Do I Have a
Backing?
What, then, shall we say in
response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31
(NIV)
In 1937 the
great Golden Gate Bridge (the one-mile-wide, three-mile-long channel between
San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean) was completed. It cost over $35
million to build and was completed in two phases: the first slowly and the
second rapidly. In the first stage, no safety devices were used. As a result,
twenty-three men fell to their deaths. However, for the final part of the
project, a large safety net was used as a precaution. At least ten men fell
into the net and were saved from certain death. Once the net was installed
production increased by 25%. Why? Because the men were assured of their security
and they were free to wholeheartedly serve the project.
Security is a
critical element in life. In fact, we all love to be backed by someone or
something. Yesterday after reading my devotion one of the student sent me the
following message on WatsApp. I asked him/her if I could use the conversation
as an illustration. He/She said, “Achen you can use it but please don’t reveal
my name.” I promised him/her I won’t disclose his/her identity. I wanted this
to be published for I know there are many like him/her and this will be a great
motivation for them.
This is what
he/she said, “Achen, what you said is true. There are people who are in a
position to help us but they won’t do it. They only help the people in their
gang…..Only if you have a gang to help you, only then your quota and patient
work gets over…But finally God helps those who don’t have any senior or demos
to help.”
Did you hear
that. That’s the testimony of a student who has tasted Lord and have come to
know that God is Good. It sure does make a difference if we know someone is for
us? Get ready for some great good news: God is for us and He is there to back
us!
The verse says,
"If God is for us ..." The Greek word for "if," in this
case, doesn't mean that God's being for us is a possibility. Instead, it's a
certainty. This statement isn't about the possibility of God's love for us -
it's about the certainty of God's love for each of us.
Your family may
have turned their backs on you, your professors may not be ready to understand
you, your child may have disappointed you, your job may have disappeared into
the thin air of layoffs and cutbacks ... but the maker of the mountains is for
you. The One who laid the floor of the oceans is for you. The one who scattered
the more than 100 billion stars over 100 billion galaxies, in what scientists
say is a length of more than 30 million light years with a playful toss of his
hand, is for you!
God is for you.
Not was, not will be or might be, but is, right now. There is no waiting. There
will be no probationary period. There is no small print to wade through. Right
now, God is for you. His availability to you is not dependent on whether or not
you've been good or bad.
If you still doubt if God is there for you, He has given a solid proof. The Cross. The cross is the unspeakable , indescribable proof that God is for you. So fear not, for, you are backed by God.
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