Romans 8:38-39

Verse of the Day

"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."

Reflection
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Wow. Let that sink in. 
Not my shameful past. Not my uncertain future.  
Not the mistakes I made today, nor the failures of tomorrow. 
Not the ugliest, dirtiest, darkest secrets that only God knows. 
Through it all. 
He still loves us. 
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An all-powerful, all-knowing, almighty God loves you!

Sin has a sneaky way of slithering in and driving a divide between us and God. 
Our poor choices that go against his will can create distance. 
But nothing, absolutely nothing will ever cause him to stop loving us. 

Sometimes knowing that he will love us no matter what can feel like a "get out of jail free" card.
If nothing can separate us from his love then our choices shouldn't matter all that much, right?
Quite the opposite. 
Because he loves us so much we should not take his love for granted. 
All decisions have consequences but when our choices align with his will the outcome is guarenteed to be good. 

Thought for the day: What in my life is causing distance between me and God? What is something I can do to draw nearer to him?

Let's Pray

Dear Heavenly Father, 

Our minds can't even comprehend that you are able to unconditionally love all of humanity.
Billions of people. 
You know us each by name. 
You know the number of hairs on our heads.
We disappoint you daily and you don't give up on us. 
You want a personal relationship with each and every single one of us. 
There are no words. There is no capacity for that kind of understanding. 
Simply, thank you. 
We pray that you would lead us in the direction that you would want us to go.
We pray that the choices we make honor you. 
Help us to show our gratitude by the way we love you in return. 
Through our thoughts, our words, and our actions - 
Let all that we do be done with you in mind. 
Help us, oh Lord. 

In Jesus Name we pray. 
​Amen
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