Daily Devotional

-February 17, 2021-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

-Nothing Shall Separate From The Love Of Christ: We Are More Than Conquerors-

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword (Romans 8:35)?

“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).

We live in a very difficult, problematic world. Everyday we face huge challenges from every side. It is important to take a step back, reflect on the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, pray, and go forward in His victory. We have come so far, yet we have farther to go until we get to heaven.

There is nothing, including the Corona virus pandemic that can separate us from the love of Christ. Paul lists all that he can think of in Romans 8:35, 8:38-39. He mentions 17 different things: tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, sword, death, life, angels, principalities, powers, present things, future things, height, depth, or any other created thing. He added the last one to include anything else he or anyone may think of.

We are more the conquerors through Christ who loved and loves us. We are victorious because Christ is victorious, and we are on His side. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:57, “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” John concluded, “Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith” (1 John 4:4).

But what does all that mean to us living in the world in 2021? It means everything in every circumstance! We are not just conquerors, but more than conquerors through Him who loved us. He is with us always, to the end of the age. He will never leave us nor forsake us. Romans 8:31 says, “What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

There is no reason to falter, fear, or frustrate ourselves. We rejoice in the Lord who has brought us through thus far. He knows what we are thinking and what we are going through. He wants us to trust Him for the victory and not depend on ourselves. Nothing and no one can separate us from His love. The hymn writer Lina Sandell Berg wrote, “Neither life nor death can ever, from the Lord His children sever, for His love and deep compassion comforts them in tribulation.” Yes, we are are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!

Have a blessed and victorious day in Jesus. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean