If God is for us, who
can be against us?
Romans 8:31
Romans 8:31
Most
of us at some time in our lives have heard someone say, "I've got good
news and bad news." The Scriptures are the epitome of that saying, aren't
they? I believe one of the reasons the gospel is referred to as the "Good
News" is that we're so inundated with bad news and are desperately looking
for relief! But the bad news we hear from the media each day scarcely comes
close to the bad news we can find in the Bible.
Yes,
there is a lot of bad news, but we can sum it up like this: The world is NOT
fair, the devil hates us and wants to destroy us and never takes a vacation,
and the situation will probably get worse before it gets better.
But
God...
And
that's where the Good News comes in. Though the world and the devil
and all his demon hordes may align themselves against us (and they have!),God is for us,! Romans 8:17 therefore confidently declares, "If God is for us,
who can be against us?" That verse isn't promising that nothing or no one
will come against us, but rather, because God stands with us and for us and
even beneath us, holding us up, not one of the enemies who comes against us can
defeat us! Though they may inflict temporary pain and suffering and
torment--and even take our very lives--ultimately they lose, and we win.
And
that, my friends, is the Good News! The One who stands with us, who fights for
us, who even died for us to ensure that the enemies who hate us can never
triumph over us, has determined that we are to be "more than conquerors
through him who loved us" (Romans 8:37). In fact, verses 38-39 continue
with this amazing promise, which we would all do well to memorize:
For
I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor
powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any
other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
As
we continue to "fight the good fight," let's remember that the One
who fights for us has already secured the victory and has promised that
absolutely nothing can separate us from His great love. And that is
the best news anyone can ever hear!