Inseparable

We find a new friend, then they are moving away, and we are separated. We make friends with a coworker, then learn of their promotion, and they transfer to Toledo. We take the vows, then change our minds, and go separate ways.  Our darling children turn into rebellious teenagers, the family survives, then about the time we consider them human again, they leave for college or a job or marriage.  We experience the empty nest.

Is there anything in life that is dependable? anything we can count on? anything we can know for sure? The answer is yes, times three. Here it is: There is nothing that can separate us from God's love.

Romans 8:37-39

37 " No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 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."

Take it to the bank, hang your hat on it, trust it with all you are. God loves you and there is absolutely nothing that will bring that to an end.  If death nor life, angels nor demons, present nor future, no powers, height nor depth, nor anything else will be able to separate us from God's love, why do we think He would ever stop loving us because of something we do or fail to do?

Having the knowledge that nothing can separate you from God's love, does it make a difference in how you formulate choices for your life?

When things go wrong in relationships, in the workplace, in the home, do you cling to the love of God as the source to work out a solution?

Think of the truth about God's love as a starting point in sharing your faith with others.