| “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” |
| —Romans 8:31 |
In most of our lives, there is enough chaos that it is very easy to become distracted from the things that really matter. All it takes is for some unanticipated problem to arise in our house, apartment, or vehicle—or some peril in the lives of one of our family members—and we lose track of the things on which we should focus our attention.
Maybe one of our children or grandchildren has an accident or illness. Perhaps we receive a bill that is for an amount far greater than we had hoped. Or, we discover that our husband or wife has spent money—even on necessities—but those expenditures have pushed us into a debt far too deep to climb out of easily, especially when we haven’t received a raise in the last five years, or, even worse, we have lost our job many months ago and have no prospect for a new place of employment.
In the midst of the distress that can so very easily plague us, we need to remember that we have a sure response to whatever happens in our lives. The Apostle Paul states this certain response, when he writes to the Christians gathered at Rome, as recorded in Romans 8:31:
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
No matter how difficult our circumstances may seem in the moment: God is for us! Let me insist: God is for us! Even if we have fallen into a deep hole and have languished there for many years: God is for us! When trials and difficulties come, when disappointment and discouragement grips our lives, when things don’t seem to be going our way: God is for us!
As we begin another new day, let’s cling to that truth. And, let’s allow the Holy Spirit to lift us upward in response to the sure knowledge that God has our back. He will provide what we need. He will see us through our darkest hour. He will bring us out of darkness and into the light of His great day. Yes! God is for us!
