31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
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.
Paul wrote these words from the standpoint of asking his readers a series of questions. If you are familiar with this section of scripture you already know every question in these verses is answered by a positive answer. After reading it from the scripture, give each section the positive answer and claim the promise of each verse. It works like this:
God is for us so anything against us will fail. He gave his Son for us all, so he also graciously gives us everything. God justifies his chosen ones so any charge against us, or condemnation from others will amount to nothing. There is no one who condemns us. It was Jesus who died and was raised and now is at God's right hand interceding for us. Nothing can separate us from Jesus' love? Nothing! Even all troubles, struggles, persecution, famine or even the danger of death will not split us away from the love of Jesus. In all these things we are more than conquerors through our Lord. Now the final two verses:
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.
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