SCRIPTURE: Romans 8
OBSERVATION/APPLICATION:
“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.” [John 10:28-29] According to Jesus, we are totally secure. No matter what. Paul echoes this in Romans 8, nothing can separate us from the love of God. This is our confidence, even though for a time we may go through weakness and suffering.

How secure do you feel in this life? How confident in God’s love and forgiveness. The message of Jesus is a living demonstration of how much He loves us, how far He will go for us. He has given every proof that not even our guilt can keep us from Him – He has taken care of that. As far as He is concerned, there is no condemnation.

The challenge for us is to live according to this great truth. To live and act as if we are loved, forgiven, secure. And then, as a result, to live the kind of life He saved us to live. We have been saved from sin and its consequences, now we have to live accordingly. With the help of the Holy Spirit within, we can start living like Jesus. The key is living in the Spirit, controlled by the Spirit, led by the Spirit. We need to discipline our minds to think about the things the Spirit desires (love, joy, peace, patience, etc).

Life in this world is hard. The whole creation is groaning, and our spiritual enemy is doing what he can to discourage, distract and defeat us. But his words and actions are lies. We need to choose who we will believe – the truth of God or the lies of Satan. Sadly, many people choose to affirm the lies of Satan with their minds and mouths.

The most important battlefield is the mind. There Satan attempts to lodge his lies (like he did with Eve). There we must stand firm. Repeat these great truths, over and over again: no condemnation, children of God, nothing can separate us, nothing! When Satan points to the sufferings in this life to discourage us, respond by saying (by faith), ‘that ain’t nothing compared to what God has in store for me!’

I am safe in my Father’s hands, I am safe in my Saviour’s hands. Together we are safe, loved, forgiven! Amen.

PRAYER:
Lord, forgive me for believing Satan’s lies and doubting Your love. I choose to affirm by faith again – NOTHING CAN SEPARATE ME FROM YOUR LOVE!