Readings:
Nehemiah 7:39-73
Romans 8:31-34
Focus:
Romans 8:31b: "If God is on our side, who is against us?"
This is my second most favorite verse in the Bible. Paul has just laid it all out for us. God loves us so much that he wants us to live with him eternally. For that reason he has come himself, as Jesus Christ, to take the punishment for our sins, instead of us. Although we are guilty, he has acquitted us.
As Paul says, speaking in terms of eternity, who will bring a charge against us if God has acquitted us? Our future is secure; there is no one who can condemn us. God is greater than any who might try.
What a hope to hang onto in the midst of troubles! In this life we may know sorrow, oppression, and conflict, but ultimately, if God is on our side, who is against us? We have God's love and strength to see us through, and he is there, bright and shining, at the end.
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