No Separation from God’s Love

Romans 8:35, 37-38. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

This is one of those powerful passages of scripture that gets me all fired up. As a competitive guy, being on the winning team is definitely appealing. And Paul’s statement that we are more than conquerors makes me want to pump my fist in the air and say, “Yes!”

Okay, back to reality. This verse is not about you or me being superheroes and overcoming evil. It’s simply a promise that God loves us and will never withdraw that love. Never. Withdraw. His love. No conditions, no performance expectations, no nada. Think about that for a minute.

This life will have its share of troubles and hardships. We know that. God doesn’t promise to take those away. Instead, he says that he will love us, that he will walk with us through every single challenge we encounter, that he will encourage us. I wouldn’t believe in a God who people say will make everything happy, comfortable and easy. It would just be wishful thinking. But I am passionate to believe in a God who knows the struggles I face and will face, and who promises to be with me through them all. This love, the verse says, is in Christ Jesus our Lord. I can believe this promise because Jesus willingly went to his death for you and me. That’s how much he loves us.