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God Is On Your Side

by Jimmy Bryant

In these days of uncertainty, it may be difficult for some another room.” Same answer: “We don’t have another to understand that God is truly on their side, what with room.” At that point, she went out in the hall, crying. The our co-workers, neighbors, church members, and even charge nurse happened to walk by and asked what was family members being stricken with the COVID-19 virus. wrong; my wife unloaded on her and said she was going to After being laid off from work for weeks or months, being call the administrator. The nurse came into the room, saw confined to home, unable to go anywhere, you are telling the situation, and in 15 minutes, had me in a private room in me that God is on my side? Yes! Philippians 4:19 says, “And the area where the doctor wanted me. this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” Yes, God is on your side. He takes care of you and will supply all your needs through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Several years ago, I was in the old Georgia Baptist Hospital in a critical care unit for four or five days following brain surgery. A nurse came in one day and said, “We are going to move you to the floor where your doctor wants his patients.” As it turned out, they did not have a room where he wanted his patients, and they put me in a room with a man who had just undergone a leg amputation. Blood was all over and under his bed. I said all of that to emphasize the importance of having His family and all their children were there. You might an advocate, someone to be on your side, someone who can have thought they were at a family picnic. The kids were change the circumstances. You and I, as children of God, bouncing off the walls and my bed. have such a one in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 7:25 reminds us

No one said a thing. My wife said, “We can’t stay here.” that Jesus “always lives to make intercession for them.” I tried to assure her it would be all right. When she started Yes, God is on your side, so much so that He gave His putting my things in the dresser, it fell apart. She pressed only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish the call button and told the clerk that we needed another but would have eternal life. Dear friend, do not ever think room. After a moment, the answer came back: “We don’t that God has forgotten you or does not care about you. have another room.” I tried to reassure her again that it would be okay. She was almost hysterical at that time. I Following his 80th birthday and almost 59 years was afraid those kids would hit me in the head. She called the nurse again and said, “If we are going to stay, we need About The Author in the ministry, Bryant retired, again. He and his wife of almost 60 years have two sons, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. They make their home in Summerville, Georgia. He is 6 // November 2020 the author of “Confessions of a Baptist Minister.”