Romans 8:35-39 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
The list Paul gives here has 2 meanings. The first is that none of these things can separate us from the love of God. His love is more powerful, more relentless, more unstoppable than we can ever know. These puny obstacles are nothing. It's liked vapor trying to stop a freight train. Nothing this life throws at us can interrupt the flow of God's love into our lives.
The second meaning of this list is that through His love, we conquer each and every thing listed. Not only that, we go beyond conquering! More than conquerors! Think about that! It's not enough for us to defy and destroy every obstacle in this life, but because of the unfathomable power of His love, we do more than conquer.
These are incredible promises. But we must remember, that conquering does not mean avoiding. Paul lists some very hard, unpleasant things. Things that will seem at times impossible to overcome. Yet the promise remains. Though we may have to endure hardship, we will conquer through His love.
Do I feel this power of God's love working in my life today? Does my life look like the life of a conqueror? What needs to change in order to start fulfilling the potential of God's love in my life?
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