The Spirit Prays For God’s People
God,
who looks into our hearts, knows the mind of the Spirit. And the Spirit prays
for God's people just as God wants him to pray.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who
love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose.
God
planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ
will be the first and most honored among many brothers. And those God has
planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those
he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right
with himself, he has given his glory.
What
should we say then? Since God is on our side, who can be against us? God did
not spare his own Son. He gave him up for us all. Then won't he also freely
give us everything else?
Who
can bring any charge against God's chosen ones? God makes us right with
himself. Who can sentence us to death? Christ Jesus is at the right hand of God
and is also praying for us. He died. More than that, he was raised to life.
Who
can separate us from Christ's love? Can trouble or hard times or harm or
hunger? Can nakedness or danger or war? It is written, "Because of you, we
face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed." —(Psalm 44:22)
No!
In all these things we will do even more than win! We owe it all to Christ, who
has loved us.
I am
absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God's love.
Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can do that.
Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can
do that. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God's love because of what
Christ Jesus our Lord has done.
Romans 8:27-39
Has
Jesus been stolen from our Christmas celebrations? How can we find Jesus when
life seems to be working against us?
God
provides us with never-ending love and His presence with us for all eternity.
Nothing
can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus.
Look
for Jesus in the manger, on the cross, risen from the
dead, and in our hearts. That’s where we can find
Jesus at Christmas.
If we focus only on Christmas, we might lose sight of Christ.
Our Daily Bread –