The
Love Of God That Is In
Christ
Jesus Our Lord
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.
Romans
8:31-39
When our lives are rocked
by disappointment and loss, we may wonder if Jesus is still with us. The Bible’s
answer is a resounding Yes!
Is Jesus still in your
life? He is indeed, and is the everlasting wonder of Christmas.
If
you know Jesus, you’ll never walk alone.
Our
Daily Bread – December 28, 2014