Meditate on God’s love for you…and your love for Him.
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. Romans
8:38-39
No matter the time of the year, nothing can separate us
from the love of God…except our own selfishness—our own ego—our own desires.
God’s first commandment is to have no other gods before Him. If people put
themselves first, are they considering themselves a god unto themselves? That could
certainly separate them from God. Would you do that? I wouldn’t, but it has
occurred to me that it could happen and likely is happening when people reject
Jesus as their Savior.
Have you chosen to accept Jesus as your Savior? He died on
a cross about two thousand years ago—a common death penalty in the Roman empire
at that time. What was unique about His crucifixion was that although He was
sinless, He took the sin of mankind as His own and suffered to death on the
cross. Jesus is known as the Son of God—He is God. The miracle of His
resurrection three days after His death sets Him apart from any other religious
figures. Other gods, like Buddha, just died…and were not resurrected. They
didn’t have the power that our God has.
Prayer ~ Thank You, God, for loving the world so much. "For
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16. It is
encouraging that nothing can separate us from Your love, Lord.
Verses of Salvation ~ All who believe in the Son of God
know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don't believe this
are actually calling God a liar because they don't believe what God has
testified about his Son. And this is what God has testified: He has given us
eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life;
whoever does not have God's Son does not have life. 1 John 5:10-12
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