If God is for us, who can be against us?
This week the year 1-4 classes have been looking at the book of Daniel in Christian Studies.
Daniel was a prophet of God. He was there when Babylon seized Judah and as God’s people were exiled into Babylon for 70 long years. The book of Daniel, despite having such a horrific context, is an amazing book of a God who is with his people despite being prisoners in a different country. The book of Daniel is filled with many familiar stories of God’s great power as he demonstrates his sovereignty over all nations and kingdoms.
This story has, coincidently, come at a great time for these students as we have seen a big God who is always with His people even if they are going through awful times. In Daniel we see that the kings of Babylon were against God’s people but God clearly showed them just how big he is as he humbled them all.
What an encouragement it is to know that God has never changed. He is still with his people always, in the good times and the bad. Paul, in the book of Romans, expresses this well when he says ‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’ (Rom 8:31). We have an amazing God who is for His people! Take courage from this great truth.
I encourage you to spend time reading the book of Daniel. The first 7 Chapters are filled with the great stories of God being with his people even when they were prisoners under such a powerful nation.