God Is For Us

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | Lent Meditations

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
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For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. -Romans 8:1-2,30-34

Ephesians 2:3 says that before God made us alive, we were “objects of wrath”. We were the rightful recipients of God’s judgment and anger. We were all about ourselves and fulfilling our own lusts & desires, and we pitted ourselves against God whenever His plans got in the way of ours.

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)” -Eph 2:4

Before, we were God’s enemies. Now, because He made us completely new people by His mercy and Jesus’ sacrifice, He is no longer against us. God is for us. He allowed His own Son to suffer and die in His enemies’ stead and, astonishingly, adopted them as His sons and daughters. We do not live in a world where God is angry and out to get us. God is for us. He is our Father, our Friend, our King, our Advocate, and our Great Reward. God is for you. He causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him. God is for you. How would this change the way you think, act, and relate to God if you believed it to your core?

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