Understand who makes us stand

UV 337/10,000 Amazing principles of the Uni-verse revealed verse by verse Romans 14 v 4 Understand who makes us stand Rom 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. No man can judge us as we are the servants of God. He is the One and only One who holds us up. He is able to make us stand. He makes us withstand the forces and foes, visible and invisible who oppose, resist or attack us in different areas of our lives. This uni-verse was spoken by the Lord in a time of prayer just last night. It is freshly baked bread to make us understand the source of our strength and sustenance. We are accountable to God. He judges the motives behind our actions and words. He alone knows the totality of our circumstances. When we fall as we sometimes do, He is able us to make us stand again. It is not the falling that matters but how we rise up. A righteous man falls seven times but every time he rises up. When we fall, He lifts us up holding our right hand. Our right hand is a metaphor for the five fingers that enable us to hold God’s hand and get back on our feet are: The Word, prayer, fellowship, repentance and worship. Normally, a servant is duty bound to come to the help of his or her master. But, here is a Master who comes to our help. He is the shield of our help, the sword of our excellency. He will judge those judge us unfairly or unjustly. He will neither let any weapon to prosper against us nor any tongue that judges us to stand. Those who do, do so at the peril of being defeated and of being exposed as liars. When Job’s friends judged him saying that his sin must have brought about his downfall in his family, society and fortunes, the Lord chided them and asked them to seek forgiveness. The Lord enables us to take a stand of faith on the promises and Word of God. He will not let us down. But, He will uphold us. He will strengthen us and give us reason to hope against hope, to believe and trust despite the circumstances. Our stance of faith on His Word will ultimately determine our circumstances. The problem is that most times in the world, our circumstances drive and determine our beliefs and attitudes. The word “ promise” share the same root “ pro” with prosperity, provision, problems, progress, protection and promotion. It is apparently the key to all these blessings of the Lord. Even problematic circumstances are situations in which God’s promises are put to the test. You can’t have a King David without a Goliath, a healing without a sickness, a deliverance without an assault, a breakthrough without a crisis. But ,we need to take a flint-like, unflinching stand in believing the specific promises that the Lord speaks into our lives. This uni-verse is also an admonition for us who believe not to judge other servants of God as we so often are inclined to do. It is the Master’s prerogative that we should not and cannot usurp. When we judge others, we put ourselves in the place of God as Joseph so clearly and wisely recognized when his brothers sought his forgiveness for having plotted to first kill him and then sell him into slavery. The Lord chose that circumstance to make him outstanding in the world of that day. Likewise, someone may plot evil to make us fall but God can turn it to good, to make us stand where in normal circumstances we should have fallen. The Lord told me, “ Given the size and power of the forces that oppose you, you should have fallen. But, it is I who makes you stand.” Prateep V Philip