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If God is for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?

Today I read: 2 Kings 8, Psalm 56-57, Daniel 12, and 1 Timothy 5.

Gospel Summary: God's people have no need to fear mankind, for if our God is for us, it doesn't matter who is against us. Every enemy of God's people are fighting against themselves, for God will see to it that His flock is eternally safe in His arms and their enemies are eternally condemned.

Prayer: O Lord God, you are truly an awesome God and there is no one else I would rather have for me than you. I thank you that when I was at enmity with you and hated you, you endured the wrath of God I deserved on the cross so that you might redeem me and adopt me. Although I deserve to have you eternally against me, I am humbled and grateful that you are eternally for me. Help me to trust you and not to fear those who do evil. When standing for you means having a world against me, fill me with the lion-like faith I need, that acknowledges who it is that is for me. Grant that I may endure whatever persecution I must face in this world for you, knowing that those against me will fall in the pit they have dug for me and fill me with compassion for reaching them with your gospel before they fall in the bottomless pit of destruction. In Jesus' name, amen.

Memory Verses: "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?...Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?" (‭Psalm‬ ‭56‬:‭3-4, 9-11‬ ESV)

Hymn: "He Will Hide Me" by Mary E. Servoss

When the storms of life are raging, 
Tempests wild on sea and land,
I will seek a place of refuge
In the shadow of God's hand.

Refrain:
He will hide me, He will hide me!
Where no harm can e'er betide me;
He will hide me, safely hide me
In the shadow of His hand!

Though He may send some affliction,
'Twill but make me long for home;
For in love, and not in anger,
All His chastenings will come.

Enemies may strive to injure,
Satan all his arts employ;
God will turn what seems to harm me
Into everlasting joy.

So, while here the cross I'm bearing,
Meeting storms and billows wild.
Jesus for my soul is caring,
Naught can harm His Father's child.

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