Friday, March 21, 2014

Friday’s Musings: Steadfast Love


Romans 8:35-39 (NLT)  Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”)  No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.  And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.  No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Do you ever get down and wonder why you are having such a hard time? Using a phrase from our scripture I am convinced  that a lot of stuff just happens.  The Chaos Theory tells us that events in the world are more closely related than we think.  Life is a chain reaction. Sometimes the most we can do is to try to remain positive and pray for inner peace.  That’s where our relationship with God really helps us.  God may not prevent all life’s irritations and challenges but God will help us get through them because God loves us and always will.  No one can take that away. No one!

Father in heaven, thank you for your constant and abiding love for us. Help us to remember that when things aren’t going the way we would choose.  We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Have a great weekend!  Hope to see you in worship Sunday.

Paige

 

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