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I liked this, see how a typo can help someone get a revelation!




If God Before

By
Milan Ford

This week's topic:
God's Guidance

James Augustine Joyce, one of the most influential writers of the
early 20th century, once wrote these words: “Mistakes are portals of
great discovery.”

This quote rang true when browsing online just a few months ago. I ran
across a note that a dear friend wrote on her Facebook page as a
source of encouragement
and inspiration to those who followed and ‘befriended’ her online. In
the note, she referenced a very familiar passage of scripture, yet
while doing so,
accidentally made a mistake with one particular word.

And although she quickly corrected it after a few of her friends had
pointed it out, I believe the ‘mistake’ she made may serve as a great
discovery for
many of us as believers. Let’s see if you can find the word she wrote
down in error:

“…if God before us, who can be against us?”

Did you find it? I can give you another moment if you need one. That’s
right; the word BEFORE, according to Romans 8:31, should have actually
been the words
BE FOR. A simple mistake, but perhaps, not as incorrect as one may
want to believe.

As believers, we must understand that our faith journey should not be
dependent on what is PRESENTLY going on around us, nor should it be
subject to what
we fear is just AHEAD of us, but rather it should be rooted and
grounded in the ONE who has gone BEFORE us.

A God who was there in the very BEGINNING…(John 1:1v)
A God who knew us BEFORE we were formed…(Jeremiah 1:5v)
A God who is BEFORE all things…(1 Colossians 1:17v)
And lastly, a God who BEFORE the very foundation of the world, chose
to adopt you and I as His sons and daughters…(Ephesians 1:4-5v)

When we as believers truly understand that God is BEFORE us, we can
take confidence in knowing that he will BE FOR anything we stand in
need of. There is
nothing in this world that can stand against those who serve a God who
loves to go BEFORE.

I dare you to take a moment today and repeat these words:
If God BEFORE me, than He will BE FOR me.
If God BEFORE me, than He will BE FOR me.
If God BEFORE me, than He will BE FOR me.

Sounds correct to me.

Scripture Of The Day: "He is before all things, and in him all things
hold together." - Colossians 1:17 (NIV)


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