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Friday... It has so much.


Friday... It has so much.

Romans 8 is filled with so much. The Apostle Paul was really inspired when he put this chapter down on paper.

Here is the way it starts. Verse 1 (AMP) says, "Therefore there is no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]." Now believing is not just a, Oh yes, I believe that Jesus lived and was a great man. No, believing means we have confessed our sins, acknowledged our need for Him, changed the direction of our life, leaving the old way behind and following His way. It is more than just a head believing, it is a change of life, a changed direction believing. But oh the benefits.

Verse 28 says, "And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose."

Now this change of direction may mean there will be some suffering, some stuff that we can't figure out why it is happening but it all has a purpose behind it. God knows what He is doing.

But this we can know. Verses 38 - 39 (NLT) says, "And I am convinced that nothing can separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow - not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below - indeed, nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." 

Listen, He loved us even when we didn't believe in Him. But it is in our truly believing in Him as our personal Lord and Savior that we reap the benefits of His love and His purpose and His plan for our life.

And back to verses 31-32, "What shall we say about such things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else?" Now I may not really understand what that means but I do know that believing, truly believing in him will make a total difference in our lives. It really will. And it already has in my life! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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