Scripture: "Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: 'They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us.' I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us."
-Romans 8:35-38
Observation: Context of God's love for us, not our love for him...
"These things—stated in increasing intensity—do not separate Christians from Christ; instead they are part of the 'all things' (Rom. 8:28) God uses to bring them to conformity to His Son. Then Paul quoted Psalm 44:22 to remind his readers that in this life the people of God must face much affliction, including even martyrdom for some. In the early days of the church one or more Christians were martyred every day, or faced the possibility of it. Their persecutors valued Christians’ lives as nothing more than animals to be butchered (The Bible Knowledge Commentary 2:475).
Application:
God's love is permanent. Once we belong to him, you think our silly trials, our silly stumbles allow him to regret accepting us in? Absolutely not! We can persevere in Christ love and ask him for more of his to make up for ours lacking in times when we desperately need it. Even though we may stumble and fall, God always meets us at 100% love to help pick us back up.
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