Romans 8:35–39 (ESV) —
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,
“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
NOTE: There are certainly times in this life when you don't feel very loved by God. Life hurts. It can hurt relationally, physically, and emotionally. Depression can set in during those times of pain. And it is then that you don't feel as if God cares or that you are loved by God. Pain, technically, is a reminder to the world that this is not what he created or intended for man. We rebelled against him and plunged this world into decay and groaning (as Paul has mentioned in the last chapter). He is going to restore life to how he intended, but that won't happen until Jesus returns. So what do we do now? We remember the promises. We memorize verses like the one above that says "… (nothing) in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
PONDER:
- Have I given my life to Christ?
- Have I ever experienced the promised love?
- Do I truly believe or am I just religious?
PRAYER: Father, I have experienced your love many times, and I have also forgotten when life has become too painful. I know you love me and I will hang onto that process during days of sadness, praying that you would life my spirit?
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