“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?” - Romans 8:35
There is insecurity everywhere. We are facing massive financial deficits, worldwide terrorism, rouge nations developing nuclear weapons, and not to mention racial unrest, cultural upheaval, and social tensions across the globe. In the midst of it all and at the height of it all, there is one thing guaranteed. God’s loving arms will be wrapped around us and will never let us go. The light of His love will never grow dark and the fire of His love will never go out. The ocean of His love will never dry up.
He loves us so much that not only is He with us through thick or thin, and not only does He walk with us through every trouble we face; but He also guarantees ultimate, absolute, victory. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).
Followers of Jesus are never guaranteed immunity to temptation, tribulation, tragedy, or trouble. What we are guaranteed is the love of God. No hardship or circumstance can separate us from His love. No shortcoming, mistake, or even outright disobedience can separate us from His love. That is grace. Not because we deserve His love, but because He has chosen to lavish it upon us. This is why we are more than conquerors. We can rise above our circumstances because we have an eternal view towards heaven. Whatever comes our way, we have the love of our Heavenly Father.
Father, thank You for loving me, forgiving me, and saving me. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Topics: Love
