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Romans 8:31, What then shall we say to these things?  If God is for us who can be against us?

Deuteronomy 30:19, “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Words are becoming more fascinating to me.  By that I mean I am trying to slow down when reading God’s Word.  I think we miss so much when we try read a certain amount of verses and then say we have read/studied for the day.  For example, the verses for today were selected because of two words – if and choose.  I did not know until this morning that the word if is used 1.595 times in 1,420 verses of the Bible.  Such a small word that indicates uncertainty, maybe doubt.  When I read the word it indicates to me that someone has a choice in some matter.

In Romans 8:31 above, it might say God has a choice to be for or against us.  In the context of the passage the question is asking the reader to decide who is greater than God that our salvation might be taken from us.  In Deuteronomy 30:19, we are told to choose life.  That is the choice that each of us must make – we have a choice between life and death.

Each day we are faced with many “if” decisions; there are choices to make.  The choices we make are important.  The choice we make to walk in the way that pleases the Father in Heaven will not always please those in the world.  And that becomes the reality behind the choice.  Who do we want to please the most?  Those in the Bible who chose to please God were persecuted in some way – even to the point of death.  There are a lot of “if” decisions that can be made a head of actually having to make them.   Look at the decisions being forced upon us by government at various levels; we are being told what we can and cannot do.  Look at the decisions being made regarding Christianity.  “If” you have to choose between obeying God or the governing authorities what will you do? 

If we choose to obey God, the fourth man in the fire shows up and helps us through the fire.  If we choose to obey God, we know that “all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).

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