In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us? Certainly not God, who did not even keep back his own Son, but offered him for us all? Certainly not God, who did not even keep back his own Son, but offered him for us all! He gave us his Son – will he not also freely give us all things? Who will accuse God’s chosen people? God himself declares them not guilty! Who, then, will condemn them? Not Christ Jesus, who died, or rather, who was raised to life and is at the right side of God, pleading with him for us! Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death? As the scripture says,

"For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered."

No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels or other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below – there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our LORD.

Romans 8:31-39

Have you ever been picked on by non-Christians? Most of us have. Has someone come to your defense and said, "go pick on someone else?" Have you considered doing that for someone else when they needed help. The world is full of persecuted Christians. Help where you can, when you can, even if it is at home, or at the office. If God is for you, it really does not matter who is against you!

With God on our side we are never outnumbered.

Our Daily Bread – May 6, 2003