I can't imagine not having my Bible. It's the road map that tells us which way to go, how to understand what it is that God expects of us, and reassures us of how much God loves us. One of the passages of scripture that I have always loved is this:
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18
I'm so grateful that we have a God who is good and loves us. That doesn't mean we won't have trials or be tested; of course we will. Each time we persevere we grow closer to Him and mature in our faith.
Sometimes we grumble and complain about our lives, but really, we do have so much to be grateful for.
Nothing can separate us from God's love! Except for just one thing: ourselves.
We can choose to walk away. The evil one is good at leading us away. In fact we can expect some troubles when we get closer and closer to God. But remember, if we are relying on His strength we can't lose.
The battle is already won, thank you God!
I want to start closing these posts with prayer. So here goes:
Father, I thank you for your great love for us. Grant us your strength to withstand the trials we go through.
Please send comfort and peace to those who are being persecuted. Let each one of us feel your presence as we go through our day. Let us not let any opportunity pass to share your love with others in our life.
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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