I have found some verses in Romans I want to share with you today.As I read them,they blessed my heart.The first is Romans 8:31 "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Here as we go on down through Romans lets look at 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 Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who 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 created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."Wow, does that verse not make you want to jump and shout for joy? Oh, it does me. God has the foreknowledge of all things,He has a great purpose for us. The things of this earth may be taken away by thieves, but nothing can take the love of Jesus from us. We have nothing to fear with Him living within us. He is our awesome God,full of love and power. As we look at things at times,we can allow ourselves to be fearful,but why? Why, when we have Christ Jesus and the power of His mighty hand? We don't have to worry about who likes us and who doesn't,who is gossiping and who isn't.We don't have to worry and fret over who will accept us,or judge us for our pasts,and present. God is our mighty judge,it is He who we will stand before,not the people of this world. When we are really living for Him,we take our eyes off the gossip train,get off the pity party bus,and focus on Him.Nothing can seperate us,He is our intercessor for our heavenly Father. As christians we face a daily death,of dying to ourselves,and living for Christ.Trials will come,but they do not have to overtake us,not when we have the Master Builder on our side. He intercedes for us in all when we go to Him. We may struggle with understanding just why God loves us so,and we may feel as if we are not good enough for His love,we may have pasts that keep trying to destroy us,others may be trying to destroy our reputation,but nothing,nothing in this world can seperate us from God's love. We can turn to scripture for God's help,His advice,and His forgiveness,we don't have to turn to the world for those things. God is an amazing God,who loves you and me. Today if you are weary,if you are wondering,"Why should I go to Jesus,He won't love me?"Oh,yes He will,and His love is greater than any other.His forgiveness is greater than any,and once you our part of His fold,nothing at all can seperate you from Him. We are His sheep,and He is our great Shepard. He is the tie that binds our love for the Father. Make a decision today to love Him,and allow Him to love you. It is the greatest love story ever written.....
