Rachel Workman:
36 As it is
written:
“For your sake we face death all
day long;we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j]
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,[k]
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. Those are some
pretty powerful words. What a great set of verses to remind us just how loved
we are and just how far God is willing to go because of His love for us.
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John Burnett:
31 What
then shall we say to these things? If God is for us,
who is against us? One of the big verses in my
mind. When we belong to Him, why worry? When we worry we are
sinning because we are not giving him the glory for who He is and what He has
done for us. 32 He
who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how
will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33 Who will bring a charge
against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;34 who is the one who condemns?
Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was [a]raised, who is at the right hand
of God, who also intercedes for us. Only in God’s court would the
defense lawyer die to pay the penalty for His guilty plaintiffs. 35 Who will separate us
from the love of [b]Christ? Will tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword? Rhetorical questions. Nothing will separate us from the Love
of Christ. 36 Just
as it is written,
“For Your sake
we are being put to death all day long;
We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 But
in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved
us. 38 For
I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,39 nor height, nor depth, nor any
other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Another awesome verse that
demonstrates the all-encompassing love of Jesus Christ towards us and that
there is nothing that can separate us from the Love of Christ when we belong to
Him.
Romans is chocked full of powerful verses that reveal
who God is and what He has done for us. My favorite book of the Bible.
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Pat Bell: 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all
day long;we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j]
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,[k]
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.
We should never take for granted how blessed we are.
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Allen Michaels: 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.”
These
words were written to a church that would soon undergo terrible persecution. In
just a few years, Paul’s hypothetical situations would turn into painful
realities. This passage reaffirms God’s profound love for his people. No matter
what happens to us, no matter where we are, we can never be lost to his love.
Suffering should never drive us away from God, but help us to identify with him
further and allow his love to reach us and heal us.
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, Powers are unseen forces of evil in the universe, forces like Satan
and the fallen angels. In Christ we are super-conquerors, and his love will
protect us from any such forces. 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.
These
verses contain one of the most comforting promises in all Scripture. Believers
have always had to face hardships in many forms; persecution, illness,
imprisonment, even death. These could cause them to fear that they have been abandoned by
Christ. But Paul exclaims that it is impossible to be separated from Christ.
His death for us is proof of his unconditional love. Nothing can stop Christ’s
constant presence with us. God tells us how great his love is so that we will
feel totally secure in him. If we believe these overwhelming assurances, we
will not be afraid.
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Tomorrow’s reading for Romans 9:1-5
I speak the truth in Christ—I am
not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit— 2 I
have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I
could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my
people, those of my own race, 4 the people of Israel. Theirs is
the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving
of the law, the temple worship and the promises. 5 Theirs are
the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who
is God over all, forever praised![a]
Amen.
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