So we now faced with the following situation. On the one hand we have the fact that God is for us. He has forgiven all our sins, He has given us His Holy Spirit, and He has given us an assured future. He has given us new life. On the other hand we face the realities of life. We face difficulties and problems for all sorts of reasons (some of them due to ourselves!). How do we deal with this situation. Well the way NOT to deal with it is to think "if I have enough faith I won't have any problems". Such thinking is fairy tale Christianity. Paul shows us the right way to deal with things.
The fundamental point is that God is for us. Compared to God, any opposing force or situation or person is as nothing. But, we may think, is God enough for me in this situation? Will He still help through these circumstances? Paul's answer is that God has already given His own Son on our behalf. If He is prepared to do this, then He is prepared to do anything.
What about accusations? And when going through trials guilt often comes in, whether it is merited or not. But God has justified us, He has declared us to be in the right. Christ died for us and was raised from death. So we need to set all the accusations against what Christ has done for us. Moreover, Christ is at this very moment interceding for us at the right-hand of God. We read earlier that the Holy Spirit prays for us as well. We have a great intercession team, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, working on our behalf!
So we do not deny the things that come against us, we do not pretend they are not there, we do not long for some fantasy land where there are no difficulties. Rather we set those things that are for us, and compare them to those that are against us, and it is no contest. Nothing can separate us from the love of God, and in all things we are more than conquerors.
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