The Love of God

On Sunday we took communion at church after an excellent message on Romans 8:31-39. The sermon title was "Secure in His Love". There were four points and I was so encouraged by them that I wanted to share a brief version of them with you as well as the last stanza of the hymn, "The Love of God".

1) If God is for us, who can be against us?
Answer: no one
Why? With the sovereign God Almighty on our side, who could prevail against us?

2) He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?
Answer: The sacrifice of Christ is greater than all other things, God can and will follow through.
Why? God not only offered His Son but carried through with the offer when Christ was crucified to satisfy our sin debt which we could not pay.

3) Who will bring a charge against God's elect?
Answer: nobody- not Satan, not other people, not even our own conscience
Why? Because God is the One who justifies us, declares us righteous. Our security is grounded in the action of God's love.

4) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Answer: nothing, not life, nor death, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing (Romans 8:38-39)
Why? Because our security rests in His ability to hold on to us not ours to hold on to Him.

"The Love of God" stanza 3

"Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made, were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade; to write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry; nor could the scroll contain the whole, tho' stretched from sky to sky.
Oh love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forever more endure, the saints' and angels' song."

If you have been saved by the blood of Jesus then you can rejoice with me in the truth of the Word of God. If you are not sure of your position before God, let me know so I can share with you what the Word of God has to say to you about your life here and into eternity.