16. IF GOD BE FOR US
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Rejoice in the Lord! Oh, let His mercy cheer:
He sunders the bands that enthral;
Redeem’d by His blood why should we ever fear
Since Jesus is our “all in all”?
Chorus:
“If God be for us, if God be for us,
If God be for us, who can be against us?
Who? Who? Who?
Who can be against us, against us?”
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Be strong in the Lord! Rejoicing in His might;
Be loyal and true day by day;
When evils assail, be valiant for the right,
And He will be our strength and stay.
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Confide in His word – His promises so sure;
In Christ they are “yea and amen;”
Though earth pass away, they ever shall endure,
Tis written o’er and o’er again.
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Abide in the Lord: secure in His control,
Tis life everlasting begun;
To pluck from His hand the weakest, trembling soul
It never, never can be done!
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
