God Was FOR Them

"Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matt. 10:28). "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (Rom. 8:31).

Hey Gang:  Time for common denominator number three – “God was for them”.  Wow, does that light your fire?  We know the verse, “If God is for us who can be against us”,  but do we not tend to forget that when the screws are turned down and we find ourselves up against the wall?

 I suspect Joshua might have felt that way when he came to the walls of Jericho, the impenetrable city.  Do you think he might have been a wee bit apprehensive and even discouraged when God told him to march around the city for six days and on the seventh to walk around seven times and blow the trumpets and yell?

 I once heard a neat little story that fits very nicely here.  A hiker had ventured to close to the cliff and had fallen off.  He was blessed to have a tree root in such proximity that he could grab and  stop his fall, but the problem was far from over.  He was now suspended a hundred feet up with no way to pull himself to safety.

 He screamed at the top of his vocal capacity, "Help, is there anyone up there?"  No response!  So he upped his vocal capacity and screamed again, "Help, is there anyone up there?"  Again no response and his arms were getting very tired.  When it reached the critical point and his strength was failing,  he once again  screamed "Hey; is anyone up there?”  A booming voice came out of the Heavenlies, "Yes, let go of the root".   To this he responded, "Help, is there anyone else up there"?

 The Children of Israel yelled and the walls came tumbling down.  Did you know God likes yelling as a weapon?  There have been times when I went into the woods by myself and screamed at the top of my lungs. 

 It does not say what they yelled, they just yelled and the walls came tumbling down.  Why? Because the people obeyed and God was for them!   Keep in mind your picture is on God’s refrigerator and in the listing in His cell phone.   He is for you and it does not matter who is against you. 

 So my young friends, keep in mind that that the members of the Hall of Faith were just like you and me, and God liked them and God was for them. Can you say a great ‘Amen” to that!  “Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the World.”  I John 4:4!

 Blessings,

 Gramps