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Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International. |
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Who Will Separate Us From the Love of Christ?
Since he did not spare even his own
Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares
accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No oneâ€"for God himself has given us
right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No oneâ€"for Christ Jesus
died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of
honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us. Can anything ever separate us from
Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or
calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened
with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we
are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming
victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing
can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death no life, neither angels nor
demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrowâ€"not even the
powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in
the earth belowâ€"indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate
us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.1 In Romans 8, Paul makes a persuasive
argument for believing in eternal security by framing these questions: Who will accuse those who God has
chosen? No one can. Satan tries, but God has justified us through Christ and
declared that we are not guilty. If you fall into a period of lack of faith or
sin, you may lose your reward, but you cannot lose your eternity in heaven with
God (1 Corinthians 3:12-15). Who will separate us from the love of
Christ? There are many experiences that test our faith, but we are saved by
God's grace. The Lord understands our trials and doubts, and He is not
interested in pushing us aside when we stumble. God always knew we would make
thousands of mistakes after receiving Christ, but He saved us anyway. Some Christians worry that accepting
the idea of eternal security will motivate people to live in sin because they
have nothing to lose. But If we think about the wonder and majesty of our Heavenly
Father, doesn't it make more sense for us to be motivated to obey Him for all
He is and what He has done for us? The more we know about Christ and His love
for us, the more we will love Him and desire to please Him. Suggested Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank
You that nothing and no one can separate me from Your love, not even myself.
Thank You that You chose me to enjoy eternity by Your side. Thank You that even
though You knew I was going to make thousands of mistakes after accepting Jesus
into my heart, You saved me from spending an eternity without You. Lord Your
unconditional love is a mystery to my limited mind. I can only raise my hands
to heaven and say THANK YOU! In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. 1.
Romans 8:32-39 (NLT). Today's Encounter was written by:
Rosina N. |
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