Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or
famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As
it is written:
“For your sake we face
death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things
we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Paul continues with the
application from the former verses - God is for us and no one can stand against
him, He has given us his son - what would he withhold from us? No one can
accuse or condemn us because it is he who saves and judges. Therefore what/who
can separate us from God's love? Nothing!
Notice first though -
Christ Loves us!! We sin. We stuff up, we hated him, we rejected him, we are
the reason he was crucified. We lie, we steal, we cheat, we hate and we hurt.
All of which are a rejection of God's word and of his character which is good,
just, perfect, holy, pure, merciful and loving. Yet, though we deserve hell,
God instead chooses to love us. Not because he needs us, not because he's wimpy
and didn't want to hurt us. No, because he is loving and merciful and gracious.
Gd will judge eternally all who continue to reject him. But for Christians who
have turned to Christ for salvation, God loves us. What an awesome God! We
deserve hell, yet he loves us!
Take a read of 1 John
4:10
"This is love: not
that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning
sacrifice for our sins."
"Shall
trouble..." - what can separate us from God's love? Nothing. No amount of
hardship, no amount of pain, no amount of embarrassment, no amount of fear.
Why? Not at all because of us - we fall away so easily. Entirely because of
God. Because in John 17:12, Jesus says "While I was with
them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has
been lost". Because God defends us, because God holds us,
because God does not change his mind. Because God has chosen to save us and no
one can accuse or condemn us. Because Jesus died, because he rose again,
because he dealt with our sin and paid in full! That's why! If it was up to us,
we wouldn't have any hope! We already proved that - that's why Jesus had to die
in our place! Left on our own, we would fall away straight away. Yet we don't
have to fear, because it is God who holds us. We only have to trust him and
obey him and live for his glory! Love God! He loved us and saved us
(Christians)!
“For your sake we face
death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be
slaughtered.” -
We will even face death, but we face it willingly for Christ, and he will
sustain us. Trust him and do not fear. He died for us, and we may be called to
die for him - are you ready for that? Is eternity with God of more worth to you
then any life or physical gain here? Would you die for Christ? If yes, then
would you give up your sin for him? Would you lose friendships for him? Would
you be embarrassed and hated for him because you share the gospel? Because you
can't stand sin and don't want any of it in your life?
If we are Christians, the answer needs to be yes. If
it is then "we
are more than conquerors through him who loved us".
We don't have to fear, because it is through Christ that we are conquerors. It
is through him we are saved, and it is through him that we do not have to ever
fear anything in this world. We have the promise of eternal life with him! What
else could be better? What could ever be worth trading for that?
God is awesome.
God Bless! I hope that was as encouraging to you as it
was to me!
Nat.
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