What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 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? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 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. 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.
God, thank you for these encouraging and hope-filled words. Thank you for these words that leave us speechless because your love and care for us is even so much more than our hearts and minds can comprehend. God, thank you for an everlasting love that nothing can separate us from. Thank you for the promise of one day seeing your face and spending eternity with you. Amen
As you read these verses in Romans, take time to thank God and praise Him for His unconditional love for you. Be convinced that His love is permanent and that all of His love is yours. The Creator of everything is for you and nothing can separate you from Him. So, let's love him back. Let's spend time with Him, think about Him throughout our day, talk about Him, obey Him, share this good news and share His love with others around us.
From David Platt's Pray the Word Podcast: "God, we praise you for Romans 8, and we pray that the nations would know Romans 8. We pray that you'd use our lives to spread Romans 8 around us today...this kind of hope, joy, love, and peace. Help us to spread the good news of Romans 8 to others today. That they might trust in you. To brothers and sisters in Christ who are struggling in different ways, that they might know they're more than conquerors."
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