Aug 9, 2024 Daily Devotion

Nothing Will Separate Us from the Love of Christ!

What will separate us from the love of Christ?

Romans 8:35

Paul’s dissertation to the Romans reassures us that “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (VV.38-39). Death is fearsome in its inevitability and finality, but life can be fearsome too—painful—grinding. But Christ gives us hope of eternal life—a life that is both enduring and blessed—lived in the presence and love of God.

Paul purposely focuses on “things present” and “things to come”—the challenges that we face in the present and the trials that we face in the future. It can be ominous to read terrible things that media reports, but Christ assures us that God is moving history toward a glorious goal instead of a dismal end. Let us all proclaim that God is in control and his love is everlasting for God is Love.