Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? —Romans 8:35
{CHAMBERS} “God
does not keep His child immune from trouble; He promises, “I will be with him
in trouble…” (Psalm 91:15). It doesn’t matter how real or intense the
adversities may be; nothing can ever separate him from his relationship to God.
“In all these things we are more than conquerors…” (Romans 8:37). Paul was not
referring here to imaginary things, but to things that are dangerously real.
And he said we are “super-victors” in the midst of them, not because of our own
ingenuity, nor because of our courage, but because none of them affects our
essential relationship with God in Jesus Christ. […] “Shall tribulation…?”
Tribulation is never a grand, highly welcomed event; but whatever it may be—
whether exhausting, irritating, or simply causing some weakness— it is not able
to “separate us from the love of Christ.” […] “Shall…distress…?” Can God’s love
continue to hold fast, even when everyone and everything around us seems to be
saying that His love is a lie, and that there is no such thing as justice? “Shall…famine…?”
Can we not only believe in the love of God but also be “more than conquerors,”
even while we are being starved?[…] Logic is silenced in the face of each of these things
which come against him. Only one thing can account for it— the love of God in
Christ Jesus.”
{ELGIN} Every day I see saints who are faced with
great difficulties in their lives. I am
not speaking of the consequences of sin, but the consequences of living in a corrupt
and fallen world. Many books have been
written about why bad things happen to “good” people. We value our natural life, but we should
value our eternal life even more. If we
do not have a spiritual perspective on both, we will struggle when troubles
come. Josh Gorban sings a song, “You
Raise Me Up”; “When I am down and oh my
soul so weary, When troubles come and my heart burdened be, Then I am still and
wait here in the silence, Until you come and sit a while with me, You raise me
up, so I can stand on mountains, You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas, I am
strong, when I am on your shoulders, You raise me up, to more than I can be.”
It is not I, but Christ in me that allows me to persevere in
the face of great trials in my life. (2 Corinthians 4:8-11) “We are afflicted in every way, but not
crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of
Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For
we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the
life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.” When you are faced with the trials that are
sure to come, you may be in one even now, don’t look inside for the strength to
continue on. Look up!
Don Moen, He Will Come
And Save; “Say to those who are
fearful hearted, Do not be afraid, The Lord your God Is strong with His mighty
arms When you call on His
name He will come and save. He will come and save you. Say to the weary one YOURE
GOD WILL SURELY COME , He will come and save you. Lift up your eyes to Him You
will arise again He will come and save you. Say to those who are broken hearted,
Do not lose your faith. The Lord your God Is strong with His loving arms When
you call on His name He will come and save”
He will. He is faithful but you
must put your faith in Him.
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