God’s Love Does Not End

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever 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 ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” –Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)

If you read this blog with any sort of regularity, then it has become rather obvious to you that I believe what the Bible says. I am such a radical believer of the Bible that I hold to the “theory” that the earth was created by God in six literal, 24-hour days and that the earth is relatively young. I also hold to the belief that there was a world-wide flood that wiped out all life on this planet save for two of every kind of animal and several pairs of birds as well as 8 human beings, namely, Noah, his wife, his sons and their wives. I further believe that when the Bible tells us something about God, we should take it as the truth and put our faith in that.

So because I believe these things, it shouldn’t come as any shock to you that I believe that God loves me…and you, too. The verses you just read above from Romans 8 seem to be telling us that God’s love is about as strong a thing as there is. Nothing can take it away from us. Fear cannot take God’s love away from us, worry cannot take it from us, the power of hell cannot take it, and not even death can take God’s love away from us.

So that being said, I think it is safe to say that God’s love will never run out, it will never leave us, it will never be gone, and it will always be there.

So if I may, let me encourage you with this simple truth, that will never, EVER change…

GOD LOVES YOU! 

Hope that helps you today, and we’ll see you on Sunday!

Ascent Week 3

Romans 8:31-39

What shall we say about such wonderful 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? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

And I am convinced that nothing can ever 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 ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

You Are Loved!

I first heard this song at Winter Jam in Peoria, IL last March/April. Thought it went pretty well with what we’ve been talking about, so I thought I’d share it with you today! It’s by a group called “Stars Go Dim” and the song is called, You Are Loved. Enjoy

And we’ll see you on Sunday!

God Loves You

Shortly after my wife and I were married in 1993, we were introduced to a funny little children’s show that was produced by a company called Big Idea. This children’s show was called VeggieTales, and it starred a cucumber and a tomato named Larry and Bob, respectively.

Now I’m not sure if you’ve ever heard of these two, so allow me to introduce them to you in this short video:

If you’re wondering why they sound so weird, it’s because this particular promo was done before the first video ever came out. So, all that being said, I was a fan of VeggieTales from the start.

The reason I bring them up is because of their tagline. It says simply, “God made you special and He loves you very much!”

This is a great truth for kids to learn, but I think it’s also a great truth for us as adults to grab a hold of as well. God’s love for us is huge, and it’s not just because we’re made in His image, it’s because He genuinely loves us for who we are. His love came first and His love is pure and holy and perfect. When we think about how much God loves us, we ought to stand up and shout from the rooftops, “I AM LOVED!”

So think about that today, and as you get ready for Sunday’s worship, remember…

“God made you special, and He loves you very much!”

We’ll see you on Sunday!