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God's people should fear in troubled times. If God be in
us, He is as near to our problems as we are. If we were
to fail or fall, He would have to fail or fall with us. If
Satan sends his demon dogs to nip at our heels, he must
deal with God—not us! When Satan knocks, we need
simply answer, "Wait! I'll call the Man of the house."
It is not that we own God, but that God owns us. He
is ours because He made us His. My God! Who dares
say it? All who trust Him as the answer to everything.
Then, when you have God's glory, you can rejoice in
God's doom. You and I may live to see the wreck of
matter and the crash of worlds—nevertheless, we will
not fear. We will not fear noise, or force, or melting
elements, shaking mountains, raging seas, withered
fie!ds—because our God sitteth King of the flood. The
Alps and the Andes may tremble, but God's people will
stand firm in faith.
3. By Faith Alone
Those who trust that God is protecting them are
"agents of the possible." Faith is a window with a view
of God; therefore, people who trust can never be guilty
of "underliving." As agents of the possible, we must
learn more and more how to live by faith. Think of it:
"The just shall live by faith" (Romans 1:17 et al.
KJV)—eat, drink, be clothed, be protected, be delivered
by faith. How shall we live when depression and anarchy
explode on us? By faith! How shall we live when short-
ages and violence threaten? By faith! How shall we live
when unemployment, deprivation, and hunger surround
us? By faith. We who have been saved by faith—who
hope to be redeemed by faith—shall live and survive
by faith.
No matter how black conditions look, "the earth is
still full of the goodness of the Lord" (Psalms 33:5 KJV).
God is still emnloyed feeding a brimming ocean of fish.
He still provides earth's creatures with food. Even un-
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us, He is as near to our problems as we are. If we were
to fail or fall, He would have to fail or fall with us. If
Satan sends his demon dogs to nip at our heels, he must
deal with God—not us! When Satan knocks, we need
simply answer, "Wait! I'll call the Man of the house."
It is not that we own God, but that God owns us. He
is ours because He made us His. My God! Who dares
say it? All who trust Him as the answer to everything.
Then, when you have God's glory, you can rejoice in
God's doom. You and I may live to see the wreck of
matter and the crash of worlds—nevertheless, we will
not fear. We will not fear noise, or force, or melting
elements, shaking mountains, raging seas, withered
fie!ds—because our God sitteth King of the flood. The
Alps and the Andes may tremble, but God's people will
stand firm in faith.
3. By Faith Alone
Those who trust that God is protecting them are
"agents of the possible." Faith is a window with a view
of God; therefore, people who trust can never be guilty
of "underliving." As agents of the possible, we must
learn more and more how to live by faith. Think of it:
"The just shall live by faith" (Romans 1:17 et al.
KJV)—eat, drink, be clothed, be protected, be delivered
by faith. How shall we live when depression and anarchy
explode on us? By faith! How shall we live when short-
ages and violence threaten? By faith! How shall we live
when unemployment, deprivation, and hunger surround
us? By faith. We who have been saved by faith—who
hope to be redeemed by faith—shall live and survive
by faith.
No matter how black conditions look, "the earth is
still full of the goodness of the Lord" (Psalms 33:5 KJV).
God is still emnloyed feeding a brimming ocean of fish.
He still provides earth's creatures with food. Even un-
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