Life is Unfair...but God is with us

Life is unfair...but it can never rob usbof God's truths.

Sermon by Ps Roland Lee at FCBC at 24 Apr 2026.

Uncertainty is the only certainty, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only securrity.

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39 talks about how God is for us, no matter what troubles we go through. Paul is convinced that nothing (not worries or fears, nor powers of hell, power in the sky or in the earth below) can separate us from the love of God. He will always be "with us".

What are we promised when God is with us?

1. Our identity is secure

We often compare ourselves with others (who are better) when we are unsure of our identity in God. Identity = depends on who or what defines you believe in it. If we depend on the value system of the world, it will be unfair.

But God's truth defines identity isbour relationship with God thru Christ. We are therefore worth the price that was paid by God - Jesus himself. I am chosen, justified and accepted by God thur Christ Jesus.

2. Our future is unshakeable

Our future is secure because right now, Jesus is praying, pleading, and interceding for us. Despite not seeing, we are not our own for we are sons and daughters of God. There are great anxieties - finances, jobs, other volatilities - but nothing in all creation can separate us from His love.

Where will we go when we die? Jesus said in John 14:2-3 that he is preparing a home in heaven for us, and that he will come back and take us to be with him.

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