Nothing.. No Nothing! Romans 8:31-39
This is probably one of my favorite Scriptures. It is no wonder that it is used so often at funerals. There is something about Paul's words that sound like a battle cry. I can picture Mel Gibson with his face painted, rallying his men with these words before battle,
"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."
Christ’s faithfulness—and ours, by God’s grace—overcomes the worst that life can do to us. If career, vacations, status, comparison, or perfection is our standard, we will always come up short. But if salvation—that is, reconciliation with God and people, faithfulness, and justice—is our chief hope, then we will find it amid both the good and bad.
Paul’s affirmations mean that no matter what the difficulties we encounter, or the complexities and challenges we face in life, the love of God in Christ always abides with us. The love of God in Christ is the steadying force in the midst of adversity now, as well as our hope for bodily redemption in the future.
PRAYER
This is probably one of my favorite Scriptures. It is no wonder that it is used so often at funerals. There is something about Paul's words that sound like a battle cry. I can picture Mel Gibson with his face painted, rallying his men with these words before battle,
"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."
Christ’s faithfulness—and ours, by God’s grace—overcomes the worst that life can do to us. If career, vacations, status, comparison, or perfection is our standard, we will always come up short. But if salvation—that is, reconciliation with God and people, faithfulness, and justice—is our chief hope, then we will find it amid both the good and bad.
Paul’s affirmations mean that no matter what the difficulties we encounter, or the complexities and challenges we face in life, the love of God in Christ always abides with us. The love of God in Christ is the steadying force in the midst of adversity now, as well as our hope for bodily redemption in the future.
PRAYER
- Pray that we continue to keep our focus on growing in our faithfulness as our focus in life rather than focusing on materialism and success.
- Pray that Christ's love provides the courage we need to face the past, present and future unafraid.