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No One Can Bring Any Charge Against Us (TMF:1790)

Friday, February 18, 2022
Peace to Live By: No One Can Bring Any Charge Against Us (TMF:1790) - Daniel Litton
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       Paul takes this verse here a step further from the moment he asked who could be against us to now, “Who shall bring any charge against” us? In a way, this may be a reference to Satan, who we remember stands in front of God’s throne to accuse us of this and that sin. In other words, due to the fact we are trusting in Christ’s provision, his sacrifice on the cross for us and resurrection from the dead, we recognize that we are guiltless before God. So, not Satan nor any demons can bring a charge against us. Even on the earth, ultimately we are guilt-free at the end of the day. This doesn’t mean we aren’t responsible if we do wrong, or that we don’t need to repent of sin or even ask for people’s forgiveness. There are other places in the New Testament that clearly speak to those matters. When the dust has settled, no matter what the matter, no one can truly bring a charge against us. That is because Christ has made us not guilty for all accounts of sin.

God Will Give Us Good Things & Help Us (TMF:1789)

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Peace to Live By: God Will Give Us Good Things & Help Us (TMF:1789) - Daniel Litton
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       But Paul’s context here seems to be referring to the here and now, what is going on in our lives. This is such an encouragement for us. God is going to give us good things from day to day, big and small. He’ll help us get a good job, provide a marriage partner, give us things we need and want. He’ll help us have the money to pay our bills, give us favor in that presentation at work, and even aid the parent helping her child with her homework. God helps both big and small. Nothing is too big or too small for his help. Verse 33: “Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” Paul takes this verse here a step further from the moment he asked who could be against us to now, “Who shall bring any charge against” us? In a way, this may be a reference to Satan, who we remember stands in front of God’s throne to accuse us of this and that sin.

God is On Our Side; He is for Us, Part 4 (TMF:1788)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Peace to Live By: God is On Our Side; He is for Us, Part 4 (TMF:1788) - Daniel Litton
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       The ultimate example of God being on our side was demonstrated in that he sent his own Son to die on the cross for our sins. I just don’t think there is any other way in which God could have perfectly demonstrated his love for us. It is the ultimate demonstration that God is for us. And so Paul says that if God was willing to do that--if he was willing to give up is own Son for us--”how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” If God was willing to do that, he would be will to give us anything. Notice the word “graciously.” Don’t pass over that word. It says that God will “graciously give us all things.” That means he wants to give us good things. Certainly, God is going to give us a tremendous amount of things in the future after this life--there’s no doubt about that. But Paul’s context here seems to be referring to the here and now, what is going on in our lives. This is such an encouragement for us. God is going to give us good things from day to day, big and small.

God is On Our Side; He is for Us, Part 3 (TMF:1787)

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Peace to Live By: God is On Our Side; He is for Us, Part 3 (TMF:1787) - Daniel Litton
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       Since God really is for us, no one can really stand against us. And that’s true whether it be an unbeliever, or even another believer who has come against us. However, I would say that part of this is that we need to have faith that God is on our side. If we don’t believe he’s on our side, it can make it more difficult or even impossible for him to help us. It can tie God’s hands. And I think this is a main reason that negative minded Christians often fail to see God’s help in their lives. They don’t receive since they don’t believe. Nonetheless, it is amazing how God protects us. Some of the things we get to see first hand, and probably most of them we don’t even know about. God has protected us from evil plots against us that we weren’t aware of. And this is yet another reason why it is foolish to love and crave to be in control of our lives. No matter how much we imagine ourselves being in control, we aren’t actually in control. God is in control, though. We are to rest in him and forfeit a false sense on control.

God is On Our Side; He is for Us, Part 2 (TMF:1786)

Monday, February 14, 2022
Peace to Live By: God is On Our Side; He is for Us, Part 2 (TMF:1786) - Daniel Litton
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       If we are against ourselves, it can make it more difficult for us to realize God is our on side because we aren’t on our own side. It’s such an unfortunate thing, and yet many of us fall into the trap of rejecting ourselves. And rejecting ourselves not only hurts our relationship with God and how we view God, but it also hurts our relationships with other people, but this is a whole ‘nother topic altogether. Anyway, we have to come to a place where we see ourselves as good since we are righteous through Christ, not because we perform perfectly. And I suppose that is a real problem for people, again, whose performance is polished. If people take great pride in how they look before others, then they are depending on that image for how they feel about themselves, and even how they feel they are doing before God. But, God can only be for us if we are trusting in what is reality, and that is Christ’s righteousness, not on own. Since God really is for us, no one can really stand against us.