Show What Does The e Bible Say By REV LEO E. E RUBEL What security does he offer otter you a wise father wants to know when his young daughter tells him that she plans to marry marry marry mar mar- ry a certain young man What security do you have havethe the banker bank bank- er asks when you seek a large loan from his bank What se security security se- se security do we have a whole nation asks when it hears about intercontinental missiles with atomic warheads possessed by bya a potential or actual adversary THIS IS THE kind of ot security most of us are most concerned about But the Bible points out that we cannot measure security security security ity in such terms when It says And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God to them who are called according to His pur pur- pose Romans 8 B 28 The Christian does not measure measure measure meas meas- ure security in temporal values The Christian has his security In Gods God's immeasurable and unfailing un unfailing unfailing un- un failing love PAUL THE great Apostle makes It perfectly clear that even the sufferings the Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian may endure may be a real help to him And who Is better qualified to speak authoritatively authoritative authoritative- vely ve- ve ly on this subject than Paul Read 2 Corinthians 11 24 Yet Paul remembered the good the welfare the security of those who love God Security does not lie in some cosmic Emilie Emille Coue who said Every day in every way I am getting better and better better- nor in some like Charles Dickens' Dickens character who was always ex expecting expecting expecting ex- ex something to turn up Life Is full of hard rock-hard rock facts AND HERE are the facts God works with Christians in things that are good and He often orten turns bad Into good Those whom He has called the Christians they work with Him at this job God is at work In His IUs world and one of His most significant acts is giving security to those who become workers together with Him WHAT security do you have Read Romans 8 B 24 What does the Bible say |