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  GOD IS ON OUR SIDE
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: When we enlist our heart, will, and efforts for good, God is on
our side, giving us courage, strength, and the power to overcome our
weaknesses.

Topics: "Spiritual Warfare", "Victory Over Sin"
Scripture References: 2 Chronicles 32:7, Romans 8:31, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 12:1, James 4:7

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Mary Wilder Tileston, through the words of Horatius Sonar and Charles
Kingsley, encourages believers to be strong and courageous, reminding
them that the Lord is with them to help fight their battles. She
emphasizes the importance of flinging aside sin and weight, resolving to
win the victory without shrinking from the fight. Tileston reassures
that if our hearts and wills are aligned with God, He is on our side,
along with all spirits of just men and good influences, ensuring our
success in the battle against sin and evil.

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Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed; with us is the
Lord our God, to help us, and to fight our battles.

2 CHRONICLES 32:7,8

WE fling aside the weight and sin,

Resolved the victory to win;

No shrinking from the desperate fight,

No thought of yielding or of flight;

With the brave heart and steady eye,

We onward march to victory.

HORATIUS SONAR

IF you, your heart, your will, are enlisted on the good side, if you are
wishing and trying that the good in you should conquer the bad, then you
are on the side of God Himself, and God is on your side; and "if God be
for us, who shall be against us?" Take courage, then. If thou dislikest
thy sins, so does God. If thou art fighting against thy worst feelings,
so is God. On thy side is God who made all, and Christ who died for all,
and the Holy Spirit who alone gives wisdom purity, nobleness. How canst
thou fail when He is on thy side? On thy side are all spirits of just
men made perfect, all wise and good souls in earth and heaven, all good
and wholesome influences, whether of nature or of grace, of matter or of
mind. How canst thou fail if they are on thy side? CHARLES KINGSLEY

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/god-is-on-our-side/
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