Devotionals for October 7, 2022
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READ
ROMANS 8:31-39
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.
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.
REFLECT
Sometimes passages of Scripture are so clear. Paul, in very plain language, explains how nothing can separate you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Notice how it’s both God who justifies and forgives. He alone is able to remove guilt and heal the human heart entirely.
APPLY
Q: What types of barriers does Paul list in the passage? Why can they not separate you from Jesus?
Q: Are you trusting fully on the love of God through Christ for forgiveness and healing?
Q: How can this passage help you explain the mercy and goodness of God as you share the Gospel?
Q: Are you trusting fully on the love of God through Christ for forgiveness and healing?
Q: How can this passage help you explain the mercy and goodness of God as you share the Gospel?
SING
PRAY
"And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one."
Lord, lead me in paths of righteousness for your name’s sake. Help me to choose life and freedom in Christ. I praise you that nothing can separate me from your love, so help me to be bold for you and live as Christ for the sake of others. Amen.
Lord, lead me in paths of righteousness for your name’s sake. Help me to choose life and freedom in Christ. I praise you that nothing can separate me from your love, so help me to be bold for you and live as Christ for the sake of others. Amen.