Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35
Nothing you could ever experience, no matter how terrible or
frightening, could ever separate
you from the love of God. No tribulation and distress you might ever suffer
could be so intense that God’s love for you is not even more fervent. No
persecution could be so painful that God’s love cannot bring comfort. Famine
might starve you of food, but you will never hunger for the Father’s love.
Poverty cannot strip you of God’s compassion, just as even death itself is
incapable of robbing you of your heavenly Father’s infinite love.
If you base your view of God’s love on your circumstances, you
will become confused. There may be times when you will ask, “How could a loving
God allow this to happen to me?” You may begin to question what you find
clearly stated in the Word of God. God promised that you would never be
separated from His love; He did not say that you would never face hardship,
persecution, poverty, or danger. If you doubt that God could love you and still
allow you to experience difficult experiences, consider the life of Jesus.
If you allow the death of Jesus on the cross to forever settle
any questions you might have about God’s love, you will approach difficult
circumstances with confidence. Knowing that there will never be anything that
could separate you from God’s perfect love, you will watch to see how God
expresses His love in each circumstance. Don’t ever judge God’s love based on
your circumstances. Instead, evaluate your circumstances from the perspective
of God’s love.
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