Psalm one twenty-four. So many good things in the Book
of Psalms. Psalms 124:1 says, "If it had
not been the Lord Who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it
had not been the Lord Who was on our side, when men rose up
against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when
their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had
overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the
proud waters had gone over our soul," if what? If what? If the Lord had not been on our
side, we would have been washed away. Is that right? We would have been swallowed up. We would've been consumed, we
would've been destroyed. Verse six, "Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird
out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are
escaped." Did you know that's exactly true
about you? You missed hell. The devil had you. He had you. He had me, he had you. But you are escaped. I said, you are escaped, glory
to God! You are not his anymore. He has no claims on you. Oh, somebody say thank You Lord. And the reason why is verse
eight. The reason why, "Our help,"
that's what the first two verses said. The Lord was on our side. The Lord was on our side. Our help, "Is in the name of the
Lord, Who made heaven and earth." We didn't do it on our own, we didn't make the
break on our own. We had help. We escaped the prison, but we
had help making our escape. Go over to Psalm one eighteen
please. Psalms 118:1 it said, "Give
thanks to the Lord; for He is good: because His mercy endures
for ever. Let Israel now say, that His
mercy endures for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say,
that His mercy endures for ever. Let them now that
fear the Lord say, that His mercy
endures for ever." Let Faith Life Church say His
mercy endures forever. Hallelujah. Verse five, "I called upon the
Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a
large place." Ha ha. God's will is roomy. Roomy. I don't like little tight
anything. I like a roomy house. I like a roomy car. I like room. Room is prosperity. Is that right? Is God big or is God little? Is God spacious? Well, where did that word come
from? Space. "The Lord answered me, and set
me in a large place. The Lord is on my side," that's
what we saw in the other passage, the Lord is on my side,
"I will not fear: what can man do to me? The Lord takes my part with them
that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that
hate me." I want you to notice again verse
six. "The Lord is on my side." Verse seven, "The Lord takes my
part with them that help me." Glory to God. That's the name of the series. The Lord is on my side. Hallelujah. He's on my side. Would you like to hear some more
about that? The Lord - Who are we talking
about now, Who are we talking about? Creator of heavens and the
earth. Talking about the Father. We're talking about the Master. We're talking about the Holy
Spirit. All His holy Angels. On my side. On my side. God is on my side. Come on, everybody say it out
loud: "God is on my side. He's for me. He takes my part." Now that's a wonderful thought. You know, that's the opposite of
Him being against you. Him being against you. And whether you have understood
it or not, or recognized it or not maybe I should say, the
enemy who is against you is continually trying to dupe you
and convince you that God is against you. There are millions of believers,
a lot of them don't go to church anywhere, some of them do go
once in a great while. Some of them go semi-regularly. Some of them go every time the
doors open, but millions of Christians that believe - they
might not spit it out and say it, but if you examined it and
got down to it, they believe God is pretty unhappy with them. Pretty displeased. And what has been preached in a
lot of groups is what God is against. Is it true or not? God is against. It's been preached and taught
God is against sin. He's against sin. Well, what if you sinned? If He's against sin, and you
sinned, that's kind of like Him being against you, isn't it? Hang on, I'm going to help you
out. God is against. He's against foolishness. Ever been foolish? He's against flashiness. He's against worldliness. He's against wantonness. He's against frivolity. He's against excess. He's against expensive stuff. He's against partying. He's against fun? Why would I say that? Because the emphasis has been on
what? On what God is against. Is against. And a lot of Christians, they
think to be a Christian primarily is about taking a
stand against stuff. But the Bible said about the
Master, you wouldn't hear His voice in the streets leading a
revolt or rebellion, and you never did. And that He wouldn't quench a
smoking flax. What does that mean? He's not against, He's for. If the Lord had wanted to
demonstrate being against us, all He would have to do is
nothing. Leave us where we were, and to
ourselves. He's for us. Come on, somebody say: "He's for
me. He's for us." He's for me. If He were looking for a reason
to find something against you, He wouldn't even have to try. It's not like it would take some
long drawn out searching. Some detailed scrutiny. From His perspective, it has to
be some glaring stuff. And still, He's not against you. He's not against you. He's for you. He's for me. Oh, somebody say: "He's for me. He's on my side. He's for me." Never believe nobody believes in
you, nobody's got your back, nobody's for you. The one Who matters most has
your back, is for you. Believes in you. Chose you, oh hallelujah, chose
you. Go to Romans five. Let me show you when He started
being for you. When all this came about. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. In Romans the fifth chapter, so
many good things here. But beginning at the first part
of the chapter. Romans 5:1 he said, "Therefore
being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ: By Whom also we have access by faith into
this grace," you don't enjoy grace without faith. Grace is God's part. Not yours. Faith is your part. You don't need to work on the
grace part, you need to work on the faith part. Say it out loud: "Grace is God's
part." Now you need to know about it
and you need to hear about it, but grace is not your part;
that's what God has done. But without faith there won't be
any accessing of grace. You will not enjoy grace without
faith; it's how you access it. We have access into this grace
by faith. "Wherein we stand, and rejoice
in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in
tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience; And
patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope makes
not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts
by the Holy Ghost which is given to us. For when we were yet without
strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." When? "For scarcely for a righteous
man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some
would even dare to die. But God commends His love toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Somebody say: "For us. For us." When did He do it? Way before you were for Him. If you're His enemy, you're
against Him. He was for you when you were
against Him. How much more - read the next
verse. "Much more then, being now
justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
Him." If He was for us when we were
His enemies, surely He's for us now. When we have chosen to be for
Him. Oh come on, can you see it? Say it out loud: "God is for me. The Lord is on my side." Hallelujah. Whoa! This is going to help us out
here. I said, this is going to help
us. We're going to get more
revelation about this than we had seen before. We're going to shut the doors
and slam some doors on the enemy's confusion and
condemnation. If God is for me... Congregation: Who can be against
me? You're getting ahead of me. But that's true. Ha ha. God was for you before you knew
Him. Before you cared about Him. He was for you. Let's read it again. Let's don't let this get by us. Verse six, "For when we were yet
without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." And we qualified. "For scarcely for a righteous
man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some
would even dare to die. But God," do you see the
contrast? Some would die for a good man. That wouldn't have been us. Do you see what He is saying? That was not us. When He died for us, we were not
worthy. We were not a good person that
someone should die to save. We were not. We were His enemies. And He chose to be for us then - while we were sinners, Christ
died for us. Somebody say: "He died for me. That's how much He's for me." He died what? What? For me. It wasn't for Him. It was for me. Should be obvious how much He is
for me and for you. He died for me. For you. Verse nine, "Much more then
being now justified by His blood," we were sinners, we were
His enemies, but that's not the case now. Now we are justified. Now we are His. Now we do care about Him. "Much more then..." Somebody say: "Much more then." we shall be saved
from wrath through Him." Now I know some folks think
they're going through all kinds of tribulations. I'm not. I have been saved from the wrath
to come. This is not the only New
Testament verse that says this. "Oh, you'll find out." Yeah, we will. Yes, we will. That's one of those things
that's going to happen the way it should no matter what you
believe. And there's going to be all kind
of preaching and all kinds of books and all kinds of stuff
that went on for decades, and some of it longer, and when it
start happening, people will just go, "Oh. We were wrong." And that will be the end of
that. Do you want to quote Scriptures? Say it out loud: "I have been
saved from wrath. I've been saved from the wrath
to come." I'm quoting other Scripture. Look in Peter, look in here,
that's what the Scripture says. "I think you're wrong." Well, we'll find out, now won't
we? Ain't no need in wrestling about
it now. It's going to happen the way
it's supposed to happen. But what purpose would it serve? Let me move on. He said, "Christ died for us." That's when He started being for
you. He knew you before you were ever
born. And He was for you before you
ever came along. And He was for you when you were
running from Him and against Him. He was for you when you were
cussing and blaspheming and doing whatever you were big
enough to do, He was for you then. How much more then is He for you
now? Hallelujah. Somebody say: "He's for me." He's for you more than any human
being has ever been for you. He believes in you. He chose you. When you looked like you were
nothing to offer, and if He would choose you then, be for
you then, much more is He for you now. It's not getting less. In Romans eight, we were talking
about it a few minutes ago, let's look at it. Romans eight. This entire chapter is so rich
in these things, but let's zero in on part of it here. God is for me. For me. Let's start about verse
twenty-six. Romans 8:26, "The Spirit also
helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for
as we ought: but the Spirit Itself," or modern translations
say Himself, "makes intercession," what? What? "For us with groanings which
cannot be uttered. And He that searches the hearts
knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He makes
intercession for," us, for, "the saints according to the will of
God. And we know that all things work
together for good to," us, to, "them that love God, to them,"
for us, "who are the called according to His purpose." When you start looking for it
you just see "for us" all over the Bible. If you look for it. It wasn't for Him. It wasn't for the Lord, He
didn't have any sins to pay for. He wasn't the enemy of the
Father. It's all for us. It ought to make you feel
special. Come on, say it out loud: "It
was all for me." It was all for me. You hear people say stupid
things. "Nobody ever did anything for
me." Are you a believer? Start acting like one. Nobody ever did anything for
you? Jesus took your infirmities, He
bore your sicknesses, He carried your pains, He became sin with
your sin. He ever lives to make
intercession for you right now. They are working on your mansion
in glory. Nobody ever did anything...for
you? Somebody needs to apologize to
the Lord. He said, "For whom He did
foreknow, He also did predestinate," now that's one
reason I read to you from the fifth chapter. When did He love us and die for
us and make that decision for us? That was back before we ever
knew Him. Did He foreknow us? Then He also did predestinate,
"To be conformed to the image of His Son," you and I are
predetermined of God to be the image of the Christ. To be just like Him. "It does not yet appear what we
shall be." We don't look and sound like
Him, but we're headed that way. We're headed that way. A lot of you would acknowledge
you're a lot more like Him now than you were twenty years ago,
thirty years, forty years ago. What if that continued for
another thousand years? Well, something is going to be
going on past this life. You are like Him. Predestined to be conformed of
the image of His Son, "That He might be the firstborn among
many brethren. Moreover whom He did
predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, He
also justified: and whom He justified, them He also
glorified." It has already been mapped out
for you and me. Hallelujah. From before us being born again
to complete Christlike glory. Hallelujah. And beyond. We've just gotten started in it
barely. This life is the briefest thing
we we'll ever do. Even if you live a hundred plus
years, it's the briefest thing you will ever do. But already we're on our way. Somebody say: "I'm on my way." Can you make it all the way? Why? Because, because of Who is for
you, Who is helping you more than we know. Right? He's on our case, in a good way. Is that right? He's on our situation. He's already got it mapped out
for us. He's already got it prepared for
us, provided for us. Is it true or not? He has already blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. He has already given us
everything that pertains unto life and godliness. Him Who knows the end from the
beginning has chosen us, in Him, predetermined our perfection in
Him. And is with us every step of
every day of the entire way. And I'm convinced I'm going to
make it. Anybody in here besides me? "What do you mean?" I'm going to make it. I'm going to run my race, I'm
going to finish my course, hallelujah, I'm going to hit the
finish line. And I'm going to hear, "Well
done. You've been faithful in a few
things, I'm going to make you ruler over much." And it won't be because I was so
smart or did everything so perfectly. It was because of Who had me. Who was helping me. Yeah, you need to cooperate with
Him, but if you'll just give Him something to work with, He can
do amazing things. If you just give Him a little
bit. My, my, my. My, my. Keep reading. "Whom He did predestinate, them
He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified:
and whom He justified, them He also glorified. What shall we then say to these
things? If God be for us, who can be
against us?" Say that out loud: "If God
before us, who can be against us?" And I think a word maybe you
could use, Who could successfully be against us? Well, if God is for us, then in
order for somebody to successfully be against us, they
have to be bigger than Him. They have to come through Him. They have to defeat Him. Ain't happening. Nobody is bigger than Him. If you stay in Him, stay with
Him, nothing could be successfully against you. The danger is getting away from
Him. That's the danger. Rebelling against Him, leaving
Him, going your own way. Then you are like the little
rebellious sheep that left the shepherd's protection, left the
safety of the flock, and there is a big bad wolf out there. There is a roaring lion, is that
right? Looking for something to devour. But if you stay with Him and if
you are a smart sheep, you don't rebel. You stay close. You say like the psalmist, "My
soul follows hard after Thee." If you are a smart sheep, if the
Shepherd stopped suddenly, you run into Him. Is that right? That's how close you are. Why? Because it's the safest spot on
the planet. You want to stay close to those
powerful arms. You want to stay close to that
amazing rod and staff that can brad the head of a wolf so
quick. That can knock a lion senseless
in the blink of an eye. You want to stay close to that. Don't you? Close, very close. He said, "If God be for us, who
can be against us? He that spared not His Own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also
freely give us all things?" Are you believing for
revelation? Are you believing for light? Most Christians don't believe
that. Most Christians do not believe
this. "Say what?" You heard me. They believe God is against
having all things. Especially things of a certain
caliber, things of a certain price. See how quiet it got? Hold your place, go to 1
Timothy. First Timothy the sixth chapter. Now we haven't digressed. It would be fine if we took a
side journey. But, we're talking about what
God is for and what God is against. There are people that have said
ugly things about folks like me, and you, by association. There are folks that call me a
crook and call you a fool because they don't believe God
is for you having all things. Y'all are quiet. First Timothy, did you find it? First Timothy six. He's talking about men who think
gain is godliness, and of course it's not. Timothy 6:5, "Men of corrupt
minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is
godliness: from such withdraw yourself. But godliness with contentment
is great gain. For we brought nothing into this
world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let
us be therewith content." People stop there and they don't
read the rest of the chapter. What he is saying is absolutely
right. The love, verse ten, "The love
of money is the root of all kind of evil." Brother Hagin, my father in the
faith, said on one of the visitations he had of the Lord
that the Lord was teaching him about how to be led by the
Spirit. And if you haven't read his
Book, the white one that has the dove on the front, How to Be Led
by the Spirit? Is that the name of it? I think that's the name of it. If you haven't read that, I
recommend that. Get it, get it, get it. And the Lord taught him about
the inward witness and how to listen and how to be led and
just scripture after scripture after scripture. And among other things the Lord
told him, He said, "If you'll learn how to follow the leading
of My Spirit I will make you rich." The Head of the Church telling
him this. Now a lot of people just don't
believe that. They would scoff at that. They would mock at that and go,
"No, He did not." And that is a revelation that
they don't really believe that God is for them to that degree. And he had problems in his
thinking at that point. When he heard that, it didn't
sound right to him. What the Head of the Church is
telling him doesn't sound right to him. The Lord told people when He was
here in the earth, He said, "Your traditions have made the
word of God of none effect." And people - they will cling to
their old traditions of men and reject the Scriptures and fight
you about it. They will fight you like it's
the word of God, and it is contrary to the word of God. He said the Lord knew his
thoughts. He knows your thoughts too
though. He said this is what He told
him. He said, "I'm not opposed to My
children being rich. I'm opposed to them being
covetous." Is that true or not? Would that agree with
Scriptures? I'm not opposed to My children
being rich. And yet, just saying that phrase
rubs religion the wrong way. Rich. That word bothers people. It bothers people. They are like... Because they believe God is
against that. Oh, boy. He said, "The love of money,"
not money, the love of money, "Is the root of all evil." He goes on to say in verse
seventeen, same chapter. All of this flows together. Don't stop early, read all of
it. "Charge them that are rich in
this world," to get rid of them riches. Because God is opposed of all
that. No. What is God for? What is God against? It's convoluted in people's
minds. They are confused about these
things, what God is for, what God is against. "Charge them that are rich in
this world that they be not," what? "Highminded, nor trust in
uncertain riches," it's not even about the riches, it's about
your heart and your mind. It's about Who you look to as
your Source and you rely on. And what's number one in your
life, and whether you are haughty and proud. Did you hear that phrase Brother
Hagin said? You either believe this or not. I believe, I was around the man
for decades. I believe he actually saw the
Head of the Church. I believe He told him this. I don't just believe it because
he said it, I believe it because scriptures say it. And I believe it because it
bears witness with my Spirit. He said the Lord told him and
said, "If you learn how to be led of My Spirit, I will make
you rich." Why? He's for you. He wants to help you. He wants your things to go well. He wants you to have everything
you need and more beyond. True or not? Is He for you? Or if you went out and got a new
car, does the Lord get a scowl look on His face? As we would say it out here in
the South, is He ag'in it? People don't believe He's fer
it, they believe He's ag'in. Are you fer or ag'in? People do not believe the Lord
would be for you having a new car. The just don't believe it. They believe if you are really a
sanctified Christian, if you got a hold of any extra money, you
would give it to the poor. If you were sanctified, because
that's what Jesus did they said and you should follow Jesus. That is not true! It's not true. It's not Bible. People have invented stuff in
their minds about what Jesus said and taught and what He did. Helping the poor was not the
main thing Jesus did. "Oh...!" It wasn't. The main thing He did was teach
and preach and heal. That's the main things He did. Now they did do some things for
the poor, they did give to the poor, because they had enough to
do that. There's a whole lot of things
could be said about that, but I'm just saying, the further we
go I believe you'll see what we talked about in the beginning. The enemy is continually trying
to convince you God is against you in some very subtle, crafty
ways. "God's not happy with you... You got that nice ring, God frowned when you got
that nice ring... Those nice clothes... That nice dress... That nice house... How big? How many bedrooms?" Whether it's said or not, the
implication is God's not for that. He's not for that. Where did that come from though
that He's not for that? Are you reading or not? "Charge them that are rich in
this world," not to get rid of the riches, "not to be
high-minded, not to trust in the uncertain riches but," put your
faith in God, trust, "in the living God, Who," what? Who what? "Gives us richly," that's the
word "rich" with a "ly" on it. Don't trust in the riches, but
trust in the living God, "Who gives us richly all things to
enjoy." Are you believing God with me? I want us to knock this holy cow
in the head. I want us to knock 'er down, and
run over her, and back up over her again, and run over her
again, until she quits mooing. You know what holy cow I'm
talking about? This ungodly, contrary to
Scripture idea that God is displeased if you don't live in
virtual poverty and give every extra dime you could get your
hands on to the poor. Did you know the Bible says it's
possible to give everything you've got to the poor and it
mean nothing? Mean nothing. First Corinthians thirteen. Is it true? It's a wonderful thing to help
somebody that's in need, it's a wonderful thing. But God never intended for you
to be anybody's source. And why do you owe them because
they have less than you? I heard the cow moo right there. Did you hear? Moooo. And why are the poor more
important than the Gospel? They weren't to Jesus. That's not His priority. That's not how He did it. Don't let unbelievers tell you
Who Jesus is. Don't let them tell you, people
that never even open a Bible tell you what Jesus taught. Don't let them tell you that. People say of churches like us,
"Instead of spending all that money on those buildings and TV
and airplanes, you could've done this..." If we preached what you said,
there wouldn't be a church. This church would never have
existed. It's wrong on so many levels. Now, it's wrong to be covetous,
it's wrong to be money hungry, have money on your mind all the
time and all you think about are things and money, that's wrong. Do you believe what Brother
Hagin said the Lord told him? He said, "If you learn how to be
led by My Spirit, I'll make you rich." Rich is a relative thing. It's not about a dollar amount
in an account, all of us need different things. But rich is more than enough. Way more than enough for
everything you got going on and everything you need to do. Abundance. Abundance. Is God the God of abundance? Then let's quit believing this
junk about poverty pleasing Him. Poverty is a curse. God is actually against poverty. Not the poor, but the poverty. He's against sickness, not the
sick, but the sickness. He is against sin, not the
sinner, the sin. You want to be against what He's
against. And you want to be for what He
is for. Well, He's for you. You ought to be for you too. And He's for your neighbor. Are you for them? "Charge them that are rich in
this world that they be not high-minded nor trust in
uncertain riches, but trust in the living God Who gives us
richly all things to enjoy." He will give you things that
serve no purpose except you enjoys it. Yeah. He'll give you things - "God is
not, God's not for that." People talk like that, they
don't know Him. I said, they don't know Him. All you have to do is think
about parents and children. Do parents care about things
that their children enjoy? Even things that would be
considered frivolous? Little dolls, little trucks,
little playhouses, little easy bake ovens. How is that going to help the
kingdom? See you have parents that think
they're spiritual and they deny their children, they deny them
and deprive them all kind of natural things, teaching them
that that's what it means to be spiritual, and the truth is they
don't even know Him. They don't know Him. They don't know Who He is. Because He will give you little
pretties, little happys and little pretties that serve no
purpose in the world except it blessed Him when He saw that big
smile on your face. Is God real or not? Is He a parent or not? Is He for that kind of thing? Yes. He is. Now He's not for anything that's
going to hurt you. That's another message. He's not for anything that's
going to take you away from Him, which is going to hurt you. Right? But anything that's good for
you, anything that will help you, anything that is good clean
fun, He's fer it. Yeah. Hallelujah. Trust in the living God Who does
what? Say it out loud: "He gives us
richly all things to enjoy. Now go back to Romans eight and
I believe you'll get more out of this. He was talking about God being
for us. Romans 8:31, "What shall we say
to these things? If God be for us," and his whole
case here is that He is, then, "who can," we say successfully,
"be against us?" That's a question he's asking. And the next verse is verse
thirty-two. What does it say? He hasn't changed subjects, this
all flows together. "He that spared not His Son, but
delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also
freely give us all things?" Anybody remember Romans six? It said the Gentiles seek after
all these things, talking about clothing and housing and food
and what we would call the natural necessities and desires
of life. He said, "Your Father knows you
have need of these things." You have people turn around and
say, "God knows I may not need these things." No the Bible said God knows you
do need them. He is for you having what you
need. "And if God spared not His Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him,"
giving us Him, "will He not also freely give us all things?" When people choke over a car,
over a house, a boat, a plane, a train, a quarter acre lot or a
thousand acres, they don't realize what God has already
given us. If you choke over I don't know
if God would want me to have this or not, the most expensive
thing on the planet doesn't compare to what He has given us. And to struggle with this,
whether God would give you a nice place to stay or a nice way
to travel or good clothes to wear or good food to eat, to
struggle with this shows you don't know what He has given
you. Because if He was ever going to
say something was too much for you, it would've been His Son. What is a million dollars to
God? What is a billion dollars to
God? What is a trillion dollars to
God? It would be less than a penny to
us. It's nothing to Him. He created all the gold. He created all the planets out
there. He created all the stars. A big amount of money. You cannot cause God to pause
with a big amount. "God, we're talking about a
hundred trillion," He's not going to go whoa. There's not a number big enough
of money on the earth to cause Him to even pause. If He was ever going to say no,
that's too much, it would've been with the Master. And Him having freely given Him
to us, everything else is small change. Come on, can you see that? The biggest house in the world
is just nothing compared to that. The biggest car, whatever, is
nothing. Read it again. Verse thirty-one, "What shall we
say to these things?" What things? Well as you'll see just a couple
of verses, it's people talking about God being against it. What do you say about God being
against you having a new car or new house? I'm waiting. What do you say? Verse thirty- two, verse
thirty-one says what do we say to these things? Is God for me or is He not for
me? Well, we're talking specifically
about things now. So what do you say? "I don't know if God is for you
having that or not." You say hey, God gave me Jesus. Is that right? And He did you too. This is nothing beside that. And if I keep it in the right
place and it doesn't mean more to me than Him, if I will let it
go when He tells me let it go, sell it, sow it. If I'll do what He says. The Lord said, "I'm not opposed
to My children being rich, I'm opposed to their being
covetous." Not only is He not opposed to us
being rich, He became poor so we could be. Most of the church doesn't
believe that. Well they try to water it, they
try to change it. "Oh, that just means spiritual
Brother Keith." That's not what the verse said. And it's in a chapter talking
about money and things. It includes everything. "If God spared not His own Son,"
come on, say it out loud: "If He gave me Jesus, He'll give me a
scooter. If He gave me Jesus," come on,
help me out. "If He gave me Jesus, He'll help
me pay my electric bill." Is that right? If you gave me Jesus He'll give
me a place to live. Is that right? Why did He give me Jesus? Because He is for me. He gave Him for me. Well why would He be against
something else that is for me? He is just for me. Whether it's a house or a car or
clothes or a healing, or eternal salvation, He's just for me. And when you believe that and
you get settled in that, the enemy cannot convince you
otherwise. When he comes and tries to
whisper in your ear and pretend that he's not even there try to
get you to hide something or back off of something, that may
be too big... Too big for who? Too big compared to what? The enemy is so covetous. He wants all the money. He wants all the stuff, and he
wants Christians and especially ministers and churches to be so
broke they can't preach the Gospel past the front yard. Because it's bondage. If the enemy can get enough
sickness in your life, he can put you in jail. You can't even leave the room. You have enough sickness in your
life, you can't even leave the room, you can't do anything. If he can get enough poverty in
your life, even if you felt like doing it, you can't afford to do
it. You can't even buy a tank of
gas. This is not God. This is not pleasing to God. How does it bless you for me to
be broke? How does it bless you for this
church to be broke? How does it help you? How does it help me for you to
be broke? Or sick? How does it help God? "It just shows what fortitude
they have in keeping a stiff upper lip and going through it." These are doctrines of devils. Traditions of men that have
replaced the word of God. God is against that which is
against you. And He is for you, which means
everything that is good for you and helps you, He's fer it. Come on, are you believing this
or not? Are you believing this? He goes on to say, "If God
spared not His own Son but delivered Him for us all, how
shall He not with Him also freely," He's not even holding
back on the doling. What does "freely" mean? Here, you want two? Take four. Freely. You need a hundred, here take
five hundred, you'll need some extra. Is He a God of more than enough? Is He a God Who will run your
cup over? Freely. Freely give us what? All things. Say it out loud: "He is for me
having all things." He's for me. Now the more you follow Him and
the more your priorities get right, He said, "I'm not opposed
to My children being rich, I'm opposed to them being covetous,"
the more that happens, you don't want a bunch of stuff in your
life that just takes up time. You want to be streamlined. Now the stuff you do need to do,
you want the best. Is that right? And more than enough of it. But just to have a bunch of
stuff to say I have a bunch of stuff, that just takes up your
time. It takes up your time and
resources. We're not interested in that. Keep reading. "Who shall lay any thing to the
charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies." Still talking about Him being
for us. "Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, rather,
that is risen again, Who is even at the right hand of God, Who
also makes intercession for us." For us. Can you see every one of these
is for us, for us, to us, for us, for us? Ha ha! "Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For your sake
we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for
the slaughter. Nay," give me an interpretation
of nay. No. "In all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him that loved us." Gave Him for us. Gave Him to us. Hallelujah. Ha ha! "For I am persuaded, that
neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor
depth, nor any other creation, shall be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." What is he saying? What can cause God to stop being
for us? That's what he is saying. To separate me from the love,
God loving me, and being for me. He gives a list which is
partial, but it includes everything. Death is not going to cause Him
to stop being for me. Anything that happens in life is
not going to stop Him from being for me. Nothing angels can do or evil
spirits or principalities or powers, nothing they can do, and
the devil is the accuser of the brethren, but he can't turn God
against me. Nothing he can do can separate
me from God loving me and being for me. Can you see this? Things present, anything that is
going on, anything that has happened, anything that is going
on, anything that will ever be is not going to cause God to
stop being for me. Now you could leave Him, but
He's not going to leave you. He's not going to forsake you. And even if you're rebelling
against Him, doing something stupid, He is still for you. If you'll come back. I said, if you'll come back,
He's still for you. Oh, thank You Lord. It can't get too high, it can't
get too deep, nothing that you've even heard about, any
kind of creation, somebody say: "Nothing. Nothing can separate me from the
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus my Lord. Friend, if you believe that, it
will stabilize you. It will anchor your soul. Because you will never face
anything alone again. You will never face anything by
yourself again. In the morning when you wake up,
I don't care what's going on, you realize I'm not alone in
this. The Creator of the universe is
for me. He is for me overcoming. He is for me coming out
victorious in every way. He is for me having everything I
need, every good desire fulfilled, giving me richly even
all things to enjoy. Why? Because He's for me. He's for me. And nothing, nothing will ever
change that. Glory to God. Man, it makes you walk taller. It makes you look at things head
on. It takes away your fear, it
takes away your trepidation, it takes away your timidity, it
takes away your second guessing and your wavering. And people come with their
holier than thou religious attitudes. "How much did you pay for that? How much? What is that? Is that expensive?" You go whoa, yeah. Yeah, it is. Highly recommend it. You ought to get you want too. "Oh, no!" See, they believe God is against
that. They believe God is against all
kind of things. But He is not. Aren't you glad the truth has
made you free, is making you even more free? Stand on your feet everybody.
