - His Life, His Death, His Resurrection - stands for all time and is the clearest evidence that The Lord is for us, giving us the means of redemption and hope. He is faithful!

Regardless of where life may find us, regardless of our circumstances, He is for us "according to His purpose". Are we good with that if His purpose does not align with our desires?

We usually know what we want, but we rarely know what we really need. Sometimes when things don't work out in our favor according to our desires, maybe what is being offered is what we really need.

This is what it means to have faith; that we trust The Lord to see us through our brightest moments AND our darkest hours; for the Word of The Lord is consistent and clear - He is for us. Now and always.

Blessings,
Michael