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'WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE...HOW CAN WE LOSE?' ROMANS 8:13
Faith is like a muscle; using it may cause a strain but in the end it grows stronger. David (the bloke who wrote all those Psalms and killed Goliath) totally understood this. He was always getting into trouble but instead of losing faith in God's promise, David understood that, 'The Lord has set apart [ear-marked] the godly man for Himself' (Psalm 4:3 NAS). So he said, 'In peace I will...lie down...For You...Lord, make me to dwell in safety' (Psalm 4:8 NAS).
Even when he was captured by the Philistines he prayed, 'When I am afraid, I will...trust in You' (Psalm 56:3 NAS). When he ended up in a cave after legging it from a very angry King Saul he said, 'I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this...is past' (Psalm 57:1 TLB).
During the third century, when St. Felix of Nola was running from his enemies, he hid in a cave. Eventually a spider began to weave a web across the small opening, sealing it off and making it look like nobody had been inside for months. As a result the guys hunting for him ran straight pass and didn't even bother to go in.
Later, stepping out into the sunshine, Felix declared, 'Where God is, a spider's web is a wall. And where He isn't, a wall is but a spider's web.' Jesus said you'd have problems on earth; people will disappoint you and you'll disappoint yourself. Sometimes you'll end up in a cave because of something you did, other times because of circumstances you'd no control over but God is with you either way. Like Paul said, 'With God on our side...how can we lose?'
written by Bob Gass
'WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE...HOW CAN WE LOSE?' ROMANS 8:13
Faith is like a muscle; using it may cause a strain but in the end it grows stronger. David (the bloke who wrote all those Psalms and killed Goliath) totally understood this. He was always getting into trouble but instead of losing faith in God's promise, David understood that, 'The Lord has set apart [ear-marked] the godly man for Himself' (Psalm 4:3 NAS). So he said, 'In peace I will...lie down...For You...Lord, make me to dwell in safety' (Psalm 4:8 NAS).
Even when he was captured by the Philistines he prayed, 'When I am afraid, I will...trust in You' (Psalm 56:3 NAS). When he ended up in a cave after legging it from a very angry King Saul he said, 'I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this...is past' (Psalm 57:1 TLB).
During the third century, when St. Felix of Nola was running from his enemies, he hid in a cave. Eventually a spider began to weave a web across the small opening, sealing it off and making it look like nobody had been inside for months. As a result the guys hunting for him ran straight pass and didn't even bother to go in.
Later, stepping out into the sunshine, Felix declared, 'Where God is, a spider's web is a wall. And where He isn't, a wall is but a spider's web.' Jesus said you'd have problems on earth; people will disappoint you and you'll disappoint yourself. Sometimes you'll end up in a cave because of something you did, other times because of circumstances you'd no control over but God is with you either way. Like Paul said, 'With God on our side...how can we lose?'
written by Bob Gass
