Good morning everyone. Hoping that everyone is doing fine, I haven't been able to write articles for the last few days because I have been busy doing something else outside of this platform. But I want to share something with you this day.
Last monday, I had attended a funeral service - the father of one of our officer in our organization recently passed away. It was not as usual gloomy service because as Christ's followers we celebrate death, as believers death is our finish line (Phil. 1:21). However, we share sympathy to the bereaved family members.
The message during the service was on point and moved me. The text came from the Roman 8:35-39:
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Romans 8:36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."
Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, [^11] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
Romans 8:39 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.
It was indeed a assuring words that only the love of God will never fail us. The preacher even expanded it by pointing two points why people fail to see God's love:
Putting Our Trust/ Love to Someone (Psalms 118:8)
By putting our trust to someone is our first step to failure, man always fails, and we become blinded seeing the love of God if we put everything to a man. But there is a perfect God that is true to his promises and is never fails.
Putting our Trust to Ourselves (Proverbs 28:26)
It is indeed foolish for a man to think that we can do everything on ourselves. Yes we should do our part, but thinking that everything is done by us, is a pride of life. We should let the maker guide us in everything and should honor his glory on our lives.
It was an awakening that oftentimes we disregarded the assuring love of God and focuses more on our selves or to other people. This love promised us that it will never leave us. Your love ones may leave you but God will not. He will always be there for you whatever the circumstance is, whatever your situation, no one can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. So whatever you've been going through right now always remember that there is a God that Loves you and in Him you will never be disappointed.
